JP2008198550A - Packaging box for battery - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging box for a battery saving resources. <P>SOLUTION: The packaging box 10 is composed of: a cover main body 14 with a cover plate part making indispensable side surface cover plate parts 11 and 12 for the front and back respectively covering side surfaces in the front and back and a top surface cover plate part 13 covering the top surface, but making dispensable a cover plate part covering the right and left side surfaces and a cover plate part covering the bottom surface of a battery for the battery Bat with six exterior surfaces which are the right and left side surfaces faced in a longitudinal direction, the front and back side surfaces faced in the orthogonal direction of the right and left side surfaces, a top surface, and a bottom surface; and a binding band 15 provided to fix the side surface cover plate part 11 and 12 to the battery. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a package for packaging a storage battery such as a lead storage battery.

  A storage battery such as a lead storage battery is configured by housing a power generation element including an electrode plate group and an electrolytic solution in a battery case. As the battery case, one that is usually configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape is used. Conventionally, as a packaging body for packaging this type of storage battery, left and right side surfaces facing the longitudinal direction of the storage battery (cell juxtaposition direction), and front and back side surfaces and top surfaces facing the direction perpendicular to the left and right side surfaces In addition, a rectangular parallelepiped cardboard box having cover plate portions respectively covering the six outer surfaces including the bottom surface and the bottom surface has been used.

Since the storage battery is installed in a harsh environment such as in the engine room of an automobile, a sufficiently robust battery case is used. Therefore, a simple package is sufficient for the storage battery, and the cardboard box covering all six outer surfaces of the storage battery is excessive as packaging. Therefore, as shown in Patent Document 1, a package for a storage battery in which a bottom plate is omitted has been proposed.
JP 2004-87414 A

  In the package shown in Patent Document 1, since the bottom plate is omitted, the material constituting the package can be saved, and resources can be saved. Moreover, since the package shown by patent document 1 is comprised so that the upper surface and four side surfaces of a storage battery may be covered, it can fulfill a certain amount of protective functions. However, recently, in order to further promote resource saving, it has become desirable to further simplify the packaging of storage batteries even at the expense of the protection function. In particular, it is sufficient that the packaging of storage batteries marketed for general consumers has a function of displaying battery specifications, manufacturer names, and the like.

  The objective of this invention is providing the package for storage batteries which can aim at resource saving further than the package which was proposed previously.

  The present invention includes a plurality of cover plate portions that cover a storage battery having six outer surfaces, that is, left and right side surfaces that are opposed to the longitudinal direction, front and rear side surfaces that are perpendicular to the left and right side surfaces, and top and bottom surfaces. A storage battery package that is integrally formed by bending a plate-shaped packaging material.

  In the storage battery packaging body according to the present invention, the front and rear side cover plate portions covering the front and rear side surfaces of the six outer surfaces of the storage battery and the upper surface cover plate portion covering the upper surface are provided as indispensable cover plate portions. The cover plate portion covering at least one of the left and right side surfaces of the storage battery and the cover plate portion covering the bottom surface are omitted.

  If comprised as mentioned above, since the cover board part which covers not only the cover board part which covers the bottom face of a storage battery but at least one of the right and left side surfaces of a storage battery is also omitted, the cover board part which covers the bottom face of the storage battery Compared with the case of the previously proposed invention in which only is omitted, it is possible to save resources by configuring the package with less material.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the package includes front and rear side cover plates that respectively cover the front and rear sides of the storage battery, and an upper cover plate that covers the upper surface, and covers the left and right sides of the storage battery. And a cover band that covers the four side surfaces of the storage battery and covers the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery and fixes the cover plate part to the storage battery. Is done.

  When configured as described above, not only the cover plate portion that covers the bottom surface of the storage battery but also the cover plate portions that cover both the left and right side surfaces can be omitted, thus saving resources and reducing the weight of the packaged storage battery. Can be achieved. Moreover, since the cover board part which respectively covers the front and back side surfaces is fixed to the storage battery with the fastening band, the package can be easily fixed to the storage battery.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a groove for fitting and positioning a fastening band is formed at at least one lateral end and / or the other end of the front and rear side cover plate portions respectively covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery. Is done.

  As described above, if a groove for fitting and positioning the fastening band is provided at one end and / or the other end of at least one of the front and rear side cover plate portions, the fastening band can be easily attached. Not only can this be done, but also the attached fastening band can be prevented from coming off during the transport of the packaged storage battery.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the height of the storage battery is provided at a portion where at least one lateral end and / or the other end fastening band of the front and rear side cover plate portions respectively covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery is disposed. A pair of cuts arranged in the direction are formed, and when the fastening band is tightened, a portion between the pair of cuts is deformed by the fastening band to form a groove for fitting the fastening band. .

  Also when comprised as mentioned above, attachment of a fastening band can be made easy and it can prevent that the attached fastening band remove | deviates during conveyance of the packaged storage battery.

  In another preferred aspect of the present invention, an opening for pulling out a handle attached to the upper part of the storage battery or a notch for forming the opening is formed in the upper cover plate.

  As described above, when an opening for pulling out the handle attached to the upper part of the storage battery or a notch for forming the opening is provided in the upper surface cover plate part, in a state where the storage battery is packaged, The storage battery can be easily carried with the handle portion pulled upward through the opening of the upper surface cover plate portion.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the packaging body surrounds the four side surfaces of the storage battery, and a cover body comprising front and rear side cover plate portions covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery, and an upper surface cover plate portion covering the upper surface, respectively. And a fastening band that fixes the cover plate portion that covers the side surface of the storage battery to the storage battery, and the upper cover plate portion is formed with an opening for pulling out the handle portion or the opening. An incision is formed. Grooves for fitting and positioning fastening bands are formed at both lateral ends of the front and rear side cover plates.

  In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the package includes a cover body including front and rear side cover plates that respectively cover the front and rear sides of the storage battery, and an upper cover plate that covers the upper surface, and the four side surfaces of the storage battery. It is composed of a fastening band that is arranged in a surrounding state and covers a side surface of the storage battery and fixing the cover plate to the storage battery, and the upper surface cover plate part has an opening for pulling the handle portion to the outside or the opening. A notch for forming is formed. In addition, a pair of cuts arranged in the height direction of the storage battery are formed in portions where the fastening bands at both lateral ends of the front and rear side cover plates respectively covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery are arranged, When tightened, a portion between the pair of cuts is deformed by the fastening band so that a groove for fitting the fastening band is formed.

  According to the present invention, not only the cover plate portion that covers the bottom surface of the storage battery is omitted, but also the cover plate portion that covers at least one of the left and right side surfaces of the storage battery is omitted, and therefore only the cover plate portion that covers the bottom surface of the storage battery. Compared to the case of the previously proposed invention in which is omitted, it is possible to conserve resources by configuring the package with fewer materials.

  Further, in the present invention, the front and rear side cover plate portions respectively covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery, and the upper surface cover plate portion covering the upper surface, the cover plate portion covering the left and right side surfaces of the storage battery, and the cover plate covering the bottom surface When the packaging body is constituted by a cover body in which the portion is omitted and a fastening band that is arranged in a state of surrounding the four side surfaces of the storage battery and covers the front and back side surfaces of the storage battery and fixing the cover plate to the storage battery Since not only the cover plate portion covering the bottom surface of the storage battery but also the cover plate portions covering the left and right side surfaces can be omitted, resource saving and weight reduction of the packaged storage battery can be achieved. Moreover, since the cover board part which respectively covers the front and back side surfaces is fixed to the storage battery with the fastening band, the package can be easily fixed to the storage battery.

  Further, in the present invention, a groove for fitting and positioning a fastening band is formed at one or the other end in the lateral direction of at least one of the front and rear side cover plate portions, or the front and rear side cover plates. When a fastening band is tightened by forming a pair of cuts aligned in the height direction of the storage battery at a portion where at least one lateral end and / or the other end of the fastening band is disposed. When the groove is deformed by the fastening band to form a groove for fitting the fastening band, not only the fastening band can be easily attached but also the attached fastening band Can be prevented from being removed during transportation of the packaged storage battery.

  Further, in the present invention, when the upper cover plate portion is provided with an opening for drawing the handle attached to the upper portion of the storage battery to the outside or a notch for forming the opening, the storage battery is packaged. In addition, since the storage battery can be carried with the handle portion pulled upward through the opening of the upper surface cover plate portion, the packaged storage battery can be easily carried.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of a storage battery Bat packaged by a package according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a battery case formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and 2 is a lid for closing the opening at the upper end of the battery case 1. The battery case 1 accommodates a power generation element composed of an electrode plate group formed by laminating a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween and an electrolyte. A positive electrode terminal 3 and a negative electrode terminal 4 are provided on the upper surface of the lid 2, and a handle portion 5 used for carrying the battery is attached. This storage battery has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, left and right side surfaces A1 and A2 opposed to the longitudinal direction, front and rear side surfaces A3 and A4 opposed to a direction perpendicular to the left and right side surfaces, an upper surface A5 and It has six outer surfaces with bottom surface A6.

  2 and 3 show the package 10 used in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the illustrated package includes front and rear side cover plates 11 and 12 that cover the front and rear sides A3 and A4 of the storage battery, and an upper cover plate 13 that covers the upper surface A5 of the storage battery. The substantially inverted U-shaped cover main body 14 and the cover plate portions 11 to 13 that are arranged in a state of surrounding the four side surfaces A1 to A4 of the storage battery and cover the side surfaces of the storage battery as shown in FIG. It consists of a fastening band 15 to be fixed. The cover board part which covers the left and right side surfaces and the bottom surface of the storage battery is omitted.

  The cover plate portions 11 to 13 are formed by bending a rectangular corrugated cardboard plate along folding lines a1 and a2 that form a boundary between adjacent cover plate portions.

  The top cover plate portion 13 is formed with cuts 16 for forming openings for pulling out the handle 5 of the storage battery to the outside, along fold lines b1 and b2 formed in parallel on both sides of the cuts 16. Thus, by opening the sides on both sides of the notch 16 and opening them outward, openings for pulling the handle portion 5 to the outside are formed. Grooves 17 are formed at both lateral ends of the front and rear side cover plates 11 and 12 so as to be positioned closer to the lower ends of the respective cover plates so that the fastening bands 15 are fitted and positioned.

  On at least one outer surface of the side surface cover plate portions 11 and 12 and the upper surface cover plate portion 13 of the cover main body 14, a storage battery specification, trademark, manufacturer name, and the like are printed.

  When the package 10 is attached to the storage battery Bat, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover body 14 is put on the storage battery, and the side cover plate portions 11 and 12 are attached to the front and back side surfaces A3 and A4, respectively. At the same time, the upper surface cover plate portion 13 is attached to the upper surface of the storage battery. Moreover, the opening part is formed by bending the part of the both sides of the notch | incision 16 and opening outside, and the handle part 5 is pulled out upwards through this opening part.

  Next, the fastening band 15 is arranged so as to surround the side surface of the storage battery from the outside of the cover main body 14 in a state where the fastening band 15 is fitted in the grooves 17 respectively provided at the four corners of the storage battery. The side cover plate portions 11 and 12 of the cover main body 14 are fixed to the storage battery by binding the both ends in a tension state. As the fastening band 15, a resin band usually used for packaging can be used, and the fastening band can be bound by welding or adhesion.

  When configured as described above, not only the cover plate portion covering the bottom surface of the storage battery Bat but also the cover plate portions covering the left and right side surfaces can be omitted, thus saving resources and reducing the weight of the packaged storage battery. Can be planned. Moreover, since the cover board part which respectively covers the front and back side surfaces is fixed to the storage battery by the fastening band 15, the package can be easily fixed to the storage battery. Moreover, the packaged storage battery can be easily carried by holding the handle part 5 drawn out through the opening of the top cover plate part.

  In the above description, the upper cover plate portion 13 is provided with the notches 16 for forming the openings, and the openings for pulling out the handle portion 5 are formed by bending the portions on both sides of the notches. The upper surface cover plate 13 may be provided with an opening for pulling out the handle.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the height of the storage battery is increased at each portion where the fastening bands 15 at both lateral ends of the front and rear side cover plates 11 and 12 covering the front and rear side faces A3 and A4 of the storage battery are disposed. A pair of cuts 18 and 18 arranged in the vertical direction are formed, and when the fastening band 15 is tightened, the portion between each pair of cuts 18 and 18 is deformed by the fastening band 15 and the fastening band is fitted. A groove to be joined may be formed.

  In the above embodiment, the upper surface cover plate portion 13 of the cover main body is provided with an opening for pulling out the handle portion 5 or a notch for forming the opening. However, as shown in FIG. When both ends of 5 'are fixed to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the storage battery, the handle portion 5' is disposed over the upper surface cover plate portion 13 without providing an opening in the upper surface cover plate portion 13. To do. In this case, the cover body 14 is attached through a gap between the handle 5 'and the upper surface of the storage battery. When the handle portion 5 ′ is made of a flexible material, a gap for allowing the cover main body 14 to pass between the handle portion and the upper surface of the storage battery can be easily formed. In some cases, the handle 5 'can be detachably attached to the side surface of the battery case of the storage battery. In this case, the cover body 14 can be easily attached by removing the handle 5'.

  In the above embodiment, the packaging body 10 is configured by the cover body 14 including the three cover plate portions of the side cover plate portions 11 and 12 and the upper surface cover plate portion 13 and the fastening band 15, but FIG. 7, the cover plate 19 that covers one of the left and right side surfaces of the storage battery (the right side surface A2 in the illustrated example) is covered with the cover plate portion that covers one of the front and rear side surfaces (the cover plate in the illustrated example). It is also possible to configure the package so as to cover four surfaces of the six outer surfaces of the storage battery by further providing it in a state connected to the part 12).

  Even in this case, the packaging body can be fixed to the storage battery by the fastening band 15, but as shown in FIG. 6, a band-shaped bent portion 19 a is formed at the free end portion of the cover plate portion 19, In a state where the bent portion 19a is attached to the inside (or outside) of the cover plate portion (the cover plate portion 11 covering the side surface A3 in the illustrated example) that covers the other of the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery as shown in FIG. You may make it fix to this cover board part 11 by adhesion | attachment etc. Therefore, in the present invention, it is not essential to provide a fastening band.

It is the perspective view which showed roughly an example of the storage battery packaged by embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the cover main body used by this embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the state which packaged the storage battery with the packaging body concerning this embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the cover main body used in other embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the state which packaged the storage battery with the package in further another embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the package concerning other embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the state which packaged the storage battery with the package of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

Bat Battery 1 Battery Case 2 Lid 5 Handle 10 Package 11 and 12 Front and Back Side Cover Plates 13 Upper Cover Plate 14 Cover Body 15 Fastening Band 16 Cut 17 Groove 18 Cut 19 One side of the battery in the longitudinal direction Covering plate

Claims (7)

A plurality of cover plate portions covering a storage battery having six outer surfaces, that is, left and right side surfaces opposed to the longitudinal direction, front and rear side surfaces opposed to the right and left sides, and an upper surface and a bottom surface, A storage battery package formed integrally by bending a material,
Of the six outer surfaces of the storage battery, the front and back side cover plate portions respectively covering the front and rear side surfaces and the upper surface cover plate portion covering the upper surface are indispensable cover plate portions, and at least the left and right side surfaces of the storage battery A storage battery package, wherein a cover plate portion covering one side and a cover plate portion covering a bottom surface are omitted. A plurality of cover plate portions covering a storage battery having six outer surfaces, that is, left and right side surfaces opposed to the longitudinal direction, front and rear side surfaces opposed to the right and left sides, and an upper surface and a bottom surface, A storage battery package formed integrally by bending a material,
The front and rear side cover plate portions that respectively cover the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery and the upper surface cover plate portion that covers the upper surface are omitted, and the cover plate portion that covers the left and right side surfaces of the storage battery and the cover plate portion that covers the bottom surface are omitted. Covered cover body,
A fastening band that is arranged in a state surrounding the four side surfaces of the storage battery and fixes a cover plate portion covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery to the storage battery,
A storage battery package comprising:   The groove | channel which fits and positions the said fastening band is formed in the at least one lateral end and / or other end of the front-and-back side cover board part which respectively covers the front and back side surfaces of the said storage battery. The storage battery package described in 1.   A pair of front and rear side cover plates that respectively cover the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery are arranged in the height direction of the storage battery at a portion where at least one lateral end and / or the other end of the fastening band is disposed. A notch is formed, and when the fastening band is tightened, a portion between the pair of notches is deformed by the fastening band to form a groove for fitting the fastening band. 2. The storage battery package according to 2.   The upper surface cover plate portion is formed with an opening for pulling out a grip portion attached to an upper portion of the storage battery or a notch for forming the opening. The storage battery package described in 1. A plurality of storage batteries having six outer surfaces, that is, left and right side surfaces opposed to the longitudinal direction, front and rear side surfaces opposed to the right and left sides in a direction perpendicular to the left and right sides, an upper surface, and a bottom surface, and a handle portion attached to the upper surface. The cover plate part is a storage battery package formed integrally by bending a plate-shaped packaging material,
A cover body composed of front and rear side cover plate portions covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery, and an upper surface cover plate portion covering the upper surface, and is arranged in a state of surrounding the four side surfaces of the storage battery to cover the side surfaces of the storage battery It consists of a fastening band that fixes the cover plate part to the storage battery,
The upper surface cover plate portion is formed with an opening for pulling out the handle portion or an incision for forming the opening,
A storage battery packaging body in which grooves for fitting and positioning the fastening bands are formed at both lateral ends of the front and rear side cover plates. A plurality of storage batteries having six outer surfaces, that is, left and right side surfaces opposed to the longitudinal direction, front and rear side surfaces opposed to the right and left sides in a direction perpendicular to the left and right sides, an upper surface, and a bottom surface, and a handle portion attached to the upper surface. The cover plate part is a storage battery package formed integrally by bending a plate-shaped packaging material,
A cover body composed of front and rear side cover plate portions covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery, and an upper surface cover plate portion covering the upper surface, and is arranged in a state of surrounding the four side surfaces of the storage battery to cover the side surfaces of the storage battery It consists of a fastening band that fixes the cover plate part to the storage battery,
The upper surface cover plate portion is formed with an opening for pulling out the handle portion or an incision for forming the opening,
A pair of cuts arranged in the height direction of the storage battery are formed in the portions where the fastening bands at both lateral ends of the front and rear side cover plates respectively covering the front and rear side surfaces of the storage battery are formed,
A storage battery package configured such that when the fastening band is tightened, a portion between the pair of cuts is deformed by the fastening band to form a groove for fitting the fastening band.

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