U.S. patent application number 16/814793 was filed with the patent office on 2020-12-17 for bag storage case.
The applicant listed for this patent is TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA. Invention is credited to Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Kengo TSUCHIDA.
Application Number | 20200391932 16/814793 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000004732960 |
Filed Date | 2020-12-17 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20200391932 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
TSUCHIDA; Kengo ; et
al. |
December 17, 2020 |
BAG STORAGE CASE
Abstract
A bag storage case includes a holding part and a wall. The
holding part holds a plurality of stacked bags. The wall has a
take-out opening in a width direction of the plurality of stacked
bags and a first width that is smaller than a second width of the
plurality of stacked bags and a middle of the take-out opening is
larger than opposite ends of the take-out opening in a stacking
direction of the plurality of stacked bags.
Inventors: |
TSUCHIDA; Kengo; (Izunokuni
Shizuoka, JP) ; SAKAMOTO; Hiroki; (Izunokuni
Shizuoka, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
Tokyo |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
1000004732960 |
Appl. No.: |
16/814793 |
Filed: |
March 10, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 83/0817 20130101;
B65D 33/001 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 83/08 20060101
B65D083/08; B65D 33/00 20060101 B65D033/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 14, 2019 |
JP |
2019-111570 |
Claims
1. A bag storage case comprising: a holding part for holding a
plurality of stacked bags; a wall having a take-out opening, the
take-out opening extending in a width direction of the plurality of
stacked bags and having a first width in the width direction that
is smaller than a second width of the plurality of stacked bags and
a middle of the take-out opening is larger than opposing ends of
the take-out opening in a stacking direction of the plurality of
stacked bags.
2. The bag storage case according to claim 1, wherein the wall,
side walls on either side of the wall, an upper wall on an upper
side of the wall, and a bottom wall on a bottom side of the wall
form a partially enclosed holding area for the plurality of stacked
bags.
3. The bag storage case according to claim 2, wherein when the
second width of the plurality of stacked bags is Fs and the first
width of the take-out opening is Tw, Tw=0.68Fs+2.2.
4. The bag storage case according to claim 1, wherein when held by
the holding part, the plurality of stacked bags are folded, and the
take-out opening faces a folded portion of the plurality of stacked
and folded bags held by the holding part.
5. The bag storage case according to claim 1, further comprising an
adjusting member configured to adjust a position of the plurality
of stacked bags held by the holding part with respect to the
take-out opening.
6. A bag storage case, comprising: a housing including a pair of
first walls, a pair of second walls, and a third wall, the pair of
first walls and the pair of second walls forming a parallelepiped
shape and the third wall covering one of two openings formed by the
pair of first walls and the pair of second walls, the third wall
having a take-out opening extending in a fist direction and having
a first width, the take-out opening having a middle portion that is
larger than opposite end portions of the take-out opening; and a
holder configured to hold a plurality of stacked and folded bags,
the plurality of stacked and folded bags having a second width that
is larger than the first width of the take-out opening, the holder
being insertable into the housing through an opening opposite the
third wall so that a folded portion of the plurality of stacked and
folded bags is opposite the take-out opening.
7. The bag storage case according to claim 6, wherein the third
wall comprises a first inclined part and a second inclined part,
the take-out opening being formed in the first inclined part.
8. The bag storage case according to claim 6, wherein the holder
comprises a tray and a holding part, the holding part including a
shaft that is configured to be received in the folded portion of
the plurality of stacked and folded bags.
9. The bag storage case according to claim 8, wherein the holding
part includes a support plate configured to support a first side of
the plurality of stacked and folded bags.
10. The bag storage case according to claim 9, wherein the support
plate is at an angle to the pair of first walls when the holder is
inserted into the housing.
11. The bag storage case of claim 8, wherein the holding part
includes an adjusting member configured to bias the folded portion
toward the take-out opening.
12. The bag storage case according to claim 9, wherein the tray
includes a hanging part configured to a second side of the
plurality of stacked and folded bags.
13. The bag storage case according to claim 12, wherein the hanging
part includes a cylindrical part and a flange at an end of the
cylindrical part, the cylindrical part being configured to inserted
into a hole in the plurality of stacked and folded bags, and the
flange having a diameter larger than a diameter of the hole.
14. The bag storage case according to claim 6, wherein the holder
further comprises a guide part comprising a pair of projections
that are configured to engage opposing sides of a bag from the
plurality of stacked and folded bags being withdrawn through the
take-out opening.
15. The bag storage case according to claim 6, wherein the first
width of the take-out opening is a function of the second width of
the plurality of stacked and folded bags.
16. The bag storage case according to claim 15, wherein the
function is a linear function.
17. The bag storage case according to claim 16, wherein the second
width of the plurality of stacked and folded bags is Fs and the
fist width of the take-out opening is Tw and Tw=0.68Fs+2.2.
18. The bag storage case according to claim 6, wherein the opposite
end portion of the take-out opening are curved.
19. A bag storage system, comprising: a plurality of bag storage
cases according to claim 6.
20. The bag storage system according to claim 19, wherein at least
one take-out opening of the plurality of bag storage cases has a
different first width from at least one other bag storage case.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of
priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-111570, filed on
Jun. 14, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein
by reference.
FIELD
[0002] Embodiments described herein relate to a bag storage
case.
BACKGROUND
[0003] As a device for performing settlement processing by a
customer, a self-checkout device and a settlement device are known.
For example, the self-checkout device is a device for reading
information of a commodity by the customer himself/herself to
perform settlement. For example, the settlement apparatus is an
apparatus for allowing the customer to perform only the
settlement.
[0004] The commodity which has been subjected to the settlement
processing by using such a settlement apparatus is placed into the
bag by the customer.
[0005] Such a bag is called a register bag, and for example, a
clerk who is in charge provides the register bag to the
customer.
[0006] In addition, in recent years, there has been a case where
the customer brings a bag, and the bag is suspended around the
settlement apparatus.
[0007] In view of hygiene, there has been known a technique for
accommodating a plurality of bags stacked on a drawer shelf such as
a holder, and a technique for folding a plurality of stacked bags
to be accommodated in a holder. When the bag is contained in such a
drawer shelf or holder, it is required that the bag be visually
recognizable so that the size and remaining amount of the bag can
be known. However, when the take-out opening for taking out the
contained bag is large, a plurality of bags may be taken out at a
time, and when the take-out opening is small, there is a problem
that it is difficult to take out the bag.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing a configuration
of a bag storage case according to a first embodiment;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing a configuration of
the bag storage case;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of
the bag storage case;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a front perspective view showing bag storage cases
that are stacked;
[0012] FIG. 5 is a front view showing bag storage cases that are
stacked;
[0013] FIG. 6 is a view showing the bag storage case from the
front;
[0014] FIG. 7 is a view showing a relationship between the take-out
opening and the bag of the bag storage case; and
[0015] FIG. 8 is a front perspective view showing a configuration
of a bag storage case according to another embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] In general, according to one embodiment, the bag storage
case includes a holding part and a wall. The holding part holds a
plurality of stacked bags. The wall has a take-out opening, the
take-out opening extends in a width direction of the plurality of
stacked bags and has a first width in the width direction that is
smaller than a second width of the plurality of stacked bags and a
middle of the take-out opening is larger than opposite ends of the
take-out opening in a stacking direction of the plurality of
stacked bags.
[0017] Hereinafter, the bag storage case 1 according to the first
embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0018] 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the
configuration of the bag storage case 1 according to the first
embodiment from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view
showing the configuration of the bag storage case 1 from the back
side. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the
bag storage case 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing bag
storage cases 1 that are stacked. FIG. 5 is a front view showing
bag storage cases 1 that are stacked. FIG. 6 is a view showing the
structure of the bag storage case 1 from the front side. FIG. 7 is
a view showing a relationship between the width Tw of the take-out
opening 31 of the bag storage case 1 and the width Fs of the bag
100.
[0019] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bag storage case 1 includes a
housing 11 and a holder 12.
[0020] The bag storage case 1 accommodates a plurality of bags 100
in the housing 11 in a state in which the plurality of bags 100 are
stacked and held by the holder 12. The plurality of bags 100 are
held so as to be able to be taken out in the state in which the
plurality of bags 100 are stacked by the holder 12.
[0021] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, the bag storage case
1 is formed so as to be stackable with additional storage
cases.
[0022] In the first embodiment, the bag 100 is a so-called
"register bag". The bag 100 includes a main part 111, a pair of
handles 112, and a hung part 113. One end of the main part 111 is
closed, and the other end is open. The closed end of the main part
111 forms the bottom of the bag 100. The extending direction of the
closed end edge forming the bottom of the bag 100 will be described
below with reference to the width direction of the bag 100.
[0023] The pair of handles 112 are integrally formed on the other
end of the main part 111 on an opening of the main part 111 of the
bag 100. The hung part 113 is provided at one end of the opening of
the main part 111 and between the pair of handles 112. The hung
part 113 is formed, for example, with a hole 113a.
[0024] The hung part 113 is integrally provided with the main part
111 so as to be separable from the main part 111. As a specific
example, a perforation or the like is formed at the boundary
between the main part 111 and the hung part 113 to separate the
hung part 113 from the main part 111.
[0025] For example, a plurality of bags having different widths are
used as the bags 100. As a specific example, three types of bags
100 having an L-size having a large width, an M-size having a
middle width size, and an S-size having a small width are used. For
example, the L-size bag 100 has a width of 320 mm, the M-size bag
100 has a width of 260 mm, and the S-size bag 100 has a width of
145 mm.
[0026] For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of such bags
100 are stacked and folded at a folded portion 150 in the main part
111. Then the folded portion 150 is held on a shaft 51 in the
holder 12, and the plurality of stacked and folded bags 100 are
accommodated in the housing 11.
[0027] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the housing 11 includes a pair
of first walls 21, a pair of second walls 22, and a third wall 23.
The housing 11 is formed in a rectangular box shape in which one
surface is opened by, for example, a pair of first walls 21, a pair
of second walls 22, and a third wall 23.
[0028] The pair of first walls 21 are opposed to each other at
intervals in which a plurality of stacked and folded bags 100 are
disposed. That is, the pair of first walls 21 are opposed to each
other so as to accommodate a plurality of stacked and folded bags
100. More specifically, the pair of first walls 21 are spaced apart
from each other at intervals in which the holder 12 for holding the
stacked and folded bags 100 can be disposed.
[0029] The pair of first walls 21 are opposed to the stacked and
folded bags 100 in the stacking direction of the plurality of
stacked and folded bags 100. In other words, the pair of first
walls 21 are opposed to the main surface of the main part 111 of
the bag 100. For example, the bag storage case 1 is placed on an
installation surface such that one of the pair of first walls 21 is
positioned downward. The pair of first walls 21 are opposed to each
other in the height direction to form a bottom wall and a top wall
of the bag storage case 1.
[0030] The pair of second walls 22 are continuous with the pair of
first walls 21. The pair of second walls 22 are opposed to each
other in the width direction of the accommodated stacked and folded
bags 100. The pair of second walls 22 are spaced apart from each
other a distance larger than the width of the stacked and folded
bags 100 so that the plurality of stacked and folded bags 100 can
be disposed. For example, the pair of first walls 21 constitute a
pair of side walls of the bag storage case 1.
[0031] The third wall 23 has a take-out opening 31 in a part
thereof. The third wall 23 is continuous with the pair of first
walls 21 and the pair of second walls 22. The third wall 23
includes, for example, a first inclined part 32 inclined to the
opposing direction of the pair of first walls 21, and a second
inclined part 33 inclined with respect to the opposing direction of
the pair of first walls 21 and inclined in a direction different
from the direction of the first inclined part 32. Hereinafter, the
"opposite direction of the pair of first walls 21" will be
described as the "first direction". When the pair of first walls 21
constitute a bottom wall and a top wall, the first direction is the
lateral, or vertical, direction.
[0032] As a specific example, the take-out opening 31 is provided
in the first inclined part 32. The take-out opening 31 is opposed
to the folded portion 150 of the plurality of stacked and folded
bags 100 accommodated in the housing 11.
[0033] The take-out opening 31 extends along the opposite direction
of the pair of second walls 22. Hereinafter, the "opposite
direction of the pair of second walls 22" will be described as the
"second direction". When the pair of first walls 21 constitutes a
bottom wall and a top wall, the second direction is the
longitudinal, or horizontal, direction. The width in the
longitudinal direction of the take-out opening 31 is smaller than
the width of the bag 100. Further, the center, or middle, of the
take-out opening 31 is larger than both end sides of the take-out
opening 31 in the first (i.e. vertical) direction. That is, the
take-out opening 31 has a wide center or middle and narrow ends in
the first direction. That is, the width of the take-out opening 31
in the lateral (i.e. vertical) direction is different between the
center or middle and both end sides, and the width in the center or
middle is larger than the width on both end sides. Further, the
take-out opening 31 is set to have a constant width in the first
direction in the center or middle and a constant width in the first
direction on both end sides. Moreover, the take-out opening 31 is
formed to have a curved corner portion.
[0034] As shown in FIG. 4, the length of the take-out opening 31 in
the second direction, that is the length in the longitudinal
direction, is set by the width of the bag 100. As a specific
example, as shown in FIG. 4, the take-out opening 31 is formed of a
first opening 31a provided in the center or middle and a second
opening 31b provided on both end sides in the second direction of
the first opening 31a and continuing to the center or middle in the
first direction.
[0035] For example, the width of the first opening 31a in the
second direction is constant regardless of the width of the bag
100.
[0036] The width of the second opening 31b in the second direction
is smaller than the width of the bag 100, and is set as appropriate
based on the width of the bag 100. For example, the width of the
second opening 31b in the second direction is set as a function of
the width of the bag 100.
[0037] The first inclined part 32 is continuous with the first wall
21 forming the top wall and the second inclined part 33 in the
first direction.
[0038] The second inclined part 33 is continuous with the first
wall 21 forming the bottom wall and the first inclined part 32 in
the first direction.
[0039] That is, for example, the first inclined part 32 is
positioned above the second inclined part 33.
[0040] The first inclined part 32 and the second inclined part 33
are inclined in a direction away from the first wall 21 toward a
center side in the first direction from the first wall 21 side.
[0041] In other words, the first inclined part 32 and the second
inclined part 33 are continuous at the center side in the first
direction, and the continuous portions of the first inclined part
32 and the second inclined part 33 are protruded from the outside
of the housing 11.
[0042] In other words, the third wall 23 is formed in a shape that
is chamfered by the pair of first walls 21, the first inclined part
32, and the second inclined part 33.
[0043] Such a housing 11 is formed, for example, by integrally
molding a pair of first walls 21 and a pair of second walls 22 in a
rectangular cylindrical or parallelepiped shape, and by covering
one of the openings formed by the pair of first walls 21 and the
pair of second walls 22 with the third wall 23. The front side of
the case 11 is formed by the third wall 23, and the rear side is
formed by the opening on the opposite side of the third wall
23.
[0044] Note that the housing 11 may be configured by assembling a
panel that forms a pair of first walls 21, a pair of second walls
22, and a third wall 23 on a frame having a rectangular
parallelepiped shape.
[0045] Further, the housing 11 may be formed by integrally molding
a pair of first walls 21, a pair of second walls 22, and a third
wall 23.
[0046] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the holder 12 includes, for
example, a tray 41, a holding part 42, and a guide part 43.
[0047] The tray 41 is formed in a rectangular cylindrical or
parallelepiped shape which is in contact with the pair of first
walls 21 and the pair of second walls 22.
[0048] For example, the tray 41 is configured such that a wall
portion of the tray 41 that forms an upper wall of the tray 41 is
opposed to the first wall 21 and can be opened and closed.
[0049] Note that the tray 41 may not have the wall portion opposed
to the first wall 21 forming the upper wall, for example as shown
in FIG. 8.
[0050] The tray 41 has a width equal to or slightly larger than the
width of the bag 100, between inner surfaces of a pair of walls
opposed to the pair of second walls 22.
[0051] The tray 41 is insertable into the opening on the back side
of the housing 11 and is removable therefrom, so that the tray 41
can be attached to and detached from the housing 11.
[0052] The tray 41 accommodates the plurality of stacked and folded
bags 100 held by the holding part 42, and the front side and the
back side of the tray 41 are open so that the plurality of stacked
and folded bags 100 can be inserted and taken out.
[0053] The holding part 42 is provided, for example, in the tray
41.
[0054] As shown in FIG. 3, the holding part 42 includes a shaft 51
for supporting the folded portion 150 of the plurality of stacked
and folded bags 100, a support plate 52 for supporting one end of
the plurality of stacked and folded bags 100, a hanging part 53 for
hooking and holding the hung parts 113 of the stacked and folded
bags 100, and an adjusting member 54 for urging the shaft 51 in one
direction.
[0055] The shaft 51 is disposed to face the take-out opening 31 of
the third wall 23. The shaft 51 is supported by the tray 41. For
example, the shaft 51 is supported on the tray 41 so as to be
movable toward the take-out opening 31. The folded portion 150 of
the plurality of stacked and folded bags 100 is wrapped around the
shaft 51 and the shaft 51 supports the folded portion 150 from the
inside.
[0056] The support plate 52 supports a bottom side of the plurality
of stacked and folded bags 100. The support plate 52 is disposed at
the rear opening in a state in which the tray 41 is disposed in the
housing 11 and is disposed below the shaft 51. The support plate 52
is formed at a predetermined angle with respect to the main surface
of the first wall 21 on which the top surface becomes a bottom
plate. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the support plate 52 supports a
plurality of stacked and folded bags 100 with the shaft 51, thereby
supporting the plurality of stacked and folded bags 100 at a
predetermined angle with respect to the main surface of the first
wall 21 serving as a bottom wall.
[0057] The hanging part 53 holds the hung parts 113 of the
plurality of stacked and folded bags 100. For example, the hanging
part 53 is provided on an upper wall of the tray 41. The hanging
part 53 includes a cylindrical part 53a inserted into the hole 113a
of the hung part 113, and a flange 53b having a diameter larger
than the inner diameter of the hole 113a.
[0058] The hanging part 53 holds one end of the plurality of
stacked and folded bags 100 by inserting the cylindrical part 53a
into the hole 113a of the hung part 113 of the plurality of stacked
and folded bags 100 and holding the hung part 113 of the stacked
and folded bags 100 by the innermost layer of the flange 53b.
[0059] The hanging part 53 may be, for example, a hook inserted
into the hole 113a of the hung part 113.
[0060] The adjusting member 54 is a biasing member that presses the
shaft 51 in one direction toward the take-out opening 31.
[0061] The adjusting member 54 presses the shaft 51 toward the
take-out opening 31 to keep the positional relationship between the
bag 100 positioned in the outermost layer of the plurality of
stacked and folded bags 100 and the take-out opening 31 constant
even when the number of remaining bags of the plurality of stacked
and folded bags 100 is reduced.
[0062] The adjusting member 54 may include, for example, a coil
spring or the like which presses the shaft 51 toward the take-out
opening 31.
[0063] In the holding part 42, the plurality of stacked and folded
bags 100 are supported on the tray 41 by the shaft 51, the support
plate 52, and the hanging part 53, and the positions of the bags to
the take-out opening 31 are adjusted by an adjusting member 54.
[0064] The guide part 43 is provided on a leading end side in the
insertion direction of the tray 41 from the shaft 51 of the tray
41.
[0065] The guide part 43 is disposed between the take-out opening
31 and the shaft 51 when the tray 41 is disposed in the housing
11.
[0066] The guide part 43 is composed of a pair of projections 43a
arranged side by side in the width direction of the bag 100. For
example, each of the pair of projections 43a extends from the width
of the bag 100 to the width of the second opening 31b of the
take-out opening 31, and when a bag 100 is taken out from the
take-out opening 31, both ends of the bag 100 in the width
direction engage and are guided to the second opening 31b of the
take-out opening 31 by the projections 43a.
[0067] Next, an example of the dimensional relationship between the
take-out opening 31 of the bag storage case 1 and the bag 100
configured as described above will be described with reference to
FIG. 6.
[0068] As shown in FIG. 6, the width (bag width) of the bag 100 is
assumed to be Fs.
[0069] The width of the first opening 31a in the second direction
is set to Tc, and the width of the first opening 31a in the first
direction is set to Th1.
[0070] Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the width of the second opening
31b in the second direction is set to Tw, and the width of the
second opening 31b in the first direction is set to Th2.
[0071] The dimension relation between the take-out opening 31 and
the bag 100 is as follows.
Fs>Tw>Tc
Tw>Tc
Th1>Th2
[0072] Further, when the L, M and S-size bag 100 is used, the size
of the first opening 31a is set to Tc.gtoreq.60 mm, and
Th1.gtoreq.60 mm.
[0073] Also, for example, when the width (bag width) Fs (mm) of the
bag 100 is set to the variable X, and the width Tw (mm) of the
second opening 31b of the take-out opening 31 is set to the
variable Y, the width Tw of the second opening 31b is determined by
the linear function Y=0.68x+2.2 as shown in FIG. 7.
[0074] Note that the width Tw of the second opening 31b may be a
width determined by a linear function or a width that is
approximate to a width determined by a linear function.
[0075] As a specific example, in the case of an L-size bag 100
having a bag width Fs of 320 mm, the width Tw of the second opening
31b is set to 220 mm.
[0076] In the case of an M-size bag 100 having a width Fs of 260
mm, the width Tw of the second opening 31b is set to 180 mm.
[0077] In the case of an S-size bag 100 having a bag width Fs of
145 mm, the width Tw of the second opening 31b is set to 95 mm.
[0078] In the case of the bags 100 other than the L, M and S-sizes,
it is set on the basis of the linear function.
[0079] For example, in the case of the bag 100 having the bag width
Fs of 300 mm, the width Tw of the second opening 31b is set to 200
mm, and in the case of the bag 100 having the bag width Fs of 180
mm, the width Tw of the second opening 31b is set to 95 mm.
[0080] The bag storage case 1 configured as described above is
arranged in such a manner that a plurality of bag storage cases 1
accommodating bags 100 having different sizes are arranged in the
vertical direction, or arranged in the horizontal direction so that
the take-out openings 31 face the same direction.
[0081] For example, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show an example in which
three bag storage cases 1 are stacked in the vertical direction,
the bag storage case 1 containing the L-size bag 100 is placed in
the lower stage, the bag storage case 1 containing the M-size bag
100 is placed in the middle stage, and the bag storage case 1
containing S-size bag 100 is placed in the upper stage.
[0082] Each bag storage case 1 is arranged so that the take-out
opening 31 is directed to the customer side.
[0083] For example, the bag storage case 1 may be provided in a
self-checkout device or a settlement device, or may be installed in
a place where a commodity purchased by using a self-checkout device
or an settlement device is packaged.
[0084] For example, the bag storage case 1 is disposed below the
customer's line of sight.
[0085] According to the bag storage case 1 configured as described
above, by setting the width Tw of the take-out opening 31 to a
proportional function of the width Fs of the bag 100, the take-out
opening 31 can be made to have a suitable width to allow the bags
100 to be taken out one by one.
[0086] Further, since the width of the second opening 31b of the
take-out opening 31 can be set to the optimum width according to
the width of the bag 100, even when a bag 100 having a different
bag width is used, the bag 100 can be taken out from the take-out
opening 31.
[0087] In addition, the take-out opening 31 has a constant shape
irrespective of the width of the bag 100 to perform the operation
of taking out the bag 100 from the take-out opening 31.
[0088] In addition, the width Th1 in the first direction of the
first opening 31a is set to be larger than the width Th2 in the
same direction of the second opening 2b.
[0089] Therefore, the take-out opening 31 can suitably perform the
removal operation of the bag 100 regardless of the bag width.
[0090] The bag storage case 1 is provided with a take-out opening
31 at a first inclined part 32 of the third wall 23.
[0091] Therefore, even when one bag storage case 1 is used, even
when a plurality of bag storage cases 1 are stacked and arranged,
the first inclined part 32 is positioned on the line of sight when
the customer visually recognizes the bag storage case 1.
[0092] Therefore, the bag storage case 1 can improve the visibility
of the take-out opening 31, so that the visibility of the bag 100
existing in the take-out opening 31 is improved.
[0093] In addition, the access to the bag 100 of the lower take-out
opening 31 is improved, and even when the bag storage case 1 is
stacked, the bag 100 can be easily taken out from the take-out
opening 31.
[0094] As described above, according to the bag storage case 1 of
the first embodiment, by optimizing the relationship between the
size of the take-out opening 31 and the width of the bag 100, the
bag 100 can be suitably taken out from the take-out opening 31.
[0095] Incidentally, the bag storage case 1 is not limited to the
above embodiment.
[0096] In the example described above, the third wall 23 has the
configuration having the first inclined part 32 and the second
inclined part 33, but is not limited thereto.
[0097] For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the third wall 23 may not
have the first inclined part 32 and the second inclined part 33,
but may be formed in a planar shape orthogonal to the first wall 21
and the second wall 22.
[0098] Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the holder 12 may not have the
upper wall of the tray 41 and the support plate 52.
[0099] In the example described above, the plurality of stacked and
folded bags 100 are held by the holding part 42, and the take-out
opening 31 is opposed to the folded portion 150 of the stacked and
folded bags 100, but is not limited to this configuration as
described above.
[0100] For example, the take-out opening 31 may be opposed to a
portion other than the folded portion 150 of the stacked and folded
bags 100, and the holding part 42 may be configured to hold a
plurality of stacked bags 100 without being folded.
[0101] According to the bag storage case of at least one embodiment
described above, the bag is suitably taken out from the take-out
opening by optimizing the relation between the size of the take-out
opening and the bag width of the bag.
[0102] While certain embodiments have been described, these
embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not
intended to limit the scope of the inventions.
[0103] Indeed, the novel embodiments described herein may be
embodied in a variety of other forms; furthermore, various
omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the embodiments
described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of
the inventions.
[0104] These embodiments and variations thereof are included in the
scope and spirit of the invention and are included within the scope
of the appended claims and their equivalents.
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