JP2003095326A - Packing implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compactly foldable packing-implement. SOLUTION: A skin material 1 is constituted of a foldable material such as vinyl. The inside of the skin material 1 constitutes together with a bottom 4 and a lid 3 a fluid-filling part R1 and its shape in packing is kept by filling fluid. A valve V for releasing air R is provided in the lid 3 forming the filling part 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packing device, and more particularly to a reusable packing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a gasket G shown in FIG. 13 may be used at a boundary between walls 11 and 11 in a bathroom 10 shown in FIG. 12 or at a boundary between a bath 12 and a wall 11. After the gaskets G are manufactured, as shown in FIG. 14, a plurality of the gaskets G are packed in a tubular body 20 as a packing tool, and the gaskets G are sent to a consumer. At the construction site, due to recent environmental circumstances, it is desired to produce as little waste material as possible, and for this reason, the customers have demanded reusable packaging tools. Further, the supplier of the gasket G has also requested a reusable packing tool in order to reduce the packing cost. In particular, some customers may want only one gasket G, and correspondingly, the cost of the tubular body 20 becomes relatively high, so that the packaging that can be reused in order to suppress the cost is also provided. The ingredients were needed.

By the way, many reusable packaging tools have been conventionally provided. For example, JP-A-6-15654
In No. 0, an exterior body which is composed of six exterior surfaces, constitutes a rectangular parallelepiped when the packaging container is formed, and can be folded into substantially the area of the one exterior surface when folded,
Airbags provided on the inner surfaces of each of the six exterior surfaces when a rectangular parallelepiped is formed by this exterior body, and air that is provided on the outer surfaces of each of the six exterior surfaces to inject or release air into the airbag. There is disclosed a packaging tool including an air inlet / outlet and a fixture for fixing at least five exterior surfaces of the six exterior surfaces. Using the packing tool disclosed in the above-mentioned JP-A-6-156540,
It is possible to fold within the area of one exterior surface.

[0004]

However, since the packing device described in the above publication cannot be folded smaller than the area of one exterior surface, the shipping cost for returning it to the provider becomes high, and eventually, the packing Not expected to be used. Further, even if the exterior surface itself is made small, the fixture cannot interfere with the folding and cannot be made small in the same manner, and therefore it is sufficiently expected that the fixture will not be reused. Then, this invention aims at providing the packing tool which can be folded compactly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first aspect of the present invention is a packing device, at least a part of which is made of a bendable material, and is configured so that the shape at the time of packing is maintained by filling with a fluid. The packing tool is provided with a fluid filling section, and the fluid filling section is provided with a discharging section for discharging the fluid. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the shape of the packing tool at the time of packing is held by the fluid filling, and a special shape holding tool (for example, an exterior surface or a fixing tool) for holding the shape of the packing tool is unnecessary. Therefore, the packing tool can be folded compactly.

A second aspect of the invention is a packaging tool according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the fluid filling portion matches the space in which the article to be packaged is packed. According to the second aspect, the object to be packed can be protected from the external impact by the fluid. Further, since the object to be packed can be brought into contact with the fluid, the fluid can be appropriately selected according to the object to be packed. For example, for an object to be easily oxidized, an inert argon gas or the like can be selected as the fluid. Therefore, it is possible to expect secondary effects such as deterioration of the packaged item.

A third aspect of the invention is a packaging tool according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the fluid filling portion is provided in at least a part of the constituent members. According to the third invention, the object to be packed can be protected by the fluid. In addition, since the fluid filling portion is provided in a part different from the space in which the articles to be packed are packed, it is not necessary to provide a loading / unloading portion for the articles to be packed in the fluid filling portion, and the fluid filling portion has a sealed structure. Therefore, the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

The fourth invention is any one of the first to third inventions.
It is a packing tool which can be spread on a flat surface when not packed in one invention. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the object to be packed can be placed on the packing tool that has been developed on a flat surface for the packing work, which facilitates the packing work and facilitates folding when folding.

[0009]

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an object to be packed is stored in a packing tool, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the object to be packed is completely stored in the packing tool, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the packing is filled with fluid, FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the folded state of the packing.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a skin material made of a bendable material such as vinyl or rubber, G is a gasket as an article to be packed, and S1 is a space in which the gasket G is packed. The packing tool K1 includes a skin material 1 formed in a cylindrical shape,
It is composed of a bottom 4 attached to one end of the skin material 1, a lid 3 attached to the other end of the skin material 1, and a bone 2 fixed to the inner surface of the skin material 1 at intervals. The lid 3 is provided with a valve V as a discharge part. Since the packing tool K1 can be bent at the skin material 1, the packing tool K1 can be changed in size as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, and can be made compact by folding.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gasket G is inserted into the space S1 of the packaged article K1 from the lid 3 side, and the contracted skin material 1 is extended to store the gasket G in the packaging tool K1. When inserting the gasket G into the space S1, the space S1 is secured by the bone 2, so that the insertion can be facilitated.

When the gasket G is completely stored in the packing tool K1, the lid 3 is fitted to the skin material 1 as shown in FIG. 2, and the skin material 1, the lid 3 and the bottom 4 form a sealed structure. Obtain the packing tool K1.

From this state, the hose H is connected to the valve V provided on the lid 3. A fluid feeder (not shown) is connected to the other end of the hose H, and the fluid is filled in the fluid filling portion R1 by operating the fluid feeder. In this example, air R was used as the fluid. When the fluid filling portion R1 is filled with the air R, the valve V is closed to prevent the air R from being discharged from the fluid filling portion R1. Remove the hose H from the valve V,
The packing tool K1 in which the shape of the packing tool K1 is held by the filling of the air R is obtained (FIG. 3). In addition, in the present embodiment, the fluid filling portion R1 and the space S1 are the same space.

As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the fluid filling portion R1 coincides with the space S1, so that the gasket G can be protected from the external impact by the air R. Although air is used as the fluid R in the present embodiment, the weight of the packing tool K1 can be reduced by using helium gas instead.

By opening the valve V as a discharge part,
Air R is discharged from here, and the packing tool K1 can be folded compactly as shown in FIG.

As in the present embodiment, the shape of the packing tool K1 at the time of packing is maintained by filling with air R,
Since a special shape holder for holding the shape of No. 1 is unnecessary, the packing tool K1 can be folded compactly.

<Another Embodiment> FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which an object to be packed is stored in the packing tool, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the object to be packed is completely stored in the packing tool, 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the packing is filled with fluid, FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 8, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are perspective views showing a folded state of the packing.

In FIGS. 6 to 11, reference numeral 5 denotes a skin material made of a bendable material such as vinyl or rubber, and has a double structure of an inner skin material 6 and an outer skin material 7. F is a fastener provided on the outer periphery of the skin material 5.
Further, S2 is a space in which the gasket G is packed. As shown in FIG. 6, the gasket G is placed on the surface skin material 5 which is developed on a plane. If it can be developed on a flat surface during non-packing as described above, the gasket G can be placed on the skin material 5 (packaging tool K2) developed on a flat surface to perform the packing work, which facilitates the packing work.

As shown in FIG. 7 from the state of FIG. 6, the skin material 5 is formed into a bag shape by the fastener F to form a packing tool K2. The hose H is connected to the valve V provided on the inner surface material 6 before the skin material 5 is completely bag-shaped by the fastener F. A fluid feeder (not shown) is connected to the other end of the hose H, and the fluid is filled in the fluid filling portion R2 by operating the fluid feeder. Also in this embodiment, air R is used as the fluid as in the case of the previous embodiment. When the air R is filled in the fluid filling portion R2, the valve V is closed and the air R is filled with the fluid R.
Do not release from 2. The hose H is removed from the valve V to obtain a packing tool K2 in which the shape of the packing tool K2 is held by filling with air R (FIG. 8). The reason why the valve V is provided on the inner surface material 6 is to prevent the valve V from being opened by mistake after packaging. If there is no particular problem, the valve V may be provided on the outer skin material 7. .

As shown in FIG. 9, in this embodiment, the fluid filling portion R2 is provided in the skin material 5, that is, the fluid filling portion R2 is located between the inner skin material 6 and the outer skin material 7. Since it becomes a space, the gasket G can be protected by the air R. Particularly, if the filling amount of the air R is increased to eliminate the gap between the gasket G and the inner skin material 6,
The gasket G is prevented from moving in the space S2,
It is possible to prevent damage to the gasket G. Further, since it is not necessary to provide the fluid filling portion R2 with the inlet / outlet portion for the gasket G, the fluid filling portion R2 can be sealed with a simple structure.

After unpacking the packing tool K2, the air V is discharged from here by opening the valve V as the discharging part, and as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the packing tool K2 is made compact. Can be folded.

As in the present embodiment, the shape of the packing tool K2 at the time of packing is maintained by filling with the air R, and the packing tool K2 is held.
Since a special shape holder for holding the shape of 2 is not required, the packing tool K2 can be folded compactly.

[0023]

According to the present invention, since the packing tool can be folded compactly, it can be easily reused.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where an object to be packed is stored in a packing tool according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an object to be packed is completely stored in the packing tool according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the packing according to the exemplary embodiment is filled with a fluid.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a folded state of the packing device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where an object to be packed is stored in a packing tool according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which an object to be packed has been stored in a packing tool according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a packing according to another embodiment is filled with a fluid.

9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a folded state of a packing device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another folded state of the packaging device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a bathroom in which a gasket, which is an example of an article to be packed, is used.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view in which a gasket, which is an example of an object to be packed, is omitted in the middle.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a conventional packaging tool with an inside see through.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,5 skin material 20 Cylindrical body (packing tool) G Gasket (Item to be packed) K1, K2 packing tools R air (fluid) R1, R2 fluid filling section S1, S2 space V valve (discharging part)

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A packing tool, at least a part of which is made of a bendable material, comprising a fluid filling section for maintaining a shape during packing by filling with a fluid. The packaging device is characterized in that a discharge portion for discharging the fluid is provided in the portion. 2. The packing device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid filling portion is in agreement with a space in which the objects to be packed are packed. 3. The packing device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid filling portion is provided in at least a part of a constituent member. 4. The packing device according to claim 1, wherein the packing device can be spread on a flat surface when not packed.