JP2005320033A - Conveying container of liquid crystal panel with lead pin - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveying container of a liquid crystal panel with a lead pin which is adaptable to the liquid crystal panel with lead pins of different sizes by one kind of conveying container, capable of preventing movement of the liquid crystal panel with the lead pin within the conveying container during the conveyance, preventing breakage of the lead pin, damages of the liquid crystal panel or the like, and preventing ingress of dust into the container during the conveyance, and recyclable. <P>SOLUTION: In the conveying container 10 having a liquid crystal panel loading surface 15, a lead pin storage groove 16 to store a lead pin 72 of a liquid crystal panel 70 with the lead pin is formed in the liquid crystal panel loading surface 15, and a anti-skid member 21 is provided along the lead pin storage groove 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport container used when transporting a liquid crystal panel with lead pins.

  A liquid crystal panel with lead pins in which a lead pin for connecting to a circuit or the like protrudes from the liquid crystal panel body (which constitutes the display unit) and bends to the back side of the liquid crystal panel body. Since the surface is easily damaged, a dedicated transport container is used.

  As a conventional transport container for a liquid crystal panel with lead pins, there is a transport container 60 having a chevron 61 having a substantially inverted V-shaped cross section in the container, like a transport container 60 shown in FIG. In the transport container 60, the liquid crystal panel body 71 of the liquid crystal panel 70 with lead pins is placed on one side 62 of the chevron 61, and the lead pins 72 are placed on the opposite surface 63.

In the transport container 60, in order to prevent the liquid crystal panel 70 with a lead pin from moving on the chevron 61 during transport and causing the liquid crystal panel body to be damaged or the lead pin to break, The partition 65 is divided into the required lateral width, and the lateral width W1 of the partitioned chevron 61 is made equal to the lateral width W2 of the liquid crystal panel 70 with lead pins to be conveyed. Therefore, the transport container 60 needs to be dedicated according to the size of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins to be transported, and there is a problem that costs increase. Further, conventionally, a transport container once used for transport is discarded again without being used for transport of a liquid crystal panel with lead pins, and there is a problem in terms of resource saving and waste.
JP-A-8-72971

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can support liquid crystal panels with lead pins of different sizes with one type of transport container, and the liquid crystal panel with lead pins moves in the transport container during transport. Without damaging the lead pins or scratching the LCD panel, and preventing dust from entering the transport container during transport, which can be reused. Provide a transport container.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a transport container having a liquid crystal panel mounting surface, wherein the liquid crystal panel mounting surface is formed with a lead pin receiving groove for receiving a lead pin of a liquid crystal panel with lead pins, and the lead pin The present invention relates to a transport container for a liquid crystal panel with lead pins, wherein an anti-slip member is provided along the housing groove.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the transport container includes a tray and a lid of the tray, and the tray includes the liquid crystal panel mounting surface, and the lead pins are provided on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface. An accommodation groove is formed, and the anti-slip member is provided, and the inner surface of the lid is elastic to abut the surface of the liquid crystal panel body of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins placed on the liquid crystal panel placement surface of the tray A member is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the lead pin receiving grooves are linear and provided in parallel, and the lead pin receiving grooves are provided between the lead pin receiving grooves and at both ends of the plurality of lead pin receiving grooves. An anti-slip member for the tray is provided along the outside of the lead pin receiving groove located at the position.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the elastic member on the inner surface of the lid body is formed in a straight line substantially orthogonal to the anti-slip member of the tray and is provided in parallel. A position mark indicating a position where an elastic member of the lid is located when the lid is placed on the tray is provided.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the liquid crystal panel according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein the tray has the liquid crystal panel mounting surface and the lead pin receiving groove formed by vacuum forming a plastic sheet, and the liquid crystal panel. The lid body is formed of a non-slip member provided on the mounting surface, and the lid body is formed by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet, and an elastic member is provided on the inner surface of the lid body base. The elastic member is made of a non-slip member, and the anti-slip member of the tray and the lid is made of silicon rubber.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lead pin accommodating groove for accommodating the lead pin of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins is formed on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface, and the anti-slip member is provided along the lead pin accommodating groove. Therefore, by placing the liquid crystal panel main body of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins on the anti-slip member of the liquid crystal panel mounting surface, the anti-slip member and the liquid crystal panel main body come into contact with each other and the liquid crystal panel main body is held, The sliding movement of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins can be prevented, and breakage of the lead pins and damage to the liquid crystal panel can be prevented. Moreover, since the liquid crystal panel with lead pins can be prevented from sliding without providing a partition, liquid crystal panels with lead pins of different sizes can be placed and transported on the liquid crystal panel placement surface. Compatible with liquid crystal panels with lead pins of different sizes.

  According to invention of Claim 2, since the conveyance container of the liquid crystal panel with a lead pin consists of a tray and the cover body of the said tray, it prevents that dust penetrate | invades into a conveyance container and adheres to a liquid crystal panel during conveyance. Can do. In addition, if the storage of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins into the transport container and the removal from the transport container are performed in a clean room, the process from the storage into the transport container of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins to the transport and the removal from the transport container Does not become dirty with dust, and can be reused after transportation. Further, since the inner surface of the lid is provided with an elastic member that comes into contact with the surface of the liquid crystal panel main body placed on the liquid crystal panel placement surface of the tray, the surface of the liquid crystal panel main body is placed inside the lid within the transport container. It is possible to prevent damage from contact with the surface.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the lead pin accommodating grooves are formed in a straight line and are provided in parallel, the lead pins are accommodated in the lead pin accommodating grooves even if the horizontal width sizes of the liquid crystal panels with lead pins are different. be able to. Furthermore, since the anti-slip member is provided between the lead pin housing grooves and along the outside of the lead pin housing grooves located at both ends of the plurality of lead pin housing grooves, the vertical width size of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins is different. Even so, the liquid crystal panel body can be placed on the anti-slip member, and the anti-slip member can prevent the liquid crystal panel with lead pins from sliding.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the elastic member on the inner surface of the lid is formed in a straight line substantially orthogonal to the anti-slip member of the tray and provided in parallel, so that the entire inner surface of the lid is elastic. Compared with the provision of the member, the amount of the elastic member used can be reduced, and the transport container becomes lighter and less expensive. In addition, since the tray is provided with a position mark indicating the position where the elastic member of the lid is located when the lid is placed on the tray, the liquid crystal panel with lead pins is placed on the liquid crystal panel placement surface. If the liquid crystal panel body is placed according to the position mark, the elastic member on the inner surface of the lid body comes into contact with the surface of the liquid crystal panel body when the lid body is put on the tray. Can prevent hurting.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the tray is composed of a tray base on which a liquid crystal panel mounting surface and lead pin receiving grooves are formed by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet, and an anti-slip member provided on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface. Since the lid is made of a lid base formed by vacuum molding of a plastic sheet and an elastic member provided on the inner surface of the lid base, molding of the transport container is simple and inexpensive. Furthermore, since the elastic member of the lid is an anti-slip member, the liquid crystal panel main body is sandwiched from above and below by the anti-slip member of the tray and the anti-slip member of the lid in the transport container, and the liquid crystal with a reed pin in the transport container The sliding movement of the panel can be prevented more reliably. Furthermore, since the anti-slip member of the tray and lid is made of silicon rubber, the surface of the anti-slip member has a high frictional resistance, and the sticky substance does not adhere to the liquid crystal panel body. Will not occur.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a transport container for a liquid crystal panel with lead pins according to an embodiment of the present invention, together with the inner surface of the lid, and FIG. 2 shows a transport container for the liquid crystal panel with lead pins in the same embodiment together with the outer surface of the lid. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of a cross section cut at a position 3-3 in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the transport container for a liquid crystal panel with lead pins in the same embodiment, cut at the same position as the position 5-5 in FIG. is there.

  The transport container 10 of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins according to one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a tray 11 and a lid 31. The tray 11 includes a tray base 12 and an anti-slip member 21 formed by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet.

  The vacuum molding is a known plastic molding method, and a heated plastic sheet is shaped into a mold surface by vacuum suction onto the mold surface, and then cooled to fix the shape, and then peeled off from the mold surface. In this method, unnecessary parts are trimmed to obtain a desired molded product. In the present invention, the material of the plastic sheet used for the tray base 12 is a thermoplastic material that can be vacuum formed, and is appropriately selected. In particular, a plastic that is excellent in rigidity and light weight, is inexpensive, and is excellent in moldability, such as polystyrene, is preferable. More preferred is conductive polystyrene.

  The tray base 12 is composed of an upper surface 13 and a side surface 18 bent downward from the outer periphery of the upper surface 13. In this embodiment, the planar shape is substantially rectangular. On the upper surface 13, a portion having a predetermined width from the outer periphery of the upper surface 13 is an annular peripheral portion 14, and a liquid crystal panel mounting surface 15 lower than the annular peripheral portion 14 is formed on an inner portion surrounded by the annular peripheral portion 14. Has been.

  The liquid crystal panel placement surface 15 has a substantially rectangular planar shape, and a linear lead pin receiving groove 16 extends in a direction perpendicular to the length direction L along the length direction L of the liquid crystal panel placement surface 15. A plurality of lines are formed in parallel at predetermined intervals. The interval between the lead pin receiving grooves 16 is appropriately determined according to the size of the transport container 10 and the like. The groove width and depth of the lead pin housing groove 16 are values that can be accommodated by the lead pins 72 of the liquid crystal panel 70 with lead pins.

  Between the lead pin receiving grooves 16 on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface 15 and the outer portions of the lead pin receiving grooves 16a and 16a located at both ends of the plurality of lead pin receiving grooves 16, the mounting portion of the liquid crystal panel main body 71 (FIG. 3). Anti-slip members 21 are provided in a straight line (straight band) between the lead pin receiving grooves 16 and along the outer sides of the lead pin receiving grooves 16a and 16a at both ends. The anti-slip member 21 is made of a material having a large surface frictional resistance. The anti-slip member 21 is preferably one in which an adhesive substance does not adhere to the liquid crystal panel body, and in particular, one made of silicon rubber is suitable. Note that the anti-slip member 21 may be continuous as shown in the figure, or a member having a predetermined length may be provided in a straight line at intervals. Further, the anti-slip member 21 may be fixed to the liquid crystal panel mounting surface 15 by an adhesive, or the liquid crystal panel mounting surface 15 may be fitted with the anti-slip member 21 by providing a fitting recess. In addition, when the anti-slip member 21 has a property of being fixed by pressure bonding, it may be simply fixed by pressure bonding, and is not limited.

  Further, on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface 15 of the tray base 12, position marks 19, 19 are provided on the outer sides of the anti-slip members 21 a, 21 a provided at both ends along the outer sides of the lead pin receiving grooves 16 a, 16 a at both ends. 19 is provided. The position mark 19 is for indicating a position where an elastic member 41 of a lid, which will be described later, is located when the lid 31 is placed on the tray 11. When the lid 31 is placed on the tray 11, the position mark 19 is provided. , Provided at a position corresponding to the elastic member 41 of the lid. The position corresponding to the elastic member 41 of the lid body is a position on the extension line of the elastic member 41 of the lid body when the lid body 31 is put on the tray 11 as in the illustrated example, or the lid body. It means a position directly below the 31 elastic members 41. Further, the position mark 19 in the illustrated example is formed of a rib that protrudes upward and is parallel to the elastic member 41 of the lid.

  The lid body 31 has a size that a peripheral edge is bent downward and covers the tray 11, and a lid base body 32 formed by vacuum forming from a plastic sheet similar to the tray base body 12, and the lid base body The elastic member 41 is provided on an inner surface 32 (corresponding to the inner surface of the lid) 33. The elastic member 41 of the lid 31 is formed in a straight line substantially orthogonal to the anti-slip member 21 of the tray when the tray 11 is covered with the lid 31, and on the anti-slip members 21a and 21a at both ends of the tray 11. It is provided with a length that can reach as well. The elastic member 41 of the lid is made of rubber, elastomer, or the like, and an anti-slip member having elasticity is particularly preferable. In the example shown in the figure, the elastic member 41 of the lid is formed in a linear strip shape, and a plurality of the elastic members 41 are provided in parallel. It should be noted that the interval between the elastic members 41 of the lid is appropriate. In this embodiment, the elastic member 41 of the lid body is a non-slip member, and is made of silicon rubber like the anti-slip member 21 of the tray.

  A handle 35 is formed on the outer surface 34 of the lid 31. The illustrated handle 35 includes protrusions provided at two upper and lower portions, and is gripped by sandwiching the two upper and lower protrusions with a hand. The transport container 10 is connected to a line using a liquid crystal panel with lead pins. Assuming that the length direction is the up-down direction, the tray 11 is inclined toward the rear side, and is transported through the vicinity of the upper body of the worker, in that case, the worker can easily grasp the handle 35. The lid 31 is formed below the intermediate position C in the vertical direction.

  When the liquid crystal panel 70 with lead pins is transported, the liquid crystal panel 70 with lead pins is disposed on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface 15 of the tray 11 as shown in FIGS. A lid 31 is placed on the tray 11. At that time, the lead pin 72 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 16 with lead pin so that the liquid crystal panel main body 71 is positioned on a straight line connecting the position marks 19 of the tray. Further, since there is no partition in the liquid crystal panel mounting surface 15 and the lead pin housing groove 16, liquid crystal panels with lead pins of different sizes can be housed in the transport container 10 of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins. The liquid crystal panel 70 with lead pins housed in the transport container 10 is sandwiched between the tray anti-slip member 21 and the elastic member (slip prevent member) 41 of the lid 31 to prevent the sliding movement during the transport and the sliding movement. It is possible to prevent damage and breakage due to. In addition, during transport, the inside of the transport container 10 of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins is prevented from entering dust by the lid 31, and dust does not adhere to the liquid crystal panel 70 with lead pins.

  The transport container 10 of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins may be transported as it is, or may be transported while being housed in a sturdy return box or the like. For example, for transport at a short distance, such as transport at a storage location or take-out location of a liquid crystal panel with lead pins, transport is performed as it is by a conveyor or the like. Conveyance performed by a truck or the like, such as transporting in between, is performed by accommodating the transport container 10 of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins in a sturdy box such as a returnable box.

It is a perspective view which shows the conveyance container of the liquid crystal panel with a lead pin concerning one Example of this invention with the inner surface of a cover body. It is a perspective view which shows the conveyance container of the liquid crystal panel with a lead pin in the Example with the outer surface of a cover body. It is a figure which shows a part of cross section cut | disconnected in the 3-3 position of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the time of accommodating the liquid crystal panel with a lead pin about the conveyance container of the liquid crystal panel with a lead pin of the Example. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the transport container of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins of the same embodiment, in which the state of accommodation of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins is cut at the same position as the position 5-5 in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows some conventional conveyance containers.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Transport container of liquid crystal panel with lead pin 11 Tray 12 Tray base 15 Liquid crystal panel mounting surface 16 Lead pin receiving groove 19 Position mark 21 Anti-slip member of tray 31 Lid 32 Lid base 33 )
41 Elastic member of the lid (slip prevention member)
70 Liquid Crystal Panel with Lead Pin 71 Liquid Crystal Panel Body 72 Lead Pin

Claims (5)

  A transport container (10) having a liquid crystal panel placement surface (15), wherein the liquid crystal panel placement surface (15) accommodates lead pins (72) of a liquid crystal panel (70) with lead pins. A transport container for a liquid crystal panel with lead pins, wherein (16) is formed and a non-slip member (21) is provided along the lead pin housing groove (16). The transport container (10) is composed of a tray (11) and a lid (31) of the tray,
The tray (11) is provided with the liquid crystal panel mounting surface (15), the lead pin receiving groove (16) is formed in the liquid crystal panel mounting surface (15), and the anti-slip member (21) is provided. And
On the inner surface of the lid (31), an elastic member (41) that comes into contact with the surface of the liquid crystal panel main body (71) of the liquid crystal panel with lead pins (70) mounted on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface (15) of the tray. ) Is provided, The transport container for the liquid crystal panel with lead pins according to claim 1. The lead pin receiving groove (16) is linear and provided in parallel,
Anti-slip members (21) for the tray are provided between the lead pin receiving grooves (16) and along the outside of the lead pin receiving grooves (16a) located at both ends of the plurality of lead pin receiving grooves (16). The transport container for a liquid crystal panel with lead pins according to claim 1 or 2. A plurality of elastic members (41) on the inner surface of the lid body are provided in parallel and in a straight line substantially orthogonal to the anti-slip member (21) of the tray,
The tray (11) is provided with a position mark (19) indicating a position where the elastic member (41) of the lid body is located when the lid body (31) is put on the tray (11). The conveyance container of the liquid crystal panel with a lead pin of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The tray (11) is formed on the liquid crystal panel mounting surface (15) by the vacuum forming of the plastic sheet and the liquid crystal panel mounting surface (15) formed with the liquid crystal panel mounting surface (15) and the lead pin receiving groove (16). It consists of a non-slip member (21) provided,
The lid (31) comprises a lid base (32) formed by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet, and the elastic member (41) provided on the inner surface of the lid base (32),
The elastic member (41) of the lid is made of a non-slip member, and the anti-slip members (21, 41) of the tray and the lid are made of silicon rubber. A container for liquid crystal panels with lead pins as described in 1.

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