Package

Abstract

A package 10 can be piled up in a multistage condition. The package 10 includes a base 12 for supporting a side portion 11c of a honeycomb structure 11 so as to house a honeycomb structure by lying its long axis in parallel with a horizontal direction; a protection member 13 for surrounding the honeycomb structure 11 and the base 12 from the side; and a box for housing the honeycomb structure 11, the base 12, and the protection member 13.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a package of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state of housing honeycomb structures, a base, and a protection member in a package of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of piling up packages of the present invention in a multistage condition on a palette.

FIG. 4( a) and FIG. 4(b) show a state of mounting a honeycomb structure horizontally on a base. FIG. 4(a) is a view seen from an end face side, and FIG. 4(b) is a view seen from a side face side.

FIG. 5( a) and FIG. 5(b) are explanatory views showing a conventional package. FIG. 5(a) is a perspective view showing a packed state in a multistage condition, and FIG. 5(b) is a local cross-sectional view taken along A-A line of FIG. 5(a).

Claims

1. A package capable of being piled up in a multistage condition, which possesses such a construction that a longitudinal direction of a honeycomb structure is set in a horizontal direction.

2. A package according to claim 1, wherein the construction comprises: a base for supporting a side portion of the honeycomb structure,a protection member for surrounding the honeycomb structure and the base from the side, anda box for housing the honeycomb structure, the base, and the protection member.

3. A package according to claim 2, wherein the base has a receiving portion having a shape complementary to a side portion of the honeycomb structure and evenly supports the side portion of the honeycomb structure from below.

4. A package according to claim 3, wherein the base supports the side portion of the honeycomb structure from below except for the end edge portion in the longitudinal direction (direction of through-holes) of the honeycomb structure.

5. A package according to claim 2, wherein a height of the protection member is the same as or more than a diameter of the honeycomb structure.