CASE HAVING WRAPPING MATERIAL CUTTING FUNCTION

Abstract

The present invention relates to a case having a wrapping material cutting function. For this purpose, there is disclosed a case having a wrapping material cutting function, in which a body (51) includes a front panel (57), a bottom panel (65), a back panel (64), a cover (58), and a plurality of side panels, wherein the body (51) is made of a synthetic resin material, and wherein cutting protrusions (52) are kept spaced apart from each other and successively formed to protrude upward by connection portions (53) along a bend line, i.e., a bend line between the front panel (57) constituting part of the body (51) and an adjacent inward bend portion (56), so that a wrapping material accommodated in the body (51) is cut off by the cutting protrusions (52) protruding upward along the bend line.

Claims

1. A case having a wrapping material cutting function, in which a body (51) comprises a front panel (57), a bottom panel (65), a back panel (64), a cover (58), and a plurality of side panels, wherein the body (51) is made of a synthetic resin material, and wherein cutting protrusions (52) are kept spaced apart from each other and successively formed to protrude upward by connection portions (53) along a bend line, i.e., a bend line between the front panel (57) constituting part of the body (51) and an adjacent inward bend portion (56), so that a wrapping material accommodated in the body (51) is cut off by the cutting protrusions (52) protruding upward along the bend line.

2. The case of claim 1, wherein one surface of each of the cutting protrusions (52) is formed in a shape of a vertical surface (52a), and a remaining surface of each of the cutting protrusions (52) is formed in a shape of an inclined surface (52b) inclined at an angle in a range from 30 to 40.

3. The case of claim 1, wherein a protruding height of the cutting protrusions (52) ranges from 1.5 to 2.0 mm.

4. The case of claim 1, wherein a material of the body (51) is PP or PET, and a thickness of the body (51) ranges from 0.4 to 0.45 mm.

5. The case of claim 1, wherein accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) are formed in the cover (58) and the inward bend portion (56), and a moving portion (68) configured to be movable within a range of the accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) is formed in the front panel (57).

6. The case of claim 1, wherein a downward bend portion (56a) is further formed in the inward bend portion (56).

7. The case of claim 1, wherein a first side panel (59) having first and second auxiliary side panels (60 and 61) is formed on each of both sides of the front panel (57) and the back panel (60) constituting part of the body (51), a stop hole (59a) is formed in the first side panel (59), second side panels (62) each having a third auxiliary side panel (66) are formed in the inward bend portion (56) in connection with which the stop protrusions (52) are formed along the bend line between the inward bend portion (56) and the front panel (57), an embossing protrusion (66a) is formed on each of the third auxiliary side panel (66), and a fastening panel (63) having an elastic portion (63a) configured to be fitted into the stop hole (59a) is formed at each of both ends of the cover (58), so that lower ends of the first auxiliary side panels (60) are caught and supported on the embossing protrusions (66a) and the elastic portions (63a) of the fastening panels (63) are fitted into the stop hole (59a) of the first side panel (59).

8. The case of claim 2, wherein accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) are formed in the cover (58) and the inward bend portion (56), and a moving portion (68) configured to be movable within a range of the accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) is formed in the front panel (57).

9. The case of claim 3, wherein accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) are formed in the cover (58) and the inward bend portion (56), and a moving portion (68) configured to be movable within a range of the accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) is formed in the front panel (57).

10. The case of claim 4, wherein accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) are formed in the cover (58) and the inward bend portion (56), and a moving portion (68) configured to be movable within a range of the accommodation spaces (67a and 67b) is formed in the front panel (57).

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0044] FIG. 1a is a partial perspective view showing a conventional saw teeth-equipped dispensing container;

[0045] FIG. 1b is a perspective view showing the state in which curable resin is applied;

[0046] FIG. 2 is a development view of the conventional saw teeth-equipped dispensing container;

[0047] FIG. 3 is a development view showing a case according to the present invention;

[0048] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the case according to the present invention;

[0049] FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 3;

[0050] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the state in which cutting protrusions protrude upward through bending along the fold line of FIG. 5;

[0051] FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 4;

[0052] FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 4;

[0053] FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 4; and

[0054] FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 7.

BEST MODE

[0055] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily practice the present invention. The present invention may be implemented in various different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. It is noted that the drawings are schematically drawn and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The relative proportions and ratios of components in the drawings may be exaggerated or diminished in size for the sake of clarity and convenience, and such arbitrary dimensions are merely illustrative and are not limitative. Furthermore, the same reference symbol is used for the same structure, element or part shown in two or more drawings in order to represent similar features.

[0056] FIG. 3 is a development view showing a case according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the case according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of portion A. of FIG. 3. The present invention is characterized in that a body 51 constituting the case is made of a synthetic resin material unlike the conventional container and cutting protrusions 52 are formed along a bend line of the body 51 to be spaced apart and are made to successively protrude upward by connection portions 53 so that a wrapping material contained in the body 51 are cut off by the cutting protrusions 52.

[0057] The cutting protrusions 52 are formed by means of a separate cutter (not shown) along with the bend line by pressing a material having a predetermined thickness, such as that shown in FIG. 3, and is made to protrude upward, as shown in FIG. 6, by folding the body 51 along a fold line 54.

[0058] As shown in FIG. 5, the cutting protrusions 52 are formed throughout the bend line in the state in which one surface of each of the cutting protrusions 52 is formed in the shape of a vertical surface 52a, the other surface thereof is formed in the shape of an inclined surface 52b, and neighboring ones of the cutting protrusions 52 are kept spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals by the connection portions 53.

[0059] In this case, one surface of each of the cutting protrusions 52 is formed in the shape of the vertical surface 52, and the other surface thereof is formed in the shape of the inclined surface 52b inclined at a predetermined angle . If the angle of the inclined surface is equal to or less than 30, the gaps between the cutting protrusions 52 are narrow, and thus it is difficult to machine the cutter for forming the protrusions 52 by means of a tool. If the angle of the inclined surface is greater than 40, the intervals between the cutting protrusions 52 are excessively long, and thus the performance of cutting a sheet 55 is degraded. Accordingly, the inclined surface 52b is preferably formed to be inclined at an angle in the range from 30 to 40.

[0060] Although the location where the cutting protrusions 52 are formed may be set to a first bend line or a second bend line as desired, the cutting protrusions 52 are formed through the first bend line, i.e., a bend line between an inward bend portion 56 and a front panel 57, as shown in FIG. 4 in which an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated.

[0061] The protruding height of the cutting protrusions 52 is set to a value in the range from 1.5 to 2.0 mm in an embodiment of the present invention. If the protruding height is equal to or less than 1.5 mm, the pitch is excessively narrow, and thus the performance of cutting the sheet 55 is degraded. In contrast, if the protruding height is equal to or greater than 2.0 mm, the pitch is excessively wide, and thus a cut surface becomes rough.

[0062] When the material of the body 51 is polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) harmless to humans and the thickness of the body 51 ranges from 0.4 to 0.45 mm, it may be possible to minimize the amount of material used while maintaining the durability of the cutting protrusions 52, thus being economical.

[0063] The case according to the present invention is configured such that the inward bend portion 56 extends from the front panel 57 and thus part of a top opened by a cover 58 is closed by the inward bend portion 56, as shown in FIG. 3.

[0064] In this case, when a downward bend portion 56a is formed in the inward bend portion 56, the downward bend portion 56a pushes the sheet 55 taken out from the body 51, as shown in FIG. 7, and thus the advantage of cutting the sheet 55 with the cutting protrusions 52 while more stably taking out the sheet 55 is achieved.

[0065] A first side panel 59 having first and second auxiliary side panels 60 and 61 is formed at each of both opposite side ends of the body 51, and a stop hole 59a is formed in the first side panel 59.

[0066] Furthermore, a second side panel 62 is formed at each of both opposite side ends of the inward bend portion 56, and a third auxiliary side panel 66 is bendably formed in the second side panel 62. In this case, an embossing protrusion 66a protrudes from the third auxiliary side panel 66.

[0067] Furthermore, a fastening portion 63 having an elastic portion 63a to be caught in the stop hole 59a formed in the first side panel 59 so that the body 51 forms a rectangular parallelepiped shape is formed at each of both opposite side ends of the cover 58.

[0068] Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9, when the first, second and third auxiliary side panels 60, 61 and 66 are bent at 90 along the fold lines 54 of the first and second side panels 59 and 62, the front panel 57 and a bottom panel 65 are bent at 90 along the fold line 54, and the third auxiliary side panel 66 is located over the second auxiliary side panel 66, the second side panel 62 is automatically located on the inner surface of the first side panel 59.

[0069] In this state, when the first auxiliary side panel 60 is brought into tight contact with the inner surface of the second side panel 62, the lower end of the first auxiliary side panel 60 is caught and supported on the embossing protrusion 66a formed on the third auxiliary side panel 66, and thus a box having an open back is formed by the inward bend portion 56, the front panel 57, and the bottom panel 65.

[0070] Thereafter, when the sheet 55 is put into the inner space of the body 51, the back panel 64 and the cover 58 are closed in the state in which one end of the sheet 55 is exposed out of the box, and the elastic portion 63a formed in the fastening panel 63 is fitted into the stop hole 59a formed in the first side panel 59, the assembly of the case of the present invention is completed, as shown in FIG. 4. Meanwhile, accommodation spaces 67a and 67b are formed at the centers of the cover 58 and the inward bend portion constituting the body 51 to be superimposed on each other, and a moving portion 68 movable within the range of the accommodation spaces 67a and 67b is formed in the front panel 57.

[0071] In this case, it is preferred that the width b1 of the accommodation space 67b formed in the inward bend portion 56 is larger than the width b2 of the moving portion 68. The reason for this is to allow the moving portion 68 to be freely moved into the accommodation space 67b when the moving portion 68 is pushed.

[0072] Furthermore, the moving portion 68 has a shape in which the upper portion thereof is wider than the lower portion thereof, and through holes 69 are formed at the lower ends of the moving portion 68. The reason for this is to prevent a phenomenon in which the lower ends of the moving portion 68 are cut (torn) even when the moving portion 68 is repeatedly pushed.

[0073] In FIG. 3, the lines indicated by solid lines are cutting lines 70, and the lines indicated by dotted lines are fold lines 54.

[0074] The operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

[0075] First, when a sheet-shaped synthetic resin material, such as that shown in FIG. 3, is pressed, the sheet is cut into a predetermined shape along the cutting lines 70, pressing is performed along the fold lines 54, and the cutting protrusions 52 are formed throughout the bend line, i.e., the bend line between the inward bend portion 56 and the front panel 57, by means of the separate cutter (not shown) at the same time.

[0076] After the pressing, the cover 58, the back panel 64, the bottom panel 65, the front panel 57, the inward bend portion 56, and the downward bend portion 56a are sequentially turned along the fold lines 54 and, simultaneously, the first side panel 59, the first, second and third auxiliary side panels 60 and 61, the second side panel 62, the third auxiliary side panel 66, and the fastening portion 63 are turned along other fold lines 54.

[0077] Thereafter, the second auxiliary side panel 61 turned to 90 from the first side panel 59 along the fold line 54 is brought into tight contact with the inner surface of the front panel 57, the inward bend portion 56 is turned, the third auxiliary side panel 66 turned to 90 from the second side panel 62 is brought into tight contact with the second auxiliary side panel 61, and then the first auxiliary side panel 60 is brought into tight contact with the second side panel 62, thereby allowing the lower end of the first auxiliary side panel 60 to be caught on the embossing protrusion 66a. This assembly operation is performed on both opposite sides of the body 51 in the same manner.

[0078] When the first and second side panels 59 and 62 and the first, second and third auxiliary side panels 60, 61 and 66 are set, as described above, a box having an open back is formed by the inward bend portion 56, the front panel 57 and the bottom panel 65. A sheet 585 to be used is put into the inside of the box, the back panel 64 and the cover 58 are closed in the state in which one end of the sheet 585 is exposed out of the box, and then the elastic portion 63a formed in the fastening portion 63 is fitted into the stop hole 59a formed in the first side panel 59, thereby completing the assembly of a container box.

[0079] In this state, when it is necessary to cut off the sheet 55 accommodated inside the body 51, the sheet is taken out to a required length. In this case, the downward bend portion 56a of the inward bend portion 56 is in tight contact with the outer circumferential surface of the sheet 55, and thus the sheet 55 is stably taken out.

[0080] Once the sheet 55 has been taken out to a desired length, the cover 58 is pushed with one hand and the sheet 55 is held and pushed downward by the other hand, with the result that the sheet 55 is clearly cut off along a single rectilinear line by the cutting protrusions 52 made of a synthetic resin material and formed along the bend line.

[0081] After the sheet 55 has been taken out from the body 51 to a required length and cut off, the remaining sheet 55 is accommodated inside the body 51 by the cover 58 and the downward bend portion 58a, and thus a phenomenon in which the sheet 55 is contaminated with dust or the like can be prevented.

[0082] Meanwhile, when it is necessary to take out and cut off the sheet 55 accommodated in the body 51, the moving portion 68 is pushed inward in the direction indicated by the lower arrow in the form indicated by the alternate short and long dotted lines so that the moving portion 68 is accommodated in the accommodation spaces 67a and 67b, as shown in FIG. 10, and thus the sheet 55 can be taken out to a desired length without opening the cover 58 by holding portion K of the sheet 55 accommodated inside the body 51 and pulling the portion K in the direction indicated by the upper arrow.

[0083] Although the embodiments of present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains that the prevent invention may be practiced in other specific forms without departing from the technical spirit and essential features of the present invention.

[0084] Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative but are not limitative from all aspects, the scope of the present invention described in the detailed description is defined by the following claims, and all modifications and variations derived from the meanings, scopes and equivalents of the claims are included in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

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TABLE-US-00001 51: body 52: cutting protrusions 52a: vertical surface 52b: inclined surface 53: connection portion 54: fold line 55: sheet 56: inward bend portion 56a: downward bend portion 57: front panel 58: cover 59: first side panel 60, 61: first and second auxiliary side 62: second side panel panels 63: fastening panel 64: back panel 65: bottom panel 66: third auxiliary side panel 67a, 67b: accommodation space 68: moving portion