JP2003292044A - Packaging tool, packaging method and package - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging tool which easily packages a plate-shaped body to be completely prevented from being fractured, damaged and soiled and is safely carried and further prevent wastes from being caused when it is unpackaged, and also to provide a method for packaging the plate-shaped body, and further provide a package. <P>SOLUTION: Firstly, an elastic film is wholly stuck on one face of an outer frame of a rigid material, and a rigid support body whose area is larger than the plate-shaped body of a material to be packaged is fixed almost at the center of the rear face of the elastic film. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging tool for a plate-like body, and more specifically, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a plasma display (PDP) panel, an electroluminescence (EL) display panel, and the like. The present invention relates to a packaging tool for a plate-like body, such as a decorative glass, a decorative ceramics, and the like, which is not susceptible to breakage, damage, and contamination, a method for packaging the plate-like body, and a package.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the manufacture of a plate-like body requiring the utmost care for breakage, damage, contamination, etc. as described above has been performed with great care in a clean room in order to prevent contamination by dust and the like. There is. Therefore, in order to prevent damage and contamination of the plate-like bodies during shipping and transportation of these plate-like bodies, each plate-like body is put in a bag in which aluminum is vapor-deposited, and is tightly sealed to prevent dust. , Light, oxygen, etc. are minimized. Such work is expensive and complicated.

Further, regarding the transportation of these packages,
Put the package in a cardboard box and use a cushioning material such as resin foam between each package and between the package and the container to prevent the package from dancing inside and damaging each other due to vibration during transportation. Is filled. After transportation, these packages are unpacked, the plate-shaped bodies are taken out, and assembled into the final product, but in this case, a large amount of waste such as the above-mentioned cushioning material and cardboard boxes is generated, and the processing is also expensive. It is also complicated.

[0004]

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily package a plate-like body that is extremely reluctant to break, damage or contaminate,
It is an object to provide a plate-shaped packaging tool that is safe during transportation and does not generate waste when unpacking, a method for packaging the plate-shaped body, and a package.

[0005]

The above object can be achieved by the present invention described below. That is, the present invention is that, firstly, an elastic film is bonded and fixed to one entire surface of an outer frame made of a rigid material, and is larger than a plate-like body which is a material to be packaged in the approximate center of the back surface of the film. Provided is a packaging tool characterized in that a rigid support, which is an area, is fixed.

Secondly, according to the present invention, elastic films are bonded and fixed on both sides of an outer frame made of a rigid material, and a plate, which is a material to be packaged, is substantially centered on the opposite sides of the films. Provided is a packaging tool characterized in that rigid supports each having an area larger than that of the strip are fixed.

According to the present invention, a plate-like material, which is a material to be packaged, is placed on the elastic film surface of the packaging tool of the first invention, and the elastic film of the packaging tool of the first invention is further placed thereon. Provided is a method of packaging a plate-shaped material, which is characterized in that the surfaces are opposed to each other and overlapped, and two upper and lower outer frames are integrally fixed.

According to the present invention, a plate-shaped material, which is a material to be packaged, is placed on the elastic film surface of the packaging tool of the second invention, and at least one packaging material of the second invention is further placed thereon. Provided is a method for packaging a plate-shaped material, characterized in that at least two upper and lower outer frames are integrally fixed to each other so that the elastic film surfaces of the utensil face each other.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the drawings illustrating the preferred embodiments. Figure 1
Is a perspective view of a packaging tool of the basic form of the present invention and its A-
FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, in the packaging tool of the present invention, an elastic film 2 is bonded and fixed on one entire surface of an outer frame 1 made of a rigid material so as not to loosen, and the film 2
The rigid support 3 having a larger area than that of the plate-shaped body which is the material to be packaged is fixed to approximately the center of the one surface.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method of packaging the material 4 to be packaged by the packaging tool shown in FIG. As shown, the elastic film 2 of the packaging tool 100 shown in FIG.
After sandwiching the material to be packaged 4 in a sandwich shape with another packaging tool 100 ′, the upper and lower outer frames 1 are fixed by an appropriate means such as a clamp 5 to form the material to be packaged 4.
Is extremely easy to package. At this time, since the elastic film 2 is rich in elasticity, it follows the shape of the packaging material 4,
The material to be packaged 4 can be completely shielded from the outside world.
Moreover, since the material to be packaged 4 is in contact only with the soft elastic film 2, the material to be packaged 4 is not damaged. Further, by making the size of the rigid support 3 larger than the size of the material to be packaged 4, it is possible to prevent the end of the material to be packaged 4 from being externally impacted.

When packaged and transported in such a state,
Even if vibration or shock is applied to the package during transportation, the vibration or shock is not transmitted to such an extent that the outer frame 1 and the elastic film 2 which are rigid damage the packaging material 4. Therefore, in addition to easy packaging, the material 4 to be packaged is not damaged during transportation. Further, when unpacking, it is only necessary to loosen the clamp 5 and separate the upper and lower packaging tools, and the separated packaging tools can be repeatedly used, so that no waste is generated at all.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a packaging tool and a packaging method according to another embodiment of the present invention. The example shown in FIG.
A cushioning material 6 such as a resin foam is arranged on the surface of the rigid support 3 in the outer frame 1, and a holder 7 of the cushioning material 6 is provided on the opposite surface of the outer frame 1 to show a packaging tool. By thus inserting the cushioning material 6 to prevent the elastic film 2 from loosening, when the material 4 to be packaged is placed on the elastic film 2, the height of the material 4 to be packaged is higher than the plane of the outer frame 1. It is always raised to improve the adhesion between the material to be packaged 4 and the elastic film 2.

The holder 7 on the opposite side may be the elastic film 2 because the cushioning material 6 is present, but the elastic film 2
For example, a rigid film such as polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, or polyethylene, a thin metal plate, synthetic paper, pulp paper, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, a net made of metal, synthetic resin, wood, etc., punching metal, crosspiece, etc. And so on.

When the packaging material 4 is packaged using such a packaging tool as shown in FIG. 2, the packaging material 4 is more safely packaged by the action of the cushioning material 6 and the elastic film 2 on the opposite surface. As a result, the degree to which external vibrations and shocks are transmitted to the packaging material 4 is reduced, and the packaging material 4 is transported more safely. The convenience of packaging and the generation of no waste when unpacking are the same as above.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 shows a particularly preferred embodiment in the present invention. If the packaging tool of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is used, a large number of materials 4 to be packaged are simultaneously packaged and transported. That is, in this embodiment, as shown in the sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4, elastic films 2 are bonded and fixed to both surfaces of the outer frame 1, and a rigid support 3 is fixed inside each film 2. Is. In this example, even if there is a space such as air between the rigid supports 3,
Although not shown, it is preferable to insert a cushioning material (not shown) such as a resin foam.

When there is a space such as air between the upper and lower rigid supports 3, 3, in order to prevent the elastic film 2 from slackening, the inside is sealed and air is blown from the ventilation hole 8.
It is preferable that the entire packaging tool is in a swollen state. When the cushioning material is added, it is preferable to make the cushioning material thicker so that the elastic film 2 swells to the outside to some extent. By doing so, when the material to be packaged 4 is placed on the elastic film 2, its height is always higher than the horizontal plane of the outer frame 1, the loosening of the elastic film 2 is prevented, and the elastic film 2 is prevented. The material 4 to be packaged is closely adhered and compressed, and the material 4 to be packaged does not dance due to vibration during transportation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a method of packaging the material 4 to be packaged by the above packaging tool. As shown in the figure, first, a material to be packaged 4 is sandwiched between two packaging tools of the present invention, a packaging tool similar to the material to be packaged 4 is stacked on the material to be packaged, and the whole is integrated by a clamp 5. Thereby, a plurality of packaging materials 4 can be packaged at the same time, and, for example, 10 packaging materials 4 can be packaged and transported by 11 packaging tools of the present invention. The packaging work is simple, the packaged material 4 is not damaged during transportation, and no waste is generated when the packaging is unpacked.

The material of the outer frame 1 used in the packaging tool of the present invention may be any material having appropriate rigidity, and for example, hard resin, aluminum, wood, etc. can be used. The shape of the outer frame 1 is not limited to the illustrated rectangle, and may be any shape such as a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon. Also, the outer frame 1
The size of should match the size of the material to be packaged 4,
It can have various sizes.

The elastic film 2 stretched on one side or both sides of the outer frame 1 may be a film made of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, thermoplastic elastomer or the like, but a preferable material from the viewpoint of strength and durability. It is a film made of polyurethane and generally has a thickness of about 10 to 500 μm. When these films are required to have a property of preventing oxygen permeation, they may be a film obtained by vapor deposition of aluminum, or may be a laminated film of a polyurethane film and another aluminum vapor deposition film.

When the material to be packaged 4 is required to have an antistatic property, a conductive film is used as the elastic film 2, or a conductive layer or a conductive print is formed on the elastic film 2 with conductive paint or conductive ink. Can be given. Further, when the material 4 to be packaged is required to have a moisture-proof property, a moisture-proof film such as stretched polypropylene or vinylidene chloride may be laminated on the elastic film 2.

The material of the rigid support 3 may be the same as that of the outer frame 1, and for example, a metal or resin plate having a thickness of about 0.1 to 1 mm is suitable. The shape of these supports 3 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that they are similar to the material to be packaged 4 and larger than the material to be packaged 4 by a width of several cm around the material to be packaged. It is possible to block the impacts and the like applied to 4.

The cushioning material 6 used as necessary is urethane foam, expanded polyethylene, expanded polypropylene,
It can be woven, non-woven, felt and the like. The cushioning material 6 is
The entire inside of the outer frame 1 may be filled, or only the portion of the rigid support 3 may be filled. Alternatively, air may be blown in by sealing the inside of the outer frame 1 and air may be used instead of the cushioning material 6.

The material to be packaged by the packaging tool of the present invention is particularly liable to be damaged by impact or vibration and is extremely reluctant to be contaminated by dust or the like, for example, LCD panel,
PDP panels, EL display panels, and various other electronic components are preferable, and other fragile materials such as decorative glass and decorative ceramics are mentioned, but the use of the packaging tool of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified articles.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to representative embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these exemplary embodiments. For example, although the illustrated clamp may be used to fix the packaging tools to each other, the outer frame is provided with fitting portions that mesh with each other, and these fitting portions integrally fix the plurality of packaging tools. be able to.

[0025]

EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples. Example 1 An ABS outer frame having a shape as shown in FIG. 1 was prepared. The thickness of the outer frame is 10 mm, the width of each of the four sides of the frame is 2 cm, the outer dimensions of the outer frame are 50 cm in length × 40 cm in width, and the internal space portion size is 46 cm in length × 36 cm in width.

A polyurethane film (elastic film) having a thickness of 50 μm was stretched over the four sides of one surface of the outer frame with an adhesive so as not to loosen. The thickness of the back side of this polyurethane film is 0.3mm x 42cm x
A 32 cm wide acrylic plate (rigid support) was adhesively fixed with an adhesive. A soft urethane foam having a thickness of 20 mm and having the same outer shape as the inner shape of the outer frame is placed on the acrylic plate, and the outer frame shape is formed over four sides of the outer frame on the side where the elastic film is not attached. Two 1 mm thick aluminum plates (holders) having the same shape were bonded and fixed with an adhesive to form two packaging tools of the present invention as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the polyurethane film of the one of the above-mentioned packaging tools, a rigid support on the opposite side of the film is aligned and a thickness of 0.
A PDP display device of 2 cm x 40 cm x 30 cm is placed, and the elastic film surface of the other packaging tool is placed on the PDP display device so as to face each other, and the outer frames of the two packaging tools are clamped together. The PDP display device was packaged (see FIG. 3). In this packaged state, the package was vibrated up and down and left and right at an acceleration of 10 G each 10 times. After that, the packaging was unwound and the internal PDP display device was inspected, and no damage was found. This packaging tool could be used many times repeatedly.

Example 2 An outer frame having the same shape as in Example 1 was made of acrylic resin,
A ventilation hole 8 communicating with the inside was provided on one side of the outer frame (see FIG. 4). 50μ thickness over 4 sides of one side of this outer frame
m polyurethane film (elastic film) was stretched with an adhesive so as not to loosen. An aluminum vapor-deposited stretched polypropylene film (20 μm in thickness) was further adhered and fixed to the back surface of the film with an adhesive. 0.3 mm thick x 40 cm long on the back side of this polypropylene film
A 30 cm wide acrylic plate (rigid support) was bonded and fixed with an adhesive.

Similarly, on the opposite side of the outer frame, a laminate made up of a film and an acrylic plate was fixed with an adhesive, with the acrylic plate inside, as shown in FIG. 5 (polypropylene film not shown). Ten packaging tools of the present invention were constructed. Air was blown from the ventilation holes of each packaging tool to swell the films on both sides of the outer frame by about 0.5 to 1.0 mm, and then the ventilation holes were closed (see FIG. 5).

Next, using the above 10 packaging tools, as shown in a part of FIG. 5, 9 LCD panels with TFTs are placed between the 10 packaging tools, and 10 packaging tools are placed. The outer frames of the equipment are overlapped and clamped, and the above L with TFT is attached.
The CD panel display device was packaged (see FIG. 5). In this packaged state, the package is moved up and down and left and right at an acceleration of 10 G each
After vibrating 0 times, leave it in an atmosphere of 40 ° C. and 100% relative humidity for 5 days, then unwrap the package, LCD with TFT inside
Inspection of the panel showed no deterioration of the panel due to water and oxygen and no evidence of vibration damage. This packaging tool could be used many times repeatedly.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily package a plate-like body that is extremely resistant to breakage, damage and contamination, is safe during transportation, and generates waste when unpacking. It is possible to provide a wrapping tool for a plate-like body, a packaging method for the plate-like body, and a wrapping body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the outer appearance of a packaging tool of the present invention and a cross section taken along the line AA of the packaging tool.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a packaging method using the packaging tool of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a packaging method using another packaging tool of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the outer appearance of another packaging tool of the present invention and its cross section taken along the line AA.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a packaging method using the packaging tool of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Outer frame 2: Elastic film 3: Rigid support 4: Packaging material 5: Clamp 6: cushioning material 7: Holder 8: Vent

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. On one entire surface of an outer frame made of a rigid material,
A packaging tool, wherein an elastic film is bonded and fixed, and a rigid support having a larger area than a plate-shaped body which is a material to be packaged is fixed at substantially the center of the back surface of the film. 2. The packaging tool according to claim 1, wherein a cushioning material is provided on the surface of the rigid support. 3. An elastic film is bonded and fixed on both sides of an outer frame made of a rigid material, and has a larger area than that of a plate-like body which is a material to be packaged, at approximately the center of the surface on the opposite side of the film. A packaging tool, wherein rigid supports are fixed to each other. 4. The packaging tool according to claim 3, wherein a cushioning material is provided on the surfaces of the two rigid supports. 5. The packaging tool according to claim 1, wherein the elastic film is a polyurethane film or an aluminum vapor deposition polyurethane film. 6. A plate-shaped material, which is a material to be packaged, is placed on the elastic film surface of the packaging tool according to claim 1, and the elastic film surface of the packaging tool according to claim 1 is opposed to the plate-shaped material. A method for packaging a plate-shaped material, characterized in that the two outer frames are integrally fixed to each other. 7. An elastic film for a packaging tool according to claim 3, wherein a plate-shaped material, which is a material to be packaged, is placed on the elastic film surface of the packaging tool according to claim 3. Overlapping with the surfaces facing each other, at least 2 above and below
A method for packaging a plate-shaped material, which comprises integrally fixing individual outer frames. 8. The method for packaging a plate-like material according to claim 6, wherein the material to be packaged is a plate-like body that is easily broken or damaged such as a liquid crystal display panel, a plasma display panel, an electroluminescence display panel. 9. A package, wherein a plate-shaped material, which is a material to be packaged, is packaged by the method according to any one of claims 6 to 8.