JP3356845B2 - Simple packaging equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple packaging apparatus for protecting easily damaged articles from vibration and impact during transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, articles and electrical products made of easily breakable materials such as glass are packaged in a foam resin cushioning material to protect them from external vibrations and shocks during transportation and transshipment. Packed in an outer box. Usually, these cushioning materials are designed in an optimal shape having a necessary cushioning capacity according to the shape and weight of the article to be packaged.

[0003]

As described above, the cushioning material designed for the article to be protected is desirable from the viewpoint of the protection effect, but its shape is limited and it is difficult to use it for other than the article. Is not possible, so the unit price increases and it is difficult to reuse. In the case of an article having a complicated shape, the operation of attaching the cushioning material to the article is complicated.

On the other hand, in recent years, awareness of environmental problems has been increasing in various fields, and excessive packaging and packaging materials with limited applications have been developed.
Review of disposable packaging materials is underway.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a packaging material which is simple, easy to pack, and can be reused and recycled.

[0006]

The first aspect of the present invention is a time signature.
Up and down the center of the foamed polyolefin resin block
Forming a cut part that penetrates and does not reach both ends,
Penetrate up and down in a direction perpendicular to the cut portion and
Do not reach the lock end, but do not reach the central cut.
The left and right sides of the cut part of the central part
The distance from the different ends of the cut will be the same
And cut the center part so that the left and right cut parts are separated.
A pair of holding members formed by fusing a support member made of a foamed polyolefin resin formed by forming a quadrilateral by expanding the cut portion to a peripheral portion of at least one surface of the sheet member made of a polyolefin resin, the sheet members of each other A simple packaging apparatus characterized in that an object to be packaged is sandwiched by being opposed to each other, and is fixed by a fixing material while being pressed in a direction to reduce a holding material gap.

The second aspect of the present invention is a foamed polyolefin resin
Use less polyolefin resin sheet members
Both sides are fused to the periphery of one side and do not touch the package
A sheet made of the same material as the sheet member
A pair of holding materials formed by welding
Materials are opposed to each other to clamp the packaged material, reducing the gap between holding materials
Fixing with a fixing material while pressing in the direction of squeezing
A simple packaging apparatus characterized by the following.

The third aspect of the present invention is a foamed polyolefin resin
Use less polyolefin resin sheet members
A pair of holding materials fused to the peripheral edge of one surface,
With the sheet members facing each other,
Polyolefin resin is applied to one opening of the fin resin support member.
The resin sheet member is fused and the other opening is
The holding member to which the second sheet member is fused is held by the pair of holding members.
Between the two pairs of sheet members facing each other
Hold the package and push in the direction to reduce the gap between the holding materials.
Simplified by fixing with fixing material while pressing
It is a packaging device.

[0009]

The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to specific examples of the present invention. The present invention includes a combination of the following embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0010] A first reference embodiment of the present invention to (Reference Example 1) Figure 1. In the figure, reference numerals 1a and 1b denote holding members having the same configuration, and the holding members include a sheet member 4 and a support member 3. 2 is an article to be packaged and 5 is a holding part 1
It is an outer box which is a fixing material for fixing a and 1b.

In the present invention, the sheet member is made of a polyolefin resin having substantially low elongation, and specifically, a non-foamed sheet made of polyethylene, a foamed sheet, an air cap sheet, and a high-pressure PE (polyethylene) film on the foamed sheet. A polyethylene sheet surface laminated composite product obtained by laminating a low-pressure PE film, a cross sheet, a warif sheet, a soft sheet, a vapor deposition film, a printing film, and the like is preferably used.

In the present invention, the supporting member 3 supports the sheet member 4 so as not to sag during use by using flexibility and elasticity. The supporting member 3 is a foamed polyolefin resin, specifically, a foaming ratio of 10 to 60 times. Preferably, a 15 to 30 times expanded polyethylene is used.

Since the simple packaging apparatus of the present invention is intended for recycling, it is preferable that the support member 3 and the sheet member 4 are formed of the same material, and the support member 3 and the sheet member 4 are heat-sealed. To adhere. Also, the support member 3
Also, without using an adhesive, a desired shape is directly formed by foam molding or punching, or assembly is performed by heat fusion or fitting.

In the present invention, the pair of holding members 1a and 1b are pressed in the direction of arrow A in FIG. The package is fixed by passing through the outer box 5 in the direction of B. In this embodiment, the outer box has two open sides. However, the form is not limited as long as the holding members can be fixed so that the holding members can be pressed to a certain degree, such as a tape or a string. Further, a plurality of packages held by the holding material may be put in one outer box, or a plurality of packages may be stacked and fixed with tape.

FIG. 2 shows a use state of the present embodiment. 2A is a perspective view, and FIG.
It is C 'sectional drawing.

As shown in FIG. 1, holding members 1a, 1b
Is pressed in the direction in which the holding material gap is reduced, and is accommodated in the outer box. Since the sheet member 4 hardly expands, the sheet member 4 pulls and flexes the support member 3 fused to the peripheral edge. Since the support member 3 has elasticity, a restoring force works,
The peripheral edge of the sheet member 4 is pulled by the support member 3, and the packaged object 2 is firmly held between the holding members 1a and 1b in a floating state.

The distance from each of the six surfaces of the packaged object 2 to the outer box 5 or a portion corresponding to the outer box contributes to the buffer capacity as a buffer stroke. Furthermore, the material and thickness shape of the sheet member,
The size, the thickness and the height of the support member may be appropriately selected depending on the weight and the shape of the article to be packaged, but in the present invention, a sheet member whose shape is not limited is in contact with the article to be packaged and a pair of holding members Since the objects are sandwiched between materials, the objects can be packed using the same packaging device unless the objects to be packaged have significantly different shapes and weights.

In the present embodiment, the sheet member 4
Is fused to the support member 3 in a horizontal state. However, depending on an article to be packaged, the central portion of the sheet member 4 may be sagged in advance and fused to the support member 3.

[0019] A (Reference Example 2) The present invention second reference example in FIG. In this embodiment, the article to be packaged 2 is spherical, and the sheet member 4 is made circular accordingly. As shown in the present embodiment, in the present invention, the shape of the holding members 1a and 1b can be changed according to the object to be packaged.
Oval, polygonal, etc. can be selected appropriately.

[0020] A present invention a third reference examples (Reference Example 3) FIG. 4 (a). FIG.
(B) is a sectional view showing the state of use. In this embodiment, the holding members 1a and 1b are connected in advance by a connecting member 11, and a general assembly type outer box is used as a fixing member. The connecting member 11 is preferably made of the same material as the sheet member 4 and / or the supporting member 3, and as shown in FIG.
It is necessary to set the length so that the connecting member 11 does not sag during use.

In this embodiment, the holding member 1a is
And 1b are connected to each other, and can be fixed by holding only the opposing sides, so that the packing operation can be performed smoothly by putting the connecting material 11 into the outer box 5.

[0022] (Reference Example 4) The present invention fourth reference example in FIG. 5 (a), showing a state of use section in Figure 5 (b). In this embodiment, the holding members 1a and 1b are connected without gaps by arranging and fusing the respective support members 3 on one sheet member 4 without using the connecting member 11 of the reference embodiment 3. Therefore, the holding members 1a and 1b are put in contact with each other as shown in FIG. Effect of this embodiment is the same as in Reference Example 3, is used when the packaged articles 2 is small. Also, a margin to the area of the sheet member 4, if fused away the support member 3 may be formed in the same form as in Reference Example 3.

[0023] showing a reference example (Reference Example 5) The present invention No. 5 in FIG. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Is provided, and a plurality of items to be packed are packed by a single set of packing devices. In the packing step, the holding material 1b was placed on the bottom surface in parallel with the opening of the outer box as used in Examples 3 and 4, and the holding material 1a was placed on all the packages 2 to be packed.
Is placed, and the cover is closed to press and hold from the holding material 1a direction.

In the present embodiment, the method for forming the partition 12 is not particularly limited, and is selected according to the method for forming the support member 3. For example, when the support member 3 is formed by punching, the support member 3 may be formed by simultaneously punching the partition 12 into a shape. Further, the partition 12 may be fitted into the support member 3 as in the first to fourth embodiments later by heat fusion or fitting.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which the partition 12 is fitted by fitting. As shown in the figure, the support member 3, the partition 1
By forming the recesses in the 2a and 12b, respectively, the fitting can be sequentially performed and assembled. In addition, partition 12
If b is not used, it can be used for packing long items to be packed. That is, by using the partitions in combination, it is possible to pack articles of various sizes with one packaging apparatus.

[0026] A present invention sixth reference example of the (Reference Example 6) FIG. In the present embodiment, the support members are individually provided corresponding to the respective sides of the sheet member. As shown in FIG. 8A, the support members 3a to 3d are raised and used. The bulk can be reduced by expanding as shown in b). Although the corners where the support members contact each other may be bonded by heat fusion at the time of use,
In the same manner as described above, if the lid is closed by stacking the holding material, the packaged object, and the holding material on the outer box in this order, the support member can be kept in the raised state even if it is not particularly adhered, and the effect of the present invention is obtained. Can be

Embodiment 1 FIG. 9 shows a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a cut portion is provided in a beat-shaped resin block, and the cut portion is widened as a support member during use, so that it is possible to keep a space shortly before use. In the present embodiment, a cutting portion 22 is provided which penetrates up and down and does not reach both ends in the center of the beat-like foamed polyolefin resin block 21, and further penetrates vertically in the vertical direction with respect to the cutting portion 22. In addition, cutting portions 23 which reach the end of the resin block 21 but do not reach the center cutting portion 22 are provided on the left and right sides of the cutting portion 22 so that the distances from different ends of the cutting portion 22 are the same. (A). In use, a quadrilateral is formed by expanding the central cut portion 22 in the direction of arrow D so as to separate the left and right cut portions 23, and the sheet member 4 is fused as the support member 3 to form the holding material 1. Therefore, if the cut portions 23 are provided at the same distance from both ends, the support member can be formed in a square.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 10 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment of the rib 31 for reinforcing the holding member 1 to the support member 3, an example in which each of the spacer 3 3 in the sheet member 4. FIG. 10B shows a state during use, and FIG. 10C shows a cross section taken along line EE ′ in FIG. In this embodiment, the spacer 3
3 helps retain the packaged product located between the seat member 4 and the outer box 5, a position to reinforce the support member 3 between the rib 31 is supporting member 3 and the outer box 5 deflected It is intended. In the present invention the ribs 31 the support member 3, the spacer 3 3 is the same material as the sheet member, it is needless to say that are fused, respectively.

[0029] A seventh reference embodiment of the present invention to (Reference Example 7) Figure 11. In this embodiment, the reinforcing rib 31b is provided on the holding portion 1 as in the second embodiment, but is characterized in that it is attached to the corner of the support member 3 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the corners of the support member 3 are reinforced, and a cushioning effect against a case where an impact is applied to the corners from the outside can be obtained. Incidentally, 31a in the figure
Is a rib having the same effect as in the second embodiment.

[0030] showing a reference example of the eighth present invention (Reference Example 8) Figure 14. In this embodiment, the similar supporting members 3, 3 'are fused to both sides of the sheet member 4, thereby closing the holding member gap as much as possible, and the supporting member 3' is buffered against an external impact applied to the gap. It shows the action of the material.

[0031] showing a reference example of the ninth present invention (Reference Example 9) Figure 12. In this embodiment, the holding portion is reinforced. In this embodiment, the reinforcing plate 32 is attached to the opening of the support member 3 opposite to the sheet member 4. In this embodiment, since the strength of the holding portion is improved and the inside of the holding portions 1a and 1b is hidden by the reinforcing plate 32, the appearance is improved, and the appearance when a simple fixing material such as a tape or a string is used is improved. .

Embodiment 3 FIG. 13 shows a third reference embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the sheet members 4a and 4b are attached to both openings of the support member 3 so that the plurality of articles 2a and
b. That is, as shown in the figure, the holding portion 1c has the second sheet member 4b fused to the support member opening opposite to the opening to which the original sheet member 4a is fused. With the second sheet member, the holding member 1c also serves as one of the holding members for the second packaged object 2b. When this embodiment is used, the space occupied by the holding material can be reduced when the objects to be packaged are stacked on a long box and packed, so that the overall bulk can be suppressed low.

[0033]

As described above, the simple packaging apparatus of the present invention has a very simple structure and the material is limited to polyolefin, so that it is easy to manufacture and can be packed by one type of apparatus. The range of items to be packaged is wide and can be reused and recycled. In addition, by unifying the materials used in the apparatus, complicated sorting work is not required at the time of recycling. Therefore, the unit price can be significantly reduced, and the packing operation is simplified, so that the total cost can be reduced. Further, Re to application of the embodiment described above, reduction in reinforcement and volume can also be easily performed, it is possible to pack the various objects to be packaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a second reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a third reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a fourth reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a fifth reference example of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing an application example of the present invention the fifth reference example.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a sixth reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a seventh reference example of the present invention.

12 is a diagram showing a reference embodiment of the present invention ninth.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a diagram showing a reference embodiment of the present invention eighth.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1a, 1b, 1c Holding material 2, 2a, 2b Packaged object 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d Supporting member 4, 4a, 4b Sheet member 5 Outer box 11 Connecting material 12, 12a, 12b Partition 21 Resin block 22, 23 cutting portion 31, 31a, 31b rib 32 reinforcing plate 33 spacer

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-253662 (JP, A) JP-A-61-2256 (JP, U) JP-A-4-48174 (JP, U) 503995 (JP, A) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 81/07

Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. A beat-like foamed polyolefin resin blower.
Cutting that penetrates vertically into the center of the rack and does not reach both ends
Part, and further, perpendicular to the cut part,
Penetrates down and reaches the end of the resin block to reach the center
The cutting part that does not reach the cutting part of
The distance from the different ends of the cut part at the center is
The left and right cuts are pulled
By expanding the cut part at the center so as to separate it,
A pair of holding members formed by fusing the formed foamed polyolefin resin support member to the peripheral edge of at least one surface of the polyolefin resin sheet member are arranged so that the respective sheet members are opposed to each other to hold the packaged object. A simple packaging apparatus characterized in that the holding material is fixed by a fixing material while being pressed in a direction to decrease the holding material gap. 2. A supporting member made of a foamed polyolefin resin.
At least one surface of the sheet member made of a polyolefin resin
Fused to the peripheral portion, the spacer made of the same material as the sheet member to the seat member surface on the side not in contact with the packaged articles fusion and wear
A pair of holding members are arranged with their sheet members facing each other.
In the direction to reduce the gap between the holding material
An easy packaging apparatus characterized in that it is fixed by a fixing material while being pressed . 3. A support member made of a foamed polyolefin resin.
At least one surface of the sheet member made of a polyolefin resin
A pair of holding materials fused to the peripheral edge portion
Materials are arranged facing each other, and foamed polyolefin resin support
A polyolefin resin sheet member is placed in one opening of the member
A second sheet member of the same material fused to the other opening
The holding material fused is arranged between the pair of holding materials,
Each packaged object is sandwiched between two opposing sheet members
And fix it while pressing in the direction to reduce the holding material gap
A simple packaging device characterized by being fixed by a material . 4. The simple packaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is an outer box. 5. The simple packaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pair of holding members are connected by a connecting member. 6. A pair of holding material, characterized in that it is connected by a continuous sheet member according to claim 2
A simple packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . 7. The simple packaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the holding material is partitioned by a partition provided in the support member. 8. The simple packaging apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the partition is fitted to the support member by providing recesses in the support member and the partition. 9. The simple packaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a rib made of the same material as the support member is provided outside the support member. 10. While the sheet member in the opening of the support member is fused, either Claim 3-8, characterized in that fused the reinforcing plate made of the same material as the support member to the other opening A simple packaging device as described in Crab. 11. The support member according to claim 2 , wherein a rib made of the same material as that of the support member is provided at a corner of the support member.
The simple packaging device according to any one of the above.