JP2007161265A - Packing box for printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packing box for printer which accommodate/store a printer body, and auxiliary device, and by which an auxiliary device is accommodated/stored without enclosing the auxiliary device, without using a specially provided storing box for exclusive use used to accommodate/store the auxiliary device in the packing when the auxiliary device is not used. <P>SOLUTION: In a packing box 106 used for distributing a printer stored therein, a partition member 105 disposed in the box 106 and separating the printer body and other enclosed items has at least a means capable of accommodating or storing the enclosed items or capable of being formed into a box separate from the packing box or a means added to the printer in order to aid the conveying function of the printer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging box for a printer used in an office or home, and more particularly to a packaging box for a printer that is packaged with accessories and equipment separate from a printer main body and used for distribution.

  With the rapid development and popularization of computers, networks, digital cameras, and video in recent years, various printers such as LBP and inkjet systems have been developed and widely used for outputting these information, that is, for hard copying. Yes.

  In particular, an ink jet printer records characters and images by ejecting small ink droplets from a recording head onto a recording medium such as paper and landing them, and fixing them. It is suitable for small and inexpensive printers, and is widely used as a printer for home use and business use.

  In particular, in recent years, in addition to plain paper, which has been the mainstream so far, special paper suitable for printing photographic images, as well as an irregularly shaped recording medium, such as a resin CD or DVD, are provided with an ink receiving layer. It is now possible to print directly on this.

  Therefore, recording media of various materials and sizes, such as plain paper to special paper, photographic size to A4 size, and the like, have been used as recording media.

  In particular, in homes, the opportunity to output images taken with digital cameras and mobile phones has increased, and in particular, the use of card-sized special paper has increased.

  On the other hand, printers for home use are required to have a small printer main body, and a printer capable of printing high-quality images on various media while suppressing the main body size has been required.

  Recently, in response to a request for high-quality printing on various recording media as described above or printing on a large-capacity recording medium such as a CD / LVD, an auxiliary device separate from the printer main body is used as a printer. Printers that achieve these requirements by being mounted on the main body have been developed and marketed.

  In the printer, a device (hereinafter referred to as a card conveyance assisting device) that allows paper feeding assistance by stacking a postcard for ink jet printing or a card-sized recording medium exclusively (separate from the printer main body) and a disk shape And a device for assisting the conveyance of ink-jet printable media (CD and DVD) (hereinafter referred to as a CD conveyance auxiliary device) are housed together (packaged) in a printer packaging box.

  In addition, when these auxiliary devices are not used, a dedicated paper storage box is also included (in a folded state) for storage and storage.

  FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the outline of the packaging state by opening the printer packaging box 110. The printer main body 100 is held by the left and right buffer members 101A and 101B, and the accessory 102 (manual, ink tank) , A power cord, etc.) and auxiliary devices (103: CD conveyance auxiliary device and 104: card paper conveyance auxiliary device) are stored separately from the printer main body by a cardboard partition member 105.

  The partition member 105 is arranged like a bridge girder inside the box as shown in the figure with respect to the outer surface member 106 (cardboard outer box) forming the outer surface. The outer box 106 and the buffer member 101 are mainly responsible for external loads (load applied to the equipment in the box due to drops, vibrations, etc.) during distribution to the packaging box and static pressure loads during storage (absorption)・ Relief / support) is configured so that the partition member is also helpful.

  In addition, 201 is a paper storage box that can be stored by storing the auxiliary device 103: CD transport auxiliary device and 104: card paper transport auxiliary device that are included in the package, in a folded state. It is included in the packing box.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where the printer main body 100 can be used with the above-mentioned auxiliary devices 103: CD transport auxiliary device and 104: card paper transport auxiliary device. (In fact, both devices cannot be used at the same time.)
Reference numeral 107 denotes a CD tray, which holds a CD-shaped recording medium and can be transported by the CD transport assisting device.

  FIG. 6 shows a state where the bundled dedicated paper storage member 201 is assembled, and can be stored and stored when the auxiliary devices 103 and 104 are not used.

  Here, the storage member 201 is stored in a folded state on the printer main body 100 in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the storage member 201 can be held in both the horizontal direction (a) and the vertical direction (b), and when the auxiliary devices 103 and 104 are not used, Can be stored neatly in a minimum space, and it is possible to maintain the reliability of the device and the usage environment (small occupied space, aesthetics, etc.).

For example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 can be cited as conventional examples.
JP 2001-114385 A JP-A-9-156673

  However, in the conventional example, it is necessary to prepare and store a dedicated storage member separately from the printer body and the packing member for storage and storage when the auxiliary device is not used.

  In addition, the partition member 105 in the packing box is often a solid internal part compared to a large outer box with printing (outer surface member 106), so it has at least the size of the printer. Despite being a paper member, it was often thrown away as an unnecessary item (trash) when unpacking.

  Accordingly, the ecology of the partition member (prevention of wasteful use of resources, reduction of environmental load, etc.) and the required cost for specializing and packing the storage box have been problems.

  In a packaging box having an outer surface member that forms an outer surface of a packaging box that accommodates the printer for distribution, and a partition member that is located inside the box and separates the printer main body from other bundled items The outer surface member or the partition member can be stored or stored in the package and can be formed into a box shape separate from the packing box, or the outer surface member or the partition. At least one of the members that can be added to the printer to assist the transport function of the printer is provided on at least one of the members.

  According to the printer packaging box of the present invention, the member forming the packaging box of the printer main body is separated from the printer main body in addition to functions as a packaging member during distribution (alignment arrangement by partitioning and load sharing support). It can be converted into a storage box for storing and storing body devices and accessories.

  As a result, there is no need to prepare a dedicated storage box as in the prior art, and the cost of the printer is reduced.

  Furthermore, ecological effects (resource saving, energy saving and recycling) can be obtained by reducing the number of dedicated parts and eliminating unnecessary parts disposal.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (The same figures and numbers as in the conventional example are used for those that are essentially unchanged.)
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an external view of a partition member 105 used in the printer packaging box according to the first embodiment.

  In this example, the partition member 105 is provided with means for enabling storage and storage of the 103: CD conveyance auxiliary device and the 104: card paper conveyance auxiliary device that are bundled in the packing box 110 together with the printer main body.

  Here, the partition member 105 is formed of thin cardboard paper, and the outer shape thereof is the same as that of the conventional example shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1 (A), the perforation is shown by a broken line, and the ridge line pre-processed into a concave shape for the purpose of assisting bending is shown by a solid line.

  By providing this perforation, the user can easily cut out the shape shown in FIG. Subsequently, it can be assembled into a box shape by bending along the concave upper ridge line as shown in FIG. (C), and finally a storage / storage box 9 as shown in FIG. (D) can be formed. FIG. (D) shows a state in which the CD transport auxiliary device and the card paper transport auxiliary device are stored and stored in the storage box 9.

  As described above, according to the proposed packaging box for a printer, when the auxiliary device or the manual included in the package is not used, the packaging box has a state in which these can be stored and stored securely and stably. It is possible for the user to easily form a part (partition member) of the members constituting the.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 2 is an external view of the printer packaging box according to the second embodiment, and shows an example in which a partition member 105 is provided with means capable of forming a member that assists in feeding the printing paper of the printer. . 4A, the outer shape of the partition member 105 is the same as that of the conventional example of FIG. 4, but a perforation and a hole are provided inside as shown in the figure. As a result, the auxiliary paper feed tray 10 can be easily cut out at the perforations b, c, d, e, and f and bent at the perforations i and h, as shown in FIG. Can be formed.

  A state in which the tray is mounted on the paper feeding unit of the printer is shown in FIG. As a result, for example, when printing after long-term loading of plain paper of A4 size or larger, it is possible to prevent the paper from being greatly deformed due to moisture absorption or its own weight, so it is possible to always ensure stable paper feeding and consequently high quality printing. I can do it.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a third embodiment, and shows an example in which the partition member of the printer packaging box is applied as an auxiliary tray of the standard discharge tray 108. The auxiliary paper discharge tray 11 in FIG. 3 is cut out from the partition member 105 along the perforation and bent in the same manner as in the second embodiment. By disposing this on the standard paper discharge tray 108, it becomes possible to stack a long recording medium after printing over its entire length and stably hold it.

(Note)
(1) Although the embodiment has been described with reference to an ink jet printer that can be equipped with optional equipment, it is of course not limited to this, and a recording apparatus that can use the same optional equipment, such as a laser printer or a thermal transfer printer. It can also be applied to packaging boxes such as.

  (2) The embodiment has shown an example in which a storage box, a tray, or the like is formed by a partition member, but of course, it may be formed by an outer box, or may be formed by both a partition member and an outer box. .

  (3) Although the materials of the members forming the packaging box of the embodiment are all described in paper (made of cardboard), they are not limited to this, and all of them may be made of resin or resin members and paper members. .

  (4) In the embodiment, the auxiliary device to be stored is shown as a case where all of the auxiliary devices are packed in the packing box. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a box that can store optional devices that are not included (sold separately). The structure of the partition member and outer box which can form may be sufficient.

  (5) In the embodiment, the example in which the perforation and the concave machining are performed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and another means that can obtain the same effect may be used.

  (6) In order to make it easier for the user to form the storage box, characters, illustrations, and the like serving as work guides may be printed on the partition member or the outer box.

Explanatory drawing of the partition member of the packaging box for inkjet printers of the 1st Embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the packaging box for inkjet printers of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the partition member of the packaging box for inkjet printers of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention Illustration of a conventional printer packaging box Explanatory drawing of the auxiliary device attached to the printer body Explanatory drawing of the storage and storage of auxiliary equipment

Explanation of symbols

9 Storage box
10 Auxiliary paper tray
11 Auxiliary output tray
100 Printer body
101A, B cushioning material
102 Accessories (manual, ink tank, power cord, etc.)
103 CD transport assist device
104 Card paper auxiliary equipment
105 Partition member
106 Outer surface member (outer box)
107 CD tray
108 Output tray
110 Printer packing box
201 storage box

Claims (2)

In a packaging box for storing printers for distribution, an outer surface member that forms the outer surface of the packaging box, and a partition member that is inside the box and substantially separates the printer main body from the packaged items. Have
At least one member of the outer surface member or the partition member,
It is possible to form a box-shaped member separate from the packing box, which can store at least one of the bundled items or an auxiliary device that can be attached to the printer without being included or a usable consumable member. A printer packaging box comprising at least one of means or means attached to the printer and capable of assisting a conveyance function of the printer.   2. The printer packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the packaging box has either a perforation for separation or a concave ridge for bending.

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