CN1412089A - Locking container - Google Patents

Abstract

A locking unit used in packaging which has a flexible or plastic part. The plastic part includes a rigid moulding locking mechanism which has child resistant trigger release mechanism.

Description

Locking container

Background of invention

The present invention relates to locking container, particularly, can guarantee the locking container of child-resistance; Wherein must apply multiple motion multiple purposes is arranged in order to open container.A kind of purposes of locking container is as drug container.Locking cover on the medicine bottle is widely known by the people.Lid needs axle pressure or radially inwardly extruding usually, rotates lid simultaneously and takes off lid from container, can take out medicine wherein.

Many medicines are packaged in the flat box, and these boxes are difficult to provide the lockout feature that stops children to guarantee safety.So existing for flat boxes provides and has the needs that need the blocking device that multiple action just can open, and also has the needs of the locking box that provides cheap.

The invention provides a kind of locking container.In a kind of preferred structure of the present invention was made, locking container was flat, and had one and first element of profile and blocking device can be provided and can provide osed top second element.Shell also comprises a pallet that is used for protecting the container contents in the preferred structure.In a kind of preferred structure of the present invention, container has a rigid tray and a cover that covers this pallet.A slide plate that is connected on the pallet can unclamp blocking device, when slide plate is positioned at latched position, pallet is fixed on the cover.When slide plate moves to non-locked position, blocking device is opened, and unclamps cover, and cover may move relative to pallet like this.Preferably blocking device pins an end that covers in the structure.The other end of cover is hinged on the pallet.The horizontal side of cover is installed in one under projection, and this projection is positioned on the side that pallet stretches upwards.

In a kind of preferred structure of the present invention, pallet is a rectangle, has central body, opposed rectangular side panels and opposed rectangle end.Preferably, cover and be cardboard or plastic material, form three parts by two parallel folding lines are provided.A face plate of foundation is arranged below pallet, be connected on the bottom of pallet by bonding or other method.On an end of pallet, be covered with a band crestal surface plate, and be covered with cover plate at the top of pallet.The free-end of cover plate may be through folding and having interlayer, so that a hard relatively cover to be provided.Under the another kind of situation, may add second interlayer, increasing rigidity, and provide holding device for shielded packing content in the centre of cover plate.

In a preferred embodiment, pallet molded formation three parts in a mold cavity: main body, slide lock bar and hinged lockplate.One end of main body has a shelf with centre hole, from latch extension site that lockplate stretches out in pass herein and from centre hole.A same hole also being arranged, equally also be used for holding the latch extendible portion near on the free-end of cover plate.Cover plate is fixed on the top of shelf by the extendible portion of latch, and this extension stretches out from the cover plate perforate, and passes the perforate on the shelf of main body one end.

Lockplate is connected on the main body by the moveable hinge of main body one end outward flange upper end.Form in the centre hole of locking bar on main body, be connected on the main body by the oar band.Locking bar is mold formed on a position, is moved to control position.Extension on extension on the locking bar and the main body is connected with adjacent part on the locking bar respectively with on the main body, and allows to slide.The oar band allows lockplate is moved to control position, and forces locking bar to enter complete latched position as the spring device at the center of mistake.On complete latched position, the locking rib on locking bar one end engages with the latch extension, stops lockplate to be opened.

In order to unclamp the latch extension, the stretch ring on the locking bar opposite end moves towards the direction of leaving latched position.Block can stop excessively moving along non-locking direction.Locking bar unclamps to the mobile lockplate that makes of non-locked position, so that open.After stretch ring unclamped, the oar band made locking bar return latched position.

After opening lockplate, the free-end of cover plate is elevated.Cover plate is hinged on the far-end of pallet.Raise and open the cover plate side plate below inwardly protruded that free-end can be from the pallet both sides.Open cover plate and just can take out the interior article of container.

Cover is returned to off position then.Push away to make cover plate at the center of cover plate downwards, allow the edge of cover plate and pallet to extend upward inwardly protruded below interlock in the portion along the y direction elastic bending.The lockplate closure on the cover board then.Latch prolongs rib and stretches out by the perforate of cover and aim at perforate on the pallet shelf.Latch prolongs rib has one to be tilted to outer surface, and this surface can contact with the inclined cam surface on locking rib top, will lock rib and locking bar pushes away latched position, and latch prolongation rib will lock interlock under the rib like this.The oar band makes locking bar and locking rib return latched position, can protect packing can not opened by accident.

When lifting lockplate, need locking bar to move, this motion can realize with covering to slide in the elliptical aperture that aligns with it on the substrate at pallet by stretch ring.

In a preferred form, lockplate has the parallel cuts of vertically stretching out on the lockplate free-end direction from the hinges to the offside.Otch is divided into three parts to lockplate.Core has a perforate, and latch prolongs rib and is shaped in this position, and passes from the hole.Have arcuate part on the Outboard Sections, form the free edge of Outboard Sections projection.The edge of projection relative direction of article in the container is opened.When the stretch ring of container another side is removed from latched position, vertically finger is inserted the following both sides that just can lift lockplate of arcuate part and flange.The slip of locking bar can be unclamped latch and be prolonged rib, makes it possible to mention the core of lockplate.The core of lockplate just can be mentioned in the both sides of mentioning lockplate, and can be the latch extension from mentioning with locking rib bonded assembly position.In one embodiment of the invention, thus need all upwards lift two Outboard Sections and provide enough moment just can mention core for the stub area of otch.

Of the present invention these and further and further feature will in disclosure, describe with reference to the accompanying drawings clearly, comprise aforementioned and present written technical requirements.

The accompanying drawing summary

Fig. 1 is the top surface perspective of this container.

Fig. 2 is the underside perspective view of this container.

Fig. 3 is the section drawing of container shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is the detailed cross-sectional view of this container.

Fig. 5 is the detailed cross-sectional view of this container, shows that locking bar is pulled to lockset position of coupler

Fig. 6 is a lockplate closed cross section detail drawing.

Fig. 7 is the detailed cross-sectional view of the locked reinforcing of packing.

Fig. 8 is the transparent view of base portion, lockplate and stretch ring.

Fig. 9 is for showing the bottom view of the position that pallet is molded as.

Figure 10 is for showing the birds-eye view of the position that pallet is molded as.

Figure 11 is a transparent view detail drawing, shows moulded locking bar and the latch extension with the lockplate that is in the close position.

Figure 12 is the top perspective of pallet, and wherein locking bar is in molded position, the lockplate closure.

Figure 13 is locking bar, be in the banded spring of oar of molded position and the cross-sectional plane bottom perspective view detail drawing of closed lockplate.

Figure 14 is for showing locking bar latched position upward view that lockplate is in the close position forwardly.

Figure 15 is the bottom view detail drawing of pallet, show lockplate at make position, locking bar in molded position.

Figure 16 is a similar detail drawing, shows that locking bar in use is in forward-locked position.

Figure 17 is the top perspective of pallet, shows that locking bar and lockplate are in latched position.

Figure 18 is the bottom view of pallet, and locking bar and lockplate are in latched position.

Figure 19 shows the pulling stretch ring, opens lockplate.

Figure 20 is the top perspective of pallet, and locking bar and lockplate are in latched position.

Figure 21 is the perspective cross-sectional view of container, and cover plate stretches out in the pallet portion of extending laterally, and packing is in the closed-lock state.

Figure 22 is the detail drawing of Figure 21.

Preferred embodiment describes in detail

With reference to figure 1, be used for powder charge product or other article locking container generally by the numeral 1 the expression.Container has the molded plastics pallet 3 of a rectangle, and pallet 3 has the side plate 5 and 7 of two opposed rectangles.The outshot 9 of elongation inwardly stretches out from the top of side plate 5 and 7, and pushes down the side of cover plate 11.Cover plate forms the rigid element of the shell 25 that is folded into plastics or paper board material.

Lockplate 13 is pushed down an end of cover plate 11.Lockplate is connected by a hinges 15 on the upper limb on vertical limit 14 of pallet 3.Lockplate has operating center's part 17 and two lateral parts 19.Core has latch to extend.Lateral parts has the sweep 21 of protuberance, can put in two finger tips and lift whole lockplate 13 below sweep.Core 17 and lateral parts 19 are separated by groove 23.Face 22 separates the edge 24 of groove and lockplate 13.Groove can prevent from only to lift one of them lateral parts 19 just can lift core 17.Interval 22 separate the edge 24 of groove and lockplate 13.Lifting both sides part 19 simultaneously just can rotate up it for the enough power of core 17 transmission by join domain 22.When center part 17 was lifted, cover plate 11 also rotated up the article that expose in the container.Length by control slit 23 and zone 22 just can design lockplate to such an extent that make it only to lift one side time domain 22 of 19 and will transmit enough moment and lift core 17.In as shown in Figure 1, 2 one preferred enforcement, cover plate 11 be around the part of light sheet material 25, light sheet material 25 around and surrounded top, bottom and an end of pallet.Light sheet material 25 has a folded part 26 in the end of cover plate 11, be used to provide a band ridge end 27.

In bottom perspective view as shown in Figure 2, light sheet material 25 has a bottom panel 29, and bottom panel 29 is along folded part 28 connecting band ridge ends 27.Bottom panel can be bonding, overlap joint or be connected the bottom of pallet 3 by other physics mode.The lateral margin of bottom panel 29 is by the side plate 5 of pallet 3 and 7 protect to lower extension.When cover plate closing, light sheet material has covered top, bottom and vertical limit 16 of pallet fully.

Flexible ground, bottom panel 29 and cover plate 11 can be made respectively.In this embodiment, bottom panel 29 mechanically, bonding or the overlap joint be connected on the bottom of pallet 3.Band ridge part 27 on the cover is connected on the band ridge limit 16 of pallet in the same way, and cover plate 11 is hinged on the band ridge part 27.

On bottom panel 29, done an oval-shaped otch 31.Stretch ring 33 is installed on the pallet, is positioned within the otch.Stretch ring 33 may move to the other end from an end of otch 31.As shown in Figure 2, stretch ring is positioned at latched position 32, can stop plate 13 and cover plate 11 to be opened.In use, stretch ring is positioned at latched position, up to being moved to non-locked position intentionally.

Shown in Fig. 3 and 4,, lockplate 13 can open cover plate 11 thereby being lifted.The inside of cover plate 11 has a plurality of powder charge bubbles 35.When lockplate 13 is lifted, as shown in Figure 3, cover plate 11 can be raised to taking out tablet case 35 path is provided.Medicine bubble 35, its adjacent wall and connecting bridge between the two are easy to fragmentation, stave the adjacent area of some medicine bubbles, medicine bubble edge or cover plate 11 after, just can take out medicine easily.

The detailed cross-sectional view that in Fig. 4, has shown container lockplate one end.Lockplate 13 is by a hinges 15, is connected on the outward flange of outer lug 39 along the upside of pallet 3 ends 14.

As shown in Figure 4, pallet 3 have one along the pallet end 14 the protuberance shelves 41.Shelf has the rectangular funnel shape perforate 43 of a prolongation, and this perforate has bevelled leader 45 and a slype 47.

Lockplate 13 has a U-shaped latch extension 51, and the latch extension has the side pillar 53 that vertically stretches out from the core 17 of lockplate 13.The extension 51 of U-shaped latch has a horizontal latch rib 55, and rib vertically stretches out between pillar 53 each end.Latch rib 55 has an inclined-plane 56.At the center of lockplate 13 perforate 57 is arranged, form the latch elongated portion through this perforate 57.

Cover plate 11 has a rectangular slits 59, and otch aligns with the perforate 43 of shelf 41 and covers above the perforate, when on the free-end 60 of lockplate 13 at cover plate when closed, is used for holding latch extension 51.

For the lockplate top is clamped on the free-end 60 of cover plate, pallet 3 has a slidably locking bar 61.The bossing 63 support locking ribs of locking bar one end.As shown in Figure 2, mobile stretch ring 33 just makes locking bar 61, and its bossing 63 and locking rib 65 can move on to the right from the left side, as shown in Figure 4.

As shown in Figure 4, when locking bar and locking rib on the left side position, locking rib 65 dead bolts prolong rib 55, when locking bar 61 and locking rib when move the position, limit to the right, unclamp latch and prolong rib.In latched position, locking rib 65 covers on the horizontal latch rib 55, and latch rib 55 stretches out between the pillar 53 of latch extension.

As shown in Figure 5, locking bar 61 moves on to right-hand member by direction shown in the arrow 6.Locking rib 65 unclamps latch and prolongs rib 55, and lockplate 13 just can be raised then.

Shelf 41 has a horizontal projection that has to lower extension 67, can stop the surface 69 of the bossing 63 of locking bar 61.Just can prevent that locking bar 61 from withdrawing from non-locked position shown in Figure 5 too much like that.

Fig. 5 has shown that also the internal layer 71 by cover plate 11 forms bubble-cap 35.The internal layer 71 of cover plate 11 is folding coming at free-end 60 places, is bonded on the skin 73 of cover plate.Fig. 5 has also shown a jut that inwardly stretches out 9, and this part is placed on the edge of cover plate, and with side edge thereof to pressing down, lifted intentionally at free-end 60 places up to cover plate.When cover plate was lifted, lifting free-end 60 can peel off side edge thereof from the below of jut 9.When lifting and put down cover plate 11, suppose that bending slight in the process of lifting just can peel off side edge thereof from the lower end of jut; And when cover plate closing, through when inner process extension 9, blocking the edge of cover plate.

Figure 6 shows that locking bar moves to left fully by arrow 68 directions, lock rib 65 so just in time under the perforate 43 of shelf 41.When beginning, by downward cover clamp center, make the cover plate lateral edges enter the below of the jut that inwardly stretches out 9 on the side plate of opposite, thus closure flap 11.Press the core 17 of lockplate then by the direction of pressing arrow 70, make lockplate 13 closures.Dip plane 56 on the latch rib 55 may be meshed with the inclined-plane 45 in the rectangle opening 43 on the shelf 41, makes latch extension 51 be positioned at the middle part.Continue to apply downward pressure, make inclined-plane 56 engage with locking rib 65 ramps 71, this makes locking rib 65, bossing 63 and locking bar 61 slide by the direction of arrow 66 to the right.This just allow horizontal latch rib 55 be inserted in locking rib 65 below, and latch extension 51 inserts below the shelf fully.When horizontal surface 73 lower slider of horizontal latch rib 55 at locking rib 65, the vertical component 63 and the locking bar 61 of locking rib will slide left by the direction shown in the arrow 68, prolong rib 55 and lockplate 13 at the latched position dead bolt, to fix cover plate.Lockplate 61 can move always, below latch prolongation rib 55 enters locking rib 65.

As shown in Figure 7, locking bar 61 and locking rib 65 are in latched position.Preferably, make locking bar 61 return latched position by a spring.Preferably, use the belt reed of oar.

Fig. 8-10 shows that pallet 3 is in molded position.Pallet 3, lockplate 13 and locking bar 61 are formed by plastics in a die cavity, can do limited sideway movement.

Fig. 8 is a top perspective.Pallet 3 has a base portion 81 and has otch 83 material saving and that alleviate product weight.Central body portion 85 is interior to edge 87, elongated center drilling 86 and oval-shaped hole 88 around the center.Groove 89 on the edge 87 makes and can form cross bar 91, cross bar and locking bar 61 Unitarily molded shapings.Side groove 93 on the locking bar side 95 allows slight bending in the zone of cross bar 91, thereby can slide to the latched position 99 of cross bar 91 along direction shown in the arrow 97, and is shown in dotted line.Groove 101 on the side plate 95 of locking bar 61 makes it possible to form chute 103.Chute 103 and central body portion 85 integrally form.Inwardly stretch at inward flange 87 places that chute 103 divides from central division.Chute has thicker edge 105 and thin part 107.Thin part 107 forms a surface, can slide on this surface in the side 109 of locking bar 61.

The front end of locking bar 61 and the vertical ends element 63 above it and locking rib 65 integrally form.The inclined surface 71 of locking rib is used to be convenient to locking bar 61 pack into use location and secondary locking function.Vertical end member 63 side direction are connected on the oar band 111, and the end 113 of oar band 111 is connected on the panel of end construction, as shown in Figure 9.

Shelf 41 has side direction part 117 and core 119 of holding up.Pallet 3 lower portions 121 are connected on the front end-plate 14.On to side end 16, two vertical plates 123 and 125 extend between side plate 5 and 7.

Shown in the bottom view of Fig. 9, after pallet 3 is molded shaping, just can move to right locking bar 61 with stretch ring 33.The dip plane 71 of locking on the rib 65 will promote to form the inclined-plane 131 on the projection 133 of core 119 of shelf 41, so that the below of locking rib 65 and vertical component 63 projection 133 from the shelf is passed through.As shown in Figure 5, crew-served surperficial 67 and 69 prevent to surpass when locking bar from returning bossing 133.

When stretch ring 33 slided into the operating position on the right with locking bar, the lower surface 141 of cross bar 91 slipped over from the upper surface of the inside 85 of tray main body.The side upper surface region 109 of locking bar 61 is in the lower surface lower slider of the thin part 107 of extension 103.Thicker edge 105 provides end 145, to prevent locking bar 61 setover on locking direction.

In the place near end 14, shelf 41 has diaphragm plate 147, is used for supporting near the shelf of perforate.End 149 may be close to oar band 111, prevents to lock rib 65 setover on locking direction.Swash plate 151 allows 111 elongations of oar band, bending or camber.

Figure 10 shows preferred pallet 3 top view that are in the position that is molded as.Increased strengthening rib 153 in the oar band 111, the part 155 and 157 on oar band next door is attenuate all.Strengthening rib 153 can prevent the axial warpage of oar band, with thin part 155 and 157, helps control crooked under the external force effect with rationally applying.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the edge of integrally formed pallet 3, lockplate 13 and locking bar 61 is a circular arc, can provide added strength to tear preventing like this; And when the user contacts be exposed surperficial, they are felt comfortably cool.

Figure 11 looks detail drawing for the end of amplifying, and shows lockplate 13 and latch extension 51 for make position.When locking bar 61 was moved to latched position, locking rib 65 engaged by making transverse ribs 55 and latch extension 51, stops and opens lockplate.

Figure 11 is a backplan, has shown clamping projection 133 and clamping face 67 with inclination fitting surface 131 in more detail.Locking bar 61 has one and cross member 91 opposed central recess 161, is used for reducing material and weight and increases oar.

Figure 12 is a top view, and the detail, bottom that shows during to 13 lockings of Figure 11 lockplate is similar.Lockplate 13 is divided into Outboard Sections 19 and core 17 by crack 23.If have only the left side at center 17 or an Outboard Sections 19 on the right to be lifted, and do not lift opposite side part 19, hoisting force just can not fully send core to.Especially under the situation that locking bar is not retracted.Can shorten crack 23, make and lift a side 15 and just can lift core.

Figure 13 looks cross-sectional view at the bottom of being one, and is similar to Figure 11, shows that lockplate 13 is in latched position, and the latch extension 51 on the core 17 extends through the perforate 43 on the pallet shelf portion 41.Locking bar 61 does not also slide into operating position.

Shown in Figure 11 and 13, the cross member 91 on the locking bar 61 has recess 161, is used for expendable weight and reduce material, keeps the rigidity of cross member 91 simultaneously.Same reason is limited in approaching stretching of part 107 on the chute 103 on every side than thickness portion 105, to reduce material and weight.For rigidity and intensity being provided for latch extension 51, the side pillar 53 of latch extension 51 is relatively wide.The side plate 163 of side pillar 53 is designed to taper, is to be used to provide intensity, expendable weight, and is perforate 43 location.

Figure 14 shows the backplan of pallet 3, and lockplate 13 closures, latch extension 51 stretch out from the perforate 43 of shelf 41.Locking bar 61 has been moved to latched position, here locks on the latch rib 55 that rib 65 is placed on latch extension 51.The lower surface 141 of cross member 91 is slided into position 99, and this position 99 is at the top of the inside part 85 of tray main body 81.The upper surface of the marginal portion 109 of locking bar 61 slides under the thin part 107 on the chute 103.Oar band 111 moves to operating position through the center.

Figure 15 and 16 is backplan detail drawings of pallet, and lockplate 13 closures, latch extension 51 stretch out from perforate 43.Figure 15 shows that in detail locking bar is in molded position.Figure 16 shows that in detail locking bar 61 is in forward-locked or use location.

Figure 17 and Figure 18 are respectively the top and the bottom view of pallet 3, and this moment, lockplate 13 was in make position and locking bar 61 moves on to the operational lock position.Opening container.After unclamping stretch ring 33, oar band 111 remains on latched position with locking bar 61, and locking bar 61 is withdrawn into latched position.

Figure 19 shows that stretch ring 33 moves to the center of oval aperture 88, and locking rib 65 is thrown off with latch extension 51, and unclamps for decontroling the lockplate 13 that cover plate 11 has been raised.After stretch ring 33 unclamped, oar band 111 was withdrawn into latched position to locking bar 61.

Figure 20 is the top view of pallet 3, and wherein stretch ring 33 has unclamped, and oar band 111 moves to latched position to locking bar 61.Lockplate 13 is closed and fixing.

Figure 21 is the longitudinal cross-section transparent view of container, and wherein lockplate 13 is in free-end 60 place's closures of cover plate 11.Latch extension 51 stretches out from the perforate 43 of the perforate 59 of cover plate and shelf 41.Locking rib 65 is positioned on the cross latch rib 55 of latch extension 51, before stretch ring 33 is slided into the right, prevents to open lockplate 13.By the oval perforate 88 of alignment with it on oval aperture bigger on the cover plate face plate of foundation 31 and the pallet 3, can expose stretch ring 33.

The detailed view that Figure 22 makes cover plate 11 closures, locking rib 65 stop lockplate to be opened for lockplate 13. Block 67 and 69 stops locking bar 61 too much to move on non-locking direction.

By the vertical end that thumb is placed on the container both sides, the top that other finger is placed on container, can operate stretch ring 33 and open lockplate 13.Thumb, for example right thumb manipulation stretch ring 33.The forefinger of another hand and the third finger, for example left hand may be under the arcuate part of the Outboard Sections 19 of lockplate 13 finger tip of crooked these fingers.In case lockplate 13 is lifted, stretch ring 33 is just decontroled, and the right hand just can be used for lifting cover plate 11.Mention cover plate by lifting free-end 60, just can open the side of cover plate from the bottom of the portion of extending internally 9.By pushing centre portion, make the edge of cover plate snap over the below of the portion of extending laterally 9, thus closure flap.

Although invention has been described with reference to specific embodiment, still can make amendment and change, and not depart from scope of the present invention the present invention.

Claims (4)

1. the moulded locking element of a packing has an oar cardboard or parts of plastics, comprising:

1) lock cell comprises that a framework, one slidably lock tongue and a lockplate.

2) lockout element.

2. the lock cell described in the claim 1 is characterized in that, framework comprises the panel that is formed by the polygon packaging structure, and defines the pedestal that slidably locks tongue to hold.

3. the lock cell described in the claim 1 is characterized in that, framework comprises two opposed side plates and two opposed ends, connects to form a rectangular frame, and the end is more lower slightly than side plate height, length is slightly short; Wherein a described side plate provides a point of connection for lockplate.

4. the lock cell described in the claim 1 is characterized in that, the locking tongue ends at an end by a stretch ring.

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