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- the present invention relates to a package that protects an object to be packaged such as an outdoor unit of an air conditioner.
- An object to be packaged such as an outdoor unit of an air conditioner is packaged as follows.
- the object to be packaged is placed on a tray box which is a tray-like corrugated cardboard box containing a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene.
- a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene.
- An upper cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene is then placed over the top of the object to be packaged.
- the object to be packaged with the upper cushioning material placed thereon is covered with packaging corrugated cardboard having an open bottom, around which a binding band is wrapped.
- JP S55 145423 U discloses a high strength packaging structure comprising a peripheral wall formed by a pair of first side plates and a pair of second side plates. Therein an inner flap is provided at one end of each first side plate and has two twice-bendable portions from both side ends of the inner flap, and an outer flap is provided at one end of each second side plate. A protrusion is protruded from one outer side of each twice-bendable portion, and a slit corresponding to the size of the protrusion is formed in each second side plate. Accordingly, each protrusion engages with one of the second side plate via the corresponding slit to form the packaging structure when each inner flap and each outer flap are closed.
- Patent Literature 1 JP 2006-282258 A
- the binding band is fastened tightly in order to prevent loosening and unfastening of the binding band caused by rough handling or the like. This sometimes causes the binding band fastened tightly to bite into a corner of the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard.
- An object of the present invention is to prevent the binding band from biting into the corner.
- a package according to the present invention includes:
- the protrusions protruding from both side ends of the inner flap are brought into contact with the second sidewalls when the inner flap is closed.
- the corner being reinforced with the protrusion, the binding band is wrapped around a part corresponding to the arrangement of the protrusion to be able to avoid biting into the corner.
- the package 10 includes packaging corrugated cardboard 20, a tray box 30, an upper cushioning material 40, and a binding band 50.
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 has a bottom that is open and a top side that is closed by inner flaps 24 and outer flaps 25.
- the tray box 30 is formed of a tray-like corrugated cardboard box 31 which contains a lower cushioning material 32 made of a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene.
- the upper cushioning material 40 is made of a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene.
- the binding band 50 is a band made of polypropylene and having the width of 12 to 20 mm.
- An outdoor unit 100 which is an object to be packaged, of an air conditioner is placed on the tray box 30 and topped with the upper cushioning material 40, as illustrated in Fig. 1 .
- the outdoor unit 100 topped with the upper cushioning material 40 is then covered from the top with the packaging corrugated cardboard 20, around which the binding band 50 is wrapped.
- the outdoor unit 100 is thus packaged with the package 10 as illustrated in Fig. 2 .
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 includes a peripheral wall 23 having a pair of first sidewalls 21 and a pair of second sidewalls 22.
- the first sidewall 21 has a narrower width than the second sidewall 22 in this case.
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 includes the inner flaps 24 connected to the top sides of the first sidewalls 21, and the outer flaps 25 connected to the top sides of the second sidewalls 22.
- the outer flaps 25 are butt flaps, the edges of which butt against each other when closed.
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 includes a joint 26 that joins the ends of the peripheral wall 23 together.
- the joint 26 is provided at a side end of the second sidewall 22.
- Each of the inner flaps 24 is provided with a pair of protrusions 27 protruding from both side ends of the flap.
- the protrusion 27 is rectangular in shape in this case.
- each of the outer flaps 25 is provided with a notch 28 at a position corresponding to the protrusion 27.
- the notch 28 is rectangular in shape having the same size as the protrusion 27 or larger than the protrusion 27.
- Each of the first sidewalls 21 includes a handhold opening 29 that is bored for a handler to lay his hand thereon.
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 is folded between the first sidewalls 21 and the second sidewalls 22 to place and fix the joint 26 provided at the side end of the second sidewall 22 over an inner wall of the side end of the first sidewall 21. This allows the pair of the first sidewalls 21 to face each other and the pair of the second sidewalls 22 to face each other. Note that at this point, the inner flaps 24 and the outer flaps 25 are open so that the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 is open.
- the inner flaps 24 are closed as illustrated in Fig. 5
- the outer flaps 25 are closed as illustrated in Fig. 6 .
- a width A1 between the edges of the pair of the protrusions 27 is slightly wider than a width B1 of the first sidewall 21.
- the inner flaps 24 and the protrusions 27 are pressed down by the outer flaps 25.
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 being made of corrugated cardboard
- the first sidewall 21 is bent slightly to cause the edge of the protrusion 27 to come into contact with the vicinity of an upper end of the second sidewall 22, as illustrated in Fig. 8 .
- the protrusion 27 protrudes, pushing the second sidewall 22 from the inside to the outside.
- the binding band 50 is wrapped so as to pass outside the part of the second sidewall 22 in contact with the edge of the protrusion 27.
- the protrusion dimension a1 of the protrusion 27 is too large, the protrusion 27 is possibly bent at the time the outer flaps 25 are closed to press down the inner flaps 24 and the protrusions 27.
- the protrusion dimension a1 of the protrusion 27 is too small, on the other hand, the protrusions 27 do not protrude even when the inner flaps 24 and the outer flaps 25 are closed.
- the protrusion dimension a1 of the protrusion 27 is desirable for the protrusion dimension a1 of the protrusion 27 to be approximately twice the thickness of the corrugated cardboard forming the packaging corrugated cardboard 20. Specifically, it is desirable for the protrusion dimension a1 of the protrusion 27 to be approximately 10 to 16 mm.
- the protrusion 27 when a width dimension b1 of the protrusion 27 is too large, the protrusion 27 is less easily bent and put inside the second sidewall 22 at the time the outer flaps 25 are closed to press down the inner flaps 24 and the protrusions 27. This causes reduced workability.
- the width dimension b1 of the protrusion 27 is too small, on the other hand, it is hard for the binding band 50 to be wrapped so as to pass outside the part in contact with the edge of the protrusion 27.
- the width dimension b1 of the protrusion 27 is desirable for the width dimension b1 of the protrusion 27 to be approximately two to five times the width of the binding band 50. Specifically, it is desirable for the width dimension b1 of the protrusion 27 to be approximately 30 to 100 mm.
- An area 60 in Figs. 2 to 7 indicates the direction of grain of a corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard forming the packaging corrugated cardboard 20.
- the direction of the grain of the corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard is orthogonal to the direction in which the protrusion 27 protrudes. That is, the direction of the grain of the corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard is orthogonal to the direction of a shearing stress acting on the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 by the binding band 50.
- the package 10 according to the first embodiment is structured such that each of the inner flaps 24 of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 includes the pair of the protrusions 27, the edge of each of which comes into contact with the second sidewall 22 when the inner flaps 24 and the outer flaps 25 are closed.
- the binding band 50 is then wrapped so as to pass outside the part of the second sidewall 22 in contact with the edge of the protrusion 27.
- the protrusion 27 reinforces the corner of the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 to be able to prevent the binding band 50 from biting into the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 even when the binding band 50 is wrapped tightly.
- the protrusion 27 protrudes from the inside to the outside to be able to prevent the binding band 50 from biting into the packaging corrugated cardboard 20.
- the protrusion 27 may be bent when binding of the binding band 50 is too tight. Even when bent, however, the protrusion 27 keeps preventing the binding band 50 from biting into the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 since the edge of the protrusion 27 remains in contact with the second sidewall 22, as illustrated in Fig. 9 .
- the package 10 according to the first embodiment achieves reinforcement with the protrusion 27 provided on the inner flap 24 without arranging another component.
- the reinforcement can thus be achieved with a simple structure at low cost.
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 can be cut out and manufactured from a sheet of corrugated cardboard with the notch 28 provided in a part of the outer flap 25 corresponding to the protrusion 27. Note that the provision of the notch 28 does not particularly lead to a reduction in strength because the notch 28 is not formed in a part receiving the force of the binding band 50. The notch 28 does not particularly lead to a reduction in workability, either.
- the direction of the grain of the corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard is orthogonal to the direction in which the binding band 50 shears the packaging corrugated cardboard 20.
- the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 is not readily torn by the force received from the binding band 50.
- the inner flap 24 is connected to the first sidewall 21 having the smaller width
- the outer flap 25 is connected to the second sidewall 22 having the larger width.
- the inner flap 24 may be connected to the second sidewall 22 having the larger width
- the outer flap 25 may be connected to the first sidewall 21 having the smaller width.
- the protrusion 27 may then be formed on the inner flap 24 connected to the second sidewall 22 having the larger width.
- first sidewall 21 and the second sidewall 22 may have the same width.
- each of the inner flaps 24 is provided with only one pair of the protrusions 27 in the aforementioned description.
- Each of the inner flaps 24 may however be provided with a plurality of pairs of the protrusions 27.
- the protrusion 27 is rectangular in shape in the aforementioned description.
- the protrusion 27 may however be formed in another shape such as a trapezoid.
- a protruding shape equivalent to the protrusion 27 may also be formed on the upper cushioning material 40 that is located below the protrusion 27 in packaging the outdoor unit 100. This can further increase reinforcement strength.
- the effect of preventing biting of the binding band 50 can be obtained by just providing the protruding shape on the upper cushioning material 40 instead of providing the protrusion 27 on the first sidewall 21.
- the upper cushioning material 40 it is desirable for the upper cushioning material 40 to be made of material that is not brittle like expanded polystyrene but has some degree of strength while being usable as a cushioning material.
- the binding band 50 has the width of 12 to 20 mm in the aforementioned description.
- the width of the binding band 50 need not however be limited to 12 to 20 mm.
- the corner of the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 needs to be reinforced sufficiently in using a band with the width smaller than 12 mm as the binding band 50.
- the larger the width of the binding band 50 the smaller the binding pressure of the binding band 50 acting on the corner of the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20. This makes it hard for the binding band 50 to bite into the packaging corrugated cardboard 20.
- a band wider than 20 mm is not widely used and can cause an increase in cost.
- a package 10 according to a second embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in that a protrusion 27 has a bent shape. This difference will be described in the second embodiment.
- packaging corrugated cardboard 20 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 10 to 12 .
- a bend part 271 is formed in the protrusion 27 as illustrated in Fig. 10 .
- the bend part 271 is a guide line parallel to the surface of a second sidewall 22.
- the guide line is a bend line along which a flute is crushed for easy bending of corrugated cardboard.
- the protrusion 27 is bent at a right angle along the bend part 271 such that the edge of the protrusion faces downward when an inner flap 24 is closed.
- the inner flaps 24 are closed and then outer flaps 25 are closed to close an opening on a top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20.
- a width D2 between the bend parts 271 of a pair of the protrusions 27 is slightly wider than a width B2 of a first sidewall 21.
- a protrusion dimension a2 of the protrusion 27 up to the edge thereof is approximately twice the protrusion dimension d2 up to the bend part 271.
- the inner flaps 24 are closed and then the outer flaps 25 are closed, the inner flaps 24 and the protrusions 27 are pressed down by the outer flaps 25. Then, as illustrated in Fig. 12 , the first sidewall 21 is bent slightly to cause a surface of the edge side of the protrusion 27 being bent to come into contact with the vicinity of an upper end of the second sidewall 22.
- the protrusion dimension d2 up to the bend part 271 is nearly equal to the protrusion dimension a1 for the same reason as that for the protrusion dimension a1 according to the first embodiment.
- a width dimension b2 of the protrusion 27 is nearly equal to the width dimension b1 of the protrusion 27 according to the first embodiment.
- the package 10 according to the second embodiment is structured such that, with the protrusion 27 being bent, the surface on the edge side of the protrusion being bent comes into contact with the second sidewall 22 when the inner flaps 24 and the outer flaps 25 are closed.
- a binding band 50 is then wrapped so as to pass outside a part of the second sidewall 22 in contact with the surface on the edge side of the protrusion 27.
- the protrusion 27 reinforces the corner on the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 to be able to prevent the binding band 50 from biting into the cardboard even when the binding band 50 is wrapped tightly.
- the protrusion 27 is in surface contact with the second sidewall 22 to be able to increase reinforcement strength.
- the bend part 271 may be not the single guide line formed at a bend position but a plurality of scores or creases formed in the vicinity of the bend position. Note, however, that strength against binding of the binding band 50 is possibly reduced when too many of the scores or creases are formed. It is thus desirable to determine the number of scores or creases in consideration of both the strength against binding of the binding band 50 and efficiency of the bending operation.
- a package 10 according to a third embodiment is different from that of the first and second embodiments in that a protrusion 27 has a shape that is folded back. This difference will be described in the third embodiment.
- packaging corrugated cardboard 20 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 13 to 15 .
- a fold-back part 272 is formed in the protrusion 27 as illustrated in Fig. 13 .
- the fold-back part 272 is a guide line parallel to the surface of a second sidewall 22.
- the protrusion 27 is folded back 180 degrees downward at the fold-back part 272.
- a width D3 between the fold-back parts 272 of a pair of the protrusions 27 is slightly wider than a width B3 of a first sidewall 21.
- a protrusion dimension a3 of the protrusion 27 up to the edge thereof is approximately twice the protrusion dimension d3 up to the fold-back part 272.
- the inner flaps 24 are closed and then the outer flaps 25 are closed, the inner flaps 24 and the protrusions 27 are pressed down by the outer flaps 25. Then, as illustrated in Fig. 15 , the first sidewall 21 is bent slightly to cause the fold-back part 272 of the protrusion 27 to come into contact with the vicinity of an upper end of the second sidewall 22.
- the protrusion dimension d3 up to the fold-back part 272 is nearly equal to the protrusion dimension a1 for the same reason as that for the protrusion dimension a1 according to the first embodiment.
- a width dimension b3 of the protrusion 27 is nearly equal to the width dimension b1 of the protrusion 27 according to the first embodiment.
- the package 10 according to the third embodiment is structured such that, with the protrusion 27 being folded back, the fold-back part 272 comes into contact with the second sidewall 22 when the inner flaps 24 and the outer flaps 25 are closed.
- a binding band 50 is then wrapped so as to pass outside a part of the second sidewall 22 in contact with the fold-back 272 of the protrusion 27.
- the protrusion 27 reinforces the corner on the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard 20 to be able to prevent the binding band 50 from biting into the cardboard even when the binding band 50 is wrapped tightly.
- the protrusion 27 is folded in two unlike the first embodiment to be able to increase reinforcement strength.
- a groove 41 may be formed on a top side of an upper cushioning material 40 to accommodate the tip of the protrusion 27 being folded back. This can prevent a bulge on the top side that is otherwise formed by folding back the protrusion 27. As a result, an unstable state caused by the bulge on the top side can be avoided when the package 10 containing an object to be packaged is stacked at the time of storage in a warehouse or transport.
- the protrusion 27 is folded back downward in the aforementioned description.
- the protrusion 27 may however be folded back upward as well.
- the fold-back part 272 may be not the single guide line formed at a bend position but a plurality of scores or creases formed in the vicinity of the bend position. Note, however, that strength against binding of the binding band 50 is possibly reduced when too many of the scores or creases are formed. It is thus desirable to determine the number of scores or creases in consideration of both the strength against binding of the binding band 50 and efficiency of the fold-back operation.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a package that protects an object to be packaged such as an outdoor unit of an air conditioner.
- An object to be packaged such as an outdoor unit of an air conditioner is packaged as follows.
- First, the object to be packaged is placed on a tray box which is a tray-like corrugated cardboard box containing a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene. An upper cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene is then placed over the top of the object to be packaged. After that, the object to be packaged with the upper cushioning material placed thereon is covered with packaging corrugated cardboard having an open bottom, around which a binding band is wrapped.
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JP S55 145423 U - Patent Literature 1:
JP 2006-282258 A - In packaging the object to be packaged such as the outdoor unit of the air conditioner in the aforementioned manner, the binding band is fastened tightly in order to prevent loosening and unfastening of the binding band caused by rough handling or the like. This sometimes causes the binding band fastened tightly to bite into a corner of the top side of the packaging corrugated cardboard.
- An object of the present invention is to prevent the binding band from biting into the corner.
- A package according to the present invention includes:
- a peripheral wall to have a pair of first sidewalls facing each other, a pair of second sidewalls facing each other, and an opening at one end;
- an inner flap to be provided at the one end of each of the first sidewalls;
- an outer flap to be provided at the one end of each of the second sidewalls; and
- a pair of protrusions to protrude from both side ends of the inner flap, wherein
- closing of the inner flap and then the outer flap closes the opening at the one end of the peripheral wall with protrusions being brought into contact with the second sidewalls.
- According to the present invention, the protrusions protruding from both side ends of the inner flap are brought into contact with the second sidewalls when the inner flap is closed. The corner being reinforced with the protrusion, the binding band is wrapped around a part corresponding to the arrangement of the protrusion to be able to avoid biting into the corner.
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Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of apackage 10 according to a first embodiment. -
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment. -
Fig. 3 is a developed view of packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment. -
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which both flaps of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment are opened. -
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which anouter flap 25 of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment is opened. -
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a state in which both of the flaps of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment are closed. -
Fig. 7 is a plan view of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment. -
Fig. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment. -
Fig. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the first embodiment. -
Fig. 10 is a developed view of packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of apackage 10 according to a second embodiment. -
Fig. 11 is a plan view of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the second embodiment. -
Fig. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the second embodiment. -
Fig. 13 is a developed view of packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of apackage 10 according to a third embodiment. -
Fig. 14 is a plan view of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the third embodiment. -
Fig. 15 is a partial cross-sectional view of the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 of thepackage 10 according to the third embodiment. - The structure of a
package 10 according to a first embodiment will be described with reference toFigs. 1 and2 . - As illustrated in
Fig. 1 , thepackage 10 includes packagingcorrugated cardboard 20, atray box 30, anupper cushioning material 40, and abinding band 50. - The packaging
corrugated cardboard 20 has a bottom that is open and a top side that is closed byinner flaps 24 andouter flaps 25. Thetray box 30 is formed of a tray-likecorrugated cardboard box 31 which contains alower cushioning material 32 made of a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene. Theupper cushioning material 40 is made of a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene. Thebinding band 50 is a band made of polypropylene and having the width of 12 to 20 mm. - An
outdoor unit 100, which is an object to be packaged, of an air conditioner is placed on thetray box 30 and topped with theupper cushioning material 40, as illustrated inFig. 1 . Theoutdoor unit 100 topped with theupper cushioning material 40 is then covered from the top with the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20, around which thebinding band 50 is wrapped. Theoutdoor unit 100 is thus packaged with thepackage 10 as illustrated inFig. 2 . - The structure of the packaging
corrugated cardboard 20 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference toFigs. 3 to 8 . - As illustrated in
Fig. 3 , the packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 includes aperipheral wall 23 having a pair offirst sidewalls 21 and a pair ofsecond sidewalls 22. Thefirst sidewall 21 has a narrower width than thesecond sidewall 22 in this case. The packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 includes theinner flaps 24 connected to the top sides of thefirst sidewalls 21, and theouter flaps 25 connected to the top sides of thesecond sidewalls 22. Theouter flaps 25 are butt flaps, the edges of which butt against each other when closed. The packagingcorrugated cardboard 20 includes ajoint 26 that joins the ends of theperipheral wall 23 together. Here, the joint 26 is provided at a side end of thesecond sidewall 22. - Each of the
inner flaps 24 is provided with a pair ofprotrusions 27 protruding from both side ends of the flap. Theprotrusion 27 is rectangular in shape in this case. On the other hand, each of theouter flaps 25 is provided with anotch 28 at a position corresponding to theprotrusion 27. Thenotch 28 is rectangular in shape having the same size as theprotrusion 27 or larger than theprotrusion 27. - Each of the
first sidewalls 21 includes ahandhold opening 29 that is bored for a handler to lay his hand thereon. - As illustrated in
Fig. 4 , the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 is folded between thefirst sidewalls 21 and thesecond sidewalls 22 to place and fix the joint 26 provided at the side end of thesecond sidewall 22 over an inner wall of the side end of thefirst sidewall 21. This allows the pair of thefirst sidewalls 21 to face each other and the pair of thesecond sidewalls 22 to face each other. Note that at this point, theinner flaps 24 and theouter flaps 25 are open so that the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 is open. - The
inner flaps 24 are closed as illustrated inFig. 5 , and then theouter flaps 25 are closed as illustrated inFig. 6 . This closes the opening on the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20, which is formed into the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with an open bottom. - As illustrated in
Fig. 7 , a width A1 between the edges of the pair of theprotrusions 27 is slightly wider than a width B1 of thefirst sidewall 21. The width B1 of thefirst sidewall 21 is slightly wider than a width C1 of theinner flap 24. That is, a protrusion dimension a1 of theprotrusion 27 is slightly larger than a dimension c1 (= (B1 - C1)/2) between the end of thefirst sidewall 21 and the end of theinner flap 24. - When the
inner flaps 24 are closed and then theouter flaps 25 are closed, as illustrated inFig. 6 , theinner flaps 24 and theprotrusions 27 are pressed down by the outer flaps 25. Then, the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 being made of corrugated cardboard, thefirst sidewall 21 is bent slightly to cause the edge of theprotrusion 27 to come into contact with the vicinity of an upper end of thesecond sidewall 22, as illustrated inFig. 8 . In other words, theprotrusion 27 protrudes, pushing thesecond sidewall 22 from the inside to the outside. - The binding
band 50 is wrapped so as to pass outside the part of thesecond sidewall 22 in contact with the edge of theprotrusion 27. - Here, when the protrusion dimension a1 of the
protrusion 27 is too large, theprotrusion 27 is possibly bent at the time theouter flaps 25 are closed to press down theinner flaps 24 and theprotrusions 27. When the protrusion dimension a1 of theprotrusion 27 is too small, on the other hand, theprotrusions 27 do not protrude even when theinner flaps 24 and theouter flaps 25 are closed. - It is thus desirable for the protrusion dimension a1 of the
protrusion 27 to be approximately twice the thickness of the corrugated cardboard forming the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. Specifically, it is desirable for the protrusion dimension a1 of theprotrusion 27 to be approximately 10 to 16 mm. - Moreover, when a width dimension b1 of the
protrusion 27 is too large, theprotrusion 27 is less easily bent and put inside thesecond sidewall 22 at the time theouter flaps 25 are closed to press down theinner flaps 24 and theprotrusions 27. This causes reduced workability. When the width dimension b1 of theprotrusion 27 is too small, on the other hand, it is hard for the bindingband 50 to be wrapped so as to pass outside the part in contact with the edge of theprotrusion 27. - It is thus desirable for the width dimension b1 of the
protrusion 27 to be approximately two to five times the width of the bindingband 50. Specifically, it is desirable for the width dimension b1 of theprotrusion 27 to be approximately 30 to 100 mm. - An
area 60 inFigs. 2 to 7 indicates the direction of grain of a corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard forming the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. - As illustrated in
Figs. 5 and7 , the direction of the grain of the corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard is orthogonal to the direction in which theprotrusion 27 protrudes. That is, the direction of the grain of the corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard is orthogonal to the direction of a shearing stress acting on the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 by the bindingband 50. - As has been described, the
package 10 according to the first embodiment is structured such that each of theinner flaps 24 of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 includes the pair of theprotrusions 27, the edge of each of which comes into contact with thesecond sidewall 22 when theinner flaps 24 and theouter flaps 25 are closed. The bindingband 50 is then wrapped so as to pass outside the part of thesecond sidewall 22 in contact with the edge of theprotrusion 27. - The
protrusion 27 reinforces the corner of the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 to be able to prevent thebinding band 50 from biting into the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 even when the bindingband 50 is wrapped tightly. In other words, when the bindingband 50 tightly binds the corner of the top side from the outside to the inside, the protrusion 27protrudes from the inside to the outside to be able to prevent thebinding band 50 from biting into the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. - Note that the
protrusion 27 may be bent when binding of the bindingband 50 is too tight. Even when bent, however, theprotrusion 27 keeps preventing the bindingband 50 from biting into the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 since the edge of theprotrusion 27 remains in contact with thesecond sidewall 22, as illustrated inFig. 9 . - The
package 10 according to the first embodiment achieves reinforcement with theprotrusion 27 provided on theinner flap 24 without arranging another component. The reinforcement can thus be achieved with a simple structure at low cost. - Specifically, the packaging corrugated
cardboard 20 can be cut out and manufactured from a sheet of corrugated cardboard with thenotch 28 provided in a part of theouter flap 25 corresponding to theprotrusion 27. Note that the provision of thenotch 28 does not particularly lead to a reduction in strength because thenotch 28 is not formed in a part receiving the force of the bindingband 50. Thenotch 28 does not particularly lead to a reduction in workability, either. - The direction of the grain of the corrugated medium in the corrugated cardboard is orthogonal to the direction in which the binding
band 50 shears the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. As a result, the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 is not readily torn by the force received from the bindingband 50. - Note that in the aforementioned description, the
inner flap 24 is connected to thefirst sidewall 21 having the smaller width, and theouter flap 25 is connected to thesecond sidewall 22 having the larger width. Conversely, however, theinner flap 24 may be connected to thesecond sidewall 22 having the larger width, and theouter flap 25 may be connected to thefirst sidewall 21 having the smaller width. Theprotrusion 27 may then be formed on theinner flap 24 connected to thesecond sidewall 22 having the larger width. - Alternatively, the
first sidewall 21 and thesecond sidewall 22 may have the same width. - Moreover, each of the
inner flaps 24 is provided with only one pair of theprotrusions 27 in the aforementioned description. Each of theinner flaps 24 may however be provided with a plurality of pairs of theprotrusions 27. - Moreover, the
protrusion 27 is rectangular in shape in the aforementioned description. Theprotrusion 27 may however be formed in another shape such as a trapezoid. - A protruding shape equivalent to the
protrusion 27 may also be formed on theupper cushioning material 40 that is located below theprotrusion 27 in packaging theoutdoor unit 100. This can further increase reinforcement strength. - The effect of preventing biting of the binding
band 50 can be obtained by just providing the protruding shape on theupper cushioning material 40 instead of providing theprotrusion 27 on thefirst sidewall 21. In this case, however, it is desirable for theupper cushioning material 40 to be made of material that is not brittle like expanded polystyrene but has some degree of strength while being usable as a cushioning material. - Moreover, the binding
band 50 has the width of 12 to 20 mm in the aforementioned description. The width of the bindingband 50 need not however be limited to 12 to 20 mm. - Note that the smaller the width of the binding
band 50, the larger the binding pressure of the bindingband 50 acting on the corner of the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. This makes it easy for the bindingband 50 to bite into the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. Accordingly, the corner of the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 needs to be reinforced sufficiently in using a band with the width smaller than 12 mm as the bindingband 50. - On the other hand, the larger the width of the binding
band 50, the smaller the binding pressure of the bindingband 50 acting on the corner of the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. This makes it hard for the bindingband 50 to bite into the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. However, a band wider than 20 mm is not widely used and can cause an increase in cost. - A
package 10 according to a second embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in that aprotrusion 27 has a bent shape. This difference will be described in the second embodiment. - The structure of packaging corrugated
cardboard 20 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference toFigs. 10 to 12 . - A
bend part 271 is formed in theprotrusion 27 as illustrated inFig. 10 . Thebend part 271 is a guide line parallel to the surface of asecond sidewall 22. The guide line is a bend line along which a flute is crushed for easy bending of corrugated cardboard. - The
protrusion 27 is bent at a right angle along thebend part 271 such that the edge of the protrusion faces downward when aninner flap 24 is closed. - With the
protrusion 27 being bent along thebend part 271, theinner flaps 24 are closed and thenouter flaps 25 are closed to close an opening on a top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. - As illustrated in
Fig. 11 , a width D2 between thebend parts 271 of a pair of theprotrusions 27 is slightly wider than a width B2 of afirst sidewall 21. The width B2 of thefirst sidewall 21 is slightly wider than a width C2 of theinner flap 24. That is, a protrusion dimension d2 of theprotrusion 27 up to thebend part 271 is slightly larger than a dimension c2 (= (B2 - C2)/2) between the end of thefirst sidewall 21 and the end of theinner flap 24. A protrusion dimension a2 of theprotrusion 27 up to the edge thereof is approximately twice the protrusion dimension d2 up to thebend part 271. - When the
inner flaps 24 are closed and then theouter flaps 25 are closed, theinner flaps 24 and theprotrusions 27 are pressed down by the outer flaps 25. Then, as illustrated inFig. 12 , thefirst sidewall 21 is bent slightly to cause a surface of the edge side of theprotrusion 27 being bent to come into contact with the vicinity of an upper end of thesecond sidewall 22. - Here, the protrusion dimension d2 up to the
bend part 271 is nearly equal to the protrusion dimension a1 for the same reason as that for the protrusion dimension a1 according to the first embodiment. Moreover, a width dimension b2 of theprotrusion 27 is nearly equal to the width dimension b1 of theprotrusion 27 according to the first embodiment. - As has been described, the
package 10 according to the second embodiment is structured such that, with theprotrusion 27 being bent, the surface on the edge side of the protrusion being bent comes into contact with thesecond sidewall 22 when theinner flaps 24 and theouter flaps 25 are closed. A bindingband 50 is then wrapped so as to pass outside a part of thesecond sidewall 22 in contact with the surface on the edge side of theprotrusion 27. - The
protrusion 27 reinforces the corner on the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 to be able to prevent thebinding band 50 from biting into the cardboard even when the bindingband 50 is wrapped tightly. - Specifically, unlike the first embodiment, the
protrusion 27 is in surface contact with thesecond sidewall 22 to be able to increase reinforcement strength. - The
bend part 271 may be not the single guide line formed at a bend position but a plurality of scores or creases formed in the vicinity of the bend position. Note, however, that strength against binding of the bindingband 50 is possibly reduced when too many of the scores or creases are formed. It is thus desirable to determine the number of scores or creases in consideration of both the strength against binding of the bindingband 50 and efficiency of the bending operation. - A
package 10 according to a third embodiment is different from that of the first and second embodiments in that aprotrusion 27 has a shape that is folded back. This difference will be described in the third embodiment. - The structure of packaging corrugated
cardboard 20 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference toFigs. 13 to 15 . - A fold-
back part 272 is formed in theprotrusion 27 as illustrated inFig. 13 . The fold-back part 272 is a guide line parallel to the surface of asecond sidewall 22. Theprotrusion 27 is folded back 180 degrees downward at the fold-back part 272. - With the
protrusion 27 being folded back at the fold-back part 272,inner flaps 24 are closed and thenouter flaps 25 are closed to close an opening on a top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20. - As illustrated in
Fig. 14 , a width D3 between the fold-back parts 272 of a pair of theprotrusions 27 is slightly wider than a width B3 of afirst sidewall 21. The width B3 of thefirst sidewall 21 is slightly wider than a width C3 of theinner flap 24. That is, a protrusion dimension d3 of theprotrusion 27 up to the fold-back part 272 is slightly larger than a dimension c3 (= (B3 - C3)/2) between the end of thefirst sidewall 21 and the end of theinner flap 24. A protrusion dimension a3 of theprotrusion 27 up to the edge thereof is approximately twice the protrusion dimension d3 up to the fold-back part 272. - When the
inner flaps 24 are closed and then theouter flaps 25 are closed, theinner flaps 24 and theprotrusions 27 are pressed down by the outer flaps 25. Then, as illustrated inFig. 15 , thefirst sidewall 21 is bent slightly to cause the fold-back part 272 of theprotrusion 27 to come into contact with the vicinity of an upper end of thesecond sidewall 22. - Here, the protrusion dimension d3 up to the fold-
back part 272 is nearly equal to the protrusion dimension a1 for the same reason as that for the protrusion dimension a1 according to the first embodiment. Moreover, a width dimension b3 of theprotrusion 27 is nearly equal to the width dimension b1 of theprotrusion 27 according to the first embodiment. - As has been described, the
package 10 according to the third embodiment is structured such that, with theprotrusion 27 being folded back, the fold-back part 272 comes into contact with thesecond sidewall 22 when theinner flaps 24 and theouter flaps 25 are closed. A bindingband 50 is then wrapped so as to pass outside a part of thesecond sidewall 22 in contact with the fold-back 272 of theprotrusion 27. - The
protrusion 27 reinforces the corner on the top side of the packaging corrugatedcardboard 20 to be able to prevent thebinding band 50 from biting into the cardboard even when the bindingband 50 is wrapped tightly. - Specifically, the
protrusion 27 is folded in two unlike the first embodiment to be able to increase reinforcement strength. - Note that as illustrated in
Fig. 15 , agroove 41 may be formed on a top side of anupper cushioning material 40 to accommodate the tip of theprotrusion 27 being folded back. This can prevent a bulge on the top side that is otherwise formed by folding back theprotrusion 27. As a result, an unstable state caused by the bulge on the top side can be avoided when thepackage 10 containing an object to be packaged is stacked at the time of storage in a warehouse or transport. - Moreover, the
protrusion 27 is folded back downward in the aforementioned description. Theprotrusion 27 may however be folded back upward as well. - Furthermore, the fold-
back part 272 may be not the single guide line formed at a bend position but a plurality of scores or creases formed in the vicinity of the bend position. Note, however, that strength against binding of the bindingband 50 is possibly reduced when too many of the scores or creases are formed. It is thus desirable to determine the number of scores or creases in consideration of both the strength against binding of the bindingband 50 and efficiency of the fold-back operation. - 10: package, 20: packaging corrugated cardboard, 21: first sidewall, 22: second sidewall, 23: peripheral wall, 24: inner flap, 25: outer flap, 26: joint, 27: protrusion, 271: bend part, 272: fold-back part, 28: notch, 29: handhold opening, 30: tray box, 31: corrugated cardboard box, 32: lower cushioning material, 40: upper cushioning material, 41: groove, 50: binding band, 100: outdoor unit.
Claims (7)
- A package (10) comprising:a peripheral wall (23) to have a pair of first sidewalls (21) facing each other, a pair of second sidewalls (22) facing each other, and an opening at one end;an inner flap (24) to be provided at the one end of each of the first sidewalls;a pair of protrusions (27) to protrude from both side ends of the inner flap; andan outer flap (25) to be provided at the one end of each of the second sidewalls and be provided with a notch, the size of which is larger than or equal to the size of each of the protrusions, at a position corresponding to each of the protrusions, whereinclosing of the inner flap and then the outer flap closes the opening at the one end of the peripheral wall with the protrusions being brought into contact with the second sidewalls, andwith the opening at the one end of the peripheral wall closed, a binding band (50) is wrapped around the package so as to pass outside a part of the second side wall in contact with each of the protrusions.
- The package according to claim 1, wherein
an edge of each of the protrusions is brought into contact with the second sidewall when the inner flap and the outer flap are closed. - The package according to claim 1, wherein
each of the protrusions is bent at some midpoint to cause a surface on an edge side of the protrusion being bent to be brought into contact with the second sidewall when the inner flap and the outer flap are closed. - The package according to claim 3, wherein
each of the protrusions is bent with an edge facing downward. - The package according to claim 1, wherein
each of the protrusions is folded back at some midpoint to cause a part being folded back to be brought into contact with the second sidewall when the inner flap and the outer flap are closed. - The package according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein
each of the protrusions is provided at a position that is the same distance away from an edge of the inner flap. - The package according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein
the package is formed by using corrugated cardboard.
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