CN116216039A - Foldable container - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a foldable container. In the present invention, a collapsible container comprises: a base and side plates arranged in pairs; at least one side plate is provided with a plate main body provided with an opening and a door plate hinged with the plate main body; the door plate is operable to turn over towards the outside of the foldable container to open the opening or turn over towards the inside of the foldable container to close the opening, and the plate main body is hinged with the base and is detachably connected with the two adjacent side plates; the collapsible container further comprises: a handle structure movably connected with the door plate; the handle structure operatively locks the plate body and the door panel; the handle structure is operable to move to a first position to unlock the panel body from an adjacent side panel and to move toward a second position to unlock the panel body from the door panel. Compared with the prior art, when the foldable container is foldable, the side plates can be partially opened, so that the user can more conveniently check or take goods from the inside of the foldable container.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of logistics transportation, in particular to a foldable container.
Background
The prior foldable storage container is generally assembled by two pairs of side plates and a base, the two pairs of side plates are foldable relative to the base, the side plates and the base are kept upright through a locking mechanism arranged and fixed on the side plates, a storage state of the container is formed, the container has a storage function besides the role of a transport package carrier, namely, the transfer storage and the distribution terminal display selling function, so that after the goods are transported to a destination, the goods directly enter a sales space or a goods shelf for a consumer to purchase, the prior storage container, the integrated container and the foldable container are generally folded inwards relative to the base, when the storage containers are stacked, the goods and the goods are in a relatively shielded state, the consumer or a goods taker cannot pick up the goods through the side plate of the box, and the side plate of the box becomes a barrier for picking the goods, so that the purchasing behavior of the consumer is further hindered and limited.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a foldable container, which can be folded and simultaneously has a part of a side plate which can be opened, so that the container is more convenient to view or take goods from the inside of the foldable container.
To solve the above technical problems, embodiments of the present invention provide a collapsible container, including: the base and the side plates are arranged in pairs, each side plate is operatively connected with the base in a folding manner, and two adjacent side plates are operatively connected in a detachable manner through a snap-in structure and operatively locked through a locking structure;
at least one side plate is provided with a plate main body provided with an opening and a door plate hinged with the plate main body; the door plate can be turned towards the outside of the foldable container to open the opening or turned towards the inside of the foldable container to close the opening, and the plate main body is hinged with the base and detachably connected with the two adjacent side plates; and the hinge axis of the door plate and the plate main body is parallel to the hinge axis of the plate main body and the base;
the collapsible container further comprises: a handle structure movably connected with the door plate; the handle structure operatively locking the panel body and the door panel; the handle structure is operable to move in a height direction of the collapsible container to a first position to unlock the panel body from an adjacent side panel, and the handle structure is operable to move in a height direction of the collapsible container to a second position to unlock the panel body from the door panel.
Compared with the prior art, the side plates and the base are arranged in a foldable manner, so that the container can be folded, at least one side plate is provided with the door plate and the plate main body with the opening, the door plate and the plate main body are driven to be unlocked through the handle structure, the door plate is turned towards the outside of the foldable container, and the opening is opened, so that products in the foldable container or goods can be seen through the opening under the condition that a plurality of foldable containers are stacked, and convenience is brought. And when not needing to get goods, can lock door plant and board main part through the handle structure, prevent that the goods from dropping. In addition, two adjacent curb plates when collapsible container is in use can dismantle through the interlock structure and connect and lock mutually through locking structure, stable in structure, when needs folding, can unlock two adjacent curb plates through the handle structure, lets the curb plate fold towards the base direction. And when the door plate and the plate main body are locked and unlocked through the handle structure, the handle structure can be used for unlocking the foldable container with the adjacent side plates for folding, and the foldable container is more exquisite and convenient in structure.
In an embodiment, the side plate with the door plate is a first side plate, and the side plate adjacent to the first side plate is a second side plate;
The locking structure includes: a latch member disposed on the plate body and a catch member disposed on the second side plate; the locking piece is operably buckled on the lock tongue piece; the handle structure is operable to move to a first position to urge the shackle member away from the strike member.
In one embodiment, the latch bolt member is a protruding member; one end of the locking piece is embedded in the second side plate, and the other end of the locking piece is provided with a clamping groove; the protruding piece is operably clamped into the clamping groove;
the handle structure is operable to urge the other end of the catch member toward movement to the first position such that the catch member is raised from the boss.
In one embodiment, the handle structure comprises: a handle body and a first reset piece; the handle body is operable to unlock the panel body from the adjacent first side panel and is operable to unlock the panel body from the door panel; the door plate is provided with a cavity for mounting the handle body, and the hand-holding part of the handle body is exposed from the cavity;
one end of the first reset piece is connected with the handle body, the other end of the first reset piece is respectively propped against a first propping wall surface on the door plate, and the first propping wall surface is positioned above the handle body in the height direction; the first reset piece abutted against the first abutting wall surface is operable to provide a restoring force towards the base direction for the handle body.
In an embodiment, the handle structure is moved to the first position towards a first direction, the first direction being a direction facing away from the base.
In one embodiment, the handle body extends along a length direction of the door panel;
at least one first reset piece is provided with a plurality of reset units, and the reset units are distributed along the extending direction of the handle body.
In one embodiment, the wall surface of the chamber is provided with a first guide part extending along the height direction of the foldable container;
the handle body is provided with a second guide part extending along the height direction of the foldable container; the second guide portion is operatively engaged with the first guide portion to slide in the extending direction of the first guide portion.
In an embodiment, the handle body extends along the length direction of the door panel and extends below the locking piece;
the handle body is operable to move in a first direction to urge the shackle member away from the strike member.
In one embodiment, the second side plate has a flange extending to the side where the first side plate is located, and the flange covers part of the outer surface of the plate main body, and the flange has a notch;
The handle body is at least partially clamped between the plate main body and the flanging to lock the plate main body and the door plate; the handle body is operable to move to a second position such that a portion of the handle body clamped between the panel body and the flange is located at the notch to unlock the panel body and the door panel.
In one embodiment, the plate body has: the device comprises a main body frame plate, a driven piece movably arranged on the main body frame plate and a second reset piece; the main body frame plate is hinged with the base and connected with the two adjacent second side plates; the door plate is hinged with the main body frame plate; the opening is formed in the main body frame plate;
the two ends of the second reset piece are respectively propped against the driven piece and the main body frame plate, and the second reset piece is operable to provide restoring force for the driven piece towards the direction of the base;
the handle body is operable to move towards a first direction to push the driven member to push the locking member to be separated from the lock tongue member; the handle body is matched with the driven piece to be connected with the main frame plate and the door plate in a locking mode, and the handle body can be moved to a second position to be separated from the driven piece to unlock the main frame plate and the door plate.
In one embodiment, the follower has a follower body portion and a projection portion connected to the follower body portion; the protruding part extends to the lower part of the lock catch piece, and the protruding part can be used for pushing the lock catch piece to be separated from the lock tongue piece in an operation mode;
the bottom end of the driven main body part is provided with a stop part extending towards the direction of the base, the stop part and the main body frame are relatively separated along the thickness direction of the first side plate to form a limiting cavity, and one end of the handle body is operatively inserted into the limiting cavity and is positioned at one side of the stop part towards the main body frame to lock the main body frame plate and the door plate;
one end of the handle body is operably slid out of the limit cavity from the stop to unlock the main frame plate and the door plate.
In an embodiment, the door panel is provided with a hollowed-out opening communicated with the cavity, and the handle body part is exposed in the hollowed-out opening.
In an embodiment, the handle structure moves toward a first direction to the second position, and the second position is below the first position; or (b)
The handle structure moves to the second position towards a second direction, wherein the second direction is the direction towards the base.
In an embodiment, when the handle structure moves to the second position toward a first direction, the second direction is a direction toward the base;
the handle structure comprises: a third reset piece arranged opposite to the first reset piece; one end of the third reset piece is connected with the handle body, the other end of the third reset piece is propped against a second propping wall surface on the door plate, and the second propping wall surface and the first propping wall surface are respectively positioned at two sides of the handle body in the height direction;
the third restoring member is operable to provide a restoring force to the handle body in a direction away from the base.
In one embodiment, the side edges of the door panel are connected with the side walls of the panel main body forming the opening through occlusion;
the door plate turns around the hinge shaft of the door plate and the plate main body towards the outside of the foldable container;
the side plate with the door plate is a short side plate, and the side plate connected with the short side plate is a long side plate.
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One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements, and in which the figures of the drawings are not to be taken in a limiting sense, unless otherwise indicated.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a collapsible container in a first embodiment according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of the door panel eversion according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic view showing a structure in which a short side plate is folded in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a structure of a foldable container according to a first embodiment of the present invention after folding;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a portion of the locking structure of a collapsible container in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5A;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the handle structure of FIG. 6 after being pulled upward;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a portion of a locking structure of a collapsible container according to a first embodiment of the present invention from another perspective;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of B in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the locking mechanism of FIG. 9 after unlocking;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the structure of a handle according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the handle structure of the collapsible container in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention, partially in section;
FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion of C in FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is a schematic view in partial section of a collapsible container in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 15 is a partial enlarged view of D in fig. 14;
FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the handle structure of FIG. 15 after being pulled down;
FIG. 17 is a schematic view in partial section of the hinge of the main panel and the main panel body of the collapsible container according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of a portion of E in FIG. 17;
FIG. 19 is a schematic view of a collapsible container in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 20 is a schematic view showing the structure of the door panel eversion according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 21 is a schematic view of a portion of a locking structure of a collapsible container in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 22 is a partial enlarged view of F in fig. 21;
FIG. 23 is a schematic view of the handle structure of FIG. 22 after being pulled upward;
FIG. 24 is a schematic view in partial schematic form from another perspective of a locking structure area of a collapsible container in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 25 is a partial enlarged view of G in fig. 24;
FIG. 26 is a schematic view of the locking mechanism of FIG. 25 after unlocking;
FIG. 27 is a schematic view in partial section of a collapsible container in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention;
fig. 28 is a partial enlarged view of H in fig. 27;
FIG. 29 is a schematic view of the handle structure of FIG. 28 after being pulled down;
FIG. 30 is a schematic view showing the structure of a handle according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 31 is a schematic view in partial cross-section of a handle structural region of a collapsible container in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 32 is an enlarged view of a portion of I in FIG. 31;
FIG. 33 is a schematic view in partial section of a collapsible container in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention;
fig. 34 is a partial enlarged view of J in fig. 33;
FIG. 35 is a schematic view of the handle structure of FIG. 34 after being pulled down; wherein, 100, a foldable container; 1. a long side plate; 11. flanging; 12. a notch; 2. a short side plate; 20. an opening; 21. a plate main body; 22. a door panel; 220. a chamber; 221. a first supporting wall surface; 222. a second abutting wall surface; 223. a first guide part; 224. a hollowed-out opening; 3. a base; 4. a handle structure; 41. a handle body; 42. a first reset member; 43. a second guide part; 45. a third reset member; 421. a reset unit; 5. a bite structure; 6. a locking structure; 61. a tongue member; 62. a locking piece; 620. a clamping groove; 71. a connecting piece; 72. an upper hinge shaft; 73. a lower hinge shaft; 23. protruding a limiting piece; 13. a groove; 24. a protrusion; 25. a groove; 200. a collapsible container; 211. a main body frame plate; 212. a follower; 2121. a driven body portion; 2122. a protruding portion; 2123. a spacing cavity; 213. a second reset member; 44. a protrusion; 2124. a hook body; 2110. a channel; 2125. a stop.
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For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that in various embodiments of the present invention, numerous technical details have been set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. However, the technical solutions claimed in the present application can be implemented without these technical details and with various changes and modifications based on the following embodiments.
In the following description, for the purposes of explanation of various disclosed embodiments, certain specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various disclosed embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that an embodiment may be practiced without one or more of the specific details. In other instances, well-known devices, structures, and techniques associated with this application may not be shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments.
Throughout the specification and claims, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprise" and variations such as "comprises" and "comprising" will be understood to be open-ended, meaning of inclusion, i.e. to be interpreted to mean "including, but not limited to.
The following detailed description of various embodiments of the present invention will be provided in connection with the accompanying drawings to provide a clearer understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood that the embodiments shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, but rather are merely illustrative of the true spirit of the invention.
Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should be noted that the term "or" is generally employed in its sense including "and/or" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
In the following description, for the purposes of clarity of presentation of the structure and manner of operation of the present invention, the description will be made with the aid of directional terms, but such terms as "forward," "rearward," "left," "right," "outward," "inner," "outward," "inward," "upper," "lower," etc. are to be construed as convenience, and are not to be limiting.
Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A first embodiment of the present invention relates to a collapsible container 100. The collapsible container 100 includes: the base 3 and the side plates arranged in pairs, each side plate is operatively connected with the base 3 in a folding way, and two adjacent side plates are operatively connected in a detachable way through a snapping structure 5 and operatively locked through a locking structure 6.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, in this embodiment, two pairs of side plates are a pair of long side plates 1 and a pair of short side plates 2, respectively, and one short side plate 2 is sandwiched between the two long side plates 1. The pair of short side plates 2 may be identical or different in structure, and the pair of long side plates 1 may be identical or different in structure. In other embodiments, there may be no division of the short side plate 2 or the long side plate 1. The side of the short side plate 2 is provided with a protruding limiting piece 23, the side of the long side plate 1 is provided with a groove 13, the protruding limiting piece 23 can be embedded into the groove 13 to form an engagement structure 5, the bottoms of the short side plate 2 and the long side plate 1 are hinged with the base 3, the short side plate 2 is tilted towards the inside of the foldable container 100 when the folding is needed, the protruding limiting piece 23 is separated from the groove 13, the short side plate 2 is folded onto the base 3, the long side plate 1 is tilted towards the inside of the foldable container 100, and the long side plate 1 is folded onto the base 3. It should be understood that in other embodiments, the side of the long side plate 1 may have a protruding limiting member, the side of the short side plate 2 may have a groove, and the engaging structure 5 is not limited to the structure shown in this embodiment, and other engaging structures 5 in the art may be used. In the present embodiment, taking the structure of one short side plate 2 as an example, the short side plate 2 has a plate main body 21 provided with an opening 20, and a door panel 22 hingedly connected to the plate main body 21. In the present embodiment, one of the short side plates 2 has a plate main body 21 and a door plate 22 with an opening 20, and in other embodiments, both of the short side plates 2 may have a plate main body 21 and a door plate 22 with an opening 20, or the long side plate 1 may have a plate main body 21 and a door plate 22. The door panel 22 is hinged to the panel body 21, and can turn over the opening 20 towards the outside of the foldable container 100 and turn over the closed opening 20 towards the inside of the foldable container 100, the panel body 21 is hinged to the base 3 and detachably connected to two adjacent side panels, and the hinge axis of the door panel 22 and the panel body 21 is parallel to the hinge axis of the panel body 21 and the base 3.
As shown in fig. 5, 6 and 7, the collapsible container 100 further includes: a handle structure 4 movably connected to the door panel 22, as in fig. 6, the handle structure 4 operatively locking the plate body 21 to the door panel 22; as in fig. 7, the handle structure 4 is operable to move toward the first direction to a first position to unlock the panel body 21 from the adjacent side panel, and the handle structure 4 is operable to move toward the second direction to a second position to unlock the panel body 21 from the door panel 22.
Further, the first direction is a direction facing away from the base 3, and the second direction is a direction facing toward the base 3. That is, in this embodiment, when the foldable container 100 is unfolded, the handle structure 4 is in the initial position, and the short side plate 2 is engaged with the adjacent two long side plates 1, and is also locked together by the locking structure 6, and the door panel 22 is engaged with the panel main body 21 and locked together. Pulling the handle structure 4 in the initial state up to the first position in the first direction, unlocking the plate main body 21 from the long side plate 1; the handle structure 4 in the initial state is pulled down to the second position in the second direction, and the plate main body 21 is unlocked from the door panel 22. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments the first direction is the direction towards the base 3 and the second direction is the direction away from the base 3.
From the above, the side plate and the base 3 are arranged in a foldable manner, so that the container is foldable. Meanwhile, at least one side plate is provided with a door plate 22 and a plate main body 21 with an opening 20, the door plate 22 is driven to be unlocked with the plate main body 21 through the handle structure 4, the door plate 22 is turned towards the outside of the foldable container 100, and the opening 20 is opened, so that products or goods in the foldable container 100 can be seen through the opening 20 under the condition that a plurality of foldable containers 100 are stacked, and convenience is brought. And when not needing to get goods, can lock door plant 22 and board main part 21 through handle structure 4, prevent that the goods from dropping. In addition, when the foldable container 100 is in use, two adjacent side plates are detachably connected through the engagement structure 5 and are locked through the locking structure 6, so that the structure is stable, and when the foldable container needs to be folded, the two adjacent side plates can be unlocked through the handle structure 4, so that the side plates can be folded towards the direction of the base 3. And furthermore, the door plate 22 and the plate main body 21 can be locked and unlocked through the handle structure 4, and meanwhile, the handle structure 4 can be used for unlocking the foldable container 100 from the adjacent side plates for folding, so that the foldable container 100 is more exquisite and convenient in structure.
Implementation details of the present embodiment are specifically described below, and the following description is provided only for facilitating understanding, and is not necessary for implementing the present embodiment.
As shown in fig. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, fig. 6 and 9 are states when the locking structure 6 is locked, and fig. 7 and 10 are states when the locking structure is unlocked, the locking structure 6 includes: a latch member 61 provided on the plate main body 21, and a latch member 62 provided on the long side plate 1. The catch member 62 is operatively snapped onto the latch member 61 and the handle structure 4 is operatively moved in a first direction (upward) to urge the catch member 62 away from the latch member 61.
Further, the latch member 61 is an upward protruding member as shown in fig. 9 and 10, one end of the latch member 62 is embedded in the long side plate 1, and the other end of the latch member 62 is provided with a clamping groove 620, and the protruding member is operatively clamped into the clamping groove 620, so as to lock the plate main body 21 with the long side plate 1. As shown in fig. 7 and 10, the handle structure 4 is operable to move toward the first direction (upward) to urge the other end of the catch member 62 such that the catch member 62 is lifted from the boss. The latch member 62 is elongated and may be particularly resilient, such as a rubber strip having elasticity. The catch member 62 is bent upward out of engagement with the tab member when the handle structure 4 pushes the other end of the catch member 62 upward. In other embodiments, the locking structure 6 may have other structures, such as an upward slot opening is formed in the plate main body 21, a strip-shaped locking strip is formed on the long side plate 1, a downward protrusion at one end of the strip-shaped locking strip can be nested in the slot to realize locking, and the strip-shaped locking strip can be pushed to be lifted by the handle structure 4 when unlocking is needed, so that the protrusion of the strip-shaped locking strip is pulled out of the slot.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, 11, 12 and 13, the handle structure 4 includes: a handle body 41, and at least a pair of oppositely disposed first and third return members 42 and 45. The first restoring member 42 and the third restoring member 45 are rubber strips having elasticity, etc. The handle body 41 is operable to unlock the panel body 21 from the long side panel 1, and is operable to unlock the panel body 21 from the door panel 22. The door panel 22 has a cavity 220 in which the handle body 41 is mounted, and the hand-holding portion of the handle body 41 is exposed from the cavity 220, one ends of the first reset element 42 and the third reset element 45 are connected with the handle body 41, the other ends of the first reset element 42 and the third reset element 45 respectively abut against a first abutting wall surface 221 and a second abutting wall surface 222 on the door panel 22, and the first abutting wall surface 221 and the second abutting wall surface 222 are respectively located at two sides of the handle body 41 in the height direction. That is, the first restoring member 42 is connected to the upper portion of the handle body 41 and abuts against the first abutment wall 221 located above the handle body 41; the third restoring member 45 is connected to the lower portion of the handle body 41, and is located on the second supporting wall 222 below the handle body 41. The first restoring member 42 abutting against the first abutting wall 221 is operable to provide the handle body 41 with a restoring force in a direction toward the base 3, and the third restoring member 45 abutting against the second abutting wall 222 is operable to provide the handle body 41 with a restoring force in a direction away from the base 3. That is, the handle body 41 at the initial position is pulled upwards, the handle body 41 pushes the locking piece 62 to be lifted upwards, the locking tongue is separated, the handle body 41 pushes the first reset piece 42 connected above the handle body to be abutted against the first abutting wall surface 221, the handle body 41 is loosened, and the first reset piece 42 connected above the handle body pushes the handle body 41 to be reset to the initial position. Similarly, the handle body 41 is pushed downwards, the third reset element 45 connected with the lower part of the handle body is pushed to be propped against the second propping wall surface 222, the handle body 41 is loosened, and the handle body 41 is pushed to be reset to the initial position by the third reset element 45 connected with the lower part of the handle body.
In addition, as shown in fig. 1 and 13, the door 22 is provided with a hollow opening 224 communicated with the cavity 220, and the handle body 41 is partially exposed in the hollow opening 224. So that a user can grasp the handle body 41 through the hollowed-out opening 224. It will be appreciated that the handle body 41 may also protrude from the top of the door panel 22 for grasping by a user.
Further, as shown in fig. 11, the handle body 41 extends along the length direction of the door panel 22, the first reset member 42 connected to the upper side of the handle body 41 has two reset units 421, the two reset units 421 are arranged along the extending direction of the handle body 41, the first reset member 42 connected to the lower side of the handle body 41 has two reset units 421, and the two reset units 421 are arranged along the extending direction of the handle body 41. In other embodiments, the number of the reset units 421 of each first reset element 42 may be one or more than two. The third restoring member 45 may have the same structure as the third restoring member 42, and will not be described herein.
In addition, as shown in fig. 13, the wall surface of the chamber 220 has a first guide portion 223 extending in the height direction of the collapsible container 100, and the handle body 41 has a second guide portion 43 extending in the height direction of the collapsible container 100, and the second guide portion 43 is operatively engaged with the first guide portion 223 to slide in the extending direction of the first guide portion 223. The first guide portion 223 and the second guide portion 43 may have a hook-shaped structure, and the first guide portion 223 and the second guide portion 43 are hooked with each other; one may be a long groove and the other may be a slider embedded in the long groove.
In addition, as shown in fig. 6, 7, 9 and 10, the handle body 41 extends along the length of the door panel 22 and below the latch member 62, and the handle body 41 is operable to move in a first direction to urge the latch member 62 away from the latch member 61. The sides of the two long side plates 1 are connected with locking pieces 62, and the two ends of the handle body 41 are located below the locking pieces 62, so that the two locking pieces 62 are simultaneously pushed upwards to be separated from corresponding lock bolts in the process of being pushed upwards.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, 14, 15 and 16, in which fig. 15 is a state in which the handle body 41 is in the initial position, fig. 15 is a state in which the handle body 41 is pulled down, the long side has the flange 11 extending to the side where the short side plate 2 is located, and the flange 11 covers the outer surface of part of the plate body 21, and the flange 11 has the notch 12. The handle body 41 is at least partially clamped between the plate body 21 and the flange 11, and the plate body 21 and the door panel 22, i.e. the flange above the notch 12, limit the handle body 41. The handle body 41 is operatively moved in a second direction (downward) such that the portion of the handle body 41 clamped between the panel body 21 and the flange 11 is located at the notch 12 to unlock the panel body 21 and the door panel 22. That is, when the handle structure 4 is located at the initial position, the handle body 41 is located between the plate main body 21 and the flange 11, so that the door plate 22 is locked and can not be turned over, the handle body 41 is pulled downwards, so that two ends of the handle body 41 slide to the notch 12, at this time, two ends of the handle body 41 are exposed, and the flange 11 can not block the handle body 41, so that the door plate 22 and the plate main body 21 are unlocked, and the door plate 22 can be turned over outwards of the foldable container 100, so as to open the opening 20.
In addition, as shown in fig. 6, 7, 17 and 18, when the door panel 22 closes the opening 20, the door panel 22 is engaged with the panel body 21, that is, the side edge of the door panel 22 has a protrusion 24, the side wall of the opening 20 has a groove 25, the protrusion 24 is embedded in the groove 25, and when the door panel 22 is tilted outward, the protrusion 24 is disengaged from the groove 25. The door plate 22 is connected with the plate main body 21 through double hinge shafts, the upper hinge shaft 72 is sleeved on the bottom of the door plate 22 and the connecting piece 71, the lower hinge shaft 73 is sleeved on the top of the plate main body 21 and the connecting piece 71, the door plate 22 turns outwards towards the foldable container 100, the connecting piece 71 rotates around the lower hinge shaft 73, the door plate 22 rotates around the upper hinge shaft 72, the door plate 22 can be closer to the plate main body 21, and after turning, the door plate 22 is nearly parallel to the plate main body 21, so that the opening 20 is completely opened, the door plate 22 cannot be interfered by the door plate 22, and the door plate 22 cannot tilt to occupy too much space around the foldable container 100.
A second embodiment of the invention relates to a collapsible container 200. The second embodiment is substantially identical to the first embodiment, with the main differences: in the first embodiment, the handle body 41 directly pushes the catch piece 62 to unlock between the long side plate 1 and the plate main body 21, and the catch between the door panel 22 and the plate main body 21 is achieved by the joint action of the flange 11 of the long side plate 1 and the plate main body 21 to limit the handle body 41. In the second embodiment of the present invention, however, as shown in fig. 19 and 20, the plate main body 21 has: the main body frame plate 211, a driven member 212 movably arranged on the main body frame plate 211, and a second reset member 213, wherein the second reset member 213 can be an elastic member such as a spring or a shrapnel. The main body frame plate 211 is hinged to the base 3 and connected to the adjacent two long side plates 1, and the structure of the main body frame plate 211 connected to the two long side plates 1 is the same as that of the plate main body 21 connected to the two long side plates 1 in the first embodiment, and is locked by the engagement structure 5 and the locking structure 6, which will not be described in detail herein. The hinge connection of the door panel 22 to the main body frame plate 211 is the same as the hinge connection of the door panel 22 to the main body frame plate 211 in the first embodiment, and will not be described in detail. The opening 20 is provided in the main body frame plate 211. The two ends of the second reset member 213 respectively abut against the follower 212 and the main frame plate 211, and the second reset member 213 is operable to provide a restoring force to the follower 212 in a direction toward the base 3. The handle body 41 is operable to move in a first direction (upward) to urge the follower 212 against the catch member 62 out of engagement with the tongue member 61; the handle body 41 is cooperatively coupled to the follower 212 to latch the main frame plate 211 and the door panel 22, and the handle body 41 is operable to move in a second direction away from the follower 212 to unlock the main frame plate 211 and the door panel 22. The handle body 41 is pulled upwards from the initial position of the handle body 41, the handle body 41 pushes the follower 212 to slide upwards along the main frame plate 211, the follower 212 pushes the locking piece 62 to be separated from the locking piece 61, the follower 212 pushes the second reset piece 213, the handle body 41 is loosened, the second reset piece 213 provides downward pushing force for the follower 212, and the follower 212 pushes the handle body 41 to return to the initial position.
Further, as shown in fig. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, in which fig. 22 and 25 are the state of the handle structure in the initial position, fig. 23 and 26 are the state of the handle structure after being pulled up, the follower 212 has a driven body portion 2121, and a protruding portion 2122 connected to the driven body portion 2121. The projection 2122 extends below the catch member 62, the projection 2122 being operable to urge the catch member 62 away from the tongue member 61. The bottom end of the driven main body 2121 has a stopper 2125 extending toward the base 3, the stopper 2125 and the main body frame are relatively separated in the thickness direction of the first side plate to form a limiting cavity 2123, and one end of the handle body 41 is located in the limiting cavity 2123 and is located at a side of the stopper 2125 toward the main body frame to lock the main body frame plate 211 and the door plate 22. One end of the handle body 41 is operable to slide out of the limit cavity 2123 and out of the release stop 2125 to unlock the main frame plate 211 and the door panel 22. Specifically, when the handle body 41 is located at the initial position or moves upwards from the initial position, one end of the handle body 41 is located in the limiting cavity 2123, an embedded groove is formed in the top of the limiting cavity 2123, the handle body 41 is provided with a protrusion 44 embedded in the embedded groove, and since the follower 212 is arranged on the main frame plate 211, one end of the handle body 41 is located in the limiting cavity 2123, and the stop portion 2125 limits the handle body 41, so that the handle body 41 and the door panel 22 cannot be turned over outside the foldable container 200, and locking of the door panel 22 is achieved. When the handle body 41 is pulled down from the initial position, one end of the handle body 41 slides out from the lower opening end of the limiting cavity 2123, and is separated from the driven piece 212, the stop portion 2125 of the limiting cavity 2123 cannot limit the handle body 41, the door panel 22 and the panel body 21 are unlocked, and the handle body 41 and the door panel 22 can be turned outwards of the foldable container 200.
As shown in fig. 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 29, in which fig. 22 and 28 show the handle structure in the initial position, fig. 23 shows the handle structure in the pulled-up state, and fig. 29 shows the handle structure in the pulled-down state, the side wall of the driven body 2121 has a protruding hook 2124, the body frame plate 211 is provided with a longitudinally extending channel 2110 for sliding the driven body 2121 up and down, the channel wall of the channel 2110 has a chute for embedding the hook, and when the driven body 2121 slides up and down, the channel 2110 limits the sliding direction of the driven body 2121, and the hook 2124 slides along the chute.
Since the first embodiment corresponds to the present embodiment, the present embodiment can be implemented in cooperation with the first embodiment. The related technical details mentioned in the first embodiment are still valid in this embodiment, and the technical effects that can be achieved in the first embodiment are also achieved in this embodiment, so that the repetition is reduced, and the description is omitted here. Accordingly, the related-art details mentioned in the present embodiment are also applicable to the first embodiment.
A third embodiment of the invention relates to a collapsible container. As shown in fig. 30, 31 and 32, the handle structure 4 includes: the handle body 41, and the first return member 42, without the third return member, the handle body 14 is operable to unlock the panel body 21 from the adjacent first side panel, and is operable to unlock the panel body 21 from the door panel 22. One end of the first reset piece 42 is connected with the handle body 41, the other end of the first reset piece 42 is propped against a first propping wall surface 221 on the door plate 22, and the first propping wall surface 221 is positioned above the handle body 41 in the height direction. That is, the first restoring member 42 is connected to the upper side of the handle body 41 and abuts against the first abutment wall 221 located above the handle body 41. The first restoring member 42 is operable to provide restoring force to the handle body 41 in a direction toward the base 3. The handle body 41 moves in the first direction (upward), and the handle body 41 operatively unlocks the panel body 21 from the long side panel 1, and operatively unlocks the panel body 21 from the door panel 22. When the handle body 41 is pulled up to the second position, the portion of the handle body 41 clamped between the plate body 21 and the flange 11 is located at the notch 12 to unlock the plate body 21 and the door panel 22. That is, as shown in fig. 33, 34 and 35, fig. 34 is a state when the handle body 41 is located at the initial position, fig. 35 is a state after the handle body 41 is pulled up to the second position, when the handle structure 4 is located at the initial position, the handle body 41 is located between the plate main body 21 and the flange 11, the flange under the notch 12 limits the handle main body 41, the door panel 22 is locked and can not turn over, and the handle body 41 is pulled down, so that both ends of the handle body 41 slide to the notch 12, at this time, both ends of the handle body 41 are exposed, the flange 11 can not block the handle body 41, so that the door panel 22 and the plate main body 21 are unlocked, the door panel 22 can turn over to the outside of the foldable container 100, and the opening 20 is opened. When the handle body 41 is pulled up to the first position, the latch member 62 is pushed to disengage from the tongue member 61. The first position is located above the second position, and the direction of the restoring force given to the handle body 41 by the first restoring member 42 is the same and different in the first position and the second position.
Since the first embodiment corresponds to the present embodiment, the present embodiment can be implemented in cooperation with the first embodiment. The related technical details mentioned in the first embodiment are still valid in this embodiment, and the technical effects that can be achieved in the first embodiment are also achieved in this embodiment, so that the repetition is reduced, and the description is omitted here. Accordingly, the related-art details mentioned in the present embodiment are also applicable to the first embodiment.
While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, it should be understood that aspects of the embodiments can be modified, if necessary, to employ aspects, features and concepts of the various patents, applications and publications to provide yet further embodiments.
These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above detailed description. In general, in the claims, the terms used should not be construed to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.
It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the foregoing embodiments are specific examples of carrying out the invention and that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (15)
1. A collapsible container comprising: the base and the side plates are arranged in pairs, each side plate is operatively connected with the base in a folding manner, and two adjacent side plates are operatively connected in a detachable manner through a snap-in structure and operatively locked through a locking structure;
at least one side plate is provided with a plate main body provided with an opening and a door plate hinged with the plate main body; the door plate can be turned towards the outside of the foldable container to open the opening or turned towards the inside of the foldable container to close the opening, and the plate main body is hinged with the base and detachably connected with the two adjacent side plates; and the hinge axis of the door plate and the plate main body is parallel to the hinge axis of the plate main body and the base;
the collapsible container further comprises: a handle structure movably connected with the door plate; the handle structure operatively locking the panel body and the door panel; the handle structure is operable to move in a height direction of the collapsible container to a first position to unlock the panel body from an adjacent side panel, and the handle structure is operable to move in a height direction of the collapsible container to a second position to unlock the panel body from the door panel.
2. The collapsible container of claim 1 wherein the side panel having the door panel is a first side panel and the side panel adjacent the first side panel is a second side panel;
the locking structure includes: a latch member disposed on the plate body and a catch member disposed on the second side plate; the locking piece is operably buckled on the lock tongue piece; the handle structure is operable to move to a first position to urge the shackle member away from the strike member.
3. The collapsible container of claim 2 wherein said latch member is a raised member; one end of the locking piece is embedded in the second side plate, and the other end of the locking piece is provided with a clamping groove; the protruding piece is operably clamped into the clamping groove;
the handle structure is operable to urge the other end of the catch member toward movement to the first position such that the catch member is raised from the boss.
4. The collapsible container of claim 2 wherein said handle structure comprises: a handle body and a first reset piece; the handle body is operable to unlock the panel body from the adjacent first side panel and is operable to unlock the panel body from the door panel; the door plate is provided with a cavity for mounting the handle body, and the hand-holding part of the handle body is exposed from the cavity;
One end of the first reset piece is connected with the handle body, the other end of the first reset piece is respectively propped against a first propping wall surface on the door plate, and the first propping wall surface is positioned above the handle body in the height direction; the first reset piece abutted against the first abutting wall surface is operable to provide a restoring force towards the base direction for the handle body.
5. The collapsible container of claim 4 wherein said handle structure moves to a first position toward a first direction, said first direction being a direction facing away from said base.
6. The collapsible container of claim 4 wherein said handle body extends along a length of said door panel;
at least one first reset piece is provided with a plurality of reset units, and the reset units are distributed along the extending direction of the handle body.
7. The collapsible container of claim 4 wherein said chamber has a first guide portion on a wall surface thereof extending in a height direction of said collapsible container;
the handle body is provided with a second guide part extending along the height direction of the foldable container; the second guide portion is operatively engaged with the first guide portion to slide in the extending direction of the first guide portion.
8. The collapsible container of claim 5 wherein said handle body extends along a length of said door panel and extends below said latch;
the handle body is operable to move in a first direction to urge the shackle member away from the strike member.
9. The collapsible container of claim 5 wherein said second side panel has a flange extending to the side of said first side panel and said flange covers a portion of the outer surface of said panel body, said flange having a notch;
the handle body is at least partially clamped between the plate main body and the flanging to lock the plate main body and the door plate; the handle body is operable to move to a second position such that a portion of the handle body clamped between the panel body and the flange is located at the notch to unlock the panel body and the door panel.
10. The collapsible container of claim 5 wherein said panel body has: the device comprises a main body frame plate, a driven piece movably arranged on the main body frame plate and a second reset piece; the main body frame plate is hinged with the base and connected with the two adjacent second side plates; the door plate is hinged with the main body frame plate; the opening is formed in the main body frame plate;
The two ends of the second reset piece are respectively propped against the driven piece and the main body frame plate, and the second reset piece is operable to provide restoring force for the driven piece towards the direction of the base;
the handle body is operable to move towards a first direction to push the driven member to push the locking member to be separated from the lock tongue member; the handle body is matched with the driven piece to be connected with the main frame plate and the door plate in a locking mode, and the handle body can be moved to a second position to be separated from the driven piece to unlock the main frame plate and the door plate.
11. The collapsible container of claim 10 wherein said follower has a follower body portion and a tab connected to said follower body portion; the protruding part extends to the lower part of the lock catch piece, and the protruding part can be used for pushing the lock catch piece to be separated from the lock tongue piece in an operation mode;
the bottom end of the driven main body part is provided with a stop part extending towards the direction of the base, the stop part and the main body frame are relatively separated along the thickness direction of the first side plate to form a limiting cavity, and one end of the handle body is operatively inserted into the limiting cavity and is positioned at one side of the stop part towards the main body frame to lock the main body frame plate and the door plate;
One end of the handle body is operably slid out of the limit cavity from the stop to unlock the main frame plate and the door plate.
12. The collapsible container of claim 4 wherein said door panel defines a hollowed-out opening in communication with said cavity, said handle body portion being exposed in said hollowed-out opening.
13. The collapsible container of claim 5 wherein said handle structure moves toward a first direction to said second position and said second position is below said first position; or (b)
The handle structure moves to the second position towards a second direction, wherein the second direction is the direction towards the base.
14. The collapsible container of claim 13 wherein when said handle structure is moved toward a first direction to said second position, said second direction is a direction toward said base;
the handle structure comprises: a third reset piece arranged opposite to the first reset piece; one end of the third reset piece is connected with the handle body, the other end of the third reset piece is propped against a second propping wall surface on the door plate, and the second propping wall surface and the first propping wall surface are respectively positioned at two sides of the handle body in the height direction;
The third restoring member is operable to provide a restoring force to the handle body in a direction away from the base.
15. The collapsible container of claim 1 wherein the side edges of said door panels are connected to the side walls of said panel body forming said opening by snaps;
the door plate turns around the hinge shaft of the door plate and the plate main body towards the outside of the foldable container;
the side plate with the door plate is a short side plate, and the side plate connected with the short side plate is a long side plate.
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