The disclosure relates to a package box assembly.
Various products such as electronic devices can be distributed after being packaged in a package box. Since package boxes tend to be discarded or rarely used after being opened, they are produced through various manufacturing methods that consider increased resource utilization efficiency through eco-friendly materials and reduced manufacturing costs in terms of the company's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) management.
The package box assembly may include a tray for storing an electronic device, a lower box for accommodating the tray, and an upper box combined with the lower box and protecting the electronic device. The lower box may form a tray accommodation space through a plate portion (e.g., a bottom surface) and a sidewall extending along edges of the plate portion to a certain height. The tray has an electronic device accommodation space for accommodating the electronic device. The tray containing the electronic device may be placed in the tray accommodation space of the lower box and then sealed by the upper box.
However, because the typical package box assembly includes the lower box, the tray, and the upper box, it may run counter to the company's ESG management in terms of manufacturing cost and resource efficiency, and may cause problems such as reduced loading efficiency during palletizing due to increased weight or volume.
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a package box assembly configured to support a company's ESG management and reduce resource efficiency and/or manufacturing cost.
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a package box assembly that can help increase loading efficiency through slimming.
However, the problems addressed in the disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned problems and may be expanded in various ways without departing from the scope of the disclosure.
According to various example embodiments, a package box assembly may include: a first box including a first plate portion and a first accommodation portion formed through a first sidewall extending to a designated height along edges of the first plate portion; a second box including a second plate portion and a second accommodation portion formed through a second sidewall extending to a designated height along edges of the second plate portion, the second box being at least partially accommodated in the first accommodation portion; a cover member including a cover configured to cover a rear surface of the package box assembly based on the first box and the second box being combined; and a hooking structure including a hook configured to fix the cover member to the second box. The hooking structure may include at least one hooking portion formed on at least a part of the cover member, and at least one hooking groove configured to accommodate the hooking portion at a corresponding position of the second box.
According to various example embodiments, a package box assembly may include: a first box including a first plate portion and a first accommodation portion formed through a first sidewall extending to a designated height along edges of the first plate portion; a second box including a second plate portion and a second accommodation portion formed through a second sidewall extending to a designated height along edges of the second plate portion, the second box being at least partially accommodated in the first accommodation portion; and a hooking structure comprising a hook configured to maintain a combined state of the first box and the second box. The hooking structure may include at least one hooking portion formed on the second sidewall of the second box, and at least one hooking step configured to hook the hooking portion at a corresponding position of the first box.
The package box assembly according to various example embodiments of the disclosure comprises a first box (e.g., pulp tray box) that directly accommodates an electronic device and is formed of an eco-friendly pulp material, and a second box (e.g., upper box) combined with the first box, so that it can reduce manufacturing cost and contribute to the ESG management of the company. In addition, the tray box assembly can help increase the loading efficiency when palletizing by having a slimmed-down accommodation structure for the electronic device.
In addition, various effects explicitly or implicitly appreciated through the disclosure may be provided.
In connection with the description of the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals may be used for the same or similar components. Further, the above and other aspects, features and advantages of certain embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Hereinafter, various example embodiments of the disclosure will be described in greater detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, a detailed description may be omitted if it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the disclosure.
In describing the disclosure, a first box, a second box, and/or a cover member of a package box assembly may be formed of an environmentally friendly material such as pulp. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto, and the first box, the second box, and/or the cover member of the package box assembly may be formed of at least one of a polymer, a paper material such as a laminate, a metal material, or a fiber material. In addition, in describing the disclosure, an electronic device will be described as a product accommodated in the package box assembly, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the disclosure is not limited thereto.
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The second box 120 according to various embodiments may include a second plate portion 121 and a second sidewall 122 formed to have a designated height along edges of the second plate portion 121. According to an embodiment, the second sidewall 122 may have a fifth side surface 1221 having a third length, a sixth side surface 1222 extending from the fifth side surface 1221 in a perpendicular direction (e.g., in the y-axis direction) to have a fourth length greater than the third length, a seventh side surface 1223 extending from the sixth side surface 1222 in a perpendicular direction (e.g., in the x-axis direction) and having the third length, and an eighth side surface 1224 extending from the seventh side surface 1223 to the fifth side surface 1221 and having the fourth length. In various embodiments, the second box 120 may be formed in various shapes, such as a circle, an oval, a polygon, etc., rather than a rectangle, so as to correspond to the shape of the first box 110. In various embodiments, the second box 120 may be formed so that the first length is greater than the second length so as to correspond to the shape of the first box 110. According to an embodiment, the second box may also be formed of an environmentally friendly pulp material. In various embodiments, the second box may be formed in a manner in which at least two papers are laminated, punched in the form of a development paper, and then folded. According to an embodiment, the second box 120 may include a second accommodation portion 1201 for sealing the electronic device 200 accommodated in the first box 110 when at least a part of the first box 110 is covered with the second plate portion 121 and the second sidewall 122. According to an embodiment, when the first box 110 and the second box 120 are combined, the first sidewall 112 of the first box 110 and the second sidewall 122 of the second box 120 face each other, and the first sidewall 112 may be at least partially invisible from the outside.
According to various embodiments, the first sidewall 112 may include an inner wall (e.g., an inner wall 112a in
According to various embodiments, when the first box 110 and the second box 120 are combined, the first plate portion 111 and a part of the first sidewall 112 of the first box 110 are exposed to the outside on the rear surface of the package box assembly 100, which may hinder the formation of an attractive appearance of the package box assembly 100. According to an embodiment, the second box 120 may include a cover member 130 arranged in an at least partially foldable manner. According to an embodiment, one end of the cover member 130 may be foldably fixed to a certain side (e.g., the fifth side surface 1221) of the second sidewall 122, and the other end may be fixed in a folded state to a certain side (e.g., the seventh side surface 1223) of the second sidewall 122 in a manner of being hooked by a hooking structure (e.g., a hooking portion 131). Accordingly, when the cover member 130 is folded after the first box 110 and the second box 120 are combined, the plate portion 111 and the first sidewall 112 of the first box 110 arranged on the rear surface of the package box assembly 100 are covered by the cover member 130, thereby helping to form an attractive appearance. According to an embodiment, the cover member 130 may also be formed of an environmentally friendly pulp material or may be formed of a laminated paper of at least one piece of paper. In various embodiments, the cover member 130 may be formed integrally with the second box 120. In various embodiments, the cover member 130 may be arranged in a manner in which it is attached to the second box 120.
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According to various embodiments, the package box assembly 100 may include the hooking structure for fixing the position when the cover member 130 is positioned on the rear surface in a foldable manner. According to an embodiment, the hooking structure may include a hooking portion 131 (e.g., a hooking projection or a hook) arranged at an end of the cover member 130, and a hooking groove 122a (e.g., a recess or a hooking hole) formed on a certain side of the second box 120. According to an embodiment, the hooking portion 131 may be formed to have a thickness greater than the thickness of the cover member 130 in a manner in which a part of the end of the cover member 130 is partially folded. In various embodiments, the hooking portion 131 may be separately attached to the end of the cover member 130. Accordingly, at least a part of the hooking portion 131 is hooked in the hooking groove 122a after the cover member 130 is folded to the rear surface of the package box assembly 100, so that the cover member 122 does not open arbitrarily and can help improve the combining strength between the first box 110 and the second box 120.
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According to various embodiments, the second box 140 may include a cover member 135 for sealing the open area when the first box 110 is accommodated in the second accommodation portion 1401. According to an embodiment, the cover member 135 may be bendably fixed by being integrally formed with or attached to a part of the second plate portion 141a, thereby sealing the open area after the first box 110 is accommodated in the second accommodation portion 1401. In various embodiments, the cover member 135 may have one end bendably fixed to the third plate portion 141b. In various embodiments, the cover member 135 may have one end bendably fixed to the fifth side 1422 or the seventh side 1424.
According to various embodiments, the cover member 135 may have a hooking structure for sealing the open area of the second box 140 and then maintaining the state. According to an embodiment, the hooking structure may include a hooking portion 1351 formed at the other end of the cover member 135 and a hooking groove 141c formed at the third plate 141b of the second box 140. Accordingly, when the first box 110 containing the electronic device 200 is accommodated in the second accommodation portion 1401 and the open space is sealed by bending the cover member 135, the hooking portion 1351 formed at the end of the cover member 135 is hooked into the hooking groove 141c of the second box 140, thereby preventing and/or reducing the phenomenon of arbitrary detachment. Although not shown, the hooking portion 1351 of the cover member 135 may further include the extension 131a of
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According to various embodiments, the package box assembly 400 may include a cover member 137 coupled to the rear surface of the package box assembly 400 through a hooking structure, when the first box 110 and the second box 120 are assembled. According to an embodiment, the hooking structure may include a first hooking portion 1371 arranged at one end of the cover member 137 and a second hooking portion 1372 arranged at the other end. According to an embodiment, the hooking structure may include a first hooking groove 122a formed in a specific side (e.g., the fifth side surface 1221) of a second sidewall 122 of the second box 120 and a second hooking portion (not shown) formed on a side (e.g., the seventh side surface 1223) opposite to the specific side. According to an embodiment, the second hooking portion may be formed in substantially the same manner as the first hooking portion 122a. According to an embodiment, the cover member 137 may be fixed in such a manner that the first hooking portion 1371 is hooked into the first hooking groove 122a, as shown in
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According to various embodiments, the package box assembly 500 may include at least one hooking structure for preventing and/or reducing the second box 120 from being arbitrarily separated from the first box 110 when the first box 110 and the second box 120 are assembled. According to an embodiment, the at least one hooking structure may include at least one hooking portion 123 protrudingly formed on at least a part of the inner surface of the second box 120, and at least one hooking step 114 formed on at least a part of the first sidewall 112 of the first box 110 to correspond to the at least one hooking portion 123 and allow the at least one hooking portion 123 to be hooked. According to an embodiment, the at least one hooking step 114 may have a stepped region formed lower than the edge on an outer wall 112b of the first sidewall 112. According to an embodiment, the hooking structure may be formed on opposite sides of the first and second sidewalls 112 and 122. For example, at least one hooking structure may include a pair of hooking structures respectively disposed on the opposite first and fifth side surfaces 1121 and 1221 and the opposite third and seventh side surfaces 1123 and 1223. In various embodiments, the at least one hooking structure may include a pair of hooking structures respectively disposed on the second and sixth side surfaces 1122 and 1222 and the fourth and eighth side surfaces 1124 and 1224. In various embodiments, the at least one hooking structure may include four pairs of hooking structures respectively disposed on the first and fifth side surfaces 1121 and 1221, the second and sixth side surfaces 1122 and 1222, the third and seventh side surfaces 1123 and 1223, and the fourth and eighth side surfaces 1124 and 1224.
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According to various example embodiments, a package box assembly (e.g., the package box assembly 100 in
According to various example embodiments, one end of the cover member may be bendably fixable to a part of the sidewall of the first box, and an other end may have the at least one hooking portion formed therein.
According to various example embodiments, the at least one hooking groove may include a hooking groove formed at a corresponding position on the second sidewall and configured to accommodate at least a part of the hooking portion.
According to various example embodiments, an extension extending from the hooking portion and detachably attached to a rear surface of the cover member may be included.
According to various example embodiments, an extension extending from the hooking portion, penetrating through the hooking groove, and detachably attached to a rear surface of the cover member may be included.
According to various example embodiments, at least a part of the cover member may extend bendably from at least a part of the second sidewall of the second box.
According to various example embodiments, the second accommodation portion may be configured to accommodate an electronic device.
According to various example embodiments, at least one of the first box, the second box or the cover member may comprise an environmentally friendly pulp material.
According to various example embodiments, the first sidewall may include an inner wall extending along the edges of the first plate portion and an outer wall bent from the inner wall and facing at least a part of the inner wall.
According to various example embodiments, the outer wall may be extended with a wider gap from the inner wall as the outer wall is farther away from a bent point.
According to various example embodiments, the at least one hooking portion may include a first hooking portion configured to be hooked into a first hooking groove formed at a corresponding position of the second sidewall at one end of the cover member, and a second hooking portion configured to be hooked into a second hooking groove formed at a corresponding position of the second sidewall at other end of the cover member.
According to various example embodiments, the at least one hooking portion may comprise a laminated paper in which a part of the cover member made of paper material is folded multiple times.
According to various example embodiments, a package box assembly (e.g., the package box assembly 500 in
According to various example embodiments, the at least one hooking portion may be arranged on an inner surface of the second side and be configured to be hooked onto at least one hooking step arranged at a corresponding position of the second sidewall.
According to various example embodiments, the at least one hooking portion may comprise a laminated paper in which a part of the second sidewall of the second box comprising a paper material is folded multiple times after extending.
According to various example embodiments, the first sidewall may include an inner wall extending along the edges of the first plate portion and an outer wall bent from the inner wall and facing at least a part of the inner wall.
According to various example embodiments, the at least one hooking step may be formed on at least a part of the outer wall.
According to various example embodiments, the outer wall may be extended with a wider gap from the inner wall as the outer wall is farther away from a bent point.
According to various example embodiments, the at least one hooking step may be deformed into a concave shape and configured to hook at least a part of the outer wall.
According to various example embodiments, an extension extending from the hooking portion and used as a handle for separating the first box and the second box may be further included.
Meanwhile, the various example embodiments disclosed herein and in the drawings are only presented as specific examples to easily explain the technical contents of the disclosure and help the understanding of the disclosure, and it is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, it should be understood that all changes or modifications derived from the subject matter of the disclosure are included in the scope of various embodiments of the disclosure including the appended claims and their equivalents. It will also be understood that any of the embodiment(s) described herein may be used in conjunction with any other embodiment(s) described herein.
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10-2022-0065807 | May 2022 | KR | national |
This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/KR2023/006361 designating the United States, filed on May 10, 2023, in the Korean Intellectual Property Receiving Office and claiming priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0065807, filed on May 30, 2022, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.
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Parent | PCT/KR2023/006361 | May 2023 | WO |
Child | 18928768 | US |