JP2000103423A - Packaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the putting-in/taking-out of a written guarantee, and also, surely keep in the written guarantee. SOLUTION: In an external box 2 on the upper surface of which, a flap 7 for the putting-in/taking-out of a product 3 is provided, the product 3 is packaged with a cushioning body 4 by this packaging device 1, and for such a packaging device 1, a handle hole 13 is formed of an opening 11 which is provided on the flap 7, and a notched portion 12 which is connected to the opening 11 and has a width being smaller than the width of a written guarantee 5, and directly under the notched portion 12, a written guarantee keeping part 18 to house the written guarantee 5 which is inserted from the opening 11 is provided. By this constitution, when the written guarantee is taken out, the written guarantee can be taken out by holding it from the notched portion and pulling it out to the opening, and when the written guarantee is to be kept, the written guarantee can be kept in the written guarantee keeping portion from the opening of the handle hole, and the putting-in/taking-out of the written guarantee can be facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packing apparatus for packing products with a warranty card attached thereto.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at a store or the like, when a store sells a product, it has been necessary to take out a warranty from a packing device, write the start date of the warranty period, the name of the store, etc., and then return it to the packing device again. Is being done.

[0003] As a conventional packing device in which such an operation is performed, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-132244 discloses a method in which a handle hole is formed in an upper flap, and a recess provided in a buffer below the handle hole and an outer portion. There is disclosed an apparatus in which a warranty card storage portion is formed between the box and the inner surface of the box so that a warranty card can be taken in and out through a handle hole. However, if the warranty card is transported with the warranty card positioned at the center of the handle hole, the warranty card may fall out of the outer box through the handle hole, and the warranty card may be located on the inner side of the outer box opposite the center of the handle hole. In some cases, it was difficult to take out the warranty when taking out the warranty from the handle hole, making it inconvenient to take out.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a packing device which makes it easy to put a warranty card in and out of an outer box and can reliably store the warranty card in the outer box.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A first method for solving the above problems is described below.
Means, in an outer box provided with a flap for taking in and out of the product on the upper surface, in a packing device in which the product is packed via a buffer, an opening provided in the flap, and a warranty card connected to the opening. And a notch portion narrower than the notch, a handle hole is formed immediately below the notch portion to store a warranty card inserted from the opening. Thereby, when taking out the warranty card, it can be taken out by picking the warranty card from the notch and pulling it out toward the opening,
When storing, it can be stored in the warranty storage section through the opening of the handle hole. At this time, by making the notch narrower than the width of the warranty, it is possible to prevent the warranty from hitting the flap and falling out of the outer box even if the handle is conveyed sideways.

In the above structure, it is desirable that the handle hole is formed by bending a tongue piece formed by cutting. As a result, the tongue piece serves as a lid for the handle hole before bending, so that foreign substances and the like can be prevented from entering inside.

[0007] It is desirable that the warranty storing section is provided integrally with the buffer. Thus, there is no need to separately provide a warranty storage unit.

[0008] The warranty card storage is provided between a first guide wall provided between the inner surface of the outer box and one side of the warranty card and a second guide wall provided between the product and the other side of the warranty card. It is preferable that the second guide wall is formed of a guide wall portion and a bottom surface portion with which the bottom of the warranty card abuts, and the second guide wall portion is provided on the side of the notch from a position where the opening and the notch contact. Thereby, the warranty card can be positioned closer to the notch than the position where the opening and the notch contact each other by the second guide wall. In addition, since the first guide wall is provided between the outer box and the warranty, even if the outer box is wet with water or the like, the warranty can be prevented from being wet by the first guide wall.

[0009]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to these drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a packing device, which comprises an outer box 2 made of corrugated cardboard, and a styrofoam cushion 4 for accommodating a product 3 inside the outer box 2. The warranty card 5 for guaranteeing the product 3 is stored inside.

The outer box 2 has an inner flap 6 connected to two opposite side edges and an outer flap 7 connected to the other two side edges, with the inner flap 6 inside. By folding the inner flap 6 and the outer flap 7 so that the inner flap 6 and the outer flap 7 are folded, the upper and lower openings are closed to form a box.

Numeral 8 is a T-shaped tongue piece as shown in FIG. 1, which is formed by a cut 9 in the outer flap 7 on the upper side of the outer box 2. The tongue piece 8 is bent into the outer box 2 at a support side 10 connecting the ends of the cuts 9 to form a substantially rectangular opening 11 through which the warranty card 5 can be put in and out as shown in FIG. A handle hole 13 is formed, which is provided continuously and has a substantially rectangular notch 12 narrower than the warranty card 5.

The buffer 4 comprises a first buffer 14 and a second buffer 15 as shown in FIG. 2. The product 3 is inserted into the outer box 2 while holding the product 3 therebetween. ing. The first buffer body 14 has a space 16 through which a hand can be inserted through the handle hole 13, and the space 16 communicates with the space 16.
And a step portion 17 capable of lifting the entire device by hooking a fingertip inserted from the device.
The tip of the tongue 8 is inserted into the step 17 when the tongue 8 is bent.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a warranty card storage section provided in the first buffer body 14 and communicating with the space 16. A first guide wall section provided between the inner surface of the outer box 2 and one side surface 5 a of the warranty card 5. 1
9, a second guide wall portion 20 provided between the product 3 and the other side surface 5b of the warranty 5, and a bottom portion 21 with which the bottom of the warranty 5 abuts, and the first guide wall portion 19 allows the warranty card 5 to be stored at a position away from the inner surface of the outer box 2.

Further, the first guide wall 19 is formed by cutting the notch 12
Is formed closer to the opening 11 than the outer edge of the notch 12 and the second guide wall 20 is positioned closer to the notch 12 than the position where the opening 11 and the notch 12 are in contact with each other. I am trying to do it. And the second guide wall 2
0 prevents the warranty card 5 from falling out of the outer box 2 through the opening 11 even when the warranty card 5 is stored in the opening 11 side of the warranty storage unit 18.

Next, the assembling of the packing apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described.

First, the lower opening of the outer box 2 is closed by folding the lower inner flap 6 and the outer flap 7 down, and the product 3 wrapped in a polyethylene sheet (not shown) is opened from the upper opening to the first buffer 14 and the second buffer 14. The product 3 is inserted into the outer box 2 while being clamped by the buffer 15 so that the product 3 does not move in the outer box 2. Then, the warranty card storage unit 1 provided with the warranty card 5 in the first buffer 14
8 and the upper inner flap 6 and the outer flap 7 are folded and overlapped, and as shown in FIG.
2. Sealed and packed.

Next, a description will be given of an operation for writing necessary items in the warranty 5 when a customer purchases the product 3 at a store or the like.

First, a sales clerk pushes the tongue piece 8 formed on the outer flap 7 on the upper surface into the outer box 2 to form a grip hole 13, and inserts a finger through the notch 12 of the grip hole 13 to insert the upper part of the warranty card 5. And pull out the warranty card 5 obliquely toward the opening 11 of the handle hole 13 to take out the warranty card 5 out of the outer box 2 through the opening 11. Then, after entering necessary information such as the start date of the warranty period and the name of the store in the warranty card 5, the warranty card 5 is inserted from the opening 11 of the handle hole 13, stored in the warranty card storage unit 18, and the product 3 is handed over to the customer. .

As described above, the warranty card 5 can be easily picked up by positioning the warranty card directly below the notch portion 12, so that the warranty card 5 can be easily taken out. Notch 1
By making the width of the warranty card 2 smaller than the width of the warranty card 5, the warranty card 5 can be hardly dropped out of the outer box 2, and the warranty card 5 can be securely stored in the outer box 2.

The tongue piece 8 is bent so that the handle hole 1
By forming 3, the tongue piece 8 serves as a lid of the handle hole 13 before bending, and foreign matter can be prevented from entering.

Since the warranty storing section 18 is provided integrally with the buffer body 4, it is not necessary to separately provide the warranty storing section 18, and the number of parts can be reduced.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the warranty card is taken out, it can be taken out by picking the warranty card from the notch and pulling it out toward the opening. Can be stored in the warranty storage unit through the opening, so that it is easy to put the warranty card in and out. And since the notch is made narrower than the width of the warranty, the warranty can be prevented from falling out of the outer box, so that the warranty can be securely stored in the outer box without fixing.

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, since the handle hole is formed by bending the tongue piece formed by cutting, the tongue piece becomes a lid of the handle hole before bending. Therefore, it is possible to prevent foreign matter and the like from entering.

According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention, by providing the warranty storing section integrally with the buffer, it is not necessary to separately provide a warranty storing section, and the cost can be reduced.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention, the warranty card can be reliably positioned directly under the notch.
The warranty card can be stored more reliably in the outer box. In addition, by providing the first guide wall between the outer box and the warranty, even if the outer box becomes wet with water or the like, the warranty can be prevented from being wet by the first guide wall. Etc. can be prevented from disappearing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a main portion around a handle hole in a state where an outer flap is omitted in the packing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packing device 2 Outer box 3 Product 4 Buffer 5 Warranty card 5a One side of warranty card 5b Other side of warranty card 7 Outer flap (flap) 8 Tongue piece 9 Notch 11 Opening part 12 Notch part 13 Handle hole 18 Warranty card storage part 19 First Guide wall part 20 Second guide wall part 21 Bottom part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A packing device in which a product is packed via a buffer in an outer box provided with a flap for taking in and out of the product on the upper surface, wherein an opening provided in the flap and a warranty card connected to the opening are provided. And a notch portion narrower than the width of the notch, and a guarantee storage portion for storing a warranty inserted from the opening portion is provided immediately below the notch portion. 2. The packing device according to claim 1, wherein the handle hole is formed by bending a tongue piece formed by cutting. 3. The packing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the warranty storing section is provided integrally with the buffer. 4. The warranty card storage part is provided between a first guide wall provided between the inner surface of the outer box and one side of the warranty card and a second guide wall provided between the product and the other side of the warranty card. 4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein the second guide wall is provided on a side of the notch from a position where the opening and the notch are in contact with each other. A packing device according to item 1.