JP2012051612A - Packaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce cost with less number of parts, easily assemble and prevent damage in tranportation and conveyance.SOLUTION: A packaging apparatus 50 includes: synthetic resinic tray 20 housing a product 1; a reinforcement trunk frame 30 made of a plastic ball material; and a side plate 40 attachable or detachable to the trunk frame 30. The tray 20 includes: an almost rectangular bottom wall 21; a sidewall 22 raised upward from a circumferential edge part of the bottom wall 21; and an outer circumferential rib 23 formed to protrude outward from an upper circumferential edge part of the sidewall 22. The trunk frame 30 is shaped like a foldable square cylinder, and an upper end part of the trunk frame 30 contacts with a bottom surface of the outer circumferential rib 23, retains the tray 20 from below to protect the tray from external impact when the tray 20 is fitted into the trunk frame. The tray 20 housing the product 1 is fitted from above, stacked in the trunk frame 30 provided on a pallet 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging apparatus used for packaging articles such as products, and more particularly to a circulation type packaging apparatus premised on reuse.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a packaging device for packaging products such as copying machines, facsimiles, and printers, there is a circulation type device that is transported from a factory to a consumer area and then returned to the factory and reused. As such a packaging device, a tray made of a synthetic resin may be used.

Conventionally, the following devices have been proposed as such packaging devices.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a bottom tray that stores and holds products, a cover tray that covers the bottom tray, and upper and lower frames that pack products stacked and stored between the bottom tray and the cover tray in a stacked state. A plurality of bottom trays and cover trays after transporting the product, and a plurality of bottom trays and cover trays are stacked on the upper and lower frame bodies via the support column portions. What is formed in the shape to be packed is described.

  Further, Patent Document 2 is a return box provided with an upper box and a lower box, and several columns for supporting the weight of the cargo are provided at predetermined positions inside the upper box and the lower box. When the upper box is placed on top of the lower box, a fitting part is provided on the outside to prevent the upper box and the lower box from shifting laterally, and cargo is put in them. When the returnable boxes are overlapped, the upper and lower returnable boxes can be fitted to each other, and an uneven structure that prevents them from shifting laterally is described.

  Further, in Patent Document 3, two shock-absorbing members filled with air are wound around an article, and struts are inserted into end portions of the respective shock-absorbing members, and adjacent struts are connected by a connecting member. In addition, the buffer member is described in which a valve for injecting air is attached.

  However, since the conventional packaging device is composed of a large number of members such as an upper tray, a lower tray, and a plurality of struts, the number of parts increases, and the cost of the packaging device increases. There are problems in working such as setting on the tray and taking work time for assembly and forgetting to set the column. In addition, in the packaging apparatus in which the tray is exposed, there is a problem in that the tray is damaged by an external force during transportation and transportation, which affects the packaging quality.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a packaging apparatus that can be reduced in cost with a small number of parts, can be easily assembled, and is not damaged by an external force during transportation and transportation.

  The invention of claim 1 includes a bottom wall, a side wall standing upward from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and an outer peripheral rib formed to project outward from the upper edge periphery of the side wall, and stores articles. And a body frame that holds the tray from below when its upper end is in contact with the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib when the tray is fitted from above. A packaging apparatus comprising:

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the packaging device according to the first aspect, a different barrel frame can be placed on the tray in a state where the barrel frame is disposed on the tray. A groove that is recessed downward from the side surface is formed, and an engagement protrusion that prevents misalignment between the tray and the body frame by being inserted into the groove is formed at the lower end of the body frame that is disposed in an overlapping manner. It comprises a part.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the packaging device according to the second aspect, a recess for avoiding contact with a groove protruding from the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib is formed at the upper end of the body frame. .

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the packaging apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising a side plate that is detachably disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the body frame and reinforces the body frame. To do.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the packaging apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, characterized in that it can be placed in a plurality of stages on a pallet for cargo handling.

  The packaging device according to the present invention can reduce the cost with a small number of parts, can be easily assembled, and has the effect of being hardly damaged even when subjected to external force during transportation or transportation.

It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the packaging apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the tray and trunk frame of the packaging apparatus which concern on Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the trunk frame of the packaging apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which attaches a side plate to the trunk frame of the packaging apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state to the pallet of the packaging apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. In the packaging apparatus which concerns on Example 1, it is a perspective view which shows the state which arrange | positions the trunk frame to which the side plate was attached to the upper stage of the packaging apparatus arrange | positioned on the pallet.

  The packaging device according to the present invention includes a synthetic resin tray for storing articles such as products, and a reinforcing body frame made of plastic ball material. The tray includes a substantially square bottom wall, a side wall standing upward from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and an outer peripheral rib formed to project outward from an upper edge periphery of the side wall. Moreover, the said trunk | frame is comprised as a square cylindrical body formed so that folding was possible. When the tray is fitted from above, the upper end of the trunk frame comes into contact with the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib to hold the tray from below.

  When arranging the packing device on a pallet, a trunk frame is arranged on the pallet and the tray is fitted. Thereby, the upper end of the trunk frame contacts the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib of the tray, and the trunk frame holds the tray. Thereby, the tray is protected by the trunk frame. The packaging device can be stacked and arranged in multiple stages on a pallet, and is positioned and arranged by fitting a convex part formed on the body frame into a groove part formed on the outer peripheral rib of the lower tray. A side plate may be disposed on the outer periphery of the trunk frame via a fastening member as necessary to further enhance the tray support force or to more reliably protect the tray.

<Example 1>
Hereinafter, a packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as an embodiment) will be described. The packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment is used for packaging products such as copying machines, facsimiles, printers, etc., and is used as a circulation type packaging that is transported from a factory to a consumer area and then returned to the factory for reuse. Although described as a thing, this invention is not limited to this.

  1 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the packaging device according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a tray and a trunk frame of the packaging device according to the embodiment 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a trunk frame of the packaging device. It is. The packaging device 50 according to the present embodiment is arranged and used in multiple stages on a pallet 10 used for cargo handling, for example. The packaging device 50 includes a tray 20 for packaging products, a body frame 30 that covers the periphery of the tray 20, and a side plate 40 that is detachably disposed outside the body frame 30.

  The tray 20 is made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, and is manufactured by vacuum molding. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the tray 20 includes a substantially square bottom wall 21 and four side walls 22 erected from the periphery of the bottom wall 21. The bottom wall 21 is formed with bulging portions 21 a to 21 f in accordance with the shape of the product 1. Moreover, the outer peripheral rib 23 is arrange | positioned in the upper edge part of the four side walls 22 toward the outward. That is, the outer peripheral rib 23 has a substantially quadrangular annular shape, and includes a side portion 23a extending from the side wall 22 and a corner portion 23b connecting the side portions 23a. Further, the outer peripheral rib 23 has a groove 24 recessed downward. The groove portion 24 is formed in the side portion 23a and is formed so that both ends thereof are close to the two corner portions 23b. In this example, since the outer peripheral rib 23 is formed thin, a protrusion (not shown) associated with the formation of the groove 24 is formed on the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib 23.

  The body frame 30 is formed of a plastic cardboard material made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene. As shown in FIG. 3, the trunk frame 30 is configured as a rectangular tubular member including four side surface portions 31 by bending a substantially rectangular plastic ball material at three ridge line portions 32 and joining them at joint portions 32 a. The two opposing ridgeline portions 32 can be brought close to each other (shown by arrow A in FIG. 3), and the other two ridgeline portions 32 can be folded as fold lines to form a flat plate shape.

  The trunk frame 30 is formed so as to support the lower portion of the outer peripheral rib 23 so as to surround the tray 20. Thereby, the load of the tray 20 on which the product is packaged is held by the trunk frame 30, and the side wall 22 of the tray 20 is protected by the trunk frame 30 against an external impact.

  In the packaging device 50 according to the present embodiment, the packaging devices 50 are arranged on the pallet 10 in a plurality of layers. For this reason, the shape of the body frame 30A of the packaging device 50 stacked in the upper stage is different from that of the body frame 30B of the packaging apparatus 50 disposed in the lowermost stage. Hereinafter, when describing different configurations of the two types of trunk frames, they will be described as trunk frames 30A and trunk frames 30B, and when describing the same configuration etc., they will be described as trunk frames 30 without distinguishing between them. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the trunk frame 30 </ b> A used in the packaging device 50 stacked on the upper stage has a convex portion 33 protruding downward on the lower side of the side surface portion 31. The convex portion 33 is shaped and dimensioned to fit into the groove portion 24. When the trunk frame 30 is placed on the lower tray 20, the convex portion 33 fits into the groove portion 24 and the trunk frame 30 is arranged at the lower stage. It positions with respect to the tray 20 made. On the other hand, the convex part 33 is not formed in the trunk frame 30A of the packaging device 50 arranged at the lowest level (see FIG. 4).

  Further, in the packaging device 50 according to the present embodiment, a concave portion 34 is formed downward on the upper side of the side surface portion 31 of the trunk frame 30. The recess 34 is formed in any of the trunk frames 30A and 30B. The recess 34 is formed in order to avoid interference with the groove 24 protruding downward from the outer peripheral rib 23 when the body frame 30 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib 23. The body frame 30 supports the tray 20 by contacting the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib 23 in the vicinity of both end portions of the recess 34.

  In the packaging device 50 according to the present embodiment, the upper inner surface of each side surface portion 31 of the trunk frame 30 is configured to contact the upper outer surface of the side wall 22 of the tray 20. Thereby, when the tray 20 is fitted to the trunk frame 30, the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib 23 of the tray 20 is supported by the upper end portion of the trunk frame 30, and the upper portion of the side surface portion 31 that forms the four sides of the trunk frame 30 is The tray 20 comes into contact with the upper portion of the side wall 22 of the tray 20 and is held without rattling on the trunk frame 30. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the tray 20 and the product 1 from being damaged inside the trunk frame 30 when the packaging device 50 is moved and conveyed.

  In addition, in the packaging apparatus 50 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the side wall 22 of the tray 20 is configured to sag as it goes downward. The side wall 22 is spaced apart from the side wall 22 in the downward direction. For this reason, the impact by the contact from the outside is not directly transmitted to the tray 20, and the influence by the impact can be reduced.

  In the present invention, in all the regions between the side wall 22 of the tray 20 and the side surface portion 31 of the trunk frame 30, the dimensions of each member can be set so as to form a space in both. Impacts from external contact can be further mitigated. In this case, an engaging portion such as a step can be formed on the outer peripheral rib 23 of the tray 20 and can be engaged so that the upper edge of the side surface portion 31 of the trunk frame 30 does not rattle.

  Further, in the packaging device 50 according to the present embodiment, a fastening member 35 such as a hook and loop fastener for detachably attaching the side plate 40 is disposed on the outer periphery of the side surface portion 31 of the trunk frame 30. In this example, three fastening materials 35 are arranged on one side surface portion 31.

  In the packaging device 50 according to the present embodiment, a predetermined number of side plates 40 can be disposed on the side surface portion 31 of the trunk frame 30 to further protect and reinforce the packaging device 50. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a procedure for attaching the side plate to the trunk frame of the packaging device. The side plate 40 includes a plate member 41 made of a plastic cardboard material made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, which is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having the same shape as the side surface portion 31 of the body frame 30.

  In the side plate 40, a fastening material 42 such as a surface fastener fastened to the fastening material 35 is disposed on the plate material 41. The fastening material 42 is disposed at each of three locations on the front and back surfaces corresponding to the fastening material 35 disposed on the side surface portion 31 of the plate material 41, and the side plate 40 can be disposed on the side surface portion 31. Accordingly, a plurality of side plates 40 can be attached to the side surface portion 31 in an overlapping manner. In the example shown in FIG. 4, there is one side plate 40 arranged on one side part 31, but the number of side plates 40 that can be arranged on one side part 31 is the mass of products stored in the tray 20. It can be increased depending on the transport conditions, the number of arrangement stages of the tray 20, and the like. As described above, the fastening material 42 arranged on the side surface portion 31 supports the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib 23 of the tray 20 and protects the side surface portion 31. In addition, as the fastening material 35 and the fastening material 42, other mechanisms, such as a hook other than a hook-and-loop fastener, are employable.

  Next, a procedure for packaging the product 1 using the packaging device 50 and placing it on the pallet 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the packaging device is placed on the pallet, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a trunk frame having a side plate attached to the upper stage of the packaging device arranged on the pallet is arranged. When using the packaging device 50, the trunk frame 30B is first placed on a pallet. A necessary number of side plates 40 are attached to each side surface portion 31 of the trunk frame 30 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Then, the tray 20 is fitted into the trunk frame 30, and the product 1 is stored in the tray 20.

  Then, in order to stack the packaging device 50 on the upper stage of the packaging device 50, as shown in FIG. 6, the trunk frame 30 is placed on the tray 20, and the side plate 40 is attached if necessary. Place in the frame 30 and place the product 1 in it. Further, this operation is repeated when the packaging devices 50 are stacked.

  At this time, when the trunk frame 30A is placed on the tray 20, the convex portion 33 of the trunk frame 30A is fitted into the groove 24 of the outer peripheral rib 23 of the tray 20 so that the trunk frame 30 is positioned on the lower tray 20. To. Thereby, when the trays 20 in which the products are packaged are stacked, it is possible to prevent the trays 20 from shifting and to prevent the collapse of the load.

  In the packaging device 50 according to the present embodiment, as described above, no convex portion is formed on the trunk frame 30B of the packaging device 50 arranged at the lowest level. For this reason, the upper surface of the pallet 10 is flat and is not formed with a groove portion or a step portion. For this reason, the lowermost trunk frame 30B is in contact with the upper surface of the pallet 10 at the entire lower end. At this time, in order to prevent the collapse of the load, a predetermined packaging device 50 is placed on the pallet 10 and then placed on the pallet 10 by fixing with a fixing material such as a stretch film covering the packaging device 50 placed on the pallet 10. The packaging device 50 can be fixed.

  Therefore, according to 50 according to the present embodiment, it is only necessary to assemble the members of the tray 20, the frame 30, and the side plate 40, so that the cost can be reduced with a small number of parts, and the assembly can be easily performed. It will not be damaged by external force during transportation or transportation. And, since the trunk frame can be folded, it can be collected without being bulky by folding at the time of collection, and it can reduce the transportation cost at the time of collection. It is not forgotten to be set at the time of packaging work or lost at the time of collection.

<Example 2>
In the said Example, the case where the convex part 33 was not formed in the trunk frame 30B of the packaging apparatus 50 arrange | positioned at the lowest stage as the trunk frame 30 was demonstrated. In the present invention, the lowermost case frame 30 can have the same configuration as the upper case frame. In this case, it is preferable to form a recess (not shown) into which the projection 33 is fitted on the upper surface of the pallet 10. In the present embodiment, a single body frame 30 can be used, and cost can be reduced. In addition, the packaging device 50 can be positioned on the pallet 10 and the packaging device 50 can be stably placed. . In this case as well, the packaging device 50 placed on the pallet 10 can be fixed by fixing with a fixing material such as a stretch film.

  Furthermore, in the said Example, although the side plate 40 was arrange | positioned in the trunk frame 30, the product 1 can be packaged only by the tray 20 and the trunk frame 30 without providing the side plate 40. And the shape and quantity of the groove part of a tray, the convex part of a trunk frame, and a fastening material are not limited to the said Example, It can change suitably.

1 Product (article)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pallet 20 Tray 21 Bottom wall 21a-21f Swelling part 22 Side wall 23 Outer peripheral rib 23a Side part 23b Corner part 24 Groove part 30 Body frame 30A Body frame 30B Body frame 31 Side surface part 32 Ridge line part 32a Joint part 33 Projection part 34 Concave part 35 Fastening material 40 Side plate 41 Plate material 42 Fastening material 50 Packaging device

JP 2004-067197 A Chinese Utility Model No. 1010696 JP 2000-062850 A

Claims (8)

A tray having a bottom wall, a side wall erected upward from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and an outer peripheral rib formed to project outward from an upper edge periphery of the side wall;
A cylindrical body formed so as to be foldable, and when the tray is fitted from above, a trunk frame that holds the tray from below with its upper end contacting the lower surface of the outer peripheral rib;
A packaging apparatus comprising: In order to be able to place a different body frame on the tray in a state where the body frame is arranged on the tray, a groove portion recessed downward from the upper side surface is formed on the outer peripheral rib of the tray,
The lower end of the body frame arranged in an overlapping manner is provided with an engaging convex portion that prevents a positional shift between the tray and the body frame by being inserted into the groove portion. Packaging equipment.   The packaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a recess for avoiding contact with a groove protruding from a lower surface of the outer peripheral rib is formed at an upper end of the body frame.   The packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a side plate that is detachably disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the body frame and reinforces the body frame.   The body frame is configured as a quadrangular cylindrical body formed so as to be foldable, and when the tray is fitted from above, the upper end of the body frame contacts the lower side of the outer peripheral rib to hold the tray from below. The packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the packaging device is protected from an external impact.   The packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the packaging device can be stacked in a plurality of stages on a pallet.   7. When placing a plurality of stages on the pallet, the tray storing products is fitted into the body frame disposed on the pallet from above, and these are stacked and disposed. Packaging equipment. The packaging device according to claim 7, wherein a side plate for reinforcing protection from the impact is installed on a side surface portion of the trunk frame.