JP2012071877A - Packaging apparatus for electric circuit board unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging apparatus that is configured to pack an electric circuit board unit having a construction in which a mounting flange formed in a protective case is attached to a prescribed place by screws and the like in a state in which the electric circuit board unit has been removed from the packaging apparatus, and that enables the electric circuit board unit to be housed and held in a housing chamber partitioned in a package box, in a housed posture not causing damage to the mounting flange, and that enables the electric circuit board unit to be housed in a housed state in which a side wall of the housing chamber is not damaged by the mounting flange, and that enables the electric circuit board unit in the housing chamber to be housed in a stable state and also in a housed state in which breakage or the like of the packaging box is not caused.SOLUTION: The packaging apparatus for the electric circuit board unit includes: the electric circuit board unit 1 in which a printed wiring board mounted with an electric circuit component is housed in a protective case made of synthetic resin; and the packaging box made of a corrugated board in which the plurality of partitioned housing chambers 6 are formed. In the packaging apparatus, the electric circuit board unit has the mounting flange 4 protruded to the outside, and insertion grooves 12 in which the mounting flange is to be inserted are formed in the housing chamber in a direction in which the electric circuit board unit is inserted into the housing chamber.

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging device for an electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board to which an electric circuit component is attached is accommodated in a protective case.

A game control unit 114 comprising a game control device 121 having a configuration in which a circuit board on which electrical components necessary for game control are mounted is housed in a control housing that can be seen through, and a control mounting structure 122 is structured. A packaging device in a state of being integrated into the storage chamber 12 formed in a plurality of sections in the game control packaging device integrally with the base 135 is disclosed (see Patent Document 1).

In this patent document 1, the game control packaging device includes an outer box 1 and a partition structure 11, a game control unit 114 and a structure base 135 are accommodated in the accommodation chamber 12, and a pair of support pieces 47 of the partition structure 11. The game control unit 114 is fixed so as not to move to the storage chamber 12 by pushing the game control device 121 by bending the.

JP 2007-001592 A

As described above, in Patent Document 1, what is accommodated in the compartmented storage chamber 12 of the game control packaging device is a set of the game control unit 114 and the structural base 135, and these are accommodated in the storage chamber 12. In this state, the pair of support pieces 47, 50 of the partition structure 11 of the game control packaging device
Since the game control unit 114 is fixed so as not to move into the storage chamber 12 by being bent, simply storing the game control unit 114 in the storage chamber 12 does not result in a stable storage state, but a pair of partition structures 11. The support pieces 47 and 50 must be bent, which is troublesome.

In view of the above, the present invention involves a complicated configuration and work as in Patent Document 1 in a packaging device for an electrical circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board to which electrical circuit components are attached is housed in a protective case. The present invention provides a packaging apparatus that can accommodate an electric circuit board unit in a compartment containing a packaging box made of cardboard.

In particular, the electric circuit board unit according to the present invention has a configuration in which the mounting flange formed on the protective case is attached to a predetermined location with a screw or the like in the state of being taken out from the packaging device. It is possible to accommodate and hold the electric circuit board unit in the accommodating chamber in which the packing box is partitioned with the accommodating posture so as not to be damaged, and to ensure that the side wall of the accommodating chamber is not damaged by the mounting flange. By doing so, the electric circuit board unit in the accommodation chamber can be accommodated in a stable state, and the accommodation state in which the packaging box is not damaged or the like is obtained.

The first invention comprises an electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board to which an electric circuit component is attached is accommodated in a protective case made of synthetic resin, and a cardboard packaging box in which a plurality of compartmented accommodation chambers are formed, The electric circuit board unit forms a mounting flange projecting to the outside, and the electric circuit board unit is inserted into the accommodating chamber in the accommodating chamber.
An electrical circuit board unit packaging apparatus, wherein an insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed.

The second invention comprises an electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board to which an electric circuit component is attached is accommodated in a protective case made of synthetic resin, and a packaging box made of cardboard in which a plurality of partitioned accommodation chambers are formed, The electric circuit board unit includes a mounting flange that protrudes to the outside of the mounting wall surface, and the electric circuit board unit is disposed at a corner portion of the storage chamber facing the mounting wall surface of the electric circuit board unit. An electrical circuit board unit packaging apparatus, wherein an insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in a direction in which the mounting flange is inserted.

The third invention comprises an electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board to which an electric circuit component is attached is accommodated in a protective case made of synthetic resin, and a packaging box made of cardboard in which a plurality of partitioned accommodation chambers are formed, The electric circuit board unit includes a mounting flange that protrudes to the outside of the mounting wall, and the packaging box includes a cubic outer box with an open / close lid that closes the top opening, and a plurality of storage chambers inside the outer box. A main partition housed in the outer box so as to divide, and the main partition body is formed of a corrugated cardboard in which a left and right standing wall along the left and right inner side surfaces of the outer box and a bottom wall along the inner bottom surface of the outer box are integrated. A base body formed by: a lateral partition body having left and right ends supported by the left and right standing walls at a predetermined interval so as to divide the base body into a plurality of small chambers in the front and rear directions; and In the containment room An intermediate groove that intersects in the front-rear direction at the center of the horizontal partition, and an insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in the middle partition that intersects the horizontal partition. An electrical circuit board unit packaging apparatus characterized by the above.

According to a fourth invention, in the third invention, the insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in the middle partition body before and after the horizontal partition body with the horizontal partition body as a boundary. Circuit board unit packaging equipment.

In the first invention, the electric circuit board unit having a configuration in which the mounting flange formed in the protective case is formed is inserted and supported in the insertion groove when the electric circuit board unit is inserted into the housing chamber. Thus, the electric circuit board unit can be accommodated and held in the accommodating chamber in which the packaging box is partitioned with the accommodating posture so that the mounting flange is not damaged, and the side wall of the accommodating chamber is damaged by the attaching flange. No containment. For this reason, the electric circuit board unit can be accommodated in the accommodation chamber with a normal posture, and the electric circuit board unit and the packaging box are not damaged during transportation and transportation.

In the second invention, the mounting flange protrudes on the outer side of the mounting wall surface of the electric circuit board unit. Therefore, the mounting flange is inserted into the insertion groove formed in the corner portion on the inner surface of the housing chamber. The flange is protected by the insertion groove, and the mounting wall surface of the electric circuit board unit is housed along the inner surface of the housing chamber. In addition to the effects of the first invention, the electrical circuit board unit is held in a stable posture. Thus, the electric circuit board unit and the packaging box are not damaged during transportation and transportation.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the main partition that divides the inside of the outer box into a plurality of storage chambers, an insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in the middle partition that intersects the horizontal partition. In addition to the above effect, since the mounting flange is accommodated at a position far from the side surface of the outer box, the mounting flange can be protected from the impact received by the side surface of the outer box. Further, even if the packaging is opened by cutting the entire circumference of the outer box with the cutter knife, the mounting flange is not damaged by the cutter knife.

In the fourth invention, since the insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in the middle partition body before and after the horizontal partition body with the horizontal partition body as a boundary, it is accommodated in the left and right accommodation chambers partitioned by the middle partition body. The horizontal partition is linearly held in the left-right direction by the mounting wall surface and flange of the electric circuit board unit, and the electric circuit board unit can be stably accommodated by the same effect as the third invention.

It is a top view which shows the electric circuit board unit accommodation state of the packing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the electric circuit board unit concerning the present invention. It is a side view of the electric circuit board unit concerning the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly state of the base body of the packing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the horizontal partition of the packing device concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the basic body of the main partition which constitutes the packing device concerning the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly state of the partition body of the packing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the combined state of the partition body and horizontal partition body of the packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly state which accommodates the partition body which concerns on this invention in an outer box, and forms a packaging box. It is a perspective view of the outer box of the packing apparatus concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the packing box of the packing device concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the packing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the state which accommodates an electric circuit board unit in the packing box of the packing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the combined state of the partition body and horizontal partition which show other embodiment of the packing apparatus which concerns on this invention.

The packaging device for an electric circuit board unit according to the present invention includes an electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board to which electric circuit components are attached is housed in a protective case made of synthetic resin, and a plurality of partitioned housing chambers. A packaging box made of corrugated cardboard, wherein the electrical circuit board unit forms a mounting flange projecting to the outside, and the mounting flange extends in a direction in which the electrical circuit board unit is inserted into the housing chamber. In the following, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electric circuit board unit 1 according to the present invention is composed of a printed wiring board 2 to which electric circuit components EP such as a semiconductor element, a coil, a capacitor, an electric resistance, and a heat radiation fin H are attached. It is a form accommodated in a transparent protective case 3 made of resin. Protective case 3
Is composed of a case main body portion 3A having a back surface opening covering the electric circuit component EP and the printed wiring board 2, and a flat lid 3B attached to the case main body portion 3A so as to close the back surface opening of the case main body portion 3A. Yes. The case main body 3A and the lid 3B may be either a hinge unit 3D that can be opened and closed, or a case body 3A and a lid 3B that are separately configured. In the electric circuit board unit 1, a flat back plate 3B forms the mounting wall surface 1A so that a surface corresponding to the back side surface of the printed wiring board 2 forms a flat mounting wall surface 1A. A part of the outer peripheral side surface of the protective case 3 is formed with a mounting flange 4 protruding from the cover 3B by integral molding so as to protrude outward from the mounting wall surface 1A.

The electric circuit board unit 1 is attached to a predetermined location by the attachment flange 4, and the attachment is variously fixed by a screw passing through the attachment flange 4, or by fixing the attachment flange 4 by another member. Selected. In order to dissipate heat from the electric circuit component EP including the heat dissipating fins H formed of a plurality of plate-like fins with aluminum, a plurality of heat dissipating holes 3C are formed in the case body portion 3A in a slit shape.

The electric circuit board unit 1 is packaged in a state of being accommodated in a plurality of compartmental storage chambers 6 of a cardboard packaging box 5. The packaging box 5 includes an outer box 8 having a cubic shape (a rectangular parallelepiped shown in FIG. 10) integrally formed with open / close lids 8A to 8D that close the upper surface opening 8P, and a plurality of storage chambers 6 in the outer box 8.
The main partition 10 accommodated in the outer box 8 is provided. The main partition 10 is shown in FIG.
As shown, the left and right standing walls 7A, 7B and the outer box 8 along the inner side surfaces of the left and right side walls 8G, 8H of the outer box 8 are shown.
A base body 7 integrally formed of corrugated cardboard and a bottom wall 7C along the inner bottom surface, and both left and right end portions are spaced apart from the left and right standing walls 7A and 7B so as to partition the inside of the base body 7 into a plurality of small chambers SC. And a middle partition 11 that intersects the central portion of the horizontal partition 9 in the front-rear direction so as to partition each small chamber SC into left and right accommodation chambers 6. An insertion groove 12 into which the mounting flange 4 is inserted is formed in the part of the partition body 11 that intersects with.

The configuration of the main partition 10 will be specifically described. First, the formation of the base body 7 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4 (a), a pair of parallel fold lines L1 and L2 are formed on both the left and right sides of one flat corrugated cardboard plate 7P. The slits 7Q are formed with a predetermined pitch H1 so as to reach the inner folding line L1. A fold line L3 is formed inside the left and right fold lines L1 with a predetermined interval H2 for maintaining the width of the bottom wall 7C. In this configuration, the left and right ends are bent at substantially right angles along the fold line L2,
From this bent state, it is further bent at a substantially right angle along a fold line L1. Fold line L from this state
4 to form a base body 7 having left and right standing walls 7A and 7B upright on both sides of a bottom wall 7C having a width of a predetermined interval H2, as shown in FIG. A space having a width T1 is formed in the standing walls 7A and 7B.

As shown in FIG. 5, the horizontal partition 9 is composed of a single flat corrugated cardboard, and has a length extending over the left and right standing walls 7 </ b> A and 7 </ b> B, and a slit 9 </ b> A is substantially vertical from the upper end to a predetermined depth. It is formed in a shape. The left and right portions divided by the slits 9A are formed with notches 9B that serve as finger escape portions when the electric circuit board unit 1 accommodated in the accommodation chamber 6 is grasped with fingers as will be described later. Further, a slit 9 extends from the lower end to a predetermined height at a position that is inward by a predetermined dimension T2 that is equal to or slightly smaller than the width T1 in the left and right standing walls 7A, 7B from the left and right ends.
C is formed. Further, the height H4 of the horizontal partition 9 is equal to the height H3 of the left and right standing walls 7A, 7B.
Is equivalent to

The slits 9C at the left and right end portions of the horizontal partition body 9 formed in this way are fitted into the slits 7Q of the left and right standing walls 7A and 7B of the base body 7 from above.
Insert from above 7B. As a result, both end portions of the predetermined size T2 of the horizontal partitioning body 9 enter the space of the width T1 in the left and right standing walls 7A and 7B, and the lower end of the horizontal partitioning body 9 is the bottom wall 7C as shown in FIG. The horizontal partitioning body 9 has the same height as the left and right standing walls 7A and 7B. For this reason, the width of the slit 7 </ b> Q is substantially the same as the thickness of the horizontal partition 9. By inserting this horizontal partitioning body 9, as shown in FIG. 6, between the left and right standing walls 7A, 7B of the base body 7,
The inside of the base body 7 is partitioned into a plurality of front and rear small chambers SC by a horizontal partition body 9, and the main partition body 10.
The basic body 10F is formed.

As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the middle partition 11 is formed with a pair of parallel central fold lines L11 and L22 at the center of one flat corrugated cardboard 11P, and parallel on the left and right sides thereof. A right and left folding line L33 is formed. Then, slits 11Q are formed with a predetermined pitch H11 from the left and right ends toward the left and right folding line L33. In addition, slits 11R having a wide width extending over the left and right folding line L33 are formed at the same pitch as the predetermined pitch H11. In this case, the slit 11Q corresponds to the center of the slit 11R.

In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the left end is slightly folded at the center fold line L22 and the left fold line L33 closer to the center fold line L22. It is bent 180 degrees at the line L33 and bent at a substantially right angle at the center fold line L22. As a result, a left support wall 11Y is formed as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), the right end is bent at a substantially right angle at the right fold line L33, and then this bending is further advanced to 180 ° folding, as shown in FIG. 7 (e). In addition, the right support wall 11Z is formed. 7B, the right support wall 11Z is overlapped with the left support wall 11Y so that the middle partition 11 is overlapped as shown in FIG.
Is formed.

The partition body 11 formed in this way is incorporated into the basic body 10F of the main partition body 10. In this incorporation, the slits 9A of the horizontal partitioning body 9 and the slits 11Q of the intermediate partitioning body 11 are fitted in an intersecting state, so that each small chamber SC is accommodated in the left and right arrangement by the partitioning body 11 as shown in FIG. A main partition body 10 partitioned by the chamber 6 is formed. FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of the combined state of the slit 11R of the partition 11 and the horizontal partition 9 by this combination. In this, the slit 11R is divided into the front and rear by the horizontal partition 9 in the portion of the middle partition 11 that intersects with the horizontal partition 9, and the insertion groove 12 into which the mounting flange 4 is inserted has the front and rear of the horizontal partition 9. Formed.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the main partition 10 formed in this way is accommodated in the outer box 8 to form the packing box 5. The outer box 8 is made of corrugated cardboard and has a cubic shape (as shown in FIG. 10 is a rectangular shape) integrally formed with open / close lids 8A to 8D that close the upper surface opening 8P. By accommodating the main partition 10 in the outer box 8, a plurality of storage chambers 6 are formed in the outer box 8. In view of accommodating the main partition 10 in the outer box 8, the outer dimensions of the main partition 10 are substantially the same as the inner dimensions of the outer box 8, or the outer dimensions of the main partition 10 are slightly smaller.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 12 and 13, the mounting flange 4 of the electric circuit board unit 1 is inserted into the insertion grooves 12 corresponding to the respective storage chambers 6 with respect to the packaging box 5 formed in this way. Therefore, the electric circuit board unit 1 is accommodated in the accommodating chamber 6. In this case, in order to reduce play (rattle) of the electric circuit board unit 1 in the accommodation chamber 6, the direction of the electric circuit board unit 1 accommodated in the accommodation chamber 6 on the left side of the main partition 10, and the main partition Body 10
The electric circuit board unit 1 accommodated in the right-side accommodation chamber 6 is disposed in the opposite direction.

As a result, the electric circuit board unit 1 housed in the housing chamber 6 on the left side of the main partition 10.
And the electric circuit board unit 1 housed in the housing chamber 6 on the right side of the main partition 10.
Since the horizontal partition 9 is held at the front and rear central portions of the slit 11R of the middle partition 11 and the flange 4 of each electric circuit board unit 1 is held in the insertion groove 12, the housing chamber 6 The play of the electric circuit board unit 1 in the inside is small, and stable housing in which the breakage of the flange 4 of the electric circuit board unit 1 is suppressed is achieved. In a state where the electric circuit board unit 1 is accommodated in the accommodation chamber 6, the opening / closing lids 8A to 8D of the outer box 8 are closed in an overlapping state, and the opening / closing lids 8A to 8D are taped, whereby the packaging device of the present invention is provided. Complete.

Thus, the direction of the electric circuit board unit 1 housed in the left storage chamber 6 of the main partition 10 is opposite to the direction of the electric circuit board unit 1 housed in the right storage chamber 6 of the main partition 10. The accommodation form that is oriented is effective when, for example, a projection 3F for attachment or the like as shown in FIG. In this case, the depth of the storage chamber 6 is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the height direction dimension of the electric circuit board unit 1 including the length of the protrusion 3F.

In the form without such a protrusion 3 </ b> F, the direction of the electric circuit board unit 1 accommodated in the storage chamber 6 on the left side of the main partition 10 and the electricity stored in the storage chamber 6 on the right side of the main partition 10 are used. It is also possible to adopt a housing configuration in which the circuit board unit 1 is oriented in the same direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, the horizontal partition 9 is disposed in a state of being biased to the front side (or the rear side) of the slit 11R of the inner partition body 11, and is disposed on the rear side (or the front side) of the slit 11R. The insertion groove 12 may be formed. As a result, the flange 4 of the electric circuit board unit 1 accommodated in the left and right accommodation chambers 6 of the main partition 10 is fitted into the insertion groove 12 and is placed in the same orientation.

As shown in FIG. 11, the left and right standing walls 7A, 7
Due to the presence of B, an interval F3 corresponding to the width of the left and right standing walls 7A and 7B is formed between the storage chamber 6 and the outer box 8, and on the front and rear sides of the storage chamber 6, Spaces F1 and F2 are formed between the horizontal partition 9 and the front and rear walls 8E and 8F of the outer box 8. These intervals F1, F2,
F3 is configured to have substantially the same dimensions. In this way, in the unpacking operation of the packaging box 5 in which the electric circuit board unit 1 is packed, a predetermined interval is formed between the housing box 6 and the outer box 8 on both the left and right sides and front and rear. Even when the periphery of the outer box 8 is cut and unpacked with a cutter knife, these intervals make it difficult for the cutter knife to reach the electric circuit board unit 1 accommodated in the accommodation chamber 6, and the electric circuit board unit 1 is damaged. There is less fear, and the protective effect of the electric circuit board unit 1 during unpacking can be obtained.

The present invention is not limited to the illustrated form shown in the above embodiment as a packaging device for an electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board to which an electric circuit component is attached is housed in a protective case. Various configurations are included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electric circuit board unit 2 ... Printed wiring board 3 ... Protective case 3A .... Case body part 3B ... Lid 4 ... Mounting flange 5・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Packing box 6 ・ ・ ・ Container 7 ・ ・ ・ Base body 7A, 7B ・ ・ ・ Left and right wall of base body 8 ・ ・ ・ Outer box 8A ～ 8D ・ ・ ・ Outer box Opening and closing lids 8E, 8F ... Front and rear walls of outer box 8G, 8H ... Left and right side walls of outer box 9 ... Horizontal partition 10 ... Main partition 10F ... Basic body 11 ... Partition body 11Q ... Slit of partition body 11R ... Slit of partition body 12 ... Insertion groove EP ... Electric circuit component

Claims (4)

An electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board on which an electric circuit component is mounted is housed in a protective case made of synthetic resin; and a corrugated cardboard packaging box in which a plurality of compartmented housing chambers are formed, the electric circuit board unit Has a mounting flange protruding outward, and an insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in the housing chamber in a direction in which the electric circuit board unit is inserted into the housing chamber. An electrical circuit board unit packaging device. An electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board on which an electric circuit component is mounted is housed in a protective case made of synthetic resin; and a corrugated cardboard packaging box in which a plurality of compartmented housing chambers are formed, the electric circuit board unit Is provided with a mounting flange projecting to the outside of the mounting wall surface, and in the corner portion of the storage chamber surface facing the mounting wall surface of the electrical circuit board unit, the electric circuit board unit is inserted into the storage chamber. An electrical circuit board unit packaging apparatus, wherein an insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed. An electric circuit board unit in which a printed wiring board on which an electric circuit component is mounted is housed in a protective case made of synthetic resin; and a corrugated cardboard packaging box in which a plurality of compartmented housing chambers are formed, the electric circuit board unit Includes a mounting flange projecting to the outside of the mounting wall, and the packaging box includes a cubic outer box with an open / close lid that closes the upper surface opening, and the outer box is partitioned into a plurality of storage chambers. Comprising a main partition housed in a box, the main partition body comprising:
A base body in which left and right standing walls along the left and right inner side surfaces of the outer box and a bottom wall along the inner bottom surface of the outer box are integrally formed of corrugated cardboard, and left and right so as to divide the base body into a plurality of small chambers forward and backward. A lateral partition body having both ends supported by the left and right standing walls at predetermined intervals, and an intermediate partition body that intersects the central portion of the lateral partition body in the front-rear direction so as to partition the small chambers into the storage chambers disposed in the lateral direction; A packaging apparatus for an electric circuit board unit, wherein an insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in the middle partition body portion intersecting with the horizontal partition body. 4. The electric circuit board unit according to claim 3, wherein the insertion groove into which the mounting flange is inserted is formed in the middle partition body before and after the horizontal partition body with the horizontal partition body as a boundary. 5. Packing equipment.

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