Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
  • B65D85/48—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for glass sheets
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D71/0088—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
  • B65D71/0092—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck provided with one or more rigid supports, at least one dimension of the supports corresponding to a dimension of the load, e.g. skids
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G49/00—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for
  • B65G49/05—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles
  • B65G49/06—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles for fragile sheets, e.g. glass
  • B65G49/062—Easels, stands or shelves, e.g. castor-shelves, supporting means on vehicles
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D2571/00006—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
  • B65D2571/00043—Intermediate plates or the like
  • B65D2571/00049—Intermediate plates or the like placed vertically
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
  • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
  • B65D2585/6845—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles other household devices
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
  • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
  • Y02W30/80—Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging

Definitions

• the present invention relates generally to packaging, and particularly to
• packaging for large size display substrates such as a stack of glass sheets.
• TFT Thin Film Transistor
• the glass sheets are typically placed in a Color Filter (CF) maker.
• CF Color Filter
• the glass sheets are undesirably susceptible to
• the delivered glass sheets are manufactured into substrates
• adherents such as a residual adhesive remaining on the glass sheet after removing the
• non-adhesive materials such as polyethylene or polymeric films, if used,
• Glass Co. Ltd. provides a glass panel storage method with which even when glass
• Packaging Glass Substrates granted on March 4, 2003 provides packaging for flexible
• the container coverings can be any material for effectively meeting transportation testing specifications.
• tilting is not required (for instance as in typical PP or L type prior art
• Construction is also subject to deformation during normal warehouse
• glass cushioning materials exhibit significant deformation over time, requiring periodic
• Dense packaging has been proven as a
• the container includes a frame having a
• the restraining means further includes one or
• the restraining means is preferably integrated into said
• restraining means include a pressing panel coupled with
• the mechanical system includes a plurality of
• means further includes at least one scissor-like mechanical system coupled to the one
• the system is integrated with the frame and includes a retaining bar pulling system.
• inventive aspects of the restraining means can be operated manually or automatically.
• the cover is sealably affixed to the frame via a
• pressing panel is removable.
• the retaining bars operate independently from each other.
• the frame and cover are made of a metal
• the one or more glass sheets are stacked
• interleaf materials are positioned between the glass sheets.
• interleaf materials further include non-adhesive plastic films attached
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire container configuration thereof in
• FIG. 2 is a side view of the container shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 3 is a rear view of the container shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 4 is a side view of the container shown in FIG. 1, with a cover thereof
• FIG. 5 is a front view of the container shown in FIG. 1, with the cover thereof
• FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a glass sheet stack in accordance
• FIG. 7 is a front view of a container with a restraint system integrated into the cover in accordance with a still further alternate preferred embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 8 is a back view of the configuration shown in FIG. 7 showing the
• FIG. 9 is a top view of the configuration in FIGs. 7 and 8 showing the
• FIG. 10 is a top view of the configuration in FIGs. 7 and 8 showing the
• FIG. 11 is a front view of the container with a retaining bar integrated into the cover in accordance with a still further preferred embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 12 is a side view of the configuration in FIG. 11.
• FIG. 13 is a rear view of the configuration in FIG. 11.
• FIG. 14 is a rear view of the container with a retaining bar integrated into the cover in accordance with a still yet further preferred embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 15 is a side view of the configuration in FIG. 14.
• FIG. 16 is a side view of the configuration in FIG. 14 showing a preferred retraction mechanism.
• FIG. 17 is an inside view of the configuration in FIG. 14 showing preferred
• the invention also provides for controllable
• art L-supporters is approximately 20mm for a Gen 5 substrate (one container typically
• these thicknesses typically being less than 200 microns
• FIGs. 1 to 5 show the general configuration of a container according to a first
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the
• FIG. 2 is a side view
• FIG. 3 is a rear view of
• FIG. 4 is a side view of the container with a cover thereof being
• FIG. 5 is a front view of the container shown in FIG. 4.
• FIGs. 1 to 5 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of
• pallet 110 preferably metal
• the container preferably has
• cover 130 which sealingly covers the glass sheet stack 120 from the front thereof, is
• an aluminum frame such as square tubing or extrusions
• a front panel 131 which may include one or more
• handles 134 is provided on the front panel 131 and a handle 135, such as a grip recess
• each of the side panels 133a, 133b is provided on each of the side panels 133a, 133b.
• the cover 130 are disposed in intimate contact with the corresponding portions of the
• the cover 130 is releasably
• the cover 130 preferably includes four wheels (not shown) at its
• the wheels can either be internal or external
• the pallet 110 which is preferably made of a stainless steel material, includes a substantially flat bottom base allowing for highly-flexible conveyance by conveyors
• Ilia which can receive a fork of a forklift truck from the front (shown) or from the rear
• the container 100 provides many advantages such that the container is robust
• FIG. 2 shows a side view of the container 100 of FIG. 1 with the cover 130
• the side view of the container allows us to view additional structural
• four posts 115 are provided (one shown in FIG. 2 and also
• Alternative equally effective embodiments may include a different number of posts 115 in any number of different configurations as a matter of design
• FIG. 3 is a rear view of the container shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with the
• FIG. 4 a side view of the container of the preferred embodiment
• cushioning members 116 preferably made of EPDM rubber (a resilient
• elastomer based on ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer preferably with a hardness of
• cushioning members other hardnesses, other equally effective ways to cushion with or
• the glass sheet stack 120 is placed on the surface of the seat 113 via the
• a removable pressing panel 440 preferably
• seat 113 is provided on the lower edge of a frame 441 (see FIG. 5) fixed around and
• Handles 443a, 443b (handle 443a is shown
• Vertical posts 460 protect the glass sheets from breaking when removing the cover.
• Pressing panel 440 preferably includes frame 441, leg standoffs 442a,
• the pressing panel 440 is restrained relative to the support panel 112 preferably
• the belts 450a, 450b are attached to the lower part of the support panel 112, one on each side of the support
• take-up and tightening devices (belt restraining devices) 151a, 151b (151b shown in
• FIG. 4 which enable the adjustment of the tightness of the belts.
• the belts are preferably made of a high
• strength polymer strap material such as polyester, nylon, or the like.
• the pressing panel 440 is easily removed from the glass stack 120 by releasing the belts 450a, 450b from the winch-type tightening devices 151a, 151b in order to
• FIG. 5 depicts other elements previously described of the front view of the
• FIG. 6 is depicted as having a vertical orientation only
• the glass sheet stack 120 herein is
• FIG. 621 shown to include a plurality of glass substrate or glass sheets 621, which are arranged
• non-adhesive plastic films 622 which are attached on either side or between
• the sheets to act as a protective interleaving material for preserving the pristine surface
• the container 100 has dimensions of width 1600mm by height 1600mm by depth 970mm.
• the container 100 has dimensions of width 1600mm by height 1600mm by depth 970mm.
• the present invention packaging system can be adapted easily to accommodate
• the glass sheet stack 120 is disposed on the rigid metal pallet 110, fixed in position by the pressing panel 440 and further sealingly covered with metal cover 130, so that safe,
• the glass sheet stack 120 is transported in a
• the glass sheet stack 120 is held in the container 100 in an inclined
• embodiments include entry slots Ilia, for receiving a fork of a forklift truck,
• sheet stack 120 which contains substrates 621, paper sheets 623 and films 622, can be easily transported within a warehouse or storage facility and easily loaded onto a
• the cushioning members 116 is provided on the support panel 112 and the seat 113
• the pressing panel 440 disposed in contact with the front surface of the
• a container 700 is shown to include some additional features beyond those depicted in FIGs. 1 to 6. These additional features
• an alternate glass restraint system primarily including a cover 710 with an
• FIGs. 1 to 6 the structural elements found in FIGs. 1 to 6 can be carried over to FIGs. 7 to 10
• FIG. 7 shows cover 710 in a final resting position where the cover 710 is fully
• Cover 710 may include lifting attachments, not shown, to facilitate
• FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the container
• novel features in system 720 preferably include restraint
• the restraint bars 815 may be retracted from the glass
• the restraint system 720 preferably incorporates a light-weight scissor-like
• Scissor mechanism 810 is preferably made of aluminum tubing or extrusion.
• restraint system 720 also incorporates restraint bars 815, preferably made of aluminum
• the restraint system 720 is also advantageous as it allows the
• N represents the design count total for a given container.
• one or more restraint bars 815 are contemplated by the present invention and would
• the mechanism utilized to operate the scissor-like mechanism can be applied
• Such a mechanism has the ability to set and maintain
• a container 1100 including a crank or hand wheel
• crank 1110 would need manual operation. It is also contemplated by the crank 1110
• crank 1110 can be replaced with an interface for a tool or a
• gear boxes 1130 provided on the cover 1120 to translate rotary motion on vertical drive
• positioning devices such as dove-tail linear positioning stages 1170 are shown at four
• these stages 1170 include right-angle gear boxes 1180 for the interface to the
• FIG. 12 Also shown in FIG. 12 is another right-angle gear box
• crank 1181 under the crank 1110 which translates the rotary motion from the crank 1110 to
• Integrated retaining bar 1190 shown in FIG. 13 can move in and out from the
• the retaining bar 1190 preferably incorporates cushioning material as discussed supra in conjunction with other embodiments (not
• FIG. 13 Two retaining bars are shown in FIG. 13 near the top and bottom of the
• invention contemplates the use of one or more retaining bars 1190 as needed for
• top and bottom retaining bars 1190 preferably operate
• torque limiting devices 1150 allow
• retaining bar pulling system can also be mounted on the back of the frame, such as retaining bar pulling system
• the system includes a gear box 1420, torque limiting
• the pulling system 1410 is connected to the retaining bar (which remains integrated to the cover, not shown in FIG. 14) via a detachable
• cover preferably including springs 1620, cables 1630, or similar means capable of
• FIG. 17 provides an alternate inside view illustrating the above-mentioned
• Another key advantage is the ability to provide controllable and adjustable
• glass retention pressure to prevent the movement of glass during transportation.
• FIGs. 1 to 17 allow for

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