JP4194388B2 - Buffer material and packing container having the same - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, a product such as a copying machine is transported to a different factory in a completed state different from the final shipment state, and a product different from the shape at the time of completion is mounted by attaching another device as the final shipment state after the transfer. sometimes used buffer material and about the packaging container having the cushioning material.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When transporting a product, the target product is transported in a packaging material such as a cardboard box or a wooden box. However, to prevent the product from moving in the packaging material, the impact from the outside is reduced. In order to protect the product, a cushioning material is interposed between the product and the packaging member.
In general, the cushioning material includes those having a number of chambers filled with air called air cushions, and those made of corrugated cardboard or foamed polystyrene. Air cushions are used to wrap the entire relatively lightweight object. The cardboard and fire those styrol of, is formed a contact surface with the product in the outer shape of the product, its outer be formed so as to contact with the packing member, it is through instrumentation between the product and the packing member , So as not to shift the product.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Such cushioning materials generally have a contact surface with the product to be transported in the outer shape of the product, so the cushioning material used for one product cannot be used as a cushioning material for products with different shapes. However, if it is disposed of or recyclable, it is remolded.
By completing the same product as a finished product, it is assembled into a semi-finished product at an overseas factory with a low production cost, and it is assembled as a finished product by assembling precision parts and equipment at the domestic factory, or equipment individually selected by the customer. There is a case of taking a production method. In such a case, if the semi-finished product and the finished product have different outer shapes, the cushioning material used for transporting the semi-finished product is formed in the outer shape of the semi-finished product. Cannot be reused. Although cushioning materials such as air cushions can be used regardless of the outer shape of the product, they are not suitable for transporting heavy products used in offices such as home appliances and copiers.
The present invention provides a cushioning material that can be used for transporting a product after the outer shape is changed by reducing waste as much as possible even if the outer shape of a product to be transported changes, and a packaging container having the cushioning material. For the purpose.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cushioning material for use in packaging conveying products, the shape of the contact surface capable of contacting with the deformed portion and the main body portion relative to the outer shell before change of the surface of the conveying products A first shape that takes the shape and a second contact surface that can come into contact with the surface of the product to be transported after the outer shape change , in which the outer shape is changed by attaching a member to the product to be transported before the outer shape change . The structure can be deformed into the shape of.
The deformable part is detachable from the main body part, and by taking the deformable part, the shape of the contact surface that can be contacted only by the main body part with respect to the product surface of the product to be transported after the outline change is taken. It can be deformed to the second shape.
The deformable portion can be deformed by applying force, and the deformed portion can be deformed into the second shape that takes a contact surface shape that can contact the product surface of the product to be transported after the outer shape change. And can be transformed.
The present invention relates to a placement unit for placing a product to be transported, a box portion for covering the product to be transported placed on the placement portion, a lock member for fixing the placement portion and the box portion, and a product to be transported. A packaging container that packs the product to be transported by placing the product to be transported with the cushioning material mounted on the mounting unit and covering the product with a box part, and as the cushioning material. The buffer material according to any one of 1 to 3 is provided.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a copying machine as an image forming apparatus which is an example of a product to be transported. The copying machine 1 has a minimum configuration shape shown in FIG. 1, and various devices and parts can be mounted on the shape according to the user's request. In the present embodiment, an automatic document feeder (ADF) 30 shown in FIG. 2 is mounted on the copying machine 1 at a location different from the manufacturing location of the copying machine 1. That is, the state of the copying machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 shows the state of the product before the outline change , and the product after the outline change in which the state of the copying machine 1A shown in FIG. Shows the state.
[0006]
The copiers 1 and 1A are housed and transported in a packing case 2 that can be divided into upper and lower parts as packing materials, with a plurality of cushioning materials 3, 4, and 5 interposed between the packing cases 2. The The packing case 2 includes a placement unit 6 and a box unit 7. The box portion 7 has a cubic shape with an opening below the box portion 7. The mounting portion 6 has a quadrangular planar shape, and vertical wall portions 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D that protrude upward in FIG. 1 are formed on the four outer peripheral portions thereof. The vertical wall portions 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D are provided so as to be positioned along the inner surface of the opening portion 7A of the box portion 7 when the box portion 7 is put on the mounting portion 6. The vertical wall portions 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D and the box portion 7 that faces the vertical wall portions are formed with mounting holes 15 and 16 that communicate with each other so as to face each other, and the mounting hole 16 side provided in the box portion 7 side. Then, the mounting portion 6 and the box portion 7 are integrated by inserting the lock member 17 toward the mounting hole 15. A plurality of conveyance guide portions 19 into which arms of a conveyance means such as a hawk lift (not shown) are inserted are formed at the bottom of the mounting portion 6.
[0007]
At the four corners inside the mounting portion 6, cushioning materials 3. Each cushioning material 3 is molded from foamed polystyrene, which is a foamed resin. In this embodiment, each buffer material 3 constitutes a pedestal for supporting the copying machine 1 from below.
[0008]
The shock-absorbing materials 4 and 5 can be deformed into a first shape corresponding to the shape of the copying machine 1 before the outer shape change and a second shape corresponding to the shape of the copying machine 1A after the outer shape change. It has a simple structure. The shock-absorbing material 4 is mounted on the upper left side when the copying machine 1 is viewed from the front, and the shock-absorbing material 5 is mounted on the upper right side when the copying machine 1 is viewed from the front.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 3, the buffer material 4 is formed by combining the main body portion 8 and the deformable portion 9, and the buffer material 5 is formed by combining the main body portion 10 and the deformable portion 11. The first shape of the cushioning materials 4 and 5 is formed by combining the main body portions 8 and 10 and the deformable portions 9 and 11 that can be detached from the main body portions, respectively. The first shape of the buffer materials 4 and 5 can contact the surface of the copying machine 1, and the contact surface with the copying machine 1 is the same as the outer shape of the copying machine 1 before the automatic document feeder 30 is mounted. It is formed in the same shape.
[0010]
The second shapes of the cushioning materials 4 and 5 are formed by detaching the deformable portions 9 and 11 from the main body portions 8 and 10, respectively. The second shape of the cushioning materials 4 and 5 can be brought into contact with the surface of the copying machine 1A after the outer shape change where the automatic document feeder is mounted, and the contact surface with the copying machine 1A is mounted on the automatic document feeder. It is formed in the same shape as the outer shape of the copying machine 1A. The buffer materials 4 and 5 are formed of cardboard which is a paper-based material.
[0011]
The deformed portions 9 and 11 have a U-shape when viewed from above, and are detachably attached to the recesses 8A and 10A formed in the central portions of the main body portions 8 and 10, respectively. In this embodiment, as the mounting form of the deformable portions 9 and 11, a plurality of cut grooves 12, 13, 14, and 15 are formed at positions where the deformable portions 9 and 11 and the main body portions 8 and 10 face each other, It is mounted by fitting with these cut grooves. As a mounting form of the deformable portions 9 and 11 and the main body portions 8 and 10, the mounting may be performed using an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive. In this case, since the deformed portions 9 and 11 are detached from the deformed portion, it is preferable that the bonding area with the main body portions 8 and 10 is made as small as possible so that the deformable portions 9 and 11 can be easily detached from the main body portions 8 and 10.
[0012]
Such a configuration of the cushioning material 3, 4 and 5 for packing of the copying machine 1 with be described. A plurality of cushioning materials 3 are set on the mounting portion 6. Since the buffer material 3 is positioned at the bottom of the copying machines 1 and 1A, it is used as it is as long as the copying machines 1 and 1A are not taken out from the placement unit 6. Next, the copying machine 1 having the first shape without the automatic document feeder is placed on the cushioning material 3. Then, the cushioning materials 4 and 5 in which the main body portions 8 and 10 and the deformation portions 9 and 11 are integrated in advance are fitted into the upper left edge and the upper right edge of the copying machine 1 respectively, and the box portion 7 is covered from above, and the lock member 17 By fixing to the placement unit 6, the packaging operation for the copying machine 1 is completed.
[0013]
The packed copying machine 1 is transported to a factory where the automatic document feeder 30 is mounted. At the transport destination, the lock member 17 is removed and the box portion 7 is removed from the placement portion 6 in order to mount the automatic document transport device 30 on the copying machine 1. From this state, the buffer materials 4 and 5 are once removed from the upper part of the copying machine 1, and the automatic document feeder 30 is attached to form a finished copying machine 1A. Then, the deformable portions 9 and 11 are detached from the main body portions 8 and 10 of the cushioning materials 4 and 5, respectively, and the cushioning materials 4 and 5 constituted only by the main body portions 8 and 10 are fitted into the copying machine 1A, and the box portion 7 is Covering from above and fixing to the mounting portion 6 with the lock member 17 completes the packing operation for the copying machine 1A.
[0014]
Even if the outer shape of the copying machine 1 changes in this way, the deformed portions 9 and 11 are detached from the main body portions 8 and 10 of the cushioning materials 4 and 5 used for packing the copying machine 1 so that the copied copy after the deformation. Since it can correspond to the machine 1A, it is not necessary to discard all the buffer materials 4 and 5, the amount to be discarded can be reduced, wasteful use of resources can be suppressed, and the cost can be reduced.
[0015]
Since the shapes corresponding to the pre-deformation and post-deformation copying machines 1 and 1A are formed by combining different members from the main body portions 8 and 10 and the deformation portions 9 and 11, complex shapes can be easily formed. .
[0016]
In this embodiment, in order to correspond to the pre-deformation copier 1 A of the copying machine 1 and after deformation, the main body portion 8, 10, the cushioning material 4 and 5 made of removable deformable portion 9 and 11 from these It proposed, but integrally forming a shape corresponding to the deformable section 9, 11 to the body portion 8, 10, and a force to the site optionally added by shape deformation, was used in the copying machine 1 buffer The material may be used in the copying machine 1A. In this case, since it is not necessary to discard the deforming portions 9 and 11, it is possible to further reduce the amount of discard and further suppress wasteful use of resources.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the first shape that takes the shape of the contact surface that can be contacted by the main body and the deformable portion with respect to the surface of the product to be transported before the outline change, and the member on the product to be transported before the outline change. since a variation available-into a second shape which take the shape of the contact surface capable of contacting with the surface of the conveying products after contour changes contour has changed by being mounted, use the outer change before product The cushioning material that has been used can be used as a cushioning material for the product after the outer shell change.
According to the present invention, the first shape of the cushioning material is formed by combining the main body portion corresponding to the second shape and the deformable portion detachable from the main body portion, and the second shape of the cushioning material. Is formed by detaching the deformation part from the main body part, so that by removing the deformation part, the cushioning material used for the product before the outer shell change can be used as the cushioning material for the product after the outer shell change, The amount of waste can be suppressed, wasteful use of resources can be suppressed, and costs can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first shape and configuration of a cushioning material corresponding to a product to be transported before a change in outline showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second shape and configuration of a cushioning material corresponding to a product to be transported after the outline change.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a state of a cushioning material in which a main body portion and a deformable portion are integrated.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Product to be transported before outline change 1A Product to be transported after outline change 4,5 Cushioning material 8,10 Main body part 9,11 Deformation part 12,13,14,15 Cut groove

Claims (4)

A cushioning material used for packing products to be transported,
A main body portion and a deformation portion ;
A first shape that takes the shape of a contact surface that can be contacted by the main body portion and the deformable portion with respect to the surface of the product to be transported before the outline change;
By attaching a member to the product to be transported before the outer shell change, the outer shape can be changed to a second shape that takes the shape of the contact surface that can contact the surface of the product to be transported after the outer shell change. Cushioning material . The deformable part is detachable from the main body part,
2. The deformable portion can be deformed into the second shape which takes the shape of a contact surface that can be contacted only by the main body portion with respect to the product surface of the product to be transported after changing the outer shape by detaching the deformable portion. Cushioning material . The deformable portion can be deformed by applying force,
The shock-absorbing material according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning material is deformable into the second shape having a contact surface shape that can contact the product surface of the product to be transported after the outer shape change by deforming the deformable portion . A placement unit for placing the product to be transported, a box for covering the product to be transported placed on the placement unit, a lock member for fixing the placement unit and the box, and the product to be transported A packaging container comprising a cushioning material to be mounted and packing the transport target product by placing the transport target product mounted with the cushioning material on the placement unit and covering the product with the box portion,
A packaging container comprising the cushioning material according to claim 1 as the cushioning material .

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