EP2599736A1 - Cushioning material - Google Patents
Cushioning material Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP2599736A1 EP2599736A1 EP20120194120 EP12194120A EP2599736A1 EP 2599736 A1 EP2599736 A1 EP 2599736A1 EP 20120194120 EP20120194120 EP 20120194120 EP 12194120 A EP12194120 A EP 12194120A EP 2599736 A1 EP2599736 A1 EP 2599736A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- support piece
- face
- cushioning material
- support
- packaged
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 87
- 238000004806 packaging method and process Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 47
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 claims description 8
- 230000013011 mating Effects 0.000 description 3
- 229920006328 Styrofoam Polymers 0.000 description 2
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000008261 styrofoam Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000002390 adhesive tape Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000123 paper Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000000149 penetrating effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
Images
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
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
- B65D81/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
- B65D81/053—Corner, edge or end protectors
- B65D81/054—Protectors contacting two generally perpendicular surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. edge protectors
-
- 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
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
- B65D2581/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
- B65D2581/051—Details of packaging elements for maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
- B65D2581/052—Materials
- B65D2581/053—Paper in general, e.g. paperboard, carton, molded paper
Definitions
- the present disclosure relates to a cushioning material for protecting an article to be packaged when transporting or storing and the like.
- a packaging implement is used for transporting or storing an article such as an image-forming device such as a printer, a copier, a facsimile, or a multifunction peripheral and the like for example, or components and the like that compose the image-forming device.
- This kind of packaging implement is, for example, equipped with a packaging box that houses the article to be packaged, and a cushioning material interposed between the packaging box and the article to be packaged.
- a cushioning material used in this kind of packaging implement, a cushioning material is known that is equipped with a first face holder that supports one face of the article to be packaged, and a second face holder folded to the first face holder, that folds from the first face holder and supports another face that is adjacent to the one face of the article to be packaged.
- oblique faces are disposed on each of the first face holder and the second face holder.
- a fitting convex part is disposed on the oblique face of the first face holder.
- a fitting concave part is disposed on the oblique face of the second face holder.
- the cushioning material constituted as described above, when the packaging implement is dropped with front-rear sides or left-right sides facing downward in packaging implement drop tests, the first face holder and the second face holder protect a product by absorbing an impact, so the cushioning material becomes deformed. There is possibility that a positional relationship of the first face holder and the second face holder changes greatly and the mating of the fitting concave part and the fitting convex part can inadvertently become disengaged due to the deformation of the cushioning material. Particularly, if the cushioning material is formed from a pulp material, there is a limit to a strength of the fitting concave part and the fitting convex part, so said possibility increases.
- the packaging implement of the present disclosure is a cushioning material interposed between the article to be packaged and the packaging box that houses the article to be packaged, equipped with a first support piece and a second support piece.
- the first support piece supports one face of the article to be packaged.
- the second support piece is equipped with a projection on an inner face, folded to the first support piece, and supports another face adjacent to the one face of the article to be packaged.
- the projection of the second support piece is fixed with one face of the article to be packaged so the folded posture of the second support piece is maintained with the first support piece.
- Fig. 1 is a side view of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 2 is a plan view depicting the state before the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the first support piece in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the second support piece in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view depicting the state after the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 6 is a side view depicting the state after the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an article to be packaged 2 such as an image-forming device such as a printer, a copier, a facsimile, or a multifunction peripheral and the like for example, or components and the like that compose the image-forming device is packaged in the packaging implement 1.
- the article to be packaged 2 of the embodiment is substantially a rectangular parallelepiped shape.
- the packaging implement 1 is equipped with a packaging box 3 that houses the article to be packaged 2, and four pieces of cushioning material 4 interposed between the packaging box 3 and the article to be packaged 2.
- the packaging box 3 is formed by a sheet material, such as cardboard and the like, being folded, for example.
- the packaging box 3 is equipped with a main body 5 that composes side faces of the packaging box 3 formed into square tube-shape; a pair of bottom flaps 6 openably disposed at a bottom end of the main body 5; and lid flaps 7 openably disposed at a top end of the main body 5.
- Cushioning material 4 is each disposed along the folded sides of the packaging box 3 in the four corners of the top left, bottom left, top right, and bottom right of the packaging box 3.
- the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner will now be described referring to a bottom side of Fig. 2 as a front face side (the front side) of the cushioning material 4, based on the state before folding (see Fig. 2 ).
- the cushioning material 4 is equipped with a first support piece 8, and a second support piece 10 disposed at a left hand of the first support piece 8.
- the second support piece 10 is linked to the first support piece 8 via a hinge 11.
- the second support piece 10 is folded to the first support piece 8 along the hinge 11.
- the first support piece 8 can also be folded to the second support piece 10.
- a central notch 12 is disposed at a center in front-rear directions between the first support piece 8 and the second support piece 10.
- the hinge 11 is divided into a front side and a rear side by the central notch 12.
- the central notch 12 has substantially rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear directions. The four corners of the central notch 12 are rounded.
- the first support piece 8 is long in the front-rear directions.
- a first engaging end 14 is disposed at the front end and the rear end of the first support piece 8.
- the first engaging end 14 projects upward from an inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- Each of the first engaging ends 14 is equipped with a lower level projection 16 and an upper level projection 17.
- a first touching portion 15 is disposed at a left-side face of the lower level projection 16.
- the upper level projection 17 is disposed at a right side of the lower level projection 16.
- a projection 18 (see Fig. 2 ) is disposed at the rear of the lower level projection 16 at the front-end first engaging end 14.
- a projection 20 is disposed at the left of the lower level projection 16 at the rear-end first engaging end 14.
- the projection 20 is linked to the rear-end first engaging end 14 by a linking piece 21 (see Fig. 2 ).
- a first support face 22 is disposed on the first support piece 8 between the front and the rear first engaging ends 14.
- the first support face 22 projects upward from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- a projecting height of the first support face 22 from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8 is lower than a projecting height of each first engaging end 14 from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- the first support face 22 is equipped with a lower level portion 23 and an upper level portion 24.
- the upper level portion 24 is arranged at the right side of the lower level portion 23.
- An area between the lower level portion 23 and the upper level portion 24 has a gentle step shape.
- a height (thickness) of the upper level portion 24 is 30 mm, for example.
- a plurality of cavities 25 is disposed at a central area in front-rear directions from the front of the first support face 22, at predetermined spacing in the front-rear directions.
- a groove 26 is disposed in right-left directions at the rear of the first support face 22.
- a linking piece 27 (see Fig. 2 ) is disposed in the groove 26. The linking piece 27 projects upward from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8. The first support face 22 at the front side of the groove 26 and the first support face 22 at the rear side of the groove 26 are linked by the linking piece 27.
- a first cavity 28 is each disposed at the front end and at the rear end of the first support face 22. As shown in Fig. 2 , the left side and the upper side on each of the first cavities 28 are open.
- a support projection 30 is disposed in front-rear directions at a bottom portion of the first cavity 28. The support projection 30 projects slightly upward from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- a projection 31 is each disposed at the right and at the rear of the front-end first cavity 28. The projection 31 projects sideward from the first support face 22.
- a first projection 32 is disposed at each of the left area at the front and the left area at the rear of the first support face 22, on the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- Each of the first projections 32 projects upward from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- a width a1 in front-rear directions of the front-side first projection 32 is wider than a width a2 in front-rear directions of the rear-side first projection 32.
- a projecting height from the inner faces 13 on the first support pieces 8 is substantially the same for each of the first projections 32; each projection 32 is higher than a projecting height of the first support face 22 from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- the front-side first projection 32 is disposed adjacent to the front-end first cavity 28 at the rear and at the left of the front-end first cavity 28.
- the rear-side first projection 32 is disposed adjacent to the rear-end first cavity 28 at the front and at the left of the rear-end first cavity 28.
- the second support piece 10 is long in the front-rear directions, in the same way as the first support piece 8.
- the length of the second support piece 10 in the front-rear directions is substantially the same as the length of the first support piece 8 in the front-rear directions. More accurately, the length of the second support piece 10 in the front-rear directions is slightly shorter than the length of the first support piece 8 in the front-rear directions.
- a width of the second support piece 10 in the left-right directions is larger than a width of the left-right directions of the first support piece 8.
- a second engaging end 34 is disposed at the front end and at the rear end of the second support piece 10.
- the second engaging end 34 projects upward from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10.
- An engaging level portion 35 is disposed at an upper right portion of each second engaging end 34.
- a second touching portion 36 is disposed at a right side face of each second engaging end 34.
- a touching base 38 is disposed at the right of each second engaging end 34 via a groove 37.
- a base 41 is disposed at the right of the front-end touching base 38 via a groove 40.
- a second support face 42 is disposed on the second support piece 10 between the front and the rear second engaging ends 34.
- the second support face 42 projects upward from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10.
- a projecting height of the second support face 42 from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10 is lower than a projecting height of each second engaging end 34 from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10.
- the second support face 42 is equipped with a lower level portion 43 and an upper level portion 44.
- the upper level portion 44 is disposed at the front side and the rear side of the lower level portion 43.
- An area between the lower level portion 43 and the upper level portion 44 has a gentle step shape.
- a groove 45 is disposed in the second support face 42, extending in the front-rear directions.
- a plurality of linking pieces 46 is disposed at the front and at the rear of the groove 45.
- the second support face 42 on the left side of the groove 45 and the second support face 42 on the right side of the groove 45 are linked by the linking piece 46.
- a second cavity 47 is each disposed at the front and at the rear of the second support face 42.
- the right side and the upper side of each second cavity 47 are open.
- a protrusion 48 is each disposed at the rear of the front-side second cavity 47, and at the front of the rear-side second cavity 47.
- Each protrusion 48 projects toward the right from the second support face 42.
- a triangular notch portion 51 is disposed at the right of the rear-side protrusion 48.
- a second projection 52 is each disposed at the right of the front end and at the right of the rear end of the second support face 42, on the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10. Each of the second projections 52 projects upward from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10.
- the front-end second projection 52 is formed to be integrated with the base 41 at the rear of the base 41.
- the front-end second projection 52 is disposed adjacent to the front-side second cavity 47, at the front and at the right of the front-side second cavity 47.
- a groove 53 is disposed between the rear-end second projection 52 and the second support face 42.
- a linking piece 54 (see Fig. 2 ) is disposed in the groove 53.
- the rear-end second projection 52 and the second support face 42 are linked by the linking piece 54.
- the rear-end second projection 52 is disposed adjacent to the rear-side second cavity 47, at the rear and at the right of the rear-side second cavity 47.
- a projecting height of each of the second projections 52 from the inner faces 33 on the second support pieces 10 is each substantially the same; it is higher than a projecting height of the second support face 42 from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10.
- a projecting height of each of the second projections 52 from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10 is slightly lower than a projecting height of each first projection 32 from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- a width b1 in front-rear directions of the front-side second projection 52 is wider than a width b2 in front-rear directions of the rear-side second projection 52.
- the second support piece 10 is folded substantially 90 degrees to the inside toward the first support piece 8 to prepare for the cushioning material 4.
- the cushioning material 4 is placed in the lower left and the lower right corners of the packaging box 3.
- each of the second projections 52 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is inserted into each of the first cavities 28.
- each of the second projections 52 touches each of the support projections 30 disposed in the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- each of the first projections 32 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is inserted into each of the second cavities 47.
- each of the first projections 32 touches the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10.
- each upper face of the second projections 52 and the upper level portion 24 of the first support face 22 is nearly same at the height from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8.
- each right side face of the first projections 32 and the upper level portion 44 of the second support face 42 is nearly same at the height from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10.
- the upper level projection 17 on each of the first engaging ends 14 and the engaging level portion 35 on each of the second engaging ends 34 engage on the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner and the lower right corner.
- the lower level projection 16 on each of the first engaging ends 14 touches the second touching portion 36 on each of the second engaging ends 34.
- the touching base 38 on each of the second engaging ends 34 touches the first touching portion 15 on each of the first engaging ends 14.
- a bottom face of the article to be packaged 2 is placed on the first support face 22 of the first support piece 8 in the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner, and on the first support face 22 of the first support piece 8 in the cushioning material 4 in the lower right corner.
- the bottom face of the left of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by the first support piece 8 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner, and the side face of the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by the second support piece 10 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner.
- the bottom face of the right of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by the first support piece 8 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower right corner, and the side face of the lower right part of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by the second support piece 10 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower right corner.
- each of the second projections 52 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is fixed with the bottom face on the left of the article to be packaged 2.
- each of the first projections 32 on the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is fixed with the side face on the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2.
- the cushioning material 4 is placed in the upper left and the upper right corners of the article to be packaged 2.
- the releasing of the second support piece 10 from the first support piece 8 is restricted, in the same way.
- the lid flaps 7 on the packaging box 3 are closed, and joined together by adhesive tape and the like. This completes the work involved in packaging the article to be packaged 2 in the packaging implement 1.
- the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner the second projection 52 on the second support piece 10 is fixed with the bottom face on the left of the article to be packaged 2, thereby maintaining the folded posture of the second support piece 10 to the first support piece 8. For that reason, since it is avoided that the folded posture of the second support piece 10 becomes inadvertently disengaged from the first support piece 8, it is possible to prevent the cushioning material 4 from slipping between the bottom face of the left part or the side face of the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2, and the packaging box 3. Therefore, the cushioning material 4 can support the article to be packaged 2 at predetermined positions, preventing the article to be packaged 2 from being damaged by slipping from its supported position.
- the first projection 32 on the first support piece 8 is fixed with the side face of the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2, in the cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner. For that reason, the first projection 32 of the first support piece 8 and the second projection 52 of the second support piece 10 are is fixed with the article to be packaged 2 by being mutually crossed. With this configuration, it is possible more securely to maintain the folded posture of the second support piece 10 to the first support piece 8, more effectively to prevent the slipping of the cushioning material 4.
- the cushioning material 4 can be thinner, so it is possible to make the cushioning material 4 more compact and to reduce its cost.
- each of the second projections 52 disposed on the second support face 42 of the second support piece 10 is inserted into each of the first cavities 28 formed in the first support face 22 of the first support piece 8, and each of the first projections 32 disposed on the first support face 22 of the first support piece 8 is inserted into each of the second cavities 47 formed in the second support face 42 of the second support piece 10.
- the projecting height of each of the second projections 52 from the inner face 33 of the second support piece 10 is set to be slightly lower than the projecting height of each of the first projections 32 from the inner face 13 of the first support piece 8. This allows the projecting height of each projection 32 and 52 to change as required, and makes it possible easily to change the strength of each of the support pieces 8 and 10 as required.
- Pulp mold manufacturing method which is a manufacturing method of the cushioning material 4 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, will now be described with reference to Fig. 7 .
- manufacturing apparatus for the cushioning material 4 is equipped with a die 61, a mesh 62 disposed along a top face of the die 61; and a container 63 that covers a top face of the die 61 and the mesh 62.
- a plurality of suction holes 64 are disposed in the die 61, penetrating from the top face to the back face. Pulp solution dissolved with used paper and the like in water and a chemical is stored in the container 63.
- the pulp solution in the container 63 is drawn by a sucking configuration (not shown) through the suction holes 64. Pulp material in the pulp solution adheres to the top face of the mesh 62 along a shape of the cushioning material 4. The cushioning material 4 is completed by removing and drying the adhered pulp material.
- the cushioning material 4 is manufactured using the pulp-mold manufacturing method. For that reason, it is easier to form each of the projections 32 and 52 compared to the case in which the cushioning material 4 is manufactured by a sheet material such as cardboard and the like. Also, it is possible to lighten the impact on the environment compared to the case in which the cushioning material 4 is manufactured by Styrofoam and the like.
- cushioning material 4 using the pulp-mold manufacturing method.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Buffer Packaging (AREA)
- Packaging Of Machine Parts And Wound Products (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
Abstract
Description
- This application is based on and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No.
2011-260793, filed on 29 November 2011 - The present disclosure relates to a cushioning material for protecting an article to be packaged when transporting or storing and the like.
- Conventionally, a packaging implement is used for transporting or storing an article such as an image-forming device such as a printer, a copier, a facsimile, or a multifunction peripheral and the like for example, or components and the like that compose the image-forming device. This kind of packaging implement is, for example, equipped with a packaging box that houses the article to be packaged, and a cushioning material interposed between the packaging box and the article to be packaged.
- Conventionally, as a cushioning material used in this kind of packaging implement, a cushioning material is known that is equipped with a first face holder that supports one face of the article to be packaged, and a second face holder folded to the first face holder, that folds from the first face holder and supports another face that is adjacent to the one face of the article to be packaged.
- In this prior art technology, oblique faces are disposed on each of the first face holder and the second face holder. A fitting convex part is disposed on the oblique face of the first face holder. A fitting concave part is disposed on the oblique face of the second face holder. By touching together oblique faces thereby mating the fitting concave part and the fitting convex part, it is possible to maintain a folded posture of the second face holder to the first face holder.
- However, with the cushioning material constituted as described above, when the packaging implement is dropped with front-rear sides or left-right sides facing downward in packaging implement drop tests, the first face holder and the second face holder protect a product by absorbing an impact, so the cushioning material becomes deformed. There is possibility that a positional relationship of the first face holder and the second face holder changes greatly and the mating of the fitting concave part and the fitting convex part can inadvertently become disengaged due to the deformation of the cushioning material. Particularly, if the cushioning material is formed from a pulp material, there is a limit to a strength of the fitting concave part and the fitting convex part, so said possibility increases.
- If the mating of the fitting concave part and the fitting convex part inadvertently becomes disengaged, this causes the folded posture of the second face holder to become disengaged from the first face holder. Because of this, the cushioning material that normally should be arranged straddling between one face and another face of the article to be packaged will slide between one face of the article to be packaged and the packaging box, or between another face of the article to be packaged and the packaging box. For that reason, the position of the article to be packaged supported by the cushioning material shifts from a predetermined position. Therefore, in packaging implement drop tests, after being dropped with the front-rear sides or the left-right sides facing downward as described above, if the packaging implement is dropped with a bottom face facing downward, there is concern that the article to be packaged can be damaged.
- The packaging implement of the present disclosure is a cushioning material interposed between the article to be packaged and the packaging box that houses the article to be packaged, equipped with a first support piece and a second support piece. The first support piece supports one face of the article to be packaged. The second support piece is equipped with a projection on an inner face, folded to the first support piece, and supports another face adjacent to the one face of the article to be packaged. The projection of the second support piece is fixed with one face of the article to be packaged so the folded posture of the second support piece is maintained with the first support piece.
-
-
Fig. 1 is a side view of a packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; -
Fig. 2 is a plan view depicting a state before the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in a cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; -
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the first support piece in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; -
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the second support piece in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; -
Fig. 5 is a plan view depicting a state after the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; -
Fig. 6 is a side view depicting the state after the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; and -
Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a manufacturing machine for manufacturing the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. - A configuration of the packaging implement 1 of one embodiment of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to
Figs. 1 to 6 .Fig. 1 is a side view of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.Fig. 2 is a plan view depicting the state before the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the first support piece in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the second support piece in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.Fig. 5 is a plan view depicting the state after the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.Fig. 6 is a side view depicting the state after the second support piece is folded to the first support piece, in the cushioning material of the packaging implement according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. - As shown in
Fig. 1 , an article to be packaged 2, such as an image-forming device such as a printer, a copier, a facsimile, or a multifunction peripheral and the like for example, or components and the like that compose the image-forming device is packaged in the packaging implement 1. The article to be packaged 2 of the embodiment is substantially a rectangular parallelepiped shape. - The packaging implement 1 is equipped with a packaging box 3 that houses the article to be packaged 2, and four pieces of cushioning
material 4 interposed between the packaging box 3 and the article to be packaged 2. - The packaging box 3 is formed by a sheet material, such as cardboard and the like, being folded, for example. The packaging box 3 is equipped with a
main body 5 that composes side faces of the packaging box 3 formed into square tube-shape; a pair ofbottom flaps 6 openably disposed at a bottom end of themain body 5; andlid flaps 7 openably disposed at a top end of themain body 5. -
Cushioning material 4 is each disposed along the folded sides of the packaging box 3 in the four corners of the top left, bottom left, top right, and bottom right of the packaging box 3. Thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner will now be described referring to a bottom side ofFig. 2 as a front face side (the front side) of thecushioning material 4, based on the state before folding (seeFig. 2 ). - As shown in
Fig. 2 , thecushioning material 4 is equipped with afirst support piece 8, and asecond support piece 10 disposed at a left hand of thefirst support piece 8. Thesecond support piece 10 is linked to thefirst support piece 8 via a hinge 11. Thesecond support piece 10 is folded to thefirst support piece 8 along the hinge 11. Thefirst support piece 8 can also be folded to thesecond support piece 10. - At a center in front-rear directions between the
first support piece 8 and thesecond support piece 10, acentral notch 12 is disposed. The hinge 11 is divided into a front side and a rear side by thecentral notch 12. Thecentral notch 12 has substantially rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear directions. The four corners of thecentral notch 12 are rounded. - As shown in
Fig. 3 , thefirst support piece 8 is long in the front-rear directions. A firstengaging end 14 is disposed at the front end and the rear end of thefirst support piece 8. The firstengaging end 14 projects upward from aninner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. Each of the firstengaging ends 14 is equipped with alower level projection 16 and anupper level projection 17. A first touchingportion 15 is disposed at a left-side face of thelower level projection 16. Theupper level projection 17 is disposed at a right side of thelower level projection 16. A projection 18 (seeFig. 2 ) is disposed at the rear of thelower level projection 16 at the front-end firstengaging end 14. Aprojection 20 is disposed at the left of thelower level projection 16 at the rear-end firstengaging end 14. Theprojection 20 is linked to the rear-end firstengaging end 14 by a linking piece 21 (seeFig. 2 ). - As shown in
Fig. 3 , afirst support face 22 is disposed on thefirst support piece 8 between the front and the rear firstengaging ends 14. The first support face 22 projects upward from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. A projecting height of thefirst support face 22 from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8 is lower than a projecting height of each firstengaging end 14 from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. Thefirst support face 22 is equipped with alower level portion 23 and anupper level portion 24. Theupper level portion 24 is arranged at the right side of thelower level portion 23. An area between thelower level portion 23 and theupper level portion 24 has a gentle step shape. A height (thickness) of theupper level portion 24 is 30 mm, for example. - A plurality of
cavities 25 is disposed at a central area in front-rear directions from the front of thefirst support face 22, at predetermined spacing in the front-rear directions. Agroove 26 is disposed in right-left directions at the rear of thefirst support face 22. A linking piece 27 (seeFig. 2 ) is disposed in thegroove 26. The linkingpiece 27 projects upward from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. Thefirst support face 22 at the front side of thegroove 26 and thefirst support face 22 at the rear side of thegroove 26 are linked by the linkingpiece 27. - A
first cavity 28 is each disposed at the front end and at the rear end of thefirst support face 22. As shown inFig. 2 , the left side and the upper side on each of thefirst cavities 28 are open. Asupport projection 30 is disposed in front-rear directions at a bottom portion of thefirst cavity 28. Thesupport projection 30 projects slightly upward from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. Aprojection 31 is each disposed at the right and at the rear of the front-endfirst cavity 28. Theprojection 31 projects sideward from thefirst support face 22. - A
first projection 32 is disposed at each of the left area at the front and the left area at the rear of thefirst support face 22, on theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. Each of thefirst projections 32 projects upward from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. As shown inFig. 2 , a width a1 in front-rear directions of the front-sidefirst projection 32 is wider than a width a2 in front-rear directions of the rear-sidefirst projection 32. A projecting height from the inner faces 13 on thefirst support pieces 8 is substantially the same for each of thefirst projections 32; eachprojection 32 is higher than a projecting height of thefirst support face 22 from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. The front-sidefirst projection 32 is disposed adjacent to the front-endfirst cavity 28 at the rear and at the left of the front-endfirst cavity 28. The rear-sidefirst projection 32 is disposed adjacent to the rear-endfirst cavity 28 at the front and at the left of the rear-endfirst cavity 28. - As shown in
Fig. 4 , thesecond support piece 10 is long in the front-rear directions, in the same way as thefirst support piece 8. The length of thesecond support piece 10 in the front-rear directions is substantially the same as the length of thefirst support piece 8 in the front-rear directions. More accurately, the length of thesecond support piece 10 in the front-rear directions is slightly shorter than the length of thefirst support piece 8 in the front-rear directions. A width of thesecond support piece 10 in the left-right directions is larger than a width of the left-right directions of thefirst support piece 8. - A second
engaging end 34 is disposed at the front end and at the rear end of thesecond support piece 10. The secondengaging end 34 projects upward from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. An engaginglevel portion 35 is disposed at an upper right portion of each secondengaging end 34. A second touchingportion 36 is disposed at a right side face of each secondengaging end 34. A touchingbase 38 is disposed at the right of each secondengaging end 34 via agroove 37. Abase 41 is disposed at the right of the front-end touching base 38 via agroove 40. - A
second support face 42 is disposed on thesecond support piece 10 between the front and the rear second engaging ends 34. Thesecond support face 42 projects upward from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. A projecting height of thesecond support face 42 from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10 is lower than a projecting height of each secondengaging end 34 from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. Thesecond support face 42 is equipped with alower level portion 43 and anupper level portion 44. Theupper level portion 44 is disposed at the front side and the rear side of thelower level portion 43. An area between thelower level portion 43 and theupper level portion 44 has a gentle step shape. Agroove 45 is disposed in thesecond support face 42, extending in the front-rear directions. A plurality of linkingpieces 46 is disposed at the front and at the rear of thegroove 45. Thesecond support face 42 on the left side of thegroove 45 and thesecond support face 42 on the right side of thegroove 45 are linked by the linkingpiece 46. - A
second cavity 47 is each disposed at the front and at the rear of thesecond support face 42. The right side and the upper side of eachsecond cavity 47 are open. Aprotrusion 48 is each disposed at the rear of the front-sidesecond cavity 47, and at the front of the rear-sidesecond cavity 47. Eachprotrusion 48 projects toward the right from thesecond support face 42. Atriangular notch portion 51 is disposed at the right of the rear-side protrusion 48. - A
second projection 52 is each disposed at the right of the front end and at the right of the rear end of thesecond support face 42, on theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. Each of thesecond projections 52 projects upward from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. The front-endsecond projection 52 is formed to be integrated with the base 41 at the rear of thebase 41. The front-endsecond projection 52 is disposed adjacent to the front-sidesecond cavity 47, at the front and at the right of the front-sidesecond cavity 47. - A
groove 53 is disposed between the rear-endsecond projection 52 and thesecond support face 42. A linking piece 54 (seeFig. 2 ) is disposed in thegroove 53. The rear-endsecond projection 52 and thesecond support face 42 are linked by the linkingpiece 54. The rear-endsecond projection 52 is disposed adjacent to the rear-sidesecond cavity 47, at the rear and at the right of the rear-sidesecond cavity 47. - A projecting height of each of the
second projections 52 from the inner faces 33 on thesecond support pieces 10 is each substantially the same; it is higher than a projecting height of thesecond support face 42 from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. A projecting height of each of thesecond projections 52 from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10 is slightly lower than a projecting height of eachfirst projection 32 from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. As shown inFig. 2 , a width b1 in front-rear directions of the front-sidesecond projection 52 is wider than a width b2 in front-rear directions of the rear-sidesecond projection 52. - Note that three pieces of
cushioning material 4 other than thecushioning material 4 at the lower left corner, described above, have the same configuration as thecushioning material 4 at the lower left corner. For that reason, inFig. 1 , the same numbers as those used in relation to the description of thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner are applied to each portion; descriptions thereof will therefore be omitted. - The following will now describe a method for packaging the article to be packaged 2 using the packaging implement 1 configured as described above.
- First, the
second support piece 10 is folded substantially 90 degrees to the inside toward thefirst support piece 8 to prepare for thecushioning material 4. Next, thecushioning material 4 is placed in the lower left and the lower right corners of the packaging box 3. Pursuant to this, as shown inFig. 5 , each of thesecond projections 52 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is inserted into each of thefirst cavities 28. Also, each of thesecond projections 52 touches each of thesupport projections 30 disposed in theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. Also, as shown inFig. 6 , each of thefirst projections 32 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is inserted into each of thesecond cavities 47. Also, each of thefirst projections 32 touches theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. In this state, each upper face of thesecond projections 52 and theupper level portion 24 of thefirst support face 22 is nearly same at the height from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. Also, each right side face of thefirst projections 32 and theupper level portion 44 of thesecond support face 42 is nearly same at the height from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10. With this, the angle (substantially 90 degrees in the embodiment) of thesecond support piece 10 to thefirst support piece 8 is determined. In the same way, for thecushioning material 4 in the lower right corner, the angle (substantially 90 degrees in the embodiment) of thesecond support piece 10 to thefirst support piece 8 is determined. - Also, as shown in
Fig. 1 , theupper level projection 17 on each of the first engaging ends 14 and the engaginglevel portion 35 on each of the second engaging ends 34 engage on thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner and the lower right corner. Also, thelower level projection 16 on each of the first engaging ends 14 touches the second touchingportion 36 on each of the second engaging ends 34. Also, the touchingbase 38 on each of the second engaging ends 34 touches the first touchingportion 15 on each of the first engaging ends 14. - In this state, a bottom face of the article to be packaged 2 is placed on the
first support face 22 of thefirst support piece 8 in thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner, and on thefirst support face 22 of thefirst support piece 8 in thecushioning material 4 in the lower right corner. With this, as shown inFig. 1 , the bottom face of the left of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by thefirst support piece 8 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner, and the side face of the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by thesecond support piece 10 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner. In the same way, the bottom face of the right of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by thefirst support piece 8 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower right corner, and the side face of the lower right part of the article to be packaged 2 is supported by thesecond support piece 10 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower right corner. - Also, as shown in
Fig. 5 , each of thesecond projections 52 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is fixed with the bottom face on the left of the article to be packaged 2. As shown inFig. 6 , each of thefirst projections 32 on thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner is fixed with the side face on the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2. With this, the releaseing of thesecond support piece 10 from thefirst support piece 8 is restricted, thereby maintaining the folded posture of thesecond support piece 10 to thefirst support piece 8. In thecushioning material 4 in lower right corner as well, the releasing of thesecond support piece 10 from thefirst support piece 8 is restricted, thereby maintaining the folded posture of thesecond support piece 10 to thefirst support piece 8, not shown. - Next, as shown in
Fig. 1 , thecushioning material 4 is placed in the upper left and the upper right corners of the article to be packaged 2. In thecushioning material 4 in the upper left corner and the upper right corner, the releasing of thesecond support piece 10 from thefirst support piece 8 is restricted, in the same way. Finally, the lid flaps 7 on the packaging box 3 are closed, and joined together by adhesive tape and the like. This completes the work involved in packaging the article to be packaged 2 in the packaging implement 1. - Pursuant to the embodiment described above, in the
cushioning material 4 in the lower left corner, thesecond projection 52 on thesecond support piece 10 is fixed with the bottom face on the left of the article to be packaged 2, thereby maintaining the folded posture of thesecond support piece 10 to thefirst support piece 8. For that reason, since it is avoided that the folded posture of thesecond support piece 10 becomes inadvertently disengaged from thefirst support piece 8, it is possible to prevent thecushioning material 4 from slipping between the bottom face of the left part or the side face of the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2, and the packaging box 3. Therefore, thecushioning material 4 can support the article to be packaged 2 at predetermined positions, preventing the article to be packaged 2 from being damaged by slipping from its supported position. - Furthermore, the
first projection 32 on thefirst support piece 8 is fixed with the side face of the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2, in thecushioning material 4 in the lower left corner. For that reason, thefirst projection 32 of thefirst support piece 8 and thesecond projection 52 of thesecond support piece 10 are is fixed with the article to be packaged 2 by being mutually crossed. With this configuration, it is possible more securely to maintain the folded posture of thesecond support piece 10 to thefirst support piece 8, more effectively to prevent the slipping of thecushioning material 4. - Also, as a result of securely restricting the slipping of the
cushioning material 4 in this way, it is acceptable to make a thickness (30 mm) of thefirst support face 22 on thecushioning material 4 in this embodiment of the present disclosure thinner than a thickness (for example 60 mm) of a support face that corresponds to conventional cushioning materials. In this way, thecushioning material 4 can be thinner, so it is possible to make thecushioning material 4 more compact and to reduce its cost. - Also, each of the
second projections 52 disposed on thesecond support face 42 of thesecond support piece 10 is inserted into each of thefirst cavities 28 formed in thefirst support face 22 of thefirst support piece 8, and each of thefirst projections 32 disposed on thefirst support face 22 of thefirst support piece 8 is inserted into each of thesecond cavities 47 formed in thesecond support face 42 of thesecond support piece 10. With this configuration, it is possible to support the bottom face on the left of the article to be packaged 2 with both thefirst support face 22 and thesecond projection 52, and to support the side face of the lower left part of the article to be packaged 2 with both thesecond support face 42 and thefirst projection 32. This makes it possible to increase the support portions of thecushioning material 4 that supports the article to be packaged 2 and to increase stability and strength of thecushioning material 4, which increases cushioning performance of thecushioning material 4. - Also, the projecting height of each of the
second projections 52 from theinner face 33 of thesecond support piece 10 is set to be slightly lower than the projecting height of each of thefirst projections 32 from theinner face 13 of thefirst support piece 8. This allows the projecting height of eachprojection support pieces - "Pulp mold manufacturing method", which is a manufacturing method of the
cushioning material 4 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, will now be described with reference toFig. 7 . - As shown in
Fig. 7 , manufacturing apparatus for thecushioning material 4 is equipped with a die 61, amesh 62 disposed along a top face of the die 61; and acontainer 63 that covers a top face of thedie 61 and themesh 62. A plurality of suction holes 64 are disposed in thedie 61, penetrating from the top face to the back face. Pulp solution dissolved with used paper and the like in water and a chemical is stored in thecontainer 63. - As indicated by the arrow in
Fig. 7 , the pulp solution in thecontainer 63 is drawn by a sucking configuration (not shown) through the suction holes 64. Pulp material in the pulp solution adheres to the top face of themesh 62 along a shape of thecushioning material 4. Thecushioning material 4 is completed by removing and drying the adhered pulp material. - Pursuant to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the
cushioning material 4 is manufactured using the pulp-mold manufacturing method. For that reason, it is easier to form each of theprojections cushioning material 4 is manufactured by a sheet material such as cardboard and the like. Also, it is possible to lighten the impact on the environment compared to the case in which thecushioning material 4 is manufactured by Styrofoam and the like. - A description was provided according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, forming the
cushioning material 4 using the pulp-mold manufacturing method. However, in different embodiment, it is possible to formcushioning material 4 by folding a sheet material, such as cardboard and the like. It is also acceptable to form thecushioning material 4 using Styrofoam and the like. - With the embodiment, the description adopted the configuration of the present disclosure to a horizontal
type cushioning materials 4 placed in the four corners of the top left, bottom left, top right and bottom right of the packaging box 3. However, in a different embodiment, it is acceptable to adopt the configuration of the present disclosure to a verticaltype cushioning materials 4 placed in the four corners of the front left, rear left, front right and rear right of the packaging box 3.
Claims (5)
- A cushioning material interposed between an article to be packaged and a packaging box that houses the article to be packaged, comprising:a first support piece supports one face of the article to be packaged; anda second support piece equipped with a first projection on an inner face, folded to the first support piece, that supports another face adjacent to the one face of the article to be packaged, whereinthe folded posture of the second support piece is maintained with the first support piece by the first projection on the second support piece fixing with the one face of the article to be packaged.
- The cushioning material according to claim 1, wherein the first support piece is equipped on an inner face with a second projection, and the second projection is fixed with the another face of the article to be packaged.
- The cushioning material according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first support piece is equipped a support face that supports the one face of the article to be packaged, and the support face is equipped with a first cavity that can be inserted with the first projection on the second support piece.
- The cushioning material according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second support piece is equipped a support face that supports the other face of the article to be packaged, and the support face is equipped with a second cavity that can be inserted with the second projection on the first support piece.
- The cushioning material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, being manufactured by a pulp-mold manufacturing method.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
JP2011260793A JP5492863B2 (en) | 2011-11-29 | 2011-11-29 | Cushioning material |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP2599736A1 true EP2599736A1 (en) | 2013-06-05 |
EP2599736B1 EP2599736B1 (en) | 2017-02-01 |
Family
ID=47257577
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP12194120.7A Active EP2599736B1 (en) | 2011-11-29 | 2012-11-23 | Cushioning material |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP2599736B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP5492863B2 (en) |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2538351A1 (en) * | 1982-12-23 | 1984-06-29 | Plastica Confort | Packaging corner |
US4883179A (en) * | 1988-01-06 | 1989-11-28 | Pierre Dionne | Angled packing material |
WO1998026996A1 (en) * | 1996-12-16 | 1998-06-25 | Gale Gregory W | Wrapped package and method using molded fiber inner structure |
FR2816923A1 (en) * | 2000-11-17 | 2002-05-24 | Quatre C Sarl | Package unit for fragile object comprises plate with four elements folded around object, bellow buttons hold different shaped articles by deforming according to object geometry |
US20070214750A1 (en) * | 2006-03-15 | 2007-09-20 | Display Pack, Inc. | Articulating dunnage and method of use |
Family Cites Families (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPS634249Y2 (en) * | 1981-03-06 | 1988-02-03 | ||
JPS58169078U (en) * | 1982-05-06 | 1983-11-11 | 三菱電機株式会社 | Packaging equipment for air conditioning equipment |
JPH0595827U (en) * | 1992-06-02 | 1993-12-27 | 株式会社リコー | Packaging container |
JPH0595823U (en) * | 1992-06-02 | 1993-12-27 | 凸版印刷株式会社 | Liquid container with spout |
JPH0612374U (en) * | 1992-07-23 | 1994-02-15 | 千代田紙工業株式会社 | Packing buffer |
JPH10120031A (en) * | 1996-10-15 | 1998-05-12 | Mikoma Giken:Kk | Packaging member |
JP3912833B2 (en) * | 1997-02-28 | 2007-05-09 | キヤノン株式会社 | Packing equipment |
JP2001240143A (en) * | 2000-02-29 | 2001-09-04 | Zeon Kasei Co Ltd | Packaging material and packing method using the same |
US6968954B2 (en) * | 2003-10-07 | 2005-11-29 | Wan Jeou Pyng Plastics Industry Co., Ltd. | Packing device for providing cushion feature |
JP4918290B2 (en) * | 2006-06-15 | 2012-04-18 | リンナイ株式会社 | Pulp mold cushioning material |
JP5002375B2 (en) * | 2007-08-31 | 2012-08-15 | 京セラドキュメントソリューションズ株式会社 | Pulp mold cushioning material |
-
2011
- 2011-11-29 JP JP2011260793A patent/JP5492863B2/en active Active
-
2012
- 2012-11-23 EP EP12194120.7A patent/EP2599736B1/en active Active
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2538351A1 (en) * | 1982-12-23 | 1984-06-29 | Plastica Confort | Packaging corner |
US4883179A (en) * | 1988-01-06 | 1989-11-28 | Pierre Dionne | Angled packing material |
WO1998026996A1 (en) * | 1996-12-16 | 1998-06-25 | Gale Gregory W | Wrapped package and method using molded fiber inner structure |
FR2816923A1 (en) * | 2000-11-17 | 2002-05-24 | Quatre C Sarl | Package unit for fragile object comprises plate with four elements folded around object, bellow buttons hold different shaped articles by deforming according to object geometry |
US20070214750A1 (en) * | 2006-03-15 | 2007-09-20 | Display Pack, Inc. | Articulating dunnage and method of use |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
JP5492863B2 (en) | 2014-05-14 |
EP2599736B1 (en) | 2017-02-01 |
JP2013112381A (en) | 2013-06-10 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US7946426B2 (en) | Package material | |
JP6135423B2 (en) | Tray-type packaging box | |
JP2020193019A (en) | Blister sheet and method of manufacturing blister sheet stack | |
CN212667927U (en) | Full paper packing plant of display | |
EP2599736A1 (en) | Cushioning material | |
JP6035283B2 (en) | Packing box | |
KR200456896Y1 (en) | Paper box | |
JP2023130272A (en) | packaging container | |
JP5282861B2 (en) | Packaging box | |
JP6076229B2 (en) | Packaging cushioning member and packaging material provided therewith | |
JP6874263B2 (en) | Cushioning material and packing method using cushioning material | |
EP2703318A1 (en) | Pulp molded cushioning material and packing case provided with same | |
US10882679B2 (en) | Cushion structure | |
JP3198918U (en) | Buffer sheet and article storage unit | |
JP6175563B2 (en) | Packing box | |
JP7346916B2 (en) | Buffer structure and packaging material equipped with the same | |
JP2013116771A (en) | Case | |
JP5983986B2 (en) | Bumper packaging for vehicles | |
US20230321992A1 (en) | Liquid storage unit and liquid ejection apparatus | |
JP6468238B2 (en) | Packing material | |
JP4283412B2 (en) | Packaging box with a partition with buffer function | |
JP6673075B2 (en) | Transport container protection tray | |
JP2020001735A (en) | Article holding member and article storage box | |
JP2006044780A (en) | Packaging box | |
JP2011111172A (en) | Packaging box |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Extension state: BA ME |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20131205 |
|
RBV | Designated contracting states (corrected) |
Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20140603 |
|
GRAP | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 |
|
INTG | Intention to grant announced |
Effective date: 20160818 |
|
GRAS | Grant fee paid |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: EP Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: REF Ref document number: 865362 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20170215 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R096 Ref document number: 602012028211 Country of ref document: DE |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: NL Ref legal event code: MP Effective date: 20170201 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: LT Ref legal event code: MG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: MK05 Ref document number: 865362 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20170201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: GR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170502 Ref country code: LT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: HR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: IS Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170601 Ref country code: NO Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170501 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: BG Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170501 Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: PT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170601 Ref country code: LV Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: ES Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: SE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: RS Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: PL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: PLFP Year of fee payment: 6 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: RO Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: SK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: EE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: CZ Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R097 Ref document number: 602012028211 Country of ref document: DE |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 Ref country code: SM Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed |
Effective date: 20171103 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MC Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20171130 Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20171130 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20171123 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: BE Ref legal event code: MM Effective date: 20171130 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: MM4A |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20171123 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: PLFP Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20171123 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: BE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20171130 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: HU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT; INVALID AB INITIO Effective date: 20121123 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CY Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20170201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: TR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20170201 |
|
P01 | Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered |
Effective date: 20230420 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20231019 Year of fee payment: 12 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20231019 Year of fee payment: 12 Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20231019 Year of fee payment: 12 |