The present invention relates to a packaging structure, and particularly to a bicycle packaging structure.
With the rising of health awareness, sports have become an essential part of the daily life of modern people. In a busy society, riding bicycles is one top choice among different kind of exercises. Given one bicycle, one can freely travel amidst streets and lanes. Thus, bicycle riding is one popular exercise, in a way that sale volumes of bicycles have also surged significantly. During a transportation process of bicycles, appropriate packaging is required to prevent the vehicles from impacts and damages.
For example, the U.S. Pat. No. 2,490,186 disclose a common transportation method, “Bicycle Package”. In the above disclosure, an assembled bicycle is directly boxed, and a plurality of fastening members are provided to secure the wheels to prevent from sliding and collisions. However, by boxing the entire bicycle, the volume of the box is rather too large to be readily transported. On the other hand, if the parts of the bicycle are first disassembled, wrapped in protective materials, boxed and then transported, a servicing staff needs to re-assembled before putting the bicycle for exhibition and sale after the bicycle arrives at a point of sale. Thus, such approach is not only time and effort consuming but also the removed protection materials cannot be easily recycled, hence leading to increased costs and burden on the environment.
Therefore, there is a need for a solution that allows a bicycle to be directly exhibited and sold to reduce assembly time and to recycle packaging materials.
It is an object of the present invention to overcome issues of additional assembly needed for exhibiting and selling a bicycle, as well as poor packaging quality and unrecyclable packaging materials of a bicycle.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bicycle packaging structure for a bicycle. The bicycle includes at bicycle frame. The bicycle packaging structure includes an exhibition box and at least one fixing member. The exhibition box includes a lower plate, a side plate surrounding the lower plate, an accommodating space formed by the lower plate and the side plate, and an exhibition opening located at one side of the side plate away from the lower plate. The bicycle frame is accommodated in the accommodating space. The lower plate includes a plurality of fixing holes. The at least one fixing member secures the bicycle frame at the lower plate through the fixing holes.
In conclusion, the present invention provides following features.
1. Without an additional assembly process for exhibition, the bicycle frame may be exhibited through the exhibition opening and sold. Thus, post-exhibition disassembling complications can be reduced to save time and to enhance packaging quality.
2. To carry the bicycle outdoors, the bicycle frame may be placed back into the exhibition box for easy carrying, such that the exhibition box may be recycled for repeated use to reduce costs and burden on the environment.
Details and technical contents of the present invention are given with the accompanying drawings below.
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In the embodiment, the bicycle packaging structure further includes at least one fixing member 20, and the lower plate 11 includes a plurality of fixing holes 15 and a crank fixing hole 18. The at least one fixing member 20 mounts the bicycle frame 2 on the lower plate 11 though the fixing holes 15. Further, a seat post 9 of the bicycle frame 2 is similarly mounted on the lower plate 11 by penetrating the at least one fixing member 20 through the fixing holes, and a vertical bar 6a of a front fork 6 is inserted into a head tube 7 of the bicycle frame 2 through the fixing holes 15, and is similarly secured at the lower plate 11 by penetrating the at least one fixing member 20 through the fixing holes 15. Further, a crank 8 of the bicycle frame 2 is penetrated and secured at the crank fixing hole 18. Thus, the bicycle frame 2 is secured to prevent sliding movements from impacting and scratching the bicycle frame 2 during a transportation process.
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The widest part of the bicycle frame 2 is at a seat stay 2a. Thus, the lower plate 11 includes a first cut section 171, and a second cut section 172 that meets and forms an included angle with the first cut section 171. Thus, an upper fork accommodating portion 17 is formed correspondingly to the shape and position of the seat stay 2a, such that the seat stay 2a may partially pass through the lower plate 11 via the upper fork accommodating portion 17, thereby reducing the boxing volume while avoiding the projected part from interfering the first wheel 3.
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In conclusion, the present invention provides following features.
1. The exhibition box may be drawn out using the handle member, and exhibition and sales may be directly conducted through the exhibition opening without involving an additional assembly process for exhibition. Thus, post-exhibition disassembling complications as well as time and effort are reduced, and packaging quality is enhanced at the same time.
2. With the at least one fixing member, the fixing holes and the crank fixing hole, the bicycle frame may be secured to prevent the bicycle frame from sliding and thus from being scratched during the transportation process.
3. With the positioning opening, the wheel axis of the first wheel may be fastened thereon to prevent sliding during the transportation process.
4. Using the wheel positioning member and the protective separating member, the first wheel and the second wheel are protected and fixed to prevent impacts during the transportation process.
5. With the upper fork accommodating portion formed, the boxing volume can be reduced.
6. To carry outdoors, the bicycle frame is placed back into the exhibition box, and the first wheel and the second wheel that are already packaged are together place into the outer box. Thus, the object of recycling is achieved to reduce costs and burden on the environment.
7. The seat post is allowed to pass through the side opening provided, so as to increase boxing convenience for the bicycle frame and to minimize the possibility of damages caused by the seat post that abuts against the side plate over an extended period of time.
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