JP2011105318A - Packing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a packing apparatus capable of reinforcing protection of an upper part of an article to be packed which is not protected by an upper part cushioning member in an packing material equipped with a top plate member and the upper part cushioning member independent from a side face protecting member. <P>SOLUTION: The packing apparatus includes: the side face protecting member 20 for surrounding the side faces of the article 1 to be packed; a plurality of the upper part cushioning members 2a and 2b placed at least respective corner parts of the top face of the article 1 to be packed; and the top plate member 10 composed of a sheet of a plate-like member and placed on the upper part cushioning members 2a and 2b. The top plate member 10 includes: a ceiling part 11 for covering a ceiling face of the article 1 to be packed; at least a pair of wall face parts 12a and 12b formed by bending plate-like members extending to the ceiling part 11, inserted into the inside of the side face protecting member 20 and respectively brought into contact with adjoining two of a plurality of the upper part cushioning members 2a and 2b; and wall face cushioning parts 13a and 13b formed by bending plate-like members extending to the wall face parts 12a and 12b and overlapped on the wall face parts 12a and 12b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging device including a top plate member and an upper buffer member independent of a side surface protection member.

  Conventionally, “a container body 4 comprising first and second side wall portions 1, 1, 2, 2, and a bottom portion 3 that are opposed to each other, and a top portion of the container body 4 that covers the upper portion of the container body 4. And a lid 5 formed to extend in a substantially U-shaped cross section consisting of the bent portions 5a and 5a "has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a packaging device including a “pair of upper shock absorbers that cover the upper left and right sides and protect the corners from impacts” has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Noto 3127411 (3rd page, Fig. 1) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-237877 (second page, FIG. 5)

In the packaging device described in Patent Document 1, the bent portion 5a of the lid 5 (top plate member) comes into contact with the first side wall portion 1 to form a double structure, and protects an object to be packed. And in the packing apparatus of patent document 2, an upper buffer member is mounted and the shoulder part of a to-be-packaged object is protected.
However, when the upper cushioning member as described in Patent Document 2 is provided on the packing material having a structure in which the top plate member and the side surface protection member are independent as in Patent Document 1, the upper cushioning member is not placed. The portions other than the shoulder portion of the package were only protected by the double structure of the bent portion of the top plate member and the side surface protection member, and the protection was insufficient.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and is a packing material that includes a top plate member and an upper cushioning member independent of the side surface protection member, and is not protected by the upper cushioning member. A packaging device capable of strengthening the protection of the upper part of the bag is obtained.

  A packing device according to the present invention includes a side surface protection member that surrounds a side surface of an object to be packed, a plurality of upper buffer members that are placed on at least each corner of the top surface of the object to be packed, and a single plate-like shape. And a top plate member placed on the upper buffer member, the top plate member covering the ceiling surface of the article to be packed from above the upper buffer member; At least a pair of wall surface portions formed by bending a plate-like member extending on the ceiling portion, inserted inside the side surface protection member and in contact with two adjacent ones of the plurality of upper buffer members; and The wall surface buffer portion is formed by bending a plate-like member extending on the wall surface portion, and is stacked on the wall surface portion.

  The top plate member of the packing material according to the present invention is formed by bending a plate-like member extending on the ceiling portion, inserted into the inside of the side surface protection member, and adjacent to two adjacent upper cushioning members. At least a pair of wall surface portions in contact with each other, and a wall surface buffer portion that is folded on a plate-like member extending on the wall surface portion and is superimposed on the wall surface portion. For this reason, in the part by which the upper buffer member is not mounted in the to-be-packaged object, the triple wall structure by a side surface protection member, a wall surface part, and a wall surface buffer part can be formed, and the protection can be strengthened.

It is a perspective view which shows the decomposition | disassembly state of the packing material which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the packaging material according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the effect | action of the principal part of the packing material which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the packing material which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the packing material which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an exploded state of the packaging device 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of the packaging device 100 of FIG. In this Embodiment 1, the case where the to-be-packaged object 1 is a refrigerator which comprises a rectangular parallelepiped and has a door on the front side is demonstrated to an example. In each figure, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the first embodiment, for convenience of explanation, directions are defined as “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, a packing device 100 includes a side protection member 20 that protects a side surface of an object 1 to be packed, a top plate member 10 that protects the top surface of the object 1 to be packed, and a bottom portion that protects the bottom surface of the object 1 to be packed. A base plate 4, upper buffer members 2 a and 2 b placed on the article to be packed 1, and bottom cushion members 5 a and 5 b placed under the article to be packed are provided.

  The side surface protection member 20 has a rectangular tube shape and surrounds the front, back, left, and right side surfaces of the article 1 to be packed. In the first embodiment, the side surface protection member 20 is made of cardboard.

The bottom base plate 4 has a box shape with an open top and accommodates the bottom of the article 1 to be packed. In the first embodiment, the bottom base plate 4 is formed by bending cardboard.
The bottom cushioning members 5a and 5b (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the bottom cushioning member 5) are formed, for example, by partially cutting a rectangular solid member made of polystyrene foam into a substantially L-shaped cross section. The corner portion on the right side or the left side of the bottom surface of the article to be packed 1 is fitted into the cutout portion of the bottom cushioning member 5. That is, the notched portion of the bottom cushioning member 5 plays a role of positioning the bottom of the article 1 to be packed. The shape of the bottom cushioning member 5 is not limited to this, and may be any shape that covers the corners of the bottom surface and the left and right bottom sides (sides joining the side surface and the bottom surface) of the article 1 to be packed.

  The upper buffer members 2a and 2b (hereinafter may be collectively referred to as the upper buffer member 2) are formed, for example, by partially cutting a rectangular solid member made of expanded polystyrene into a substantially L-shaped cross section. The shoulder portions on the right side and the left side of the article to be packed 1 are fitted into the notched portions of the upper cushioning member 2. The shape of the upper cushioning member 2 is not limited to this, and may be any shape that covers the corners of the top surface and the left and right sides (sides joining the side surfaces and the top surface) of the article 1 to be packed. .

The top plate member 10 is formed by bending a single plate-like member such as cardboard, for example, and includes a ceiling portion 11, wall surface portions 12a and 12b, and wall surface buffer portions 13a and 13b.
The ceiling part 11 has substantially the same area as the top surface of the object 1 to be packed, and is placed on the upper cushioning member 2 to cover the top surface of the object 1 to be packed.
The wall surface portions 12 a and 12 b (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the wall surface portion 12) are formed continuously with the ceiling portion 11 by bending a plate-like member constituting the top plate member 10. The wall surface portion 12 is in contact with the end portion of the upper cushioning member 2 from the outside across the front end portion or the rear end portion of the pair of upper cushioning members 2.
The wall surface buffer portions 13a and 13b (hereinafter may be collectively referred to as the wall surface buffer portion 13) are formed continuously with the wall surface portion 12 by bending a plate-like member constituting the top plate member 10. The wall surface buffer 13 is overlapped inside the wall surface 12, and the wall surface 12 and the wall surface buffer 13 form a double wall structure.

A procedure for packing the article 1 to be packed by the packing apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described.
First, the bottom buffer member 5 is placed on the bottom base plate 4 so as to be inscribed on the left and right sides of the bottom base plate 4, and the article 1 to be packaged is placed on the bottom buffer member 5. The left and right corner portions of the bottom surface of the article to be packed 1 are accommodated in the bottom base plate 4 while being fitted into the cutout portions of the bottom cushioning member 5.
Next, the side protection member 20 is placed on the package 1 from above the package 1. By doing in this way, the front, back, left and right side surfaces of the article 1 are covered with the side surface protection member 20.
Next, the upper cushioning member 2 is placed on the left and right sides of the top surface of the article to be packed so as to straddle the front corner of the article 1 and the rear corner adjacent thereto. And the shoulder part of the to-be-packaged object 1 is fitted to the notch part of the upper buffer member 2.
Next, the top plate member 10 is placed on the top surface of the article to be packed 1 from above the upper cushioning member 2, and the wall surface part 12 and the wall surface buffer part 13 in a folded state are connected to the object to be packed 1 and the side surface. It is inserted between the protective member 20.
Next, the binding band 6 is wound around the bottom base plate 4 and the outer periphery of the top plate member 10 and fastened to complete the packaging.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the packing device 100 in which the article to be packed 1 is packed as described above, the buffer contact portion 21 and the buffer non-contact portion 22 are formed on the upper portion of the side surface protection member 20. The
The shock absorber contact portion 21 is a portion that comes into contact with the upper shock absorbing member 2. In the first embodiment, the upper portions of the left and right surfaces of the side surface protection member 20 serve as the shock absorber contact portion 21.
The buffer non-contact portion 22 is a portion that does not contact the upper buffer member 2. In the first embodiment, upper central portions of the front and rear surfaces of the side surface protection member 20 serve as the shock absorber non-contact portion 22.

Next, the operation of the packing apparatus 100 that packs the article to be packed 1 as described above will be described.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining the operation of the packaging device 100, and shows the top plate member 10 and the upper part of the article 1 to be packed. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the top plate member 10 is removed, but this is for ease of viewing on the drawing, and in the following description, it is assumed that the packaging is completed. In FIG. 3, a symbol R schematically represents that some impact is applied to the packaging device 100.

As described above, the overlapped wall surface portion 12 and wall surface buffer portion 13 are inserted between the article 1 and the side surface protection member 20. That is, in the buffer non-contact portion 22, a double wall structure of the wall surface portion 12 and the wall surface buffer portion 13 is inserted between the side surface protection member 20 and the article 1 to be packed. For this reason, in the buffer non-contact part 22, the triple wall structure by the wall surface part 12, the wall surface buffer part 13, and the side surface protection member 20 is formed in the outer side of the to-be-packaged object 1.
Therefore, even when some shock is applied to the buffer non-contact portion 22 as shown in R of FIG. 3, the triple wall structure by the side surface protection member 20, the wall surface portion 12 of the top plate member 10, and the wall surface buffer portion 13 is formed. The article to be packed 1 is protected (see symbol S in FIG. 3). For this reason, the influence of the external pressure with respect to the to-be-packaged object 1 can be reduced also in the upper part of the front side or the back side of the to-be-packaged object 1 where the upper buffer member 2 is not placed, and the to-be-packaged object 1 is prevented from being damaged. be able to.

  In addition, in the shock absorber contact portion 21, the article 1 to be packed is protected from impact and the like by the upper shock absorbing member 2.

  As described above, according to the packaging device 100 according to the first embodiment, the top plate member 10 includes the double wall structure including the wall surface portion 12 and the wall surface buffer portion 13, and the buffer body non-contact of the side surface protection member 20. This double wall structure was placed on the portion 22. Therefore, the protection in the upper part of the article 1 to which the upper cushioning member 2 is not disposed can be strengthened, and the influence of external pressure due to an impact on the article 1 can be reduced. For this reason, the deformation | transformation and damage of the to-be-packaged object 1 can be reduced. Furthermore, since the double wall structure which consists of the wall surface part 12 and the wall surface buffer part 13 is inserted inside the side surface protection member 20, the deformation | transformation of the upper part of the side surface protection member 20 accompanying an impact etc. can also be reduced.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment described above, the wall surface portion 12 and the wall surface buffer portion 13 strengthen the protection of the front and rear upper portions (portions where the upper buffer member 2 is not placed) of the article 1 to be packed. In the second embodiment, an embodiment in which the protection of the top surface of the article 1 is also strengthened will be described. In the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same or corresponding components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the configuration of the packaging apparatus 100A according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the top plate member 10A includes top surface buffer portions 14a and 14b.
The top surface buffer portions 14a and 14b (hereinafter may be collectively referred to as the top surface buffer portion 14) are formed continuously with the wall surface buffer portion 13 by bending a plate-like member constituting the top plate member 10A. . The top surface buffer portion 14 is overlapped inside the ceiling portion 11, and the top surface buffer portion 14 and the ceiling portion 11 form a double ceiling structure.

In the top plate member 10 </ b> A configured as described above, a double ceiling structure is formed by the ceiling portion 11 and the top surface buffer portion 14 by providing the top surface buffer portion 14. For this reason, in addition to the effect described in the first embodiment, the protection of the top surface of the packaged object 1 can be enhanced.
Further, the top buffer part 14 was formed by extending and bending the wall buffer part 13. For this reason, the bent portion (see symbol T shown in FIG. 4) at the boundary between the ceiling portion 11 and the wall surface portion 12 has a double structure, and the protection of the bent portion can be enhanced.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the third embodiment, a packing material in which one upper cushioning member is provided at each of the upper four corners of the packaged object will be described as an example. In the third embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same or corresponding components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the main part of the packaging material according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the packaging device 100 </ b> B includes upper buffer members 8 a, 8 b, 8 c, and 8 d that are placed on the top surface of the article to be packed 1, and the top plate member 10 </ b> B.

  The upper shock-absorbing members 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the upper shock-absorbing member 8) are formed by, for example, partially cutting a rectangular solid member made of polystyrene foam into a substantially L-shaped cross section. . The corner portions at the four corners of the top surface of the article to be packed 1 are fitted into the notched portions of the upper cushioning member 8. The shape of the upper cushioning member 8 is not limited to this, and may be any shape that covers the square on the top surface of the article 1 to be packed.

The top plate member 10B is formed by bending a single plate-like member such as cardboard, for example, and includes a ceiling portion 11, a wall surface portion 12, a wall surface buffer portion 13, second wall surface portions 15a and 15b, and a second wall surface. Buffer parts 16a and 16b are provided.
The second wall surface portions 15a and 15b (hereinafter may be collectively referred to as the second wall surface portion 15) are configured by arranging the same configuration as the wall surface portion 12 on the left and right of the top plate member 10B.
The second wall surface buffer portions 16 a and 16 b (hereinafter, may be collectively referred to as the second wall surface buffer portion 16) are provided with the same configuration as the wall surface buffer portion 13 connected to the second wall surface portion 15. .

Therefore, the ceiling member 10 </ b> B is formed in a box shape having a lower portion opened by the ceiling portion 11, the wall surface portion 12, and the second wall surface portion 15.
Other components are the same as those in the first embodiment.

When packing the packed object 1 with the packing apparatus 100 </ b> B configured as described above, the upper cushioning members 8 are placed at the four corners of the top surface of the packed object 1.
Then, the top plate member 10B is placed on the top surface of the article to be packed 1 from above the upper cushioning member 8, and the wall surface part 12 and the wall surface buffering part 13 in an overlapped state are combined with the article to be packed 1 and the side surface protection member 20 Insert between. Further, the overlapped second wall surface portion 15 and second wall surface buffer portion 16 are inserted between the article to be packed 1 and the side surface protection member 20.
Other packing procedures are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above, according to the packaging device 100B according to the third embodiment, the top plate member 10B includes the double wall structure including the wall surface portion 12 and the wall surface buffer portion 13, and the second wall surface portion 15 and the second wall surface portion 15B. A double wall structure composed of the wall surface buffer 16 was provided. And these double wall structures were laid in the site | part which the upper buffer member 8 of the upper part of the side surface protection member 20 does not contact | abut. Therefore, even at the upper part of the article to be packed 1 where the upper cushioning member 8 is not disposed, the influence of external pressure on the article to be packed 1 due to impact or the like can be reduced. For this reason, the deformation | transformation and damage of the to-be-packaged object 1 can be reduced. Further, since the double wall structure including the second wall surface portion 15 and the second wall surface buffer portion 16 is inserted inside the side surface protection member 20, deformation of the upper portion of the side surface protection member 20 due to impact or the like can be reduced. it can.

  The top plate member 10B according to the third embodiment may be provided with a top cushioning portion similar to that described in the second embodiment, and the same effect can be obtained.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaged object, 2 Upper buffer member, 4 Bottom base plate, 5 Bottom buffer member, 6 Binding band, 8 Upper buffer member, 10 Top plate member, 10A Top plate member, 10B Top plate member, 11 Ceiling part, 12 Wall surface Part 13, wall surface buffer part, 14 top surface buffer part, 15 second wall surface part, 16 second wall surface buffer part, 20 side surface protection member, 21 buffer body contact part, 22 buffer body non-contact part, 100 packing device, 100A packing device, 100B packing device.

Claims (5)

A side surface protection member that surrounds the side surface of the object to be packed;
A plurality of upper shock-absorbing members placed on at least each corner portion of the top surface of the article to be packed;
Comprising a plate member, and a top plate member placed on the upper buffer member,
The top plate member is
A ceiling part that covers the ceiling surface of the article to be packed from above the upper cushioning member;
At least a pair of wall surface portions formed by bending a plate-like member extending on the ceiling portion, inserted into the side surface protection member and in contact with two adjacent ones of the plurality of upper buffer members;
A packaging apparatus, comprising: a wall surface buffer portion formed by bending a plate-like member extending on the wall surface portion and overlaid on the wall surface portion. The plurality of upper cushioning members are a pair of upper portions placed on opposite sides of the top surface of the packed object across a corner portion of the top surface of the packed object and a corner portion adjacent thereto. The packing device according to claim 1, wherein the packing device is a buffer member. The wall surface portions are a pair of wall surface portions that are inserted inside the side surface protection member at a side orthogonal to a side of the top surface of the packaged object on which the pair of upper cushioning members are placed. The packing apparatus according to claim 2. The packing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall surface portions are two pairs of wall surface portions that are inserted inside the side surface protection member at each side of the top surface of the object to be packed. . The packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a top surface buffer portion that is bent on a plate-like member that extends to the wall surface buffer portion and is superimposed on the ceiling portion.

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