JP2023097642A - Packing body - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a packing body capable of protecting a multi-functional machine during application of a load due to falling of a packing body or the like, while enabling packing products of a plurality of specifications each different in shape therefrom with the same buffer material.SOLUTION: A first upper side buffer material 21 engaged from an upper front side of a multi-functional machine 10 comprises an upper side engagement part 40, and a pair of lower side engagement parts 50, 60. When the first upper side buffer material 21 is engaged with the upper front side of the multi-functional machine 10, the upper side engagement part 40 is located above an area where an operation panel is located, and the pair of lower side engagement parts 50, 60 are engaged with respective ends in a width direction of the multi-functional machine 10. At least one of the pair of lower side engagement parts 50, 60 is provided with a contact part coming into contact with an upper material part 12 and a body housing 11 of the multi-functional machine 10 therefrom.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a technology of a package having a cushioning material.

Patent Literature 1 describes a package for a multi-function machine including a main body and an upper part. A multi-function device includes a main body including a recording section and an upper body section including a reading section on the upper side of the main body. The package includes a multi-function device fitted with a cushioning material such as expanded polystyrene in a packaging box.

In the package disclosed in Patent Literature 1, two cushioning materials are fitted from the left and right to the upper portion of the multifunction machine. However, even if the main unit of a multifunction device is the same size, the size of the operation unit attached to the front of the main unit may vary depending on the specifications of the product, such as a large touch panel or a combination of keys and a display. etc. are different. In such a case, it is necessary to make the shape of the cushioning material fitted to the multifunction machine into a shape corresponding to the shape of the operating portion. On the other hand, in the package disclosed in Patent Literature 2, the cushioning material that is fitted from the left and right to the upper part of the multifunction machine avoids the front part where the operation part is located when this cushioning material is fitted to the multifunction machine. It has a shape like

JP 2012-091798 A JP 2016-120954 A

If the cushioning material that is fitted to the MFP is designed to match the area where the operation part is located and avoid the front part of the MFP, even if the product has an operation part with a different external size depending on the use, the same However, there are cases where the cushioning material cannot exhibit the desired performance due to volume restrictions and shape restrictions. For example, when a package is dropped and a large load is applied to the package, the cushioning material may not be able to absorb the load enough to apply the load to the MFP. In particular, when the package is dropped so that the front side of the upper part of the machine falls, there is a concern that if there is no cushioning material in the front part, the load will be concentrated on the upper part of the machine, and the machine will not be protected. be done.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to pack products with different specifications with the same cushioning material, and at the same time, when a load is applied by dropping the package, etc., the multifunction machine To provide a package capable of protecting

In order to solve the above problems, the package disclosed in this specification includes a main body including a recording unit, an upper part including a reading unit located above the main body, and an operation unit located in front of the upper part of the main body. and pack the multifunction device. The package includes a lower cushioning material fitted to the multifunction machine from the lower side of the multifunction machine, a first upper cushioning material fitted to the multifunction machine from the upper front side of the multifunction machine, and an upper rear part of the multifunction machine. a storage box capable of accommodating a multifunction machine in which a second upper cushioning material, a lower cushioning material, a first upper cushioning material, and a second upper cushioning material are fitted to the multifunction machine from the side; It has The first upper cushioning material has an upper fitting portion and a pair of lower fitting portions extending downward from both ends of the upper fitting portion. The joint portion is positioned above the area where the operation portion is arranged, and the pair of lower fitting portions are fitted to the ends in the width direction of the multifunction device, respectively, so that the space between the pair of lower fitting portions is , and at least one of the pair of lower fitting portions has a contact surface extending in the vertical direction and coming into contact with the upper part and the main body of the multifunction machine. It has a contact portion.

In the above configuration, the first upper cushioning material that is fitted from the upper front side of the multi-function device has an upper fitting portion and a pair of lower fitting portions. When the first upper cushioning material is fitted to the upper front side of the multifunction device, the upper fitting portion is positioned above the area where the operating portion is arranged, and the pair of lower fitting portions A region in which the operating portion is positioned is located between the pair of lower fitting portions by being fitted to both ends in the width direction of the machine. At least one of the pair of lower fitting portions has a contact portion extending in the vertical direction and having a contact surface that contacts the upper part and the main body of the multifunction machine from the front side. As a result, the first upper cushioning material is fitted from the upper front side of the multifunction device so as to avoid the area where the operation portion is arranged, so that regardless of the shape of the operation portion, the first upper cushioning material is fitted in the upper front side of the multifunction device. can match. The abutting portion formed in the lower fitting portion of the first upper cushioning material abuts on the upper part and the main body of the multi-function device by their abutting surfaces. As a result, even if a load is applied from the upper front side of the first upper cushioning material due to the storage box falling or the like, the load is transmitted to the main body side through the ribs of the lower fitting portion, The load is not concentrated only on the upper part side of the first upper cushioning material, and the load applied to the upper part can be dispersed.

In the package, the abutting surface of the abutting portion has a stepped shape that matches the step in the depth direction between the upper part and the main body. As a result, even if the upper part and the main body have a stepped shape, the abutment surface can be brought into contact with the multifunction device, so that the effect of dispersing the load applied to the upper part can be enhanced. can.

In the package, the contact portion has a front wall portion extending downward from the upper fitting portion, and a rib extending on the rear surface side of the front wall portion facing the multifunction machine, and the contact surface is the front wall. The rear surface of the front wall portion is in contact with the main body, and the rear surface of the rib is in contact with at least the upper portion. As a result, when the package is dropped with the upper front side down, the load applied to the first upper cushioning material is transmitted to the front wall through the first and second ribs, thereby reducing the concentration of the load. can be further relaxed.

In the package, the ribs have first ribs and second ribs protruding from the rear surface side of the wall and arranged in the width direction of the multifunction machine. As a result, the load transmitted to the first rib and the second rib can be transmitted to the wall portion to distribute the load, thereby further reducing the concentration of the load on the upper body portion.

In the package, the lower fitting portion includes a first lower fitting portion extending downward from one end of the upper fitting portion and a second fitting portion extending downward from the other end of the upper fitting portion. The second rib is positioned closer to one end of the upper fitting portion than the first rib in the first lower fitting portion, and the thickness dimension of the second rib is , greater than the thickness dimension in the first rib. When the package is dropped, the load is transmitted to the front four corners of the first upper cushioning material. After the largest load is applied to the four corners of the first upper cushioning material, the load is transmitted inward while attenuating. continue. In the above configuration, by making the thickness of the first rib to which a large load is applied larger than the thickness of the second rib, the load applied from the four corners of the package to the upper part can be alleviated.

In the package, the lower fitting portion has ribs protruding outward on the front side opposite to the rear side facing the multifunction device. As a result, when a load is applied to the front wall portion from the packaging box, the ribs protruding from the front surface of the front wall portion on the side opposite to the rear surface facing the multifunction device are crushed, so that the impact applied to the front wall portion can be absorbed. . As a result, the load applied to the upper part can be reduced.

In the multi-function device, the region where the operating portion is located is close to the end of the side where the second lower fitting portion is fitted, and the front portion of the second lower fitting portion extends beyond the region where the operating portion is located. When the first upper cushioning material is fitted to the multifunction machine, it receives the side surface of the multifunction machine. It is not formed in the lower fitting portion. In the above configuration, the second lower fitting part is formed so as to avoid the area where the operation part is located by receiving the side surface of the multifunction machine, and the first upper cushioning part is not affected by the shape of the operation part. materials can be designed. In addition, even in the first upper cushioning material having such a shape, the contact portion of the first lower fitting portion can prevent the load applied to the package from concentrating on the upper part. .

According to the present invention, it is possible to protect the multi-function device when a load is applied due to the dropping of the package or the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a multi-function device accommodated in a packing box; FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of a package. 1 is a front view of a multi-function device fitted with a cushioning material; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3; FIG. It is a perspective view of a first upper cushioning material. It is a perspective view of a first upper cushioning material. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3; 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3; FIG.

(First embodiment)
A package according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the directions are based on the position of the user who uses the MFP. That is, when facing the side of the multifunction device on which an operation panel (to be described later) is located, the facing side of the multifunction device is defined as the front, and the side opposite to the side where the operation panel is located in the multifunction device is defined as the "rear", The left side is called "left" and the right side is called "right". When the direction is expressed, the horizontal direction is described as the "width direction", the vertical direction is described as the "vertical direction", and the front-rear direction is described as the "depth direction". The direction of the cushioning material, which will be described later, is based on the direction when it is fitted into the multi-function device 10 .

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the package 100 accommodates the MFP 10 to be packaged, and includes a first upper cushioning material 21, a second upper cushioning material 22, and a lower cushioning material. 20, an upper packing box 25 and a lower packing box 26. - 特許庁2 and 3, the packing boxes 25 and 26 are omitted.

Note that the package 100 may include a packing bag for packing the MFP 10 and a protective sheet. The packaging bag is formed by processing a sheet into a bag shape, and is used when wrapping the above-described multifunction machine 10 together with a desiccant. The protective sheet is arranged so as to be interposed between each of the cushioning materials 20 to 22 and the packaging bag when the MFP 10 is packed.

The first upper cushioning material 21 , the second upper cushioning material 22 , and the lower cushioning material 20 are accommodated in the upper packing box 25 while being fitted to the multifunction device 10 . As a result, each of the cushioning materials 20 to 22 fills the space between each of the packaging boxes 25 and 26 and the MFP 10 inside each of the packaging boxes 25 and 26, and protects the MFP 10 from impact during transportation work. It is possible to protect In this embodiment, the first and second upper cushioning materials 21 and 22 and the lower cushioning material 20 are made of foamed polystyrene obtained by foaming polystyrene with fine bubbles and hardening it.

Each of the packing boxes 25 and 26 accommodates the MFP 10 fitted with the cushioning materials 20-22, thereby covering the MFP 10 from the outside of the cushioning materials 20-22. In this embodiment, it is composed of an upper packaging box 25 that accommodates the MFP 10 inside from a lower opening, and a lower packaging box 26 that closes the bottom of the upper packaging box 25 . Each of the packing boxes 25 and 26 is made of cardboard base paper, for example.

Next, the configuration of the multifunction device 10 to be packed by the package 100 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the multifunction machine 10 includes a main housing 11, an upper part 12 positioned above the main housing 11, and an operation panel 13 positioned in front of the main housing 11. It has In this embodiment, the main body housing 11 is an example of the main body, and the operation panel 13 is an example of the operation section.

The body housing 11 has a substantially cubic shape, and accommodates therein a printer as a recording unit, a pickup sensor as a part of the scanner unit, a control board, a sheet transport mechanism, a paper feed tray, and the like. A printer performs a printing operation to print an image on a recording medium such as a sheet or disk. As a recording method of the recording unit, an inkjet method, an electrophotographic method, or the like can be adopted. The scanner unit reads a document to generate scan data.

The upper article section 12 has a reading sensor, an upper cover 14 and a sheet feeder 15 which are part of the scanner unit. The upper cover 14 is attached above the main housing 11 so as to be vertically openable and closable. When the upper cover 14 is in the open position, the glass surface of the document platen (not shown) is exposed. On the other hand, when the upper cover 14 is in the closed position, it covers the glass surface of the platen from above. A sheet feeder 15 feeds the set document toward the reading sensor. When the upper cover 14 is in the closed position, the scanner unit can start reading the document by feeding the document to the reading position by the paper feeder. On the other hand, when the top cover 14 is in the open position, the document can be set on the glass surface of the document table and the scanner unit can start reading the document.

The upper part 12 may not have the sheet feeder 15 .

An operation panel 13 is arranged in the front part of the main body housing 11 . The operation panel 13 is a plate-like portion protruding from the upper front portion of the main housing 11 . The operation panel 13 includes input keys, a display, and the like (not shown) arranged on an operation surface 13A facing upward. For the operation panel 13, the size indicated by the dashed line and the size indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2 are selected according to specifications. The size indicated by the solid line is the size of the operation panel 13 whose specification is the maximum in the width direction, and the size indicated by the dashed line is the size of the operation panel whose specification is the maximum in the front-rear direction. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the widthwise dimension of the operation panel 13 having the maximum widthwise size is smaller than the widthwise dimension of the main housing 11 . Specifically, the left end of the operation panel 13 is closer to the left end of the main housing 11 in the width direction, and the right end of the operation panel 13 is closer to the inside than the right end of the main body housing 11 in the width direction. Therefore, an area in which the operation panel 13 is not located is formed on the right side of the right end of the operation panel 13 in the upper front part of the main housing 11 . Below, the area where the operation panel 13 may be located in the upper front part of the main body housing 11 is also referred to as "area where the operation panel is located" B1. The area where there is no possibility of being located is also referred to as "the area where the operation panel is not located" B2.

Next, the structure of each cushioning material 20 to 22 fitted to the multi-function device 10 will be described. The lower cushioning material 20 is a cushioning material fitted to the multifunction device 10 from the lower side of the multifunction device 10 . FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view along line CC in FIG. The lower cushioning material 20 has a substantially rectangular mounting surface 31 (FIG. 2) on which the bottom surface of the MFP 10 is mounted, and side walls 32 extending upward from the four sides of the mounting surface 31. . The mounting surface 31 and the inner surface of the side wall portion 32 surrounding the mounting surface 31 form a fitting recess 20A into which the lower portion of the multifunction device 10 is fitted. By inserting the lower part of the multifunction device 10 from the opening of the fitting recess 20A and placing the bottom of the multifunction device 10 on the mounting surface 31, the inner surface of the side wall portion 32 and the lower surface of the multifunction device 10 are in contact with each other, and the lower cushioning material 20 can be fitted to the multi-function device 10 .

The second upper cushioning material 22 is a cushioning material fitted to the multifunction device 10 from the upper rear side of the multifunction device 10 . As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the second upper cushioning material 22 includes a ceiling portion 33 , a back wall portion 34 extending downward from a position on the rear side of the ceiling portion 33 , and right and left sides of the ceiling portion 33 . It has sidewall portions 35, 36 extending downwardly from each side. In the second upper cushioning material 22, the rear surface of the ceiling portion 33, the inner surface of the back wall portion 34, and the inner surfaces of the side wall portions 35 and 36 are fitted to the upper rear portion of the MFP 10. 22 A of recessed parts are formed.

The first upper cushioning material 21 is a cushioning material fitted to the multifunction device 10 from the upper front side of the multifunction device 10 . As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first upper cushioning material 21 has an upper fitting portion 40, a first lower fitting portion 50, and a second lower fitting portion 60. .

The upper fitting portion 40 has a horizontal pillar portion 41 and an extension portion 42 extending from the rear surface of the horizontal pillar portion 41 in the depth direction. A groove portion 43 that opens on the upper surface side is formed in the horizontal column portion 41 . In the first upper cushioning material 21, the rear surface of the horizontal column portion 41 and the inner side surfaces of the first and second lower fitting portions 50 and 60 facing each other are fitted to the upper front side of the multifunction device 10. A recess 21A is formed.

The first lower fitting portion 50 is a portion extending downward from one end (right end side) of the upper fitting portion 40 . The first lower fitting portion 50 has a front wall portion 51 extending downward from the upper fitting portion 40 and a front wall portion on the side opposite to the side where the second lower fitting portion 60 is positioned in the width direction. 51, a first rib 53, a second rib 54, a third rib 55, and a fourth rib 56. As shown in FIG.

The front wall portion 51 extends downward from the widthwise right end of the upper fitting portion 40 and has a predetermined width. The predetermined width in the width direction of the front wall portion 51 is a size that matches the size in the width direction of the area B2 where the operation panel of the multifunction device 10 is not located. The side wall portion 52 is connected to the right end side in the width direction of the front side wall portion 51 and has a substantially L-shape to protect the side surface of the multifunction device 10 .

As shown in FIG. 6, the first rib 53 is a portion extending from the rear surface of the front wall portion 51, and is positioned closer to the second lower fitting portion 60 than the second rib 54 in the width direction. In this embodiment, the side surface of the first rib 53 and the side surface of the front wall portion 51 form a side surface of the first lower fitting portion 50 facing the second lower fitting portion 60 . The first rib 53 has a thickness dimension W1 in the width direction, and has an upper side surface 53A facing in the same direction as the rear surface of the front wall portion 51 and a lower side surface 53B positioned below the upper side surface 53A and facing downward. have.

The second rib 54 is a portion extending from the rear surface of the front side wall portion 51 and is located closer to the side wall portion 52 than the first rib 53 in the width direction. As a result, the side wall portion 52 , the second rib 54 , and the first rib 53 are arranged in order from the left side in the width direction on the rear surface of the front side wall portion 51 . The width dimension W2 of the second rib 54 is greater than the width dimension W1 of the first rib 53 . The second rib 54 has an upper side surface 54A that faces in the same direction as the rear surface of the front wall portion 51, and a lower side surface 54B that is lower than the upper side surface 54A and faces downward.

In the first rib 53 , the position of the lower side surface 53</b>B in the vertical direction is located above the lower end of the front wall portion 51 . In other words, the lower end of the front wall portion 51 extends below the lower side surface 53B of the first rib 53 . FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, when the first upper cushioning material 21 is fitted in the upper front part of the multifunction device 10, the upper side surface 53A, the lower side surface 53B of the first rib 53, and the rear surface 51A of the front wall portion 51, A first contact surface 57 that contacts the multi-function device 10 is formed. As a result, the upper side surface 53A of the first contact surface 57 is positioned rearwardly of the rear surface 51A of the front side wall portion 51 in the depth direction, so that the upper portion 12 and the main body in the front portion of the multifunction device 10 are separated from each other. It has a step shape that matches the step in the depth direction with respect to the housing 11 .

The lower side surface 54B of the second rib 54 is located above the lower end of the front wall portion 51 . In this embodiment, the position of the lower side surface 54B of the second rib 54 is the same as the position of the lower side surface 53B of the first rib 53 in the vertical direction. In other words, the lower end of the front wall portion 51 extends below the lower side surfaces 53B, 54B of the first and second ribs 53, 54, respectively. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, when the first upper cushioning material 21 is fitted in the upper front part of the multifunction device 10, the upper side surface 54A, the lower side surface 54B of the second rib 54, and the rear surface 51A of the front wall portion 51, A second abutment surface 58 that abuts on the multi-function device 10 is formed. As a result, the upper side surface 54A of the second abutment surface 58 is positioned rearwardly of the rear surface 51A of the front wall portion 51 in the depth direction, so that the upper object portion 12 and the main body of the multifunction device 10 are located in the front portion. It has a step shape that matches the step in the depth direction with respect to the housing 11 .

In this embodiment, the rear surface 51A of the front wall portion 51 and the first and second ribs 53 and 54 are examples of contact portions. Also, the first contact surface 57 and the second contact surface 58 are examples of contact surfaces.

As shown in FIG. 5, the front portion of the front wall portion 51 has a third rib 55 and a fourth rib 56 . The third rib 55 and the fourth rib 56 are portions extending from the front portion of the front wall portion 51 . In this embodiment, the third rib 55 protrudes from the front wall portion 51 at the same position as the first rib 53 in the width direction toward the opposite side (forward) of the first rib 53 in the depth direction. The fourth rib 56 protrudes from the front wall portion 51 at the same position as the second rib 54 in the width direction toward the opposite side (forward) of the second rib 54 in the depth direction.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the second lower fitting portion 60 extends downward from the other end (left side) of the upper fitting portion 40 . The second lower fitting portion 60 extends from the upper fitting portion 40 so as to be offset rearward from the front end of the upper fitting portion 40 in the depth direction. Specifically, the second lower fitting portion 60 extends downward behind the horizontal column portion 41 in the depth direction in the upper fitting portion 40 . Accordingly, in the upper fitting portion 40, the end (left end) of the horizontal column portion 41 on the side of the second lower fitting portion 60 is opened in the width direction. In other words, the second lower fitting portion 60 has a shape that fits into the multi-function device 10 at a position that avoids the region B1 where the operation panel 13 is located.

Next, a state in which each cushioning material 20 to 22 is fitted to the multi-function device 10 will be described.
9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. In FIG. 9, as in FIG. 2, the solid line indicates the size of the operation panel 13 with the maximum width, and the broken line indicates the size of the operation panel with the maximum length in the front-rear direction. .

The lower cushioning material 20 is fitted to the complex machine 10 by inserting the lower part of the multifunction machine 10 into the fitting recess 20A of the lower cushioning material 20 . The second upper cushioning material 22 is fitted to the upper rear part of the multifunction machine 10 with the fitting recess 22A of the second upper cushioning material 22 directed toward the upper rear side of the multifunction machine 10 .

The first upper cushioning material 21 is fitted to the upper front part of the multifunction machine 10 with the fitting recess 21A of the first upper cushioning material 21 directed toward the upper front side of the multifunction machine 10 . As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the first upper cushioning material 21 is fitted to the MFP 10, the first lower fitting portion 50 is located in the area B1 where the operation panel 13 of the MFP 10 is not located. , and the second lower fitting portion 60 abuts on the left side surface of the MFP 10 .

As shown in FIG. 9, the region B1 in which the operation panel of the multi-function device 10 is positioned is closer to the end on the side where the second lower fitting portion 60 is fitted in the width direction. In the first upper cushioning material 21, the upper fitting portion 40 is located above the region B1 where the operation panel of the multifunction machine 10 is arranged, and the first and second lower fitting portions 50 and 60 A region B1 in which the operation panel is positioned is exposed between the pair of lower fitting portions 50 and 60 by being fitted to the ends of the machine 10 in the width direction.

As a result, the first upper cushioning material 21 is fitted from the upper front side of the multifunction device 10 so as to avoid the area B1 where the operation panel 13 is located, so that the size of the operation panel 13 selected according to the specifications can be adjusted. Regardless, it can be fitted in the upper front part of the multifunction device 10 .

In the first lower fitting portion 50, a first contact surface 57 formed by the upper side surface 53A and the lower side surface 53B of the first rib 53 and the rear surface 51A of the front wall portion 51 allows the upper part of the multifunction device 10 to It is in contact with the portion 12 and the main housing 11 . A second contact surface 58 formed by the upper side surface 54A and the lower side surface 54B of the second rib 54 and the rear surface of the front side wall portion 51 contacts the upper part 12 and the main body housing 11 of the MFP 10. in contact with

As a result, even if a load is applied to the first upper cushioning material 21 by dropping the packaging boxes 25 and 26, the load is applied to the first and second ribs of the first lower fitting portion 50. By transmitting to the front wall portion 51 via 53 and 54, the load is not concentrated only on the upper part 12 side of the first upper cushioning material 21, but is transmitted to the main body housing 11 side via the front wall portion 51. . As a result, the load applied to the upper part 12 side can also be distributed to the main body housing 11 side.

In the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
When the first upper cushioning material 21 is fitted in the upper front part of the multi-function device 10, the upper fitting part 40 is located above the region B1 where the operation panel is located, and the first and second lower fitting parts 21 are fitted. The joint portions 50 and 60 are fitted to the ends of the multifunction device 10 in the width direction. Therefore, in the first upper cushioning material 21, a region B1 where the operation panel is positioned is exposed between the first and second lower fitting portions 50,60. The first lower fitting portion 50 abuts against the upper part 12 and the main body housing 11 of the multifunction device 10 from the front side by the first abutment surface 57 and the second abutment surface 58 . As a result, the first upper cushioning material 21 can be fitted to the upper front part of the multifunction machine 10 regardless of the size of the operation panel 13 selected according to the specifications. In addition, even if a load is applied from the upper front side of the first upper cushioning material 21 due to the package 100 being dropped, the load is transferred through the first and second ribs 53 and 54 and the front wall portion 51. , the load is not concentrated only on the upper part 12 by being transmitted to the main body housing 11 side, and the load can be dispersed.

The first and second contact surfaces 57 and 58 have a stepped shape that matches the stepped portion between the upper part 12 and the main housing 11 in the depth direction. As a result, even if the upper part 12 and the main housing 11 have a stepped shape, the load applied to the upper part 12 side of the MFP 10 can be effectively dispersed.

In the first lower fitting portion 50, the first and second contact surfaces 57 and 58 are in contact with the main housing 11 on the rear surface of the front wall portion 51, and the first and second ribs 53 and 54 are in contact with each other. The rear surface is in contact with the upper part 12 . As a result, when the package 100 is dropped with its front side down, the load applied to the first upper cushioning material 21 is transmitted to the front wall portion 51 via the first and second ribs 53 and 54. , the concentration of the load can be further alleviated.

The front wall portion 51 has a first rib 53 and a second rib 54 protruding from the rear surface side and arranged in the width direction. As a result, the loads transmitted to the first and second ribs 53 and 54 can be transmitted to the front wall portion 51 and distributed, so that the concentration of the load on the upper body portion 12 can be further alleviated. can be done.

The second rib 54 is located closer to one end of the upper fitting portion 40 than the first rib 53 in the first lower fitting portion 50 . The thickness dimension of the second ribs 54 is greater than the thickness dimension of the first ribs 53 . When the package 100 drops and the load is transmitted to the front corner of the first upper cushioning material 21, the load is applied at the corner of the first upper cushioning material 21, and then the load is attenuated to the inner side. will be transmitted to In the above configuration, the load applied to the upper part 12 can be reduced by making the thickness dimension of the first rib to which a large load is applied larger than the thickness dimension of the second rib.

The first lower fitting portion 50 has a third rib 55 and a fourth rib 56 protruding outward on the side opposite to the rear surface facing the multifunction device 10 . As a result, when a load is applied from the packaging box 25 to the front wall portion 51, the third and fourth ribs 55 and 56 are crushed to absorb the impact applied to the front wall portion 51. the load applied to it can be relieved.

When the first upper cushioning material 21 is fitted to the MFP 10, the second lower fitting portion 60 is positioned to avoid the area B1 where the operation panel is located. Accordingly, the first upper cushioning material 21 can be designed without being affected by the widthwise dimensions and shape of the operation panel 13 . In addition, even in the first upper cushioning material 21 having such a shape, the load applied to the package 100 can be suppressed from being concentrated on the upper part 12 by the first lower fitting portion 50 .

(Other embodiments)
The technology disclosed in this specification is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the following modifications are possible.
In the embodiment described above, the first and second ribs 53 and 54 are formed in the first lower fitting portion 50 of the first upper cushioning material 21 . Alternatively, the first and second ribs 53 and 54 may be formed on the second lower fitting portion 60 . Besides this, the first and second ribs 53 and 54 may be formed on both the first and second lower fitting portions 50 and 60 .

In the embodiment described above, the first and second ribs 53 and 54 are formed in the first lower fitting portion 50 of the first upper cushioning material 21 . Alternatively, only the first rib 53 may be formed in the first lower fitting portion 50 . Besides this, two or more ribs may be formed on the rear surface of the first lower fitting portion 50 .

In the embodiment described above, the third and fourth ribs 55 and 56 are formed in the first lower fitting portion 50 . Alternatively, only one of the third and fourth ribs 55 and 56 may be formed on the first lower fitting portion 50 . Besides this, the third and fourth ribs 55 and 56 may not be formed on the first lower fitting portion 50 .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... MFP, 11... Main body housing, 12... Upper part, 13... Operation panel, 20... Lower cushioning material, 21... First upper cushioning material, 22... Second upper cushioning material, 25... Upper packaging box , 26... Lower packing box, 40... Upper fitting part, 50... First lower fitting part, 60... Second lower fitting part, 53... First rib, 54... Second rib, 100... Packaging body

Claims (7)

A package for packing a multi-function device having a main body including a recording unit, an upper part including a reading unit located above the main body, and an operation unit located in front of the upper part of the main body,
a lower cushioning material fitted to the multifunction device from below the multifunction device;
a first upper cushioning material fitted to the multifunction device from the upper front side of the multifunction device;
a second upper cushioning material fitted to the multifunction device from the upper rear side of the multifunction device;
a storage box capable of accommodating a multi-function device in which the lower cushioning material, the first upper cushioning material, and the second upper cushioning material are fitted,
The first upper cushioning material is
an upper fitting portion;
a pair of lower fitting portions extending downward from both ends of the upper fitting portion;
When fitted in the upper front part of the multifunction device, the upper fitting portion is located above the region where the operation portion is arranged, and the pair of lower fitting portions extend across the width of the multifunction device. The region where the operation portion is located is positioned between the pair of lower fitting portions by fitting the respective ends in the direction,
At least one of the pair of lower fitting portions has a contact portion extending in the vertical direction and having a contact surface that contacts the upper part and the main body of the multifunction machine from the front side,
A package for a multifunction printer. 2. The package according to claim 1, wherein the contact surface of the contact portion has a step shape corresponding to a step in the depth direction between the upper part and the main body. The contact portion is
a front wall portion extending downward from the upper fitting portion;
a rib extending on a rear surface side of the front wall portion facing the multifunction device;
The contact surface is formed by a rear surface of the front wall portion facing the multifunction device and the rear surface of the rib,
3. The package according to claim 1, wherein the rear surface of the front wall portion is in contact with the main body, and the rear surface of the rib is in contact with at least the upper portion. 4. The package according to claim 3, wherein said rib has a first rib and a second rib which protrude from the rear surface side of said front wall portion and are arranged in the width direction of said multifunction device. The lower fitting portion includes a first lower fitting portion extending downward from one end of the upper fitting portion and a second lower fitting portion extending downward from the other end of the upper fitting portion. There is a side fitting part,
the second rib is positioned closer to one end of the upper fitting portion than the first rib in the first lower fitting portion;
The package according to claim 4, wherein the thickness dimension of the second rib is larger than the thickness dimension of the first rib. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lower fitting portion has ribs protruding outward on the front side opposite to the rear side facing the multifunction machine. The lower fitting portion includes a first lower fitting portion extending downward from one end of the upper fitting portion and a second lower fitting portion extending downward from the other end of the upper fitting portion. There is a side fitting part,
In the multi-function device, in the width direction, the region where the operation portion is located is closer to the end on the side where the second lower fitting portion is fitted,
The front portion of the second lower fitting portion is positioned to avoid the area where the operating portion is located, and when the first upper cushioning material is fitted to the multifunction device, the side surface of the multifunction device is have received
The package according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the contact portion is formed in the first lower fitting portion and not formed in the second lower fitting portion.

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