JP2003341779A - Method and apparatus for packing bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for packing a bicycle for the transportation, which in particular can reduce an amount of a required packing material and wastes. <P>SOLUTION: In packing the bicycle, at least one sheet of the packing material is mounted to wind around both lateral faces, the bottom and the upper surface of the bicycle. An opening which enables a stand of the bicycle to be used is provided on the packing material, so that the packed bicycle can support itself. In addition, a band mounted to pass through both lateral faces of the packing material is used to retain the material on the bicycle. <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 packing method and a packing device for packing and transporting a bicycle, and more specifically, it is possible to reduce a required amount of packing material and waste. The present invention relates to a packing method and a packing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a bicycle is packaged and transported, it is generally stored in a box-shaped packaging container 12 as shown in FIG. The packing container 12 is provided with a packing material on all six surfaces including a front surface portion 12e and a rear surface portion 12f, and flaps 12a, 12b, 12 are provided in the openings.
c and 12d are provided, and as a result, a large amount of packaging material is used. Further, the band is also configured so as to span the entire circumference of the packaging container 12, and its consumption amount is large.

In the example disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-52788, a bicycle is divided into a plurality of parts for transportation, but the bicycle is packed in a packing box similar to the packing container shown in FIG. It is an example. Therefore, in this configuration as well, a packing material is required on all six surfaces of the packing box, and further flaps are provided on both the upper and lower surfaces. Therefore, a large amount of packaging materials are still used.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-355301 discloses an example in which a bicycle is packed as it is. In this case as well, the packing material is arranged on all six sides of the packing box, and naturally the flap portion is also required, and a large amount of packing material is used. In addition, JP-A-2002-6
In the example shown in FIG. 4 disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 8357, a plurality of bicycles are accommodated in a packaging box 13 at the same time and transported, and it is a large packaging box having a pallet 14 for lifting operation. The packing box 13 also has packing materials on all six sides, and a large amount of packing materials are used. Therefore, the amount of industrial waste is large and the cost is high.

[0005]

Recently, in order to protect the environment, there is a demand for a packaging material that does not generate waste as much as possible and is easy to dispose of. For that purpose, it is necessary to reduce the amount of necessary packing materials and also reduce wastes as much as possible. The amount of packaging material is also cost-effective, as it is not free of charge when having industrial waste such as packaging material collected by a specialist, and it is necessary to pay a fee according to the weight of the waste. There is a demand for a packaging method that can reduce

In addition, due to the improvement in the performance of parts, recent bicycles can be transported to a store as they are without the need for intermediate treatment such as re-tightening of the brake wires after being transported from the factory. There is. For this reason, it is preferable that the bicycle be individually packaged and transported in a completed state. In addition, the number of cases where bicycles are sold at large-scale stores are increasing, and it is impossible to reduce the amount of packaging materials discarded by the conventional packaging method because the bicycles are purchased and sold collectively.

An object of the present invention is to pack a bicycle for easy transportation in a assembled state without disassembling the bicycle, and at the same time, reduce a required amount of carrier material. A method and a packaging device.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is such that, when a bicycle is packed, at least one packing material is provided on both sides, bottom and top of the bicycle. It is characterized by a packing method in which the packing material is fixed around the bicycle by a band that is attached so as to wind around the bicycle and is attached so as to penetrate both side surface portions of the packing material.

According to the invention of claim 1 having the above-mentioned structure, by covering the bicycle unit with at least one packing material so as to wind the packing material, the packing material for the flap portion and the end face portion is unnecessary, and the packing to be used. It is possible to obtain a bicycle packing method capable of reducing the amount of material.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at the time of packing a bicycle, at least one packing material is attached so as to wind around both side surface portions, a bottom surface portion and an upper surface portion of the bicycle, and penetrates both side surface portions of the packing material. The packing device is configured to fix the packing material around the bicycle by the band that is mounted as described above.

According to the second aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, by covering at least one packing material so that the bicycle itself is wound, the packing material for the flap portion and the end surface portion is not required, and the packing to be used. It is possible to obtain a bicycle packing device capable of reducing the amount of material.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the packing material is provided with an opening for allowing the use of a bicycle stand, so that the packed bicycle can stand on its own.

According to the invention of claim 3 having the above-mentioned structure, even when the bicycle is packed, it can be stored and transported in an independent state.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, when the bicycle is packaged, the handle portion of the bicycle is packaged in parallel with the bicycle body.

According to the invention of claim 4 having the above-mentioned structure, even in a bicycle having a long handle portion, by making the handle portion parallel to the bicycle main body, the packing material does not protrude to the side surface portion. , It is possible to pack and transport a bicycle in a stable shape with a small amount of packing material.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the band can be hung by inserting the band through the gaps between the components of the bicycle and fastening the packing material on both side surfaces and the packing material on the upper surface. It is characterized by being configured in.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the bicycle and the packing material are fastened together so as not to shift, and the handle portion is also used during transportation, so that the bicycle can be packed easily. It becomes possible to transport.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the packing material is made of a material that can be easily disposed of.

According to the invention of claim 6 having the above-mentioned structure, even if a large number of bicycles are transported, the packaging material can be easily disposed of, and the environment-friendly bicycle can be environmentally protected. You can get the packing machine.

The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the packaging material is cardboard paper.

According to the invention of claim 7 having the above-mentioned structure, it is possible to obtain an inexpensive packaging material that can be used as recycled paper, and at the same time, it is possible to prevent damage to adjacent conveyed articles during transportation.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the band is inserted through the gap of the front wheel portion of the bicycle, and the gap between the rear wheel portion and the band for fastening the packing material on both side surfaces and the packing material on the upper surface portion is inserted. It is characterized by arranging two pieces of a band for fastening the packing material on both side surfaces and the packing material on the upper surface.

According to the invention of claim 8 having the above-mentioned structure, even when the bicycle is wrapped in a packed state, the band provided by engaging with both wheel portions of the bicycle is gripped, whereby the bicycle and the packing material are separated. It can be transported while maintaining a stable posture, without slippage and without both wheels fluttering.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a bicycle packing method and a packing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bicycle packing device according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a comparatively small bicycle packing device in which a band is hung on a front frame and a rear wheel. FIG. 3B shows a comparatively large bicycle packing device in which the band is hung on each of the front and rear wheels. 2A and 2B show another embodiment of the packing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2A is an overall front view showing an example in which the packing material has a protective member for the protrusion and a grip. Shows a cross section of a double cardboard paper on which a handle is arranged. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional example of a packaging box for housing a bicycle. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a conventional example in which a bicycle is integrally packaged.

The packing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 (a) has a structure in which the packing material 10 covers the bicycle 1 so as to wind around both side surface portions, the bottom surface portion and the upper surface portion, and the bands 2 and 3 are arranged on the upper portion. . The packing material 10 is made of one packing material, and there is no packing member on the side wall end face portion. Further, there is no flap surface member on the top plate portion 10a on the upper side, and it is a flat packing material. The band 2 is a front frame 1 which is one of the components of the bicycle 1.
It is laid over so that the top plate portion 10a is sealed by being inserted under a. Further, the band 3 is also stretched around the rear wheel 1c which is one of the components of the bicycle 1, and is configured to fasten the bicycle 1 and the packing material 10.

As described above, since the bicycle 1 and the packing material 10 are fastened to each other by the bands 2 and 3, it is possible to hang or move the bicycle 1 by gripping the bands 2 and 3. Also, the bicycle 1 does not shift from the packing material 10 even when the front and rear surface portions (the end surface portions) are open.

Reference numeral 10b is an opening for inserting and removing the stand 1e, and the opening may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the stand 1e. The stand 1e can be popped out from the opening 10b to bring it into a use state, and the bicycle 1 can be stored in an upright state and can be transported independently while standing by itself.

FIG. 1B shows the protective portion 10 of the handle 1b.
The packing material 10 provided with c and the front hanging part 10d which protects the front part of the basket 1f is shown. Further, the band 4 is stretched around the front wheel 1d, and the band 3 stretched around the rear wheel 1c.
The bicycle 1 and the packing material 10 are fastened in cooperation with each other to prevent them from slipping. Therefore, this packing device is suitable for packing a relatively large bicycle in which the handle 1b is rotated to be in parallel with the bicycle body so that the end of the handle 1b projects from the top plate portion 10a. is there.

The place to hang the band may be changed according to the size of the bicycle or the wheels, and is not particularly limited. However, in order to transport the bicycle 1 in a stable posture, it is better to hang the band over two places. Therefore, in the case where both the front and rear wheels are large, the front and rear wheels do not wobble when the bicycle 1 is transported, and the posture is particularly stable when the bicycle 1 is transported.

The front hanging portion 10d is adopted when the basket 1f is attached to the bicycle 1 so as not to damage the basket 1f during transportation, and it is not necessary to consider the damage. It may be unnecessary in some cases. As described above, the protective member may be appropriately attached to the protruding portion and the portion that needs to be protected.

The packing device shown in FIG. 2 (a) is shown in FIG. 1 (b).
The packing material 11 is provided with a protective portion 11c for the handle 1b and a front hanging portion 11b for protecting the front portion of the basket 1f. Further, this is an example in which a relatively strong material, for example, a double-sized cardboard paper shown in FIG. 2B is used as the packing material and the grip portion 11f is arranged. If the packing material is relatively strong, the bicycle 1 and the packing material 11 can be fixed to each other with a band placed at an arbitrary position, and the bicycle 1 and the packing material 11 can be transported by using the grip portion 11f arranged on the side surface.

Further, the packing material 11 may be partially cut out so as to have a rear opening 11h so that the saddle 1g of the bicycle 1 can be gripped from the outside. When formed in this way, the packed bicycle 1 can be transported by inserting the hand through the rear opening 11h and holding the saddle 1g.

When the rear opening 11h is applied to a packing material for banding, one band and the saddle 1
The bicycle 1 can be transported by gripping g.

The packing material 11 is a double-sized cardboard paper having two corrugated sheets 11d (double) and flat plates 11e on both sides, and the corrugated sheet 11d is a single cardboard paper. Since the strength is much higher, the handle portion 11f can be formed by hollowing out a part.

Since the handle 1b is configured to be rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the body frame so as to be parallel to the body frame, the handle 1b may be packed depending on the size and shape of the handle 1b. It may pop out above the portion 11a. In this case, the protection part 11c may be attached. The protective portion 11c is a box-shaped member made of the same material as the packaging material 11. It suffices that the front hanging portion 11b has a size enough to cover the basket 1f of the bicycle 1, and the packaging material 11 may be configured as a bent portion from the beginning. It is also possible to provide it separately from the packaging material 11.

The amount of packing material actually reduced by the packing method according to the present invention is 24 in the form shown in FIG.
In the case of inch-sized long packages, the conventional 4.1
The kilogram of packaging has been reduced to 1.8 kilograms. The amount reduced was 2.3 kilograms, and a weight reduction effect of 56% was obtained.

This is because a packaging material is not required for the upper and lower flap surfaces and the end surface portions on both sides.

Further, the band is also constructed so as to be hung only on the upper end portion, and it is possible to save 65% as compared with the case where the band is laid all over the outer circumference of the conventional packing material. In addition, the adhesive tape, sealing needle, etc., which were required in the past, are no longer required.

As the packing material, a material that can be easily disposed of is preferable. In the present invention, cardboard paper was used. This is because it is easily available, can be regenerated, and can be easily incinerated at the time of disposal and the disposal cost is low. There are single and double types of cardboard, and either of them can be used in the present invention. In particular, when the packaging material shown in Fig. 1 (b) was made from a single cardboard paper, the weight was 1 kg, which resulted in a further weight reduction effect compared to 1.8 kg when using the double size. It was However, it is possible to use other materials as the material for the packaging material, for example, a non-woven fabric made of fibers that are biodegradable by simply burying it in soil after use. Seem.

Although the packing material composed of one sheet has been described, the packing material may be divided into a side surface portion, a top surface portion, a bottom surface portion and the like. In that case, a plurality of packing materials can be collectively fixed to the bicycle by considering the mounting position of the band for fixing the packing material to the bicycle. However, from the viewpoint of packing material cost and assembling cost, it is preferable to configure the packing material as one sheet.

The packing method according to the present invention can pack individual bicycles one by one, and when various packages are simultaneously mixed and carried, the products can be easily transported without damaging adjacent ones. can do.

[0043]

According to the invention described in claim 1, at the time of packing a bicycle, at least one packing material is attached so as to wind around both side surface portions, bottom surface portion and upper surface portion of the bicycle, and Since the packing method is such that the packing material is fixed around the bicycle by the band attached so as to penetrate both side surface parts of the bicycle, it is possible to cover the bicycle unit with at least one packing material. It is possible to obtain a bicycle packing method that does not require a packing material for the flap portion and the end surface portion and can reduce the amount of packing material used.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, at the time of packing the bicycle, at least one packing material is attached so as to wind around both side surface portions, bottom surface portion and upper surface portion of the bicycle, and both side surface portions of the packing material. By the band attached so as to penetrate
Since the packing device is configured to fix the packing material around the bicycle, the amount of packing material to be used is reduced by covering the bicycle alone with one packing material having no flap part and no end surface part. As a result, a packaging device that can be transported can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the packing material is provided with an opening for enabling the use of a bicycle stand,
Since the packed bicycle is configured to be self-supporting, even when the bicycle is packed, it can be stored and transported in a self-supporting state.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the bicycle is packed, the handle portion of the bicycle is arranged parallel to the body of the bicycle so that the bicycle can be packed even if the handle portion is long. By making the handle part parallel to the bicycle body, the packing material does not project to the side surface part, and the bicycle can be packed and transported in a stable shape with a small amount of packing material.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the band is inserted so as to pass through the gaps between the components of the bicycle, and the packing material on both side surfaces is fastened to the packing material on the upper surface, and the bicycle is suspended. Since it can be lowered, the bicycle and the packing material are fastened together, and the handle also serves as a handle during transportation, so that the bicycle can be easily packaged and transported.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the packaging material is made of a material that can be easily disposed of, the packaging material can be disposed of easily even if a large number of bicycles are transported. This makes it possible to obtain an eco-friendly bicycle packing device.

According to the invention of claim 7, since the packing material is cardboard, it is easy to obtain, recyclable, and easy to incinerate when it is discarded. It is possible to obtain a packaging material that is low in cost, and also possible to obtain a bicycle packaging device that does not damage adjacent conveyed objects during transportation.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the band is inserted through the gap of the front wheel portion of the bicycle, and the gap between the rear wheel portion and the band for fastening the packing material on both side surfaces and the packing material on the upper surface is secured. Two bands are provided to insert the packing material on both sides and to fasten the packing material on the upper surface. Therefore, even when the bicycle is packed, it is provided so as to be engaged with both wheel portions of the bicycle. By gripping the band, the bicycle and the packing material will not shift, and both wheels will not flutter, so that the bicycle can be transported while maintaining a stable posture.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bicycle packing device according to the present invention, in which (a) is a comparatively small bicycle packing device in which a band is hung on a front frame and a rear wheel. Shown in (b) is a packing device for a relatively large bicycle, in which the band is hung on each of the front and rear wheels.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the packing device according to the present invention,
(A) is a whole front view showing an example in which the packaging material has a protective member for the protrusions and also has a grip portion. (B) shows the cross section of the double cardboard paper in which the handle part is arrange | positioned.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional example of a packaging box for housing a bicycle.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example of integrally packing a bicycle.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 bicycle 1a Front frame (components) 1b handle 1c rear wheel 1d front wheel 1e stand 2, 3, 4 bands 10 packing materials 10a Top plate part 10b opening 11 packing materials 11a Top plate part 12 Packing container (conventional) 13 packing box (conventional)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. When packing a bicycle, at least one packing material is attached so as to wind around both side surface portions, a bottom surface portion and an upper surface portion of the bicycle, and is mounted so as to penetrate both side surface portions of the packing material. A method of packing a bicycle, characterized in that the packing material is fixed around a bicycle by a band. 2. When packing a bicycle, at least one packing material is attached so as to wind around both side surface portions, a bottom surface portion and an upper surface portion of the bicycle, and is mounted so as to penetrate both side surface portions of the packing material. A bicycle packing device, wherein the packing material is fixed around a bicycle by a band. 3. The bicycle packing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the packing material is provided with an opening that allows a bicycle stand to be used, so that the packed bicycle can stand on its own. 4. The bicycle packing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein when packing the bicycle, the handle portion of the bicycle is packed parallel to the bicycle body. 5. The bicycle is hung so that the band is inserted through a gap between components of a bicycle and the packing material on both side surfaces is fastened to the packing material on the upper surface so that the bicycle can be suspended. The bicycle packing device according to any one of claims 2 to 4. 6. The bicycle packing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the packing material is made of a material that can be easily disposed of. 7. The bicycle packing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the packing material is cardboard paper. 8. A band for inserting the band through the gap between the front wheels of the bicycle to fasten the packing material on both side faces and the packing material for the upper face, and the gap between the rear wheels for inserting the band on both sides. 8. The bicycle packing device according to claim 2, wherein two bands are provided to fasten the upper and the packing material on the upper surface portion.