This is a non-provisional application that claims the benefit of priority under 35U.S.C. ยง 371 to international application number PCT/CN2016/095671, international filing date Aug. 17, 2016, wherein the entire contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
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The present invention relates to an air-filling packaging apparatus, and more particularly to an air-filling packaging apparatus that has a cushioning function.
With the change of modern lifestyles and the rapid development of logistics industry, numerous goods, such as electronic products, chemical products, medical products, ceramics, glass, and other daily necessities, are traded through logistics. Nevertheless, serious loss can happen when these goods are damaged or distorted due to incidents like squeezing, collision, dropping, etc., which are sometimes inevitable during the storing or transportation processes.
In order to protect the goods, people utilize packaging box or the like to package the products before storing or transportation, which provides a certain cushioning function for the products so as to protect them. Currently, common packaging to boxes include paper packaging boxes and air packaging bags. A Conventional paper packaging box cannot offer an ideal cushioning function to serve as a good protection. As a result, it usually requires the products being packaged by foams or soft plastics for several layers before putting into the packaging box in order to provide a good anti-collision quality. Unfortunately, this will definitely increase its transportation cost, make packaging process harder, waste time, decrease working efficiency, and raise labor cost, which has failed to meet the demands of modern transportation industry.
On the other hand, air packaging substances provide the cushioning function by filling air into films, which can be inflated and utilized right on the packaging site. Therefore, contrasting to conventional packaging solutions, air packaging materials have the advantages of lower transportation cost, easier storing, better cushioning performance, and more environmental friendly. Conventional air packaging bags usually include a plurality of air side walls formed of bent air-storing columns. The air side walls surround to form an internal accommodation for storing an object. A few common examples thereof include a U-shaped bag, a C-shaped bag, an O-shaped bag, and etc. Unfortunately, the single cushion structure of such conventional packaging bags or the arrangement of the air cushion fits on and around the object still cannot provide a satisfied cushioning function in some situations that require a relatively higher anti-collision performance.
An object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus that provides a cushioning function in a multistage manner, so as to provide a reinforced cushion protection for an object packaged in the air-filling packaging apparatus and to prevent the object from being damaged when being impacted or shocked.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, which, according to some embodiments, has a cavity formed by surrounding a plurality of air-storing side walls formed by a plurality of air-storing units, wherein the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises an inner bag portion adapted for being arranged in the cavity so as to form an accommodating chamber for accommodating the object, wherein the air-storing side walls that formed the accommodating chamber forms an outer bag portion, wherein the outer bag portion and the inner bag portion provide cushioning function in a multistage cushioning manner for the object.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein the inner bag portion can be affixed in the uninflated outer bag portion beforehand or be tucked into the outer bag portion to form a inner bag after the object was packaged therein, such that the inflated outer bag portion can provide a level of cushion and the inner bag portion can provide another level of cushion, such that the impact or shock borne by the outer bag portion will not pass onto the object directly, which means the cushioning function is reinforced.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein after the outer bag portion is inflated, the inner bag portion will be attached on the inner side of the outer bag portion or be suspended in the outer bag portion, wherein if the inner bag portion is suspended, there will be a buffer gap between the inner bag portion and the outer bag portion, such that the object will also be suspendedly accommodated in the outer bag portion, which will not be affected by external shock or impact easily.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein the inner bag portion and the outer bag portion are connected or integrally formed, wherein the inner bag portion may comprise air-storing units of small diameter air chambers so as to provide air cushioning function on the inner side or be a non-inflating portion so as to provide packaging and cushioning function with a non-inflated inner bag.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein according to an embodiment, two air-storing side walls of the air-storing side walls that formed the cavity are inclinedly arranged, such that the object will not directly attach the two sides of the air-storing side walls, such that the front and rear side walls and the air-storing side walls of the two sides of the air-storing side walls that formed the cavity can provide different cushioning functions.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein the lengths of the front and rear side walls of the air-storing side walls that formed the cavity are different, such that the cross section thereof is approximately in a trapezoidal shape. As a result, there will be a buffer space between the object and the two sides of the air-storing side wall, such that the two sides of the air-storing side wall can provide a first cushioning function and the arrangement of the buffer space can provide a second cushioning function. Hence, when the two sides of the air-storing side wall are impacted or collided, the impact force will not be directly transferred to the object, which means a reinforced cushioning function can be provided.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein according to an embodiment, the secondary heat-sealing seam for heat-sealing a plurality of air-storing units to form a 3D packaging bag is arranged between two of the adjacent air-storing units on the bottom side, such that one or more of the air-storing units in the bottommost can form the reinforcing cushion unit on the bottom portion of the 3D packaging bag. Therefore, on the bottom side of the 3D packaging bag, the air-storing units that formed the cavity can provide a level of cushioning function and the reinforcing cushion unit can provide another level of cushioning function, so as to achieve multistage cushioning.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein according to an embodiment, the 3D packaging bag formed by a plurality of the air-storing units comprises a main bag body and a flank cushion portion on at least a side of the main bag body, wherein the main bag body and the flank cushion portion are respectively formed by different parts of the air-storing units, such that the main bag body can provide a level of cushioning function, while the flank cushion portion can provide another level of cushioning function, which can therefore enhance the side cushioning performance of the air-filling packaging apparatus.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus that provides a sloping cushion portion to thicken the cushion, so as to provide a reinforced cushion protection for a object packaged in the air-filling packaging apparatus and to prevent the object from being damaged when being impacted or shocked.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, which, according to some embodiments, comprises a sloping cushion portion formed by a plurality of air-storing side walls formed by a plurality of air-storing units, wherein the air-storing side walls and the sloping cushion portion can provide a reinforced cushioning function for the object to be packaged.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein the lengths of the front and rear side walls of the air-storing side walls that formed the cavity are different, so as to form the sloping cushion portion between the two side walls thereof. As a result, there will be a buffer space between the object and the sloping cushion portion, such that the sloping cushion portion thickens the cushion. Hence when the air-storing unit of the sloping cushion portion is impacted or collided, the external impact force will not be directly transferred to the content, which means a reinforced cushioning function can be provided.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein according to an embodiment, the 3D (three-dimensional) heat-sealing seam for heat-sealing a plurality of air-storing units to form a 3D packaging bag makes the air-filling packaging apparatus comprise a ringlike side wall formed by a plurality of air-storing units and a bottom reinforced sloping cushion portion to thicken the cushion on the bottom side of the 3D packaging bag for providing the cushioning function.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein according to an embodiment, the 3D packaging bag formed by a plurality of the air-storing units comprises a main bag body and a flank cushion portion on at least a side of the main bag body, wherein the main bag body and the flank cushion portion are formed by a plurality of sub-air-storing units of the air-storing units, such that the main bag body can provide a level of cushioning function, while the flank cushion portion can provide another level of cushioning function, which can therefore enhance a side cushioning performance of the air-filling packaging apparatus.
An object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, which can completely accommodate the object and provide good cushioning function in multiple directions.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, comprising a main accommodating portion and a lid portion, wherein the lid portion can close an opening of the main accommodating portion after the air-filling packaging apparatus has accommodated the object in an accommodating chamber, such that the object can provide a cushioning protection in multiple directions.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, comprising a main accommodating portion and a subsidiary portion, wherein the subsidiary portion can reinforce the cushioning function of the main accommodating portion so as to provide a good cushioning function for the object on a side.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, comprising a subsidiary portion, which is able to not only provide the object on a side, but also accommodate the accessory of the object, so as to independently provide a buffer gap for the accessory of the object.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, which provides an accessory chamber, wherein the air-filling packaging apparatus is suitable for an object with an accessory, wherein the accessory chamber provides accommodation and buffer space for the accessory of the object, so as to avoid the main body of the object and its accessory from colliding with each other and damaging the object during transportation.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, which, according to some embodiments, comprises a cavity formed by surrounding a plurality of air-storing side walls formed by a plurality of air-storing units, wherein the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises an accessory chamber for providing cushioning function for the accessory of the object.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein according to an embodiment, the 3D packaging bag formed by a plurality of the air-storing units comprises a main accommodating portion, an accessory accommodating portion, and a flank cushion portion on at least a side of the main accommodating portion, wherein the main accommodating portion and the flank cushion portion are formed by different parts of the air-storing units, such that the main accommodating portion can provide a level of cushioning function, while the flank cushion portion can provide another level of cushioning function, which can therefore enhance the side cushioning performance of the air-filling packaging apparatus.
According to the following description, other advantages and features of the present invention can be revealed and they can be achieved through the means and combinations specified in the appended claims.
According to the present invention, the above and other objects and advantages can be achieved through an air-filling packaging apparatus for packaging a object, the air-filling packaging apparatus comprises at least an air cushion body formed by at least two layers of air chamber films, wherein the air cushion body comprises a plurality of air-storing units, wherein the air-storing units are heat-sealed to form a series of 2D heat-sealing seams, folded, and then heat-sealed to form a series of 3D heat-sealing seams so as to make a 3D packaging bag for packaging the object, wherein the 3D packaging bag provides a cushioning function for the object.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises at least an inflation valve formed by at least two layers of valve films, wherein the inflation valve is adapted for inflating the air-storing units and self-sealing after the inflation so as to prevent air leakage, wherein the 3D packaging bag provides cushioning function in a multistage manner for the object.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are arranged side-by-side and surround around so as to form the 3D packaging bag, wherein part of the air-storing units form an inner bag portion, while another part of the air-storing units form an outer bag portion, wherein the inner bag portion is adapted for being arranged on the outer bag portion, such that the inner bag portion and the outer bag portion provide the cushioning function in a multistage manner.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inner bag portion and the outer bag portion are independent to each other and heat-sealingly connected or the inner bag portion and the outer bag portion are integrally formed.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inner bag portion is adapted for being tucked into the outer bag portion, wherein when the outer bag portion is inflated, the inner bag portion will be attached with the inner surface of the outer bag portion or the inner bag portion is suspendedly arranged in the outer bag portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inner bag portion is heat-sealedly affixed in the outer bag portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inner bag portion is uninflatable, while the outer bag portion is inflatable.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air cushion body comprises a main channel arranged thereon, wherein the inflation valve comprises a plurality of air inlet channels formed thereon providing air inlet to each the air-storing unit, wherein part of the air-storing units heat-sealingly close the air inlet channel or the main channel through at least a row of choke seam to form the uninflatable air-storing unit for making the inner bag portion, while another part of the air-storing units form the outer bag portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inner bag portion is formed by one, two or more layers of films of the air chamber films or the valve films.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises a plurality of air resisting seam arranged thereon, wherein part of the air-storing units have the air resisting seam heat-sealed thereon so as to have smaller air storage and to form the inner bag portion, wherein the air storage of the inner bag portion is smaller than the air storage of the outer bag portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inner bag portion is inflatable, while the outer bag portion is uninflatable.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are circularly arranged, the left and right ends thereof are heat-sealingly connected through at least a longitudinal heat-sealing seam, and the top side and the bottom side thereof are respectively heat-sealed through at least a transverse heat-sealing seam so as to connect the front side and back side of the inner bag portion and the outer bag portion and to prevent the inflation inlet of the main channel from being sealed off.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises at least two stopping seams respectively arranged on the two sides of the inner bag portion so as for limiting the object between the stopping seams and keeping the object a distance from the outer bag portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, each the stopping seam are inclinedly or longitudinally extended.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the transverse heat-sealing seam on the bottom side is arranged between the two adjacent air-storing units on the bottom side so as to turn one or more of the air-storing units on the outer side of the transverse heat-sealing seam into one or more reinforcing cushion unit of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of the air-storing units are bent to form a plurality of side walls, wherein the left and right side walls of the 3D packaging bag are inclinedly arranged so as to reinforce the side cushioning performance of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are arranged side-by-side and surround around so as to form the 3D packaging bag, wherein a plurality of the air-storing units are bent to form a plurality of side walls, wherein the left and right side walls of the 3D packaging bag are inclinedly arranged so as to reinforce the side cushioning performance of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are circularly arranged, the left and right ends thereof are heat-sealingly connected through at least a longitudinal heat-sealing seam, and the bottom side thereof is heat-sealed through at least a transverse heat-sealing seam so as to connect the front side and back side thereof and to prevent the inflation inlet of the main channel from being sealed off.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the side walls comprise a left front side wall and a right front side wall on the two sides of the longitudinal heat-sealing seam, the left and right side walls, and a rear side wall, wherein the length of a full front side wall formed by the left front side wall and the right front side wall is shorter than the length of the rear side wall, such that the left and right side walls are respectively inclinedly extended between the front side wall and the rear side wall.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the transverse heat-sealing seam on the bottom side is arranged between the two adjacent air-storing units on the bottom side so as to turn one or more of the air-storing units on the outer side of the transverse heat-sealing seam into one or more reinforcing cushion unit of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are arranged side-by-side and surround around so as to form the 3D packaging bag, wherein the air-storing units are turned into a plurality of interconnected sub-air-storing units through the heat-sealing of a plurality of bending seams, wherein part of the sub-air-storing units form an packaging body for packaging the object, while another part of the sub-air-storing units form at least a flank cushion portion on the outer side of the packaging body, such that the flank cushion portion and the packaging body provide cushioning effect in a multistage manner for the object.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises two section sealing seams formed by heat-sealingly connecting at least four layers of the air chamber films, wherein the packaging body is formed between two the section sealing seams, wherein the flank cushion portions are formed on the outer sides of two section sealing seams each.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, each air-storing unit comprises one, two, three, four, or more of the sub-air-storing units at the portion that the flank cushion portion is correspondingly formed.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sub-air-storing units of the flank cushion portions are circularly arranged in the shape selected from the group consisting of circle, triangle, and polygon.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises a buffer gap defined by the sub-air-storing units of the flank cushion portions in the inner side thereof for packaging accessories of the object.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, each flank cushion portion comprises a cushion base formed by the sub-air-storing units thereof and two cushion waists respectively extended from the cushion base, wherein the cushion base and the cushion waists are arranged in a manner that the cross section of the flank cushion portion is triangular.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air cushion body comprises a main channel arranged thereon, wherein the inflation valve comprises a plurality of air inlet channels formed thereon providing air inlet to each air-storing unit, wherein the air-storing units are circularly arranged, the left and right ends thereof are heat-sealingly connected through at least a longitudinal heat-sealing seam, and the bottom side thereof is heat-sealed through at least a transverse heat-sealing seam so as to connect the front side and back side thereof, wherein the main channel has an inflation inlet arranged at the top side or bottom side of the 3D packaging bag, such that when the inflation inlet is at the bottom side, the heat-sealing of the transverse heat-sealing seam prevents the inflation inlet of the main channel from being sealed off.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the packaging body further comprises a plurality of the bending seams heat-sealingly connecting two layers of the air chamber films on the side adjacent to the flank cushion portion so as to respectively turn the left and right side walls of the packaging body into a plurality of sub-side walls.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, part of the air-storing units form an inner bag portion, while another part of the air-storing units form an outer bag portion, wherein the outer bag portion comprises the packaging body and the flank cushion portion, wherein the inner bag portion is adapted for being arranged on the outer bag portion, such that the inner bag portion and the outer bag portion provide the cushioning function in a multistage manner.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises at least an inflation valve formed by at least two layers of valve films, wherein the inflation valve is adapted for inflating the air-storing units and self-sealing after the inflation so as to prevent air leakage, wherein the 3D packaging bag comprises at least a sloping cushion portion to thicken the cushion and to provide cushioning function for the object.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are respectively longitudinally arranged and divided into a plurality of sub-air-storing units, wherein part of the sub-air-storing units form a plurality of side walls, while another part of the sub-air-storing units form a sloping cushion portion, wherein the sloping cushion portion is arranged between two of the side walls of a plurality of the side walls in a sloping manner, so as to reinforce the cushioning performance of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises a series of dividing seams among the air-storing units, wherein the 3D heat-sealing seam is on the dividing seam on the air-storing units of the two sides of the 3D packaging bag, wherein the air-storing units are bent along the bending seam and heat-sealed through the 3D heat-sealing seam to form the sloping cushion portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of the side walls comprise a front side wall and a rear side wall on the two sides of the bending seam, wherein the lengths of the front side wall and the rear side wall are different, wherein the sloping cushion portion is extended between the front side wall and the rear side wall, so as to reinforce the cushioning performance of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D heat-sealing seam is arranged between two adjacent air-storing units of the two sides of the air-filling packaging apparatus, wherein the air-storing units are bend through the bending seam and heat-sealed through the 3D heat-sealing seam to form the sloping cushion portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are arranged longitudinally and transversely surround around so as to form the 3D packaging bag, wherein the air-storing units are turned into a plurality of interconnected sub-air-storing units through the heat-sealing of a plurality of bending seams, wherein part of the air-storing units form an packaging body for packaging the object, while another part of the air-storing units form at least a flank cushion portion on the outer side of the packaging body through the heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seam, so as to reinforce the cushioning performance of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, each the air-storing unit comprises one, two, three, or more of the sub-air-storing units at the portion that the flank cushion portion is correspondingly formed.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the bending seam comprises four intermittently heat-sealed bending seams, wherein the 3D packaging bag comprises two sloping cushion portions and a plurality of side walls formed through the bending seam and the heat-sealing seam thereon, wherein a plurality of the side walls comprise two front side walls and a rear side wall on the two sides of the sloping cushion portion, wherein the 3D packaging bag further comprises an opening formed between the two front side walls for picking and placing the object, wherein the two sloping cushion portion is respectively extended between each the front side wall and the rear side wall, so as to respectively reinforce the cushioning performance of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the heat-sealing seam further comprises a longitudinal end sealing seam heat-sealingly connecting the head and tail of the front side wall and the rear side wall along the longitudinal direction, so as to form a ringlike side wall of the 3D packaging bag for packaging the object, wherein the sloping cushion portion is turned into a bottom reinforced sloping cushion portion through the end sealing seam, so as to thicken the cushion and provide cushioning function.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides an air-filling packaging apparatus for packaging a object, which comprises at least an air cushion body formed by at least two layers of air chamber films and at least an inflation valve formed by at least two layers of valve films, wherein the air cushion body comprises a plurality of air-storing units, wherein the inflation valve is for inflating the air-storing units and self-sealing after the inflation so as to prevent air leakage, wherein air-storing units form a 3D packaging bag through heat-sealing of a series of heat-sealing seam and bending, wherein the heat-sealing seam comprises at least a bending seam that heat-sealingly connects the two air chamber films to divide the air-storing units into a plurality of interconnected sub-air-storing units, wherein the bending seam comprises a front bending seam and a rear bending seam, wherein when the air cushion body is bent along the front bending seam and the rear bending seam, the front bending seam and the rear bending seam are spacingly and alternately arranged so as to turn the sub-air-storing units between the front bending seam and the rear bending seam into at least a sloping cushion portion of the 3D packaging bag.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the heat-sealing seam comprises one the bending seam, wherein the front bending seam and the rear bending seam divide inflated the air cushion body into a front side wall, a rear side wall, and the sloping cushion portion extended inclinedly from the front side wall and the rear side wall, wherein the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises an opening formed between the front side wall and the rear side wall for picking and placing the object.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the heat-sealing seam comprises two the bending seam, wherein the front bending seams and the rear bending seams divide the air cushion body into two front side wall, a rear side wall, and two sloping cushion portion extended inclinedly from the two front side wall and the rear side wall, wherein the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises an opening formed between the two front side wall for picking and placing the object.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the heat-sealing seam further comprises two 3D heat-sealing seams respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the air cushion body, wherein each the 3D heat-sealing seam heat-sealingly connects the front and rear side walls, wherein the 3D heat-sealing seams keep different distances from the front and rear bending seams.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, each 3D heat-sealing seam is further arranged between two adjacent the air-storing units of the two sides of the air cushion body, so as to respectively form a flank cushion portion on the outermost air-storing units of the left and right sides.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises an accommodating chamber formed between the front and rear side walls for packaging the object and a buffer gap formed between the sloping cushion portion and the rear side wall for providing deformation space for the sloping cushion portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the front and rear side walls are surroundingly arranged and connected so as to respectively form a ringlike outer wall and a ringlike inner wall.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises at least an inflation valve formed by at least two layers of valve films, wherein the inflation valve is adapted for inflating the air-storing units and self-sealing after the inflation so as to prevent air leakage, wherein the 3D packaging bag comprises a main accommodating portion and a subsidiary portion attached on the main accommodating portion, such that the air-filling packaging apparatus provides cushioning function for the object in all directions.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D packaging bag further comprises a lid portion connected with the main accommodating portion and a series dividing seam between adjacent the air-storing units, wherein each of the air-storing units is turned into a plurality of sub-air-storing units through a plurality of bending seams, wherein the sub-air-storing units respectively form the main accommodating portion, the lid portion, and the subsidiary portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sub-air-storing units are surroundingly arranged to form a plurality of side walls, wherein after being heat-sealed with the 3D heat-sealing seam, part of the side walls form the main accommodating portion, part of the side walls form the lid portion, and another part of the side walls form the subsidiary portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the main accommodating portion comprises an opening and a bottom portion, wherein the lid portion is connected on the side of the opening of the main accommodating portion, while the subsidiary portion is connected on the side of the bottom portion of the main accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lid portion comprises a connecting portion connected with the main accommodating portion, a cushion portion connected with the connecting portion, and an extremity connected with the cushion portion, wherein the cushion portion has a cushion cavity, wherein the extremity and the connecting portion are adapted for closing the opening of the main accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, part of the sub-air-storing units of the air-storing units are bent through the bending seam and heat-sealed through a main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam between two the bending seams so as to form the cushion portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the subsidiary portion comprises three, four, five, or more side walls each formed by surroundingly arranging a plurality of the sub-air-storing units.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the subsidiary portion further comprises one or more connecting portion integrally connecting the main accommodating portion and the accessory accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D heat-sealing seam further comprises a chamber 3D heat-sealing seam heat-sealing and dividing the main accommodating portion into two or more sub-accommodating portions.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D heat-sealing seam further comprises a first main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam dividing the main accommodating portion from the subsidiary portion and a second main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam dividing the main accommodating portion from the lid portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, part of the sub-air-storing units of the main accommodating portion form at least a flank cushion portion on the outer side of the main accommodating portion through the heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seam.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flank cushion portion comprises one, two, three, or more of the sub-air-storing units.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the diameters of the air-storing units of the main accommodating portion/subsidiary portion/lid portion are selectively different or identical.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sub-air-storing units of the main accommodating portion and the subsidiary portion further comprise a plurality of branch air-storing units formed through a sub-dividing seam, wherein the diameter of the branch air-storing unit is smaller than the diameter of the sub-air-storing unit of the subsidiary portion and the main accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sub-air-storing units of the main accommodating portion and the lid portion further comprise a plurality of branch air-storing units formed through a sub-dividing seam, wherein the diameter of the branch air-storing unit is smaller than the diameter of the sub-air-storing unit of the lid portion and the main accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sub-air-storing units of the lid portion and the subsidiary portion further comprise a plurality of branch air-storing units formed through a sub-dividing seam, wherein the diameter of the branch air-storing unit is smaller than the diameter of the sub-air-storing unit of the subsidiary portion and the lid portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air cushion body is formed by heat-sealing and folding an air chamber layer and a second air chamber layer, wherein the air cushion body comprises an inflation inlet and a main channel thereon, wherein each the inflation unit comprises an inflation valve thereon, such that air enters the main channel from the inflation inlet and then enters each the inflation unit via the inflation valve.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inflation valve comprises two valve films respectively heat-sealed with the first air chamber layer and the second air chamber layer of the air cushion body, so as to form an air inlet channel between the two valve films, such that after the air-storing units are inflated through the air inlet channel, the inner surfaces of the two valve films will attached with each other automatically, so as to prevent the air that entered the air-storing units from leaking via the air inlet channel.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inflation valve is a self-adhesive film check valve comprising two or more layers of valve films, which, for example, comprise a first valve film, a second valve film, a check sealing film, and etc.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises at least an inflation valve formed by at least two layers of valve films, wherein the inflation valve is adapted for inflating the air-storing units and self-sealing after the inflation so as to prevent air leakage, wherein the 3D 3D packaging bag comprises a main accommodating portion and at least an accessory accommodating portion so as to provide a main accommodating chamber and an accessory chamber, wherein the main accommodating chamber is for packaging the object, while the accessory chamber is for packaging accessories of the object and providing cushioning function.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-storing units are longitudinally arranged and divided into a plurality of sub-air-storing units, wherein part of the sub-air-storing units form a main accommodating portion, while another part of the sub-air-storing units form the accessory accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises a series dividing seam among the air-storing units, wherein the 3D heat-sealing seam comprises a main 3D heat-sealing seam on a dividing seam of the air-storing units of the two sides of the 3D packaging bag, wherein the air-storing units are bend along the bending seam and heat-sealed through the main 3D heat-sealing seam to form the main accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D heat-sealing seam further comprises a main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam dividing the main accommodating portion from the accessory accommodating portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus further comprises one or more connecting portion integrally connecting the main accommodating portion and the accessory accommodating portion, wherein the connecting portion is formed on the two sides of the main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the accessory accommodating portion comprises three, four, five, or more side walls each formed by surroundingly arranging a plurality of the sub-air-storing units.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, part of the sub-air-storing units of the main accommodating portion form at least a flank cushion portion on the outer side of the main accommodating portion through the heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seam.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flank cushion portion comprises one, two, three, or more of the sub-air-storing units.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the diameters of the air-storing units of the air-filling packaging apparatus are selectively different or identical.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sub-air-storing units of main accommodating portion and the accessory accommodating portion further comprise a plurality of branch air-storing units formed through a sub-dividing seam, wherein the diameter of the branch air-storing unit is smaller than the diameter of the sub-air-storing unit of the accessory accommodating portion and the main accommodating portion.
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus can be embodied as an air cushion material which is filled with air for example. Nevertheless, person skilled in the art should be able to understand that it can also be filled with other gas based on the application and needs. According to this preferred embodiment, it can form a 3D packaging bag after being inflated, so as to provide air cushioning function for an object.
According to the this preferred embodiment, the air-filling packaging apparatus comprises at least an air cushion body 10. Namely, either one of the air cushion body 10 forms a 3D packaging bag or a plurality of the air cushion bodies 10 form the 3D packaging bag through heat-sealing connecting, such as adhesive bonding, heat-sealing, and etc. The embodiment illustrated in
Person skilled in the art should be able to understand that the 2D heat-sealing seams 30 are for sealing multiple films into a 2D cushion material, as is illustrated in
More specifically, the 2D heat-sealing seams 30 comprise a plurality of dividing seams 31 dividing the two air chamber films 11 and 12 into a plurality of the air-storing units 13. Preferably, each row of the dividing seams 31 is formed by heat-sealing technology that heat-sealingly connects two layers of the air chamber films 11 and 12 so as to form a row of the dividing seam 31 between two adjacent air-storing units 13. Each of the dividing seams 31 may be a continuous heat-sealed line so as to allow a plurality of the air-storing units 13 to be independent to one another. It is understandable that the dividing seam 31 on the top side and the bottom side can respectively become a top side boundary seam and a bottom side boundary seam of the air cushion body 10, as
According to this preferred embodiment, referring to
It is understandable that the air chamber films 11 and 12 of the air cushion body 10 and the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can respectively be made of various suitable membrane materials, such as polyethylene film, polypropylene film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyester film, polystyrene film, composite film, and etc, wherein the present invention shall not be limited thereto, as long as suitable flexible films are utilized. It is worth mentioning that in order to enhance the one-way sealing function, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can also be self-adhesive films acquired by adding chemical composition to the above films.
The air cushion body 10 further comprises a main channel unit 15 connected with each of the air-storing units 13 preferably, integrally extended from each of the air-storing units 13. More specifically, according to this preferred embodiment, the extending directions of the main channel unit 15 and the air-storing unit 13 are perpendicular to each other. For example, according to this embodiment, each the air-storing unit 13 is extended along a transverse direction, while the main channel unit 15 is extended along a longitudinal direction. The main channel unit 15 forms a main channel 151 that has an inflation inlet 152. When the inflation inlet 152 has an inflation nozzle arranged thereat for conducting an inflation process, gas will enter the main channel 151 from the inflation inlet 152 along a longitudinal direction, and enter each the air-storing unit 13 along a transverse direction. Then, when the air pressure of each the air storage chamber 14 reaches a predetermined value, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 will attached on one of the air chamber films 11 and 12, so as to self-seal and prevent the inflated gas from reversing into the main channel 151.
It is worth mentioning that, it is understandable that the main channel unit 15 can be formed by two layers of the air chamber films 11 and 12, two layers of the valve films 21 and 22, or either one layer of the air chamber films 11 and 12 and either one layer of the valve films 21 and 22.
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
In addition, when the 2D heat-sealing seams 30 are being formed through heat-sealing, the air inlet channel 23 of the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can be formed through the arrangement a heatproof barrier device. Then the heatproof barrier device can be removed after the heat-sealing process. According to this embodiment, referring to
According to this preferred embodiment, the main channel 151 is formed by the two air chamber films 11 and 12, the heatproof layer 24 and the valve films 21 and 22 respectively have extending section extended into the main channel 151, and the 2D heat-sealing seams 30 further comprise a joint seam 36 longitudinally and spacingly arranged at the position corresponding to the extending section of the heatproof layer 24. Because of the arrangement of the heatproof layer 24, the joint seam 36 respectively connects the two air chamber films 11 and 12 and the two valve films 21 and 22, while the two valve films 21 and 22 are not heat-sealedly connected with each other. The arrangement of the joint seam 36 allows adjacent valve films 21 and 22 and the correspondingly connected air chamber films 11 and 12 to be expanded together to open the corresponding air inlet channel 23 when air enters the main channel 151 during the inflation of the air cushion body 10.
The 2D heat-sealing seams 30 further comprises a plurality intermittent bending seams 37, wherein the inflated air cushion body 10 is adaptable for bending along the bending seams 37, such that the air cushion body 10 can form a plurality of side walls. More specifically, the bending seams 37 divides each the air-storing unit 13 into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131. The bending seams can be arranged in the middle of the air-storing units 13 and respectively form a connecting channel 132 on the two sides thereof, such that the adjacent sub-air-storing units 131 can be interconnected and communicated, as
Referring to
Correspondingly, the arrangement of the choke seam 38 can divide a plurality of transversely extended air-storing units 13 into a plurality of inflatable air-storing units 13a and a plurality of uninflatable air-storing units 13b arranged longitudinally. For instance, referring to
Further, according to the embodiment illustrated in
Correspondingly, referring to
Moreover, it should be noted that
The inner bag portion 10b is adaptable to be tucked into the cavity of the outer bag portion 10a so as to form an accommodating chamber 108, as is illustrated in
It is worth mentioning that when the inner bag portion 10b is utilized for loading the object, after the outer bag portion 10a is inflated, the external surface of the inner bag portion 10b may or may not attach with the inner surface of the outer bag portion 10a. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the inner bag portion 10b is suspended in the cavity of the outer bag portion 10a. In other words, there is a buffer gap between the inner bag portion 10b and the outer bag portion 10a, which further enhances the cushioning performance. In other words, when the air-storing units 13 of the outer bag portion 10a are collided or impacted from the outside, the buffer gap can provide a deformation space for the air-storing units 13, so as to prevent the impact force that acts on the air-storing units 13 from being directly transferred to the object.
Further, the outer bag portion 10a and the inner bag portion 10b can be heat-sealedly connected. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the outer bag portion 10a and the inner bag portion 10b are integrally formed. That is to say, they are both formed by integrally extending the same air chamber films and valve films. The outer bag portion 10a and the inner bag portion 10b are longitudinally arranged and the inner bag portion 10b can be tucked into the outer bag portion 10a, such that the inner bag portion 10b in the outer bag portion 10a not only serves to package the object, but also further enhance the cushioning function. When there are external impact and shock acting on the outer bag portion 10a, the inner bag portion 10b can prevent the object from shaking and stress concentration due to being stuck at a corner.
Besides, the 3D heat-sealing seams 40 further comprise a stopping seam 44 respectively on the two sides of the inner bag portion 10b heat-sealedly connecting the front and back sides of the inner bag portion 10b. Referring to
It is worth mentioning that the 3D heat-sealing seams 40 can be continuous heat-sealed seams or intermittent heat-sealed seams. The transverse heat-sealing seams 41 and 42 can be respectively located at the dividing seam 31 on the top or bottom sides of the air cushion body 10 or be formed with the dividing seam 31 through a first heat-sealing process at the same time. According to the embodiment illustrated in
Beside, referring to
The left side wall 104 and the right side wall 102 can be spacedly arranged in a mostly parallel manner. According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, more preferably, the left side wall 104 and the right side wall 102 are respectively inclinedly arranged. That is to say, the left side wall 104 is inclinedly extended between the left front side wall 105 and the rear side wall 103, and the right side wall 102 is inclinedly extended between the right front side wall 101 and the rear side wall 103.
According to the embodiment illustrated in
Correspondingly, the cross section of the air cushion body 10 is mostly in a trapezoidal shape. When the packaging apparatus is arranged in the inner bag portion 10b, the two sides of the object can respectively be positioned at the first and fourth rows of the bending seams 37 without reaching or extending into the buffer space 1041 and 1021. Therefore, the two sides of the object may be kept from attaching with the inflated left side wall 104 and right side wall 102 directly and be spaced therewith, such that when the left side wall 104 and the right side wall 102 are collided or impacted from the outside, the external impact force will not be transferred to the object through the left side wall 104 and the right side wall 102 directly. Rather, the buffer space 1041 and 1021 respectively provide deformation space to the left side wall 104 and right side wall 102. When the left side wall 104 and right side wall 102 are respectively deformed due to receiving the external impact force, the internal air flowing and restoring feature thereof allows them to flexibly recover. When the shock or impact is over, they will automatically recover into their original state without passing the force to the object, so as to remarkably enhance the cushioning performance of the entire multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus. Namely, the sub-air-storing units 131 of the left side wall 104 and the right side wall 102 provide a level of cushion or a first cushion, while the arrangement of the buffer space 1041 and 1021 provides another level of cushion or a second cushion, so as to achieve a cushioning function in a multistage manner.
According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air cushion body 10A forms an integrally formed inner bag portion 10b and outer bag portion 10a, wherein the inner bag portion 10b is further affixedly connected with the outer bag portion in the 3D heat-sealing step. In other words, by the time the 3D packaging bag is formed by the plane cushion substance through the 3D heat-sealing seams 40 in the 3D heat-sealing step, the inner bag portion 10b will be tucked into the outer bag portion 10a and heat-sealedly affixed with the outer bag portion 10a, which means the inner bag portion 10b is arranged in the outer bag portion 10a before inflation. Hence, the inner bag portion 10b is affixed in the outer bag portion 10a during the production of the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus. As as result, the inner bag portion 10b does not have to be tucked into the inflated outer bag portion 10a for packaging the object in the packaging site like what is in the embodiment illustrated in
It is understandable that it may utilize all kinds of proper way to affix the inner bag portion 10b in the outer bag portion 10a. For example, according to the embodiment illustrated in
Besides, referring to
Referring to
That is, when air enters the main channel 151B via the inflation inlet 151B, it can then respectively enter the four air-storing units 13B of the bottom side. Nonetheless, because the choke seam 38B has heat-sealedly connected the films of the main channel unit 15B, the air is not allowed to continue entering the four air-storing units 13B of the top side.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that, according to this embodiment of the present invention, the uninflatable part of the air cushion body 10B forms the outer bag portion 10a, while the inflatable part forms the inner bag portion 10b. It is understandable that the uninflatable part being inversed and heat-sealed may also form a non-inflated outer bag, such that the non-inflated outer bag can serve as a protection, such as preventing the inflatable inner bag from being punctured by hard objects, as well as provide multistage cushioning protection, as
Referring to
Referring to
More specifically, four of the air-storing units 13D on the top side are respectively divided by transversely extended air resisting seam 39D into a plurality of small diameter air-storing units 133D. Referring to the embodiment illustrated in
In other words, the inner bag portion 10b and the outer bag portion 10a can both provide air cushioning function, so as to allow the 3D packaging bag formed by the air cushion body 10D to provide cushioning function in a multistage manner. It is understandable that the venting seam 39D is embodied as a transverse continuous heat-sealed seam to heat-seal two layers of the air chamber films according to this embodiment. According to some alternative mode, there can be spaced heat-sealed seams to ensure that the inner bag portion 10b may not only communicate along the length direction thereof, but also have heat-sealed blocks in various suitable shapes, such as a plurality of spaced circle, square, triangle, other polygon, and etc.
Referring to
More specifically, referring to
According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air cushion body 10F forms an integrally formed inner bag portion 10b and outer bag portion 10a. Besides, a plurality of the air-storing units 13F form an inflatable air-storing unit 13a, an uninflatable air-storing unit 13b through the arrangement of the choke seam 38, and a reinforcing cushion unit 13c that has a bottom side.
More specifically, referring to
Similarly, when the inflation inlet 152F is arranged on the bottom side of the air cushion body 10F, the transverse heat-sealing seam 41F will comprise two transverse heat-sealing sections 411F and 412F and the interval between the two transverse heat-sealing sections 411F and 412F is at the position corresponding to the inflation inlet 152F so as to prevent it from being closed in the heat-sealing process for forming the transverse heat-sealing seam 41F.
It is understandable that referring to
Besides, referring to
Similarly, the longitudinally arranged stopping seams 44F on the two sides of the inner bag portion 10b can serve to retain and limit the object M, such that the object M can be spaced with the side walls formed on the two sides of the air cushion body 10F, so as to reinforce the side cushioning function.
Moreover, referring to
It is worth mentioning that the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus of the present invention can be utilized to accommodate the object M in the accommodating chamber 108F of the outer bag portion 10b. For example, a multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus can be utilized to accommodate an object M in the inside thereof and match with other packing case or packaging box to store or transport the object M. According to the application of this preferred embodiment illustrated in
According to this embodiment, the transverse heat-sealing seam 41G on the bottom side seals on the bottom side of the 3D packaging bag formed by the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus. Nonetheless, the other side of the 3D packaging bag does not require the arrangement of another transverse heat-sealing seam 42F, such that the opening 107G can be formed on the top side of the 3D packaging bag. The object is then able to be directly put into the cavity 106G through the opening 107G.
Similarly, each of the air-storing units 13G is divided into a plurality of communicated sub-air-storing units 131G through a plurality of the dividing seams 37G, so as to form a plurality of side walls, wherein the front and rear side walls are not equally long, such that the left and right side walls can be inclinedly extended, which can reinforce the cushioning performance of the left and right sides. The reinforcing cushion unit 13c of the bottom side can enhance the cushioning performance of the bottom side.
It is understandable that because the transverse heat-sealing seam 41G heat-sealedly connects the front and rear side walls, a buffer space is formed among the adjacent air-storing units 13a on the left and right sides and the reinforcing cushion unit 13c, such that the reinforcing cushion unit 13c gain a deformation space based on the establishment of the buffer space, which enhances the cushioning function on the bottom side. Further, when the reinforcing cushion unit 13c is a relatively large diameter air chamber unit and the adjacent air-storing unit 13a is a relatively small diameter air chamber unit, the buffer space will be increased, so as to provide more deformation space for the reinforcing cushion unit 13c.
In addition, when the bottom side of the packaging body formed by the air-storing units 13a is a small diameter air chamber unit, which means what next by the transverse heat-sealing seam 41G and in the inner side thereof is a small diameter air chamber unit and what in the two sides of the small diameter air chamber unit are large diameter air chamber units, due to the tautening of connection between the front and back side walls by the transverse heat-sealing seam 41G, the small diameter air chamber unit will be hidden between the large diameter air chamber units on the two sides thereof. Therefore, the small diameter air chamber unit will not be affected by external impact or shock, so as to further enhance the cushioning performance on the bottom side of the 3D packaging bag formed by the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus.
Person skilled in the art should be able to understand that the 2D heat-sealing seams 30H are for heat sealing the multiple films into a 2D cushion material, as is illustrated in
More specifically, the 2D heat-sealing seams 30H comprise a plurality of dividing seams 31H dividing the two air chamber films 11 and 12 into a plurality of the air-storing units 13H. Preferably, each row of the dividing seams 31H is formed by heat-sealing technology that heat-sealedly connects two layers of the air chamber films 11 and 12 so as to form a row of the dividing seam 31H between two adjacent air-storing units 13H. The dividing seam 31H may be an continuous heat-sealed line so as to have a plurality of the air-storing units 13H be independent to one another. It is understandable that the dividing seam 31H on the top side and the bottom side can respectively become a top side boundary seam and a bottom side boundary seam of the air cushion body 10H, as
According to this preferred embodiment, referring to
It is understandable that the air chamber films 11 and 12 of the air cushion body 10H and the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can respectively be made of various suitable membrane materials, such as polyethylene film, polypropylene film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyester film, polystyrene film, composite film, and etc, wherein the present invention shall not be limited thereto, as long as suitable flexible films is utilized. It is worth mentioning that in order to enhance the one-way sealing function, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can also be self-adhesive films acquired by adding chemical composition to the above films.
The air cushion body 10H further comprises a main channel unit 15H connected with each of the air-storing units 13H or, preferably, integrally extended from each of the air-storing units 13H. More specifically, according to this preferred embodiment, the extending directions of the main channel unit 15H and the air-storing unit 13H are perpendicular to each other. For example, according to this embodiment, each the air-storing unit 13H is extended along a transverse and horizontal direction, while the main channel unit 15H is extended along a longitudinal direction. The main channel unit 15H forms a main channel 151H that has an inflation inlet 152H. When the inflation inlet 152H has an inflation nozzle arranged thereat for conducting an inflation process, gas will enter the main channel 151H from the inflation inlet 152H along a longitudinal direction, and enter each the air-storing unit 13H along a transverse direction. Then, when the air pressure of each the air storage chamber 14 reaches a predetermined value, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 will attached on one of the air chamber films 11 and 12, so as to self-seal and prevent the inflated gas from reversing into the main channel 151H.
It is worth mentioning that, it is understandable that the main channel unit 15H can be formed by two layers of the air chamber films 11 and 12, two layers of the valve films 21 and 22, or either one layer of the air chamber films 11 and 12 and either one layer of the valve films 21 and 22.
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
In addition, when the 2D heat-sealing seams 30H are being formed through heat-sealing, the air inlet channel 23 of the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can be formed through the arrangement of a heatproof barrier device. Then the heatproof barrier device can be removed after the heat-sealing process. According to this embodiment, referring to
According to this preferred embodiment, the main channel 151H is formed by the two air chamber films 11 and 12, the heatproof layer 24 and the valve films 21 and 22 respectively have extending section extended into the main channel 151, and the 2D heat-sealing seams 30 further comprise a joint seam 36H longitudinally and spacingly arranged at the position corresponding to the extending section of the heatproof layer 24. Because of the arrangement of the heatproof layer 24, the joint seam 36H respectively connects the two air chamber films 11 and 12 and the two valve films 21 and 22, while the two valve films 21 and 22 are not heat-sealedly connected with each other. The arrangement of the joint seam 36H allows adjacent valve films 21 and 22 and the correspondingly connected air chamber films 11 and 12 to be expanded together to open the corresponding air inlet channel 23 when air enters the main channel 151H during the inflation of the air cushion body 10.
The 2D heat-sealing seams 30H further comprise a plurality intermittent bending seams 37H, wherein the inflated air cushion body 10H is adaptable for bending along the bending seams 37H, such that the air cushion body 10H can form a plurality of side walls. More specifically, the bending seam 37H divides each the air-storing unit 13 into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131H. The bending seam can be arranged in the middle of the air-storing unit 13H and respectively form a connecting channel 132H on the two sides thereof, such that the adjacent sub-air-storing units 131H can be interconnected and communicated, as
Further, according to the embodiment illustrated in
Correspondingly, referring to
According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the 3D heat-sealing seams 40H further comprise a section sealing seam 45H respectively formed on the two sides of the air cushion body 10H, which are respectively embodied as an intermittent heat-sealed seam, so as to form a flank cushion portion 16H respectively on the two sides of the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus. Referring to
When the air cushion body 10H is formed by two layers of the air chamber films 11 and 12, the section sealing seam 45H heat-sealedly connects four layers of the films respectively, which means that it heat-sealedly connects two of the air chamber films 11 and 12 of the front and back sides respectively along a longitudinal direction, as
Moreover, it should be noted that though
It is worth mentioning that the transverse heat-sealing seam 41H can be located at the dividing seam 31 on the bottom side of the air cushion body 10H or be formed with the dividing seam 31H through a first heat-sealing process at the same time. According to the embodiment illustrated in
More specifically, referring to
It is understandable that the side walls 101-105H are respectively formed by the sub-air-storing units 131H integrally extended from the air-storing unit 13H along the length direction thereof. It is understandable that the quantity of the bending seam 37H can be determined based on the needs. According to other embodiments, it is possible to have no bending seam 37H, more bending seams 37H, or less bending seams 37H arranged. According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of packaging body main air-storing units 131a and a plurality of flank air-storing units 131b are formed by a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131H arranged along the length direction. According to this preferred embodiment, each the air-storing unit is divided into seven of the packaging body main air-storing units 131a and six of the flank air-storing units 131b along the length direction.
Referring to
It is understandable that when the lengths of the left side wall 104H and right side wall 102H are shorter, they can be hidden among the front and rear side walls 101H and 105H and 103H and the flank cushion portion 16H, such that the left side wall 104H and right side wall 102H will not have to bear external impacts. As a result, the cushioning performance of the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus can be further enhanced.
It is worth mentioning that the flank cushion portion 16H shall not be limited in a triangle shape illustrated in
Referring to
More specifically, the air cushion body 10I is divided into a plurality of transverse extended air-storing units 13I through a series of transverse extended dividing seams 31I, wherein each the air-storing unit 13I is divided along its length direction into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131I through a plurality of bending seams 37I.
Referring to
Correspondingly, the arrangement of the choke seam 38I can divide a plurality of transversely extended air-storing units 13 into a plurality of inflatable air-storing units 13a and a plurality of uninflatable air-storing units 13b arranged longitudinally. For instance, referring to
The inner bag portion 10b is adaptable to be tucked into the cavity 106I of the outer bag portion 10a so as to form an accommodating chamber 108I, as
It is worth mentioning that when the inner bag portion 10b is utilized for loading the object, after the outer bag portion 10a is inflated, the external surface of the inner bag portion 10b may or may not attach with the inner surface of the outer bag portion 10a. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the inner bag portion 10b is suspended in the cavity of the outer bag portion 10a. In other words, there is a buffer gap between the inner bag portion 10b and the outer bag portion 10a, which further enhances the cushioning performance. In other words, when the air-storing units 13 of the outer bag portion 10a are collided or impacted from the outside, the buffer gap can provide a deformation space for the air-storing units 13I, so as to prevent the impact force that acts on the air-storing units 13I from being directly transferred to the object.
Further, the outer bag portion 10a and the inner bag portion 10b can be heat-sealedly connected. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the outer bag portion 10a and the inner bag portion 10b are integrally formed. That is to say, they are both formed by integrally extending the same air chamber films and valve films. The outer bag portion 10a and the inner bag portion 10b are longitudinally arranged and the inner bag portion 10b can be tucked into the outer bag portion 10a, such that the inner bag portion 10b in the outer bag portion 10a not only serves to package the object, but also further enhance the cushioning function. When there are external impact and shock acting on the outer bag portion 10a, the inner bag portion 10b can prevent the object from shaking and stress concentration due to being stuck at a corner.
Similarly, the 3D heat-sealing seams 40I further comprises two intermittent section sealing seams 45I arranged on the two sides of the air cushion body 10I and connecting the front and back sides thereof, so as to turn the air cushion body 10I of the ringlike arranged air-storing units 13I into a packaging body 17I and two flank cushion portion 16I. According to this preferred embodiment, each flank cushion portion 16I comprises four bending seams 37I arranged thereon, such that the part of each the air-storing unit 13I here is divided into five sub-air-storing units 131I. Namely, the cushion waist of the above embodiment is further divided into a plurality of cushion side walls.
In addition, according to this preferred embodiment, the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I of the bottom side of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40I is arranged between two the adjacent air-storing units 13I on the bottom side, so as to respectively form the air-storing unit 13a and the reinforcing cushion unit 13c on the two sides of the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I. The reinforcing cushion unit 13c provides reinforced cushioning function on the bottom side.
It is understandable that because the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I heat-sealedly connects the front and rear side walls, a buffer space is formed among the adjacent air-storing units 13a on the left and right sides and the reinforcing cushion unit 13c, such that the reinforcing cushion unit 13c gain a deformation space based on the establishment of the buffer space, which enhances the cushioning function on the bottom side. Further, when the reinforcing cushion unit 13c is a relatively large diameter air chamber unit and the adjacent air-storing unit 13a is a relatively small diameter air chamber unit, the buffer space will be increased, so as to provide more deformation space for the reinforcing cushion unit 13c.
In addition, when the bottom side of the packaging body formed by the air-storing units 13a is a small diameter air chamber unit, which means what next by the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I and in the inner side thereof is a small diameter air chamber unit and what in the two sides of the small diameter air chamber unit are large diameter air chamber units, due to the tautening of connection between the front and back side walls by the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I, the small diameter air chamber unit will be hidden between the large diameter air chamber units on the two sides thereof. Therefore, the small diameter air chamber unit will not be affected by external impact or shock, so as to further enhance the cushioning performance on the bottom side of the 3D packaging bag formed by the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus.
It is understandable that the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I can be arranged on the dividing seam 31 between the corresponding air-storing unit 13a and the reinforcing cushion unit 13c or be formed on the bottom side with dividing seam 31I on the bottom side at the same time through a first heat-sealing process. It is understandable that the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I can be a continuous sealing seam or an intermittent sealing seam. Besides, when the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I and the dividing seam 31I on the bottom side are formed at once through a first heat-sealing process and the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I is a intermittent sealing seam, the air-storing units 13a and the reinforcing cushion unit 13c on the bottom side can communicate with each other, so as to provide a reinforced cushioning function on the bottom side through the flow and distribution of the air between the air-storing unit 13a and the reinforcing cushion unit 13c of the bottom side.
Besides, according to this embodiment of the present invention, the transverse heat-sealing seam 41I on the bottom side is not extended to the position of the main channel 151I, such that it will not close the main channel 151I. Referring to
It is worth mentioning that the multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus of the present invention can be utilized to accommodate the object M in the accommodating chamber 108I of the outer bag portion 10b. For example, a multistage cushioning air-filling packaging apparatus can be utilized to accommodate an object M in the inside thereof and match with other packing case or packaging box to store or transport the object M. According to the application of this preferred embodiment to illustrated in
According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air-filling packaging apparatus can be embodied as an air cushion substance which is filled with air for example. Nevertheless, person skilled in the art should be able to understand that it can also be filled with other gas based on the application and needs. According to this preferred embodiment, it can form a 3D packaging bag after being inflated, so as to provide air cushioning function for object.
According to this preferred embodiment, the air-filling packaging apparatus comprises at least an air cushion body 10N. Namely, either one of the air cushion body 10N forms a 3D packaging bag or a plurality of the air cushion bodies 10N form the 3D packaging bag through heat-sealing connecting, such as adhesive bonding, heat-sealing, and etc. The embodiment illustrated in
Person skilled in the art should be able to understand that the 2D heat-sealing seams 30N is for heat-sealing the multiple films into a 2D cushion material, as
More specifically, the 2D heat-sealing seams 30N comprise a plurality of dividing seams 31N dividing the two air chamber films 11N and 12N into a plurality of the air-storing units 13N. Preferably, each row of the dividing seams 31N is formed by heat-sealing technology that heat-sealedly connects two layers of the air chamber films 11N and 12N so as to form a row of the dividing seam 31N between two adjacent air-storing units 13N. The dividing seam 31N may be a continuous heat-sealed line so as to have a plurality of the air-storing units 13N be independent to one another. It is understandable that the dividing seam 31N on the top side and the bottom side can respectively become a top side boundary seam and a bottom side boundary seam of the to air cushion body 10N, as
According to this preferred embodiment, referring to
It is understandable that the air chamber films 11N and 12N of the air cushion body 10N and the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can respectively be made of various suitable membrane materials, such as polyethylene film, polypropylene film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyester film, polystyrene film, composite film, and etc, wherein the present invention shall not be limited thereto, as long as suitable flexible films are utilized. It is worth mentioning that in order to enhance the one-way sealing function, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can also be self-adhesive films acquired by adding chemical composition to the above films.
The air cushion body 10H further comprises a main channel unit 15N connected with each of the air-storing units 13N or, preferably, integrally extended from each of the air-storing units 13N. More specifically, according to this preferred embodiment, the extending directions of the main channel unit 15N and the air-storing unit 13N are perpendicular to each other. For example, according to this embodiment, each the air-storing unit 13N is extended along a longitudinal direction, while the main channel unit 15N is extended along a transverse direction. The main channel unit 15N forms a main channel 151N that has an inflation inlet 152N. When the inflation inlet 152N has an inflation nozzle arranged thereat for conducting an inflation process, gas will enter the main channel 151N from the inflation inlet 152N along a transverse direction, and enter each the air-storing unit 13N along a longitudinal direction. Then, when the air pressure of each the air storage chamber 14N reaches a predetermined value, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 will attached on one of the air chamber films 11N and 12N, so as to self-seal and prevent the inflated gas from reversing into the main channel 151N.
It is worth mentioning that, it is understandable that the main channel unit 15N can be formed by two layers of the air chamber films 11N and 12N, two layers of the valve films 21 and 22, or either one layer of the air chamber films 11N and 12N and either one layer of the valve films 21 and 22.
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
In addition, when the 2D heat-sealing seams 30N are being formed through heat-sealing, the air inlet channel 23 of the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can be formed through the arrangement a heatproof barrier device. Then the heatproof barrier device can be removed after the heat-sealing process. According to this embodiment, referring to
According to this preferred embodiment, the main channel 151N is formed by the two air chamber films 11N and 12N, the heatproof layer 24 and the valve films 21 and 22 respectively have extending section extended into the main channel 151N, and the 2D heat-sealing seams 30N further comprises a joint seam 36N longitudinally and spacingly arranged at the position corresponding to the extending section of the heatproof layer 24. Because of the arrangement of the heatproof layer 24, the joint seam 36N respectively connects the two air chamber films 11N and 12N and the two valve films 21 and 22, while the two valve films 21 and 22 are not heat-sealedly connected with each other. The arrangement of the joint seam 36N allows adjacent valve films 21 and 22 and the correspondingly connected air chamber films 11N and 12N to be expanded together to open the corresponding air inlet channel 23 when air enters the main channel 151N during the inflation of the air cushion body 10N.
The 2D heat-sealing seams 30N further comprise a plurality intermittent bending seams 37N, wherein the inflated air cushion body 10N is adaptable for bending along the bending seams 37N, such that the air cushion body 10N can form a plurality of side walls. More specifically, the bending seams 37N divide each the air-storing unit 13N into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131N. The bending seams can be arranged in the middle of the air-storing units 13N and respectively form a connecting channel 132N on the two sides thereof, such that the adjacent sub-air-storing units 131N can be interconnected and communicated, as
Further, referring to
The above-mentioned front side wall 1011N, rear side wall 1013N, and sloping cushion portion 1012N are bent and second heat-sealed through the 3D heat-sealing seams 40N to form an accommodating chamber 108N having an opening 107N on the top side thereof. Namely, the air-storing units 13N respectively form a ringlike air-storing pillar. That is, as
It is worth mentioning that because the lengths of the front side wall 1011N and the rear side wall 1013N are different, the connecting portion of the sloping cushion portion 1012N will be in a sloping state. That is, the bottom connecting portion 1012N and the rear side wall 1013N will form a buffer gap 1002N to thicken the cushion, so as to avoid the object from touching the bottom. In other words, the sloping cushion portion 1012N is inclinedly extended between the front side wall 1011N and the rear side wall 1013N.
According to the embodiment illustrated in
It is worth mentioning that according to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the left 3D heat-sealing seam 46N and the right 3D heat-sealing seam 47N respectively form a flank cushion portion 16N on the two sides of the air-filling packaging apparatus. The 3D heat-sealing seam 46N and 47N are respectively arranged between the two adjacent air-storing units 13N on the left and right sides, so as to respectively turn one or more of the air-storing units on the outermost left and right sides into the flank cushion portions 16N. Referring to
Referring to
It is worth mentioning that when the air cushion body 10N is utilized to bear the object and is inflated, the inner surfaces of the front side wall 1011N and the rear side wall 1013N may or may not attach the outer surface of the object. For example, one may also add a packing bag to wrap the object. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the object is, for instance, a laptop M. The laptop M can be partially or fully put in the accommodating chamber 108N. When part of the laptop M, or any side thereof, is put into the accommodating chamber 108N, that side of the laptop M does not directly contact the sloping cushion portion 1012N. In other words, the laptop M may not be extended into the buffer gaps 1002N, such that the sloping cushion portion can thicken the cushion and provide better cushioning function for the laptop M.
In addition, referring to
Correspondingly, when the flank cushion portion 16N receives external shock or impact, the external shock or impact will not directly pass through the flank cushion portion 16N to the object, which means the flank air-storing unit 134N of the flank cushion portion 16N provides a cushion so as to achieve the cushioning function.
It is worth mentioning that the 3D heat-sealing seams 40N can be continuous heat-sealed seams or intermittent heat-sealed seams. The left and right 3D heat-sealing seams 46N and 47N can be respectively located at the dividing seam 31N on the sides of the air cushion body 10N or be formed with the dividing seam 31N through a first heat-sealing process at the same time. According to the above preferred embodiment, the left and right 3D heat-sealing seams 46N and 47N can respectively be an independent heat-sealed seam formed on the left or right edge of the air cushion body 10N.
According to this embodiment of the present invention, referring to
The bending seams 37N comprise two intermittently heat-sealed front bending seams 371P and two intermittently heat-sealed rear bending seams 372P, such that the air cushion body 10P is adaptable for forming two front side walls 1011P, two sloping cushion portions 1012P, and a rear side wall 1013P along the two front bending seams 371P and the two rear bending seams 372P. Correspondingly, referring to
The above-mentioned front side wall 1011P, the rear side wall 1013P, and the sloping cushion portion 1012P are bent and second heat-sealed through the 3D heat-sealing seams 40P to form an accommodating chamber 108P having an opening 107P. That is, as
It is worth mentioning that because the lengths of the two front side walls 1011P and the rear side wall 1013P are different, the connecting portions on the bottom side will be in a sloping state. That is, the two bottom connecting portions 1012P and the rear side wall 1013P will respectively form two buffer gaps 1002P to thicken the cushion, so as to avoid the object from touching the bottom. In other words, two of the sloping cushion portions 1012P are inclinedly extended between the two front side walls 1011P and the rear side wall 1013P.
According to the embodiment illustrated in
Moreover, it should be noted that
It is worth mentioning that according to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the left 3D heat-sealing seam 46P and the right 3D heat-sealing seam 47P respectively form a flank cushion portion 16P on the two sides of the air-filling packaging apparatus. Referring to
Referring to
It is worth mentioning that when the air cushion body 10P is utilized to bear the object and is inflated, the inner surfaces of the front side wall 1011P and the rear side wall 1013P may or may not attach the outer surface of the object. For example, one may also add a packing bag to wrap the object. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the object is, for instance, a laptop M. The laptop M can be put in the accommodating chamber 108P. The front side wall 1011P and the rear side wall 1013P provide cushioning function for the front and back sides of the laptop M, while the flank cushion portions 16P provide cushioning function for the left and right sides of the laptop M. The rest two sides of the laptop M does not directly contact the two sloping cushion portions 1012P. In other words, the laptop M may not be extended into the buffer gaps 1002P, such that the sloping cushion portions can thicken the cushion and provide better cushioning function for the top and bottom sides of the laptop.
It is worth mentioning that the 3D heat-sealing seams 40P can be continuous heat-sealed seams or intermittent heat-sealed seams. The heat-sealing seams 46P and 47P can be respectively located at the dividing seam 31P on the sides of the air cushion body 10P or be formed with the dividing seam 31P through a first heat-sealing process at the same time. According to the above preferred embodiment, the heat-sealing seams 46P and 47P can respectively be an independent heat-sealed seam formed on the left or right edge of the air cushion body 10P.
According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the 3D heat-sealing seams 40Q further comprises a longitudinal end sealing seam 43Q heat-sealedly connecting the front side wall 1011Q and the rear side wall 1013Q along the longitudinal direction, which means the air cushion body 10Q is circularly arranged and the head and tail thereof are connected. The head portions of the front side wall 1011Q and the rear side wall 1013Q are connected to respectively form an inner side wall 1014Q and an outer side wall 1015Q, so as to form a sloping cushion portion 1012Q to provide cushion for the object. Thus, the air cushion body 10Q is able to form an inflatable 3D packaging bag having the bottom ringlike reinforced sloping cushion portion 1012Q through the transverse heat-sealing seams 46Q and 47Q and the end sealing seam 43Q that heat-sealedly connect multiple layers of films. Besides, the object is suitable for being packaged in the packaging chamber 1003Q. Besides, when the object is packaged in the packaging chamber 1003Q, because the inner and outer side walls are overlapped, surrounded, and heat-sealed into the predetermined structure, the air-filling packaging apparatus can form a multilayer structure, so as to provide a reinforced cushioning function for the object. In addition, because the sloping cushion portion 1012Q is sloped outside-in, it will decrease the inside diameter of the air-filling packaging apparatus, such that it becomes more suitable for holding the object stably.
More specifically, referring to
It is understandable that, according to the preferred embodiment illustrated in
It is understandable that, referring to
Besides, according to this embodiment, the end sealing seam 43Q of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40Q can also be formed at the positions corresponding to the heat-sealing seams 46Q and 47Q. Alternatively, the heat-sealing seams 46Q and 47Q and the end sealing seam 43Q can be formed at once in the first heat-sealing process, so as to connect the head and tail of the air cushion body 10Q. Similarly, according to this embodiment, the end sealing seam 43Q can be formed at each the edge sealing seam 32Q of the flank cushion portion 16Q.
It is worth mentioning that the medium for the air-filling packaging apparatus according to the present invention to provide cushioning function is fluid, such as gas, liquid, and etc.
According to the above ninth preferred embodiment, the air-filling packaging apparatus can be embodied as an air cushion substance which is filled with air for example. Certainly, person skilled in the art should be able to understand that it can be other gas according to the needs of the application. According to the above ninth preferred embodiment, it can form a 3D packaging bag after being inflated, so as to provide air cushioning function for object.
Specifically, according to the above ninth preferred embodiment, the air-filling packaging apparatus comprises at least an air cushion body 10R. Namely, one the air cushion body 10R forms the 3D packaging bag through heat-sealing connecting, such as adhesive bonding, heat-sealing, and etc. The embodiment illustrated in
Person skilled in the art should be able to understand that the 2D heat-sealing seams 30R are for making multiple films form a 2D cushion material, as
More specifically, referring to
It is understandable that the dividing seam 31R on the top side and the bottom side can respectively become a top side boundary seam and a bottom side boundary seam of the air cushion body 10R, as
According to the above ninth preferred embodiment,
It is understandable that the air chamber films 11R and 12R of the air cushion body 10R and the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can respectively be made of various suitable membrane materials, such as polyethylene film, polypropylene film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyester film, polystyrene film, and composite film, wherein the present invention shall not be limited thereto, as long as suitable flexible films are utilized. It is worth mentioning that in order to enhance the one-way sealing function, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can also be self-adhesive films acquired by adding chemical composition to the above films.
The air cushion body 10H further comprises a main channel unit 15R connected with each of the air-storing units 13R or, preferably, integrally extended from each of the air-storing units 13R. More specifically, according to an embodiment, the extending directions of the main channel unit 15R and the air-storing unit 13R are perpendicular to each other. For example, according to an embodiment, each the air-storing unit 13R is extended along a longitudinal direction, while the main channel unit 15R is extended along a transverse direction. The main channel unit 15R forms a main channel 151R that has an inflation inlet 152R. When the inflation inlet 152R has an inflation nozzle arranged thereat for conducting an inflation process, gas will enter the main channel 151 from the inflation inlet 152 along a transverse direction, and enter each the air-storing unit 13R along a longitudinal direction. Then, when the air pressure of each the air storage chamber 14R reaches a predetermined value, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 will attached on one of the air chamber films 11R and 12R, so as to self-seal and prevent the inflated gas from reversing into the main channel 151R.
It is understandable that the main channel unit 15R can be formed by two layers of the air chamber films 11R and 12R, two layers of the valve films 21 and 22, or either one layer of the air chamber films 11R and 12R and either one layer of the valve films 21 and 22.
Referring to
Referring to
The 2D heat-sealing seams 30R further comprise a plurality intermittent bending seams 37R, wherein the inflated air cushion body 10R is adaptable for bending along the bending seams 37R, such that the air cushion body 10R can form a plurality of side walls. More specifically, the bending seams 37R divides each of the air-storing units into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131R. The bending seams 37R can be arranged in the middle of the air-storing units 13R and respectively form a connecting channel 132R on the two sides thereof such that the adjacent sub-air-storing units 131R can be interconnected and communicated, as
Further, referring to
Hence, the air cushion body 10R obtains a main accommodating portion 110R, a subsidiary portion 120R, and a lid portion 130R through the above-mentioned plane heat-sealing and 3D heat-sealing. In other words, the first side wall 1019R, the second side wall 1039R, the first connecting wall 10219R, and the second connecting wall 10229R form the main accommodating portion 110R, the first subsidiary side wall 1031R, a second subsidiary side wall 1032R, a third subsidiary side wall 1049R form the subsidiary portion 120R, and the fourth subsidiary side wall 1051R, the fifth subsidiary side wall 1052R, the sixth subsidiary side wall 1069R, the third connecting wall 1071R, and the end wall 1072R form the lid portion 130R all through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30R and the second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40R. In other words, the sub-air-storing units 131R, 135R, 1321R, and 1322R are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the main accommodating portion 110R. The sub-air-storing units 1331R, 1332R, and 134R are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the subsidiary portion 120R. The sub-air-storing units 136R, 1371R, 1372R, 138R, and 139R are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the lid portion 130R.
The main accommodating portion 110R has an opening 107R and a main accommodating chamber 1001R. The main accommodating portion 110R is utilized for packaging the main body of the object. The main body of the object is put into the main accommodating chamber 1001R through the opening 107R. The first connecting wall 10219R and the second connecting wall 10229R can be utilized as the bottom portion of the main accommodating portion 110R to provide cushioning function.
It is worth mentioning that because the main accommodating portion 110R has the opening 107R, when the object is put into the main accommodating chamber 1001R, the lid portion 130R will be connected to a side of the opening 107R of the main accommodating portion 110R in order to avoid the object from sliding and dropping from the main accommodating chamber 1001R. The lid portion 130R and the main accommodating portion 110R are integrally heat-sealed, but they may also be separately made and connected according to other embodiment of the present invention. When the lid portion 130R of the air-filling packaging apparatus is opened, the second side wall 1039R and the third connecting wall 1071R will be bent along the second main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam 49R. When the object is put into the main accommodating chamber 1001R, the lid portion 130R will close the opening 107R, while the third connecting wall 1071R and the end wall 1072R can serve as the top of the main accommodating portion 110R. In addition, the lid portion 130R has another buffer gap 1002R to provide cushioning function.
It is worth mentioning that, according to this embodiment of the present invention, when the lid portion 130R of the air-filling packaging apparatus is opened, the lid portion 130R will have a springback force due to the influence of the air in the air cushion body 10R. Thus, when the object is put in the main accommodating chamber 1001R, the lid portion 130R will automatically spring back to turn the air-filling packaging apparatus into the closed state. Because there is the springback force, the object will not slide out from the main accommodating chamber 1001R easily. In other words, the object can have cushion protection in all directions.
The subsidiary portion 120R serves to reinforce the side cushioning function provided by connecting the first connecting wall 10219R and the second connecting wall 10229R of the main accommodating portion 110R. The subsidiary portion 120R has a buffer gap 1002R. The subsidiary portion 120R is connected to a side of the main accommodating portion 110R and formed by being integrally heat-sealed with the main accommodating portion 110R. Nevertheless, they may also be separately made and connected according to other embodiment of the present invention. The subsidiary portion 120R provides a second cushioning function for the object.
It is worth mentioning that when the lengths of the three subsidiary side walls 1031R, 1032R, and 1049R of the subsidiary portion 120R are increased or, in other words, when the space of the buffer gap 1002R is enlarged, the subsidiary portion 120R may also be considered an accessory accommodating portion for packaging the accessory of the object to avoid damage of the object caused by collision between the main body and the accessory of the object both being put in the main accommodating chamber 1001R.
It is worth mentioning that the length of the first side wall 1019R and the length of the second side wall 1039R can be the same or different. Similarly, the length of the first connecting wall 10219R and the length of the second connecting wall 10229R can be the same or different. The length of the third connecting wall 1071R and the length of the end wall 1072R can be the same or different. The length of the fourth subsidiary side wall 1051R and the length of the fifth subsidiary side wall 1052R can be the same or different.
For instance, according to this preferred embodiment, preferably, the length of the first side wall 1019R and the length of the second side wall 1039R are the same; the length of the first connecting wall 10219R and the length of the second connecting wall 10229R are the same; the length of the third connecting wall 1071R and the length of the end wall 1072R are the same; and the length of the fourth subsidiary side wall 1051R and the length of the fifth subsidiary side wall 1052R are the same. Certainly, it is understandable that there could also be other reasonable alternative modes.
It is worth mentioning that, according to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is to reinforce the cushioning function in all directions. The left 3D heat-sealing seam 46R and the right 3D heat-sealing seam 47R respectively form a flank cushion portion on the two sides of the main accommodating portion 110R of the air-filling packaging apparatus. The 3D heat-sealing seam 41R and 42R are respectively arranged between the two adjacent air-storing units 13R on the left and right sides, so as to respectively turn one or more of the air-storing units on the outermost left and right sides into the flank cushion portions. For instance, the leftmost sub-air-storing units 131R and 135 of the main accommodating portion 110R of the air cushion body 10R are bent through the bending seam 37R and heat-sealed through the left 3D heat-sealing seam 46R to form a left flank cushion portion that has a buffer gap. The rightmost sub-air-storing units 131R and 135R of the air cushion body 10R are bent through the bending seam 37R and heat-sealed through the right heat-sealing seam 42R to form a right flank cushion portion that has a buffer gap. Hence, the flank cushion portions on the two sides of the main accommodating portion 110R of the air cushion body 10R are to reinforce the side cushioning function. In other words, the flank cushion portion provides cushioning function on the side of the main accommodating portion 110R. When the flank cushion portion receives external shock or impact, the external shock or impact will not directly pass through the flank cushion portion to the object, which means the flank cushion portion provides a cushion so as to achieve the cushioning function.
Hence, according to the above ninth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main accommodating portion 110R of the air cushion body 10R is adapted for accommodating the object. The object accommodated in the main accommodating chamber 1001R can touch the first side wall 1019R and the second side wall 1039R. The first side wall 1019R and the second side wall 1039R provide cushioning function for the object. The first connecting wall 10219R and the second connecting wall 10229R provide cushioning function for the object on the bottom side and increase the cushion thickness between the subsidiary portion 120R and the main accommodating portion 110R. The flank cushion portions on the two sides of the main accommodating portion 110 provide side cushioning functions for the object. The buffer gap 1002R of the lid portion 130R provides deformation space. After the lid portion 130R close the opening 107R, the third connecting wall 1071R and the end wall 1072R can increase the cushion thickness between the lid portion 130R and the main accommodating portion 110R. The buffer gap 1002 of the subsidiary portion 120R also enhances the cushioning function for the object on the bottom. It is worth mentioning that the subsidiary portion 120R of the air cushion body 10R may also be utilized for accommodating the accessory of the object. It avoids the main body and accessory of the object from contacting and colliding each other and provides accommodation and buffer gap for the accessory of the object, so as to prevent the object from being damaged when the accessory of the object is accommodated in the buffer gap 1002. For example, when the object is a laptop, it can be put in the main accommodating chamber 1001R and the lid portion 130R and the subsidiary portion 120R can provide cushioning function in all directions for the laptop. The accessory of the laptop, such as mouse and etc., can be put in the buffer gap 1002, so as to damage of the laptop caused by collision between the laptop and the accessory both being put in the main accommodating chamber 1001R. Hence, when the laptop M was impacted or shocked due to external factors, the air-filling packaging apparatus can provide cushion for the laptop M, such that the main body of the laptop M will not directly collide with the accessory, which reduce the risk of damage of the laptop M.
It is worth mentioning that when the air cushion body 10R is utilized to bear the object and is inflated with gas, the inner surfaces of the first side wall 1019R and the second side wall 1039R may or may not attach the outer surface of the object. For example, one may also add a packing bag to wrap the object. It is worth mentioning that the 3D heat-sealing seams 40R can be a continuous heat-sealed seam or an intermittent heat-sealed seam. The left and right 3D heat-sealing seams 41R and 42R can be respectively located at the dividing seam 31R on the sides of the air cushion body 10R or be formed with the dividing seam 31R through a first heat-sealing process at the same time. According to the above preferred embodiment, the left and right 3D heat-sealing seams 41R and 42R can respectively be an independent heat-sealed seam formed on the left or right edge of the air cushion body 10R.
It is worth mentioning that, according to other alternative modes of the present embodiment, the main accommodating portion 110R can form a large diameter air chamber structure, small diameter air chamber structure, or combination of large and small diameter air chamber structures. Similarly, the subsidiary portion 120R can form a large diameter air chamber structure, small diameter air chamber structure, or combination of large and small diameter air chamber structures. Corresponding, the lid portion 130R can form a large diameter air chamber structure, small diameter air chamber structure, or combination of large and small diameter air chamber structures. The present invention shall not be limited thereto. Therefore, the main accommodating portion 110R, the subsidiary portion 120R, and the lid portion 130R can form an arrangement having multilayer air chamber structure, where the each layer of the air chamber can provide a different level of cushioning function.
Specifically, referring to
In other words, the first side wall 1019S, the second side wall 1039S, the first connecting wall 10219S, and the second connecting wall 10229R form the main accommodating portion 110S, the first subsidiary side wall 1031S, a second subsidiary side wall 1032S, a third subsidiary side wall 1049S, the sixth subsidiary side wall 1069S, and the seventh subsidiary side wall 1081S form the subsidiary portion 120S, and the fourth subsidiary side wall 1051S, the fifth subsidiary side wall 1052S, the sixth subsidiary side wall 1069S, the third connecting wall 1071S, and the end wall 1072S form the lid portion 130S all through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30S and the second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40S. In other words, the sub-air-storing units 131S, 135S, 1321S, and 1322S are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the main accommodating portion 110S. The sub-air-storing units 1331S, 1332S, and 1342S are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the subsidiary portion 120S. The sub-air-storing units 136S, 1371S, 1372S, 138S, and 139S are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the lid portion 130S.
Hence, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the object to be packaged is, for example, a laptop, wherein the main accommodating portion 110S of the air cushion body 10S is adapted for accommodating the laptop. The laptop is completely accommodated in the main accommodating chamber 1001S and may touch the first side wall 1019S and the second side wall 1039S. The first side wall 1019S and the second side wall 1039S provide cushioning function for the laptop. The first connecting wall 10219S and the second connecting wall 10229S provide cushioning function for the object on the bottom side and increase the cushion thickness between the subsidiary portion 120S and the main accommodating portion 110S. The flank cushion portions on the two sides of the main accommodating portion 110S provide cushioning function for the laptop on the sides. The buffer gap 1002S of the lid portion 130S provides deformation space. After the lid portion 130S close the opening 107S, the third connecting wall 1071S and the end wall 1072S can increase the cushion thickness between the lid portion 130S and the main accommodating portion 110S. The buffer gap 1002S of the subsidiary portion 120S also enhances the cushioning function for the laptop on the bottom. It is worth mentioning that because the seventh subsidiary side wall 1081S and the eighth subsidiary side wall 1082S enlarge the space of the buffer gap 1002S, the subsidiary portion 120S of the air cushion body 10S may also be suitable for accommodating the accessory of the laptop. It avoids the main body and accessory of the laptop from contacting and colliding each other and provides accommodation and buffer gap for the accessory of the laptop, so as to prevent the laptop from being damaged when the accessory of the laptop is accommodated in the buffer gap 1002S.
According to another aspect of the present invention,
Specifically, referring to
The 3D heat-sealing seams 40T comprise a left 3D heat-sealing seam 46T on the left side of the air cushion body 10T, a right 3D heat-sealing seam 47T on the right side of the air cushion body 10R, a first main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam 48T, a second main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam 49T, and a chamber 3D heat-sealing seam 450T. According to this embodiment of the present invention, the first main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam 48T and the second main accessory 3D heat-sealing seam 49T are arranged parallelly to the bending seam 37T, while the left 3D heat-sealing seam 46T, the right 3D heat-sealing seam 47T, and the chamber 3D heat-sealing seam 450T are arranged parallelly to the dividing seams 31T.
In other words, the air cushion body 10T obtains the main accommodating portion 110T, the subsidiary portion 120T, and the lid portion 130T through the above-mentioned plane heat-sealing and 3D heat-sealing. Specifically, the sub-air-storing units 131T, 1311T, 135T, 1351T, 1321T, and 1322T are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the main accommodating portion 110T through a second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40T and a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30T. The sub-air-storing units 1331T, 1332T, and 134T are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the subsidiary portion 120T. The sub-air-storing units 136T, 1371T, 1372T, 138T, and 139T are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the lid portion 130T.
It is worth mentioning that the heat-sealing of the chamber 3D heat-sealing seam 450T divided the main accommodating chamber 1001T of the main accommodating portion 110T into a first accommodating portion 1101T and a second accommodating portion 1102T. Namely, the main accommodating portion 110T has two accommodating chambers, which are respectively a first accommodating chamber 10011T and a second accommodating chamber 10012T. In other words, the sub-air-storing units 131T, 135T, 1321T, and 1322T are arranged in a ringlike manner so as to form the first accommodating portion 1101T. The sub-air-storing units 1311T and 1351T are surroundingly arranged so as to form the second accommodating portion 1102T.
According to this embodiment of the present invention, the first accommodating chamber 10011T is spatially smaller than the second accommodating chamber 10012T. Hence, the first accommodating chamber 10011T can be utilized to package the accessory of the object, while the second accommodating chamber 10012T can be utilized to package the main body of the object. For instance, if the object is a laptop, the second accommodating chamber 10012T can be utilized to package the main body of the laptop, while the first accommodating chamber 10011T can be utilized to package the accessory of the laptop, such as mouse, and power adapter. Thus, it can avoid damage of the laptop caused by collision between the main body and the accessory of the laptop during the transportation. Besides, it also provides cushion protection in all directions for the laptop. Of course, person skilled in the art should be able to understand that the sizes of the first accommodating chamber and the second accommodating chamber in this embodiment of the present invention shall not be limited thereto, but may change based on the object and the needs.
It is worth mentioning that the medium for the air-filling packaging apparatus according to the present invention to provide cushioning function is fluid, such as gas and liquid.
According to this preferred embodiment, the air-filling packaging apparatus can be embodied as an air cushion substance which is filled with air for example. Certainly, person skilled in the art should be able to understand that it can be other gas according to the needs of the application. According to this preferred embodiment, it can form a 3D packaging bag after being inflated, so as to provide air cushioning function for object.
Specifically, according to the above preferred embodiment, the air-filling packaging apparatus comprises at least an air cushion body 10U. Namely, either one of the air cushion body 10U forms a 3D packaging bag or a plurality of the air cushion bodies 10U form the 3D packaging bag through heat-sealing connecting, such as adhesive bonding, heat-sealing, and etc. The embodiment illustrated in
Person skilled in the art should be able to understand that the 2D heat-sealing seams 30U is for making the multiple films into a 2D cushion material, as
More specifically, referring to
It is understandable that the dividing seam 31U on the top side and the bottom side can respectively become a top side boundary seam and a bottom side boundary seam of the air cushion body 10U, as
According to the above preferred embodiment,
It is understandable that the air chamber films 11U and 12U of the air cushion body 10U and the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can respectively be made of various suitable membrane materials, such as polyethylene film, polypropylene film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyester film, polystyrene film, composite film, and etc., wherein the present invention shall not be limited thereto, as long as suitable flexible films are utilized. It is worth mentioning that in order to enhance the one-way sealing function, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 can also be self-adhesive films acquired by adding chemical composition to the above films.
The air cushion body 10H further comprises a main channel unit 15U connected with each of the air-storing units 13U or, preferably, integrally extended from each of the air-storing units 13U. More specifically, according to an embodiment, the extending directions of the main channel unit 15U and the air-storing unit 13U are perpendicular to each other. For example, according to an embodiment, each the air-storing unit 13U is extended along a longitudinal direction, while the main channel unit 15U is extended along a transverse direction. The main channel unit 15U forms a main channel 151U that has an inflation inlet 152U. When the inflation inlet 152U has an inflation nozzle arranged thereat for conducting an inflation process, gas will enter the main channel 151U from the inflation inlet 152U along a transverse direction, and enter each the air-storing unit 13U along a longitudinal direction. Then, when the air pressure of each the air storage chamber 14U reaches a predetermined value, the valve films 21 and 22 of the inflation valve 20 will attached on one of the air chamber films 11U and 12U, so as to self-seal and prevent the inflated gas from reversing into the main channel 151U.
It is understandable that the main channel unit 15U can be formed by two layers of the air chamber films 11U and 12U, two layers of the valve films 21 and 22, or either one layer of the air chamber films 11U and 12U and either one layer of the valve films 21 and 22.
Referring to
Referring to
The 2D heat-sealing seams 30U further comprises a plurality intermittent bending seam 37U, wherein the inflated air cushion body 10U is adaptable for bending along the bending seam 37U, such that the air cushion body 10U can form a plurality of side walls. More specifically, the bending seam 37U divides each of the air-storing units into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 130U. The bending seam 37U can be arranged in the middle of the air-storing units 13U and respectively form a connecting channel 132U on the two sides thereof such that the adjacent sub-air-storing units 130U can be interconnected and communicated, as
Further, referring to
Hence, the air cushion body 10U obtains a main accommodating portion 110U and an accessory accommodating portion 140U through the above-mentioned plane heat-sealing 3D heat-sealing. In other words, the first main side wall 1018U, the second main side wall 1078U, the first main connecting wall 10218U, and the second main connecting wall 10228U form the main accommodating portion 110U through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30U and a second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40U. Namely, the sub-air-storing units 131U, 1321, 1371, and 136 are arranged in a ringlike manner to form the main accommodating portion 110U, which has an opening 107U on the top thereof and a main accommodating chamber 1001U. The main accommodating portion 110U is utilized for packaging the main body of the object. The main body of the object is put into the main accommodating chamber 1001U through the opening 107U. The first main connecting wall 10218U and the second main connecting wall 10228U can be utilized as the bottom portion of the main accommodating portion 110U to provide cushioning function.
Similarly, the first accessory connecting wall 10318U, the second accessory connecting wall 10328U, the first side subsidiary wall 1048U, the second side subsidiary wall 1058U, and the third side subsidiary wall 1068U form the accessory accommodating portion 140U through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30U and the second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40U, as
It is worth mentioning that the first main connecting wall 10218U and the second main connecting wall 10228U as well as the first accessory connecting wall 10318U and the second accessory connecting wall 10328U provide cushioning function for the main accommodating portion 110U and the accessory accommodating portion 140U and thicken the cushion between the main accommodating portion 110U and the accessory accommodating portion 140U.
It is worth mentioning that the length of the first main side wall 1018U and the length of the second main side wall 1078U can be the same or different. Similarly, the length of the first main connecting wall 10218U and the length of the second main connecting wall 10228U can be the same or different. The length of the first accessory connecting wall 10318U and the length of the second accessory connecting wall 10328U can be the same or different. The length of the first side subsidiary wall 1048U and the length of the second side subsidiary wall 1058U can be the same or different.
According to this preferred embodiment, for instance, preferably, the length of the first main side wall 1018U and the length of the second main side wall 1078U are the same; the length of the first main connecting wall 10218U and the length of the second main connecting wall 10228U are the same; the length of the first accessory connecting wall 10318U and the length of the second accessory connecting wall 10328U are the same; and the length of the first side subsidiary wall 1048U and the length of the second side subsidiary wall 1058U are the same. Certainly, it is understandable that there could also be other reasonable alternative modes.
It is worth mentioning that according to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the left 3D heat-sealing seam 46U and the right 3D heat-sealing seam 47U respectively form a flank cushion portion 16U on the two sides of the main accommodating portion of the air-filling packaging apparatus. The 3D heat-sealing seam 46U and 47U are respectively arranged between the two adjacent air-storing units 13U on the left and right sides, so as to respectively turn one or more of the air-storing units on the outermost left and right sides into the flank cushion portions 16U. Referring to
Referring to
It is worth mentioning that when the accessory accommodating portion 140U does not accommodate the accessory of the object, the accessory chamber 1004U may still be considered as a buffer space that provides a second cushioning function for the main body of the object.
It is worth mentioning that when the air cushion body 10U is utilized to bear the object and is inflated with gas, the inner surfaces of the first main side wall 1018U and the second main side wall 1078U may or may not attach the outer surface of the object. For example, one may also add a packing bag to wrap the object. According to this embodiment, referring to
Correspondingly, the accessories of the laptop M, such as power adapter, mouse, and etc., are adapted to be put in the accessory chamber 1004U of the air-filling packaging apparatus. When the laptop M was impacted or shocked due to external factors, the air-filling packaging apparatus can provide cushion for the laptop M, such that the main body of the laptop M will not directly collide with the accessory, which reduce the risk of damage of the laptop M. The accessory accommodating portion 140U can also be utilized to provide a second cushioning function for the main body of the laptop M.
Correspondingly, when the flank cushion portion 16U receives external shock or impact, the external shock or impact will not directly pass through the flank cushion portion 16U to the object, which means the flank cushion portion 16U provides a cushion so as to achieve the cushioning function.
It is worth mentioning that the 3D heat-sealing seams 40U can be continuous heat-sealed seams or intermittent heat-sealed seams. The left and right 3D heat-sealing seams 46U and 47U can be respectively located at the dividing seam 31U on the sides of the air cushion body 10U or be formed with the dividing seam 31U through a first heat-sealing process at the same time. According to the above preferred embodiment, the left and right 3D heat-sealing seams 46U and 47U can respectively be an independent heat-sealed seam formed on the left or right edge of the air cushion body 10U.
Specifically, according to this embodiment of the present invention, the bending seam 37V comprises intermittently heat-sealed first bending seam 371V, second bending seam 372V, and third bending seam 373V, which divide each air-storing unit 13V into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131V, 1321V, 1322V, 133V, 134V, 135V, 136V, 1371V, and 1372V. Because each the connecting channel 132V can connect and communicate the adjacent air-storing units 13V, each adjacent sub-air-storing units 131V, 1321V, 1322V, 133V, 134V, 135V, 136V, 1371V, and 1372V can be connected and communicated. Hence, the air cushion body 10V is adapted for being bent along the bending seam 37V so as to form a plurality of side walls of the air-filling packaging apparatus.
Unlike the above 12th preferred embodiment, the sub-air-storing units 133V and 134V have different air chamber structures with the sub-air-storing units 131V, 1321V, 1322V, 135V, 136V, 1371V, and 1372V. More specifically, the sub-air-storing units 133V and 134V are further divided into a plurality of branch inflation units 1331V, 1332V, 1341V, and 1342V by a sub-dividing seam.
Specifically, the two first bending seams 371V, the two second bending seams 372V, and the third bending seam 373V are bent to form a first main side wall 1018V, a second main side wall 1078V, a first main connecting wall 10218V, a second main connecting wall 10228V, a first accessory connecting wall 10318V, a second accessory connecting wall 10328V, a first side subsidiary wall 1048V, a second side subsidiary wall 1058V, and a third side subsidiary wall 1068V of the air-filling packaging apparatus. Correspondingly, referring to
In other words, the first main side wall 1018V, the second main side wall 1078V, the first main connecting wall 10218V, and the second main connecting wall 10228V form the main accommodating portion 110V through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30V and a second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40V. Namely, the sub-air-storing units 131V, 1321V, 1371V, and 136V are arranged in a ringlike manner to form the main accommodating portion 110V, which has an opening 107V on the top thereof and a main accommodating chamber 1001V. The main accommodating portion 110U is utilized for packaging the main body of the object. The main body of the object is put into the main accommodating chamber 1001V through the opening 107V. The first main connecting wall 10218V and the second main connecting wall 10228V can be utilized as the bottom portion of the main accommodating portion 110V to provide cushioning function.
Similarly, the first accessory connecting wall 10318V, the second accessory connecting wall 10328V, the first side subsidiary wall 1048V, the second side subsidiary wall 1058V, and the third side subsidiary wall 1068V form the accessory accommodating portion 140V through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30V and the second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40V, as
In other words, according to this embodiment, unlike the above preferred embodiment, the main accommodating portion 110V forms large diameter air chamber structure, while the accessory accommodating portion 140V forms partially small diameter air chamber and partially large diameter air chamber structure. Therefore, the main accommodating portion 110V and the accessory accommodating portion 140V can form a multilayer air chamber structure arrangement, where each layer of the air chamber provides cushioning function of a different level.
Person skilled in the art should be able to understand that according to other embodiment of the present invention, the accessory accommodating portion 140V can comprise small diameter air chamber structure at all. The present invention shall not be limited thereto.
According to a 14th preferred embodiment illustrated in
Specifically, according to this embodiment of the present invention, unlike the above preferred embodiment, the air cushion body 10W does not have the second bending seam 372W thereof. In other words, according to this embodiment of the present invention, the bending seam 37W comprises intermittently heat-sealed first bending seam 371W and third bending seam 373W that divide each air-storing unit 13W into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131W, 1321W, 1322W, 133W, 134W, 136W, and 1371W. Because each the connecting channel 132W can connect and communicate the adjacent air-storing units 13W, each adjacent sub-air-storing units 131W, 1321W, 1322W, 133W, 134W, 136W, and 1371W can be connected and communicated. Hence, the air cushion body 10W is adapted for being bent along the bending seam 37W so as to form a plurality of side walls of the air-filling packaging apparatus.
Specifically, the two first bending seams 371W and the third bending seam 373W are bent to form a first main side wall 1018W, a second main side wall 1078W, a first main connecting wall 10218W, a second main connecting wall 10228W, a first side subsidiary wall 1048W, a second side subsidiary wall 1058W, and a third side subsidiary wall 1068W of the air-filling packaging apparatus. Correspondingly, referring to
In other words, the first main side wall 1018W, the second main side wall 1078W, the first main connecting wall 10218W, and the second main connecting wall 10228W form the main accommodating portion 110W through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30W and a second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40W. Namely, the sub-air-storing units 131W, 1321W, 1371W, and 136W are arranged in a ringlike manner to form the main accommodating portion 110W, which has an opening 107W on the top thereof and a main accommodating chamber 1001W. The main accommodating portion 110W is utilized for packaging the main body of the object. The main body of the object is put into the main accommodating chamber 1001W through the opening 107W. The first main connecting wall 10218W and the second main connecting wall 10228W can be utilized as the bottom portion of the main accommodating portion 110W to provide cushioning function.
Similarly, the first side subsidiary wall 1048W, the second side subsidiary wall 1058W, and the third side subsidiary wall 1068X form the accessory accommodating portion 140W through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30W and the second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40W, as
It is worth mentioning that, according to other alternative modes of the present embodiment, the main accommodating portion 110W can form a large diameter air chamber structure, small diameter air chamber structure, or combination of large and small diameter air chamber structures. Similarly, the accessory accommodating portion 140W can form a large diameter air chamber structure, small diameter air chamber structure, or combination of large and small diameter air chamber structures. The present invention shall not be limited thereto. Therefore, the main accommodating portion 110W and the accessory accommodating portion 140W can form an arrangement having multilayer air chamber structure, where the each layer of the air chamber can provide a different level of cushioning function.
According to a 15th preferred embodiment illustrated in
Specifically, according to this embodiment of the present invention, the bending seam 37X comprises two first bending seams 371X, a second bending seam 372X, and two third bending seam 373X that are intermittently heat-sealed and divide each air-storing unit 13X into a plurality of sub-air-storing units 131X, 1321X, 1322X, 133X, 134X, 135X, 136X, and 137X. Because each the connecting channel 132X can connect and communicate the adjacent air-storing units 13X, each adjacent sub-air-storing units 131X, 1321X, 1322X, 133X, 134X, 135X, 136X, and 137X can be connected and communicated. Hence, the air cushion body 10X is adapted for being bent along the bending seam 37X so as to form a plurality of side walls of the air-filling packaging apparatus.
Specifically, the two first bending seams 371X, the second bending seam 372X, and the third bending seam 373X are bent to form a first main side wall 1018X, a second main side wall 1078X, a first main connecting wall 10218X, a second main connecting wall 10228X, a first side subsidiary wall 1048X, a second side subsidiary wall 1058X, a third side subsidiary wall 1068X, and a fourth subsidiary side wall 1038X of the air-filling packaging apparatus. Correspondingly, referring to
In other words, the first main side wall 1018X, the second main side wall 1078X, the first main connecting wall 10218X, and the second main connecting wall 10228X form the main accommodating portion 110X through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30X and a second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40X. Namely, the sub-air-storing units 131X, 1321X, 137X, and 136X are arranged in a ringlike manner to form the main accommodating portion 110X, which has an opening 107X on the top thereof and a main accommodating chamber 1001X. The main accommodating portion 110X is utilized for packaging the main body of the object. The main main body of the object is put into the main accommodating chamber 1001X through the opening 107X. The first main connecting wall 10218X and the second main connecting wall 10228X can be utilized as the bottom portion of the main accommodating portion 110X to provide cushioning function.
Similarly, the first side subsidiary wall 1048X, the second side subsidiary wall 1058X, the third side subsidiary wall 1068X, and the fourth side subsidiary wall 1038X form the accessory accommodating portion 140X through a series of the 2D heat-sealing seams 30X and the second heat-sealing of the 3D heat-sealing seams 40X, as
It is worth mentioning that, according to other alternative modes of the present embodiment, the main accommodating portion 110X can form a large diameter air chamber structure, small diameter air chamber structure, or combination of large and small diameter air chamber structures. Similarly, the accessory accommodating portion 140X can form a large diameter air chamber structure, small diameter air chamber structure, or combination of large and small diameter air chamber structures. The present invention shall not be limited thereto. Therefore, the main accommodating portion 110X and the accessory accommodating portion 140X can form an arrangement having multilayer air chamber structure, where the each layer of the air chamber can provide a different level of cushioning function.
It is worth mentioning that the accessory accommodating portion 140U according to the present invention may be optionally combined with and utilized on the air cushion body 10U based on the object and the needs. The air cushion body 10Y, referring to
The object is embodied as a laptop M, referring to
When the laptop M was impacted or shocked due to external factors, the air-filling packaging apparatus can provide cushion for the laptop M, such that the main body of the laptop M will not directly collide with the accessory, which reduce the risk of damage of the laptop M. The accessory accommodating portion 140Y can also be utilized to provide a second cushioning function for the main body of the laptop M.
Besides, it should be noted that the features of an embodiment of the present invention may also be utilized in other embodiments. That is, features of the embodiments may be properly combined, so as to allow the air-filling packaging apparatus of the present invention to provide cushioning function in a multistage manner.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting. Objectives of the present invention are completely and effectively implemented. Notions of the functions and structures of the present invention have been shown and described in the embodiments, whereas implementations of the present invention may have modifications or changes in any ways without going against the above notions.
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