CN101119896B - Comprise the collapsible container of horizontally hinged sidewall sections - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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Abstract
One can erect and collapsible container (10).This container comprises the supporting construction (12) formed by the end wall (24,26) that diapire (14) is relative with a pair.Described end wall can around corresponding hinge (28,30) relative to diapire articulated movement.End wall comprises the elasticity of flexure part (40,42,62,64) connected along hinge (44,46).Described hinge is used for end wall (32,34) at contracted configuration and the articulated movement that erects between configuration.The opposing sidewalls of a pair flexibility extends and can around the part of hinge folding during being included in the articulated movement of end wall between end wall.A pair relative flexible strip (112,114) extends from sidewall and limits bag-shaped top (116).Described top extends from supporting construction and forms the sealable opening of container.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to can erected container.More particularly, the present invention relates to such container, wherein said container can respond the power that is applied in the opposite wall of container and be erected into basic 3-d modelling from the contracted configuration of substantially flat.
Background technology
Use preservation bag to carry out splendid attire and protect article (comprise and preserve perishable article as food) for known in the art.This type of preservation bag comprises the bag formed by relative membraneous material sheet.Described material piece peripherally edge joint together to form semi-enclosed container.Described container has three edges and an edge of opening that seal or fold.Edge of opening typically has mouth piece, such as integrally formed Reclosable or reusable sealing member, as provided by integrally formed interlocking seal part.Be used for strutting before content that splendid attire will be placed in bag, preservation bag can flat configuration store easily.
As for rigidity or semi rigid receptacle, this type of container is being provided for storing the business success also having achieved certain degree in the parts of a variety of content as everyone knows.This type of container typically has opening.Described opening stays open state to load and/or to remove content.This type of container also usually has smooth bottom and top can stackability to provide.But this type of container typically uses more material than bag, its property disposed is restricted.Meanwhile, can sustain damage the service life of this type of container, the restriction of naturally occurring deterioration between dirty or used life.This type of three-dimensional, rigidity or semi rigid receptacle also can be more flexible than other container need larger storage area because they usually when zero load with the volume taking as much when being in filling state.
Therefore, expect to provide a kind of container combining the advantage of flexible bag and rigidity or semi-rigid both storage containers.Also expect to provide so a kind of container: it is being in open mode for can self-supporting during filling object, and can easily store by being folded into compact form simultaneously.
Summary of the invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide and a kind ofly comprise erecting and collapsible container of certain structure.Described structure comprises diapire and at least one pair of pivotable can be connected to the end wall of diapire.Each end wall comprises the multiple end wall portion being provided with end wall hinge therebetween.The top comprising material piece is connected in this structure.This top comprise limit container can closing any opening can joint side.When this moves to the second place relative to diapire to end wall from the primary importance relative to diapire, end wall can around end wall hinge articulated movement.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide and a kind ofly comprise erecting and collapsible container of certain structure.Described structure comprises diapire and at least one pair of pivotable can be connected to the end wall of diapire.Each end wall comprises the multiple end wall portion being provided with end wall hinge therebetween.Sidewall pivotable can be connected to diapire and extends between end wall.Each described sidewall comprises the multiple sidewall sections being provided with side wall hinge therebetween.Top is connected in this structure.When this moves to the second place relative to diapire to end wall from the primary importance relative to diapire, end wall can around end wall hinge articulated movement.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide and a kind ofly comprise erecting and collapsible container of certain structure.Described structure comprises diapire and at least one pair of pivotable can be connected to the end wall of diapire.Each end wall comprises the multiple end wall portion being provided with end wall hinge therebetween.Sidewall pivotable can be connected to diapire and extends between end wall, and described structure is included in the corner plate part extended between sidewall and adjacent end walls.Each gusset portion divides the corner plate hinge comprising and can rotate relative to the adjacent end walls hinge joint formula of adjacent end walls.When this moves to the second place relative to diapire to end wall from the primary importance relative to diapire, end wall can around end wall hinge articulated movement, and corner plate hinge can rotate relative to adjacent end walls hinge joint formula.
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Although this specification sheets is by particularly point out and clearly claimed claims of the present invention are drawn a conclusion; but should believe by following explanation and the present invention can be understood better by reference to the accompanying drawings; reference number identical in accompanying drawing indicates identical parts, and wherein:
Fig. 1 is the transparent view of container front side, illustrates the present invention being in and erecting configuration;
Fig. 2 is the transparent view at the back side of container shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the transparent view of container, illustrates the present invention being in contracted configuration;
Fig. 4 is the transparent view of container, illustrates and is in the present invention that part erects configuration;
Fig. 5 is the cross sectional drawing intercepted along the line 5-5 in Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is the cross sectional drawing intercepted along the line 6-6 in Fig. 4;
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 is transparent view, illustrates folding lateral plate and uses interlocking structure lateral plate to be fixed on the step of folding position;
Fig. 9 and Figure 10 is transparent view, illustrates folding lateral plate and uses bag structure lateral plate to be fixed on the step of folding position;
Figure 11 is the transparent view of the step being separated lateral plate along defiber.Described defiber extends along the edge of lateral plate;
Figure 12 is the transparent view of the supporting part of container after lateral plate is separated along defiber.Described defiber extends along the junction between lateral plate and supporting construction; With
Figure 13 is the transparent view of the container of Fig. 1, and wherein lateral plate is bonded together with sealed configuration.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shows the container 10 of professor's content according to the invention.Container 10 generally includes supporting construction 12.Described supporting construction can limit activity between the configuration of elasticity of flexure structure and the configuration limiting rigidity or semirigid structure.Supporting construction 12 comprises diapire 14.Described diapire comprises relative side 16,18 and the limit, opposite end 20,22 being connected side 16,18.Respective hinge 28,30 place that first and second opposite end walls 24,26 are being limited to end limit 20,22 place is connected to diapire 14; And front or that the first longitudinal side wall 32 is being limited to side 16 place hinge 36 place is connected to diapire, and rear or that the second longitudinal side wall 34 is being limited to side 18 place hinge 38 place is connected to diapire.When container 10 is in the 3-d modelling erected, the first and second end walls 24,26 and front-rear side walls 32,34 are approximately perpendicular to diapire 14 and extend and certain substantially rectangular region external.
It should be noted that, although the present invention describes according to quadrangular container or rectangular vessel, but structure of the present invention and operation are not limited to quadrangular container, and principle of the present invention can be applicable to other polygonal container configuration, and such as its diapire 14 can comprise the container at three or more edges.
First end wall 24 comprises for relative to each other articulated movement and the first and second parts 40,42 connected at the first end wall hinge 44 place.The Part I 40 of the first end wall 24 comprises relative edge, front and back 46,48 and relative interior outside 50,52; And the Part II 42 of the first end wall 24 comprises relative edge, front and back 54,56 and relative interior outside 58,60.First and second parts 40,42 illustrate as preferably having substantially similar size in following both direction: Width, the direction namely extended between front edge 46,54 and lagging dege 48,56; And short transverse, be namely approximately perpendicular to Width and the direction extended in the direction extended from diapire 14.Although the preferred size relationship between each assembly that this document describes container 10, but person of skill in the art will appreciate that, the number of the assembly of the relative size of each assembly and each assembly degree of displacement relative to each other, composition wall, each size of components conformability each other or nonuniformity, can change within the scope of the invention and still keep its function.
Similarly, the second end wall 26 comprises for relative to each other articulated movement and the first and second parts 62,64 connected at the second end wall hinge 66 place.The Part I 62 of the first end wall 26 comprises relative edge, front and back 68,70 and relative interior outside 72,74; And the Part II 64 of the second end wall 26 comprises relative edge, front and back 76,78 and relative interior outside 80,82.First and second parts 62,64 of the second end wall 26 illustrate as having the width of the first and second parts 40,42 and the width of height dimension and height dimension that are preferably substantially similar to the first end wall 24.
Front side wall 32 be included in that the relative end 94,96 of front side wall hinge 88 place interconnective first and second parts 84,86 and in the past side wall hinge 88 pivotly extends first and second before gusset structures 90,92.Before first, gusset structures 90 extends to the front edge 46,54 of the first end wall 24 from hinge end 94, and before second, gusset structures 92 extends to the front edge 68,76 of the second end wall 26 from hinge end 96.
Rear wall 34 is included in the first and second rear gusset structures 104,106 of rear wall hinge 102 place interconnective first and second parts 98,100 and relative end 108,110 extension from rear wall hinge 102 pivotly.After first, gusset structures 104 extends to the lagging dege 48,56 of the first end wall 24 from hinge end 108, and after second, gusset structures 106 extends to the lagging dege 70,78 of the second end wall 26 from hinge end 110.First and second parts 98,100 of rear wall 34 and the first and second parts 84,86 of front side wall 32 illustrate as preferably having substantially similar width and height dimension, and the height dimension wherein forming the part 84,86,98,100 of front-rear side walls 32,34 is preferably similar to the height dimension of the part 40,42,62,64 of composition first and second end wall 24,26 substantially.And the height of part 84,86,98,100 and width dimensions can comprise mutually different sizes and the size different from the size of part 40,42,62,64.
According to another aspect of the present invention, container 10 comprises the relative lateral plate 112,114 of two general plane.Described lateral plate extends from end wall 24,26 and sidewall 32,34 with the bag-shaped top 116 of the flexibility limiting container 10.Lateral plate 112 extends from front side wall 32 and from each first half of end wall 24,26, and lateral plate 114 is from rear wall 34 and from each later half extension of end wall 24,26.Lateral plate 112,114 links together along elongated edge joint 118,120, and wherein edge joint 118,120 can be formed by ultra-sonic welded, heat seal, adhesives or other conventional link, to dock, lapped seam, stick up shape sealing or other configuration engage.
The upper end away from diapire 14 of lateral plate 112,114 limits the opening 122 of container 10.Described opening is used as the passage that content entered and/or shifted out container 10.Optional, reusable mouth piece 124 is shown opening 122 place that is positioned at container 10 and illustrates on the complementarity joint element 126,128 of the inside for being connected to lateral plate 112,114.Described mouth piece is used for the opening 122 of Reclosable ground airtight container 10.Such as, reusable mouth piece 124 can comprise the mouth piece of interlocking seal part type, and it can comprise or can not comprise the slide of the open and close for handling container 10.The invention is not restricted to the reusable mouth piece illustrated, and the information of the non-limiting example of operational reusable mouth piece and the manufacture about them, be described in US Patent 4,186,786,4,285,105,4,363,345,4,561,109,5,804,265 and 5,851, in 070.The opening 122 of additional seal structure for closed container 10 can be introduced.Described structure comprises (unrestrictedly) mechanical fastener such as hook and look fasteners, detachable cap mouth piece, clip, intermediate plate and fixture, sheet mouth piece, frenulum sheet, drawstring closure part, strip winding mouth piece and the embedded activation film of bonding mouth piece such as pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or bar, cooperation sticker, epoxy resin reacting adhesive and pressure sensitive adhesive.The non-limiting example of the embedded activation film of operational pressure sensitive adhesive and about their manufacturing information can see US Patent 5,662,758 and 6,489,022.Although mentioned reusable mouth piece as preferred mouth piece, can preferred more permanent mouth piece in some application of the present invention.Except mention especially herein those except, mouth piece or do not provide mouth piece wholly or in part also can be provided in described scope of invention.
The embodiment of the container 10 illustrated is configured to (see Fig. 5 and Fig. 6) by monolithic or several pieces flexible materials 130, and wherein term " flexible " is in order to refer to such material: this material can be bent or bending (especially repeatedly flexure or bending) thus their response compelling forces and flexible and can surrender.Therefore, " flexible " in the meaning substantially with term not deflection, rigidity or non-yielding relative.Therefore, flexible materials and structures can be done change to adapt to external force and conform to the shape of the object contacted with them and do not lose its integraty in shape with structure.Sheeting 130 for the formation of container 10 can comprise flexible film materials, comprise polymer film, such as polypropylene or similar material, wherein polypropylene material can be provided as and have the thickness of (such as) 0.03mm (1 mil) to 0.1mm (4 mil).
Formed the monolithic of container 10 or several pieces flexible materials 130 can be used as continuous print flexibility hold material and formed end wall 24,26, sidewall 32,34, diapire 14 and lateral plate 112,114.Alternatively, flexible material 130 can comprise bag-shaped or tubular structure.And end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and diapire 14 limit the semi-rigid elastic surface of container 10.Described surface can be pivoted relative to each other at hinge 28,30,44,66 place, and wherein hinge can be formed by flexible material 130.In the embodiment of the container 10 illustrated, each in end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and diapire 14 is limited by the layer structure comprising flexible material 130 and elasticity semirigid structure material piece 132.Described anatomical connectivity to the outside face of flexible material 130, such as, shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.In a non-limiting example of the present invention, structural wood tablet 132 can comprise a kind of material.Described material has between 1172.1MPa (170,000psi) with 1723.7Mpa (250, modulus in flexure 000psi) and the thickness between 0.25mm (0.01 inch) and 12.7mm (0.50 inch), by contrast, flexible material 130 has between 1172.1MPa (170, modulus in flexure 000psi) and between 1723.7MPa (250,000psi) and the thickness between 0.013mm (0.0005 inch) and 0.25mm (0.01 inch).The hardness of structural materials 132 is preferably greater than flexible material 130, and preferably can flexibly bend from certain predetermined original shape (shape of such as general plane) and be returned to predetermined original shape.Term used herein " modulus in flexure " refers to according to the determined modulus in flexure of ASTM test method D790.In one embodiment, structural materials 132 can preferably include polypropylene material.But, can use for the additional of structural materials 132 or other material, comprise (unrestrictedly) any known polymeric material and comprise the wrinkling polymeric material of extruding, carded fiber material and stria corrugated material.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that, or the concrete hardness of flexible material 130 or structural materials 132 can adjust according to the final use of the expectation of container 10 or application.
Structural materials 132 is connected on flexible material 130, such as, such as, by ultra-sonic welded or hot adhesion, heat seal by the mechanical joining methods forming molecular level bonding between structural materials 132 and flexible material 130.Alternatively, structural materials 132 and flexible material 130 engage by adhesives or cohesive adhesive, comprise (unrestrictedly) contact adhesive, or such as fastened by mechanical connection manner, interference fit between intermediate plate, elastic, mechanical fastener, staple, clip, fixture and/or this bi-material connects, namely, tolerance fit such as by structural materials 132 is positioned in flexible material 130 in flush fit mode, or by material mechanical punching press together.This connection can be continuous or discontinuous, as connected with (such as) a series of two or more point of connection.
It should be pointed out that the structural materials 132 of composition diapire 14 is optionally free of attachment on flexible material 130.In this case, the structural materials 132 of diapire 14 can be connected in other structure, such as end wall, 32,34 one or more.And although structural materials 132 is positioned on the outside face of flexible material 130 by the structure illustrated, the some or all of parts of structural materials 132 also can be positioned on the inside face of flexible material 130.
Alternatively, the entire area that end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 can be configured as end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 is not exclusively covered by structural materials 132.Such as, end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 can comprise framing member (not shown).Described component is suitably located so that in the contracted configuration of substantially flat with during erecting between configuration variation and/or keep structure integrity or the shape of end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 between the used life of container 10.Be to be understood that, any structure that the hardness of the hardness being greater than flexible material 130 can be provided to end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 can be used, no matter use thin slice that is closely knit or perforation or framework or other structural constituent, its structure is without the need to comprising to end wall portion 40,42,62,64 necessarily and/or diapire 14 provides independent or the increasing rigid construction that connects.Such as, end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 can be shaped by the material piece identical with the material piece forming lateral plate 112,114, but be shaped with different material behaviors, such as provided by the crosslinked of the increase of material in different material thicknesses or end wall portion 40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 or crystallization, or by mechanical means such as by forming folding, crease in the material or ripple provides.
Although flexible material 130 to be described as flexible polypropylene film material, but display can be introduced and there is other material of flexible nature as flexible material 130, these materials comprise (unrestrictedly) substantially impermeable polymeric material, cellulosic material, aluminium foil, the paper of coating (waxing etc.) and uncoated, the non-woven material etc. of coating, and substantially permeable material such as scrim, mesh, weaving material, non-woven material, perforate or closed-cell foam, or bore a hole or porous membrane, no matter they in essence mainly bidimensional or be shaped as three-dimensional structure.This type of material can comprise single composition or single layer, or can be composite material, maybe can for being comprised the laminar structure that the base material as material carrier is formed by multi-layer.In addition, person of skill in the art will appreciate that, any material that hardness property needed for flexible material 130 can be provided can be introduced within the scope of the invention.
Flexible material 130 is not limited to the structure be shaped by sheeting, and the flexible material part of container 10 can be configured to any known and suitable pattern, such as those patterns of the bag for the manufacture of commercial form known in the art or storage container.Can use heat or adhesive seal technology that the various assembly of flexible material 130 or element self are engaged or be bonded with each other.In addition, the flexible material part thermoformable of container 10, blowing or alternative and formed or molded in other words as to usual folding and bonding technology, to construct flexible material part by fleece or material piece.
The material selecting to be used for any one or both of flexible material 130 and structural materials 132 can show the transparency, semi-transparency and/or the opacity with any degree, such as can be selected the visual identification to content that required degree is provided, and painted transparent, translucent and/or opaque material can be comprised.Additionally can select the degree of the transparency, semi-transparency and/or opacity, with the Word message being conducive to writing and/or in read container 10, i.e. the content of container and/or explanation.
Also micro-wave oven Available Material is comprised in the material that can be used for formation flexible material 130 and structural materials 132.And, flexible material 130 and structural materials 132 can comprise the material and structure or structure that provide heat-proof quality, for limiting the heat flow between the inside face of container 10 and outside face, such as, can provide it to diapire 14 or other is touched surface with the heat transfer of restriction to the hand of user or area supported.This type of material can comprise those materials of the material structure usually having lower thermal conductivity, low hot/cold capacity, less quality and/or affect thermal conductivity and/or heat absorption capacity, such as, in material, comprise for or encapsulate partially or entirely or encapsulate the material of void space of certain fluid (such as air).Comprise (unrestrictedly) for providing the example of the material of desirable thermal property to container 10: perforate or closed-cell foam material; Little gas enclosure material, such as, fiber, fine hair, spacer particles etc., these dispersion of materials in flexible material 130 and/or structural materials 132, dispersion thereon or dispersion between which; Be limited at the subquality part in flexible material 130 and/or structural materials 132, such as, the thinned section of flexible material 130 and/or structural materials 132, and/or thermal insulation layer or coating that low heat conductivity is provided between flexible material 130 and structural materials 132.This type of material can form in fluting board or in the form of polymeric material constructions formed by one or two or multiple layer with offset area, such as by Heat forming, embossing, the formation such as to fold.Such as, the multilayer layer structure formed by two layers, wherein at least one comprises the region of the planar offset from another layer, or monolayer material, wherein the selected area of material offsets from other region of material, to provide the heat insulation air of certain volume between the outside face and inside face of container.Alternatively, thermoshield can be formed by two or more flexible polymer material layer.Described layer-selective ground seals or is bonded together the region producing entrapped air.
As shown in Fig. 1 to 2 and Fig. 4, the container 10 in the embodiment illustrated comprises the bottom 14 be shaped with fluxion structure.In addition see Fig. 6, fluxion structure comprises the structural materials 132 that one deck is shaped.Described material comprises corrugated portion 134 and is connected to the flexible material layers 130 of structural materials 132.Air space is limited between structural materials 132 and flexible material 130 at corrugated portion 134 place.Described space can entrapped air to provide the thermoshield at diapire 14 place.In addition, corrugated portion 134 can provide additional structural rigidity with the diapire 14 that hardens.
Fig. 3 illustrates the container 10 of the contracted configuration being in substantially flat, and wherein end wall 24,26 is folded into the form of substantially flat.Specifically, the Part I 40 and 62 of end wall 24,26 can locate respective inside face 50 and 72 towards diapire 14 pivotable to be close to and to be roughly parallel to diapire 14.The Part II 42 and 64 of end wall 24,26 can around corresponding end wall hinge 44,66 pivotable with roughly parallel to each other and neighboringly locate the first and second parts 40,42 (outside it, 52,60 are in substantially opposed facing relation) of the first end wall 24, and roughly parallel to each other and neighboringly locate the first and second parts 62,64 (outside it, 74,82 are in substantially opposed facing relation) of the second end wall 26.The pivotable of the Part II 42 and 64 of end wall 24,26 can occur substantially simultaneously with the pivotable of the Part I 40 and 62 of corresponding end wall 24,26 and occur in pivotal orientation corresponding thereto.In addition, the joint that can be close between the upper limb of the second end wall portion 42,64 and the top 116 of container 10 provides hinge 136,138 to make pivoting action to be conducive to the second end wall portion 42,64 relative to top 116.
When container 10 is in contracted configuration, form the flexible material 130 of front-rear side walls 32,34 and be folded into substantially predetermined configuration, wherein front-rear side walls 32,34 Part I 84 and 98 can around corresponding hinge 36 and 38 towards diapire 14 pivotable with almost parallel and be adjacent to diapire 14 and locate Part I 84,98.The Part II 86 and 100 of front-rear side walls 32,34 can around side wall hinge 88,102 pivotable to be roughly parallel to each other and neighboringly to locate the first and second parts 84,86 of front side wall 32, and be roughly parallel to each other and neighboringly locate the first and second parts 98,100 of rear wall 34.The pivotable of the Part II 86 and 100 of front-rear side walls 32,34 can occur substantially simultaneously with the pivotable of the Part I 84 and 98 of corresponding front-rear side walls 32,34 and occur in pivotal orientation corresponding thereto.In addition, the joint that can be close between the upper limb of the Part II 86,100 of front-rear side walls 32,34 and the top 116 of container 10 provides hinge 140,142, makes pivoting action to be conducive to Part II 86,100 relative to top 116.
Gusset structures 90,92,104,106 is described with reference to Fig. 4 to 6 relative to the movement of the articulated movement of the part 40,42,62,64 of end wall 24,26 and orientation, and wherein Fig. 4 illustrates and is in the container 10 that part erects configuration.Each in gusset structures 90,92,104,106 can experience substantially similar motion, as hereafter will described by the first gusset structures 90 of front side wall 32.Gusset structures 90 can fold around the corner plate hinge 144 roughly extended with side wall hinge 88 conllinear, wherein first corner plate part 146 and the second corner plate part 148 (also see Fig. 1) of gusset structures 90 on the both sides of the folding restriction corner plate hinge 144 of corner plate hinge 144.Casehistory, container 10 supporting construction 12 from erect movement from configuration to contracted configuration during, the inside face 150 (Fig. 5) of gusset structures 90 can move to such orientation from the orientation being approximately perpendicular to end wall portion 40,42: the part being limited to the inside face 150 the first and second corner plate parts 146,148 can be substantially parallel and face the inner face 50,58 of corresponding end wall portion 40,42.Corner plate hinge 144 also can move to the orientation that corner plate hinge 144 when being in contracted configuration can be roughly parallel to end wall hinge 44 extension from the orientation being approximately perpendicular to end wall hinge 44 when being in and erecting configuration.Along with end wall portion 40,42 is switched to contracted configuration, gusset structures 90 is folding or parcel around inner face 50,58 on the direction of lagging dege 48,56 from front edge 46,54 substantially progressively, as illustrated in figure 5, the folded part 152 wherein showing gusset structures 90 is basically parallel to end wall portion 40 and extends, and the remainder 154 of gusset structures 90 can extend between folded part 152 and sidewall sections 84.As mentioned above, the mode that each in all the other gusset structures 92,104,106 can be similar to the move mode of described gusset structures 90 during end wall portion 40,42 and 62,64 articulated movement relative to each other substantially moves.
In the contracted configuration of container 10, as illustrated in fig. 3, end 94,96 and 108, the 110 adjacent end walls hinge 44,66 of front-rear side walls hinge 88,102 and locating, thus side wall hinge 88,102 is positioned at inner most position.Similarly, end wall hinge 44,66 is positioned at inner most position, makes supporting construction 12 be configured as the substantially compact foldable structure of the contracted configuration being in container 10.Along with container is from contracted configuration to the variation erecting configuration, end wall hinge 44,46 moves away from one another, and side wall hinge 88,102 also moves away from one another.
When the upper limb of lateral plate 112,114 is neighboringly located mutually, namely when opening 122 is substantially closed, the top 116 of container 10 can comprise the end 154,156 (Fig. 3) of extension.Described end can extend outwardly beyond the position of adjacent hinge 136,138 in the upper edge of the Part II 42,64 of end wall 24,26.The end 154,156 extended can comprise corner plate part 158,160 (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).Described corner plate part is positioned between the upper limb of the Part II 42,62 of end wall 24,26 and the corresponding coniform gernel 162,164 and 166,168 be positioned at respectively on the both sides of edge joint 118,120.Coniform gernel 162,164,166,168 can comprise the embossing of (unrestrictedly) line or material or thinning line.The end 154,156 extended also can fold around end limit 20,22 and be in below diapire 14, to be conducive to the close package of (such as) container 10 or to be contained in by multiple container 10 in a packaging.
Container 10 erects configuration by applying a power or several power to container 10 and being deformed into from contracted configuration.A power or several power (or act on the inside of container 10 or act on its outside) can be applied, to make end wall hinge 44,66 outwards biased or mobile away from one another to end wall hinge 44,66.Such as, a power can be applied to cause roughly reverse force action on end wall 24,26.Alternatively, a power or several power can be applied with the relative pivoting action between the first and second parts 40,42 causing the first end wall 24, and/or the relative pivoting action between the first and second parts 62,64 causing the second end wall 26.Additionally and/or alternatively, a power or several power can be applied to cause the relative pivoting action between the Part I 40 of the first end wall 24 and diapire 14, and/or cause the pivoting action between the Part I 62 of the second end wall 26 and diapire 14.As another alternative way, a power can be applied and be applied on container 10 to cause roughly reverse making a concerted effort on the direction extended between supporting construction 12 and top 116, strut to make container 10.
Apply a power or several power with to change between configuration in contracted configuration and erecting container 10 by with the end wall 24 of container 10,26, sidewall 32,34, one or more additional structure of being associated of diapire 14 and/or lateral plate 112,114 and being promoted, such as can be conducive to being formed the structure capturing surface and/or be conducive to applying to it lever force.This additional structure can comprise (unrestrictedly) for the protrusion, wall edge or the surface finger recess that the power being derived from user to be sent to directly or indirectly in a part for container 10 or the friction surface strengthened etc., the collar or lever.Described structure is used for making container 10 or from contracted configuration towards erecting configuration variation or changing towards contracted configuration from erecting configuration, or for imposing restriction anchorage force thus control the position of diapire when erecting one or more end wall 24,26.
Erecting in configuration, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, top 116 comprises opening of the flexibility of container 10 and closeable part, and wherein content is placed into container 10 by the opening 122 on top 116 or therefrom takes out.Lateral plate 112,114 can be biased to be conducive to entering container by opening 122 away from one another.Such as, additional structure can be provided to be conducive to lateral plate 112,114 to remain on the state more opened to lateral plate 112,114.This additional structure can comprise (unrestrictedly) one or several stay 170,172.Described stay is positioned at the middle cross-location at one or two top of lateral plate 112,114, or locates along other position of lateral plate 112,114.This or several stay can comprise component that is flexible or rigidity.Described component usually shows and has certain deadfold or have the functional position of lockable for lateral plate 112,114 remained on desired location at least partially.Display has this functional stay and can comprise metal wool or thin sheeting, comprise fiber paper and paperboard, can deadfold polymer flake and molded, that be shaped, by the hard parts of locking hinge shape mechanism's punching press or cutting.Also display can be used to have other stay material of similar functionality.
Alternatively, or in addition, the structure for flexible strip 112,114 being biased or being remained on the position of more opening can comprise for promoting the structure keeping lateral plate 112,114 more to align with adjacent end walls 24,26 and/or sidewall 32,34.Such as, the parts of the material property changing lateral plate 112,114 can be provided, include but not limited to the force transmission element for transmitting force between lateral plate 112,114 and end wall 24,26 and/or sidewall 32,34 or Hardening element.
See Fig. 7 to 12, container 10 also can include the parts being beneficial to and getting at location content in a reservoir by handling lateral plate 112,114.Specifically, in the embodiment of the container 10 illustrated, the region being separated from each other by lateral plate 112,114 and/or it being separated with sidewall 32,34 with end wall 24,26 can be provided for, comprise (such as) or several frangible zone 174 (also seeing Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).Described region extends along at least one of edge joint 118,120, and another frangible zone 176 that the upper limb that also can comprise adjacent end walls 24,26 and sidewall 32,34 extends.According to the method for a use container 10, lateral plate 112,114 completely or partially can be separated along at least one of frangible zone 174, and lateral plate 112,114 can be folding and/or curling towards diapire 14 along end wall 24,26 and sidewall 32,34, as illustrated in fig. 7.In addition, the marginal portion comprising the lateral plate 112,114 of reusable mouth piece 124 can be folded back towards the open end of container 10 and remain on appropriate location by fastening structure, makes being overlaped towards outer surface 178 (being limited by the inside face of lateral plate 112,114) by of lateral plate 112,114 or several folded part or cover of top 116.Optionally, another frangible zone can be provided, such as, provide at another place of edge joint 118,120 or another position, turn over to be conducive to the separation of lateral plate 112,114 to make the collapsible and/or volume of multiple parts of lateral plate 112,114.Preferably, separated material full wafer ground is separated, or is alternatively separated into two or more fragment.Separated material can remove or can still be connected to material completely from container 10 can around one or more points of its pivotable.
Illustrate illustrated in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the fastening structure for the folded edge part keeping lateral plate 112,114 can comprise one or several part of the interlocking closure member 180 be positioned on the surface 178 on top 116.Described element is used for at least one co-operating of the element 126,128 of reusable mouth piece 124 and is mated.Such as, after top 116 is folding along the outside of supporting construction 12 towards diapire 14, the marginal portion comprising the lateral plate 112,114 of reusable mouth piece 124 can be folded back towards the open end of container 10, is in the interlocking closure member 180 be positioned at by reusable mouth piece 124 be positioned on surface 178 position interlocking and engage.
Fig. 9 and Figure 10 illustrates the alternative fastening structure for the folded edge part of lateral plate 112,114 being remained on folding position.Fastening structure can comprise the bag structure 182 being positioned in supporting construction 12 or several pocket.Bag structure 182 illustrate as triangular structure and can locate (such as) end wall 24,26 one or more on, and limit one or several slit 184 (or similar structure), top 116 along supporting construction 12 folded outboard after.The turning 186 that described slit is formed for the marginal portion being received through folding lateral plate 112,114.Top 116 is remained in described folding configuration and be not limited to use above-mentioned mechanism, and can comprise other mechanism, comprising (unrestrictedly) keeps that the material of pit or aperture, hook and look fasteners, adhesives comprise pressure sensitive adhesive, the part that is fastened and connected, intermediate plate, rubber tape, mechanical fastener, clip and/or fixture.
In the use of the illustrated container illustrated of Fig. 7 to 10, the top 116 be shaped by both lateral plates 112,114 without the need to entirely folding towards diapire 14, the half on such as collapsible top 116 (as by lateral plate 112,114 limit) to be provided the use of container by the side on top 116.Alternatively, lateral plate 112,114 can cut along additional position or tear, with by being less than or greater than the use being provided container by the region in a region limited in lateral plate 112,114.
According to a kind of alternative method providing the use of container 10, lateral plate 112,114 can along one or more separation (as shown in figure 11) in frangible portions or region 174, and lateral plate 112,114 also can along frangible portions or region 176 and end wall 24,26 are separated with sidewall 32,34, substantially fully remove (Figure 12) from end wall 24,26 and sidewall 32,34 to allow lateral plate 112,114.
Frangible portions or region 174,176 can be formed by the pre-qualified region with weakness and/or directional tear material property or lines.Predefined area or the lines with weakness comprise (unrestrictedly) and are positioned at required disengaged position or the perforation near it, machinery or laser grooving, material thinned section and/or tear tape.Alternatively, no matter engaged by adhesives, cohesive adhesive, heat seal, welded joint or alternate manner, be separated and such as lap-joint, fin, flat butted seam or sealing place can occur along the lines of releasable connection, part or region.As another alternative way, peelable or remove bridge material (such as, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape) and be separated to make sheet.In addition, can be provided for promoting tearing or the parts of separation process, comprising (unrestrictedly) is conducive to user and identifies frangible zone and/or be conducive to grasping and/or apply the grappling/stretching knob of power, the collar or other haptics member to container 10.The identification of one or several frangible zone is also promoted by one or several visual indicator, comprise (unrestrictedly) chrominance section, such as can be positioned on frangible zone or the applying near it or printing color ribbon and/or can the material behavior of visual discrimination, and the visual indicator that can comprise that the both sides along frangible zone extend.Described mark (such as) is by having can the laser grooving of visual identification or region providing of opacity or semi-transparency difference relative to adjacent domain display.And can be close to frangible zone provides anti-tear structure, expand outside frangible zone to prevent from tearing.
Structure for the use promoting container 10 is not limited to the manipulation to lateral plate 112,114.Additional structure can be provided to the region of supporting construction 12, and the one or more removable or replaceable structures be associated with end wall 24,26 and sidewall 32,34 can be comprised.Described structure allows one of container 10 or several part to be removed, recombinate or in other words by the use handling to improve to container 10 inside.
In the one of container 10 uses, container 10 can by sealing for storing any content be contained in container 10.In this use, the top of lateral plate 112,114 can be bonded together, such as, by above-mentioned reusable mouth piece 124.Lateral plate 112,114 engages or links together can with certain movement of measuring that lateral plate 112,114 occurs, because lateral plate is folding around hinge 140,142 pivotable and at coniform gernel 162,164,166,168 place, thus forms outward extending end 154,156 (Figure 13).The folded state of lateral plate 112,114 is along the top surface of the substantially flat of the planes bound container 10 substantially overlapped with the position of hinge 136,138,140,142.Therefore, what other container can be similar to that known rigidity or semi-rigid storage container provide can the mode of stackability be stacked on container 10.
Can being enhanced by providing additional structure by stackability of container 10.Described structure comprises (unrestrictedly) contiguous dististyle 24,26 and/or the top of lateral plate 32,34 or the additional structure of bottom, such as: the top flange providing the supporting functions that can be placed on it by the bottom of supporting container; Flared structure.Described structure comprise end wall 24,26 and/or 32,34 some or all thereon edge or the outside subtended angle of lower edge to provide and to be supported or the engaged lower edge of supporting container or the positive engagement of upper limb; Or from the flange of adjacent end walls 24,26 and/or the upper limb of some or all of sidewall 32,34 or the outward extending flange horizontal expansion of lower edge.Described flange is provided for engaging and is supported or the lower edge of supporting container or the prodger of upper limb.The stacking structure being conducive to container 10 can be positioned on the outside or inside of flexible material 130, to be played a role with direct or indirect contact theing be stacked container by flexible film, thus promotes stacking joint.Also can be provided for promoting to be stacked the alignment of container and/or other structure of joint.
Generally, end and/or diapire can be positioned on the outside or inside of flexible material 130, or fully outside location or positioned internal, or locate in the mode of the combination of interior location and external position.
Container 10 can have additional structure to be conducive to the operation of container 10.Described structure comprises (unrestrictedly) one or several protrusion, be configured as end wall 24,26, the part of sidewall 32,34 and/or diapire 14 or the handle be connected thereto or band.Such as, hand strap can be comprised and lift and/or carrying container 10 to be conducive to one hand, such as, provide band to promote carrying of container to receive one or more finger of user by the supporting of diapire 14 to diapire 14.
The operation of container 10 is also promoted by the structure be provided on lateral plate 112,114.By the lateral plate 112,114 of combination is grasped in user finger between and lift and/or carrying container 10, as by anti-skidding or other grasp and strengthen surface and be promoted.Additional structure for enabling user grasp lateral plate 112,114 can comprise protrusion that is that (unrestrictedly) connect or entirety, the collar, handle hole and/or band.
In the one of described container 10 uses, before memory period or use, container can contracted configuration provide.The two or more containers 10 being in contracted configuration can have external packing, for facilitating the storage of multiple container 10, distribution, sale and transport.Packaging can partially or even wholly be encapsulated or packaging container 10.Packaging can be any known packaging, includes but not limited to bag, papery or plastic tape, shrink wrapping, shrink sleeve, stretching casing tube or band, carboard packaging, flow-wrapped packaging, thermoforming packaging etc.Preferably, packaging is encapsulated or self is shown, illustrates or comprise the description of operation of container 10, comprises the method for erecting.In preferred retail shop packaging, pack and self can be or the spendable semi-rigid or rigid container of customer, or even can be strutted can erected container 10.
During use, container 10 can be deformed into from contracted configuration and erect configuration (as mentioned above), and wherein supporting construction 12 limits rigidity or semirigid structure, and the structure that the flexibility that top 116 restriction can be opened and be allowed content pass through is bag-shaped.Content is placed in container 10 by opening 122, and opening 122 uses reusable mouth piece 124 to seal.Container 10 and content can be placed on (if properly) storage in refrigerator or congealing machine, and if need the container 10 that can have like configurations with other to be stacked.And because container 10 is shaped by micro-wave oven Available Material, the content of container 10 and encapsulating can directly be placed in micro-wave oven directly to heat the content be in container 10 again.Subsequently, part or all of top 116 can be removed, or separated and remove the opening producing more convenient use, thus is conducive to getting at content, wherein supporting construction 12 can be used as bowl or the disk-like structure of edible content, or even direct from its edible content.
Alternative structure is applicable to some situation, such as, with the container of multiple compartment.Such as, from diapire, dividing wall (himself optionally can erect) can erect that container is separated into two or more compartment.Another embodiment is the container with multiple opening.
Be not intended to limit, the present invention can the combination of receiving fluids content, solids content, granular contents and these contents.Described content can be article and the goods of indefinite kind to be used, such as, feed object article and goods for individual object, family expenses object, industry object, automobile-used object, health object, farming object or pet.Food storage (such as the object of human or animal) is an object lesson.And, container can partly or entirely shrink before use, prefill content, such as these non-limitative examples: the oil before quick-fried system and puffed rice rice benevolence, add hot water and dry instant noodles before producing soup and vegetables, add water before pet food and the flavoring that adds before other food composition.
All references document in detailed Description Of The Invention is incorporated herein by reference.Quoting of any document is unintelligible for being to its accreditation as prior art of the present invention.
Although illustrate and describe the present invention by specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many other variations and modifications may be made in the case of without departing from the spirit and scope of protection of the present invention.Therefore, all such changes and modifications belonged in the scope of the invention are comprised consciously in the appended claims.
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1. can erect and a collapsible container, described container comprises:
Bottom construction, described bottom construction comprises diapire, pivotable can be connected to the end wall of described diapire and be pivotably connected to described diapire and the pair of sidewalls extended between described end wall for a pair, wherein, each described end wall comprises the multiple end wall portion being provided with end wall hinge therebetween, further, each described sidewall comprises the multiple sidewall sections being provided with side wall hinge therebetween; And
The topside of relative lateral plate that be connected to described bottom construction, that comprise two general plane, described topside is the bag-shaped top for holding content, further, described topside comprise be defined for described container can closing any opening can joint side;
Wherein, when described pair of end walls moves to the second place relative to described diapire from the primary importance relative to described diapire, described end wall can around described end wall hinge articulated movement; And
Described container comprises the easy connection breaking between described bottom construction and described topside, and is defined for the position described topside be separated with described bottom construction.
2. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein when described pair of end walls moves to the described second place from described primary importance, described end wall hinge moves away from one another and described side wall hinge also moves away from one another.
3. container as claimed in claim 2, wherein when described pair of end walls moves to the described second place from described primary importance, described end wall portion and described sidewall sections move from the position being basically parallel to described diapire towards the position being basically perpendicular to described diapire.
4. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein each described sidewall is included in the pair of horns gusset portion extended between described sidewall sections and adjacent end walls, and each described gusset portion divides the corner plate hinge comprising and can rotate relative to the adjacent end walls hinge joint formula of adjacent end walls.
5. container as claimed in claim 4, wherein when described pair of end walls moves to the described second place from described primary importance, each described corner plate hinge can move from the position being basically parallel to described adjacent end walls hinge towards the position being basically perpendicular to described adjacent end walls hinge.
6. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said end wall hinge is basically parallel to described diapire and extends.
7. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pair of end walls response produces the power of oppositely making a concerted effort acted on described end wall and moves to the described second place from described primary importance.
8. container as claimed in claim 7, described container comprises the parts for closed described topside.
9. can erect and a collapsible container, described container comprises:
Bottom construction, described bottom construction comprises diapire, pivotable can be connected to the end wall of described diapire and pivotable can be connected to described diapire and the sidewall extended between described end wall a pair for a pair, wherein, each described end wall comprises the multiple end wall portion being provided with end wall hinge therebetween, and each described sidewall comprises the multiple sidewall sections being provided with side wall hinge therebetween; And
The topside of relative lateral plate that be connected to described bottom construction, that comprise two general plane, described topside is the bag-shaped top for holding content; And
Wherein, when described pair of end walls moves to the second place relative to described diapire from the primary importance relative to described diapire, described end wall can around described end wall hinge articulated movement; And
Described container comprises the easy connection breaking between described bottom construction and described topside, and is defined for the position described topside be separated with described bottom construction.
10. container as claimed in claim 9, wherein when described pair of end walls moves to the described second place from described primary importance, described end wall hinge moves away from one another and described side wall hinge also moves away from one another.
11. containers as claimed in claim 10, wherein when described pair of end walls moves to the described second place from described primary importance, described end wall portion and described sidewall sections move from the position being basically parallel to described diapire towards the position being basically perpendicular to described diapire.
12. containers as claimed in claim 9, wherein said sidewall comprises flexible material sheet.
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