US20140001085A1

US20140001085A1 - Packing device of flat lcd product

Info

Publication number: US20140001085A1
Application number: US13/578,194
Authority: US
Inventors: Zhilin Zhao
Original assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-07-02
Filing date: 2012-07-09
Publication date: 2014-01-02

Abstract

The present disclosure belongs to the field of packing, and more particularly relates to a packing device of a flat LCD product. The packing device includes an outer case and a buffer element. The buffer element comprises a corrugated board and foaming buffer elements pasted to the corrugated board. The foaming buffer elements are configured with slots and the slots are used for fixing the flat LCD product. The buffer element of the packing device of the flat LCD product of the present disclosure includes a corrugated board and foaming buffer elements pasted to the corrugated board. The corrugated board with the same strength and the same area has lower cost and is mainly used for resisting external impact force, and the foaming buffer elements are mainly used for fixing the LCD product and providing buffer protection. Thus, usage amount of the foaming materials is greatly reduced. Because properties of the two aforementioned materials are fully used, packing cost is reduced. Additionally, because the corrugated board has thin thickness and small volume, a size of the outer case can also be decreased and the packing cost is further reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure belongs to the field of packing, and more particularly relates to a packing device of a flat liquid crystal display (LCD) product.

BACKGROUND

Liquid crystal display (LCD) products include many flat finished products and semi-finished products, such as LCD glass substrates, LCD glass substrate components, backlight modules, LCD modules and other products. These flat LCD products have common features that a dimension proportion of length to width is not large, but the proportion of length and width dimensions to product thickness is large, namely that the products are in laminar shape and are not easy to be packed and transported, especially for LCD glass. Because glass is a brittle material, when the glass collides or is shocked by external force, it is easy to rupture and scrap.
In the prior art, a packing mode of this kind of LCD products mainly adopts a vertical putting mode, because the LCD products have better rigidity and are not easy to be damaged when being vertically put. A corresponding packing device generally includes an outer case and an inner buffer element. The buffer element is configured with a plurality of slots which is used for fixing the LCD products, and the buffer element is used for fixing the LCD products and providing buffer protection.
The buffer element can be made of foaming materials, such as EPP (Expanded Polypropylene), EPE (Expanded Polyethylene), EPS (Expanded Polystyrene), or other related materials. But this kind of foaming materials have better buffer property and certain hardness, and no powdered scrap will fall off the foaming materials. Thus, there is no need to worry that a dust-free room environment is affected. However,because entire intensity of the foaming materials is not high, the wall thickness of the buffer element is generally very thick. The materials have a large usage amount and expensive price, which is not beneficial to reduce packing expense.

SUMMARY

In view of the above-described problems, the aim of the present disclosure is to provide a packing device of a flat LCD product with low cost and high strength.
The technical scheme of the present disclosure is that: a packing device of a flat LCD product comprises an outer case and a buffer element. The buffer element comprises a corrugated board and foaming buffer elements fixed to the corrugated board. The foaming buffer elements are configured with slots which are used for fixing the flat LCD product. The buffer element comprises an upper buffer element and a lower buffer element, and the upper buffer element comprises at least two foaming buffer elements which are arranged in parallel. A clearance is arranged between the foaming buffer elements, and the corrugated board is provided with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements. The foaming buffer element positioned on an outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the curves. The upper buffer element is a sectioned structure and comprises a left upper buffer element and a right upper buffer element. The left upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve, and the right upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve. The foaming buffer elements on the lower buffer element are arranged in parallel, and the clearance is reserved between the foaming buffer elements. The corrugated board is configured with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements. The lower buffer element is an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements. There are two curves, and two foaming buffer elements positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the two curves. The clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element corresponds to the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element, and a width of the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element is less than or equal to the width of the clearance corresponding to the foaming buffer elements. The flat LCD product is an LCD glass, a backlight module or an LCD module.
Another technical scheme of the present disclosure is that: a packing device of a flat LCD product comprises an outer case and a buffer element; the buffer element comprises a corrugated board and foaming buffer elements fixed to the corrugated board. The foaming buffer elements are configured with slots which are used for fixing the flat LCD product.
In one example, the buffer element comprises an upper buffer element and a lower buffer element. T he upper buffer element can provide horizontal and downward buffer protection for the LCD product, and the lower buffer element can provide horizontal and upward buffer protection for the LCD product. Thus, three-dimensional protection is formed for the LCD product.
In one example, the upper buffer element comprises at least two foaming buffer elements. The foaming buffer elements are arranged in parallel, and a clearance is arranged between the foaming buffer elements. The corrugated board is configured with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements. One foaming buffer element positioned on the outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the curves. In a manufacturing process of the upper buffer element, firstly, it is easy to paste the foaming buffer elements to the flat corrugated board. Then, one foaming buffer element is bent by 90 degrees by arranging curves on the corrugated board. Therefore, a fixed and buffer protection is also provided for a top center position of the LCD product, and a three-dimensional protection is formed. Thus, the LCD product is reliable.
In one example, the upper buffer element is an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements. There are two curves, and two foaming buffer elements positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the two curves. The integral structure has a large usage amount of the packing materials, but has high strength.
In one example, the upper buffer element is a sectioned structure and comprises a left upper buffer element and a right upper buffer element. The left upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve, and the right upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve. The sectioned structure can reduce the usage amount of the packing materials and reduce cost.
In one example, the lower buffer element comprises at least two foaming buffer elements. The foaming buffer elements are arranged in parallel, and a clearance is arranged between the foaming buffer elements. The corrugated board is configured with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements. One foaming buffer element positioned on the outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the curves. In the manufacturing process of the lower buffer element, firstly, it is easy to paste the foaming buffer elements to the flat corrugated board. Then, one foaming buffer element is bent by 90 degrees by arranging curves on the corrugated board. Therefore, a fixed and buffer protection is also provided for the top center position of the LCD product, and a three-dimensional protection is formed. Thus, the LCD product is reliable.
In one example, the lower buffer element is an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements. There are two curves, and two foaming buffer elements positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the two curves. The integral structure has a large usage amount of the packing materials, but has high strength.
In one example, the lower buffer element is a sectioned structure and comprises a left lower buffer element and a right lower buffer element. The left lower buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve, and the right lower buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve. The sectioned structure can reduce the usage amount of the packing materials and reduce cost.
In one example, the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element corresponds to the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element, and the width of the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element is less than or equal to the width of the clearance corresponding to the foaming buffer elements, so that the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element can be put into the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element during reception and storage. Therefore, in the process of warehouse storage and transportation of the buffer elements, the upper buffer element can be inserted onto the lower buffer element; thus, the volume is reduced, and warehouse storage and transportation cost is reduced.
In one example, the flat LCD product is an LCD glass, a backlight module or an LCD module.
Advantages of the present disclosure are summarized below: the buffer element of the packing device of the flat LCD product comprises a corrugated board and foaming buffer elements fixed to the corrugated board. The corrugated board with the same strength and the same area has lower cost and the corrugated board is mainly used for resisting external impact force. The foaming buffer elements are mainly used for fixing the LCD product and providing buffer protection. Thus, the usage amount of the foaming materials is greatly reduced. Because the properties of the two aforementioned materials are fully used, packing cost is reduced. Additionally, because the corrugated board has thin thickness and small volume, the size of the outer case can also be decreased and the packing cost is further reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a usage state of a packing device of a flat LCD product of a first example of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a state that an upper buffer element is not bent in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a state that a lower buffer element is not bent in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an alignment state of an upper buffer element and a lower buffer element of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of example 2 of a packing device of a flat LCD product of a second example of the present disclosure.

Legends: 1. LCD product; 2. outer case; 3. upper buffer element; 4. lower buffer part; 41. clearance; 5. corrugated board; 51. curve; 6. foaming buffer element; 61. slot.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure discloses a packing device of a flat liquid crystal display (LCD) product. The flat LCD product can be an LCD glass, a backlight module and an LCD module. In a first example of the packing device as well as the exemplary example of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the packing device comprises an outer case 2 and a buffer element, and the buffer element comprises a corrugated board 5 and foaming buffer elements 6 fixed to the corrugated board 5. The foaming buffer elements 6 are provided with slots 61 and the slots are used for fixing the flat LCD product 1.
The buffer element of the packing device of the flat LCD product of the present disclosure comprises a corrugated board 5 and foaming buffer elements 6 fixed to the corrugated board. The corrugated board 5 with the same strength and the same area has lower cost and the corrugated board 5 is mainly used for resisting external impact force. The foaming buffer elements 6 are mainly used for fixing the LCD product 1 and providing buffer protection. Thus, usage amount of the foaming materials is greatly reduced. Because properties of the two aforementioned materials are fully used, packing cost is reduced. Additionally, because the corrugated board 5 has thin thickness and small volume, a size of the outer case 2 can further be decreased and the packing cost is further reduced.
In the example, the buffer element comprises an upper buffer element 3 and a lower buffer element 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper buffer element 3 comprises a plurality of foaming buffer elements 6. The foaming buffer elements 6 are arranged in parallel, and a clearance is arranged between the foaming buffer elements. The corrugated board 6 is configured with curves 51 and the curves 5 are parallel to the foaming buffer elements 6. One foaming buffer element 6 positioned on an outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board 5 by 90 degrees along the curves 51. The upper buffer element 3 is a sectioned structure and comprises a left upper buffer element and a right upper buffer element. The left upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements 6 and one curve 51; specifically, there are three foaming buffer elements 6. The right upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements 6 and one curve 51. Specifically, there are three foaming buffer elements 6. The sectioned structure can reduce the usage amount of the packing materials and reduce cost.
The upper buffer element 3 can provide horizontal and downward buffer protection for the LCD product 1. Additionally, a fixed and buffer protection is further provided for a top center position of the LCD product 1. Thus, the LCD product is reliable. In a manufacturing process of the upper buffer element 3, firstly, it is easy to fix the foaming buffer elements 6 to the flat corrugated board 5. Then, one foaming buffer element 6 is bent by 90 degrees by arranging curves 51 on the corrugated board 5. Thus, a three-dimensional protection is formed for the LCD product 1.
In the example, the foaming buffer elements on the upper buffer element can also be more than three. The number of the foaming buffer elements can be designed according to practical situation of the LCD product.
In the example, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower buffer element 4 comprises a plurality of foaming buffer elements 6. The foaming buffer elements 6 are arranged in parallel, and a clearance 41 is arranged between the foaming buffer elements 6. The corrugated board 5 is provided with curves 51 and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements 6. One foaming buffer element 6 positioned on the outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board 51 by 90 degrees along the curves 51. The lower buffer element 4 is an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements 6. Specifically, there are six foaming buffer elements 6. There are two curves 51, and two foaming buffer elements 6 positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board 5 by 90 degrees along the two curves 51;. The integral structure has a large usage amount of the packing materials, but has high strength.
The lower buffer element 4 can provide horizontal and upward buffer protection for the LCD product 1. Additionally, a fixed and buffer protection is further provided for the top center position of the LCD product 1. Thus, the LCD product is reliable. In the manufacturing process of the lower buffer element 4, firstly, it is easy to fix the foaming buffer elements 6 to the flat corrugated board 5. Then, two foaming buffer elements 6 positioned on the outermost side are bent by 90 degrees by arranging curves 51 on the corrugated board 5. Thus, a three-dimensional protection is formed for the LCD product.
In the example, the foaming buffer elements on the lower buffer element can be four, five or more. The number of the foaming buffer elements can be designed according to the practical situation of the LCD product.
In the example, as shown in FIG. 4, the clearance 41 between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element 4 corresponds to the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element 3., and a width of the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element 3 is less than or equal to the width of the clearance 41 corresponding to the foaming buffer elements, so that the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element 3 can be put into the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element 4 during reception and storage. Therefore, in the process of warehouse storage and transportation of the buffer elements, the upper buffer element 3 can be inserted onto the lower buffer element 4. Thus, a volume is reduced, and warehouse storage and transportation cost is reduced.
In the example, like the lower buffer element, the upper buffer element can also be an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements. There are two curves, and two foaming buffer elements positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the two curves. Or, like the upper buffer element, the lower buffer element is a sectioned structure and comprises a left lower buffer element and a right lower buffer element;. The left lower buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve, and the right lower buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve. An almost identical beneficial effect can be achieved.
As shown in FIG. 5, a second example of the packing device of the flat LCD product of the present disclosure is different from the first example that: the upper buffer element 3 is a sectioned structure and comprises a left upper buffer element and a right upper buffer element. The left upper buffer element comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve, and the right upper buffer element comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve. Like the upper buffer element 3, the lower buffer element 4 is a sectioned structure and comprises a left lower buffer element and a right lower buffer element. The left lower buffer element comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve, and the right lower buffer element comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve. This example is a simpler example of the packing device of the flat LCD product of the present disclosure and can achieve the purpose of reducing the packing cost.
The present disclosure is described in detail in accordance with the above contents with the specific preferred examples. However, this present disclosure is not limited to the specific examples. For the ordinary technical personnel of the technical field of the present disclosure, on the premise of keeping the conception of the present disclosure, the technical personnel can also make simple deductions or replacements, and all of which should be considered to belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A packing device for a flat liquid crystal display (LCD) product, comprising:

an outer case, and

a buffer element comprising a corrugated board and foaming buffer elements fixed to the corrugated board;

wherein the foaming buffer elements are configured with slots and the slots are used for fixing the flat liquid crystal display (LCD) product;

wherein the buffer element comprises an upper buffer element and a lower buffer element; the upper buffer element comprises at least two foaming buffer elements;

wherein the foaming buffer elements are arranged in parallel; a clearance is exists between the foaming buffer elements;

wherein the corrugated board is configured with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements; one foaming buffer element positioned on an outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the curves;

wherein the upper buffer element is a sectioned structure and comprises a left upper buffer element and a right upper buffer element;

wherein the left upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve, and the right upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve;

wherein the foaming buffer elements on the lower buffer element are arranged in parallel;

the clearance is arranged between the foaming buffer elements; the corrugated board is provided with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements;

wherein the lower buffer element is an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements; there are two curves; two foaming buffer elements positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the two curves;

wherein the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element corresponds to the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element, and a width of the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element is less than or equal to the width of the clearance corresponding to the foaming buffer elements.

2. A packing device for a flat liquid crystal display (LCD) product, comprising:

an outer case, and

wherein the buffer element comprises an upper buffer element and a lower buffer element;

wherein the upper buffer element comprises at least two foaming buffer elements; the foaming buffer elements are arranged in parallel; a clearance is arranged between the foaming buffer elements; the corrugated board is provided with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements; one foaming buffer element positioned on an outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the curves.

3-4. (canceled)

5. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 2, wherein the upper buffer element is an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements; there are two curves; two foaming buffer elements positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the two curves.

6. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 2, wherein the upper buffer element is a sectioned structure and comprises a left upper buffer element and a right upper buffer element; the left upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve; the right upper buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve.

7. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 2, wherein the lower buffer element comprises at least two foaming buffer elements; the foaming buffer elements are arranged in parallel; a clearance is arranged between the foaming buffer elements; the corrugated board is configured with curves and the curves are parallel to the foaming buffer elements; one foaming buffer element positioned on the outermost side can be bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the curves.

8. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 7, wherein the lower buffer element is an integral structure and comprises at least three foaming buffer elements; there are two curves; two foaming buffer elements positioned on the outermost side can be respectively bent together with the corrugated board by 90 degrees along the two curves.

9. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 7, wherein the lower buffer element is a sectioned structure and comprises a left lower buffer element and a right lower buffer element; the left lower buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve; the right lower buffer element at least comprises two foaming buffer elements and one curve.

10. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 2, wherein the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element corresponds to the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element; the width of the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element is less than or equal to the width of the clearance corresponding to the foaming buffer elements, so that the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element can be put into the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element during reception and storage.

11. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 7, wherein the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element corresponds to the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element; the width of the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element is less than or equal to the width of the clearance corresponding to the foaming buffer elements, so that the foaming buffer elements of the upper buffer element can be put into the clearance between the foaming buffer elements of the lower buffer element during reception and storage.

12. The packing device for the flat LCD product of claim 2, wherein the flat LCD product is an LCD glass, a backlight module or an LCD module.