This application claims the priority benefit of China application serial no. 201410014772.0, filed on Jan. 13, 2014. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a package structure. More particularly, the invention relates to a combined-type package structure.
2. Description of Related Art
Recently, various electronic products have been continuously launched, and thus the issue of packing said products correspondingly arises. The products need be packed so as to ensure that the products may be transported, displayed, and sold in an intact manner. Due to the long-distance delivery, if the products are not well packed or not packed in compliance with mechanics requirements (e.g., the weight-bearing requirement, the pressure resistance requirement, and so on), the contents of the package may not remain intact. Special care should be given to fragile electronic products to prevent damages caused by external forces while the products are being stored in a warehouse, transported, purchased by a customer, and delivered to the customer.
At present, plural cushion members are manually adhered to the inside of a package structure in order to protect the contents of the package structure. Nevertheless, the adhesion process of the cushion members is time-consuming and requires significant labor costs. Moreover, once the cushion members are adhered to the inside of the package structure, the cushion members can no longer be removed; alternatively, the package structure may be damaged and cannot be used again because of the improper removal of the cushion members. To sum up, use of the cushion members may lead to an issue of waste of resources. In another aspect, during the delivery process, moisture may enter the package structure and even infiltrate the electronic products in the package structure, thus reducing the service life of the electronic products and negatively affecting the operation of the electronic products.
The invention is directed to a package structure for effectively preventing a product in the package structure from being damaged or moistened. Besides, no adhesive tape is required for fixing the package structure; therefore, recycling and utilization rates of package materials may be significantly raised, and assembly time and costs may be reduced.
In an embodiment of the invention, a package structure for packing at least one object is provided, and the object is a cuboid. The package structure includes a first package container and a second package container. The first package container is a cuboid and has a receiving space and a plurality of side surfaces, and the side surfaces surround the receiving space. The receiving space is configured to receive the at least one object. Here, each of the side surfaces has a gap communicated with the receiving space to respectively expose a ridge portion of the at least one object. The second package container has a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and a second receiving space between the first and second sides to receive the first package container.
In an embodiment of the invention, a package structure for packing a plurality of objects is provided. The package structure includes a plurality of first package containers, a plurality of second package containers, and a third packing container. The third package container includes a first component and a second component, and the first and second components are detachable. One of the first component and the second component has a first locking tab, and the other one has a locking hole. The first component and the second component together form a third receiving space to receive the second package containers.
According to an embodiment of the invention, a maximum surface of the first package container acts as a projection plane, an orthogonal projection of the first package container and an orthogonal projection of the receiving space on the projection plane respectively have a square profile, and one of the square profiles is rotated relative to the other square profile by an angle, such that the two square profiles are misaligned.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the first package container includes a pair of side boards and a plurality of wedge-shaped members The pair of wedge-shaped members is simultaneously sandwiched between the pair of side boards to form the receiving space. One of the gaps exists between any two adjacent wedge-shaped members.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the package structure includes a first package assembly and a second package assembly. The first package assembly has a pair of first wedge-shaped members and a pair of first side boards to constitute one portion of the receiving space, and the pair of first wedge-shaped members is simultaneously sandwiched between the pair of first side boards. A first gap of the gaps is defined between the pair of first wedge-shaped members. The second package assembly has a pair of second wedge-shaped members and a pair of second side boards to constitute the other portion of the receiving space, and the pair of second wedge-shaped members is simultaneously sandwiched between the pair of second side boards. A second gap of the gaps exists between the pair of second wedge-shaped members, and the first gap and the second gap face each other.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the first package container further has a plurality of cushion trenches respectively located on the side surfaces.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the second package container is shaped as a box. The box has an imprint line profile and at least one closable lid. The imprint line profile is located at the first side or the second side of the second package container.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the imprint line profile and the closable lid are located on one side (i.e., the same side) of the box.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the first package container is made of a cushion material.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each of the first component and the second component includes a structural member and a cover member. The structural member has a first bottom plate and a plurality of first side boards, and the first side boards are vertically arranged on the first bottom plate and surround the first bottom plate. The cover member has a second bottom plate and a plurality of second side boards extending from the second bottom plate, and the second side boards are bendable with respect to the second bottom plate. The second bottom plate is placed below the first bottom plate, and the second side boards are turned over and clamp the corresponding first side boards, such that the cover member covers a bottom of the structural member and the first side boards to expose the first bottom plate.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each of the second side boards has a bendable first portion, a bendable second portion, a bendable connection portion, and a plurality of bendable second locking tabs. The first portion extends from the second bottom plate. The connection portion is connected between the first portion and the second portion, and the second locking tabs extend from the second portion. The first bottom plate has a plurality of card slots adjacent to the first side boards. After the first portion, the connection portion, and the second portion cover the corresponding first side boards, the first portion, the connection portion, and the second portion are fixed to the structural member by locking the second locking tabs to the card slots.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the first bottom plate has a plurality of cushion slots incapable of performing a fixing function.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the package structure further includes a plurality of spacers. The spacers are arranged in the first component or the second component, and the spacers and the second package containers are arranged in the same direction. Each of the spacers is located between the second package containers or between the second package containers and the second side boards. Besides, each spacer includes a partition plate and a cover plate. The cover plate has a U-shaped structure to clamp the partition plate, and each of the cover plate and the partition plate has a plurality of openings communicating with one another.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the cover plate further has a plurality of third locking tabs. The third locking tabs are located at two opposite ends of the U-shaped structure.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the first component and the second component are boxes with same profile. The first locking tab is located on one side surface of one of the boxes, and the locking hole is located on one side surface of the other box opposite to the one side surface of the one of the boxes.
In light of the above, no adhesive tape is required for adhering the package structure described herein, and thus the assembly time may be significantly reduced. Moreover, the objects placed in the package structure may be provided with multiple protection. The used package structure may be repeatedly used, so as to prevent waste of resources. Besides, the package structure is further equipped with vent holes. By placing desiccant agents in the vent holes, the package structure and the objects therein may stay dry and will not be ruined by moisture.
Several exemplary embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below to further describe the invention in details.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide further understanding, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
In the present embodiment, the objects 20 are stacked and packaged as an object set 30 along a first axis A1, and the first axis A1 is perpendicular to a maximum surface 20a of each of the objects 20. Particularly, the object set 30 described herein is formed by stacking a plurality of solar cell boards (i.e., the objects 20) and packing the solar cell boards with use of protection films, which should however not be construed as a limitation to the invention. The first package container 100A is made of a cushion material, e.g. expandable polyethylene (EPE), and the first package container 100A includes a first package assembly 110 and a second package assembly 120.
The first package assembly 110 is constituted by a pair of first wedge-shaped members 111 and a pair of first side boards 112, and the pair of first wedge-shaped members 111 is sandwiched between the pair of first side boards 112. Similarly, the second package assembly 120 is constituted by a pair of second wedge-shaped members 121 and a pair of second side boards 122, and the pair of second wedge-shaped members 121 is sandwiched between the pair of second side boards 122. Therefore, the object set 30 is respectively inserted into the first package assembly 110 and the second package assembly 120 in opposite directions, such that the object set 30 is located in the receiving space 101 defined by the first package assembly 110 and the second package assembly 120.
Specifically, in the first package assembly 110, a first gap 111a exists between the pair of first wedge-shaped members 111. When the objects 20 are inserted into the first package assembly 110, the first ridge portions 21a of the objects 20 are located at the first gap 111a and exposed by the side surfaces 101a of the first package container 100A. Likewise, in the second package assembly 121, a second gap 121a exists between the pair of second wedge-shaped members 121. When the objects 20 are inserted into the second package assembly 120, the second ridge portions 21b of the objects 20 are located at the second gap 121a and exposed by the side surfaces 101a of the first package container 100A. Here, the first gap 111a and the second gap 121a are opposite to each other (on an diagonal line of the objects 20). That is, the first package container 100A packs the objects 20 by rotating the object set 30 by an angle α. Specifically, when the first axis A1 acts as a normal to a projection plane, an orthogonal projection of the first package container 100A and an orthogonal projection of the object set 30 on the projection plane respectively have a square profile, and one of the square profiles is rotated relative to the other square profile by the angle α, such that the two square profiles are misaligned.
According to the present embodiment, the first package container 100A further has a plurality of cushion trenches 102 respectively located on the side surfaces 101a, so as to prevent direct damages to the objects 20 due to the vibrations during delivery. In brief, the first package assembly 110 and the second package assembly 120 are bonded in a face-to-face manner, so as to fix the objects 20 therebetween. Thereby, impact that may be generated during delivery may be effectively lessened, and the four fragile corners (i.e., the ridge portions 21, the first ridge portion 21a, and the second ridge portion 21b) of each cuboid object 20 may be protected from directly hitting other objects in the surroundings. The maximum surface 20a of each of the objects 20 is covered by the first and second side boards 112 and 122, so as to prevent the objects 20 from directly receiving external forces.
Similarly, said configurations also exist between every two adjacent second wedge-shaped members 121 and between two adjacent first and second wedge-shaped members 111 and 121, and thus no further explanation is provided hereinafter.
When the first axis A1 acts as a normal to the projection plane, an orthogonal projection of the first package container 100B and an orthogonal projection of the object set 30 on the projection plane respectively have a square profile, the two square profiles are interlaced, and one of the square profiles is rotated relative to the other square profile by an angle (i.e., the wedge-shaped angle 111d or 111e) with respect to the first axis A1. That is, the object set 30 is fixed in the first package container 100B by means of asymmetrical wedge-shaped members, and the object set 30 pushes against a long side surface 111f of each wedge-shaped member.
The imprint line profile 311 is adapted to be damaged by an external force, so as to form an opening 300a at the box and form a lid 313 connected to the box. After the lid 313 is unfolded, the opening 300a is exposed, such that the first package container 100A in the box and the objects 20 in the first package container 100A are capable of being taken out through the opening 300a. In an embodiment not shown in the drawings, after the first package container 100A and the objects 20 in the first package container 100A are taken out through the opening 300a, the first package container 100A and the objects 20 therein may be recycled and stored in the second package container 300 through the opening 300a.
In particular, the second package container 300 is held by one of the first component 410 and the second component 420 along the second axis A2 of the package structure 50. The other one of the first component 410 and the second component 420 is assembled to the one of the first component 410 and the second component 420 along the second axis A2, and the first and second components 410 and 420 are fixed by locking the first locking tab 411 into the locking hole 421. Thereby, the first package container 100A in the corresponding second package container 300, the object set 30 in the first package container 100A, and the second package container 300 are placed in the receiving space 400a defined by the first component 410 and the second component 420. To be specific, the second package container 300 in the present embodiment is held by the first component 410 along the second axis A2, and the second component 420 is assembled to the first component 410 along the second axis A2. However, the invention is not limited thereto.
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Each of the second side boards 413b has a bendable first portion 413b1, a bendable second portion 413b2, a bendable connection portion 413b3, and a plurality of bendable second locking tabs 413b4. The first portion 413b1 extends from the second bottom plate 413a, the connection portion 413b3 is connected between the first portion 413b1 and the second portion 413b2, the second locking tabs 413b4 extend from the second portion 413b2, and the first bottom plate 412a has a plurality of card slots 412a1 adjacent to the first side boards 412b. After the first portion 413b1, the connection portion 413b3, and the second portion 413b2 cover the corresponding first side boards 412b, the first portion 413b1, the connection portion 413b3, and the second portion 413b2 are fixed to the structural member 412 by locking the second locking tabs 413b4 to the card slots 412a1, such that the structural member 412 is not apt to be moved.
In particular, a gap 412b1 exists between every two of the first side boards 412b, and the second portions 413b2 of the second side boards 413b are embedded into the gaps 412b1, such that the second locking tabs 413b4 of the second side boards 413b are locked to the card slots 412a1 of the first bottom plate 412a. Thereby, the structural member 412 and the cover member 413 can be bonded to a great extent. The first bottom plate 412a has a plurality of cushion slots 412a2 located between/among the card slots 412a1, and the first locking tab 411 is located on an outer side of the first portion 413b1. After assembly, the structural member 412 and the cover member 413 are shown in
Specifically, each spacer 500 includes a partition plate 520 and a cover plate 510. The cover plate 510 has a U-shaped structure to clamp the partition plate 520. The cover plate 510 is made of corrugated paper, for instance; the partition plate 520 is made of EPE, for instance. The cover plate 510 has a plurality of openings 511, and the partition plate 520 has a plurality of openings 521, and the openings 511 and 521 communicate with one another.
In the present embodiment, the cover plate 520 further has a plurality of third locking tabs 512 located at two opposite ends of a bottom of the U-shaped structure, and the partition plate 500 is vertically arranged on the first bottom plate 412a by locking the third locking tabs 512 to the card slots 412a1 of the first bottom plate 412a. Different from the card slots 412a1, the cushion slots 412a2 of the first bottom plate 412a do not serve to fix the spacers 500 to certain locations; instead, the cushion slots 412a2 are expansion slots reserved for preventing the structural member 412 made of EPE from absorbing moisture and thus expanding and deforming. Thanks to the cushion slots 412a2, the contents of the package structure may be protected from being overly pressed and structurally damaged. Besides, the package structure is further equipped with vent holes. By placing desiccant agents (not shown) in the openings 511 and 521, the package structure and the objects therein may stay dry and will not be ruined by moisture.
To sum up, the package structure described herein includes a plurality of first package containers, a plurality of second package containers, and a third packing container. The first package containers are made of the cushion material, such that the objects in the first package containers may be protected. Besides, the first package containers and the objects therein are suitable for being placed into the second package containers. The second package containers are then held by one of the first component and the second component of the third package container, and the other one of the first and second components is locked and assembled to the one of the first and second components.
That is, no adhesive tape is required for adhering the package structure described herein, and thus the assembly time may be significantly reduced. Moreover, the objects placed in the package structure may be protected well. Since the package structure may be re-used again and again, the issue of waste of resources may be resolved. From another perspective, the package structure is further equipped with vent holes. By placing desiccant agents in the vent holes, the package structure and the objects therein may stay dry and will not be ruined by moisture.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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201410014772.0 | Jan 2014 | CN | national |