JP2011073698A - Housing - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a storage body that can improve the work efficiency of storage work and can be manufactured at low cost.
A storage body according to the present invention includes a bottom part including a pair of inner bottom flaps and a pair of outer bottom flaps, a ceiling part including a pair of inner ceiling flaps and a pair of outer ceiling flaps. A storage box 11 having four side plates 18 is provided. A through hole 20 is formed in each inner bottom flap 12 of the bottom portion 14 of the storage box 11. Further, an engaging member 21 for locking the photographic paper roll 1 is inserted in each through hole 20.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a storage body that stores a pair of photographic paper rolls and an ink ribbon unit including an ink ribbon, a feeding roll, and a take-up roll, and in particular, improves the working efficiency of storage work and is manufactured at low cost. It is related with the storage body which can do.

  In general, a sublimation transfer printer uses an ink ribbon and photographic paper dedicated to the printer. Therefore, a photographic paper roll formed by winding a photographic paper into a cylindrical shape, an ink ribbon, a feeding roll around which the ink ribbon is wound, and a winding roll for winding up the ink ribbon fed from the feeding roll, The ink ribbon unit having the above is distributed as a set, and is stored in a single storage body and transported (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  Here, as a method of storing the photographic paper roll and the ink ribbon unit in the storage body, a partition member for partitioning the region in which the photographic paper roll is stored and the region in which the ink ribbon unit is stored is provided in the storage body. A method of holding a photographic paper roll by attaching a plurality of caps for locking the photographic paper roll to the partition member is considered.

  When the photographic paper roll and the ink ribbon unit are stored in the storage body by such a method, first, a plurality of caps are attached to the partition member, and the photographic paper roll is locked to each cap. Next, the photographic paper roll is stored in the storage body while maintaining the state of being locked to each cap, and then the ink ribbon unit is stored in a predetermined area.

JP 2009-51541 A

  However, in such a method, the operation of storing the photographic paper roll and the ink ribbon unit in the storage body becomes complicated, and it is difficult to improve the operation efficiency of the storage operation. In addition, since the partition member has a function of partitioning the storage area and a function of holding the photographic paper roll, the shape of the partition member becomes complicated, resulting in a cost for producing the storage body. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a storage body that can improve the work efficiency of storage work and can be manufactured at low cost.

  The present invention relates to a housing for housing a pair of photographic paper rolls and an ink ribbon unit comprising an ink ribbon, a feeding roll, and a winding roll, and a bottom portion including a pair of inner bottom flaps and a pair of outer bottom flaps; A storage box having a ceiling portion including a pair of inner ceiling flaps and a pair of outer ceiling flaps, and four side plates, and through holes are formed in each inner bottom flap at the bottom of the storage box, and printing is performed on each through hole. A storage body in which an engaging member for locking a paper roll is inserted.

  The present invention is a storage body characterized in that a storage box is partitioned by a partition plate into a roll storage section that stores a pair of photographic paper rolls and a ribbon storage section that stores an ink ribbon unit. .

  In the present invention, the height of the engaging member is 20 to 60 mm.

  In the present invention, the engaging member is made of resin.

  The present invention is the storage body in which the engaging member is made of paper.

  According to the present invention, the engaging member is inserted into each through hole formed in each inner bottom flap of the bottom, and the photographic paper roll is locked to each engaging member and stored in the storage box. . Accordingly, each photographic paper roll can be easily and reliably locked in the storage box, and the work efficiency of the storage work can be improved. Moreover, since each engaging member is inserted in each inner bottom flap of the bottom part of a storage box, it is not necessary to provide a member separate from a storage box in order to insert an engaging member. For this reason, the storage body as a whole can be manufactured at low cost.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a storage body in which a photographic paper roll and an ink ribbon unit are stored in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a top view showing a cap in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view showing a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing a blank plate for a storage box in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an isolation pad in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a case where the photographic paper roll is stored in the storage box in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a case where the ink ribbon unit is stored in the storage box. FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating a case where the photographic paper roll and the ink ribbon unit are completely stored.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 6 is a figure which shows the storage body in embodiment of this invention.

  First, the overall structure of the storage body 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the storage body 10 is for storing a pair of photographic paper rolls 1 and two ink ribbon units 2 including an ink ribbon 2a, a feeding roll 2b, and a take-up roll 2c. Among these, each photographic paper roll 1 is composed of a coreless type photographic paper roll formed by winding a photographic paper 1 a into a cylindrical shape, and is accommodated in a protective bag 3 made of resin. The ink ribbon unit 2 is accommodated in a protective bag 4 made of resin, and the feeding roll 2b and the take-up roll 2c of each ink ribbon unit 2 are connected to each other by connecting members 2d at both ends thereof. Without using such a connecting member 2d, the ink ribbon unit 2 is covered with a packaging sheet (not shown) by interposing a buffer sheet (not shown) between the feeding roll 2b and the take-up roll 2c. You may be made to be.

  The storage body 10 includes a bottom portion 14 including a pair of inner bottom flaps 12, a pair of outer bottom flaps 13, a pair of inner ceiling flaps 15, and a ceiling portion 17 including a pair of outer ceiling flaps 16, and four A storage box 11 having a side plate 18 is provided. The storage box 11 is formed in a rectangular shape.

  A through hole 20 is formed in each inner bottom flap 12 of the bottom portion 14, and a cap (engaging member) 21 that locks the photographic paper roll 1 is inserted into each through hole 20. The through hole 20 has a hole diameter substantially the same as the inner diameter of the photographic paper roll 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cap 21 is connected to a roll inner peripheral surface 1b and a through hole 20 of the photographic paper roll 1 and a lower end of the cylindrical portion 22, and is connected to a storage box. 11 has a flange portion 23 that comes into contact with the inner bottom flap 12 of the bottom portion 14, and an end wall portion 25 connected to the upper end of the cylindrical portion 22 via an R chamfer portion 24. Of these, an opening 26 is formed in the end wall portion 25, and a protruding portion 27 protruding upward is formed on the peripheral edge of the opening 26. As shown in FIG. 2, a flat surface 28 parallel to the axis of the cylindrical portion 22 is formed on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 22.

  The height of the cap 21 (dimension X in FIG. 3) is preferably 20 to 60 mm, and particularly preferably 27 mm. As a result, even if the photographic paper roll 1 is wound around the photographic paper 1a of the so-called L size (the width of the photographic paper 1a is 126 mm), the photographic paper roll 1 is reliably locked and the photographic paper roll 1 is tilted. Can be prevented. Further, by setting the height of the cap 21 as described above, the operation of locking the photographic paper roll 1 to the cap 21 can be easily performed. The cylindrical portion 22 of the cap 21 preferably has an outer diameter of 90% to 100% of the inner diameter of the roll inner peripheral surface 1b of the photographic paper roll 1. As a result, when the cylindrical portion 22 of the cap 21 is inserted into the inner peripheral surface 1b of the photographic paper roll 1, the photographic paper roll 1 can be prevented from rattling and can be securely locked, and the cylindrical portion 22 can be inserted into the inner circumferential surface 1b of the roll and securely fitted.

  The cap 21 is preferably made of resin. As the resin for forming the cap 21, polystyrene resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS resin), acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer resin (AS resin), methacrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, polysulfone Resin, polyethersulfone resin, polyarylate resin, polyetherimide resin, polyamideimide resin, polyester resin (for example, polyethylene terephthalate resin or polybutylene terephthalate), modified polyphenylene oxide resin (for example, modified polyphenylene ether resin), polyimide resin Polyolefins such as polyphenylene sulfide resin, polyether ketone resin, polyether ether ketone resin, polyethylene resin and polypropylene resin Resins, polyacetal resins, polyester carbonate resins, liquid crystal polymers, thermoplastic resin such as elastomers or, mixtures thereof, and further alloy resin composition or the like of two or more kinds of these resins. Among these, it is particularly preferable to use a polyolefin-based resin such as a polyethylene resin or a polypropylene resin, which has a good dimensional accuracy such as good moldability and low cost. In addition, the cap 21 may be made of paper such as pulp mold. When the cap 21 is made of paper, the cap 21 can be discarded without being separated from the storage box 11 and the isolation pad 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the inside of the storage box 11 is divided into a roll storage portion 31 for storing a pair of photographic paper rolls 1 and a ribbon storage portion 32 for storing an ink ribbon unit 2 by an isolation pad (partition plate) 30. It is partitioned. As shown in FIG. 5, the isolation pad 30 has a long side corresponding to the long side of the storage area when the storage area of the storage box 11 is viewed from above. Further, the short side of the isolation pad 30 is smaller than the height of the storage area of the storage box 11.

  The roll storage unit 31 has a size capable of storing two photographic paper rolls 1 upright, and the ribbon storage unit 32 has a size capable of storing two ink ribbon units 2. The height of the roll storage unit 31 and the ribbon storage unit 32, that is, the height of the storage area in the storage box 11 corresponds to the width of the photographic paper roll 1, and the photographic paper roll 1 is stored upright. In this case, the lower end surface 1 c of the photographic paper roll 1 is configured to contact the inner bottom flap 12, and the upper end surface 1 d of the photographic paper roll 1 is configured to contact the inner ceiling flap 15.

  Next, the blank board 41 for producing the storage box 11 is demonstrated using FIG. The blank board 41 is made of paperboard and has an inner bottom flap panel 42 that forms each inner bottom flap 12 of the bottom portion 14 of the storage box 11 and an outer bottom flap panel 43 that forms each outer bottom flap 13. . Among these, the above-mentioned through-hole 20 is formed in each inner bottom flap panel 42.

  An inner ceiling flap panel 45 that forms the inner ceiling flap 15 of the ceiling portion 17 is connected to each inner bottom flap panel 42 via a side plate panel 48 that forms the side plate 18. Similarly, an outer ceiling flap panel 46 that forms the outer ceiling flap 16 of the ceiling portion 17 is connected to each outer bottom flap panel 43 via a side plate panel 48. Further, a folded panel 49 joined to the side plate 18 by an adhesive or the like at the time of assembly is connected to one side edge of the side plate panel 48.

  Thus, the storage box 11 is produced from the blank board 41 formed integrally.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.

  First, a blank plate 41 as shown in FIG. 4 is prepared. Next, the four side panels 48 and the folded panel 49 of the blank plate 41 are respectively bent, and the folded panel 49 and the corresponding side panel 48 are joined with an adhesive or the like as shown in FIG. The Next, the two inner bottom flap panels 42 are folded against the corresponding side panels 48. Thereby, the side surface 18 of the storage box 11 is formed.

  Caps 21 are respectively inserted into the through holes 20 of the bent inner bottom flap panels 42. In this case, the cylindrical portion 22 of the cap 21 is guided to the through hole 20 by the R chamfered portion 24 of the cap 21. As a result, the cap 21 can be smoothly inserted into the through hole 20. The cap 21 inserted into the through hole 20 has a cylindrical portion 22 fitted into the through hole 20 and a flange portion 23 in contact with the inner bottom flap 12 (inner bottom flap panel 42). As a result, the cap 21 can be reliably locked to the inner bottom flap 12.

  Next, the two outer bottom flap panels 43 are bent with respect to the corresponding side panels 48, and each outer bottom flap panel 43 is joined to the outside of the storage box 11 by the adhesive tape 5 (see FIG. 6C). . As a result, the bottom portion 14 of the storage box 11 having the two inner bottom flaps 12 and the two outer bottom flaps 13 is formed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the flange portion 23 of the cap 21 is sandwiched between the inner bottom flap 12 (inner bottom flap panel 42) and the outer bottom flap 13 (outer bottom flap panel 43). This can reliably prevent the cap 21 from coming out of the through hole 20.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6A, the two photographic paper rolls 1 previously stored in the protective bag 3 are stored from above the storage box 11. In this case, first, each photographic paper roll 1 is inserted into the storage box 11 from above so that the opening of the protective bag 3 faces upward, and the cylinder of the cap 21 is formed on the roll inner peripheral surface 1b of each photographic paper roll 1. The part 22 is fitted. As a result, the photographic paper roll 1 is locked to the cap 21. Further, since the cylindrical portion 22 is guided to the roll inner peripheral surface 1b by the R chamfered portion 24 of the cap 21, the cylindrical portion 22 can be smoothly inserted into the roll inner peripheral surface 1b.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, the storage box 11 has a roll storage section 31 for storing the photographic paper roll 1 and a ribbon storage section 32 for storing the ink ribbon unit 2 so as to partition. An isolation pad 30 is disposed. Thereafter, the two ink ribbon units 2 previously stored in the protective bag 4 are stored in the ribbon storage portion 32 partitioned by the isolation pad 30.

  After the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 are stored, the two inner ceiling flap panels 45 are bent with respect to the corresponding side panels 48. Thereafter, the two outer ceiling flap panels 46 are bent with respect to the corresponding side panels 48, and the outer ceiling flap panels 46 are joined by the adhesive tape 5 on the upper surface thereof (see FIG. 6C). Thus, the ceiling portion 17 of the storage box 11 having the inner ceiling flap 15 and the outer ceiling flap 16 is formed, and the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 are stored in the storage body 10. In this case, the lower end surface 1 c of the photographic paper roll 1 contacts the inner bottom flap 12, and the upper end surface 1 d of the photographic paper roll 1 contacts the inner ceiling flap 15.

  By the way, when taking out the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 from the storage body 10 in which the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 are stored, the adhesive tape 5 is peeled off and the outer ceiling flap 16 and the inner ceiling flap 15 are removed. Open. As a result, the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 appear, and the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 can be pulled up upward and easily taken out from the storage box 11.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cap 21 is inserted into each through hole 20 formed in each inner bottom flap 12 of the bottom portion 14, and the pair of photographic paper rolls 1 are locked to each cap 21. And stored in the storage box 11. Thus, each photographic paper roll 1 can be easily and surely locked in the storage box 11, and the work efficiency of the storage work can be improved. Further, since each cap 21 is inserted into each inner bottom flap 12 of the bottom portion 14 of the storage box 11, it is not necessary to provide a separate member from the storage box 11 in order to insert the cap 21. For this reason, the storage body 10 as a whole can be manufactured at low cost.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the horizontal movement of each photographic paper roll 1 stored in the storage box 11 is restricted by the cap 21. Further, each photographic paper roll 1 has its lower end surface 1c in contact with the inner bottom flap 12 of the storage box 1 and its upper end surface 1d in contact with the inner ceiling flap 15 of the storage box 11, so that Movement is also regulated. As a result, the storage body 10 in which the photographic paper rolls 1 are stored can have vertical rigidity. For this reason, it is possible to prevent each photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 from being given an impact.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the ink ribbon unit 2 is easily stored in the storage box 11 with the isolation pad 30 interposed in the photographic paper roll 1. For this reason, the work efficiency of the storing operation of the ink ribbon unit 2 can be improved reliably. In addition, since the separating pad 30 is interposed between the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 in the storage box 11 as described above, the photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2 are mutually connected during transportation. It is possible to reliably prevent collision and damage.

  In this embodiment, the photographic paper roll 1 is a coreless type photographic paper roll formed in a cylindrical shape by winding the photographic paper 1a, and the cylindrical portion 22 of the cap 21 is formed on the inner peripheral surface 1b of the roll. An example of fitting is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the photographic paper roll 1 has a photographic paper 1a and a cylindrical winding shaft (not shown) around which the photographic paper 1a is wound. You may comprise so that the cylindrical part 22 of the cap 21 may fit in a surrounding surface. Even in this case, the photographic paper roll can be reliably locked.

  In the present embodiment, the storage box 11 is partitioned into a roll storage unit 31 and a ribbon storage unit 32 by an isolation pad 30, and the isolation pad is provided between each photographic paper roll 1 and the ink ribbon unit 2. An example in which 30 is interposed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the photographic paper rolls 1 and the ink ribbon units 2 are placed in the storage box 11 without interposing the isolation pad 30 between the photographic paper rolls 1 and the ink ribbon units 2. It may be stored.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example in which the cap 21 is formed in a cylindrical shape has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cap can have any shape such as a polygonal column as long as the cap can be inserted into the through-hole 20 and the photographic paper roll 1 can be locked.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printing paper roll 1a Printing paper 1b Roll inner peripheral surface 1c Lower end surface 1d Upper end surface 2 Ink ribbon unit 2a Ink ribbon 2b Feeding roll 2c Winding roll 2d Connecting member 3, 4 Protective bag 5 Adhesive tape 10 Storage body 11 Storage box 12 Inner bottom flap 13 Outer bottom flap 14 Bottom 15 Inner ceiling flap 16 Outer ceiling flap 17 Outer ceiling 18 Side plate 20 Through hole 21 Cap 22 Cylindrical portion 23 Flange portion 24 R chamfered portion 25 End wall portion 26 Opening portion 27 Protruding portion 28 Flat Surface 30 Isolation pad 31 Roll storage part 32 Ribbon storage part 41 Blank plate 42 Inner bottom flap panel 43 Outer bottom flap panel 45 Inner ceiling flap panel 46 Outer ceiling flap panel 48 Side plate panel 49 Folding panel

Claims (5)

In a storage body for storing a pair of photographic paper rolls and an ink ribbon unit including an ink ribbon, a feeding roll, and a winding roll,
A storage box having a bottom including a pair of inner bottom flaps and a pair of outer bottom flaps, a ceiling including a pair of inner ceiling flaps and a pair of outer ceiling flaps, and four side plates;
A storage body, wherein a through hole is formed in each inner bottom flap at the bottom of the storage box, and an engaging member for locking a photographic paper roll is inserted into each through hole.   2. The storage body according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is partitioned by a partition plate into a roll storage portion that stores a pair of photographic paper rolls and a ribbon storage portion that stores an ink ribbon unit. .   The storage body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the height of the engaging member is 20 to 60 mm.   The storage body according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is made of resin.   4. A storage body according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is made of paper.

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