JP2913259B2 - Packing method and packing material forming device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packing method and a packing material forming apparatus, and more particularly to a packing method and a packing material forming apparatus using a partition wall for partitioning a space for accommodating an object to be packed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of transporting products that are adversely affected by vibration, such as small motors for computer peripherals, in a plurality of packing boxes, adjacent articles to be packed (products) may be used. As a packing material, a packing material which forms a hollow substantially similar to the outer shape of the object to be packed in styrofoam as a packing material and accommodates the object in the recess is often used. Separately from this, a plurality of partition plates made of cardboard or the like are assembled so as to be perpendicular to each other to form partition walls, and a packing material for accommodating an object to be packed in a storage space formed between the partition plates is often used. I have.
This partition wall is formed by engaging the notches so that a plurality of partition plates formed with the notches are orthogonal to each other, and the packing object storage space is opened vertically and aligned vertically and horizontally. It is formed. Adjacent to-be-packaged goods are fixed so that an accommodation space may be partitioned by the partition plate and may not contact each other.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned prior art, in the case of a styrofoam packaging material,
There is a problem that the storage space is wasted and space is wasted. In recent years, the use of styrofoam has gradually decreased from the viewpoint of environmental protection and storage space at the time of disposal, and packaging using a partition wall formed by assembling a partition plate made of cardboard or the like. Lumber is increasing. The dividers do not take up much space for storage until they are assembled to form a partition,
No space is wasted.

However, conventional packing materials using partition walls have the following problems.

[0005] That is, in the packing material using the conventional partition wall, each of the storage spaces of the partition wall is vertically open and has no bottom, so that the partition wall is stored in the packing box body. It is necessary to carry out the packing work. Therefore,
When storing an article to be packed, there is a problem that the lid or side wall of the packing box obstructs the storing operation and the workability is not good.

[0006] Since the partition wall is formed by engaging the cuts of the partition plates with each other, there is a problem that when the lift is moved, there is a risk that the cuts of the partition plates may come off and be disassembled. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to provide a packing method capable of easily storing an object to be packed in a storage space. Another object of the present invention is to provide a packing method capable of moving a formed partition wall without disassembling it.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a partition wall forming apparatus capable of easily forming a packing material using a partition wall.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packing method comprising: a package extending vertically and horizontally and having a crossing portion aligned with a notch of a partition plate; A plurality of lower partition plates are held in parallel by the holding mechanism of the tool, and the upper partition plate is held by the holding mechanism so as to intersect these partition plates. Forming a partition wall having a plurality of packing object storage spaces partitioned so as to be aligned with each other, supporting the lower partition plate with which the upper partition plate is engaged by the support surface, and moving the jig relative to the support surface. To form a gap between the lower surface of the partition wall and the upper surface of the jig, insert a flat plate into the gap, stack the flat plate on the lower surface of the partition wall, and move to a predetermined location. The present invention is characterized in that a bottomed packaged accommodation space is formed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packing method comprising: a plurality of holding mechanisms for holding a partition plate extending vertically and horizontally; In a packaging material forming apparatus provided with a jig for forming a partition wall formed so as to be aligned, a support having a support surface disposed near the jig and for supporting the formed partition wall is provided. Means, the jig and the support means are relatively moved, and when the jig is positioned below the support means, a flat plate laminated on the lower surface of the molded partition wall can be inserted. A moving means for forming a gap between the supporting surface of the supporting means and the upper surface of the jig is provided.

[0011]

According to the packing method of the first aspect, the holding mechanism holds a plurality of lower partition plates in parallel, and the upper partition plate is held by the holding mechanism so as to intersect these partition plates, thereby forming a cut in each other. When engaged, a partition wall having a plurality of items to be packed accommodating spaces which are opened vertically and partitioned so as to be aligned in the vertical and horizontal directions is formed. After that, when the lower partition plate with which the upper partition plate is engaged is supported by the support surface and the jig is moved so as to descend relative to the support surface, the lower partition plate and the upper surface of the jig are moved between the lower surface of the partition wall and the upper surface of the jig. A gap is formed. By inserting a flat plate under the partition wall by inserting a flat plate into the gap, the partition wall is moved to a predetermined position in a state where the package-receiving space is closed at the lower opening and has a bottom. Therefore, the object to be packed can be stored in the storage space of the partition wall outside the packing box, so that the packing operation can be easily performed.

Further, in the packing material forming apparatus according to the second aspect, the lower partition plates are held in parallel by the holding mechanism provided on the jig, and the cuts are engaged with the lower partition plates so as to engage with each other. The upper partition plate is held by the holding mechanism to form a partition wall. When the jig is moved so as to be lowered relative to the support surface in a state where the lower partition plate with which the upper partition plate is engaged is supported by the support surface, the lower surface of the partition wall and the upper surface of the jig are moved. A gap between which a flat plate can be inserted is formed. When a flat plate is inserted into the gap, the partition wall is closed by closing the lower opening of the packaged object storage space and has a bottom, and the partition plate placed on the flat plate and engaging with the cut plate does not come out without being cut off. Can be moved to the location.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, an embodiment of a packing material applied to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The packing material includes a partition wall 1 for partitioning the storage space S for the items to be packed, a flat plate 2 covering the opening of the storage space S for the packing object over the partition wall 1, a packing box 3 for storing these, and a flat plate. 2 and a corrugated sheet cushion material 4 arranged between the box body 3.

The partition wall 1 comprises an upper partition plate 10 and a lower partition plate 11. Upper partition plate 10
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, six cuts 13a to 13f are provided at intervals corresponding to the width of the article to be packed in a rectangular plate made of cardboard. Between the both ends of the notch 13 and the cuts 13a and 13f.
It becomes 4. Each cut 13 has a width substantially equal to the thickness of the lower partition plate 11 shown in FIG.
From the lower side to approximately half of the entire height. In the case of this embodiment, four upper partition plates 10 formed in this way are prepared.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower partition plate 11 is cut into a rectangular plate made of cardboard similar to the upper partition plate 10 at an interval corresponding to the length of the object to be packed in this embodiment. 16a to 16d, the lower partition plate 11
Between both ends of the notch and the cuts 16a and 16d, and the cut 16b
And between 16c and 16c constitutes a buffer unit 17. Each of the cuts 16 has a width substantially equal to the thickness of the upper partition plate 10, and a depth formed from an upper side of the lower partition plate 11 to approximately half of the entire height. The lower partition plate 11 thus formed
Are prepared in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cuts 13 and 16 of the upper partition plate 10 and the lower partition plate 11 are engaged with each other so as to be perpendicular to each other. And a buffering portion 14, 17 provided around the packaged object accommodation space S.
To form Then, the partition wall 1 is formed by laminating a flat plate 2 made of the same cardboard from above and below so as to close the opening of each packing object accommodation space S.

As shown in FIG. 4, the corrugated sheet cushion material 4 is formed by alternately bending corrugated cardboard. The bending direction and the bending interval of the corrugated cardboard with respect to the center of the corrugated cardboard depend on the weight of the article to be packed and the degree of influence of the vibration. Etc. are set.

Next, an embodiment of a partition wall forming apparatus of the present invention provided with a jig for assembling the partition wall 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The partition wall forming apparatus generally includes a jig 20 for forming a partition wall having a holding mechanism for holding the partition plates 10, 11, support means for supporting the formed partition wall 1, and a jig 20. And a housing 22 for vertically moving the device.

As shown in FIG. 6, the jig 20 is made of a block material such as wood, resin, or metal, and is formed with a plurality of grooves 25 as a holding mechanism so as to be perpendicular to the vertical and horizontal directions. The part where the grooves 25 cross each other is the partition plate 1
It is aligned with the cuts 13, 16 formed in 0,11. The holding mechanism is not limited to the groove 25 described in this embodiment. For example, a plate-like or rod-like projection capable of holding the partition plates 10 and 11 can be provided.

The lifting device 21 uses an air cylinder, an electric actuator, a cam or the like. As shown in FIG. 7, a flange 28 is provided at the tip of an operating rod 27, and a lifting plate is provided on the upper surface of the flange 28. 29, and the lifting plate 2
A jig 20 is attached to 9 and supports the jig 20 so as to be able to move up and down.

The housing 22 is provided with a side wall 3 as a support means disposed adjacent to two opposite sides of the jig 20.
In the case of this embodiment, a bottom plate 33 on which the elevating device 21 is mounted and a side wall 32 are formed in a substantially U-shape formed continuously. The side wall 32
A notch 34 as a support surface is formed on the upper end surface of the lower partition plate 11 between the notches 34, 34.
Are set up at an interval so as to be able to support the ends of the. The spacing between the side walls 32 may be variable so that it can be adapted to the partition wall 1 and the jig 20 to be assembled. The depth at which the notch 34 is formed depends on the lifting device 2.
1 is driven to lower the jig 20, the partition wall 1
The gap 35 for inserting the flat plate 2 is formed between the lower end surface of the jig 20 and the upper end surface of the jig 20. Further, in this embodiment, the jig 20 is moved up and down
And the jig 20 is lowered with respect to the side wall 32. However, without being limited to this embodiment,
The jig 20 may be fixed and the side wall 32 may be supported by the elevating device 21 so that the side wall 32 can be raised with respect to the jig 20.

Next, a method of assembling a packing material using the partition wall forming apparatus having the above-described structure will be described with reference to FIG. The jig 20 is driven by driving the lifting device 21.
The lower partition plate 11 is inserted into the groove 25 of the jig 20 with the
With the notch 16 facing up and the end
Then, the upper partition plate 10 is inserted into the notch portion 34 so as to be supported by the notch portion 34.
Then, the partition wall 1 is inserted into the groove 25 of the jig 20 so as to engage with the partition wall 1.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
Is driven to lower the jig 20, the end of the lower partition plate 11 is supported by the cutout portion 34 of the side wall 32, and the partition wall 1 is
A gap 35 is formed between the lower end surface of the jig 20 and the upper end surface of the jig 20. The flat plate 2 is inserted into the gap 35 and the partition wall 1 is lifted and moved together with the flat plate 2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the partition wall 1 assembled as described above, the flat plate 2 and the corrugated sheet cushion material 4 are stacked and stored in the box 3. When packing the items to be packed, a corrugated sheet cushion material 4, a flat plate 2, and a partition wall 1 are sequentially laminated on the bottom of the box body 3, and after the objects to be packed are stored in the partition wall 1, the flat plate 2 and the corrugated plate are stacked. The cushion members 4 are sequentially laminated, and the lid of the box 3 is closed. In addition, a flat plate 2
An article to be packed is accommodated in a space S formed in the partition wall 1 placed thereon, and the partition wall 1 in which the article to be packed is accommodated together with the flat plate 2 is placed at the bottom of the box body 3 in a corrugated sheet cushion material. 4 can also be arranged. In this case, the article to be packed can be stored in the storage space S of the partition wall 1 without being affected by the depth of the box 3 or the lid.

The objects to be packed are the buffer portions 14, 1 of the partition wall 1.
7, which are accommodated in the accommodation space S surrounded by the partition wall 7 and do not come into direct contact with each other, and apply shocks in the horizontal direction to the buffer portion 1 of the partition wall.
4 and 17 buckling or bending deformation, and the vertical shock is absorbed by the corrugated sheet cushion material 4 via the flat plate 2.

[0026]

According to the packing method of the present invention, a plurality of lower partition plates are provided on a jig holding mechanism which extends vertically and horizontally and whose intersections are aligned with the cuts of the partition plates. Are held in parallel, the upper partition plate is held by a holding mechanism so as to intersect with these partition plates, and a plurality of partitions are formed so that the cuts are engaged with each other to be opened vertically and aligned vertically and horizontally. A partition wall having a space for storing the article to be packed is formed, the lower partition plate with the upper partition plate engaged is supported by the support surface, and then the support surface and the jig are moved relatively vertically to partition. By forming a gap between the wall and the jig, inserting a flat plate into the gap, laminating the flat plate on the lower surface of the partition wall, and forming a bottomed object storage space that can be moved to a predetermined place. ,
Since the partition wall can be moved to a predetermined position in a state where the storage space for the article to be packed is closed at the lower opening and has a bottom, the packing space is stored outside the packing box in the storage space of the partition wall. Since the objects can be stored, the packing operation can be easily performed.

According to the packing material forming apparatus of the second aspect, the supporting means, which is disposed close to the jig and has a supporting surface for supporting the formed partition wall, comprises the jig and the supporting means. When the jig is relatively moved and the jig is positioned below the support means, a gap into which a flat plate laminated on the lower surface of the molded partition wall can be inserted is formed between the support surface of the support means and the jig. By providing moving means formed between the upper surface and the upper surface, the partition wall is inserted into the gap formed between the lower surface of the partition wall and the upper surface of the jig. The bottom plate is closed with its lower opening closed, has a bottom, and moves while being placed on a flat plate. Therefore, the partition plate engaged can be moved to a predetermined place without being disassembled and disassembled. Therefore, the object can be accommodated in the accommodation space outside the packing box, and the accommodation operation can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an upper partition plate.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a lower partition plate.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a partition wall is placed on a flat plate.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a corrugated sheet cushion material.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a packing material.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a jig.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state where the jig of the partition wall forming device is raised.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state where the jig is lowered from the state of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition wall 2 Flat plate 3 Box 4 Corrugated board cushion material 10 Upper partition plate 11 Lower partition plate 13 Cut 16 Cut 20 Jig 21 Elevating device 32 Side wall 34 Notch 35 Gap

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of lower partition plates are held in parallel by a holding mechanism of a jig which extends vertically and horizontally and an intersection thereof is aligned with a cut of the partition plate. A partition wall provided with a plurality of packing object storage spaces which are vertically opened and closed so that the upper partition plates are held by a holding mechanism so as to intersect with each other, and the cuts are engaged with each other so as to be aligned vertically and horizontally. Is formed, and the lower partition plate with which the upper partition plate is engaged is supported by the support surface, and the jig is moved so as to be lowered relative to the support surface to move the jig between the lower surface of the partition wall and the upper surface of the jig. A packing method, wherein a flat plate is inserted into the gap, a flat plate is laminated on the lower surface of the partition wall, and a bottomed object-receiving space that can be moved to a predetermined location is formed. 2. A jig for forming a partition wall, which is provided with a plurality of holding mechanisms for holding the partition plate extending in the vertical and horizontal directions, and having an intersection thereof aligned with a cut of the partition plate. In a packing material forming apparatus comprising: a supporting means disposed in proximity to the jig and having a support surface for supporting the formed partition wall; and relatively moving the jig and the supporting means. When the jig is positioned below the support means, a gap is formed between the support surface of the support means and the upper surface of the jig so that a flat plate laminated on the lower surface of the molded partition wall can be inserted. A packing material forming apparatus, comprising: a moving means for forming.