JP5137210B2 - Packing container and shipping table for flat glass - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container for packing plate-like material. Specifically, the present invention provides a container for packing a plurality of sheet glass stacks, and a glass handling facility that handles the sheet glass at an operating angle different from the shipping angle at an optimal angle for shipping the container. It relates to a system with a pallet that holds at an optimal angle for integration.

  Until recently, various sizes of full sheet glass for display technology were stored in stock, vertically packed in wooden crate after completion of the melting, forming and cutting processes. These wooden crate can be used to move full sheet glass from the glass forming area in the factory to the glass finishing area, to ship glass sheets in the country, or to ship relatively small glass sheets abroad. . However, common wooden crate for relatively large flat glass is too large for international transport. Typical wooden crate sizes also create facility and equipment layout issues in glass factories. Also, wooden crate is generally not reusable, resulting in waste material and extra material costs.

  Recent processes have developed special containers and / or pallets that can be made of metal that are relatively small and reusable for the storage and transport of flat glass in factories. Similarly, other special containers and / or pallets have been developed for shipping and transporting glass out of the glass factory, both domestically and abroad. Such a configuration would result in the glass being removed from the factory container and loaded into a shipping container that is shipped from the glass factory to the glass customer's facility, and when it arrives at the glass customer's facility, it is removed from the shipping container. Need to be loaded into glass customer factory container. Reduce the amount of sheet glass handling work, for example, by eliminating one or more of these removal and reloading steps, to reduce the possibility of plate glass contamination and damage, and to increase efficiency and reduce costs It is desirable to do.

  Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 describe containers for packing plate-like materials such as LCD glass substrates. The containers disclosed in these documents have various disadvantages such as arranging the glass substrate substantially vertically or horizontally, lacking flexibility in loading and unloading, and complexity.

US Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0017841 US Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0131574

  The present invention addresses the need for glass shipping and handling containers that can be used to store and transport flat glass inside and outside the factory, particularly relatively large glass that imposes difficult transportation problems depending on its size. Is. The present invention also addresses the need for a glass shipping container that can be effectively integrated with factories having vertical and horizontal glass handling systems.

  A first aspect of the present invention relates to a container capable of holding a plurality of plate-like or thin plate-like materials. The container has a front plate, a rear plate, left and right side plates and a bottom plate assembled using a series of bolts. A buffer / cushion material that absorbs impact and prevents the impact from being transmitted from the container to the glass sheet is attached to the inner surface of the front plate, the rear plate, and the bottom plate. A plurality of cardboards or fillers may be added to fill the gap between the side edge of the glass and the side plate of the container and act as a cushioning material.

  A second aspect of the invention relates to a shipping pallet designed to receive a glass container for transport out of a glass factory. The shipping pallet is a generally flat rear support surface that holds the glass sheet at an inclined angle (about 30 to about 45 degrees) to allow the entire package to fit into a standard size truck or marine container (specific embodiments). May be slightly curved). The shipping pallet may have at least two fork holes on each side so that the forklift is accessible from all four directions.

  Another aspect of the present invention relates to a container capable of holding a plurality of lamellar materials. The container includes a front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a bottom plate, a cushioning material disposed on the inner surface of the front plate, the rear plate and the bottom plate, and a front surface of the container for loading or unloading the thin plate material on the container. And detachably fixing one or both of the front plate and the rear plate to the side plate and the bottom plate so that one of the front plate and the rear plate can be selectively removed to selectively open one of the rear surfaces. And a fixing device. The sheet material may be a sheet glass, in particular a sheet glass for liquid crystal display (LCD) applications.

  Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a container having hooks provided on at least one of a front plate and a rear plate for lifting and handling operations of the container. The hooks may be detachable to be attached for handling operations and removed for shipping. Removable hooks may be provided on both the front and rear plates to selectively lift one of the front and rear plates away from the container and open the container.

  Another aspect of the invention relates to a shipping pallet. This shipping pallet has a horizontal base for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane, and a flat rear support for supporting one of the front plate and the rear plate of the container, with the rear support at the base. A rear support mounted and supported on the base by a plurality of struts at an angle to the base, and a bottom edge extending vertically from the lower edge of the rear support to support the lower end of the container And the container is separable from the pallet for handling and operation in the factory. The angle of the posterior support relative to the base can be in the range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees. This angle is too large for a generally horizontal or nearly vertical arrangement and a sheet of material that does not fit into a standard size shipping container (eg, a marine container) is slanted into such a standard size container at a selected angle. Can be selected to enter.

  Another aspect of the invention relates to a system for packing, handling and shipping a plurality of glass sheets. This system has a container and an independent shipping pallet. The container has a front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a bottom plate that define an internal space for holding a plurality of glass plate stacks, and one of the front and rear surfaces of the container for loading and unloading the plate glass to and from the container. A removable fixture for removably securing one or both of the front and rear plates to the side and bottom plates so that one of the front and rear plates can be selectively removed for selective opening. The shipping pallet has a horizontal base for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane and a planar rear support for supporting one of the front plate and the rear plate of the container, and the rear support is at the base. On the other hand (for example, with respect to the horizontal direction), the rear support part mounted and supported on the base by a plurality of support columns and the lower end part of the container are supported so that the shipping angle is optimized for the shipment of the glass sheet. And a bottom edge support extending vertically upward from the lower edge of the rear support. The container can be separated from the pallet so that the container can be oriented at a tilt angle other than the shipping angle for integration with a glass handling facility operating at a glass handling angle or operating angle other than the shipping angle. The shipping angle can be in the range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees.

  Another aspect of the invention relates to a system having an operating platform having a support surface that supports a container at an angle of inclination substantially equal to an operating angle of a glass handling facility or a glass handling angle. The container has one of the front and rear plates so that one of the front and rear plates can be selectively removed to selectively open one of the front and rear surfaces of the container for loading and unloading from the container. Or you may have further the detachable fixing tool which fixes both to a side plate and a baseplate so that attachment or detachment is possible. A hook may be provided on at least one of the front plate and the rear plate for lifting and handling the container. The hooks may be detachable so that they can be attached for handling operations and removed for shipping. Removable hooks may be provided on both the front and rear plates to selectively lift and remove one of the front and rear plates from the container to open the container.

  Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for packing and shipping glass sheet material. The method includes the steps of providing a container having a front plate, a rear plate, a left plate, a right plate, and a bottom plate that are fixed together to hold a stack of a plurality of thin plate-like materials, and a step of opening the container. Placing the opened container on an operating station that holds the container at an operating angle; loading the glass sheet into the container at an operating station having facilities that interact with the glass sheet at the operating angle; and closing the container; Removing the closed container from the operating station and placing the container on a shipping pallet that supports the container at an optimal shipping angle.

  The method may include shipping the container at a shipping angle within a range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees, where the factory equipment is in one of a substantially horizontal or a substantially vertical orientation (eg, glass handling Or handle glass at an operating angle). This method may have a front plate and / or a rear plate removable on the container, and the step of opening the container may be performed by removing either the front plate or the rear plate.

1 is a schematic top view of a glass box or container loaded with a plurality of plate glasses according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. Fig. 2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a container cut along line 2-2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a schematic front cross-sectional view of the container cut along line 3-3 in Fig. 1. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a shipping pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the container shown in FIG. 1 placed thereon. FIG. 5 is a side view of a shipping pallet according to the same embodiment shown in FIG. 4 with the container shown in FIG. 1 in place. FIG. 5 is a front view of a shipping pallet according to the same embodiment shown in FIG. 4 with no container placed. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the shipping pallet according to the same embodiment shown in FIG. 4 with the container in place. FIGS. 8A to 8F are schematic side views showing receipt and removal of the shipping pallet and glass container shown in FIGS.

  The accompanying drawings are included by way of example to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification.

  A first aspect of the present invention relates to a container for packaging, storage and shipping. A shipping container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The packaging container 10 includes a front plate 12, a rear plate 14, a right side plate 16, a left side plate 18 and a bottom plate 20, which are assembled together using a series of screws or bolts (not shown). Note that any appropriate releasable fixture such as a cinch strap, clip, clasp, or the like may be used instead of the screw. Buffer / cushion materials 22 and 24 that absorb impact and prevent the impact from being transmitted from the container 10 to the plate glass 30 packed in the container may be attached to the inner surfaces of the front plate, the rear plate, and the bottom plate. . The inner surface of the side plates 16 and 18 may not have a cushioning material.

  To load the glass sheet into the container 10, the screws or bolts (not shown) that secure the front plate 12 to the side plates 16 and 18 and the bottom plate 20 are removed, the front plate is removed, and the container is opened. The opened container 10 is inclined or horizontally arranged with the open front of the container facing up. The plate glasses 30 are stacked one by one on the rear plate 14 in a state in which the lower edge portion of the plate glass is in contact with the cushioning material 24 disposed on the bottom plate 20. In order to provide a gap for placing the plate glass between the side plate 16 and the side plate 18 on the rear plate 14 without hitting the edge portions 32 and 34 of the plate glass against the side plate, the distance between the inner surfaces of the side plates 16 and 18 is The width of the plate glass 30 is larger. Once the desired number of glass panes 30 has been loaded into the open container 10, the front plate is reattached to the front of the container by tightening the bolts to secure the front plate to the side and bottom plates. Alternatively, the rear plate 14 may be removed and the container 10 opened to load the container 10 with sheet glass, which provides flexibility in handling and removing the container 10 from the container.

  If there is a gap between the side edge portion 32 and the side edge portion 34 of the plate glass 30, it is filled with a plurality of fillers 42 (see FIG. 3). A sufficient number of fillers are added to fill the gap between the side edges of the glass and the side plates, act as a cushioning or cushioning material, and prevent the plate glass from moving in the container during shipment. The filler may be formed of the same material as the cushioning materials 22 and 24 on the inner surface of the front plate, the rear plate and the bottom plate, or formed of cardboard, polystyrene foam, foam rubber, or any other suitable elastic material. May be. When there is a gap between the front surface 36 of the uppermost plate glass 30 and the inner surface 46 of the cushioning material 22 on the inner surface of the front plate 12, this gap is similarly filled with the gap and used as a cushioning material or cushioning material. Filled with a plurality of fillers 48 to act.

  The front plate 12, the rear plate 14 and the side plates 16 and 18 include a front plate for lifting and handling closed and / or open containers (with or without glass) and for opening and closing the container 10 Screw holes may be provided to allow attachment of eyebolts or hooks (not shown in FIGS. 1-3) for lifting and moving 12 or rear plate 14. Such lifting and handling includes tilting the container at different angles for packing, shipping and removal, turning the glass upside down to reverse the glass top and bottom, and emptying Or it may include moving a container loaded with glass sheets.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 4 to 7, another aspect of the present invention relates to a shipping pallet 100 for shipping a glass container 10 loaded with sheet glass. According to a particular embodiment of the present invention, the shipping pallet has a base 110. The base 110 may be formed of a plurality of base beams 112. The base beam 112 is placed in a horizontal plane that constitutes a base or foot for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane such as a factory, warehouse, truck or shipping container floor. The base beam 112 may be arranged in a grid or other truss configuration to provide strength and rigidity to the structure. Alternatively, the base may be formed of a hard sheet of material or a hollow block.

  A rear support 120 is formed on the base 110. The rear support portion 120 may be composed of a plurality of rear support rails 122 capable of supporting the main surface (for example, the front plate 12 or the rear plate 14) of the glass container 10 placed on the shipping pallet 100. The rear support rail 122 is disposed in an inclined plane for supporting the glass container 10 at a shipping angle A (see FIG. 5) inclined by about 30 to about 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction, that is, in the rear support surface. Define the plane. The rear support rails may be arranged in a grid or other truss configuration to provide strength and rigidity to the structure. Alternatively, the rear support 120 may be formed of a hard thin plate or hollow block of material. The rear support rail 122 is supported on the base beam 112 by pillars 124. Bracing 126 or other truss-like structures may be provided along with the columns to give strength and rigidity to the structure. A holding flange 128 may be provided on the outer edge portion of the rear support portion 120 (for example, the outer edge portion of the rear support rail 122). The holding flange 128 positions the glass container 10 on the rear support during loading, holds the glass container in place on the rear support, and during transport and handling of the pallet on which the container is placed. This is to prevent the container from shifting.

  In certain embodiments, the rear support rails 122 and struts 124 may be removable from the base beam 112 (not shown) to allow compact storage and shipping of the pallet 100 without the container 10 placed thereon. ), Or may be connected by a hinge so as to fold the support column and the support rail (not shown). In order to prevent inadvertent folding and collapse of the pallet, the post can be pinned in place on the support rail 122 when placed in a vertical position.

  The shipping pallet also has a bottom edge support 130 for supporting the bottom or lower edge of the glass container 10. The bottom edge support 130 may be composed of a plurality of bottom edge support rails or pins 132. A bottom edge support rail or pin 132 extends up from the base beam 112, perpendicular to the rear support rail, along the lower edge of the rear support surface. In order to provide strength to the bottom edge support rail to support the full glass container 10 on the rear support 120, the bottom edge support rail 132 extends from the base beam 112 to the rail 132 up. 134. It should be noted that each pair of bottom edge support rails 132 and stakes 134 may be formed as a single unitary L-shaped part, or optionally replaced with a triangular bottom edge support flange (not shown). May be. Similarly, instead of the support pins 132, a single elongate or multiple support flanges may extend along the lower edge of the rear support surface.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the base 110 of the pallet 100 has two fork holes 140 (located in the base beam 112) on at least one side of the platform (see FIG. 4). The shipping pallet may have two fork holes 140 in the base beam 112 on each side of the base 100 so that the forklift is accessible from all four sides of the pallet.

  Next, an example of how to use the glass container and the shipping pallet according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Referring first to FIG. 8A, a pallet 100 with a full glass container 10 loaded thereon is lowered from a truck or shipping container (not shown) using a forklift 200 and is suitable for removal. It is arranged in the position. Next, the glass container loaded with the contents is pulled up from the pallet 100 (FIG. 8B) and placed on the support surface of the operation platform 210 (FIG. 8C). The container is then opened by removing the front or rear plate by removing the screws or bolts (not shown) securing either the front plate 12 or the rear plate 14 facing upwards (see FIG. FIG. 8D). The operating platform may have wheels as needed for transport to the glass pane removal station, or may be mounted on a lift cart 220 with a motor (FIG. 8E). Next, the glass plates are taken out one by one from the opened glass container 10 ′ by the robot 220 (FIG. 8F). Note that the stations shown in FIGS. 8C and 8F may be the same station. However, in order to minimize the action taken in the glazing removal state, which can be in an environment with a controlled clean atmosphere, and to reduce the possibility of the glazing being contaminated, It may be desirable to separate the stations.

  In addition, the loading of the plate glass to the glass container 10 according to the present invention, the placing on the pallet 10 and the loading to the truck or the shipping container are the taking-out process from the glass container shown in FIGS. 8A to 8F. Can be done by essentially reversing. In order to protect the packed sheet glass from contamination, the glass container 10 loaded with the contents may be covered with a waterproof sheet or a housing, or a shrink packaging film of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (not shown). ) May be shrink-wrapped. In addition, when taking out from the shrink-wrapped container 10, the PVC film must be removed before opening the container 10 according to FIG. 8D.

  As described above, certain embodiments of the shipping pallet of the present invention include a generally planar rear support surface 120 for holding the glass container 10 at an angle of about 30 to about 45 degrees from the horizontal direction. 122. In other embodiments, the rear support may define a somewhat concave glazing support surface. A bottom edge support 132 (or support plate) disposed essentially perpendicular to the rear support surface supports the bottom of the glass container 10. This angle allows the glass container to be held in place on the pallet by gravity. Alternatively, the glass container may be fixed on the pallet using a holding strap or a holding bar (not shown).

  The inclination angle of the shipping pallet 100 is an optimal shipping inclination angle. Depending on the shipping angle of the shipping pallet, a glass container 10 that is too large to fit into a standard size container or truck in a generally horizontal or vertical configuration can be loaded diagonally into the standard size truck and shipping container. . As mentioned above, the container 10 can advantageously be separable from the shipping pallet 100. In this configuration, the container 10 can be removed from the shipping pallet and placed in various glass packing, shipping and unloading stations that hold the container at a glass handling or handling tilt angle that can differ from the shipping angle of the shipping pallet. . For example, the operating station may be provided with a support surface designed to hold the container 10 at an inclination angle equal to or approximately equal to the operating angle of the glass handling or operating equipment located at that station. This allows for efficient and effective integration with existing processes and equipment that vary from facility to station or station and have glass handling or handling angles that differ from the optimal shipping angle. For example, the glass container 10 and shipping pallet 100 of the present invention can be preferably used in factories that include flat glass equipment that handles glass in a vertical or horizontal configuration or at any angle therebetween.

  The glass container 10 and shipping pallet 100 designed in accordance with the present invention have several advantages, among others.

  Containers can be reused compared to non-reusable wooden crate.

  The container can be separated from the shipping pallet and moved to a different pallet or support surface having a different angle of inclination than the shipping pallet to meet the requirements of the glass handling equipment.

  Containers can be opened or removed from either side to accommodate loading and unloading equipment configurations at different factory locations and to facilitate handling.

  A shipping pallet having an inclined shipping container support angle of about 30 to about 45 degrees allows the entire package to be placed in a standard size truck or marine container, reducing transportation costs.

  The cushioning materials 22 and 24 disposed on the inner surface of the container may be any suitable material such as solid or foam rubber made of a polymeric material such as ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) or high density ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer rubber (EVA). It may be formed of a flexible material or an elastic material. For example, the cushion 22 on the front plate may be formed of a thick EVA pad or stripe of about 20 to about 40 mm, and the cushion 24 on the inner surface of the bottom plate may be formed of an EPDM pad or stripe of about 10 mm as a cushioning material. Also good.

  Each plate-like material, such as plate glass, may be protected with a separate packaging material, such as paper and / or polymer film, before being placed in the container of the present invention. Alternatively, a spacer liner made of paper and / or other material can be placed between two adjacent lamellar materials to prevent direct contact between each other's surfaces. This is important for glass substrates for LCDs where clean glass surface quality is very important.

  In summary, the present disclosure includes, among other things, the following aspects and / or embodiments.

C1: a container capable of holding a plurality of thin plate-like materials,
A container having a front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a bottom plate;
Cushioning material disposed on the inner surface of the front plate, the rear plate and the bottom plate;
One of the front plate and the rear plate can be selectively removed to selectively open one of the front and rear surfaces of the container for one of loading and unloading the lamellar material to and from the container. And a detachable fixture for detachably fixing at least one of the front plate and the rear plate to the side plate and the bottom plate.

  C2: The container according to C1, further comprising a hook provided on at least one of the front plate and the rear plate for lifting and handling the container.

  C3: The container according to C2, wherein the hook is detachable so that it can be attached for handling operations and removed for shipping.

  C4: further comprising detachable hooks provided on both the front plate and the rear plate to selectively lift one of the front plate and the rear plate from the container to remove and open the container. A container according to C3, characterized by:

C5: A shipping pallet is further provided, and the shipping pallet is
A horizontal base for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane;
A planar rear support portion for supporting one of the front plate and the rear plate of the container, wherein the base portion is supported by a plurality of columns such that the rear support portion is at an angle with respect to the base portion; A rear support attached and supported on top;
A bottom edge support portion extending vertically upward from a lower edge portion of the rear support portion for supporting a lower end portion of the container;
The container according to any one of C1 to C4, wherein the container is separable from the pallet to facilitate individual handling operations and operations.

  C6: The container and pallet according to C5, wherein the angle of the rear support portion with respect to the base portion is within a range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees.

  C7: The angle is selected so that a sheet of material that is too large to fit into a standard size container in a substantially horizontal or substantially vertical arrangement enters such a standard size container diagonally at the selected angle. The container and pallet according to C5, wherein

  C8: The container according to any one of C1 to C7, wherein the thin plate material is plate glass.

C9: A system for packing, handling and shipping a plurality of plate glasses, comprising a container and an independent shipping pallet;
The container
A front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a bottom plate that define an internal space for holding a stack of a plurality of plate glasses;
A detachable fixture for removably fixing the front plate to the side plate and the bottom plate so that the front plate can be removed to open the container for loading and unloading of the plate glass to the container;
The pallet is
A horizontal base for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane;
A planar rear support portion for supporting one of the front plate and the rear plate of the container, the rear support portion being mounted and supported on the base portion so that the rear support portion is at a shipping angle with respect to the base portion. A rear support portion,
A bottom edge support portion extending vertically upward from a lower edge portion of the rear support portion for supporting a lower end portion of the container;
The container is separable from the pallet so that the container can be oriented at an inclination angle other than the shipping angle for integration with plate glass handling equipment operating at a glass operating angle other than the shipping angle. Feature system.

  C10: The system according to C9, wherein the shipping angle is in a range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees.

  C11: The system according to C10, further comprising an operation platform having a support surface for supporting the container at an inclination angle substantially equal to the operation angle of the glass handling facility.

C12: The container is
One of the front plate and the rear plate can be selectively removed to selectively open one of the front and rear surfaces of the container for one of loading and unloading the lamellar material to and from the container. Further, the system according to C11, further comprising a detachable fixture that detachably fixes both the front plate and the rear plate to the side plate and the bottom plate.

  C13: The system according to C12, wherein the container further includes a hook provided on at least one of the front plate and the rear plate for lifting and handling the container.

  C14: The system of C13, wherein the hook is detachable so that it can be attached for handling operations and removed for shipping.

  C15: further comprising detachable hooks provided on both the front plate and the rear plate to selectively lift one of the front plate and the rear plate from the container to remove and open the container. The system according to C13, characterized by:

C16: A method for packing and shipping a glass sheet material,
Providing a container having a front plate, a rear plate, a left plate, a right plate and a bottom plate that define a space that is fixed integrally and holds a stack of a plurality of thin plate materials;
Placing the opened container on an operating station that holds the container at an operating angle;
Opening the container by removing one of the front plate and the rear plate;
In the operation station, using the equipment that interacts with the plate glass at the operation angle, the step of loading the plate glass into the container;
Reattaching the one of the front plate and the rear plate to close the container;
Removing the closed container from the operating station and placing the container on a shipping pallet that supports the container at an optimal shipping angle different from the operating angle.

  C17: The method according to C16, wherein the shipping angle is in the range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees.

  C18: The angle is selected such that a lamellar material that is too large to fit into a standard size container in a substantially horizontal or substantially vertical arrangement enters such a standard size container diagonally at the selected angle. The method according to C17, wherein:

  C19: Both the front plate and the rear plate are detachable, and the step of opening the container can be performed by removing one of the front plate and the rear plate. The method according to any one of C19.

  It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. The

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Packing container 12 Front plate 14 Rear plate 16 Right side plate 18 Left side plate 20 Bottom plate 30 Sheet glass (thin plate-like material)
22, 24 Buffer / cushion material 100 Shipping pallet 110 Base 120 Back support 130 Bottom edge support 140 Fork hole

Claims (6)

A container capable of holding a plurality of lamellar materials,
A container having a front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a bottom plate;
Cushioning material disposed on the inner surface of the front plate, the rear plate and the bottom plate;
One of the front plate and the rear plate can be selectively removed to selectively open one of the front and rear surfaces of the container for one of loading and unloading the lamellar material to and from the container. And a detachable fixture that detachably fixes at least one of the front plate and the rear plate to the side plate and the bottom plate,
A detachable hook provided on one or both of the front plate and the rear plate for lifting and handling the container;
A container wherein the hook is attached for handling operations and can be removed for shipping . A shipping pallet, the shipping pallet comprising:
A horizontal base for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane;
A planar rear support portion for supporting one of said front plate and said rear plate of said container, shipping angle in a range aft support portion of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees relative to the base A rear support attached and supported on the base by a plurality of support posts,
A bottom edge support portion extending vertically upward from a lower edge portion of the rear support portion for supporting a lower end portion of the container;
2. A container according to claim 1, wherein the container is separable from the pallet to facilitate individual handling operations and operations. A system for packing, handling and shipping a plurality of plate glasses, comprising a container, an independent operation platform, and an independent shipping pallet,
The container
A front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a bottom plate that define an internal space for holding a stack of a plurality of plate glasses;
One or both of the front plate and the rear plate can be removed so that one or both of the front plate and the rear plate can be removed in order to open the container for loading and unloading the glass from the container. And a detachable fixture for removably fixing to the bottom plate,
The shipping pallet is
A horizontal base for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane;
A planar rear support portion for supporting one of the front plate and the rear plate of the container, wherein the rear support portion is within a range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees with respect to the base portion. A sheet-like material that is mounted and supported on the base so that the shipping angle is too large in a substantially horizontal or substantially vertical arrangement and does not fit in a standard size shipping container is slanted at a selected angle. A rear support selected to enter such a standard size container ;
A bottom edge support portion extending vertically upward from a lower edge portion of the rear support portion for supporting a lower end portion of the container;
The container is separable from the shipping pallet;
The operation platform is
Inclination approximately equal to the operating angle of the glass handling facility so that the container can be oriented at an inclination angle other than the shipping angle for integration with a glass handling facility operating at a glass operating angle other than the shipping angle. A support surface for supporting the container at an angle;
A system wherein the container is separable from the operating platform .   A system for packing, handling and shipping a plurality of plate glasses, comprising a container and an independent shipping pallet,
  The container is
  A front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a bottom plate that define an internal space for holding a stack of a plurality of plate glasses;
  One or both of the front plate and the rear plate can be removed so that one or both of the front plate and the rear plate can be removed in order to open the container for loading and unloading the glass from the container. And a detachable fixture for removably fixing to the bottom plate,
  A detachable hook provided on one or both of the front plate and the rear plate for lifting and handling the container, wherein the hook is attached for handling operation and removed for shipping. With a hook that can be
With
  The pallet is
  A horizontal base for supporting the pallet on a horizontal plane;
  A planar rear support portion for supporting one of the front plate and the rear plate of the container, wherein the rear support portion is within a range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees with respect to the base portion. A rear support attached to and supported on the base,
  A bottom edge support portion vertically extending upward from a lower edge portion of the rear support portion for supporting a lower end portion of the container;
With
  The container is separable from the pallet so that the container can be oriented at an inclination angle other than the shipping angle for integration with plate glass handling equipment operating at a glass operating angle other than the shipping angle. Feature system. The system according to claim 4 , further comprising an operation platform having a support surface for supporting the container at an inclination angle substantially equal to the operation angle of the glass handling facility. A method of packing and shipping a glass sheet material,
Providing a container having a front plate, a rear plate, a left plate, a right plate and a bottom plate that define a space that is fixed integrally and holds a stack of a plurality of thin plate materials;
Placing the opened container on an operating station that holds the container at an operating angle;
Opening the container by removing one of the front plate and the rear plate;
In the operation station, using the equipment that interacts with the plate glass at the operation angle, the step of loading the plate glass into the container;
Reattaching the one of the front plate and the rear plate to close the container;
The closed container is removed from the operating station and the container is placed on a shipping pallet that supports the container at an optimal shipping angle within a range of about 30 degrees to about 40 degrees different from the operating angle. A process ,
The shipping angle is selected so that sheet material that is too large to fit into a standard size container in a substantially horizontal or substantially vertical arrangement enters such a standard size container diagonally at the selected angle. A method characterized by that.

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