Storage case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12059071-B2
Application number	US-202017637609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2020
Priority date	Aug 28, 2019
Publication date	Aug 13, 2024
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024

Abstract

In the present invention of a storage case, a space can be saved in the packing form.The skeleton frame of the storage case includes a pair of left and right side frames, a connecting pipe connecting the front end portions of the side frames, and a back panel connecting the rear end portions of the side frames. Therefore, in the skeleton frame, the bottom wall of the case can be supported by the support portion of the side frame without providing the bottom plate that supports the entire bottom wall of the case. As a result, when the storage case is disassembled, it is not necessary to vertically stack the bottom plates that receive the entire bottom wall of the case from below, so that it is possible to save space in the packing form of the storage case.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A storage case comprising:
a skeleton frame that has an accommodating portion inside and can be assembled in a state where it is stacked vertically in multiple tiers;
a case that is formed in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box that opens upward and is housed in the accommodating portion; and
a top plate detachably assembled to the skeleton frame in an uppermost tier;
wherein the skeleton frame is configured to include:
left and right side frames, each of the left and right side frames having front and rear vertical pillar portions extending in a vertical direction and a lower frame portion that connects lower end portions of the front and rear vertical pillar portions and projects inward in a left-right direction of the skeleton frame than the front and rear vertical pillar portions to support both ends of a bottom of the case in the left-right direction, and
a rear connecting member that extends in the left-right direction and is detachably assembled to a rear end portion of each of the left and right side frames to connect the left and right side frames,

wherein the rear connecting member is configured by a rectangular plate-shaped back panel having a plate thickness direction in a front-rear direction,
each of the left and right side frames is configured to include:
a fixing piece configuring a rear surface of the respective one of the left and right side frames; and
a panel mounting portion that is arranged adjacent to a front side of the fixing piece and has a slit formed in a connection portion with the fixing piece that is open inward in the left-right direction of the skeleton frame, and

in the rear connecting member, left and right ends of the back panel are inserted into the slits of the left and right side frames, respectively, and each of the left and right ends of the back panel is fixed to the fixing piece of the respective one of the left and right side frames by a fastening member.

2. The storage case according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a front connecting member that is formed in a shape of a long rod extending in the left-right direction and is detachably assembled to a front end portion of the lower frame portion of each of the left and right side frames to connect the left and right side frames.

3. The storage case according to claim 1 , wherein
the rear connecting member further includes a rod-shaped member extending in the left-right direction and detachably assembled to a rear end portion of the lower frame portion of each of the left and right side frames to connect the left and right side frames.

4. The storage case according to claim 1 ,
wherein the case is configured to include:
a case body formed in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box open to an upper side;
a front panel that can be detachably assembled to a front portion of the case body; and
a recess opened downward is formed at a lower end portion of the front panel, and an inclined portion is formed at an upper end portion of the front panel.

5. A storage case comprising:
a skeleton frame that has an accommodating portion inside and can be assembled in a state where it is stacked vertically in multiple tiers;
a case that is formed in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box that opens upward and is housed in the accommodating portion; and
a top plate detachably assembled to the skeleton frame in an uppermost tier;
wherein the skeleton frame is configured to include:
left and right side frames, each of the left and right side frames having front and rear vertical pillar portions extending in a vertical direction and a lower frame portion that connects lower end portions of the front and rear vertical pillar portions and projects inward in a left-right direction of the skeleton frame than the front and rear vertical pillar portions to support both ends of a bottom of the case in the left-right direction, and
a rear connecting member that extends in the left-right direction and is detachably assembled to a rear end portion of each of the left and right side frames to connect the left and right side frames,

wherein the rear connecting member is configured by a rectangular plate-shaped back panel having a plate thickness direction in a front-rear direction,
wherein each of the left and right side frames is configured to include:
front and rear lower connecting portions protruding downward from front and rear end portions of the lower frame portion, respectively;
front and rear upper connecting recesses formed at upper end portions of the front and rear vertical pillar portions and configured so that the front and rear lower connecting portions of another skeleton frame can be fitted;
an upper frame portion that extends in the front-rear direction and connects the upper end portions of the front and rear vertical pillar portions;
front and rear upper connecting portions formed on the upper frame portion and projecting upward from the upper frame portion; and
front and rear lower connecting recesses formed in the lower frame portion and configured so that the upper connecting portion of another skeleton frame can be fitted.

6. A storage case comprising:
a skeleton frame that has an accommodating portion inside and can be assembled in a state where it is stacked vertically in multiple tiers;
a case that is formed in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box that opens upward and is housed in the accommodating portion; and
a top plate detachably assembled to the skeleton frame in an uppermost tier;
wherein the skeleton frame is configured to include:
left and right side frames, each of the left and right side frames having front and rear vertical pillar portions extending in a vertical direction and a lower frame portion that connects lower end portions of the front and rear vertical pillar portions and projects inward in a left-right direction of the skeleton frame than the front and rear vertical pillar portions to support both ends of a bottom of the case in the left-right direction, and
a rear connecting member that extends in the left-right direction and is detachably assembled to a rear end portion of each of the left and right side frames to connect the left and right side frames,

wherein the rear connecting member is configured by a rectangular plate-shaped back panel having a plate thickness direction in a front-rear direction,
a guide rib and sliding rib extending in the front-rear direction are formed on a lower surface of the case,
the guide rib is arranged between the left and right side frames and above a front connecting member, and abut on the lower frame portion to limit the movement of the case in the left-right direction, and
the sliding rib is in contact with an upper surface of the lower frame portion.

Assignees

• Iris Ohyama Inc

Inventors

• Kobayashi Susumu

Classifications

• A47B47/042

  Panels connected without frames · CPC title

• A47B67/04 Primary

  Chests of drawers; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers (A47B67/02 takes precedence; drawers, guides for drawers, per se A47B88/00) · CPC title