TW202010693A - Packaging structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A packaging structure for packing a module. The packaging structure includes at least one packaging material, a first grip portion and a second grip portion. The packaging material has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and the packaging material has an elongated opening on a first axis extending from the first side toward the second side. The module passes through the elongated opening of the packaging material. The first grip portion is disposed on the first side. The second grip portion is disposed on the second side.

Description

Packaging structure

The invention relates to a packaging structure, and in particular to a packaging structure suitable for holding by a hand and capable of preventing the packaging module from being subjected to excessive stress.

At present, most packaging structures are folded into a predetermined shape with integrated packaging materials, and then bound into a box body for placing a module. Taking a large-size flat display or curved display as an example, in order to place the module in the box or remove the module from the box, usually two people are required to lift the module on both sides of the module at a predetermined height at the same time. Then put it into the box or take it out of the box. During the process of picking and placing, the module may be accidentally dropped or damaged, and the front of the curved display module is more likely to be caused by the force when the handler picks it up again. The stress concentration of the screen may cause damage to the screen and may cause personal injury. Therefore, how to design a packaging structure that is suitable for hand holding and can prevent the packaging module from being subjected to excessive stress is really important.

The invention relates to a packaging structure, which is respectively provided with a holding portion on opposite sides of the packaging material to assist personnel to install the module into the packaging box or take out the module from the packaging box.

According to one aspect of the invention, a packaging structure is provided for packaging a module. The packaging structure includes at least one packaging material, a first grip portion and a second grip portion. The packaging material has a first side and a second side opposite, and the packaging material has an elongated opening on a first axis extending from the first side to the second side, wherein the module passes through the elongated opening Packaging materials. The first grip portion is provided on the first side. The second grip portion is provided on the second side.

According to one aspect of the invention, a packaging structure is provided for packaging a module. The packaging structure includes a first packaging material, a second packaging material, a first grip portion and a second grip portion. The first packaging material has a first opening. The second packaging material has a second opening. The first opening is opposite to the second opening, wherein the opposite sides of the module are respectively wrapped between the first packaging material and the second packaging material via the first opening and the second opening. The first grip portion is disposed on the first side of the first packaging material, and the first grip portion has a first groove. The second grip portion is disposed on the second side of the second packaging material, and the second grip portion has a second groove. The first side and the second side are located on opposite sides of the first packaging material and the second packaging material.

In order to have a better understanding of the above and other aspects of the present invention, the following examples are specifically described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings as follows:

The following is an example for detailed description. The example is only used as an example, not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The following description uses the same/similar symbols to indicate the same/similar components.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a packaging structure is provided for packaging a module. As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, the packaging structure 100 includes at least one packaging material 102, a first grip portion 104 and a second grip portion 106. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 3A, the module 10 is, for example, a monitor of a desktop computer, a TV, a tablet computer, a digital photo frame, or a thin electronic device with image/video playback functions, etc. limit.

The packaging material 102 is, for example, a porous material, such as polyethylene foam or styrofoam, which is coated on the outer surface of the module 10. The packaging material 102 can be compressed and elastically deformed, and can be restored to its original shape when the external force is released. The shape of the opening of the packaging material 102 can be changed as the surface shape or curvature of the module 10 changes, such as an elongated opening, a square opening, a triangular opening, a polygonal opening, a circular opening, an L-shaped opening, a T-shaped opening, or other possible Opening shape. As shown in FIG. 2A, for a module 10 such as a display with a high aspect ratio, an elongated opening 108 is generally used, so that the module 10 can pass through the packaging material 102 through the elongated opening 108, and the packaging material 102 can protect and support The module 10 prevents the panel from being crushed under heavy pressure.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the packaging material 102 has a first side S1 and a second side S2 opposite to each other, and the packaging material 102 has an elongated opening 108 located on the first side S1 of the packaging material 102 toward the second The side S2 extends on a first axis (X axis). The shape of the elongated opening 108 is not limited, and its inner surface 1081 may include a plane, a two-dimensional curved surface extending along a single axis (such as X axis or Y axis), and extending along a dual axis (such as X axis and Y axis) The combination of the three-dimensional curved surface or plane and the above two curved surfaces. In FIGS. 1A and 1B, only the inner surface 1081 is shown to have a three-dimensional curved surface. Wherein, a first curved surface and/or plane extending along the first axis (X axis) can cooperate with an outer surface of the module 10 on the first axis, and a second curved surface extending along the second axis (Y axis) And/or the plane may match the outer surface of the module 10 on the second axis, so that the shape of the elongated opening 108 and the shape of the module 10 match each other. The first axis and the second axis are substantially perpendicular or sandwiched by a predetermined angle.

In an embodiment, since the panel of the display cannot withstand heavy pressure or excessive stress, before the module 10 such as the display is installed in the packaging box 110, the module can be covered with a soft packaging material 102 having an opening The outer surface of 10 enables the module 10 such as a display to be supported by the packaging material 102 adjacent to the middle of the module 10 and can be lifted or lowered. In this way, compared with the conventional technique of using packaging materials to cover the sides of the panel The stress is relatively small, which can prevent the panel from breaking. In addition, in FIGS. 2B and 3A, when the module 10 such as a display is taken out of the packaging box 110 and placed on a plane G, each packaging material 102 can provide the module 10 with a support height H1 relative to the plane G. For example, the support height H1 of the center of the module 10 relative to the plane G is greater than the height H2 of the opposite sides of the module 10 to the center of the module 10. In this way, it is possible to prevent the panel G from contacting the plane G while the center of gravity of the module 10 exerts excessive stress on the panel.

Please refer to FIGS. 1A to 1C. In order to facilitate the hand of the carrier to hold the packaging material 102, the first side S1 and the second side S2 of the packaging material 102 are respectively provided with a first holding portion 104 and a second grip Holding section 106. In addition, the packaging material 102 has a top surface 1021 and a bottom surface 1022 opposite to each other. The first grip portion 104 has a first groove 1041, and the second grip portion 106 has a second groove 1061. The first groove 1041 can penetrate from the top surface 1021 to the bottom surface 1022, and the second groove 1061 can penetrate from the top surface 1021 to the bottom surface 1022.

In an embodiment, the width and depth of the first groove 1041 and the second groove 1061 are about the width and length of a general adult palm, so that the palm of the carrier can fully extend into the first groove 1041 and the second groove In the groove 1061, the first groove 1041 and the second groove 1061 may further have a concave portion 1042, 1062 respectively near the bottom surface 1022, so that the finger can be locked on the top groove wall of the concave portion 1042, 1062 after bending To increase the strength of the grip. In another embodiment, the packaging material 102 may not be provided with recesses 1042, 1062 near the bottom surface 1022, and the user may directly grip the bottom surface 1022 of the packaging material 102 with his fingers.

Please refer to FIG. 1C, the first gripping portion 104 and the second gripping portion 106 each have a grippable thickness D1, preferably equal to the width of a general adult’s palm, so the carrier’s thumb can be held at On the top surface 1021 of the packaging material 102, the remaining four fingers can extend into the first groove 1041 and the second groove 1061 and buckle, so as to increase the holding force. As shown in FIG. 1C, it shows that the holdable thickness D1 is relatively smaller than the thickness D2 of the packaging material 102 from the top surface 1021 to the bottom surface 1022, wherein the thickness D2 from the top surface 1021 to the bottom surface 1022 minus the holdable thickness D1 is equal to the depression The thickness of the parts 1042, 1062. In another embodiment, when the packaging material 102 is not provided with recesses 1042 and 1062 near the bottom surface 1022, the thickness D1 that can be held may be equal to the thickness D2 of the packaging material 102 from the top surface 1021 to the bottom surface 1022.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 3A and 3B. In order to facilitate the installation or removal of the display and other modules 10 from the packaging box 110, the packaging box 110 may further have a first positioning groove 114 for positioning the packaging structure 100 And a second positioning slot 116, so that the palm of the carrier can extend into the first positioning slot 114 and the second positioning slot 116, and it is convenient for the carrier to hold the first holding portions 104 on both sides of the packaging material 102 at the same time And the second gripping portion 106 to lift or lower the module 10 such as a display.

In addition, referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the packaging box 110 may further include a receiving groove 112 for accommodating the module 10 and the packaging material 102. The accommodating groove 112 is, for example, a rectangular opening, and its appearance matches the shape of the module 10. The surroundings of the receiving groove 112 communicate with the first positioning groove 114 and the second positioning groove 116. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the module 10 and the packaging material 102 are placed in the packaging box 110, the first holding portion 104 is A predetermined gap C1 is reserved for the side wall SW1 of the opposing first positioning groove 114, and a predetermined gap C2 is reserved for the second grip portion 106 and the side wall SW2 of the opposing second positioning groove 116. The predetermined gaps C1 and C2 are, for example, about the thickness of the palm of a general adult, so that the palm of the carrier can easily reach into and hold the packaging material 102.

In FIGS. 3A and 3B, although the packaging material 102 used for the curved display is taken as an example, the packaging material 102 can also be used in a flat display or other electronic products. In addition, the number of packaging materials 102 may be one or more. Please refer to FIGS. 3A and 3B. Since the length of the module 10 such as a curved display is long, the number of the packaging materials 102 can be two or more, and each of them is set on the opposite side of the module 10 such as a curved display Both sides, so that the opposite sides of the module 10 can be supported via the corresponding packaging material 102 and can be lifted or lowered at the same time. When the number of the packaging material 102 is only one, the packaging material 102 can be wrapped around the center of the module 10.

4A and 4B, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a packaging structure 200 is provided for packaging a module 20. The packaging structure 200 includes a first packaging material 201, a second packaging material 202, a first grip portion 204, and a second grip portion 206. The difference between this embodiment and the above embodiment is that: in this embodiment, the first packaging material 201 has a first opening 2081, the second packaging material 202 has a second opening 2082, the first opening 2081 and the second opening 2082 In contrast, the opposite sides of the module 10 are respectively wrapped between the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 through the first opening 2081 and the second opening 2082.

The first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 are two independently separated packaging materials, such as polyethylene foam or styrofoam. The shapes of the first opening 2081 and the second opening 2082 can match the shape of the module 20, and the inner surface thereof can be flat or curved, just like the above-mentioned elongated opening 108, which will not be repeated here. In addition, in order to facilitate the hand of the carrier to hold the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202, a first side S1 of the first packaging material 201 and a second side S2 of the second packaging material 202 are provided with a first A grip 204 and a second grip 206. In addition, the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 respectively have a top surface 2011, 2021 and a bottom surface 2012, 2022, the first grip 204 has a first groove 2041, and the second grip The portion 206 has a second groove 2061, for example. The first groove 2041 is located on the bottom surface 2012 of the first packaging material 201, for example, and the second groove 2061 is located on the bottom surface 2022 of the second packaging material 202, for example, for finger buckling.

In addition, referring to FIG. 5, the first gripping portion 204 and the second gripping portion 206 respectively have a grippable thickness D1, which is relatively smaller than the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 by each The thickness D2 from the top surface 2011, 2021 to each bottom surface 2012, 2022. The gripping thickness D1 is preferably the width of a general adult’s palm, so the carrier’s thumb can be held on the top surfaces 2011 and 2021 of the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202, and the remaining four fingers can be It extends into the first groove 1041 and the second groove 1061 and buckles to assist the finger to hold.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 6A and 6B. In order to facilitate the installation or removal of the display and other modules 20 from the packaging box 210, the packaging box 210 may further have a first positioning groove 214 for positioning the packaging structure 200 And a second positioning groove 216, so that the palm of the carrying person can extend into the first positioning groove 214 and the second positioning groove 216, and it is convenient for the carrying person to hold the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 at the same time The first grip 204 and the second grip 206 on both sides are used to lift or lower the display.

In addition, the packaging box 210 may further include a receiving slot 212 for accommodating the module 20, the first packaging material 201, and the second packaging material 202. The accommodating groove 112 is, for example, a rectangular opening, and its appearance matches the shape of the module 20. The housing groove 212 is in communication with the first positioning groove 214 and the second positioning groove 216, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the module 20, the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 are placed in the packaging box body 210 A predetermined gap C1 is reserved between the first gripping portion 204 and the opposite side wall SW1 of the first positioning groove 214, and a predetermined gap C2 is reserved between the second gripping portion 206 and the opposite side wall SW2 of the second positioning groove 216. The predetermined gaps C1 and C2 are, for example, about the thickness of the palm of a general adult, so that the palm of the carrier can easily reach into and hold the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202.

In FIGS. 6A and 6B, although the packaging material used for the curved display is taken as an example, the packaging material can also be used in a flat display or other electronic products. In addition, the number of the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 is one or more each. When the number of the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 is only one, the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 may be wrapped around the center of the module 10. In addition, since the length of the module 20 such as a curved display is long, the number of each of the first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 can be two or more, and each is separately set on the module such as the curved display The opposite sides of the module 20, so that the opposite sides of the module 20 can be supported by the corresponding first packaging material 201 and the second packaging material 202 respectively and can be lifted or lowered at the same time.

In the packaging structure disclosed in the above embodiment of the present invention, a holding portion is provided on opposite sides of the packaging material to assist personnel in loading the module into the packaging box or removing the module from the packaging box. In addition, the module can pass through the packaging material through the elongated opening or be wrapped between the first packaging material and the second packaging material through the opposing first and second openings, which can protect and support the module and avoid packaging Of the module is damaged due to excessive stress.

In summary, although the present invention has been disclosed as above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can make various modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be deemed as defined by the scope of the attached patent application.

10.20: Module 100, 200: Packaging structure 102: Packaging material 1021: Top surface 1022: Bottom surface 104, 204: First grip portion 1041, 2041: First groove 1042, 1062: Recessed portion 106, 206: Second grip 1061, 2061: second groove 108: elongated opening 1081: inner surface 110, 220: box body 112, 212: receiving groove 114, 214: first positioning groove 116, 216: second Positioning slot S1: first side S2: second side 201: first packaging material 202: second packaging material 2081: first opening 2082: second opening 2011, 2021: top surface 2012, 2022: bottom surface G: plane H1: Support height H2: height from both sides of the module to the center D1: holdable thickness D2: thickness from top to bottom SW1, SW2: side walls C1, C2: predetermined gap

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a 45-degree front view of a packaging structure according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of the 45-degree viewing angle of the back of the packaging structure according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1C is a schematic side view of the packaging structure according to FIG. 1A. FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing that the opposite sides of the module pass through the respective packaging materials through corresponding elongated openings. FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram showing that each packaging material makes the module have a supporting height relative to the plane. Figures 3A and 3B show schematic diagrams of the module being loaded into the packaging box through the respective packaging materials. FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of a 45-degree front view of a packaging structure according to another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of a 45-degree viewing angle of the back of a packaging structure according to another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the packaging structure according to FIG. 4A covering a module. 6A and 6B respectively show schematic diagrams in which the module is installed in the packaging box through the respective packaging materials.

100: packaging structure

102: packaging materials

1021: top surface

1022: Underside

104: the first grip

1041: the first groove

106: Second grip

1061: second groove

108: elongated opening

1081: inner surface

S1: First side

S2: Second side

Claims (10)

A packaging structure for packaging a module. The packaging structure includes: at least one packaging material having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and the packaging material has an elongated opening at the first A first axis extending from one side to the second side, wherein the module passes through the packaging material through the elongated opening; a first grip portion is provided on the first side; and a second grip The holding portion is provided on the second side. The packaging structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the number of the packaging materials is two, and the opposite sides of the module respectively pass through the corresponding packaging materials through the corresponding elongated openings. The packaging structure as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein when the packaging materials are placed on opposite sides of the module and placed on a plane, each of the packaging materials makes the module have a support height relative to the plane The support height is greater than the height from the opposite sides of the module to the center of the module. The packaging structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the shape of the elongated opening matches the shape of the module. The packaging structure as described in item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the inner surface of the elongated opening includes a flat surface, a first curved surface extending along the first axis, and a first surface perpendicular to the first axis A second curved surface extending in two axes or a combination of the above three. The packaging structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the packaging material has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, the first grip portion has a first groove, and the first groove is penetrated by the top surface To the bottom surface, the second grip portion has a second groove, the second groove penetrates from the top surface to the bottom surface. The packaging structure as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes a packaging box body having a containing groove and a first positioning groove and a second positioning groove communicating with the surrounding of the containing groove, the The accommodating groove is used for accommodating the module and the packaging material, the first positioning groove is used for positioning the first holding portion, the second positioning groove is used for positioning the second holding portion, and the first holding A predetermined gap is reserved between the portion and the opposite side wall of the first positioning groove, and a predetermined gap is reserved between the second grip portion and the opposite side wall of the second positioning groove. A packaging structure for packaging a module. The packaging structure includes: a first packaging material having a first opening; a second packaging material having a second opening, the first opening being opposite to the second opening , Wherein the opposite sides of the module are respectively wrapped between the first packaging material and the second packaging material through the first opening and the second opening; a first grip portion is provided on the first On the first side of the packaging material, the first grip portion has a first groove; and a second grip portion is provided on the second side of the second packaging material, the second grip portion has a In the second groove, the first side and the second side are located on opposite sides of the first packaging material and the second packaging material. The packaging structure as described in item 8 of the patent application scope, wherein the first and second packaging materials have a top surface and a bottom surface respectively, and the first and second grooves are located in the first and second packaging respectively The bottom surface of the material, and the first grip portion and the second grip portion respectively have a grippable thickness, the grippable thickness is relatively smaller than that of the first and second packaging materials from the top surface to the bottom surface thickness. The packaging structure as described in item 8 of the patent application scope further includes a packaging box body having a receiving groove and a first positioning groove and a second positioning groove communicating with the surrounding of the receiving groove, the The accommodating groove is used for accommodating the module and the first and second packaging materials, the first positioning groove is used for positioning the first holding portion, the second positioning groove is used for positioning the second holding portion, and A predetermined gap is reserved between the first grip portion and the opposite side wall of the first positioning groove, and a predetermined gap is reserved between the second grip portion and the opposite side wall of the second positioning groove.

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