JPH0858870A - Packaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a packaging device for a packaging to protect the top part and bottom part of a large sized electric appliance such as automatic vending machine, etc., wherein a corrugated fiberboard is used without using a wooden plate, a stable packaging can be done, and also, the operability of a forklift, etc., is improved. CONSTITUTION: A first plate body 4 and second plate body 5 made of a corrugated fiberboard are put to be confronted with a spacer and cushioning body 8 so that a gap 6 wherein the fork of a forklift can be inserted may be provided. Then, on the external edge of the first plate body 4, a peripheral wall part 9a is provided, and a recessed part 10 for fitting is formed. A see through hole 20 is provided on an external flange 9b which continues from the peripheral wall part 9a so that the inserted condition of a fork can be confirmed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packing device for large electric appliances such as vending machines and electric refrigerators.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, packing of large electric appliances has been rationalized, and a bottom protector 3 as shown in FIG.
8 and the top protector 39 are provided, and the middle body of the large-sized electric appliance 40 is being simply packaged without using a protective member. The tightening band is omitted in the drawing.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 15, the bottom protector 38 is mounted on a pedestal 38a assembled from a wooden board so as to withstand the weight of the large electric appliance 40, and is mounted on the pedestal 38a, and a buffer 44 is provided at the corner. Pedestal 38
In order to form a gap 41 into which the fork of the forklift truck is inserted at the time of transfer, a has a structure in which a bottom plate 43 made of a wood plate is coupled via a spacer 42.

With this structure, the bottom and top of the large electric appliance, which are most likely to come into contact with other equipment during transportation and are subject to a load, are protected and buffered. Further, the forks of the forklift can be freely engaged, and the work of loading and unloading a vehicle or the like can be performed without any hindrance.

[0005]

The bottom and top protectors 38 and 39 require nailing work to assemble them, which is troublesome. In particular, the wood boards used for the protective bodies 38 and 39 are mainly made of pine wood, which is strong against load, and due to measures for forest conservation and environmental protection, there is an increasing demand for reduction in the use of wood, and the cost of packaging is increased. It is the cause. Further, after the transportation, the protectors 38 and 39 become waste materials, and since environmental protection is said to be strong, it is necessary to incinerate the waste materials. The cost is considerably high, and a packing device that does not use wood for the protectors 38 and 39 has been desired.

In consideration of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a simple type packing device which does not use wood, is easy to assemble, can bear a sufficient weight, and can be transferred by a forklift without any trouble. The purpose is to

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a top protector and a bottom protector for protecting the top and bottom of a large-sized device, wherein the top protector is The box protector is formed of corrugated cardboard, and the bottom protector is a first plate made of corrugated cardboard that receives the bottom of the machine body, and a fork such as a forklift with a spacer made of paper material interposed between the first plate. The second plate bodies made of corrugated board are opposed to each other so as to have a gap for insertion.

[0008]

In the above construction, since the top and bottom protectors are made of corrugated cardboard, they are easy to assemble and can be recycled after use, thus eliminating disposal costs. Further, by providing the second plate body, a gap for inserting a fork such as a forklift is formed, so that the work by the forklift can be performed without any trouble.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a packing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a machine body of an automatic vending machine, and a bottom box-like bottom protector 2 and a ceiling are provided at the bottom and top thereof. Part protector 3
Are fitted together. The configuration of the bottom protector 2 will be mainly described below.

The bottom protector 2 comprises a first plate body 4 made of a corrugated board and a second plate body 5 also made of a corrugated board. The first and second plate bodies 4 and 5 are for a forklift. The spacer 7 and the buffer 8 are opposed to each other so that the fork has a gap 6 into which the fork can be sufficiently inserted. The first plate body 4 is provided with a peripheral wall portion 9a and an outer flange 9b by bending the outer edge portion of the plate body 4 into an L shape on the outer peripheral edge, and the bottom portion of the machine body 1 is fitted to the plate surface by the peripheral wall portion 9a. A fitting recess 10 is formed. In addition, the bottom plate 11 of the fitting recess 10 of the first plate body 4 has a 2
Two cut holes 12 are formed so as to correspond to a fork of a book. Perforations 13 extending to the outer lines of the two cut holes 12 are provided, and an edge portion 14 sandwiched by the perforations 13 is formed. Easy to cut. In addition, the first plate 4
Insertion holes 15a into which the body floating support is inserted are provided near the four corners of the bottom plate 11 of the fitting recess 10.

The buffer body 8 is formed by stacking corrugated cardboard pieces, and is interposed between the corner portions of the first and second plate bodies 4 and 5 and at appropriate places. The buffer body 8 interposed between the corner portions is formed in an L shape along two sides of the corner portion. Further, the spacers 7 are formed by a paper cylinder wound in multiple layers, are located on the inner edge of the buffer body 8, and at least four spacers are L-shaped buffer bodies 8 at the corners.
It is arranged at a position sandwiched by the two inner surfaces of the. An insertion hole 15b corresponding to the insertion hole 15a of the first plate body 4 is formed near the corner of the second plate body 5,
Further, a hole 16 corresponding to the hole of the spacer 7 made of the paper cylinder is formed in the corner portion of the first plate body 4. A support leg 17 having a height adjusting function at the bottom of the machine body 1 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is fitted into the hole 16.

Further, the support leg 17 has a rotatable disc-shaped adjustment seat 18 having a large diameter at its lower end. The inner wall of the hole of the spacer 7 is fixed to a position where the supporting leg 17 is positioned by contacting a part of the outer periphery of the adjusting seat 18.
Further, a supporting piece 7a made of a piece of wood is provided in the spacer 7, and the supporting piece 7a receives the adjusting seat 18 (see FIG. 9). The hole 1 of the first plate body 4
The hole edge of 6 is cut as shown in FIG. 11, and the short piece 19 formed at the hole edge is folded downward so that the tip of the short piece 19 contacts the adjusting seat 18 of the support leg 17 and has a stopper function. ing.

Further, the outer flange 9 of the first plate body 4
A see-through hole 20 is formed at a position corresponding to the two cut holes 12 on the upper surface of b. A hole 21 is formed in a portion of the second plate body 5 corresponding to the two cut holes 12 of the first plate body 4. In addition, the second plate 5
A stopper piece 21b made of a wooden board is provided on the lower surface of the and at the edge of the hole 21. The spacer 7 and the buffer body 8 are adhered to the first and second plate bodies 4 and 5 with an adhesive, so that the first and second plate bodies 4 and 5 are firmly connected. . The top protector 3 has a relatively large wind vent hole 22 formed in its face plate (see FIG. 2).

In the above structure, the bottom protector 2 and the top protector 3 are fitted to the bottom and top of the machine body 1 as shown in FIG. The bottom and top of the machine body 1 are protected by the bottom protector 2 and the top protector 3, and the load of the machine body 1 is applied to the face plate 11 of the fitting recess 10 of the bottom protector 2. This load is received by the spacer 7 and is buffered by the buffer body 8, so that the machine body 1 is less likely to be damaged.

Here, when transferring the machine body 1 thus packed, as shown in FIG. 6, the fork 24 of the forklift 23 is connected to the first plate body 4 and the second plate body 5 of the bottom protector 2. It is inserted into the gap 6 and the packed body 1 is lifted or lowered. At the time of inserting the fork 24, the transparent hole 20 is formed in a portion of the outer flange 9b of the first plate body 4 corresponding to the fork 24, so that the fork 24 can be inserted while checking the position thereof. Work can be done easily.

Further, a hand lift 25 may be used for the package of the machine body 1 as shown in FIG. By operating the handle 26, the hand lift 25 causes the tip of the fork 27 to lift up from the wheel 28 as a base point. At the time of this movement, there is a fixed gap between the first and second plate bodies 4 and 5, and there is a possibility that the wheels 28 moving away from the fork 27 may break through the second plate body 5. In this embodiment, since the hole 21 is provided, the wheel 28 can be released and the work can be performed by the hand lift 25 without any trouble. Further, since the stopper piece 21a made of a wooden board is provided on the lower surface of the second plate 5 and at the edge of the hole 21, the axle 28 hits the stopper piece 21a when the fork 27 is inserted, and the fork 27 is moved to a predetermined position. Stop in position.

In the final transfer of the package of the machine body 1, it may be desired to remove the bottom protector 2. Here, in the state in which the fork 24 or 27 of the forklift 23 or the handlift 25 is inserted in the lower part of the first plate body 4, as shown in FIG. The fork 24 or 27 of the first plate 4 is cut by cutting at the eye 13.
The large part of the first plate body 4 and the second plate body 5 are left below the lift arm 24 or 27 except for the edge portion 14 with which the bottom protection body 2 is removed. make it easier.

Further, as a method of floating the machine body 1 from the bottom protector 2 so that the machine body 1 can be easily taken out, as shown in FIG. 9, the bottom protector 2 is lifted with the bottom protector 2 being lifted by the forklift 25. When the insertion holes 15a and 15b in the first and second plate bodies 4 and 5 are made to correspond to the machine body levitation support body 45 installed on the floor surface, and then the bottom protection body 2 is lowered, the machine body levitation support body 45 is formed. Is inserted into the insertion holes 15b and 15a, so that the machine body 1 is levitated by the height of the machine body levitation support 45.

Each supporting leg 1 protruding from the lower surface of the four corners of the machine body 1
As shown in FIG. 10, 7 is inserted into the hole 16 of each corner portion of the first plate body 4. In this inserted state, the support leg 1
The outer end of the adjustment seat 18 at the lower end of 7 abuts on the inner side of the spacer 7 made of a paper cylinder. Therefore, the supporting leg 17 can be positioned stably, and the body 1 can be positioned via the supporting leg 17. In addition, the support piece 7 in the spacer 7
Since a supports the lower end of the supporting leg 17, the machine body 1 can be held in a stable state. Holes 16 at the corners of the first plate body 4
As shown in FIG. 11, a short piece 19 is formed on the edge of
Since the short piece 19 is formed and the short piece 19 is folded downward, it is possible to prevent the tip of the short piece 19 from hitting the adjustment seat 18 of the support leg 17 and the support leg 17 from accidentally coming out of the hole 16. On the other hand, since the top protector 3 has the wind vent holes 22 as shown in FIG. 2, when the wind pressure is applied to the inside of the top protector 3 while being transported by a vehicle or the like, the wind vent is removed. Hole 2
The wind escapes from 2, so that the top plate protector 3 is not blown off by the wind.

In this embodiment, the top protector 3
Has a box shape with a vent hole 22, but the bottom protector 2
The same configuration may be used. As described above, the packing apparatus according to the first embodiment is configured by the corrugated board and hardly uses the wood board. Therefore, nailing work is not required in the assembling.
It is easy to assemble, and is advantageous because the packaging material can be reused in the processing of the packaging material after transportation, and the disposal processing cost is not required unlike the conventional case, and the cost is low. Further, it is excellent in facilitating the engagement work of forks such as forklifts, stabilizing the position of the machine body, and stabilizing the mounting of the top protector.

FIG. 12 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The feature of this embodiment resides in the first plate body 4 of the bottom protector 2, that is, the hanging piece 9c is connected to the outer flange 9b of the peripheral portion of the first plate body 4, and a so-called U-shaped convex portion is formed. The peripheral part of the is formed. The rest of the configuration is the same as in the first embodiment described above, so a description thereof will be omitted.

In the second embodiment, the hanging piece 9c is
The tip thereof is substantially the same as the bottom surface 10a of the fitting recess 10, and the tip of the fork 24 inserted into the gap between the first and second plate bodies 4 and 5 hits the outer surface of the fitting recess 10 and cannot be inserted. This eliminates the obstacles and facilitates the transfer work.

FIG. 13 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment has the same configuration as the previous first embodiment except for the first plate body 30 made of corrugated board in the bottom protector 29 and the top protector (not shown), and thus the first plate. Only the features of the body 30 will be described. The first plate body 30 has a receiving box shape in which a peripheral wall 31 is formed on the outer peripheral edge. The L-shaped buffer 32 is provided at each inner corner.
And a plurality of shock absorbers 33 are also provided at appropriate places inside the peripheral wall 31, and the outer circumference of the bottom of the machine body (not shown) is in contact with the inside of each of the shock absorbers 32, 33. The cut holes 34, the holes 35, etc. are formed in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments. A wooden board 37 is joined to the lower surface of the second plate body 36 in order to float the second plate body 36 above the ground.

The bottom protector 29 of this embodiment also protects the lower part of the machine body by the first plate body 30 formed in the shape of a receiving box, and its action and effect are almost the same as those described in the first embodiment. Is. This one is advantageous in manufacturing because the outer peripheral edge is only the peripheral wall, and has the same advantages as the first embodiment in that no wooden board is used for packaging.

[0025]

As is clear from the description of the above embodiment,
The packing device of the present invention is configured so that the packing material is made of corrugated cardboard and is easy to assemble. Since no wooden board is used, the packing material can be easily processed after transportation and the cost can be reduced. It is easy to perform the fork engagement work, and is also excellent in stabilizing the position of the machine body, and the effect is great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bottom protector and a top protector in the packing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same bottom protector.

FIG. 4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the bottom protector shown in FIG. 2A-A.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the bottom protector of FIG. 2B-B.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the bottom protector and the forklift.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the bottom protector and the hand lift.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a part of the bottom protector is removed.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the body is levitated from the bottom protector.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the relationship between the bottom protector and the support legs of the aircraft.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the relationship between the bottom protector and the support legs of the aircraft.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a bottom protector of the packing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a bottom protector of the packing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a conventional packing device.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a bottom protector of the packing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending Machine Body 2 Bottom Protective Body 3 Top Protective Body 4 First Plate 5 Second Plate 6 Gap 7 Spacer 8 Buffer 9a Circumferential Wall 9b Outer Flange 9c Hanging Piece 10 Fitting Recess 10a Fitting Bottom of recessed part 11 Bottom plate of fitting recessed part 12 Cut hole 13 Perforation 14 Edge part sandwiched by perforations 15a Insertion hole 15b Insertion hole 16 Corner hole 17 Support leg 18 Adjustment seat 19 Short piece 20 Transparent hole 21 Removal hole 21a Stopper Piece 22 Wind vent 24 Fork 27 Fork

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Setsuo Yamaguchi 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A top protector and a bottom protector for protecting the top and bottom of a large-sized device, wherein the top protector is formed of cardboard in a box-like shape, and the bottom protector is formed of cardboard in a box-like shape. The first plate body formed on the first plate body and the second plate body made of corrugated cardboard are opposed to each other so that there is a gap for inserting a fork such as a forklift with a spacer made of a paper material interposed between the first plate body and the first plate body. A packaging device that was constructed by doing so. 2. A first protector comprising a top protector and a bottom protector for protecting the top and bottom of a large-sized device, wherein the top protector is formed of cardboard in a receiving box shape, and the bottom protector is made of cardboard. A second body made of corrugated board is provided with a plate body and a spacer made of a paper material and a plurality of corrugated board corrugated bodies on the first board body so as to have a gap for inserting a fork such as a forklift. A package in which plate bodies are opposed to each other and the outer peripheral edge of the first plate body is bent into an L shape to form a peripheral wall and an outer flange, and a fitting recess is formed on the surface of the first plate body by the peripheral wall. apparatus. 3. A top protection member and a bottom protection member for protecting the top and bottom of a large-sized device are provided, and the top protection member is formed of cardboard in a receiving box shape, and the bottom protection member is made of cardboard. A second body made of corrugated cardboard with a gap for inserting a fork such as a forklift with a plate body and a buffer body formed by stacking a plurality of corrugated cardboards on the first plate body and a spacer made of a multi-layered paper cylinder. Plate bodies are made to face each other, and the outer peripheral edge is bent at the outer peripheral edge of the first plate body to provide a U-shaped convex portion, and the U-shaped convex portion fits the surface of the first plate body. Packing device with a mating recess. 4. A top protector and a bottom protector for protecting the top and bottom of a large-sized device are provided. The top protector is formed of cardboard in a receiving box shape, and the bottom protector is made of cardboard. The plate body and the second plate body made of corrugated cardboard are opposed to the first plate body so as to have a gap for inserting a fork such as a forklift with a spacer made of a multi-layer paper cylinder interposed therebetween, and the first plate body is opposed to the first plate body. A packaging device in which a peripheral wall is formed by bending an outer peripheral edge of a plate body, and a plurality of buffer bodies are arranged inside the peripheral wall. 5. The packing device according to claim 2, wherein a transparent hole for monitoring the insertion of the fork of the forklift is formed on the surface of the flange or the U-shaped convex portion of the first plate body. 6. The packing device according to claim 3, wherein the tip of the hanging piece at the outer edge of the U-shaped convex portion of the first plate body is located at substantially the same position as the bottom portion of the fitting concave portion of the first plate body. . 7. A cut hole is formed in a portion of the surface of the first plate body corresponding to a fork such as a forklift, and cut out within an extended line of both side lines of each cut hole at the edge of the first plate body. The packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is made flexible. 8. The packing device according to claim 1, wherein a hole is formed in a portion of the second plate member corresponding to the fork. 9. The packing according to claim 8, wherein the second plate body is provided with a stopper piece made of a wooden board at one or both of the lower surface positions of the front and rear edges of the punched hole in the lower surface corresponding to the fork. apparatus. 10. The insertion opening of a support body for airframe levitation, which respectively correspond to the upper and lower sides, is formed at a position near each corner portion of the first plate body and the second plate body, according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Packing equipment. 11. A hole for inserting a support leg of the machine body is formed in a corner portion of the first plate body, the hole is made to correspond to a hole of a spacer made of a paper cylinder, and the position of the inserted support leg is restricted by the spacer. The packing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 12. The spacer formed of a paper cylinder has a support piece for receiving a lower end of a support leg of a machine body inserted therein.
1. The packing device described in 1. 13. A hole for inserting a support leg of a fuselage is formed in a corner portion of a first plate, a short piece is formed by cutting a rim of the hole, and the short piece is folded downward to prevent the support leg from being pulled out. The packing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein 14. The packing device according to claim 1, wherein a wind vent hole is formed in the face plate of the top protector.