JP2001261069A - Packaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging device capable of being stored in a compact state in preparation for reuse of it when a product required to be repaired is sent to a repair shop. SOLUTION: The packaging device comprises a packaging box 13 made of corrugated board, a cushioning member 14, and a pair of holders 15 harder than the packaging box 13. The packaging box 13 has hold lines 19a, 19b which are formed in advance on side faces 13a and end faces 13b thereof, and the side faces 13a can be folded inward along these fold lines 19a, 19b. The cushioning member 14 is contained in the packaging box 13 together with a product 12 and is interposed between the inner face of the packaging box 13 and the product 12. Each of the paired holders 15 to be contained in the packaging box 13 has a U shape in a cross section and is provided astride a lid and a bottom of the folded packaging box 13 in such a manner as to be demounted, thereby holding the packaging box 13 in a folded state. Thus, the packaging box 13 can be stored in a folded state so as to be collapsed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging apparatus for packaging a packaged article, for example, an electric product, in particular, a small household appliance such as a vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, small home appliances and the like purchased by a user are packaged and brought back to the user's home by the user or delivered by a delivery person. The packaging equipment used at that time consists of a cardboard packaging box with the product model, manufacturer, and handling information for delivery and storage printed on the outside, and the product and its accessories contained in this box. It consists of a buffer for protection, and the packaging device contains the product's warranty and instruction manual together with the product. Then, after the packaged product is carried into the user's home, the packaging box and the buffer are usually disposed of.

[0003] When the above products require repair, they bring the products requiring repair to a store or the like and request repairs. At the time of this repair request, we ask the dealer etc. for the defective parts of the product requiring repair, make a memo, send the repaired product from the dealer to the repair destination with the memo, and repair the product requiring repair at this repair destination After that, the repaired product is returned directly to the user who is the repair requester from the reverse route or from the repair destination.

[0004] In such a distribution form of the product requiring repair, since the dealer relays, it usually takes one or more days from the time of requesting repair to the time of returning the repaired product to the requester. That is the current situation.

Therefore, the repaired product is delivered between the user and the repair destination via a delivery person such as a courier who delivers even one piece of the product in a short period of time without having to go through a store for repair. By improving the distribution process, it is possible to reduce the number of days required for repair, and at present, such a repair product distribution system is being constructed.

In such a repair product distribution system, it is necessary for a repair requester to package a product requiring repair brought to a repair destination via a delivery person. However, the current packaging device is not created based on the idea of reusing the packaging box and the like, and therefore, when transported to the user's home as described above, the packaging device at the time of purchase is It is customary to be discarded.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaging device which can be compactly stored in preparation for re-use when a product requiring repair is sent to a repair destination.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a folding line is provided on a side surface and a tongue surface, and the side surface and the tongue surface are folded in accordance with the folding line. And a packaging box in which the product is stored, and the packaging box is accommodated in the packaging box and is detachably straddled over both outer surfaces in the thickness direction of the folded packaging box to maintain the folded state of the packaging box. And a holder having a U-shaped cross section.

[0009] The packaging device of the present invention is used for transporting the product to the home of the user who has purchased the product, and then stored by the user. In this storage, the used packaging box is folded in such a manner that the side and the tongue are folded along the folding line, and the holder is attached to the folded packaging box by the thickness of the packaging box, for example, the lid and the bottom. Each is mounted so as to straddle both outer surfaces in the directions. Thereby, the attached state of the holder is maintained against the force of the packaging box in the folded state to be restored, and the folded state of the packaging box is maintained. Thus, when the used packaging box is folded compactly and the product needs to be repaired, it can be stored in preparation for reuse for sending the product to a repair destination.

[0010] Similarly, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 2 is directed to a foldable packaging box, and a package housed in the box together with the product and between the inner surface of the packaging box and the product. It is characterized by comprising an interposed bag main body, a supply / exhaust port provided in the main body, and a buffer air bag having a stopper removably attached to the supply / exhaust port. .

[0011] The packaging device of the present invention is used for transporting the product to the user's home where the product has been purchased, and then stored by the user. In this storage, the used packaging box can be stored by flattening the side surface and the toe surface so that the inner surfaces thereof are in contact with each other and flush with each other. At that time,
By removing the stopper from the air supply / exhaust port and discharging the air in the bag body, the buffer air bag can be contracted significantly smaller than the inflated state at the time of packaging. Can be folded and stored with the packaging box. In this way, the used packaging box and the cushioning air bag are each folded compactly, and when the product needs to be repaired, it can be stored in preparation for reuse for sending the product to a repair destination.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the bag body is attached to an inner surface of the packaging box.

In the present invention, since the bag body can be handled integrally with the packaging box, the bag body can be arranged inside the folded packaging box during storage, so that the air bag is not damaged during storage. And the loss of the air bag can be prevented.

[0014] Similarly, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that a foldable packaging box and a product fitting hole are provided in each of bent and opposed plate portions so as to be foldable. And a buffer plate accommodated in the packaging box in a state where the product extending between the plate portions is supported by being fitted in the product fitting hole.

[0015] The packaging device of the present invention is used for transporting the product to the user's home where the product has been purchased, and then stored by the user. In this storage, the used packaging box can be stored by flattening the side surface and the toe surface so that the inner surfaces thereof are in contact with each other and flush with each other. Further, the buffer plate can be folded and stored so that the opposing plate portions are in contact with each other. In this way, the used packaging box and the cushioning plate can be folded compactly, respectively, and when the product needs to be repaired, the product can be stored in preparation for reuse for sending to the repair destination.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the height of the buffer plate is substantially the same as the depth of the packaging box.

In the present invention, since the upper and lower edges of the cushioning plate abut against the lid and bottom of the packaging box to support them from inside the packaging box, when the purchased product or the product requiring repair is packed and transported. For example, it is possible to withstand the vertical load applied to the packaging box containing the product.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

For example, in FIG. 1 showing the concept of a system for distributing a repaired product for small household appliances such as a vacuum cleaner, reference numeral 1 is used.
Is a repair client who owns a product requiring repair, 2 is a repair company that is a repair destination, and 3 is a delivery person. In this system, the repair company 2 is in charge of a repair department of the manufacturer of the product or a specialized repair company established separately from the manufacturer. Contractors are in charge.

As shown in FIG. 1, when a repair requester 1 requests a repair company 2 to repair by an appropriate communication means such as a telephone or the Internet, the repair company 2 requests a delivery person 3 to pick up the product. In addition to receiving the repair-required product from the repair client 1 and delivering it to the repair company 2, the repair company 2 delivers the repaired product to the repair client 1. In this repaired goods distribution system, there may be intervening between the repair requester 1 and the delivery person 3, for example, an agency that operates a wide area chain such as a convenience store or a cleaning shop. The person 1 brings the product requiring repair to the agency, and the delivery person 3 delivers the product requiring repair brought to the agency.

A packaging apparatus suitably used in the repaired goods distribution system will be described with reference to FIGS. This packaging device 11 is used for packaging purchased small home appliances (hereinafter referred to as products) 12, and as shown in FIG. 2, a packaging box 13, a buffer 14, and a pair of holders 15. And a return sheet 16 as a contact information medium. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 17 denotes a warranty, and reference numeral 18 denotes an instruction manual.

The packaging box 13 has flaps 13c to 13f and 13g to
This is an A-shaped exterior cardboard box having 13j. FIG.
The upper flaps 13c to 13f shown in FIG.
3 and a lower flap 13 shown in FIG.
g to 13j form the bottom of the packaging box 13.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side surface 13a of the packaging box 13
In addition, folding lines 19a and 19b for folding them into the inside of the packaging box 13 are provided in advance on the tongue surface 13b. One of the creases 19a has a side surface 13a and a claw surface 13a.
b is provided horizontally continuously over the other crease 19
b is provided on the tongue surface 13b in a laterally V-shape starting from the upper and lower ends of the ridge formed by the toe surface 13b and the side surface 13a, and the end of the one crease 19a reaching the apex and the toe surface 13a. Is continuous. The packaging box 13 is formed to be foldable by the folding lines 19a and 19b.

The cushioning member 14 is provided with the product 12 and the packaging box 1.
3 and is interposed so as to be packed between the inner surface of the packaging box 13 and the product 12.
It is provided in order to cushion external force applied to the product 12 to protect the product 12. Any buffer 14 can be used as long as it is a member exhibiting such a buffer function, but in the present embodiment, one or a plurality of air cap sheets are used. The air cap sheet is a sheet in which a thin and flexible cover sheet having a large number of air pockets in the entire area is adhered to one surface of a soft base sheet having excellent flexibility.
The air stored in each air reservoir has a buffer function. The buffer 14 is used without being fixed to the inner surface of the packaging box 13.

A pair of holders 15 made of a material having a higher strength than the corrugated cardboard forming the packaging box 13, for example, synthetic resin, cardboard or the like, comprises a pair of holding plate portions 15a parallel to each other and a base plate portion 15b integrally connecting these. FIG. 3
As shown in (B), it is formed in a U-shaped cross section.

The return sheet 16 is stored in an appropriate place in the packaging box 13 together with a warranty card 17, an instruction manual 18 and a pair of holders 15 when the product 12 is packaged. After disassembly, the user keeps it together with the warranty card 17 and the instruction manual 18. The return sheet 16 is used as a slip when the purchased product 12 temporarily needs to be repaired. As shown in FIG. 4B, for example, one surface of one sheet body 16a is used. A peelable cover sheet 16b is attached to the
It is formed by attaching a release sheet 16c made of a synthetic resin that can be peeled off, covering the adhesive layer 16d provided on the entire other surface of the substrate a.

The sheet body 16a is a printed matter in which various kinds of contact information relating to repair are printed on one side thereof in advance, and the printed contact information is, as shown in FIG. Requester information column 22, Repair request information column 2
3 and a reception information column 24, which are separated from each other by a boundary line. As the sheet body 16a, a plate or a board made of a relatively hard cardboard-like cardboard can be used, and a thin paper or the like can also be used, and any sheet can be used as long as it can be filled in with a suitable writing instrument.

The repair destination information described in advance in the repair destination information column 21 is the name, address, telephone number, etc. of the repair company 2. Is printed on the upper part.

The receiving information column 24 indicates the product 1 whose repair has been completed.
2 is a column provided to allow the repair requester 1 to write and specify a receiving method such as a receiving method and a receivable date and time for receiving the repair request, and this column 24 is a subheading "Receiving designation". In addition, it is printed on the lower part of the sheet body 16a. The receiving method is designated by enclosing a printed character string of “home” or “nearby next store” with a circle or the like. The designation of "nearest neighbors"
This means that when a repair request is made, delivery to a convenience store or the like that brought in the product requiring repair is specified. In addition, the delivery time zone of the receivable date and time is designated by enclosing any one of “AM”, “PM” and “Night” with a circle. The repair requester 1 designates a date after the date and time agreed upon when requesting repair to the customer, and is designated by entering a numeral representing the date and time by the repair requester 1.

The requester information column 22 is printed in the receiving information column 24 at the lower part of the sheet body 16a. The requester information column 22 is a column for inputting the name, address, telephone number, etc. of the repair requester 1 together with the subheading “Requester”, and the information entered therein is entered by the repair requester 1. The repair request information column 23 contains the destination information 2
1 and between the client information field 22 and the reception information field 24. The repair request information column 23 is an entry column for information indicating a defect situation of the product requiring repair 12, and this information is entered by the repair requester 1. In this entry,
It is also possible to print out a checklist of the parts requiring repair in advance and attach a chock to the corresponding item. In this case, the trouble of the repair requester 1 to enter the defect situation can be simplified.

The cover sheet 16b covers the above various contact information 21 to 24 and is temporarily bonded to the sheet body 16a. The cover sheet 16b is peeled off by the repair requester 1 when the entry is required. . Therefore, by adopting the sheet 16b, the contact information 21 to 24 can be prevented from fading and becoming thin or dirty during the storage period of the return sheet 16, and the repair request information column 23 can be stored in the check list. In some cases, it is usually preferable because it can be prevented from being visually recognized. In addition, displaying an opening instruction such as "Please open this product when it needs repair" on the surface of the cover sheet 16b can prevent careless peeling. It is preferable from the viewpoint of handling.

The peeling sheet 16c is peeled off by the repair requester 1 when the sheet body 16a of the return sheet 16 is used by attaching it to the outer surface of the return container.
d is exposed, and the return sheet 16 can be attached. In addition, instead of the return sheet 16 having the above configuration,
The return sheet may be printed together with the guarantor 17 or the instruction manual 17 and used separately when necessary.

The packaging device 11 configured as described above packages the product 12 to be packaged and is transported to the home of the product purchaser (user). At this destination, the user stores at least the packaging box 13 in preparation for reuse. In this case, packaging box 1
3 is folded as shown in FIG. 3, and is stored by holding the state using a pair of holders 15.

That is, first, both side surfaces 13 of the packaging box 13
a is folded inside so as to approach each other according to the folding lines 19a and 19b provided in advance, so that the lid and the bottom of the packaging box 13 are folded so as to approach each other.
On two sides parallel to each other of the packaging box 13, the holders 15 are respectively fitted so as to straddle the bottom and the lid forming both outer surfaces in the thickness direction of the folded packaging box 13. Thereby, the flaps 13c and 13d of the lid are attached to one of the holding plate portions 15 of the holder 15 by the elasticity of the folded packaging box 13 to be restored.
a and the bottom flap 13g, 1
3 h is in close contact with the inner surface of the other holding plate portion 15 b of the holder 15, and the both sides are held by the holder 15 which is harder than the packaging box 13. Therefore, the packaging box 13 is held in a folded state as shown in FIG. or,
In this case, in order to more reliably maintain the folded state of the packaging box 13, auxiliary measures such as tying the folded packaging box 13 with a string or applying an adhesive tape are employed. It is optional.

It should be noted that the holder 15 has two other sides parallel to each other at right angles to the two sides, that is, the toe surface 13b.
It can also be provided by fitting each so as to straddle the bottom and the lid from the side. In this case, the lid flaps 13c, 13c
Since the holder 15 is disposed so as to straddle the d and the bottom flaps 13g and 13h, it is excellent in that the restoration of the folded packaging box 13 can be suppressed more effectively.

Then, the packaging box 1 folded as described above
3 is considerably compact as compared with its use posture, so that it does not require much space for storage for re-use and can be stored in a narrow space.

In storing the packaging box 13, the return sheet 16 used when reusing the packaging box 13 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. Similarly, the shape of the cushioning body 14 made of an air cap sheet can be arbitrarily set, so that the packaging box 13 can be housed and placed in the packaging box 13 as long as the packaging box 13 is not hindered from being folded.

Moreover, the base plate 15b of the holder 15
Since is a flat plate, its surface can be used as a display space, and a display required by the user for storage and arrangement can be attached thereto. This indication may be written directly on the base plate portion 15b or may be written on this label by attaching a commercially available label. Since the holder 15 can be used as a so-called spine in this manner, it is preferable for storage and arrangement.

On the other hand, when the product 12 in use becomes malfunctioning and agrees to repair between the repair company 2 and the repair requester 1 in the repaired goods distribution system described above, the repair requester 1 Pack the product. The packaging in this case,
The packaging box 13 of the packaging device stored and placed as described above can be reused as a return container. If the buffer is not stored at this time, packaging is performed using a suitable buffer member such as newspaper.

FIG. 2B shows a state in which the product requiring repair is packaged in the return container 13 '.
The return sheet 16 in which the necessary items for the repair request information column 23 and the reception information column 24 are entered is the return container 1
It is stuck on the outer surface of 3 'and arranged. In this case, as shown, the outer flaps 13c, 13c of the lid of the return container 13 '
If the return sheet 16 is provided by bonding over the length d, the sheet 16 can also serve to prevent the lid of the return container 13 'from opening. And can be simply packaged. However, just in case, the outer flap 13c,
Needless to say, an adhesive tape may be attached to the joint of 13d, and the return sheet 16 on which the necessary items are entered is placed on the side surface 13a or the toe surface 1 of the return container 13 '.
3b can also be used. The return sheet 16 can be attached to an appropriate outer surface of the return container 13 'by using an attaching means such as glue, a cellophane tape with an adhesive, or a kraft tape with an adhesive.

Then, the packaging container 13 'in which the product requiring repair is packed as described above is collected by the delivery person 3 in the above-mentioned repaired goods distribution system or brought into an agent store such as a convenience store. The goods are collected by the delivery person 3 and delivered to the repair company 2.

When the repair requester 1 uses the return sheet 16 to return the product requiring repair to the repair company 2 via the delivery person 3, the return container 13 'in which the product requiring repair is packaged is returned. Since the repair destination information such as the address, name, and telephone number of the repair destination is printed in advance in the repair destination information column 24 of the return sheet 16 adhered to the outer surface, the repair requester 1 can check the repair destination information. There is no need to write and it can be shipped easily.

As described above, the return sheet 16 used when returning the product requiring repair is a printed matter made separately from the packaging box 13 used at the time of purchase of the product. In the case where the product is kept together with the warranty card 17 and the instruction manual 18 until the product becomes available, even if the packaging box 13 used for packaging the purchased product is temporarily discarded, the product needs to be repaired. In this case, the return sheet 16 can be used as a return slip by attaching the return sheet 16 to an outer surface of an appropriate return container prepared by the repair client 1 or the like at that time.

After the repair of the product requiring repair is completed by the repair company 2, the delivery person 3
The repaired product is sent to the repair requester 1 via the return sheet 1
6, the contents of the received information entered in the received information column 24,
That is, the delivery is performed according to the designated receiving method, receiving date and time, and the like. In this case, the return container for packaging the repaired product may include the packaging box 13 reused as the return container described above, the return container 25 prepared by the repair requester 1, or the repair company 2 A new container prepared when the repair is completed can be used. Note that the reception information of the return sheet 16 in this return is
When the packaging apparatus 11 having the packaging box 13 and the buffer 14 is used as a returnable box, no extra time is required for transcription, and when other return containers are used, they are attached to it. It is transcribed on a sending slip.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment includes a not-shown configuration except that the folding line and the holder of the packaging box described in the first embodiment are omitted, and an air bag is used as a buffer instead of an air cap sheet. Since the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. FIG. 5 omits a return sheet, a warranty card, and an instruction manual which are stored in a packaging box together with a product to be packaged.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a buffer air bag 35 as a buffer used in the second embodiment includes a bag body 36 and a supply / exhaust port 3 provided on the upper surface side of the body 36.
7 and a stopper 3 removably attached to the air supply / exhaust port 37.
The plug 38 has a flexible connection portion connected to the air supply / exhaust port 38 so as not to fall off. The bag body 36 has, for example, an annular shape, and appropriate portions on both upper and lower surfaces are adhered in order to define a predetermined expanded shape. At least a part of the peripheral portion of the bag body 36, for example, a portion in contact with the inner surface of the one side surface 13a of the packaging box 13 is fixed via a suitable attaching means such as an adhesive or a flat fastener (not shown), and The part is not adhered to the inner surface of the packaging box 13. The configuration other than the above is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the cushioning air bag 35 is interposed between the inner surface of the packaging box 13 and the product 12 and is housed in the packaging box 13 together with the product 12. Used by supplying air to inflate. In this use, the product 12 is housed in the packaging box 13 so as to be arranged inside the bag body 36 in advance, and the bag body 36 is inflated in that state. The state in which the air bag 35 is inflated as described above is shown in FIG. 5B. The inner peripheral surface of the inflated bag main body 36 is in close contact with the outer surface of the product 12, and the outer peripheral surface of the bag main body 36 and Since the upper and lower surfaces are in close contact with the inner surface of the packaging box 13, it can stop the movement of the product 12 and buffer the external impact force. As described above, in the packaging device 11 using the air bag 35 as the buffer, the product 1
Even if the size of the bag 2 is slightly different, the packing can be performed by adjusting the degree of inflation of the air bag 35 regardless of the size. Therefore, the packing device 11 can be used commonly for packing various kinds of products. Is excellent.

The packaging device 11 transported to the home of the product purchaser (user) in the above-described packaging state is stored at the destination for re-use. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 (C), the packaging device 11 can be stored by flattening the side surface and the tongue surface so that the inner surfaces of the packaging box 13 are in contact with each other and flattened.

That is, prior to crushing the packaging box 13,
First, the stopper 38 of the cushioning air bag 35 is removed from the air supply / exhaust port 37, and the air inside the bag body 36 is pressed down to discharge the air inside the bag body 36, so that the air bag is largely contracted as compared with the expanded state at the time of packaging. In this case, measures such as folding the bag body 35 so as not to hinder the crushing of the packaging box 13 may be performed as necessary. Next, the packaging box 13 is crushed flat so that the side surface and the toe surface are flush with each other. In this case, in order to more reliably maintain the folded state of the packaging box 13, auxiliary measures such as tying the folded packaging box 13 with a string or attaching an adhesive tape are taken. Adoption is optional.

Therefore, the used packaging box 13 and the cushioning air bag 35 are compactly folded according to the above procedure, and when the product needs to be repaired, it is reused for sending the product to the repair destination. It can be stored in preparation for.

Further, since a part of the bag body 36 of the air bag 35 is adhered to the inner surface of the packaging box 13, the air bag 35
Can be handled integrally with the packaging box 13. Therefore, FIG. 5 shows the inside of the folded packing box 13 when storing.
As shown in (C), the air bag 35 can be arranged, and damage and loss of the air bag 35 during storage can be prevented. However, the packaging apparatus 1 using the buffer air bag 35 as described above.
In 1, the air bag 35 and the packaging box 13 can be implemented without being bonded to each other.

Then, the product 12 being used becomes malfunctioning,
In the above-mentioned repair product distribution system, the repair company 2 and the repair requester 1 agree to repair, and the stored packaging device 11 is reused as a return container and the repair requester 1 needs The procedure for packaging the repaired product is the same as the packaging procedure described above. In this case, a simple air pump or the like for a bicycle may be used to inflate the air bag 35, and a packaging device used as a return container The return sheet (not shown) in which necessary items are filled in by the repair requester is attached to the outer surface of 11. Note that the distribution process in the repaired goods distribution system after the packaging is the same as that in the first embodiment, and therefore, the description thereof is also omitted.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment is not shown except that the folding line and the holder of the packaging box described in the first embodiment are omitted, and a cushioning plate made of corrugated cardboard is used as the cushioning body instead of the air cap sheet. First including configuration
Since the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. In addition,
FIG. 6 omits the return sheet, warranty card, and instruction manual contained in the packaging box together with the product to be packaged.

The buffer plate 41 used in the third embodiment
Is formed so as to be foldable by providing folding lines (not shown) extending in the width direction at a plurality of positions of the strip-shaped corrugated cardboard plate. The width (height in use) of this buffer plate 41 is
6A, and the direction in which the step of the core base paper of the buffer plate 41 extends as shown by X in FIG.
The width is in the width direction, and therefore, the buffer plate 14 can exhibit high strength against compression.

In use, the buffer plate 41 is bent in a substantially meandering shape as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B according to the plurality of folding lines, and the plate portions 41a to 41d opposed to each other are formed. Of these, at least the plate portions 41b and 41c located at the intermediate portions are provided with product fitting holes 42, respectively. Also, the plate portions 41a, 41d located on the most sides
Are provided with a pair of spacer projections 43 and 44, respectively. One spacer projection 44 is provided by bending, and the other spacer projection 44 is cut and raised.

The product 12 and its accessories 12a are tightly fitted in the product fitting holes 42 of the respective plate portions 41a to 41d, whereby the product 12 extends over the plurality of plate portions 41a to 41d.
The plate parts 41 a to 41 d are stopped in the directions approaching each other due to the support of the accessory 12 a and the catch of the hole edge of each product fitting hole 42 on the outer surface of the product 12 thus supported. Has become. The configuration other than the above is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In the third embodiment, the product 12 and its accessories 12a are bent in a meandering manner as shown in FIG. 6 (A) and each of the buffer plates 41 from which the respective spacer projections 43 and 44 project. It is supported over the plate portions 41a to 41d, and is accommodated in the packaging box 13 together with the buffer plate 41 as shown in FIG. In this packaging state, the spacer projections 43 and 44 abut against the inner surface of the side plate 13a of the packaging box 13 to stop the movement of the buffer plate 41 and prevent the end of the product 12 from coming into contact with the side plate 13a.

The packaging apparatus 11 transported to the home of the product purchaser (user) in the above-described packaging state is stored at this destination for re-use. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6 (C), the packaging box 13 of the packaging device 11 can be stored by crushing it flat with the side surface 13a and the toe surface 13b continuous so that the inner surfaces thereof are in contact with each other. The buffer plate 41 from which the product 12 and the accessories 12a have been removed can be stored by crushing flat so that the adjacent plate portions 41a to 41d contact each other according to the plurality of folding lines.

In this storage, in order to more reliably maintain the folded state of the packaging box 13 and the buffer plate 41, the folded packaging box 13 and the buffer plate 41 may be tied with a string or the like. Adopting auxiliary measures, such as attaching an adhesive tape, is optional.

Therefore, the used packaging box 13 and the buffer plate 41 are compactly folded by the above procedure, respectively.
When the product needs repair, the product can be stored for reuse for delivery to a repair destination.

Then, the product 12 being used becomes malfunctioning,
In the above-mentioned repair product distribution system, the repair company 2 and the repair requester 1 agree to repair, and the stored packaging device 11 is reused as a return container and the repair requester 1 needs The procedure for packaging the repaired product is the same as the packaging procedure described above, and the packaging apparatus 1 used as a return container
The return sheet (not shown) in which necessary items are filled in by the repair requester is attached to the outer surface of the device 1. Note that the distribution process in the repaired goods distribution system after the packaging is the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

When the product 12 or the product requiring repair is transported by using the packaging device 11 of the third embodiment, the packaging box 13 may be subjected to vibration or the like from above and below. However, in the packaging state, the upper and lower edges of the buffer plate 41 having substantially the same height as the depth of the packaging box 13 are in contact with the lid and the bottom of the packaging box 13 to support them from inside the packaging box 13. It is possible to withstand the vertical load applied to the packaging box 13 containing the purchased product 12 or the product requiring repair.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The fourth embodiment is an example in which the number of holders described in the first embodiment is one, and other than this point is the same as the first embodiment including a configuration (not shown). The same components as those of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the flaps 13c and 13d and the upper half of the side surface 13a forming the lid of the packaging box 13 are formed with a continuous crease 51 and the packaging box. 13g flap 13g, bottom 1
A pair of folding lines 52 are formed continuously in the lower half of 3h and the side surface 13a. Therefore, this packaging box 13
Can be folded further according to the folding lines 51 and 52 so that the flaps 13c and 13d forming the lid overlap each other from the state of being already folded as shown in FIG. . The folding direction in this case is indicated by an arrow Y in FIG. The packaging box 13 folded in this way is shown in FIG. One holder 15 is used to hold this folded state. That is, the holder 15 that is harder than the packaging box 13 holds the packaging box 1 folded as shown in FIG.
3 is fitted over both outer surfaces in the thickness direction. Thereby, the folded state of the packaging box 13 can be held using the single holder 15. Except for the above points, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, this embodiment is also advantageous in that the object of the present invention can be achieved, the storage space can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced because only one holder 15 is required.

It should be noted that the present invention can be carried out without the return sheet 16. In this case, when the repair requester returns the product requiring repair, the defect information of the product requiring repair is transmitted to the repair requester. Appropriate documents described by the user may be included in the packaging device to be reused. In addition, when the repair requester has already transmitted the defect information of the product requiring repair to the repair company at the time of repair request using the Internet or the like and the contents thereof are recorded in the repair company, as described above, The packaging device may be reused without having to include an appropriate document describing the defect information of the repaired product in the packaging box.

[0066]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the packaging box used for transporting the product can be folded according to the folding line, and the folded state is held by the holder, so that the product needs to be repaired. In this case, the packaging box can be compactly folded and stored in preparation for reuse when sending the product requiring repair to a repair destination.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the packaging box used for transporting the product can be folded, and the air bag for cushioning can be discharged and the air bag can be compressed and folded. When repairs are required, the packaging box and the cushioning air bag can be folded down and stored in a compact manner in preparation for reuse when sending the product requiring repair to a repair destination.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bag main body is arranged inside the folded packing box at the time of storage, so that damage of the air bag during storage can be prevented and loss of the air bag can be prevented. Can also be prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the packaging box and the cushioning plate used for transporting the product can be folded, respectively, so that when the product needs to be repaired, the product requiring repair is repaired. The packaging box and the cushioning plate can be stored in a compactly folded state, respectively, in preparation for reuse at the time of forwarding.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the cushioning plate supporting the lid and the bottom of the packaging box from the inside of the packaging box prevents the vertical load applied to the packaging box when the product is packaged and transported. Strength can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a concept of a repaired goods distribution system in which a packaging device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is suitably used.

FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of the packaging device according to the first embodiment. (B) is a perspective view showing a state at the time of reusing the packaging device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view illustrating a storage posture of a packaging box of the packaging device in FIG. 2; FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a sheet main body of a return sheet provided in the packaging device according to the first embodiment. (B) is a sectional view of the return sheet provided in the packaging device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a packaging device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing the packaging device of FIG. (C) is a perspective view showing the storage posture of the packaging device of FIG. 5 (A).

FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view showing a packaging device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing the packaging device of FIG. 6A in an open state. (C) is a perspective view showing the storage posture of the packaging device of FIG. 6 (A).

FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a packaging box provided in a packaging device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention together with a holder in a state in which the packaging box is being folded. FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing the storage posture of the packaging box in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Packaging apparatus 12 ... Product 13 ... Packaging box 13a ... Side surface 13b ... Tongue surface 13c-13f ... Flap (lid) 13g-13j ... Flap (bottom) 15 ... Holder 15a ... Nipping plate part 15b ... Base plate part 19a, 19b ... folding line 35 ... buffer air bag 36 ... bag body 37 ... supply / exhaust port 38 ... plug 41 ... buffer plate 41a-41d ... plate part 42 ... product fitting hole

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Ono 1-1-1, Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Higashishiba Tec Corporation Headquarters Office (72) Inventor Takashi Mine 1-1-1, Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo East F-term in Shiba Tec Corporation Head Office (reference)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A packaging box in which a folding line is previously provided on the side surface and the tongue surface, the side surface and the tongue surface can be folded and folded according to the folding line, and a product is accommodated in the packaging box; And a holder having a U-shaped cross section that is detachably straddled across both outer surfaces in the thickness direction of the folded packaging box and holds the folded state of the packaging box. apparatus. 2. A foldable packaging box, a bag body accommodated in the box together with a product and interposed between the inner surface of the packaging box and the product, and a supply / exhaust port provided in the body. And a buffer air bag having a stopper that is removably attached to the air supply / exhaust port. 3. The packaging device according to claim 2, wherein the bag body is attached to an inner surface of the packaging box. 4. A foldable packaging box, and foldable products having product fitting holes in oppositely bent plate portions, respectively, and a product extending between the plate portions being fitted with the product. And a cushioning plate accommodated in the packaging box while being fitted and supported in the hole. 5. The packaging apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the height of the buffer plate is substantially the same as the depth of the packaging box.