KR100573104B1 - Packing apparatus for plasma display panel module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a packaging device for a PDP module.

The disclosed packaging device for a PDP module includes: a PDP module packing unit having a PDP module and a support member supported by a coupling means and preventing deformation; PDP module having a first cushion inserted into at least one side of the upper and lower ends of the PDP module packing units, the first cushion having insertion grooves formed at predetermined intervals to maintain and support the gap, and the second cushion assembled to the first cushion by the assembly means. And shock absorbing members for absorbing shocks applied to the packing units.

Description

Packing apparatus for plasma display panel module

1 is an assembled perspective view of a packaging device for a PDP module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an assembled perspective view of the PDP module packing unit of Figure 1;

3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the portion coupled by the coupling means in FIG.

Figure 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the shock absorbing member of Figure 1;

5 is a perspective view showing a coupled state of the shock absorbing member of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5.

<Brief description of the major symbols in the drawings>

11.PDP module 12.Support member

16a.inner box 16b.inner box

21. Fixed member 22. Shock absorber

23. Washer 24 .. Spacer

40. Shock absorbing member 41. First cushion

42..2nd cushion 43..Insert groove

44..Inlet groove 45..Inlet projection

46..Step

The present invention relates to a packaging device for a PDP module, and more particularly to a packaging device for a PDP module for packaging the PDP module so that the PDP module can be safely transported.

Plasma Display Panels (hereinafter referred to as PDPs) are used for displaying images using gas discharge phenomena, and are excellent in various display capabilities such as display capacity, brightness, contrast, afterimage, and viewing angle. In addition, the panel has been spotlighted as a panel that can be replaced with a CRT due to its thin and large screen display.

PDP is generally manufactured by the following process. First, electrodes, partitions, and phosphors are formed on the glass substrate by screen printing. Sealing and exhausting the panel is made, the assembly of the chassis, circuit boards, power supply, etc. PDP module is manufactured. The manufactured semi-finished PDP module is transported back to the set maker to complete the finished PDP set, which is delivered to the consumer.

However, due to the characteristics of PDP is thin and large screen, there may be a risk of breakage even during small vibration and impact during transportation, and defects of electrodes, partition walls or foreign matter may enter the circuit part.

Therefore, in order to safely transport such a PDP to a remote place, a packaging device is required.

As a related art, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 1997-309570 discloses a "large PDP packing device". The disclosed large PDP packing device is a packaging device that enables the large PDP to be packaged alone. In this packaging apparatus, the lower pad has a function of cushioning the impact applied to the PDP, and the lower pad of the PDP is inserted into the lower pad, and the front or rear surface of the lower pad is detachable. In addition, the lower box is interposed between the lower pads and supports and fixes the lower pads interposed therebetween, but the front or rear surface of the lower box is openable. Therefore, the PDP can be easily inserted into the lower pad without lifting the PDP high, and the PDP inserted into the lower pad can be stored in the lower box.

As another technique, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1998-013768 discloses a "PDP display panel cover". The disclosed PDP display panel cover is composed of a box-shaped container with one side open, ribs formed in the box-shaped container, and a flexible mat. Since the panel cover configured as described above is mounted on the front surface of the PDP, even if an external force is applied to the PDP during transportation, damage to the PDP is prevented. In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-2065 discloses a related technology.

However, the disclosed techniques are suitable for packaging each PDP set in a single PDP set, and are not suitable for packaging a PDP module in a semi-finished state.

In order to solve this problem, a packaging device for a PDP module according to the present applicant is filed in Korea Patent Application No. 2001-20173 (2001.04.16).

In this packaging device for a PDP module, a PDP module packing unit in which a PDP module is coupled to a support member by a coupling means is inserted into the shock absorbing members and stored in an inner and outer box. A slip sheet is used as the shock absorbing member, and a lower portion of the slip sheet is further provided with a reinforcing member to increase the strength. However, since the slip sheet is manufactured by laminating a plurality of layers of paper and bonding them, the sheet may be permanently deformed when subjected to an excessive impact due to the nature of the material. Therefore, once used, there is a disadvantage that cannot be reused.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, by having a two-layer shock absorbing member combined with the first and second cushions of styrofoam of different properties, it is possible to more effectively absorb vibration and shock from the outside Its purpose is to provide a packaging device for a reusable PDP module.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging apparatus for a PDP module, comprising: a PDP module packing unit having a PDP module and a supporting member supported by a coupling means and preventing deformation; A first cushion having insertion grooves formed at predetermined intervals and inserted into at least one side of upper and lower ends of the PDP module packing units, and a second cushion assembled to the first cushion by assembly means; And shock absorbing members for absorbing shocks applied to the PDP module packing units.

The assembling means may include inlet grooves formed at one side of the first cushion to be spaced at predetermined intervals, and inlet protrusions formed in the second cushion and corresponding to the inlet grooves.

The second cushion has a seating groove in which the first cushion is seated and the inlet protrusion is formed on one side thereof, and both sides of the seating recess respectively support seating portions for supporting side surfaces of the first cushion, Preferably, the support member is supported and has a lower support portion than the seating portion.

When the first and second cushions are assembled, the height from the bottom surface of the second cushion to the bottom surface of the insertion groove is preferably smaller than the height of the supporting portion of the second cushion.

It is preferable that the material of the first cushion is harder than the material of the second cushion.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is an assembled perspective view of a packaging device for a PDP module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the support member 12 is coupled to the PDP module 11 to form a PDP module packing unit 10. The support member 12 supports the PDP module 11 and prevents deformation of the PDP module 11.

Plywood may be used as the support member 12. The plywood may have sufficient strength to sufficiently support the PDP module 11, and may be resistant to moisture so that warpage of the plywood due to moisture does not occur.

In addition, the height of the support member 12 is preferably greater than the height of the PDP module 11 so that the load of the PDP module 11 can be applied to the support member 12.

Details regarding the coupling of the support member 12 and the PDP module 11 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The upper and lower sides of the PDP module packing unit 10 absorb shocks and vibrations that may be applied to the PDP module 11 during transportation, and are shock absorbing members 40 as shock absorbing means for supporting the PDP module packing unit 10. Are located. That is, the shock absorbing member 40 is divided into an upper shock absorbing member 40a and a lower shock absorbing member 40b and installed at four vertices of the support member 12, respectively. It may be more preferable because it can be stably supported. More details of the shock absorbing member 40 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

The PDP module packing unit 10 coupled with the shock absorbing member 40 is accommodated in boxes 16a and 16b. The boxes 16a and 16b prevent the entry of foreign matter from the outside or protect the PDP module 11. The boxes 16a and 16b are divided into two parts, an outer box 16a and an inner box 16b to facilitate packaging.

The lower surface of the outer box 16a is open, and the height of the outer box 16a is preferably the height of the PDP module packing unit 10.

In addition, the upper surface of the inner box 16b is open, the height of the inner box 16b in consideration of the large size of the PDP module 11, the operator to the PDP module packing unit 10 to the inner box 16b It is preferable that it is the height which can accommodate easily. When all of the PDP module packing unit 10 is accommodated in the inner box 16b, the outer box 16a is covered and packaged from above. When the packaging as described above, the lower surface of the shock absorbing member 40 is supported in contact with the upper surface of the outer box (16a) and the lower surface of the inner box (16b), respectively.

In addition, a moistureproof member may be installed outside the PDP module packing unit 10. The moisture proof member surrounds the PDP module packing unit 10 to protect the PDP module packing unit 10 from moisture.

2 is an assembled perspective view of the PDP module packing unit, and FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view taken from the cross section of the portion coupled by the coupling means in FIG. 2.

2 and 3, the PDP module 11 and the support member 12 are coupled by the coupling means 20. The coupling means 20 is provided with a fixing member 21 and the buffer member 22.

Typically, a boss 11a is formed on one surface of the PDP module 11, which is used when manufacturing a PDP set. The boss 11a may be used when combined with the support member 12. Four bosses 11a are formed, grooves of a predetermined depth are provided at the ends of the bosses 11a, and female threads 11b are formed on the inner surface of the provided grooves.

Four through holes 12a are formed in the support member 12, and the positions of the respective through holes 12a coincide with the positions of the bosses 11a.

As the fixing member 21, it is preferable that a male screw is used. The fixing member 21 is screwed with the female screw (11b) formed in the boss (11a).

The shock absorbing member 22 is provided between the fixing member 21 and the end of the boss 11a, one end of which is in contact with the end of the boss 11a, and the other end of the cushioning member 22 comes into contact with the support member 12. Thus, the shock absorbing member 22 is to cushion the shock, it is possible to prevent damage to the support member 12 and the boss (11a). In addition, the buffer member 22 may increase the coupling force when the PDP module 11 and the support member 12 are coupled. The buffer member 22 is preferably a rubber.

On both sides of the support member 12 between the buffer member 22 and the support member 12 and between the fixing member 21 and the support member 12, a washer 23 is disposed coaxially with the through hole 12a. ) Can be installed. The washer 23 has a donut shape in which a through hole is formed in the center thereof, and when the fixing member 21 and the boss 11a are screwed together, the washer 23 may disperse the force applied to the supporting member 12.

The washers 23 are respectively installed on both side surfaces of the support member 12, and in order to improve workability at the time of coupling, the washers 23 are preferably pre-attached to the both sides of the support member 12 by an adhesive or the like.

A spacer 24 may be installed between the fixing member 21 and the boss 11a. The installation of the spacers 24 is to prevent the interference from occurring when the support member 12 and the PDP module 11 are coupled with a large height of the power supply unit (not shown) of the PDP module 11. to be. That is, when the spacer 24 is installed, the gap between the support member 12 and the PDP module 11 can be adjusted. The spacer 24 may be omitted depending on the product and design.

The buffer member 22, the washer 23, and the spacer 24 installed between the support member 12 and the boss 11a may be integrally manufactured to improve workability.

On the other hand, a handle 25 made of a groove may be formed on one surface of the support member 12. The handle 25 allows the operator to hold the PDP module packing unit 10, thereby easily storing the PDP module packing unit 10 having a thin and large screen in the inner box 16b. And, the handle is made of a ring-shaped member, it may be installed on one surface of the support member 12 or the upper end of the support member 12. When the handle is installed at the upper end of the support member 12, a hooked lift may be used to accommodate the PDP module packing unit 10 in the inner box 16b.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the shock absorbing member of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 shows a combined state of the shock absorbing member. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5.

4 to 6, the shock absorbing member 40 is formed in a two-layer structure consisting of first and second cushions 41 and 42.

Insertion grooves 43 are provided at one side of the first cushion 41, and end portions of the support members 12 are fitted into the insertion grooves 43. The insertion grooves 43 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval. By being spaced in this way, the distance between the PDP module packing units 10 is maintained and mutual interference can be avoided.

The first cushion 41 is assembled by the second cushion 42 and the assembly means.

The assembling means includes an inlet groove 44 formed in the first cushion 41 and an inlet protrusion 45 formed in the second cushion 42. The present invention is not limited thereto, and the inlet protrusion may be formed in the first cushion and the inlet groove may be formed in the second cushion.

Inlet grooves 44 formed on the side surface of the first cushion 41 are spaced at predetermined intervals. Preferably, the inlet grooves 44 and the insertion grooves 43 are alternately disposed.

The number of insertion grooves 43 formed in the first cushion 41 may be formed to correspond to the number of PDP module packing units 10 to be packed.

The second cushion 42 is for absorbing vibration and shock, and a seating groove 42c in which the first cushion 41 is seated is formed, and a first cushion 41 is formed at one side of the seating groove 42c. ) Is seated in the seating groove (42c) so that the seating portion (42a) is formed to support the side of the first cushion 41, the support member 12 is the insertion groove of the first cushion 41 on the other side The support part 42b which can support the support member 12 when it is inserted in 43 is formed. When the first cushion 41 is seated, the seating portion 42a preferably has a height sufficient to be seated and supported, and the height of the support portion 42b is inserted into the first cushion 41. It is preferable that the groove 43 is relatively lower than the height of the seating portion 42a so that the end of the support member 12 can be inserted.

In the support portion 42b of the second cushion 42, when the width thereof is widened, when the support member 12 is fitted into the insertion groove 43 of the first cushion 41, the support member ( The end part of 12) can be fully supported. In addition, the support protrusion 42b of the second cushion 42 is provided with an inlet protrusion 45 to correspond to the inlet groove 44 of the first cushion 41. That is, the inlet protrusions 45 are formed in the inner surface of the seating groove 42c along the longitudinal direction, and the protrusions 45 are preferably protruded over the upper surface of the support part 42b at a predetermined height. As described above, when the height of the inlet projection 45 is formed to be large and the inlet groove 44 is correspondingly formed deeply, when the inlet protrusion 45 is fitted into the inlet groove 44 and fixed, The contact area of the protrusion 45 and the inlet groove 44 is increased to maintain a more stable state.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the first cushion 41 is made of styrofoam having a hard property, and the second cushion 42 is made of styrofoam having a softer property than the first cushion 41.

That is, since the end of the support member 12 is inserted and fixed to the first cushion 41, it is preferable to have a rigid property to support the support member 12 so that it can stand upright. In addition, since the upper surface of the support part 42b of the second cushion 42 is in contact with the lower surface of the support member 12 to support the support member 12, in order to protect it from vibration and impact from the outside, It is preferably made of styrofoam.

In addition, when the first cushion 41 and the second cushion 42 are assembled, the height h1 from the bottom surface of the second cushion 41 to the bottom surface of the insertion groove 43 is determined by the support portion 42b. Preferably, the height is smaller than the height h2 from the lower surface of the second cushion 42 to the upper surface of the support portion 42b. That is, when the first and second cushions 41 and 42 are assembled, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom surface of the insertion groove 43 of the first cushion 41 is the support of the second cushion 42. It becomes lower than the position of the upper surface of 42b, and the step part 46 is formed by the difference. Therefore, when vibration or impact is applied to the support member 12, the shock and vibration can be absorbed more effectively by the stepped portion 46.

In the packaging device 100 for a PDP module having the above configuration, the packaging process of the PDP module 11 will be described.

First, the PDP module 11 is fixed to the support member 12 by the coupling means 20 by the number to be packed, the PDP module packing units 10, the first cushion 41 and the second cushion 42 ) To provide a shock absorbing member (40) combined. The provided lower shock absorbing members 40b are interposed on both sides of the inner box 16b. The lower end of the PDP module packing unit 10 is inserted into the insertion grooves 43 of the lower shock absorbing members 40b interposed therebetween. The number of PDP module packing units 10 to be packaged is repeated. After the above process, the upper shock absorbing member (40a) to each of the upper end of the PDP module packing unit 10, and then the PDP module packing unit 10 in the insertion groove 43 formed in the upper shock absorbing member (40a) ) Top part and cover with outer box (16a). The PDP packaging device 100 packed with the PDP module packing unit 10 as described above is shipped on the support stand.

As described above, the PDP module packaged by the packaging device for the PDP module according to the present invention is not affected by vibration and shock that may occur during transportation, and thus can be safely sent to the destination.

In addition, the shock absorbing member is formed of a two-layer structure in which the first and second cushions made of styrofoam having different properties are combined, so that the external vibration and shock can be more effectively absorbed, thereby protecting the PDP module packing unit. Packaging work can be done safely and easily. In addition, there is an advantage that can be reused because the permanent deformation does not occur even after one use.                     

In addition, the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the PDP module, but is expected to be applicable to the packaging of the thin flat panel display device.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Could be. Therefore, the true technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the claimed claims.

Claims (7)

PDP module packing units having a PDP module and a support member which is supported by the coupling means and prevents deformation; And A first cushion having insertion grooves formed at predetermined intervals and inserted into at least one side of upper and lower ends of the PDP module packing units, and a second cushion assembled to the first cushion by assembly means; And shock absorbing members for absorbing shocks applied to the PDP module packing units. The assembling means may include inlet grooves formed at one side of the first cushion at a predetermined interval, and inlet protrusions formed in the second cushion and fitted in correspondence to the inlet grooves. Packing device. delete The method of claim 2, The insertion groove and the insertion groove is a packaging device for a PDP module, characterized in that arranged alternately. The method of claim 2, The second cushion has a seating groove in which the first cushion is seated and the inlet protrusion is formed on one side thereof, and both sides of the seating recess respectively support seating portions for supporting side surfaces of the first cushion, The packaging device for a PDP module, characterized in that the support member is supported and the support portion is lower than the seating portion. The method of claim 4, wherein When the first and second cushions are assembled, the height from the bottom surface of the second cushion to the bottom surface of the insertion groove is smaller than the height of the support portion of the second cushion cushion packaging apparatus for a PDP module. The method of claim 1, The first and second cushion is a packaging device for a PDP module, characterized in that made of styrofoam. The method of claim 6, PDP module packaging device, characterized in that the material of the first cushion is harder than the material of the second cushion.

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