PACKING CASE, BUFFER INSERT AND SUPPORT

Abstract

A packing case, a buffer insert and a support are disclosed. The support (10) is configured to be disposed between each corner of a packing case and a corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support (10) includes two partition plates (11) arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates (11) are fixed to each other, a surface of each of the partition plates (11) close to the other partition plate is defined as an inner surface (111), and each inner surface (111) is provided with a locating feature. In this solution, the inner surfaces (111) of the two partition plates (11) of the support (10) are respectively provided with a locating feature configured to position a soft cushion (20).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application pertains to the technical field of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen packing box, and relates to a support, a buffer insert using the support and a packing case using the buffer insert.

BACKGROUND

The LCD screen is easily broken when it is subjected to external force collision or vibration, therefore it requires extreme care during transportation. At present, the LCD screen is usually packaged using a foamed plastic box, in order to reduce vibration during transportation at the same time, buffer inserts are disposed at four corners of the packing box to separate the four corners of the LCD screen from the four corners of the packing box, thereby avoiding damage to the LCD screen when the corners impact the packing box during transportation.

The current buffer insert is consisted of two portions, i.e., a plastic support and a soft cushion. The soft cushion is bonded to two adjacent internal side walls of the plastic support by an operator, and then the buffer insert is disposed at four corners of the packing box. However, the soft cushion is repeatedly and mechanically bonded by manual work, which are prone to the situation that the soft cushion is attached crookedly, thus leading to a deviation from the mating size of the LCD screen after the buffer insert is disposed at the package box, and increasing the risk of damaging the LCD screen.

Technical Problem

The present application is aimed at providing a buffer insert and a support, so as to solve the problem existed in the prior art, that the soft cushion is easy to be attached crookedly, thus leading to a deviation from the mating size of the LCD screen.

SUMMARY

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solutions as afforded by the present application reside in that: a support is provided, the support is configured to be disposed at each corner of a packing case and a corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support includes two partition plates configured to respectively extend to corresponding two side edges of corresponding corners of the LCD screen, the two partition plates are arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other, a surface of each one of the partition plates close to another partition plate is defined as an inner surface, and each inner surface is provided with a locating feature to locate and bond a soft cushion.

In an embodiment, the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface.

In an embodiment, the locating groove is arranged along the lengthwise direction of a corresponding partition plate.

In an embodiment, an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates.

In another embodiment, the locating feature is two locating ribs each arranged at the inner surface of a respective partition plate along a lengthwise direction of the respective partition plate.

In an embodiment, an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates.

In an embodiment, the support further includes two insert plates connecting with the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates together are arranged in a cross shape.

In an embodiment, the two insert plates and the two partition plates are integrally formed.

In an embodiment, a joint between each of the insert plates and an adjacent partition plate is rounded, and a joint between the two insert plates is rounded.

In an embodiment, an avoidance notch is formed in an internal corner connecting the two partition plates, the support further includes two insert plates connecting the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates together are arranged in a cross shape.

In an embodiment, the two insert plates and the two partition plates are integrally formed, a joint between each of the insert plates and adjacent partition plate is rounded, and a joint between the two insert plates is rounded.

In an embodiment, the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface.

In an embodiment, the locating groove is arranged along the lengthwise direction of the corresponding partition plate.

Another purpose of the present application is to provide a support, the support is configured to be disposed at each corner of a packing case and corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support includes two partition plates, the two partition plates are arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other; a surface of each of the partition plates close to another partition plate is defined as an inner surface, and each inner surface is provided with a locating feature, the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface, the locating groove is arranged along a lengthwise direction of corresponding partition plate, an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates, the support further includes two insert plates connecting the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates are arranged in a cross shape, the two insert plates and the two partition plates are integrally formed, a joint between each of the insert plates and adjacent partition plate is rounded, and a joint between the two insert plates is rounded.

Another purpose of the present application is to provide a buffer insert, the buffer insert includes a support, the support is configured to be disposed between each corner of a packing case and a corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support includes two partition plates, the two partition plates are arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other; a surface of each of the partition plates close to another partition plate is defined as an inner surface, and each inner surface is provided with a locating feature, the inner surface of the partition plate of the support is bonded with a soft cushion.

In an embodiment, the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface.

In an embodiment, the locating groove is arranged along the lengthwise direction of corresponding partition plate.

In an embodiment, an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates.

In an embodiment, the support further includes two insert plates connecting with the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates are together arranged in a cross shape.

Still another purpose of the present application is to provide a packing case, the packing case includes a packing box, four corners of the packing box are respectively provided with a buffer insert; the buffer insert includes: a support, the support is configured to be disposed between each corner of a packing case and a corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support includes two partition plates, the two partition plates are arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other; a surface of each of the partition plates close to another partition plate is defined as an inner surface, and each inner surface is provided with a locating feature, the inner surface of the partition plate of the support is bonded with a soft cushion.

Beneficial Effects

The beneficial effects of the support provided by the present application lie in that: compared with the prior art, the inner surfaces of the two partition plates of the support, in the present application, are provided with a locating feature configured to locate the soft cushion, thereby the soft cushion can be located through the locating feature when the soft cushion is bonded to the inner surface of the partition plate, such that the soft cushion is fitted to the support quickly and explicitly, and better matches with the LCD screen, hence reducing errors.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained based on these drawings for those skilled in the art without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of the support provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a second structural schematic diagram of the support provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the buffer insert provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Herein, main reference signs in drawings are as follows:

• • 100—buffer insert; 10—support; 11—partition plate; 111—inner surface; 112—locating feature; 113—avoidance notch; 114, 115—side walls on two sides of the avoidance notch 113; 12—insert plate; 13—rounded corner; 20—soft cushion.

ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical problem to be solved, the technical solutions and the beneficial effects, the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that, the specific embodiments described herein are merely for illustrating the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application.

It should be noted that, when a component is referred to as “being fixed to” or “being arranged to” another component, it can be directly on another component or indirectly on said another component. When a component is referred to as “being connected to” another component, it can be directly connected to another component or indirectly connected to said another component.

In the present application, it should be understood that, the orientation or position indicated by the terms, such as “center”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “internal”, “external” etc., are based on the orientation or position as shown in drawings, which are merely intended to facilitate describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicate or imply that the device or component referred to has a particular orientation, or is constructed and operated in a particular orientation, thus they should not be understood as limitation to the present application.

Additionally, the terms “first”, “second” are merely for the purpose of describing, and should not be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance, or suggesting the amounts of the technical features. Therefore, the features defined with “first”, “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more said features. In the description of the present application, “a plurality of” refers to “at least two”, unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, the terms “mount”, “link”, “connect” should be understood in broad sense, for example, it may be referred to as fixed connection, detachable connection or integrated connection; it may be referred to as mechanical connection, or electrical connection; it may be referred to as direct connection, or indirect connection through an intermediation, or internal connection between two components or interaction relationship between two components. For those skilled in the art, specific meanings of the above terms in the present application may be understood according to specific situations.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 together, the support 10 provided by the present application is illustrated now. The support 10 is configured to be disposed between the corners of the packing case and corresponding corners of the LCD screen, which plays a buffer and insulation effect on four corners of the LCD screen when the soft cushion is mounted on the support 10, thus preventing the corners of the LCD screen from impacting the packing case. The support 10 includes two partition plates 11, the two partition plates 11 are arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates 11 are fixedly connected; when the support 10 is disposed at the corner of the packing case, the two partition plates 11 respectively extend to corresponding two side edges of corresponding corner of the LCD screen during use. The surface of each of the partition plates 11 close to another partition plate 11 is defined as an inner surface 111, each of the inner surfaces 111 is provided with a locating feature 112 configured to locate and bond the soft cushion 20. The locating feature 112 is provided to facilitate bonding the soft cushion 20 on the partition plate 11, so as to prevent the soft cushion 20 from being attached crookedly.

The support 10 provided by the present application, compared with the prior art, the inner surfaces 111 of the two partition plates 11 of the support 10, in the present application, are provided with a locating feature 112 configured to locate the soft cushion 20, thereby the soft cushion 20 may be located through the locating feature 112 when the soft cushion 20 is bonded to the inner surface 111 of the partition plate 11, such that the soft cushion 20 is fitted to the support 10 quickly and explicitly, and better matches with the LCD screen, hence reducing errors.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the locating feature 112 is two locating ribs arranged on the inner surface 111 of the partition plate 11 along a lengthwise direction of corresponding partition plate 11. Through arranging the locating ribs on the inner surface 111 of each of the partition plates 11, the operator may touch the locating ribs when bonding the soft cushion 20, and facilitate bonding the soft cushion 20, so as to improve bonding efficiency and prevent bonding crookedly.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the height of each of the locating ribs protruding from the corresponding inner surface 111 ranges from 0.3 to 0.6 mm. The height of each of the locating ribs protruding from the corresponding inner surface 111 ranges from 0.3 to 0.6 mm, i.e., the height of each of the locating ribs is 0.3 to 0.6 mm, which is convenient to locate the soft cushion 20, causes the soft cushion 20 protrude from the locating ribs and prevents the locating ribs from hitting against the LCD screen. Preferably, each of the locating ribs protrudes from the corresponding inner surface 111 by 0.5 mm, so that the operator better touches the locating ribs, and quickly bonds the soft cushion 20.

In other embodiments, the locating feature 112 may also be a locating groove arranged on corresponding inner surface 111. The soft cushion 20 is located through the locating groove, so as to improve bonding efficiency and accuracy. Further in an embodiment, the locating groove is arranged along the lengthwise direction of corresponding partition plate 11. So that the soft cushion 20 is bonded to the inner surface 111 of the partition plate 11 at once. Of course, in other embodiments, the locating groove may also be arranged along a width direction of the partition plate, but this structure requires arranging a plurality of locating grooves side by side on the inner surface 111 of the partition plate 11, so as to cover the soft cushion 20 on the inner surface 111 of the partition plate 11. Further in an embodiment, the height of the locating groove ranges from 0.3 to 0.6 mm. So as to facilitate locating the soft cushion 20, cause the soft cushion 20 protrude from the locating groove and prevent side walls of the locating groove from hitting against the LCD screen. Preferably, the height of the locating groove is 0.5 mm, so that the operator better touches the side walls of the locating groove, and quickly bonds the soft cushion 20.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, an avoidance notch 113 is arranged at an internal corner connecting two partition plates 11. When the support 10 is arranged at the corner of the LCD screen, the connection between the two partition plates 11 of this structure corresponds to corresponding tip or corner of the LCD screen, and the avoidance notch 113 is arranged at the internal corner connecting the two partition plates 11, so as to avoid the corresponding tip or corner of the LCD screen, and to prevent the support 10 from hitting against the tip or corner of the LCD screen.

For convenience of description, top two side walls of the avoidance notch 113 in the depth direction are defined as side walls 114, 115 on two sides of the avoidance notch 113.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the inner surfaces of the side walls 114, 115 on two sides of the avoidance notch 113 are inclined to corresponding partition plates 11, and the angle between the inner surface of each of the side walls of the avoidance notch 113 and the corresponding partition plate 11 is an obtuse angle, so as to facilitate processing, producing, and to reduce burrs, thereby better protecting the LCD screen.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the inner surfaces of the side walls 114, 115 on two sides of the avoidance notch 113 are arranged in parallel, thus it is easy to draw the mold during the injection molding process, which is convenient for processing.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the support 10 further includes two insert plates 12 configured to connect the two partition plates 11, and the two insert plates 12 and the two partition plates 11 are arranged in a cross shape. The support 10 is arranged in the cross shape, and may be inserted into the packing case through the two insert plates 12, so as to fix the support 10 at the corner of the packing case. In other embodiments, the support 10 may also be bonded at the corner of the packing case.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the two insert plates 12 and two partition plates 11 are integrally formed. The two insert plates 12 and two partition plates 11 are integrally formed, i.e., the support 10 is made in one piece, to ensure that the support 10 is provided with good strength, and is also convenient to process and manufacture as at the same time. Further in an embodiment, the support 10 may be molded using plastic injection molding, so as to facilitate processing.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the joint of each of the insert plates 12 and adjacent partition plate 11 is rounded, so as to make the connection between the insert plate 12 and adjacent partition plate 11 firmer. For the same reasons, the joint of the two insert plates 12 is rounded, so as to make the connection between the two insert plates 12 firmer.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 together, as a specific implementation of the support 10 provided in the present application, the length of the partition plate 11 is larger than the length of the insert plate 12, so as to save material, reduce molding, and facilitate fixing the support 10 to the packing case as the same time.

Please refer to FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present application further discloses a buffer insert 100, which includes the support 10, and the inner surfaces 111 of the partition plate 11 of the support 10 is bonded with the soft cushion 20. The support 100 provided by the present application, compared with the prior art, the inner surfaces 111 of the two partition plates 11 of the support 10, in the present application, are provided with a locating feature 112 configured to locate the soft cushion 20, thereby the soft cushion 20 may be located through the locating feature 112 when the soft cushion 20 is bonded to the inner surface 111 of the partition plate 11, such that the soft cushion 20 is fitted to the support 10 quickly and explicitly, and better matches with the LCD screen, hence reducing errors.

The present application further discloses a packing case, which includes the packing box, and the above buffer inserts are respectively provided at the four corners of the packing box. The above buffer inserts are respectively provided at the four corners of the packing box, so that the soft cushion of each of the buffer inserts can resist the corner of the LCD screen, improve matching precision with the LCD screen, and reduce the risk of damage to the LCD screen.

The above description is only preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A support, configured to be disposed between each corner of a packing case and a corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support comprised two partition plates arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other;wherein a surface of each one of the partition plates close to the other partition plate is defined as an inner surface, wherein each inner surface is provided with a locating feature.

2. The support according to claim 1, wherein the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface.

3. The support according to claim 2, wherein the locating groove is arranged along a lengthwise direction of a corresponding partition plate.

4. The support according to claim 2, wherein an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates.

5. The support according to claim 1, wherein the locating feature is two locating ribs each arranged at the inner surface of a respective partition plate along a lengthwise direction of the respective partition plate.

6. The support according to claim 1, wherein an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates.

7. The support according to claim 1, wherein the support further comprises two insert plates connecting with the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates together are arranged into a cross shape.

8. The support according to claim 7, wherein the two insert plates and the two partition plates are integrally formed.

9. The support according to claim 8, wherein a joint between each of the insert plates and an adjacent partition plate is rounded, and a joint between the two insert plates is rounded.

10. The support according to claim 1, wherein an avoidance notch is formed in an internal corner connecting the two partition plates, the support further comprises two insert plates connecting with the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates together are arranged into a cross shape.

11. The support according to claim 10, wherein the two insert plates and the two partition plates are integrally formed, a joint between each of the insert plates and an adjacent partition plate is rounded, and a joint between the two insert plates is rounded.

12. The support according to claim 10, wherein the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface.

13. The support according to claim 12, wherein the locating groove is arranged along a lengthwise direction of the corresponding partition plate.

14. A support, configured to be disposed between each corner of a packing case and corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support comprises two partition plates arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other; wherein a surface of each of the partition plates close to another partition plate is defined as an inner surface, and each inner surface is provided with a locating feature, the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface, the locating groove is arranged along a lengthwise direction of a corresponding partition plate, an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates; wherein the support further comprises two insert plates connecting with the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates together are arranged in a cross shape, the two insert plates and the two partition plates are integrally formed, a joint between each of the insert plates and an adjacent partition plate is rounded, and a joint between the two insert plates is rounded.

15. A buffer insert, comprising a support configured to be disposed between each corner of a packing case and a corresponding corner of a LCD screen; the support comprises two partition plates arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other;wherein, a surface of each of the partition plates close to the other partition plate is defined as an inner surface, and each inner surface is provided with a locating feature; andthe inner surface of the partition plate of the support is bonded with a soft cushion.

16. The buffer insert according to claim 15, wherein, the locating feature is a locating groove formed in a respective inner surface.

17. The buffer insert according to claim 16, wherein, the locating groove is arranged along a lengthwise direction of a corresponding partition plate.

18. The buffer insert according to claim 15, wherein, an avoidance notch is formed at an internal corner connecting the two partition plates.

19. The buffer insert according to claim 15, wherein, the buffer insert further comprises two insert plates connecting with the two partition plates, and the two insert plates and the two partition plates together are arranged in a cross shape.

20. A packing case, comprising a packing box, wherein four corners of the packing box are respectively provided with a buffer insert, wherein the buffer insert comprises: a support configured to be disposed between each corner of a packing case and a corresponding corner of a LCD screen;the support comprises two partition plates arranged perpendicular to each other, and the two partition plates are fixed to each other; a surface of each of the partition plates close to the other partition plate is defined as an inner surface, wherein each inner surface is provided with a locating feature, and the inner surface of the partition plate of the support is bonded with a soft cushion.