JP2000335646A - Package device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve adaptability to general-purpose use for a package device for lighting appliance with a cord extending from the appliance main body, wherein laterals of the appliance main body are protected. SOLUTION: A package device 11 is formed of an outer packaging body 21, a pair of cushioning bodies 22 and a pair of packaging board materials 23. A tubular part 25 and a one face protecting part 26 made up by turning up for ensuring thickness are provided for each of the cushioning bodies 22. Therefore, the package device 11 being the same as above can be used for a lighting appliance having a baffle-type light control body which is large in a height-wise dimension. For each of the packaging board mateyials 23, an opposite face protecting part 30, a notched part 29 for receiving a cord, and a rise part 28 to be raised up fot protecting the lateral of the appliaance main body 14 are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging device for packaging, for example, lighting equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a packaging state of a lighting device of a conventional packaging apparatus. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the cushioning device of the above packaging device in an unfolded state.

[0003] Conventionally, for example, a packaging apparatus 1 shown in JP-A-6-156536 or FIG. 7 is known. The packaging device 1 houses a lighting fixture 2, and the lighting fixture 2 includes a plurality of lamp sockets 3 to which a straight tube-type fluorescent lamp is mounted, a lighting device (not shown), and the like. Main body 4, also referred to as a illuminated main body, and a section V substantially attached to the main body 4.
A reflector 5 also called a V-shaped cover is provided. Further, the packaging device 1 includes an outer package 6, a pair of buffer bodies 7 and a pair of reinforcing bodies 8 stored in the outer package 6.
And so on. Then, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, each buffer 7 is formed by bending a single piece of corrugated cardboard,
A tubular portion 7a having a rectangular tubular shape and a cutout portion 7b formed by cutting out a part of each tubular portion 7a according to the shape of the instrument body 4 are formed. Both ends in the direction are dropped for protection. Each reinforcing member 8 is formed by bending one corrugated cardboard according to the shape of the reflector 5 or the like.
By forming cylindrical portions 8a each having a rectangular cylindrical shape at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and covering from above the reflector 5, the reflector 5
And the instrument body 4 is protected. Further, each of the buffer bodies 7 and the reinforcing bodies 8 are arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the ridges 9 constituting the cardboard is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the fixture main body 4 of the lighting fixture 2, that is, the outer package 6.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional configuration,
Depending on the height of the lighting equipment to be packaged and the height of the reflector or reflector, or when using a reflector with baffles, the shape and height of the reflector should be Accordingly, it is necessary to prepare a dedicated buffer and a reinforcing member, respectively, and there is a problem that the versatility of the packaging device is low. In addition, when there is a protruding portion such as a lead-out wiring cord on the back side of the appliance body located at the lower side during packaging, there is a problem that the protruding portion comes into contact with the buffer.
Furthermore, the corrugated cardboard material is a ridge (eye) that constitutes corrugated cardboard.
The shock absorbing effect in the direction perpendicular to the direction is small, and in addition, since the fixture body of the lighting fixture has a lower edge strength than other parts, the impact from the outside during the logistics is less than the longitudinal end of the packaging device. There is a problem in that when it is added to the part from the side, the instrument body may be deformed and damaged. On the other hand, if an attempt is made to maintain a high buffering effect against impacts from the side, the structure of the buffer becomes complicated, and there is a problem in that the unit cost of packaging and the number of assembly steps increase.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a packaging apparatus having high versatility, a simple configuration, and capable of reducing the manufacturing cost and the number of assembly steps.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging apparatus wherein one plate-shaped member is bent and a cylindrical portion facing an end of the packaged object and an end of the packaged object are bent. A buffer provided with an opposing one-side protection portion on one side adjacent thereto; and a sheet-like member bent, and the other-side protection portion opposing the other surface of the object to be packaged and the side of the object to be packaged. A packaging plate provided with a rising portion whose edge is opposed to the package; a package to be packaged; a buffer; and an outer package surrounding at least a part of the packaging plate.

[0007] In this configuration, the end of the packaged object is protected by the cylindrical portion of the buffer, one side is protected by the one-side protection part of the buffer, and the other side is protected by the other-side protection part of the packaging plate. It is protected, the side part is protected by the rising part of the wrapping plate material, and is further wrapped and wrapped by the outer wrapping body. Simple structure, unit price,
Man-hours can be reduced. Furthermore, the impact from the side is buffered by the rising portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the packaging apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the packaging plate is provided with a notch for accommodating a projection projecting from the other surface of the article to be packaged.

In this configuration, the protruding portion projecting from the other surface of the article to be packaged is prevented from being pressed against the outer package or the cushion, and is protected.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the packaging apparatus of the second aspect, the object to be packaged is a lighting fixture having a fixture body, and the protruding portion is led out from near the end of the fixture body. Is what is code.

In this configuration, the cord led out from the vicinity of the end of the instrument body is prevented from being pressed against the outer package or the cushion, and is protected.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the packaging apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lighting device in a packaged state, showing an embodiment of the packaging device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the packaging device in a packaging state. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the packaging device in the packaging state as viewed from the back side. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the packaging device in which the cushion is partially unfolded. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view of the packaging device of the packaging device in an unfolded state. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a packaging state of another lighting device showing the packaging device.

1 and 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a packaging device.
This packaging device 11 constitutes a so-called lighting device packaging device that stores a lighting device 12 as an article to be packaged. The lighting fixture 12 includes a fixture main body 14 and the fixture main body 14.
And a light control body 15 that can be attached and detached.

[0015] Then, the fixture body 14 also called a lamp body.
Is formed in a metal plate or the like, and has a substantially box-like shape having an irradiation opening 14a on one side serving as a lower surface at the time of installation and an upper surface at the time of packaging, and an elongated rectangular plate-like substrate portion 14b located at the back of the irradiation opening 14a. A pair of end plate portions 14c vertically provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the substrate portion 14b;
A pair of side plate portions 14d are provided on both sides along the longitudinal direction of the irradiation opening 14a so as to be inclined in an expanded manner, and edge protrusions provided on the outer periphery of the irradiation opening 14a are provided on the outer periphery side, i.e., both sides and both ends. A portion 14e and the like are provided. A plurality of lamp sockets (not shown) to which fluorescent lamps are mounted are mounted on the inner side of the instrument body 14 near the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the substrate portion 14b. Shaped fluorescent lamps are installed. Further, for example, a lighting device and the like are attached along a central portion in the width direction of the substrate portion 14b. Further, in this lighting fixture 12, as shown in FIG. 3, the insertion portion 14f which is a circular hole formed near the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the substrate portion 14b.
, A cord (wiring cord) 17 as a protruding portion is led out to the outside, that is, to the back side which is the other side.

The light control body 15 is an accessory that can be selectively attached to the apparatus main body 14, so to speak. In the present embodiment, the light control body 15 is a reflector having a substantially V-shaped cross section, also called a V cover, and a lighting device or the like. It covers and optically faces the fluorescent lamp to control the light distribution.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the packaging device 11 includes an outer package 21, a pair of cushions 22, and a pair of packaging plates 23. Each of the outer package 21, the buffer 22, and the packaging plate 23 is formed by cutting and bending a corrugated cardboard, which is a single plate, as necessary.

The outer package 21 can be called an exterior winding plate, and forms four parallel folding curves in a rectangular corrugated cardboard material, and has a bottom plate 21a, a pair of side plates 21b, and a pair of upper plates. A plate portion 21c is formed, and the edge portions 21d of the upper plate portion 21c are adhered to each other with an adhesive tape (not shown) to form a rectangular tube shape wrapping the whole except for the end portion, that is, the end surface. Also, the bottom plate
At predetermined positions near both ends of 21a, there are formed mark portions 24 which have been worked in processing by, for example, inserting a sewing line.

The buffer 22 forms five parallel folding curves in a rectangular corrugated cardboard material, and has a bottom plate portion 22a and an inner end surface portion 22.
b, upper end surface portion 22c, outer end surface portion 22d, first upper plate portion 22e,
A second upper plate portion 22f is formed. And the bottom plate part 22
a, an inner end surface portion 22b, an upper end surface portion 22c, and an outer end surface portion 22d form a substantially rectangular cylindrical portion 25. Further, the first upper plate portion 22e and the second upper plate portion 22f are folded and overlapped, and the one-side protection portion protruding from the inner end surface portion 22b.
26 is formed. In addition, each folding curve is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the ridge 27 constituting the corrugated cardboard material.

Further, the packaging plate 23 is formed by forming bent portions 23a which are bent curves of a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction from both ends in the longitudinal direction on the rectangular corrugated cardboard material. Formed along the shape of the instrument body 14 from the tip of the curved portion 23a to one side, that is, the instrument body 14
A cutting line 23b that is inclined in accordance with the side plate portion 14d is formed, and a rising portion 28 that can be cut and raised is formed. In addition, a notch 29 having one side cut in a rectangular shape is formed between the rising portions 28, and a portion excluding the rising portions 28 and the notches 29 serves as the other surface protection portion 30. ing.
Note that the longitudinal dimension of the rising portion 28, that is, the dimension from the bent portion 23a to one side is larger than the dimension from the surface including the substrate portion 14b of the instrument body 14 to the edge projecting portion 14e. Note that the longitudinal direction of each bent portion 23a is formed substantially parallel to the ridge 27 constituting the corrugated cardboard material.

Next, the operation of packaging the lighting equipment 12 by the packaging apparatus 11 will be described.

First, the packaging plate material 23 is arranged near the both ends on the bottom plate portion 21a of the outer packaging body 21 which is spread in a plane by using the mark portion 24.

Then, each rising portion 28 of each packaging plate member 23 is
The board portion 14b of the instrument body 14 on which the light control body 15 is placed is placed on these packaging plate members 23 in an acute angle direction, that is, in a state of being bent 90 degrees or more in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG.

In this state, each rising portion 28 is bent
a is applied to return deformation,
The tip of the abutment comes into contact with the edge protruding portion 14e of the instrument body 14, thereby preventing return deformation and positioning. Further, in this state, the cord 17 derived from the instrument body 14
Is housed in the space of the notch 29, and is brought into contact with the packaging plate member 23 and the outer packaging body 21 so that no force is applied thereto.

If necessary, a cushioning material for absorbing shock or a sheet for preventing abrasion may be provided between the light control body 15 and the apparatus main body 14, or on the upper surface of the light control body 15 and the apparatus main body 14. Interposers 35, 36, 37 and documents 39 are arranged.

Next, the cylindrical portion 25 of the buffer 22 is placed on both ends on the bottom plate 21a of the outer package 21. In this state,
The one-side protection part 26 is arranged so as to cover the upper sides of both ends of the device main body 14.

Then, the outer package 21 is wound around the lighting fixture 12 and the like, and the edges 21d of the upper plate 21c are adhered to each other with an adhesive tape (not shown), thereby completing the packaging operation.

Further, the light control body 15 of the lighting fixture 12 is not limited to the V cover shown in FIG. 1, and for example, as shown in FIGS. A light control member 42 having a plate-shaped louver 41 can also be combined. The height of the baffle type light control body 42 is larger than that of the V cover type light control body 15, that is, the height dimension of the lighting fixture 12 is large. Large one-side protection part 26
The protruding portion of the light control body 42 is accommodated in the space defined by, and the same packaging device 11 can be used. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, instead of the intervening body 35 disposed between the light control body 15 and the substrate part 14b, the side plate part inclined with the light control body 42 is used.
14d is used.

As described above, according to the packaging device 11 for the lighting equipment 12 of the present embodiment, the packaged lighting equipment 12 has its longitudinal end protected by the cylindrical portion 25 of the buffer 22 and the one side. Is protected by the one-side protection part 26 of the buffer 22, the other side is protected by the other-side protection part 30 of the packaging plate 23, and the side is protected by the rising part 28 of the packaging plate 23. Further, it can be wrapped in the outer package 21 to protect it from impact.

The packaging device 11 is mainly composed of an outer package which simply bends one corrugated cardboard material.
It is composed of 21, a buffer 22, and a wrapping plate 23. The configuration is simple, and the unit price and man-hour can be reduced.

A side plate 14d is provided beside the lighting fixture 12.
Rising section 28 which is substantially perpendicular to
Because of this arrangement, it is possible to effectively cushion the impact from the side, that is, the side of the lighting fixture 12, and to protect the easily breakable edges such as the edge protrusions 14e.

Further, the rising portion 28 is bent at an acute angle, that is, 90 degrees or more, and returns to the original shape (spring back).
By making contact with the edge protruding portion 14e of the instrument main body 14 by utilizing the force to be applied, positioning can be performed without using a member such as an adhesive tape, and the configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

The notch 29 for accommodating the cord 17 protruding from the lower surface near the end of the fixture main body 14 of the lighting fixture 12 is provided on the packaging plate 23, so that the cord 17 which is the projection on the back of the fixture is overloaded. It is possible to suppress and protect the outer package 21 and the buffer 22 from being pressed against the load by applying a load. In addition, packaging board material
The notch 29 of 23 is not limited to the one provided near the end of the instrument main body 14. The notch 29 may be provided by laying the packaging plate 23 at the position where the projecting portion such as the cord 17 is provided.

Further, the one-side protection part 26 of the buffer 22 is formed by turning a corrugated cardboard material, which is a plate-shaped member, at least once to form one side of the tongue.
26 can be easily increased in thickness, and a space can be secured between the outer package 21 and a portion other than the longitudinal end of the instrument body 14. Therefore, a common packaging device (carton) 11 can be used even with appliances having different height dimensions, such as a lighting fixture 12 which selectively uses a V-cover type light control member 15 or a baffle type light control member 42. The versatility can be improved and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the one-side protection part 26 can be formed by folding once or two or more times.

Further, by forming a mark 24 such as a perforated line indicating the position where the packaging plate 23 is to be arranged on the outer package 21, the packaging operation can be facilitated without increasing the manufacturing cost.

[0036]

According to the packaging device of the first aspect, the packaged object is protected at the end by the cylindrical portion of the buffer, one side is protected by the one-side protection part of the buffer, and the other side is protected. Can be protected by the other surface protection portion of the packaging plate material, the side portion can be protected by the rising portion of the packaging plate material, and further wrapped by the outer package. The configuration is simple, and the unit price and man-hour can be reduced. Furthermore, the impact from the side can be buffered by the rising portion.

According to the packaging device of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the notch for accommodating the protruding portion protruding from the other surface of the article to be packaged is provided on the packaging plate material. The protrusion that protrudes from the other surface of the object can be prevented from being pressed against the outer package or the buffer, and can be protected.

According to the packaging device of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, the cord derived from the vicinity of the end of the fixture body of the lighting fixture is suppressed from being pressed against the outer package or the buffer. And protect it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a packaging state of a lighting device showing an embodiment of a packaging device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the packaging device in a packaging state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the packaging device in a packaging state as viewed from the back surface side.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the packaging device in which the buffer is unfolded in a partially unfolded state.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view of the packaging device of the packaging device in an unfolded state.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a packaging state of another lighting device showing the packaging device.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a packaging state of a lighting device of a conventional packaging device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the cushioning device of the packaging device in an unfolded state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Packaging device 12 Lighting fixture as packaged object 17 Cord as protrusion 21 Outer package 22 Buffer 23 Packaging plate 25 Tubular part 26 One side protection part 28 Rise part 29 Notch part 30 Other surface protection part

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A single plate-shaped member is bent, and a cylindrical portion facing an end of a packaged object and a one-side protection portion facing a surface near an end of the packaged object are provided. A cushioning body; a packaging plate material obtained by bending a single plate-shaped member and providing a protection portion facing the other surface of the packaged object and a rising portion having an edge facing the side of the packaged material; A packaging device comprising: an object to be packaged, a buffer, and an outer package body that wraps at least a part of the packaging plate material. 2. The packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the packaging plate is provided with a notch for accommodating a protruding portion protruding from the other surface of the article to be packaged. 3. The packaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the article to be packaged is a lighting fixture having a fixture main body, and the protruding portion is a cord derived from near an end of the fixture main body.