JP2001270589A - Packaging apparatus and packaging method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging apparatus for a thin display device having a small depth such as plasma display device which can be prevented from falling down and can be fabricated and transported at a low cost. SOLUTION: The packaging apparatus comprises a second bottom side cushion material 6 which supports both an electronic device 2, which is not packaged, and an electronic device 5, which is first-packaged, to regulate the position of both the devices, a second top surface side cushion material 7, and a second packaging box 1 to receive the electronic device 2, electronic device 5, cushion material 6, and cushion material 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the packaging of electronic equipment such as video equipment such as PDP (plasma display device) and liquid crystal display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a video device such as a PDP has the largest feature of a large screen and a thin shape. For this reason, at present, the depth of the packaging box (packing case) is increased to such an extent that the packaging box does not fall down in the packed state. When exporting, the minimum size is desired because the shipping cost is greatly affected by the size (age) of the packaging box. The conventional packing device shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is composed of two members: a main body box 15 for protecting the periphery of the side surface and the top surface of a video device, for example, a PDP, and a bottom case 16 for supporting the video device. . The perforation 14 is broken to open the front side, and the stored video equipment is taken out.

[0003]

However, the above-described P
The DP packaging box had a smaller depth dimension (thickness dimension) than the vertical, horizontal, and height dimensions, and was easy to fall. Moreover, it was expensive because of two packaging boxes. In order to prevent the PDP packaging box from falling down, the depth dimension of the packaging box had to be about four times the depth dimension (thickness dimension) of the PDP. As a result, there is a problem that the cost of the packaging box and the transportation cost are high.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaging device in which a video device or the like cannot fall down even if its depth dimension is small. In addition, a low-cost packaging device is provided. Still another object of the present invention is to reduce the installation space by enabling the pre-packaged video equipment to be connected and installed.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising:
The electronic device packaged in the above is packaged together with the cushioning material and the packaging box.

Further, in order to prevent the electronic device having the first package from falling, the cross-sectional shape is substantially U-shaped.
An overturn prevention member having legs formed on both sides forming the substantially U-shape can be fitted to the bottom side of the electronic device provided with the first package. Further, the fall prevention member is detachably attached to the top side cushioning material constituting the second packing device. Further, the overturn prevention member is provided with a concave portion on the bottom surface side, and a plurality of overturn prevention members can be connected to each other by fitting with a leg of another adjacent overturn prevention member.

[0007] With the above configuration, it is possible to realize a packing apparatus capable of preventing overturning, significantly reducing transportation costs, effectively utilizing installation space, and reducing costs.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The first invention of the present invention is to provide a bottom-side cushioning material and a ceiling for supporting and controlling the position of both bare and unpacked electronic equipment and electronic equipment with the first packing. It is characterized by comprising a surface-side cushioning material, a packaging box for accommodating the unpacked electronic device, the electronic device with the first packaging, the bottom-side cushioning material, and the top-side cushioning material. It is a packing device for electronic equipment, and multiple thin electronic devices with small depth can be packed simultaneously with one packing device,
Prevents electronic equipment from overturning. Also, transportation costs and installation space can be reduced. Furthermore, by wrapping an unpacked electronic device in a thin resin bag, paper bag, or the like, it is possible to prevent the electronic device from being damaged during packing and unpacking.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a fall prevention member for preventing a fall of an electronic device which has been subjected to a first packaging is detachably attached to a top side cushioning material for packaging a second packaging device. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided the packing device for electronic equipment, which does not occupy a special space in the packing device.

[0010] In a third aspect of the present invention, the overturn prevention member has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and legs are provided on both sides forming the substantially U-shape. An electronic device packing device according to the second invention, characterized in that it can be fitted to the bottom surface side of the electronic device subjected to the first packing. By mounting the electronic device on the bottom surface of the electronic device, the electronic device provided with the first package is prevented from falling down.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the overturn prevention member is provided with a concave portion on the bottom surface side, and a plurality of overturn prevention members can be connected to each other by fitting with a leg of another adjacent overturn prevention member. According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the packing apparatus for electronic devices, wherein a plurality of packed electronic devices can be arranged at small intervals, and the space occupied by the installation can be reduced.

A packing apparatus and a packing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a packing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along a cutting line AA, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a process of packing the video equipment using the apparatus, FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the video equipment preliminarily packed in the first packaging, FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a fall prevention member constituting the present invention, and FIG. Is the first
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a process of fitting a fall-prevention member to the bottom of the packed video equipment, and FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a main part in a state of being installed.

The packing apparatus 100 of the present invention is characterized in that both bare and unpacked video equipment and pre-packaged video equipment are packaged together using a cushioning material and a packaging box. Specifically, in FIGS. 1 to 4, the second bottom-side cushioning member 6 and the second bottom-side cushioning member 6 that support and position both the bare and unpacked video equipment 2 and the first packed video equipment 5 are supported. 2, the unpackaged video device 2, the first packed video device 5, the second bottom surface buffer material 6, and the second top surface buffer material 7 And the second containing
And a packaging box for video equipment.

The video equipment 5 provided with the first package has a first cushioning material 3 fitted to the bottom surface and the top surface, and a second cushioning device which accommodates the unpackaged video equipment and the first cushioning material 3. 1 packaging box 4
Consists of

The cushioning material is made of styrene foam formed into a predetermined shape, a waste paper member, or the like. Packaging box is bottom, top, 4
One side is formed by developing one cardboard.
The bottom surface and the top surface are both openable and are closed by the sealing tape 21.

Although the video equipment to be packed may be bare, it is wrapped in a thin resin bag such as nylon, vinyl chloride, styrene, polyethylene, or a paper bag in order to prevent damage during packing, unpacking, and removal. It may be a video device.

Furthermore, the packing apparatus 100 of the present invention is characterized in that a fall prevention member 8 for preventing a fall of the video equipment 5 which has been subjected to the first packing in advance is detachably attached to the second top-side cushioning material 7. Features. (See FIGS. 2 and 3) FIGS. 3, 5 to 7
As shown in (1), the fall prevention member 8 is made of a resin molded product or the like. The fall prevention member 8 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has leg portions 11 erected on both sides forming the substantially U-shape. It can be fitted to the box bottom side. FIG. 6 shows a process of fitting the fall prevention member 8 to the bottom surface of the first packaging box. After the bottom of the packaging box of the video equipment 5 with the first package is mounted in the substantially U-shaped groove of the overturn prevention member 8, the joint member 9 is inserted through the through hole 12 formed in the side wall forming the substantially U-shaped groove. Is fitted into the through hole 10 provided on the side surface of the first packaging box. The fitting operation of the joint member 9 includes insertion into the holes 10 and 12, and rotation operation after the insertion. As a result, the fall prevention member 8 and the video equipment 5 with the first package are integrally fastened.

Further, the overturn prevention member 8 is provided with the concave portion 1 on the bottom side.
3 is provided, and a plurality of overturn prevention members can be connected to each other by fitting with legs of another adjacent overturn prevention member. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the video equipment 5 provided with the first package is connected and installed.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which a perforation 14 is provided on a part of the front surface of the packaging box. With this configuration, when taking out the stored video equipment, the perforation 14 is broken and the video equipment can be easily taken out by opening the front.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to store two video devices, that is, a bare video device unpacked and a first packaged video device. Then, when the video device with the first package is taken out of the packaging device, the fall prevention member included in the package can be stably installed without falling by fitting the fall prevention member. Further, two video devices can be stored in one packing device, so that transportation costs and installation space can be reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which two types of video equipment, a bare and unpacked video equipment and a first packed video equipment, are stored.
May be packed. Of course, only one video device that has been subjected to the first packaging in advance may be stored.
As described above, a video device wrapped in a thin bag may be used instead of an unpackaged video device. Further, the video device to be packed may be any display device other than the plasma display device or the liquid crystal display device, or any thin electronic device.

Further, the present invention is effective not only as a packing apparatus but also as a packing method. That is, a method of packing a video device in which both bare and unpacked video devices and a pre-packaged video device are bundled using a cushioning material and a packaging box, or a bare and unpacked video device, A video device that is first packed with a first cushioning material and a first packaging box is prepared, and the unpacked video device and the second packaging device are prepared using a second cushioning material and a second packaging box. The packaging method of the video equipment that bundles the video equipment that has been packaged in 1 may be used.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent overturning, significantly reduce transportation costs, effectively use installation space, and significantly reduce costs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a packing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along a cutting line AA.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a process of packing video equipment using the packing device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a video device in which a first package to be stored in the packaging device of the present invention has been performed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a tipping prevention member constituting the packing device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a process in which a fall prevention member is fitted to the bottom of the video device that has been first packaged in advance.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where a plurality of falling prevention members are fitted to the bottom of the first packaged video device, and the plurality of video devices are connected and installed;

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a conventional packing device.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional packing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 2nd packing box 2 Video equipment (bare, unpacked) 3 1st cushioning material 4 1st packaging box 5 Video equipment which performed 1st packing 6 2nd bottom side cushioning material 7 2nd top Surface side cushioning material 8 Fall prevention member 9 Joint member 10, 12 Through hole 11 Leg portion 12 hole 13 Depression 14 Perforation 20 Packaging bag 21 Sealing tape 100 Packaging device

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A bottom-side cushioning material and a top-side cushioning material that support both bare and unpacked electronic equipment and electronic equipment that has been prepackaged, and position-control the electronic equipment. An electronic device packing apparatus comprising: the electronic device pre-packaged; and a packaging box containing the bottom-side cushioning material and the top-side cushioning material. 2. The electronic device packaging device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is wrapped in a thin bag instead of the unpackaged electronic device. 3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a fall prevention member for preventing the electronic device packaged in advance from falling is detachably attached to the top side cushioning material. Packing equipment. 4. The overturn prevention member has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has leg portions erected on both sides forming the substantially U-shape, and is provided on the bottom side of the prepackaged electronic device. 4. The packing apparatus for electronic equipment according to claim 3, wherein the packing apparatus can be fitted. 5. The overturn prevention member is further provided with a concave portion on the bottom surface side, and a plurality of overturn prevention members can be connected to each other by fitting with a leg of another adjacent overturn prevention member. The packing device for electronic equipment according to claim 4. 6. A bottom-side cushioning material for supporting and pre-positioning electronic devices packed in advance, a top-side cushioning material attached to a top surface side of the electronic device, and detachable from the top-side cushioning material. The electronic device includes a tipping prevention member mounted on the electronic device and configured to prevent the electronic device packaged in advance from tipping over, and a packaging box accommodating the electronic device, the bottom cushioning material and the top cushioning material. Electronic equipment packaging equipment. 7. The fall prevention member has a substantially U-shaped cross-section, and has legs on both sides forming the substantially U-shape, and a bottom surface of the electronic device provided with the first package. 7. The packing device for electronic equipment according to claim 6, wherein the packing device can be fitted to the side. 8. The overturn prevention member is provided with a concave portion on the bottom surface side, and a plurality of overturn prevention members can be connected to each other by fitting with a leg of another adjacent overturn prevention member. The packaging device for electronic equipment according to claim 7. 9. A method for packing electronic equipment, wherein both bare and unpacked electronic equipment and electronic equipment which has been previously packed are packed together using a cushioning material and a packaging box. 10. An electronic device, which is bare and unpacked,
An electronic device which is first packaged with a cushioning material and a first packaging box is provided, and the unpacked electronic device and the first packaging device are prepared using a second cushioning material and a second packaging box. A method for packing an electronic device, wherein the method includes packing the electronic device with the package. 11. An electronic device wrapped in a thin bag instead of an unpackaged electronic device.
Electronic device packaging method according to any of the above. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the electronic device is one of a plasma display device and a liquid crystal display device.