U.S. patent application number 11/878987 was filed with the patent office on 2008-06-26 for package box, cushion and plate material.
This patent application is currently assigned to Quanta Computer Inc.. Invention is credited to Yu-Chieh Liang.
Application Number | 20080149646 11/878987 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39541382 |
Filed Date | 2008-06-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080149646 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Liang; Yu-Chieh |
June 26, 2008 |
Package box, cushion and plate material
Abstract
A package box including an outer box and at least two cushions
disposed symmetrically in the outer box is provided. The cushion
includes a rectangular bottom plate, two long side plates, two
short side plates and at least two container structures. The long
side plates are connected perpendicularly with long sides of the
bottom plate. The short side plates are connected perpendicularly
with short sides of the bottom plate. The container structures are
disposed in a region surrounded by the bottom plate, the long side
plates and the short side plates. Each container structure has a
concave. The concaves join to form a containing space. A plate
material of the cushion is also provided.
Inventors: |
Liang; Yu-Chieh; (Taipei
County, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
RABIN & Berdo, PC
1101 14TH STREET, NW, SUITE 500
WASHINGTON
DC
20005
US
|
Assignee: |
Quanta Computer Inc.
Tao Yuan Shien
TW
|
Family ID: |
39541382 |
Appl. No.: |
11/878987 |
Filed: |
July 30, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/632 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/5069
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/632 |
International
Class: |
B65D 1/24 20060101
B65D001/24 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 25, 2006 |
TW |
095148853 |
Claims
1. A package box, comprising: an outer box; and at least two
cushions disposed symmetrically inside the outer box, each of which
includes: a bottom plate having two long sides and two short sides;
two long side plates connected perpendicular with the long sides of
the bottom plate; two short side plates connected perpendicular
with the short sides of the bottom plate; and at least two
container structures disposed oppositely in the region enclosed by
the bottom plate, the long side plates, and the short side plates;
wherein each container structure has a concave and the concaves are
connected to form a containing space.
2. The package box of claim 1, wherein the container structure
includes a first plate connected perpendicularly with the long side
plate, a second plate perpendicular to the first plate, a concave
side plate, and a concave bottom plate, the concave side plate and
the concave bottom plate being disposed between the first plate and
the second plate, the concave side plate being connected
perpendicularly with the first plate, the concave bottom plate
being connected perpendicularly with the second plate, and the
concave side plate and the concave bottom plate being connected
perpendicular with each other.
3. The package box of claim 2, wherein the container structure has
a third plate on the bottom plate and connected perpendicularly
with the second plate.
4. The package box of claim 2, wherein the first plate has a
cushion opening.
5. The package box of claim 1, wherein the material of the cushion
is paper.
6. The package box of claim 1, wherein the material of the cushion
is corrugated paper or copperplate paper.
7. A cushion for a package box, comprising: a bottom plate having
two long sides and two short sides; two long side plates connected
perpendicularly with the long sides of the bottom plate; two short
side plates connected perpendicularly with the short sides of the
bottom plate; and at least two container structures disposed
oppositely in the region enclosed by the bottom plate, the long
side plates, and the short side plates; wherein each container
structure has a concave and the concaves are connected to form a
containing space.
8. The cushion for a package box of claim 7, wherein the container
structure includes a first plate connected perpendicularly with the
long side plate, a second plate perpendicular to the first plate, a
concave side plate, and a concave bottom plate, the concave side
plate and the concave bottom plate being disposed between the first
plate and the second plate, the concave side plate being connected
perpendicularly with the first plate, the concave bottom plate
being connected perpendicularly with the second plate, and the
concave side plate and the concave bottom plate being connected
perpendicular with each other.
9. The cushion for a package box of claim 8, wherein the container
structure has a third plate on the bottom plate and connected
perpendicularly with the second plate.
10. The cushion for a package box of claim 8, wherein the first
plate has a cushion opening.
11. The cushion for a package box of claim 7, wherein the material
of the cushion is paper.
12. The cushion for a package box of claim 7, wherein the material
of the cushion is corrugated paper or copperplate paper.
13. A plate material for forming a cushion for a package box,
comprising: a bottom plate having two long sides and two short
sides; two short side plates connected respectively to the short
sides; two long side plates connected respectively to the long
sides; and two container structures connected respectively to the
long side plates; wherein each container structure includes a first
plate, a second plate, a concave side plate, and a concave bottom
plate; the concave side plate and the concave bottom plate are
disposed between the first plate and the second plate; the concave
side plate is connected with the first plate, the concave bottom
plate is connected with the second plate, and the concave side
plate and the concave bottom plate are connected with each
other.
14. The plate material of claim 13, wherein a first folding line is
formed between the long side plate and the bottom plate, a second
folding line is formed between the first plate and the long side
plate, a third folding line is formed between the second plate and
the first plate; a third plate is connected to the second plate and
a fourth folding line is formed between the third plate and the
second plate.
15. The plate material of claim 14, wherein two cutting lines are
formed on the first plate and the second plate and perpendicular to
the first cutting line, a fifth folding line is formed between the
cutting lines on the first plate, a sixth folding line and a
seventh folding line are formed between the cutting lines on the
second plate, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh folding lines are
parallel to the first folding line.
16. The plate material of claim 13, wherein an eighth folding line
is formed between the short side plate and the bottom plate.
17. The plate material of claim 13, wherein the short side plate
has at least a first fixing chip connected to the short side plate
and a ninth folding line is formed between the first fixing chip
and the short side plate; the short side plate has at least a
second fixing chip connected to the short side plate and a tenth
folding line is formed between the second fixing chip and the short
side plate.
18. The plate material of claim 13, wherein the first plate has a
cushion opening.
19. The plate material of claim 13, wherein the material of the
plate material is paper.
20. The plate material of claim 13, wherein the material of the
plate material is corrugated paper or copperplate paper.
Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to Taiwan Application
Serial Number 95148853, filed Dec. 25, 2006, which is herein
incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of Invention
[0003] The invention relates to a package box, a cushion, and a
plate material.
[0004] 2. Related Art
[0005] Electronic devices such as the laptop computer are
vulnerable to damages due to external forces during the
transportation. Therefore, they have higher demands for the
packaging structure. Currently, the most common method is to
provide inside the package box several cushions, such as separator
boards, paper, plastic cushions, plastic foam, and bubble wraps.
They serve the purpose of preventing the electronic devices from
hitting the package box walls during the transportation, thereby
protecting them from external forces. However, these cushions often
have unsmooth edges that may cut the user. Moreover, the plastic
cushions have bad impacts to the ecological system. In contrast,
paper cushions have fewer impacts to the environment, reduce the
stocking space, and enjoy the cost-effective advantage.
[0006] Currently, the most common manufacturing technology for
making paper cushions is to use a mold to directly and thermally
press paper into shape. Alternatively, the paper board is cut into
plates of various shapes according to need, and the plates are
folded and glued into shape.
[0007] Conventional package boxes have different types of cushions
that are asymmetric in structure. This inevitably increases the
cost in production, assembly, transportation, and material
logistics. Therefore, it is imperative to provide a paper cushion
with a smooth shape and a symmetric structure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] An objective of the invention is to provide a package box
and a cushion, wherein the cushion supports and fixes the article
inside the package box and prevents it from damages due to external
impacts.
[0009] Another objective of the invention is to provide a cushion
folded from environmentally friendly paper.
[0010] A further objective of the invention is to provide a cushion
and a plate material with smooth shapes and symmetric structures,
so that their transportation, material logistics, and production
and assembly are simpler.
[0011] In accord with the above-mentioned objectives, the disclosed
package box includes an outer box and at least two cushions
disposed symmetrically inside the outer box. Each cushion includes
a rectangular bottom plate, two long side plates, two short side
plates and at least two container structures. The long side plates
are connected perpendicularly with long sides of the bottom plate.
The short side plates are connected perpendicularly with short
sides of the bottom plate. The container structures are disposed in
a region surrounded by the bottom plate, the long side plates and
the short side plates. Each container structure has a concave. The
concaves join to form a containing space.
[0012] In accord with the above-mentioned objectives, the disclosed
cushion includes a rectangular bottom plate, two long side plates,
two short side plates, and at least two container structures. The
long side plates are connected perpendicularly with long sides of
the bottom plate. The short side plates are connected
perpendicularly with short sides of the bottom plate. The container
structures are disposed in a region surrounded by the bottom plate,
the long side plates and the short side plates. Each container
structure has a concave. The concaves join to form a containing
space.
[0013] In accord with the above-mentioned objectives, a plate
material is proposed to form a cushion. The plate material includes
a bottom plate with two long sides and two short sides. Each short
side of the bottom plate is connected with a short side plate. Each
long side of the bottom plate is connected with a long side plate
and at least one container structure. The container structure
includes a first plate, a second plate, a third plate, a concave
side plate, and a concave bottom plate. The first plate, the second
plate, and the third plate are connected in sequence to the long
side plate. The concave side plate and the concave bottom plate are
disposed between the first plate and the second plate, with the
concave side plate connecting to the first plate and the concave
bottom plate connecting to the second plate. The concave side plate
and the concave bottom plate are connected as well.
[0014] According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the
cushion supports and fixes the article inside the package box,
preventing it from damages due to external impacts.
[0015] In another embodiment of the invention, the material of the
cushion is environmentally friendly paper.
[0016] In yet another embodiment of the invention, the cushion has
a smooth shape in order not to cut the user.
[0017] In a further embodiment of the invention, the cushion has at
least one cushion opening to achieve better cushion effects.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] These and other features, aspects and advantages of the
invention will become apparent by reference to the following
description and accompanying drawings which are given by way of
illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the invention,
and wherein:
[0019] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the package box according to
the preferred embodiment of the invention;
[0020] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the cushion in the preferred
embodiment;
[0021] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 along the A-A'
line; and
[0022] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the plate material for forming
the cushion in the preferred embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0023] The present invention will be apparent from the following
detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the
accompanying drawings, wherein the same references relate to the
same elements.
[0024] The cushion in conventional package boxes is plastic and
thus unfriendly to the environment. Moreover, it often has an
uneven edge which may cut the user. Besides, the package box
usually contains cushions of different types and asymmetric
structures. This increases the costs for production, assembly,
transportation, and logistics. The invention discloses a cushion
folded from paper and having an even shape so as not to cut the
user.
[0025] FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the invention. As
shown in the drawing, the package box 100 includes an outer box 200
and two cushions 300 disposed symmetrically inside the outer box
200. Each cushion 300 has a containing space 302. The package box
100 can hold an article 400, such as a laptop computer. For
example, both ends of the article 400 are disposed inside the
containing space 302 of the cushion 300. Afterwards, the article
400 along with the two cushions 300 is disposed inside the package
box 100. It should be noted that the article 400 can be stably kept
inside the outer box 200 without hitting the outer box 200 during
the transportation, as long as two cushions 300 of the same
structure are disposed on both ends of the article 400. Therefore,
the disclosed package box 100 only requires one type of cushion. In
comparison with other package boxes that require different
cushions, the invention is much simpler in transportation, internal
logistics, production, and assembly.
[0026] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of the
disclosed cushion. FIG. 3 is the cross section of FIG. 2 along the
A-A' line. With simultaneous reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the shape
of the cushion 300 is rectangular. It includes a rectangular bottom
plate 310, two long side plates 320, two short side plates 330, and
at least two container structures 341a, 341b. Each long side plate
320 is connected perpendicularly with the long side 311 of the
bottom plate 310. Each short side plate 330 is connected
perpendicularly with the short side 312 of the bottom plate 310.
The container structures 341a, 341b are disposed opposite to each
other in the region enclosed by the bottom plate 310, the long side
plates 320, and the short side plates 330. Each of the container
structures 341a, 341b has a concave 343. The concaves 343 are
connected to form the containing space 302. It should be remarked
that the shapes of the long side plates 320, the short side plates
330, and the container structures 341a, 341b can be designed
according to the shape of the article to be contained therein. The
bottom plate 310 can be square. The cushion 300 can be square as
well.
[0027] The container structure 341a and the container structure
341b are disposed opposite to each other. Each of the container
structures 341a, 341b has a first plate 342, a second plate 344, a
concave side plate 346, and a concave bottom plate 348. The first
plate 342 is connected perpendicularly to the long side plate 320.
Both the concave side plate 346 and the concave bottom plate 348
are arranged between the second plate 344 and the first plate 342.
The concave side plate 346 is connected perpendicularly with the
first plate 342. The concave bottom plate 348 is connected
perpendicularly with the second plate 344. The concave side plate
346 and the concave bottom plate 348 are connected perpendicularly
to form the concave 343. Each of the container structures 341a,
341b can further includes a third plate 349 disposed on the bottom
plate 310. The third plate 349 is connected perpendicularly with
the second plate 344 for the container structure to be more
stable.
[0028] In order for the cushion 300 to provide better cushion
effects, the first plate 342 has a cushion opening 363, such as a
long stripe opening of a length about, for example, 2/3 of the
length of the cushion 300.
[0029] As shown in FIG. 4, the plate material 500 is preferably
made of paper of better quality, such as corrugated paper and
copperplate paper. Moreover, the flute direction of the material
(e.g., corrugated paper) has the design to sustain longitudinal
pressure (axial pressure). This enhances the compression strength
of the package boxes when they are stacked together. The plate
material 500 can be formed by thermal molding on paper pulp or by
cutting a single paper board. Before folding, the plate material
500 is a flat paper board. The cushion 300 is formed after folding.
The plate material 500 includes a bottom plate 310, two long side
plates 320, two short side plates 330, and two container structures
341a, 341b.
[0030] More explicitly, the bottom plate 310 is rectangular. Each
long side 311 of the bottom plate 310 is connected in sequence the
long side plate 320, the first plate 342, the second plate 344, and
the third plate 349. A first folding line 351 is formed between the
long side plate 320 and the bottom plate 310. A second folding line
352 is formed between the first plate 342 and the long side plate
320. A third folding line 353 is formed between the second plate
344 and the first plate 342. A fourth folding line 354 is formed
between the third plate 349 and the second plate 344. Parallel
cutting lines 361, 362 are formed on the first plate 342 and the
second plate 344. A fifth folding line 355 is formed on the first
plate 342 between the cutting lines 361, 362. A sixth folding line
356 and a seventh folding line 357 are formed on the second plate
344 between the cutting lines 361, 362. All the folding lines are
parallel to one another. The cutting line 361 is perpendicular to
the first folding line 351. The fifth folding line 355, the sixth
folding line 356, the seventh folding line 357, the cutting line
361, and the cutting line 362 together define the concave side
plate 346 and the concave bottom plate 348.
[0031] With further reference to FIG. 4, the short side plate 330
is connected to the short side 312 of the bottom plate 310. An
eighth folding line 358 is formed between the short side plate 330
and the bottom plate 310. The short side plate 330 has at least one
fixing chip 332 connected to the short side plate 330. A ninth
folding line 359 is formed between the first fixing chip 332 and
the short side plate 330. Two second fixing chips 334 are formed on
the short side plate 330 connected to the short side plate 330. A
tenth folding line 360 is formed between the second fixing chip 334
and the short side plate 330.
[0032] Please refer simultaneously to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4. The plate
material 500 is folded according to the following steps to form the
cushion 300. First, it is first folded along the third folding line
353 and the fourth folding line 354 according to the
cross-sectional view of the container structure 341a as shown in
FIG. 3. Afterwards, it is folded along the fifth folding line 355,
the sixth folding line 356, and the seventh folding line 357 to
form the container structure 341a. The container structure 341b is
formed in the same way. Afterwards, it is folded along the first
folding line 351 and the second folding line 352, so that the long
side plate 320 is perpendicular to the bottom plate 310 and the
container structures 341a, 341b are located above the bottom plate
310.
[0033] Afterwards, the plate is folded along the eighth folding
line 358, the ninth folding line 359, and the tenth folding line
360, so that the short side plate 330 is perpendicular to the
bottom plate 310, the first fixing chip 332 is inserted between the
short side plate 330 and the long side plate 320, the second fixing
chip 334 is inserted between the short side plate 330 and the first
plate 342, thereby fixing the shape of the cushion 300. The cushion
300 thus has a smooth rectangular shape. Since the plate material
500 has a symmetrical structure, the structures on both sides of
the bottom plate 310 can be formed by same folding. This simplifies
the folding involved in the cushion 300. Moreover, the processes of
transportation, internal logistics, design cost, production and
assembly can be simplified as well.
[0034] In summary, the invention has the following advantages:
[0035] 1. The disclosed cushion can support and fix the article
contained inside the package box, preventing it from damages due to
external impacts. Moreover, the flute direction of the material
(e.g., corrugated paper) has the design to sustain longitudinal
pressure (axial pressure). This enhances the compression strength
of the package boxes when they are stacked together.
[0036] 2. The disclosed cushion is formed by folding paper
material. It requires less material and is more friendly to the
environment.
[0037] 3. The disclosed cushion has a smooth shape to avoid cuts on
the user.
[0038] 4. The disclosed cushion and its plate material have
symmetrical structures and can be integrally formed. This therefore
simplifies the processes of transportation, internal logistics,
production and assembly.
[0039] The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that
the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be
regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention,
and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in
the art are intended to be included within the scope of the
following claims.
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