TWI875576B - Hexagonal box - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention is a hexagonal box, comprising a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a fourth panel, a fifth panel, a sixth panel, a first bottom panel, a first locking plate, a second bottom panel and a second locking plate. The first panel to the sixth panel collectively form a peripheral wall. The first bottom panel extends from the bottom edge of the first panel. The first locking plate extends from the bottom edges of the second panel and the third panel and has a first supporting portion and a first folding portion. The second bottom panel extends from the bottom edge of the fourth panel. The second locking plate extends from the bottom edges of the fifth panel and the sixth panel and has a second supporting portion and a second folding portion. The first bottom panel, the first locking plate, the second bottom panel, and the second locking plate collectively form a bottom wall. The first folding portion and the first supporting portion sandwich the second folding portion therebetween. Thus, the structure of the hexagonal box is stable and not easily deformed by force.

Description

Hexagonal box

The present invention relates to a box body such as a paper box, and in particular to a hexagonal box body.

Generally, the box body is made of paper or plastic. Most of them are made into a flat sheet first, and then folded and buckled according to specific steps to form a box body with a hollow chamber. The common box body is a six-sided cube in the shape of a quadrangular column. Relatively speaking, the hexagonal column box body is relatively rare and has a more complicated structure. Currently, most hexagonal boxes on the market have the disadvantages of being unstable and easily deformed.

One object of the present invention is to provide a hexagonal box body, which has a stable structure and is not easily deformed by force.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the hexagonal box body of the present invention includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a fourth panel, a fifth panel, a sixth panel, a first bottom panel, a first locking plate, a second bottom panel and a second locking plate. The first panel is rectangular, the bottom side of the first panel has a first end point and a second end point, and there is a first side length (W1) between the first end point and the second end point; the second panel extends horizontally from the first panel and is rectangular, the bottom side of the second panel has the second end point and a third end point, and there is a second side length (W2) between the second end point and the third end point; the third panel extends horizontally from the second panel and is rectangular, the bottom side of the third panel has the third end point and a fourth end point, and there is a third side length (W3) between the third end point and the fourth end point; The fourth panel extends horizontally from the third panel and is rectangular, the bottom side of the fourth panel has the fourth end point and a fifth end point, and a fourth side length (W4) is between the fourth end point and the fifth end point; the fifth panel extends horizontally from the fourth panel and is rectangular, the bottom side of the fifth panel has the fifth end point and a sixth end point, and a fifth side length (W5) is between the fifth end point and the sixth end point; the sixth panel extends horizontally from the fifth panel and is rectangular, the sixth panel is connected to the first panel, the bottom side of the sixth panel has the sixth end point and the first end point, and the sixth end point The first panel to the sixth panel jointly form a peripheral wall, W1=W4, W2=W3=W5=W6; the first bottom plate horizontally extends a first length (L1) from the bottom edge of the first panel; the first locking plate horizontally extends from the bottom edges of the second panel and the third panel, the first locking plate has a first supporting portion and a first folding portion, the first supporting portion has a first center line passing through the third end point, the first folding portion extends from the first center line and abuts against the first end point or the fifth end point or the first panel or the fourth panel or the fifth panel. The second bottom plate extends horizontally from the bottom edge of the fourth panel to a second length (L2); the second locking plate extends horizontally from the bottom edges of the fifth panel and the sixth panel, the second locking plate has a second supporting portion and a second folding portion, the second supporting portion has a second center line passing through the sixth end point, the second folding portion extends from the second center line and abuts against the second end point or the fourth end point or the first panel or the second panel or the third panel or the fourth panel; wherein the first bottom plate, the first locking plate, the second bottom plate, and the second locking plate together form a bottom wall perpendicular to the peripheral wall, L1+L2 The first folding part and the first supporting part sandwich the second folding part, or the second folding part and the second supporting part sandwich the first folding part. Thus, the structure of the hexagonal box body is stable and not easily deformed by force.

The following is a detailed description of the technical content and features of the present invention by means of two preferred embodiments in conjunction with drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hexagonal box body 1 provided by the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The hexagonal box body 1 includes a first panel 10, a second panel 15, a third panel 20, a fourth panel 25, a fifth panel 30, a sixth panel 35, a paste floor 36, a first bottom plate 40, a first locking plate 45, a second bottom plate 50 and a second locking plate 55. The hexagonal box body 1 can be made of paper, plastic or other materials. FIG. 1 shows the bottom and side of the hexagonal box body 1, so for the convenience of explanation, the bottom of FIG. 1 is taken as the top, and the top of FIG. 1 is taken as the bottom.

The first panel 10 is rectangular. The bottom side of the first panel 10 has a first end point 11 and a second end point 12 . A first side length ( W1 ) is defined between the first end point 11 and the second end point 12 .

The second panel 15 extends horizontally from the first panel 10 and is rectangular. The bottom edge of the second panel 15 has the second end point 12 and a third end point 16. There is a second side length (W2) between the second end point 12 and the third end point 16. The angle between the second panel 15 and the first panel 10 is about 120°.

The third panel 20 extends horizontally from the second panel 15 and is rectangular. The bottom edge of the third panel 20 has the third end point 16 and a fourth end point 21. There is a third side length (W3) between the third end point 16 and the fourth end point 21. The angle between the third panel 20 and the second panel 15 is approximately 120°.

The fourth panel 25 extends horizontally from the third panel 20 and is rectangular. The bottom edge of the fourth panel 25 has the fourth end point 21 and a fifth end point 26. There is a fourth side length (W4) between the fourth end point 21 and the fifth end point 26. The angle between the fourth panel 25 and the third panel 20 is approximately 120°.

The fifth panel 30 extends horizontally from the fourth panel 25 and is rectangular. The bottom edge of the fifth panel 30 has the fifth end point 26 and a sixth end point 31. There is a fifth side length (W5) between the fifth end point 26 and the sixth end point 31. The angle between the fifth panel 30 and the fourth panel 25 is approximately 120°.

The sixth panel 35 extends horizontally from the fifth panel 30 and is rectangular. The sixth panel 35 is connected to the first panel 10. The bottom edge of the sixth panel 35 has the sixth end point 31 and the first end point 11. There is a sixth side length (W6) between the sixth end point 31 and the first end point 11. The angle between the sixth panel 35 and the fifth panel 30 is approximately 120°, and the angle between the sixth panel 35 and the first panel 10 is also approximately 120°.

The paste 36 extends horizontally from the first panel 10 and adheres to the inner side of the sixth panel 35, so that the first panel 10 to the sixth panel 35 together form a peripheral wall 38, wherein W1=W2=W3=W4=W5=W6. In other embodiments, W1=W4, W2=W3=W5=W6, but The paste 36 may also extend horizontally from the sixth panel 35 and adhere to the inner side or outer side of the first panel 10.

The first bottom plate 40 is horizontally extended from the bottom edge of the first panel 10 to a first length (L1). The first length (L1) is equal to the distance between two opposite sides of the first bottom plate 40. The first bottom plate 40 is a regular hexagon whose six sides are all W1.

The first locking plate 45 extends horizontally from the bottom edge of the second panel 15 and the third panel 20. The first locking plate 45 has a first supporting portion 46 and a first folding portion 48. The center of the first supporting portion 46 has a first center line 47 passing through the third end point 16. The first folding portion 48 extends from the first center line 47 and abuts against the first end point 11. The first supporting portion 46 is horizontal. The first folding portion 48 is originally in an upright state during the folding process, as shown in FIG. 2. After being bent upward in FIG. 3, its top end abuts against the first end point 11. If the first folding portion 48 is bent downward as shown in FIG. 3 during the folding process, its top end can be supported against the fifth end point 26 ; however, in other embodiments, the first folding portion 48 can also change its shape design to support the first panel 10 or the fourth panel 25 or the fifth panel 30 or the sixth panel 35 .

The second bottom plate 50 is horizontally extended from the bottom edge of the fourth panel 25 to a second length (L2). The second length (L2) is equal to the distance between two opposite sides of the second base plate 50. The second base plate 50 is a regular hexagon whose six sides are all W4 (or W2).

The second locking plate 55 extends horizontally from the bottom edges of the fifth panel 30 and the sixth panel 35. The second locking plate 55 has a second supporting portion 56 and a second folding portion 58. The second supporting portion 56 has a second center line 57 passing through the sixth end point 31 in the center. The second folding portion 58 extends from the second center line 57 and abuts against the second end point 12. The second supporting portion 56 is in a horizontal state. The second folding portion 58 is originally in an upright state during the folding process, as shown in FIG. 2. After being bent upward in FIG. 3, its top end abuts against the second end point 12. If the second folding portion 58 is bent downward as shown in FIG. 3 during the folding process, its top end can be supported against the fourth end point 21; however, in other embodiments, the second folding portion 58 can also change its shape design to support the first panel 10 or the second panel 15 or the third panel 20 or the fourth panel 25.

The first bottom plate 40, the first locking plate 45, the second bottom plate 50, and the second locking plate 55 together form a bottom wall 60 perpendicular to the peripheral wall 38. The first folding portion 48 and the first supporting portion 46 sandwich the second folding portion 58 therebetween, so that the first folding portion 48 and the second folding portion 58 cross each other to form a scissors shape, as shown in FIG. 3. Alternatively, the second folding portion 58 and the second supporting portion 56 sandwich the first folding portion 48 therebetween. FIG. 3 is for the convenience of showing the first locking plate 45 and the The second locking plate 55 flips the first bottom plate 40 and the second bottom plate 50 upward. In fact, the first bottom plate 40 is located below the first folding portion 48 and the second folding portion 58, and above the first supporting portion 46 and the second supporting portion 56. In detail, the first bottom plate 40 has a first bottom 41 horizontally extending from the bottom edge of the first panel 10 by a third length (L3), and a first folding portion 42 extending from the first bottom 41 and located above the first bottom 41, wherein As shown in FIG. 4 , the first bottom plate 40 is folded in half with its regular hexagonal shape, and its periphery is against the peripheral wall 38 (including the first panel 10, the second panel 15 and the sixth panel 35). The second bottom plate 50 is located above the first locking plate 45 and the second locking plate 55 and its periphery is against the peripheral wall 38 (including the first panel 10 to the sixth panel 35), as shown in FIG. 4 and 5 . In this way, the bottom wall 60 can stably support the peripheral wall 38 in a hexagonal column shape, so that the hexagonal box body 1 provided by the present invention has a stable structure and is not easily deformed by force, thereby achieving the purpose of the present invention. It should be noted that the structure of the bottom wall 60 can also be applied to the top wall.

Based on the design spirit of the present invention, the structure of the hexagonal box body 1 can have other changes, for example: the second bottom plate 50 can be interchangeable with the structure of the first bottom plate 40, that is, the second bottom plate 50 is located below the first folding portion 48 and the second folding portion 58, and is located above the first supporting portion 46 and the second supporting portion 56, that is, the second bottom plate 50 has a second bottom 51 horizontally extending from the bottom edge of the fourth panel 25 by a fourth length (L4), and a second folding portion 52 extending from the second bottom 51 and located above the second bottom 51, wherein , the first bottom plate 40 is located above the first closing plate 45 and the second closing plate 55, so that a hexagonal box body with a stable structure can be formed. Alternatively, as shown in FIG6, a hexagonal box body 1 provided by the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first closing plate 45 and the second closing plate 55 that cross each other are located at the bottom, the first bottom plate 40 is located at the top, and the second bottom plate 50 is located in the middle, and the first bottom plate 40 and the second bottom plate 50 do not need to be folded in half.

Or, L1+L2 For example, when the first bottom plate 40 is a regular hexagon and the first length L1 is When the second length L2 of the second bottom plate 50 is or or 0 (that is, no second base plate), that is Both are OK. When the fourth length L4 of the second bottom 51 of the second bottom plate 50 is ,when Similarly, when the second bottom plate 50 is a regular hexagon and the second length L2 is When the first length L1 of the first bottom plate 40 is or or 0 (that is, no first base plate is set), that is Both are OK. When the third length L3 of the first bottom portion 41 of the first bottom plate 40 is ,when Alternatively, the first folding portion 42 may be omitted. Alternatively, the first bottom plate 40 and the second bottom plate 50 are both half of a regular hexagon, and together form a regular hexagon, that is, L1+L2 All such easily conceivable structural changes should be covered by the patent application scope of the present invention.

1: Hexagonal box 10: First panel 11: First end point 12: Second end point W1: First side length 15: Second panel 16: Third end point W2: Second side length 20: Third panel 21: Fourth end point W3: Third side length 25: Fourth panel 26: Fifth end point W4: Fourth side length 30: Fifth panel 31: Sixth end point W5: Fifth side length 35: Sixth panel W6: Sixth side length 36: Paste 38: Peripheral wall 40: First bottom plate 41: First bottom 42: First folding part L1: First length L3: Third length 45: First locking plate 46: First supporting part 47: First center line 48: First folding part 50: Second bottom plate 51: Second bottom 52: Second folding part L2: Second length L4: Fourth length 55: second locking plate 56: second supporting part 57: second center line 58: second folding part 60: bottom wall

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of the hexagonal box body of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figures 2 to 5 are schematic diagrams of the folding process of the hexagonal box body of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the folding process of the hexagonal box body of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1: Hexagonal box

10: First panel

11: First endpoint

12: Second endpoint

W1: first side length

15: Second panel

16: The third endpoint

W2: Second side length

20: Third panel

21: The fourth endpoint

W3: The third side length

25: Fourth panel

26: Fifth endpoint

W4: length of the fourth side

30: Fifth panel

31: Sixth endpoint

W5: Fifth side length

35: Panel 6

W6: Sixth side length

38: Peripheral wall

40: First base plate

41: First bottom

L1: first length

L3: The third length

45: First locking plate

46: The first support

47: First center line

50: Second base plate

51: Second bottom

L2: Second length

L4: The fourth length

55: Second locking plate

56: Second support

57: Second center line

60: Bottom wall

Claims (12)

A hexagonal box body includes: a first panel, which is rectangular, the bottom side of the first panel has a first end point and a second end point, and a first side length (W1) is between the first end point and the second end point; a second panel, which extends horizontally from the first panel and is rectangular, the bottom side of the second panel has the second end point and a third end point, and a second side length (W2) is between the second end point and the third end point; a third panel, which extends horizontally from the second panel and is rectangular, the bottom side of the third panel has the third end point and a fourth end point, and a third side length (W3) is between the third end point and the fourth end point; a fourth panel, which extends horizontally from the third panel and is rectangular, the bottom side of the fourth panel has the fourth end point and a fifth end point, and a fourth side length (W4) is between the fourth end point and the fifth end point; a fifth panel extending transversely from the fourth panel and in a rectangular shape, the bottom edge of the fifth panel having the fifth end point and a sixth end point, and a fifth side length (W5) between the fifth end point and the sixth end point; a sixth panel extending transversely from the fifth panel and in a rectangular shape, the sixth panel connected to the first panel, the bottom edge of the sixth panel having the sixth end point and the first end point, and a sixth side length (W6) between the sixth end point and the first end point; the first panel to the sixth panel jointly form a peripheral wall, W1=W4, W2=W3=W5=W6; a first bottom plate extending horizontally from the bottom edge of the first panel to a first length (L1); a first locking plate extending horizontally from the bottom edge of the second panel and the third panel, the first locking plate having a first supporting portion and a first folding portion, the first supporting portion having a first center line passing through the third end point, the first folding portion extending from the first center line and abutting against the first end point or the fifth end point or the first panel or the fourth panel or the fifth panel or the sixth panel; a second bottom plate extending horizontally from the bottom edge of the fourth panel by a second length (L2); and a second locking plate extending horizontally from the bottom edge of the fifth panel and the sixth panel, the second locking plate having a second supporting portion and a second folding portion, the second supporting portion having a second center line passing through the sixth end point, the second folding portion extending from the second center line and abutting against the second end point or the fourth end point or the first panel or the second panel or the third panel or the fourth panel; The first bottom plate, the first locking plate, the second bottom plate, and the second locking plate together form a bottom wall perpendicular to the peripheral wall. L1+L2 ; The first folding portion and the first supporting portion clamp the second folding portion therebetween, or the second folding portion and the second supporting portion clamp the first folding portion therebetween. The hexagonal box body as described in claim 1 further includes a paste, which extends horizontally from the first panel and adheres to the sixth panel, or extends horizontally from the sixth panel and adheres to the first panel. A hexagonal box as described in claim 1, wherein W1=W2, the second base plate is a regular hexagon and its side length is W4. A hexagonal box as described in claim 3, wherein the first base plate is a regular hexagon and its side length is W1. A hexagonal box as described in claim 3, wherein . A hexagonal box as described in claim 1, wherein W1=W2, the first base plate is a regular hexagon and its side length is W1. A hexagonal box as described in claim 6, wherein . A hexagonal box as described in claim 1, wherein the first bottom plate is located above the first locking plate and the second locking plate, or the second bottom plate is located above the first locking plate and the second locking plate. The hexagonal box body as described in claim 1, wherein the first bottom plate is located below the first folding portion and the second folding portion, and above the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion. A hexagonal box as described in claim 9, wherein The first bottom plate has a first bottom extending horizontally from the bottom edge of the first panel by a third length (L3), and a first folded portion extending from the first bottom and located above the first bottom, wherein . The hexagonal box body as described in claim 1, wherein the second bottom plate is located below the first folding portion and the second folding portion, and above the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion. A hexagonal box as described in claim 11, wherein The second bottom plate has a second bottom extending horizontally from the bottom edge of the fourth panel by a fourth length (L4), and a second folded portion extending from the second bottom and located above the second bottom, wherein .

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