CN101229856A

CN101229856A - Binder

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Publication number: CN101229856A
Application number: CNA2007101457832A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 阿拉·艾伦·萨尔基斯·萨邦日安
Original assignee: CUBIX COMMERCIAL CORP dba BASI
Current assignee: CUBIX COMMERCIAL CORP dba BASI
Priority date: 2006-09-05
Filing date: 2007-09-05
Publication date: 2008-07-30

Abstract

A system configured to hold a plurality of discs comprises a plurality of disc holders. The plurality of disc holders have a region with a snap-fit structure that is configured to receive a disc. The plurality of disc holders also have a plurality of hinges with protruding portions positioned along a disc holder binding edge. The plurality of disc holders comprise polystyrene. The system further comprises a flexible binder having a plurality of slots formed therein. The slots are positioned over the protruding portions on the disc holder binding edges. The flexible binder comprises at least polypropylene. The flexible binder is bonded to the plurality of disc holders using a heat treatment technique.

Description

Conjunction

The cross reference of related application

The application requires the rights and interests of the 60/842nd, No. 335 (submission on September 5th, 2006) U.S. Provisional Patent Application, and this paper introduces its full content as a reference.

About the research of federal funding or the statement of exploitation

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The title of the group of joint study agreement

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That submits to is stored in the reference material of quoting on the CD

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Background of invention

The present invention relates in general to the manufacturing of plastic product, and relates more specifically to the device that a plurality of plastic partss can be combined.

Plastic supporting pieces is generally used for the encapsulation and the storage of article, for example CD (CD), Digital video disc (DVD), storage card, magnetic card, radio-frequency identification card and other article.For example, casket is to provide the mode that dust, scraping and the damage of other type are protected to be used to encapsulate the general plastic strut member of CD and DVD.For the application that several article are encapsulated together, developed the package system that a plurality of plastic supporting pieces are combined.This package system is useful, because it allows the customer can easily translate into another plastic supporting pieces from a plastic supporting pieces when checking packaged articles, just as the page of the book of leafing through.A concrete example is provided, and a cover DVD often is packaged together, and wherein each opens the plot that DVD comprises the telecast different time sections.DVD is contained in the plastic supporting pieces as the page combination of book can allows the customer to stir plastic supporting pieces fast, and check useful DVD.

Summary of the invention

Though traditional package system allows a plurality of plastic supporting pieces to combine, this system is tending towards comprising structure complexity and/or frangible that enough durabilitys can not be provided.For example, in the structure of using fastening (snap-fit) hinge that a plurality of plastic supporting pieces are combined, plastic supporting pieces often comes off or otherwise separates with the fastening hinge.Similarly, gummed, with herring bone bookbinding or to be adhered to the durability of the plastic supporting pieces on the conjunction also limited, particularly because adhesives (a) bonding unsatisfactory to many common plasticses, and (b) along with time and repeated usage are tending towards losing its viscosity.The durability of package system is very important, even because a purpose of this system is to mishandle strut member, even and process is long-term and repeated usage also can continue to provide protection for the article of encapsulation.Based on previous reasons, the applicant developed a kind of can be with a plurality of plastic supporting pieces coupling system that combine, improved, durable.

In one embodiment, the system that is configured to hold a plurality of dishes comprises a plurality of dish strut members.Described a plurality of dish strut member has the fastening structure zone that is configured to hold dish.Described a plurality of dish strut member also has a plurality of hinges, and described hinge has along the jut of the jointing edge location of dish strut member.Described a plurality of dish strut member comprises polystyrene.This system also comprises flexible conjunction, and described flexible conjunction has a plurality of grooves that are formed at wherein.Described groove is positioned to coil on the jut on the strut member jointing edge.Flexible conjunction comprises polypropylene at least.Use heat treatment technics that flexible conjunction is combined with a plurality of dish strut members.

In another embodiment, device comprises a plurality of pallets.Described a plurality of pallet has to be configured as and removably holds the wherein zone of packaged articles.Described a plurality of pallet also has the side.Pile up described a plurality of pallet, make the side adjacent positioned of described a plurality of pallets.Described a plurality of pallet also has along the location, side and the jut that extends from described side.Described device also comprises the conjunction that combines with the side of a plurality of pallets.Described conjunction has a plurality of openings that are formed at wherein.Described a plurality of opening holds the jut from a plurality of pallets.

In another embodiment, the manufacture method that can hold the device of a plurality of media disc comprises first accommodating tray near second accommodating tray location.The jointing edge of first accommodating tray is near the jointing edge location of second accommodating tray.First and second accommodating trays include a plurality of juts that extended by first and second accommodating trays jointing edge separately.First and second accommodating trays comprise first material.Described method also comprises conjunction is placed on first and second accommodating trays.Described conjunction comprises a plurality of openings, disposes described a plurality of opening to hold a plurality of juts by the jointing edge extension of first and second accommodating trays.Described conjunction comprises second material.Described method also comprises the technology of heat-treating, so that the conjunction and first and second accommodating trays are fixed.

In another embodiment, device comprises the dish strut member, and described dish strut member has the fastening structure zone that is configured in wherein removably holding dish.Described dish strut member comprises first material.Described device also comprises along a plurality of juts of the jointing edge location of dish strut member.Described jut comprises the riveted joint protrusion.Described jut comprises first material.Described device also comprises the flexible conjunction that has in a plurality of openings that wherein form.Described flexible conjunction is made of second material different with first material.Described flexible conjunction is positioned to coil on the strut member, makes jut be arranged in opening at least in part, and makes the riveted joint protrusion extend at least in part at the outside face of flexible conjunction.

Brief Description Of Drawings

The exemplary of coupling system disclosed herein as shown in drawings, it is as illustration purpose.Accompanying drawing comprises following figure, the part that wherein identical numeral is identical.

Figure 1 shows that the front elevation of the strut member that is configured to use the combination of exemplary combination disclosed herein system.

Figure 2 shows that the edge of the combination of four strut members that pile up with positive and negative (front-to-back) arrangement.

Figure 3 shows that the section-drawing of four strut member 3-3 along the line of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 shows that the birds-eye view that is configured to the exemplary combination part that combines with four strut members of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 shows that the front elevation of the exemplary strut member of Fig. 1, described strut member has the exemplary combination part of the Fig. 4 in the hinge that is positioned to cave in.

Figure 6 shows that with positive and negative arrangement and pile up, and use the jointing edge of four strut members of the conjunction combination of Fig. 4.

Figure 7 shows that the section-drawing of strut member 7-7 along the line of four combinations of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 A is depicted as and is configured to use the front elevation of the improvement strut member of combined outside part combination along the line 8A-8A of Fig. 8 B.

Fig. 8 B be depicted as four of being configured to use the combination of combined outside part improve strut members in conjunction with the limit, along the observed view of line 8B-8B of Fig. 8 A.

Figure 9 shows that the exemplary combination system that not only uses the combined outside part of Fig. 8 A but also use the depression conjunction of Fig. 5.

Figure 10 shows that the front elevation of the improvement strut member with depression hinge, described depression hinge has a plurality of riveted joint juts.

Figure 11 shows that the decomposing section that comprises the depression hinge 11-11 along the line shown in Figure 10 that rivets jut.

Figure 12 shows that the exploded drawings that comprises the depression hinge shown in Figure 10 of riveting jut.

Figure 13 shows that the birds-eye view that is configured to the exemplary combination part that combines with as shown in figure 10 a plurality of strut members.

Figure 14 shows that the section-drawing of the conjunction 14-14 along the line of Fig. 13.

Figure 15 shows that the section-drawing of the conjunction 15-15 along the line of Figure 13.

Figure 16 shows that four section-drawings in conjunction with strut member.

Figure 17 shows that the transparent view that is configured to by three strut members of two conjunction combinations, each conjunction comprises three pairs of grooves.

Figure 18 shows that location and the interior transparent view that combines strut member of many plates cover.

Detailed description of the invention

According to aforementioned content, developed the package system that a plurality of plastic supporting pieces are combined.Herein disclosed is the several exemplary embodiments of this coupling system.These systems are generally used in such application, and wherein the mode of easily translating into another strut member from a strut member when a plurality of strut members are checked the article that are contained in the strut member with the permission user is fitted together.Though coupling system disclosed herein is specially adapted to and will be used to hold Digital Media, for example the plastic pallet of CD and DVD combines, but such system also is used in conjunction with being configured to hold other article with lower device (a), for example rare coin, the plastic pallet of photography slide or silverware, and (b) storing apparatus of the type of other except that plastic pallet, for example comprise the strut member of the material except that plastics and the plastic device except that pallet.

Consider aforementioned content, term used herein " strut member (holder and holders) " both referred to usually that (a) was described to the device of " strut member (holders) " or " pallet (trays) " usually, and (b) can hold article and use other device of conjunction combination usually.Equally, term used herein " article of encapsulation (packaged item and packaged items) " is often referred to the article that use " strut member (holders) " is held, and is not limited to numeral and/or optical medium, for example CD or DVD.

Figure 1 shows that the strut member 100 that is configured to use exemplary combination disclosed herein system.Strut member 100 also refers to " single page " in this article, because the page of a plurality of plastic supporting pieces 100 as book can be combined.In the exemplary embodiment, strut member 100 comprises polymeric material, for example polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, polypropylene, another thermoplastic material, another is based on the material of hydrocarbon or some compound of previous materials.In other embodiment, use other suitable material.This strut member 100 randomly has selected color, surface (finish) and/or outward appearance, for example limpid, semi-translucent or have color.In certain embodiments, strut member 100 has image and/or the pattern that prints and/or be shaped thereon.The different embodiments of strut member has different sizes, for example different height, length and/or thickness; The special package article that these sizes mainly will be held by strut member are usually determined.

Strut member 100 comprises the middle section 102 that is configured to hold packaged articles, and described packaged articles is CD or DVD for example.Be used to guarantee packaged articles in the details of the method for middle section 102 for the casehistory not of purpose clearly, this be because coupling system disclosed herein be independent of these details.For example, strut member 100 randomly comprises sunk area and/or the projection that is used for removably stinging with article, and described article are above optical medium for example.

Also with reference to Fig. 1, strut member 100 comprises one or more hinges 104.In graphic embodiment, hinge 104 caves in respect to the jointing edge 106 of strut member 100, although in other embodiment, hinge 104 flushes from jointing edge 106 projections or with jointing edge 106.Though Fig. 1 shows the depression hinge 104 of two separations, provide in other embodiments still less or the hinge that more caves in.For example in improved embodiment, hinge is positioned near the mid point of jointing edge 106.The degree of depth of depression hinge 104 preferably be less than strut member 100 total depth 5%, more preferably less than 1% of the total depth of strut member 100, most preferably be less than strut member 100 total depth 0.5%.In other embodiments, the degree of depth surpass strut member 100 total depth 5%.By using depression hinge 104, the size of strut member 100 does not exceed needed those sizes of packaged articles that are positioned in the strut member 100 basically.In exemplary shown in Figure 1, depression hinge 104 comprises the jut 108 of separating depression frame 110.Jut 108 randomly is included in the protrusion 114 that extends on the depression frame 110.

Figure 2 shows that the jointing edge 106 of four strut members 100 that pile up with positive and negative arrangement.In exemplary as shown in the figure, jut 108 is positioned near the mid point of thickness t of strut member 100.Fig. 2 shows that also depression frame 110 as shown in Figure 1 randomly has the thickness that reduces with respect to the thickness t of strut member 100.Therefore, in such embodiments, between the depression frame 110 of the jut 108 of a strut member 100 and close strut member 100, be formed with opened gap 112.Fig. 3 is the section-drawing of four strut members, 100 3-3 along the line shown in Figure 2.Fig. 3 has also clearly illustrated the depression frame 110 that is extended by jut 108.

In exemplary, a plurality of strut members, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 four strut members 100 of example are by in the hinge 104 that conjunction is positioned to cave in and be positioned jut and combine on 1 minute 08.Figure 4 shows that the exemplary of this conjunction 116.Exemplary conjunction 116 comprises a plurality of openings, and it randomly adopts the form of groove 118, and size is fit to the depression hinge 104 of jut 108 and strut member 100.In such embodiments, the quantity of groove 118 is corresponding with the quantity of the strut member 100 for the treatment of combination in the conjunction 116.That is to say that though exemplary combination part 116 shown in Figure 4 comprises four grooves 118, in other embodiments, other conjunction comprises more or less groove.No matter what grooves conjunction comprises, optional geosyncline can advantageously improve the flexible of conjunction.

In certain embodiments, conjunction 116 comprises with comparing in order to the material that forms strut member 100 and has the more plastic material of high flexible.For example, in one embodiment, conjunction 116 comprise compare with strut member 100 have high flexible more based on the material of polystyrene or based on polyacrylic material, although in other embodiment with randomly in the present embodiment, use other material.Randomly, the material of conjunction 116 and strut member 100 has same or analogous fusing point.

As pointing out, in exemplary, configuration conjunction 116 is to be placed in the depression hinge 104, so jut 108 matches with groove 118.For example, be illustrated in figure 5 as the exemplary strut member 100 of Fig. 1 of the exemplary combination part 116 with Fig. 4, described conjunction 116 is positioned in two depression hinges 104 among each.As shown in Figure 5, randomly form the size of conjunction 116, make the outside face 120 of conjunction 116 flush with the jointing edge 106 of strut member 100 so that it is positioned among the depression hinge 104 fully.This structure can advantageously allow the size of strut member 100 not had the influence of conjunction 116 basically.In other embodiments, the size of conjunction 116 formed with respect to jointing edge 106 cave in, or by jointing edge 106 projections.In certain embodiments, as shown in Figure 5, form the size of conjunction 116 so that it is positioned to cave on the frame 110.Comprise in the embodiment of protrusion 114 that at jut 108 conjunction 116 randomly has enough flexible with around protrusion 114 location, along with protrusion is pressed in the conjunction 116, thereby further conjunction 116 is fixed in the depression hinge.

Figure 6 shows that in the mode of positive and negative layout and pile up, and use the jointing edge 106 of four strut members 100 of conjunction shown in Figure 4 116 combinations.As shown in the figure, jut 108 extends through the groove 118 of conjunction 116.Figure 7 shows that the section-drawing of four strut members, 100 7-7 along the line shown in Figure 6.In exemplary as shown in Figure 7, conjunction 116 comprises the groove with circular edge 122, although in other embodiment, conjunction 116 comprises the groove with right angle or other shape angle.In the embodiment illustrated, the outside face 120 of conjunction 116 flushes with the top surface of jut 108, although in other embodiments the outside face 120 of conjunction 116 be depression or projection.

In exemplary, conjunction 116 fastens among the depression hinge 104, for example by conjunction 116 is settled around the protrusion 114 on the jut 108, and conjunction 116 is positioned among the protrusion 114 on the jut 108.Randomly, will use the strut member 100 of conjunction 116 combinations further to be exposed in the Technology for Heating Processing, this Technology for Heating Processing is enough to slightly or obviously melts or the softening material that comprises the jut 108 of strut member.In such embodiments, the jut 108 that is influenced by heat produces distortion slightly or significantly to stretch on the outside face 120 of conjunction 116, makes that therefore conjunction 116 comes off more difficult from depression hinge 104 and/or jut 108 subsequently.Randomly, in Technology for Heating Processing, jut 108 is applied compressive force, thereby further help the physical deformation on the outside face 120 of lower junction component 116.In this illustrative processes, do not mix material that comprises strut member 100 and the material that comprises conjunction 116.

One exemplary Technology for Heating Processing is the supersonic welding connection technology, wherein uses the ultrasonic wave energy that focuses on to produce the zone of temperature build-up.Add or alternatively use other Technology for Heating Processing; Exemplary Technology for Heating Processing includes but not limited to: plasticity welding, hot plate welding, rotating welding, Vibration Welding and laser welding.In exemplary, only heat-treat technology in the part of strut member 100, for example just at jut 108, thereby reduce the possibility that the other parts of strut member 100 is produced fire damage.

In the exemplary hot treatment process, jut 108 is compressed the effect of power, and be exposed to preferred about 190 ℃ to about 250 ℃ temperature, more preferably from about 200 ℃ to about 240 ℃, most preferably from about 210 ℃ to about 230 ℃.Preferably about 0.5 second to the about 5 seconds time of temperature exposure, more preferably from about 1 second to about 4 seconds, most preferably from about 1.5 seconds to about 3 seconds.In exemplary, jut 108 power effect by compression and being exposed under the temperature temperature of rising more than once, for example twice, three times, four times or more times.Jut 108 is subjected to the compressive force of preferred about 25 newton to about 55 newton, and more preferably from about 30 newton are to about 50 newton, and most preferably from about 34 newton are to about 44 newton.Use other parameter (for example heat energy, temperature, exposure duration, compressive force) in other embodiments.

Randomly, additional or alternatively use the plasticity welding technique at depression hinge 104 internal fixation conjunctions 116, this is an exemplary types of Technology for Heating Processing.For by forming strong combination between similar or parts that same material constitutes, the plasticity welding technique is particularly useful.Use this technology advantageously to help conjunction 116 and strut member 110 to fix, thereby improved the durability of the assembly parts of finishing, and make conjunction 116 be not easy from depression hinge 104, to break away from.Particularly, it is mixed to use the plasticity welding technique to produce chemistry at material that comprises strut member 110 and the storeroom that comprises conjunction 116.Can be used for the example of the plasticity welding technique of conjunction 116 and strut member 100 combinations is included, but are not limited to ultrasonic welding, hot plate welding, spin welding, Vibration Welding and laser welding.Which kind of particular technology what no matter use is, plasticity welding can advantageously provide the combination between conjunction 116 and the strut member 110, and this is obviously more lasting than the combination that simple fastening structure and gluing combination are provided.

In exemplary combined process, treat that a plurality of strut members 100 usefulness clips of combination combine.Then conjunction 116 is placed on the jointing edge 106 of strut member 100 in the cooresponding depression hinge 104.As content disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, a conjunction 116 cooperates with a depression hinge 104, and in other embodiment, a plurality of conjunctions 116 cooperate with a plurality of depression hinges 104.Use Technology for Heating Processing to make slightly or significantly distortion/change shape and cover the part or all of outside face 120 of conjunction 116 or on the part or all of outside face 120 of conjunction 116, stretch of jut 108 then.Randomly, additional or alternatively use the plasticity welding technique so that heating, softening and/or melted join part 116.According to the type of employed Technology for Heating Processing, heat energy is to produce by super sonic, the combination of using infrared ray, laser, hot plate, solvent, these technology or other method.Heat energy is welded on the strut member 100 with randomly insolublely conjunction 116 to be connected with strut member 100.Randomly, also heating in Technology for Heating Processing, softening and/or fusing strut member 100.Randomly, in Technology for Heating Processing, conjunction 116 is exerted pressure so that conjunction 116 is pressed in the depression hinge 104.In exemplary, after Technology for Heating Processing or technology when finishing, strut member 100 combines with conjunction 116 regularly.Yet because conjunction 116 flexible, still can as the page of this paper said image book, open and stir the strut member 100 of combination.This structure advantageously allows the user also easily to stir strut member 100 and check wherein the packaged articles of being held rapidly.

An example machine that is suitable for carrying out Technology for Heating Processing as herein described is GuoLinModel GL-8000KTC, it can be from the dynamo-electric high frequency instrument factory of the South Sea, Foshan state woods (FoshanCity, Guangdon Province China) purchases, although use other machine in other embodiments.In using the exemplary hot treatment process of this particular machines, will treat the assembly force together of combination, and be exposed to preferred about 190 ℃ to about 250 ℃ temperature, more preferably from about 200 ℃ to about 240 ℃, most preferably from about 210 ℃ to about 230 ℃.The time of temperature exposure is preferably at about 0.5 second to about 5 seconds, and more preferably from about 1 second to about 4 seconds, most preferably from about 1.5 seconds to about 3 seconds.In exemplary, will treat the assembly force together of combination more than once and expose at high temperature, for example twice, three times, four times or more times.Use preferred about 25 newton to about 55 newton's power with the assembly force together, more preferably from about 30 newton are to about 50 newton, most preferably from about 34 newton are to about 44 newton.Use other parameter (for example heat energy, temperature, exposure duration, power) in other embodiment.

Randomly, go up gummed at all or part of hinged face and/or all or part of two end strut members (for example, top as shown in Figure 2 or bottom strut member), with the fixing cover (for example comprising paper stock, plastics and/or other material) of herring bone bookbinding or alternate manner.Cover can have photo, explanation and/or print superincumbent literal.Will with combine conjunction that the limit flushes and be assembled with to be beneficial to cover is fixed on the jointing edge.

In improved embodiment, strut member does not comprise the depression hinge, and conjunction directly is fixed on the edge of strut member 100 in this case.The exemplary of using this structure is shown in Fig. 8 A and 8B.Particularly, Fig. 8 A is depicted as the front elevation of the strut member 200 with the middle section 202 that is configured to hold packaged articles.Shown in Fig. 8 B, strut member 200 is configured to combine with a plurality of similar strut member 200 that piles up with positive and negative arrangement.As shown in the figure, strut member 200 does not comprise the depression hinge; The substitute is, conjunction 216 is along 206 location, edge for the treatment of combination, so conjunction 216 is arranged on the limit 206.In exemplary, conjunction 216 has and the cooresponding width dimensions of the overall width of several strut members to be combined.

Improved embodiment shown in Fig. 8 A and the 8B comprises along the single conjunction 216 of the location of the part edge 206 of the strut member 200 for the treatment of combination.In other improved embodiment, conjunction 216 extends along whole edges 206 of the strut member 200 for the treatment of combination.In other improved embodiment, a plurality of conjunctions 216 are in the diverse location location along the edge 206 of the strut member 200 for the treatment of combination.In addition, though strut member 200 does not comprise any jut of cooperating with groove in the conjunction 216 of being configured to shown in Fig. 8 A and 8B, have in other the improved embodiment and use this structure.Particularly, the conjunction 116 that has groove shown in Figure 4 not only is fit to the strut member 100 with depression hinge 104 shown in Figure 1, also is fit to the strut member 200 of the hinge that do not cave in shown in Fig. 8 A.Even without the depression hinge, the contact point between conjunction 216 and the edge 206 also can provide enough face areies, so that use one or more heat treatment technics disclosed herein to produce firm and flexible combination is arranged.

Coupling system shown in Fig. 8 A and the 8B can randomly be used in combination with the coupling system that uses the depression hinge.For example, Figure 9 shows that and both use the lip-deep combined outside part 206 that is positioned strut member edge 106, use the selected assembly of the exemplary combination system of the depression conjunction 116 in the hinge 104 that is positioned to cave in again.Have the coupling system that is positioned two combined outside parts 206 between the depression conjunction 116 though Fig. 9 shows, in other embodiment, can use the combined outside part 206 and the depression conjunction 116 of other quantity and other relative position.

Fig. 1 comprises depression hinge 104 to strut member 100 shown in Figure 3, and each depression hinge 104 all has the single jut 108 that randomly comprises protrusion 114.As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, protrusion 114 is extended by jut 108 in one dimension mode (axis of elongation that promptly is parallel to jut 108) basically.In another improved embodiment, hinge comprises a plurality of juts and/or the protrusion that extends from jut in the multidimensional mode.Figure 10 shows that the exemplary strut member 300 that comprises these features of part.

Particularly, Figure 10 shows the strut member 300 with the middle section 302 that is configured to hold packaged articles.Described strut member 300 comprises one or more hinges 304.In exemplary as shown in figure 10, hinge 304 caves in.Yet, in other embodiment, on the edge 306 of strut member 300, forming hinge 304, the architectural feature of hinge 304 described herein like this is just by edge 306 projections of strut member 300.That is to say, although about some embodiments explanation disclosed herein with described the hinge of depression, although and the hinge that caves in some applications have some advantage, do not need the depression of hinge in order to obtain advantage disclosed herein.The depression that does not also need hinge for the further feature of realizing coupling system disclosed herein.

Still with reference to as shown in figure 10 exemplary, each hinge 304 comprises two juts 308.In other embodiment, hinge 304 comprises the jut 308 more than two.Figure 11 provides the decomposing section of riveted joint jut 308 11-11 along the line, and Figure 12 provides the exploded drawings of riveted joint jut 308.Shown in Figure 11 and 12, the jut 308 of riveted joint comprises rivet head, and rivet head comprises the protrusion that is used for fixing conjunction 314 of three-dimensional extension.Other embodiment can be included in still less or the rivet head of more multi-aspect extension.Thereby hinge 304 comprises the riveted joint protrusion 314 of relative broad, and this riveted joint protrusion 314 is positioned on the jut 308 of relative narrower and is supported by it.Shown in Figure 10 to 12, hinge 304 randomly also comprises depression frame 310, extends jut 308 by described depression frame 310.

Figure 13 shows that the exemplary of the conjunction with seven unit 316 that is configured to be used for strut member shown in Figure 10 300.Conjunction 316 comprises a plurality of double-type grooves 318, and wherein the logarithm of groove 318 is corresponding with the quantity of the strut member 300 for the treatment of combination.Quantity, dimension and the position of double-type groove 318 are configured, thereby double-type groove 318 can cooperate with the jut 308 and the riveted joint protrusion 314 of hinge 304.In exemplary, conjunction 316 comprise compare with strut member 300 have high flexible more based on the material of polystyrene or based on polyacrylic material, although use other material in other embodiments.With described herein, provide the conjunction 316 of high flexible relatively more and advantageously promote and the relatively rotating of a plurality of strut members 300 that combine by conjunction 316.

The structure of conjunction 316 also can advantageously give conjunction 316 extra flexible.For example, the existence of groove 318 has improved the flexible of conjunction 316.In addition, by changing the relative thickness of conjunction 316 and groove 318, can further improve the flexible of conjunction 316.For example, Figure 14 shows that the section-drawing of the 14-14 along the line of exemplary combination part 316 shown in Figure 13.Figure 14 shows the groove 318 that cooperates with jut 308 and riveted joint protrusion 314.

In exemplary, groove 318 has different width, and narrower part 324 is positioned at the inside face 326 near conjunction 316, inside face 326 is configured to be located adjacent to the depression frame 310 of strut member 300.The outside face 330 that is positioned at close conjunction 316 of groove 318 wide portions 328, outside face 330 is positioned at the opposite of inside face 326.The jut 308 that this shape helps relative narrower and groove 318 narrower parts 324 cooperate, and the riveted joint protrusion 314 of broad cooperates with groove 318 wide portions 328 relatively.Yet in other embodiment, groove 318 has substantially invariable width, so the wall of groove 318 is straight line basically, and forms the right angle basically with the inside face 326 and the outside face 330 of conjunction 316.

Figure 14 has shown that also conjunction 316 comprises the body part 320 around groove 318, and the hinge fraction 322 that is positioned adjacent slot 318 about midways location.Randomly, hinge fraction 322 and body part 320 comprise identical materials, and use injection molding process to form unit block.Use other manufacturing technology in other embodiments.In exemplary as shown in figure 14, the existence of less hinge fraction 322 can advantageously give conjunction 316 extra flexible, thereby further advantageously promotes the rotation of the strut member 300 that combines with conjunction 316.Yet should be noted that does not need to comprise hinge fraction 322, and in certain embodiments, even do not comprise hinge fraction 322 between adjacent slot 318, conjunction 316 also has enough flexible, for strut member 300 provides enough rotations.

Figure 15 shows that the section-drawing of exemplary combination part shown in Figure 13 316 15-15 along the line.Figure 14 shows the exemplary configurations of groove 318 in the mode perpendicular to the dimension of the section-drawing that Figure 13 was provided.In this exemplary configurations, groove 318 has different width, and narrower part 324 is positioned at the inside face 326 near conjunction 316, and wide portions 328 is positioned at the outside face 330 near conjunction 316.As described herein, the jut 308 that this shape helps relative narrower and groove 318 narrower parts 324 cooperate, and the riveted joint protrusion 314 of broad cooperates with groove 318 wide portions 328 relatively.Yet in other embodiment, groove 318 has substantially invariable width, so the wall of groove 318 is straight line basically, forms the right angle basically with the inside face 326 and the outside face 330 of conjunction 316.

The ad hoc structure of the riveted joint protrusion 314 that extends regardless of conjunction 316 with by the jut 308 of hinge 304, in one embodiment, the size that forms conjunction 316 is so that with among its hinge 304 that is positioned fully to cave in.In such structure, the outside face 330 of conjunction 316 flushes with the jointing edge 306 of strut member 300.This structure can advantageously allow the size of strut member 300 not to be subjected to the influence of the existence of conjunction 316 basically.In other embodiments, the size of conjunction 116 formed with respect to jointing edge 306 cave in, or by jointing edge 306 projections.Similarly, in certain embodiments, riveted joint protrusion 314 is configured to be extended by groove 318, and in other embodiments, riveted joint protrusion 314 is configured to flush with the outside face 330 of conjunction.The specific phase of selecting conjunction and hinge to size and dimension so that between conjunction and a plurality of strut member, provide secure bond; This combination is randomly by using the plasticity welding technique further fixing.

In certain embodiments, riveted joint protrusion 314 extends out from the groove 318 that forms conjunction 316.This structure advantageously makes and comprises the material of riveting protrusion 314 produce distortion in Technology for Heating Processing, a kind of in the described Technology for Heating Processing Technology for Heating Processing for example disclosed herein.Particularly, the existence of the riveted joint protrusion 314 of projection provides extra plastic material, so that overflow and secure bond part 316 mechanically, thereby provides firm and lasting especially combination between strut member 300 and conjunction 316.

For example, Figure 16 shows that the section-drawing of four strut members 300 with jut 308, wherein conjunction 316 is around jut 308 location.In Technology for Heating Processing, expose jut 308, thereby cause end 360 distortion of jut 308 and on the outside face 330 of conjunction, flatten.As shown in figure 16, resulting structures is included in the crushed element 362 that extends on the part of outside face 330 of conjunction, thereby further that conjunction 316 and strut member 300 is fixing.As described herein, for example shown in Figure 10 to 12, the existence of the riveted joint protrusion 314 on the jut 308 advantageously provides extra plastic material, so that overflow at the outside face 330 of conjunction, and formation crushed element 362 as shown in figure 16.

As described herein, the quantity of the groove that provides in the conjunction or in pairs the quantity of groove rely on the quantity that is configured to the strut member that combines with conjunction.For example, show three strut members 400 that are configured to by two conjunction 416 combinations as Figure 17, wherein each conjunction 416 comprises three pairs of grooves 418.Conjunction 416 is configured to be installed on the hinge 404.As described herein, randomly use one or more Technologies for Heating Processing further conjunction 416 to be fixed on the hinge 404.In exemplary, conjunction provides enough intensity with in conjunction with strut member 400, also has enough flexible to allow strut member 400 to rotate mutually, just as the page that stirs book simultaneously.For example, in one embodiment, use the strut member of coupling system combination disclosed herein can be with respect to contiguous rotating at a certain angle in conjunction with strut member, described angle be preferably at least about 90 degree, more preferably at least 120 degree, most preferably at least 150 degree.

On one or more strut members randomly in conjunction with cover.For example, Figure 18 shows that and a plurality of many plates covers 440 that combine one of them combination of strut member 400.Cover 440 has a plurality of plates, and it comprises header board 442, jointing edge plate 444, base plate 446 and side panel 448.In graphic exemplary, at least one of strut member 400 has a plurality of plates that combine with it, and it comprises the plate with the different sides combination of selecting strut member.In improved embodiment, cover 440 comprises still less or more panel, for example a plate, two plates, three panels, four plates or more plate.As shown in the figure, at least one in the plate, for example side panel 448, with a plurality of at least one combination that combines in the strut member 400.Randomly, at least one in the plate, for example header board 442, not with combine strut member 400 direct combinations.In improved embodiment, at least one in the plate combines strut member 400 combinations with a plurality of.In improved embodiment, use adhesives that cover 440 is combined with one or more strut members 400, although in other embodiments, use other combination technology, for example arrange with belt or with clip.Randomly, one or more plates have the photo and/or the literal of printing thereon.

Though aforementioned detailed description discloses some embodiments of the present invention, should know that the disclosure is illustrative, and non-limiting the present invention.Should be understood that disclosed ad hoc structure and operation can be with above-mentioned different, and method described herein can be used to be different to allow stirring the mode of pallet in conjunction with a plurality of pallets as flipping.

Claims

1. be configured to hold the system of a plurality of dishes, described system comprises:

A plurality of dish strut members, described a plurality of dish strut member has the fastening structure zone that is configured to hold dish, and described a plurality of dish strut members also have a plurality of hinges, and described hinge has along the jut of the jointing edge location of dish strut member, wherein said a plurality of dish strut member comprises polystyrene, and

Flexible conjunction, described flexible conjunction has a plurality of grooves that are formed at wherein, described groove is positioned on the described jut on the described dish strut member jointing edge, wherein said flexible conjunction comprises polypropylene at least, and uses heat treatment technics that described flexible conjunction is combined with described a plurality of dish strut members.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said heat treatment technics is the supersonic welding connection technology that causes that the described jut of part extends on the outside face of described flexible conjunction.

3. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polystyrene has bigger flexible than described polypropylene.

4. the system as claimed in claim 1, each in wherein said a plurality of dish strut members comprises two hinges, described two hinges are positioned the offside of described fastening structure.

5. the system as claimed in claim 1 wherein is configured to hold at least one Zhang Guangpan or Digital video disc with described fastening structure.

6. the system as claimed in claim 1, each comprises a plurality of juts in wherein said a plurality of hinges.

7. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said jut is extended by the depression frame that the jointing edge along described dish strut member forms, and makes described jut not extend the jointing edge of described dish strut member.

8. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

Described jut is extended by the depression frame that the jointing edge along described dish strut member forms, and makes described jut not extend the jointing edge of described dish strut member; And

Described flexible conjunction has the thickness that is less than or equal to the described depression frame degree of depth, makes that described flexible conjunction does not extend the jointing edge of described dish strut member when described flexible conjunction combines with described a plurality of dish strut members.

9. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flexible conjunction comprises the hinge fraction between adjacent slot, wherein said hinge fraction is compared with the other parts of described flexible conjunction has the flexible of increase.

10. the system as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises with the described jointing edge of described a plurality of strut members and combines cover.

11. the system as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises many plates cover, described many plates cover comprises first plate and second plate, described first plate not with described a plurality of strut members in any one directly combine, described second plate combines with in described a plurality of upholders at least one.

12. the system as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises many plates cover, and selected one in wherein said a plurality of strut members has a plurality of plates that combine with it.

13. the system as claimed in claim 1, its also comprise with described a plurality of upholders at least one cover that combines.

14. device, it comprises

A plurality of pallets, described a plurality of pallets have

Be configured as in the zone that wherein removably holds packaged articles,

Described a plurality of pallet is wherein piled up in the side, makes the side adjacent positioned of described a plurality of pallets, and

The jut of locating and extending from described side along the side; And

With the conjunction that the side of described a plurality of pallets combines, described conjunction has a plurality of openings that are formed at wherein, and wherein said a plurality of openings hold the described jut from described a plurality of pallets.

15. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said side is a jointing edge.

16. device as claimed in claim 14 wherein mixes with the material that comprises described conjunction by the material that will comprise described a plurality of pallets, and described conjunction is combined with the described side of described a plurality of pallets.

17. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the distortion by described jut makes described jut extend in outside face to the small part of described conjunction, and described conjunction is combined with the described side of described a plurality of pallets.

18. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said conjunction has enough amounts of deflection, and a selected pallet with respect to vicinity rotates at least about 90 degree in described a plurality of pallet so that allow.

19. device as claimed in claim 14, it also comprises the protrusion that is extended by described jut in the multidimensional mode.

20. device as claimed in claim 14, it also is included in the head that at least one direction is extended by described jut.

21. device as claimed in claim 14, it also comprises the head that is extended by described jut in the multidimensional mode, wherein said a plurality of opening has the wide portions that is configured to hold described head, and has the narrower part that is configured to hold described jut.

22. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said a plurality of pallets comprise first material, and described conjunction comprises second material, and described second material has the amount of deflection that is higher than described first material.

23. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said a plurality of pallets comprise polystyrene at least, and wherein said conjunction comprises polypropylene at least.

24. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

Described a plurality of pallet comprises first material; And

Described conjunction comprises second material, and described second material has the amount of deflection that is higher than described first material.

25. device as claimed in claim 14, at least one in wherein said a plurality of openings is groove.

26. device as claimed in claim 14, it also comprises the cover that combines with the side of described a plurality of pallets.

27. device as claimed in claim 14, its also comprise with described a plurality of pallets at least one cover that combines.

28. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said device comprises the conjunction of at least two separations.

29. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said device comprises the conjunction of at least three separations.

30. can hold the manufacture method of the device of a plurality of media disc, described method comprises:

First accommodating tray is located near second accommodating tray, the jointing edge of wherein said first accommodating tray is near the jointing edge location of described second accommodating tray, wherein said first and second accommodating trays include a plurality of juts that extended by described first and second accommodating trays jointing edge separately, and wherein said first and second accommodating trays comprise first material;

Conjunction is placed on described first and second accommodating trays, wherein said conjunction comprises a plurality of openings, dispose described a plurality of opening holding the described a plurality of juts that extend by the jointing edge of described first and second accommodating trays, and wherein said conjunction comprises second material; And

Heat-treat technology, so that described conjunction and described first and second accommodating trays are fixed.

31. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein:

Described first material is identical with described second material; And

Described heat treatment technics causes the mixing of described first and second materials.

32. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein:

Described first material is a polystyrene;

Described second material is a polyethylene; And

Described heat treatment technics makes described a plurality of jut be out of shape to small part, makes described a plurality of jut extend in outside face to the small part of described conjunction.

33. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein said heat treatment technics are the supersonic welding connection technologies.

34. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein said heat treatment technics also comprise described first material and described second material are heated to about 200 ℃ to about 240 ℃, simultaneously with described first material and the described second material force together.

35. method as claimed in claim 30, each in wherein said a plurality of juts comprise the riveted joint protrusion that is extended by described jut in the multidimensional mode.

36. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein said second material has the amount of deflection that is higher than described first material.

37. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein said conjunction comprises the hinge fraction between the adjacent apertures that is positioned described a plurality of openings, and wherein said hinge fraction is compared the amount of deflection with increase with the other parts of described conjunction.

38. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein at least one opening is a groove.

39. method as claimed in claim 30, described method also comprise cover is combined with at least one jointing edge.

40. method as claimed in claim 30, described method also comprise cover is combined with described first and second at least one that support in the pallet.

41. device, it comprises:

The dish strut member, described dish strut member has the zone that is configured in wherein removably holding the structure of dish, and described dish strut member comprises first material;

Along a plurality of juts that the jointing edge of described dish strut member is located, wherein said jut comprises the riveted joint protrusion, and wherein said jut comprises described first material; And

Have in a plurality of openings that wherein form and flexible conjunction that constitute by second material different with first material, described flexible conjunction is positioned on the described dish strut member, make described jut be arranged in described opening at least in part, and make described riveted joint protrusion extend at least in part at the outside face of flexible conjunction.

42. device as claimed in claim 41, wherein said first material are that polystyrene and described second material are polypropylene.

43. device as claimed in claim 41, it also comprises the cover that combines with described dish strut member.

44. device as claimed in claim 41, it also comprises the cover that combines with at least two sides of described dish strut member.

45. device as claimed in claim 41, wherein said first material has the fusing point that is lower than described second material.

46. device as claimed in claim 41, it also comprises a plurality of dish strut members, and described strut member has the jut that combines with described flexible conjunction.

47. device as claimed in claim 41 wherein disposes at least a with in holding optical disk and the Digital video disc of described fastening structure.

48. device as claimed in claim 41, wherein said jut is extended by the depression frame that the jointing edge along described dish strut member forms.