JP2003072742A - Packing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a quantity of an expanded resin to be used to reduce a material cost. SOLUTION: The packing apparatus protects a vacuum cleaner 1 as a product by a cushion 11 and receives it together with a letter of guarantee 22 of the cleaner 1 in an outer box 6 formed with a handle hole 8 on one of side faces 6a. A first lower cushion 12 of the cushion 11 disposed between the side face 6a and a cleaner body 2 is formed with a step 16 which communicates with the hole 8 and opens an opposite side to the side face 6a. An opening of the step 16 is covered with the cleaner body 2, and the letter of guarantee 22 is received between the step 16 and the body 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product protected by a buffer and a packing device for storing a warranty for the product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional packing device, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-2001
Japanese Patent No. 888887 (B65D85 / 68) stores products in a product storage portion formed in a lower cushion made of foamed resin,
The product storage part is covered with an upper cushion made of foam resin, and in this state it is stored in an outer box with a handle hole formed on one side,
A guarantee storing recess is formed in the lower buffer body so as to communicate with the handle hole, and the guarantee certificate for the product is inserted into the warranty storing recess, and the wall forming the warranty storing recess and the upper cushion cover the periphery of the warranty. It is known that they are stored.

In such a packing device, when a product is purchased, a guarantee certificate in the warranty storing recess is drawn out from the handle hole for describing a purchase date and the like, and after filling, the warranty certificate is stored from the handle hole. It is put back in the recess. Since the warranty card can be taken in and out from the outer box without opening the outer box in this way, the work of describing the purchase date and the like could be easily performed.

However, as described above, the recess is formed in the lower cushion, and the upper cushion is formed not only to cover the product storage recess of the lower cushion but also to cover the opening of the recess. Since the storage room for storing the warranty at a predetermined position in the outer box is formed only by the foamed resin cushioning body composed of the upper cushioning body and the lower cushioning body, it is used for the upper cushioning body and the lower cushioning body. The amount of foamed resin to be used increased, and the material cost increased.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaging device which can reduce the amount of foamed resin used and material cost.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first means for solving the above problems is to protect a product with a buffer and store the product together with a guarantee certificate in an outer box having a handle hole on one side. In the packaging device described above, a step portion that communicates with the grip hole and opens on the opposite side to the one side surface is formed in the cushioning body interposed between the one side surface and the product. The opening is covered with the product and the warranty is stored between the step and the product.

A second means for solving the above problems is
A packing device that protects a vacuum cleaner composed of an accessory such as a hose and a cleaner main body with a cushioning body, and stores it in an outer box having a handle hole on one side together with the warranty of the vacuum cleaner. A step portion, which communicates with the handle hole and is open on the opposite side to the one side surface, is formed in the cushioning body interposed between the one side surface and the cleaner body, and the opening of the step portion is cleaned by the cleaning means. The warranty is stored between the stepped portion and the cleaner body while being covered by the machine body.

A third means for solving the above problems is
A packing device that protects a vacuum cleaner composed of an accessory such as a hose and a cleaner main body with a cushioning body, and stores it in an outer box having a handle hole on one side together with the warranty of the vacuum cleaner. A step portion, which communicates with the handle hole and opens to the upper side, is formed in the cushioning body interposed between the one side surface and the cleaner body, and the attachment is provided so as to cover the opening of the step portion. The warranty is stored between the step and the accessory while the component is supported by the shock absorber.

In the above structure, a flap is formed on the upper surface of the outer box.

Further, it is desirable that the height dimension of the storage chamber is formed shorter than the long side dimension of the warranty in order to bend and store the warranty.

A tongue piece is formed on one side surface of the outer box, and a hole formed by bending the tongue piece is referred to as the handle hole.

[0012]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, which will be described below with reference to these drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an electric vacuum cleaner as a product, which includes a cleaner main body 2, a floor suction tool 3 as an accessory, a suction hose 4,
And a pipe 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a box-shaped outer box made of corrugated cardboard, in which the electric vacuum cleaner 1 is disassembled into a cleaner main body 2 and accessory parts and stored. A tongue piece 7 is formed on one side surface 6a of the outer box 6 that faces the front side of the cleaner body 2, and a handle hole 8 is formed by bending the tongue piece 7 upward. As a result, the handle hole 8 is formed until the tongue piece 7 is bent.
The tongue piece 7 is covered to prevent dust and the like from entering the outer box 6 through the handle hole 8. Further, an inner flap 9 and an outer flap 10 are provided on the upper surface 6b and the bottom surface 6c of the outer box 6.

Numeral 11 is a styrofoam cushioning body for protecting the vacuum cleaner 1, including a first lower cushioning body 12 for cushioning the front side of the cleaner body 2, a second lower cushioning body 13 for cushioning the rear side, and an upper side. It is composed of an upper buffer body 14 for buffering.

The first lower cushioning body 12 has support portions 15 extending upward along both sides of the handle hole 8 along one side surface 6a and a side surface 6a communicating with the handle hole 8 of the outer box 6. A step portion 16 having openings on the opposite side and the upper side is formed. This step 1
The opening on the side opposite to the one side surface 6a of 6 is covered by the front side of the cleaner body 2 when the cleaner body 2 is supported between the first lower buffer body 12 and the second lower buffer body 13. There is. Also,
The opening on the upper side of the step portion 16 connects the suction hose 4 to the upper shock absorber 1.
When it is wound around 4 and supported by the support portion 15, it is almost covered with the suction hose 4. The space covered with the step 16, the cleaner body 2, and the suction hose 4 is used as a storage chamber 17 for storing the warranty 22 of the cleaner 1. The height dimension of this storage chamber 17 is formed shorter than the long side dimension of the warranty 22 so that the warranty 22 can be bent and stored, and as a result, the amount of foamed resin used for the first lower cushion 12 is reduced. it can.

A concave portion 18 for supporting the wheel 2a of the cleaner body 2 is formed on the side facing the one side surface 6a of the second lower cushioning body 13, and the floor suction tool 3 is accommodated on the rear side of the concave portion 18. A suction tool storage portion 19 is formed.

A contact portion 20 is formed on the back side of the upper cushioning body 14 for contacting the back side of the cleaner body 2, and a recess 21 for accommodating the two pipes 5 is formed on the top surface.

Next, the assembling of the packing device having the above construction will be described.

First, the lower surface opening of the outer box 6 is closed by folding the inner flap 9 and the outer flap 10 on the lower side, and the first lower cushioning body 1 is opened from the upper opening of the outer box 6 in which the flaps 9 and 10 are opened.
2 and the second lower cushion 13 are placed in contact with the corners of the outer box 6, and the cleaner body 2 is sandwiched and supported between the first lower cushion 12 and the second lower cushion 13. At this time, the step 16
The opening on the side opposite to the one side surface 6a is covered by the front side of the cleaner body 2.

Next, the guarantee certificate of the cleaner 1 is folded in two between the step portion 16 and the cleaner body 2 and stored from the upper surface 6b side of the outer box 6, and the upper cushioning body 14 is placed in the cleaner body. Place on top of 2. Then, the floor suction device 3 is stored in the suction device storage portion 19, and the suction hose 4 is stored in the outer box 6 so as to be wound around the outer periphery of the upper cushioning body 14. At this time, the suction hose 4 is supported by the support portion 15, and the suction hose 4 substantially covers the upper opening of the step portion 16.

Then, the pipe 5 is housed in the recess 21 of the upper shock absorber 14, and finally, the inner flap 9 and the outer flap 10 are folded and overlapped with the inner flap 9 inside, and sealed with a sealing tape (not shown). And then pack.

As described above, the storage chamber 17 in which the warranty 22 is stored at a predetermined position is not limited to the foaming resin buffer body 11, but a part of the storage chamber 17 is formed by utilizing the front side of the cleaner body 2 and the suction hose 4. By forming it, the amount of foaming resin used for the buffer 11 can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the impact on the environment when discarded can be reduced.

Further, when inserting the guarantee 22 into the storage chamber 17 having an upper opening, the outer case 6 with the flaps 9 and 10 opened.
Since it can be inserted from above, it can be easily inserted.

By the way, when the packing apparatus assembled as described above is purchased, the tongue piece 7 is bent upward,
The warranty 22 in the outer box 6 is taken out from the handle hole 8 formed by this. Then, the date and time of purchase, the name of the shop where the product was purchased, etc. are written on the warranty card 22, and the product is returned from the handle hole 8 to the storage chamber 17 again. In this way, the handle hole 8 can be opened without opening the outer box 6.
Since the warranty card 22 can be taken in and out from this, the work at this time can be easily performed.

In the above embodiment, the first lower buffer 1
The step portion 16 of 2 is opened on the side opposite to the one side surface 6a and on the upper side, but only the side opposite to the one side surface 6a may be opened, and this opening may be covered by the cleaner body 2. ,
You may make it open only the upper side and cover this opening with the suction hose 4 as an accessory.

Although the opening of the step portion 16 is covered with the suction hose 4, it may be covered with other accessory parts.

Further, as described above, the hole formed by bending the tongue piece 7 is preferably used as the handle hole 8, but the opening hole may be used as the handle hole.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage chamber for storing the product warranty at a predetermined position in the outer box is not formed only by the foamed resin cushioning body but a part thereof. By using the product, it is possible to reduce the amount of foamed resin used for the cushioning body and reduce the cost.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage chamber for storing the warranty of the vacuum cleaner at a predetermined position in the outer box is not formed only by the foamed resin cushioning body, but is partially cleaned. Since it is formed using the machine body, it is possible to reduce the amount of foamed resin used for the cushioning body and reduce the cost.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the storage chamber for storing the certificate of the vacuum cleaner at a predetermined position in the outer box is not formed only by the foamed resin cushioning body but a part thereof is attached. Since it is formed by using the parts, the amount of foamed resin used for the buffer can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the warranty is inserted from the upper flap side into the storage room that opens upward, the warranty can be easily inserted into the storage room, and the workability at this time can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the height dimension of the storage chamber for storing the guarantee is formed shorter than the long side dimension of the guarantee, whereby the height of the buffer body in which the storage chamber is formed can be lowered. The amount of foamed resin used for the buffer can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the handle hole can be covered with the tongue piece until the tongue piece is bent inward for transporting or taking out the warranty, and dust from the handle hole or the like can be covered. Can be suppressed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan cross-sectional view of a packaging device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the packing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 vacuum cleaner 2 Vacuum cleaner body 4 Suction hose 6 outer box 6a One side of outer box 6b Upper surface of outer box 7 tongue 8 Handle hole 9 inner flap 10 outer flap 11 buffer 12 First lower buffer 16 steps 22 Warranty

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A packing device for protecting a product with a cushioning body and storing the product together with a guarantee certificate of the product in an outer box having a handle hole formed on one side, wherein the product is interposed between the one side and the product. A step portion which communicates with the handle hole and opens on the side opposite to the one side surface is formed in the buffer body, and the opening of the step portion is covered with the product, and the warranty is provided between the step portion and the product. A packing device characterized by containing. 2. A vacuum cleaner constituted of an accessory such as a hose and a cleaner body is protected by a cushioning body, and is housed together with a warranty for the vacuum cleaner in an outer box having a handle hole on one side. In the packing device described above, a step portion that communicates with the handle hole and opens on the opposite side to the one side surface is formed in the cushioning body that is interposed between the one side surface and the cleaner body, and the step portion A packing device in which the opening is covered with the cleaner body and the warranty is stored between the step and the cleaner body. 3. A vacuum cleaner composed of an accessory such as a hose and a cleaner body is protected by a cushioning body, and is housed together with a warranty for the vacuum cleaner in an outer box having a handle hole on one side. In the packing device described above, a step portion that communicates with the handle hole and that opens upward is formed in the cushioning body that is interposed between the one side surface and the cleaner body, and the opening of the step portion is covered. In this way, the packing apparatus is characterized in that the accessory is supported by the cushioning body and the warranty is stored between the step and the accessory. 4. The packing device according to claim 3, wherein a flap is formed on an upper surface of the outer box. 5. The height dimension of the storage chamber is formed to be shorter than the long side dimension of the warranty in order to store the warranty by bending it. Packing equipment. 6. A tongue piece is formed on one side surface of the outer box,
The packing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a hole formed by bending the tongue piece is the handle hole.