U.S. patent application number 12/144861 was filed with the patent office on 2009-11-05 for cover and packing box structure using the same.
This patent application is currently assigned to NVENTEC CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Hsin-Yuan Ma, Chi-An Yang.
Application Number | 20090272792 12/144861 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41256454 |
Filed Date | 2009-11-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090272792 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yang; Chi-An ; et
al. |
November 5, 2009 |
COVER AND PACKING BOX STRUCTURE USING THE SAME
Abstract
A cover and a packing box structure using the same are
described. The packing box structure includes one packing container
and two covers. The packing container is formed by folding a
folding board, and two opposite ends of the folding board overlap
each other to form an accommodation space. The two covers are
respectively covered on the top and the bottom of the packing
container. Further, each cover is of a three-dimensional structure
formed through engagement and having an opening on a single side,
such that the packing container and the covers can be easily
detached/assembled.
Inventors: |
Yang; Chi-An; (Taipei,
TW) ; Ma; Hsin-Yuan; (Taipei, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
RABIN & Berdo, PC
1101 14TH STREET, NW, SUITE 500
WASHINGTON
DC
20005
US
|
Assignee: |
NVENTEC CORPORATION
Taipei
TW
|
Family ID: |
41256454 |
Appl. No.: |
12/144861 |
Filed: |
June 24, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
229/120.09 ;
229/125.26 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/321 20130101;
B65D 5/48038 20130101; B65D 85/38 20130101; B65D 5/68 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
229/120.09 ;
229/125.26 |
International
Class: |
B65D 25/04 20060101
B65D025/04; B65D 43/08 20060101 B65D043/08 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
May 2, 2008 |
TW |
097116256 |
Claims
1. A cover, formed by a base board, wherein the base board extends
to form at least three erected pieces, the erected piece has an
elongated slot and an insertion tongue respectively disposed on two
ends thereof, each of the erected pieces is folded to stand on the
base board, and the adjacent erected pieces are engaged to the
elongated slot through the insertion tongue, so as to form the
cover.
2. The cover according to claim 1, wherein the insertion tongue has
a plurality of folding lines, such that the insertion tongue is
folded with respect to the base board and inserted in the elongated
slot.
3. The cover according to claim 2, wherein the elongated slot is
formed by a long slot and two short slots, the two short slots
extend from two opposite ends of the long slot, two opposite sides
of the insertion tongue respectively have a fin, and a folding line
is respectively set between the insertion tongue and the two fins,
such that the fins are folded with respect to the insertion tongue,
and the fins and the insertion tongue are respectively inserted in
the short slots and the long slot.
4. The cover according to claim 1, wherein a folding line is set
between the erected piece and the base board, and thus the erected
piece is folded to stand on the base board.
5. A packing box structure, comprising one packing container and
two covers, wherein: the packing container is formed by folding a
folding board, the folding board at least has two folding lines to
form at least three side surfaces, the side surface at one end of
the folding board has an abutted surface, and the side surface at
the opposite end of the folding board overlaps the abutted surface,
thus forming an accommodation space with a top opening and a bottom
opening; and the cover is formed by a base board, the base board
matches the top opening and the bottom opening, the base board
extends to form erected pieces in accordance with the side surfaces
at the same number, the erected pieces each have an elongated slot
and an insertion tongue respectively disposed on two ends thereof,
each of the erected pieces is folded to stand on the base board,
the adjacent erected pieces are engaged to the elongated slot
through the insertion tongue, so as to form the cover with an
opening on a single side, and the two covers are respectively
covered on the top opening and the bottom opening.
6. The packing box structure according to claim 5, wherein the
insertion tongue has a folding line, such that the insertion tongue
is folded with respect to the base board and inserted in the
elongated slot.
7. The packing box structure according to claim 6, wherein the
elongated slot is formed by one long slot and two short slots, the
two short slots extend from two opposite ends of the long slot, two
opposite sides of the insertion tongue respectively have a fin, and
a folding line is respectively set between the insertion tongue and
the two fins, such that the fins are folded with respect to the
insertion tongue, and the fins and the insertion tongue are
respectively inserted in the short slots and the long slot.
8. The packing box structure according to claim 5, wherein a
folding line is set between the erected piece and the base board,
and thus the erected piece is folded to stand on the base
board.
9. The packing box structure according to claim 5, wherein the
packing container further has a plurality of compartments spaced by
several partition boards.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This non-provisional application claims priority under 35
U.S.C. .sctn.119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 097116256 filed in
Taiwan, R.O.C. on May 2, 2008 the entire contents of which are
hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a packing box structure,
and more particularly to a cover formed through engagement and a
packing box structure adopting the cover.
[0004] 2. Related Art
[0005] A conventional packing box structure includes one packing
container and two covers. The packing container is formed by
folding a folding board. The folding board at least has three
folding lines to form at least four side surfaces. One end of the
folding board is attached to the opposite end, and the two ends are
fixed by stapling or adhesion, so as to form an accommodation space
with a top opening and a bottom opening. The accommodation space is
divided into a plurality of compartments by paper board. The two
covers are respectively covered on the top opening and the bottom
opening. Each cover is formed by a board. The board extends to form
erected pieces in accordance with the side surfaces of the folding
board at the same number. The erected pieces are folded to stand on
the board, and the adjacent erected pieces are fixed by stapling or
adhesion to form the cover.
[0006] The conventional packing box structure is generally used to
carry electronic products, such as mainframe of a server, display,
board, or computer host. In the above packing box structure, the
bottom of the packing container is covered by a cover, the four
side surfaces of the packing container are in a closed state, and
only the top of the packing container is in an open state.
Therefore, to be accommodated in the compartments of the packing
container, the electronic products can only be placed into the
compartments downward through the top opening, and to be taken out
of the compartments, the electronic products can only be fetched
upward again through the top opening.
[0007] Due to the above limitations on direction, operators must
obey these limitations. However, as the electronic products are
both heavy and large-sized, the burden of the operators who have to
repeatedly handle the electronic products is increased. Further,
for the direction of force application, as it is difficult to apply
a downward or upward force, the electronic products may easily fall
down by accident when taken out, and thus damages may occur to the
electronic products.
[0008] Moreover, the packing container and the covers fixed by
stapling or adhesion are configured through multi-processes and are
not easy to be stacked, thus wasting a lot of space. Further, upon
demands, the operators have to break the packing container or the
cover, and the damaged packing container or cover can not be
reused, thus resulting in material waste and increase of the
cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The conventional packing box structure with the packing
container and the covers fixed by stapling or adhesion is
configured through multi-processes, and the formed packing
container and the covers cannot be easily stacked, thus wasting a
lot of space. Further, the fact that the electronic products can
only be taken out or placed in from one direction adds the burden
of the operators for repeated handling. In addition, the
disassembled cover or packing container cannot be reused, thus
resulting in material waste and increase of the cost.
[0010] Therefore, the present invention provides a packing box
structure which including one packing container and two covers. The
packing container is formed by folding a folding board. The folding
board has at least two folding lines to form at least three side
surfaces. One end of the folding board overlaps the opposite end to
form a space for accommodating electronic products, and the
accommodation space has a top opening and a bottom opening. Each
cover is formed by a base board. The base board extends to form
erected pieces in accordance with the side surfaces of the folding
board at the same number, and the erected pieces are folded to
stand on the base board. Each erected piece has an elongated slot
and an insertion tongue respectively disposed on two ends thereof.
The insertion tongue of one erected piece is engaged to the
elongated slot of the adjacent erected piece to form a cover. The
two covers are respectively covered on the top opening and the
bottom opening.
[0011] In the packing box structure of the present invention, a
cover is formed through engagement, and the cover can be easily
assembled or disassembled into a flat base board. The packing
container is formed by folding a folding board, and the folding
board is not fixed by stapling or adhesion, so the folding board
can also be easily unfolded into a flat board. Thereby, the flat
base board and folding board can be easily stacked to effectively
save the space. Moreover, through manner of engagement and folding,
the base board and the folding board can also be again made into a
cover and a packing container to be reused, thus saving the
material and reducing the cost.
[0012] In addition, through engagement, the cover has an opening on
one side (at a position on the side where the two opposite ends of
the folding board overlap each other). Even if the engagement
between the insertion tongue and the elongated slot on the side is
released, the opening is formed due to the fact that the two
opposite ends of the folding board no longer overlap each other. As
such, the electronic products can be laterally taken out or pushed
into the packing container from the opening. For the operators on
the production line, the above handling manner saves energy and is
more convenient.
[0013] Further scope of applicability of the present invention will
become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter.
However, it should be understood that the detailed description and
specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the
invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various
changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the
invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from
this detailed description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] The present invention will become more fully understood from
the detailed description given herein below for illustration only,
and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and
wherein:
[0015] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a packing box structure
according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the packing box structure
according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 3 is a plane view of an unengaged cover according to
the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional view of the cover according to
the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the packing box structure
according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cover according to a
second embodiment of the present invention; and
[0021] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a packing box structure
according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0022] FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic views of a packing box structure
according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The
present invention is applicable to accommodate electronic products,
such as a server, a display, a board, and a computer host, but not
limit to the above-mentioned electronic products. In this
embodiment, a mainframe 3 of a server is used as a preferred
embodiment instead of limiting the present invention.
[0023] The packing box structure of the present invention includes
one packing container 1 and two covers 2.
[0024] The packing container 1 is formed by folding a folding board
10. The folding board 10 has three folding lines 11 to form four
side surfaces 12. The side surface at one end of the folding board
10 has an abutted surface 13, and the side surface 12 at the
opposite end of the folding board 10 overlaps the abutted surface
13. That is, the two ends are abutted and not fixed by stapling or
adhesion, so as to form an accommodation space with a top opening
and a bottom opening. Further, the accommodation space is divided
into several compartments 140 by a plurality of partition boards
14. The abutted surface 13 is an end edge of one side surface 12 of
the folding board 10, and thus the overlapping of the two opposite
ends may actually be the joining of the end edges of the two
opposite ends. In this embodiment, the abutted surface 13 is a
protruding end edge, but not limited to the form in the figures.
Referring to the figures, the accommodation space is a space
surrounded by the four side surfaces 12, the top and the bottom of
the packing container 1 have a top opening and a bottom opening
respectively, and the top opening and the bottom opening are
mentioned above.
[0025] FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic views of a cover according to
the first embodiment of the present invention. The cover 2 is
formed by a base board 20. The base board 20 extends to form
erected pieces 21 corresponding to the side surfaces 12 at the same
number, and folding lines 22 are respectively set between the
erected pieces 21 and the base board 20, such that the erected
pieces 21 can be folded to stand on the base board 20. The erected
piece 21 has an elongated slot 23 and an insertion tongue 24
respectively disposed on two ends. The elongated slot 23 is a
-shaped opening made by a cutting die on the erected piece 21. That
is, the elongated slot 23 includes a long slot 230 and two short
slots 231. The two short slots 231, in communication with the long
slot 230, are formed by extending from two opposite ends of the
long slot 230 and perpendicular to the long slot 230. The insertion
tongue 24 is a T-shaped plate cut by a cutting die on the erected
piece 21. That is, the insertion tongue 24 has a fin 241
respectively on two opposite sides. The insertion tongue 24 has a
plurality of folding lines 240 disposed at intervals between the
insertion tongue 24 and the base board 20 and between the insertion
tongue 24 and the fin 241, so as to facilitate the folding of the
insertion tongue 24 and further make the insertion tongue 24
inserted and engaged to the elongated slot 23 of the adjacent
erected piece 21.
[0026] The folding line 240 allows the insertion tongue 24 to be
folded with respect to the base board 20 and the two fins 241 of
the insertion tongue 24 to be folded with respect to the elongated
slot 23, such that the shape of the folded insertion tongue 24
matches the shape of the elongated slot 23. Thereby, the folded
insertion tongue 24 may be inserted in the elongated slot 23, i.e.,
the folded fins 241 are inserted in the short slots 231, and the
insertion tongue 24 is inserted in the long slot 230.
[0027] As described above, the shape of the folded insertion tongue
24 matches the shape of the elongated slot 23, and thus the
insertion tongue 24 is inserted in the elongated slot 23. After the
insertion tongue 24 is inserted in the elongated slot 23, the
insertion tongue 24 is again spread out and restores an unfolded
state, so as to be engaged to the elongated slot 23. That is, the
unfolded fins 241 are retained at the edges of the short slots
231.
[0028] In order to detach the insertion tongue 24 from the
elongated slot 23, the insertion tongue 24 is again folded and
moves in a direction opposite to the insertion direction, so as to
release the engagement between the insertion tongue 24 and the
elongated slot 23. Through engagement, the insertion tongue 24 and
the elongated slot 23 can be easily joined or detached.
[0029] FIGS. 1, 4, and 5 are schematic views of a packing box
structure according to the first embodiment of the present
invention. As shown in the figures, the erected pieces 21 are
folded to stand on the base board 20, and the adjacent erected
pieces 21 are engaged to the elongated slot 23 through the
insertion tongue 24, so as to form the cover 2 having an opening on
a single side. The cover 2 is covered on the bottom opening.
Thereby, as the packing container 1 is formed by folding the
folding board 10, and the folding board 10 itself does not have the
positioning effect, if the cover 2 is covered on the folding board
10, the folding board 10 may restore to its unfolded state. Thus,
the cover 2 also has the positioning effect in addition to the
function of covering.
[0030] At the same time, the engagement of the erected pieces 21 of
the cover 2 relative to the two opposite ends of the folding board
10 is released, such that the two opposite ends of the folding
board 10 do not overlap each other any more, and the mainframe 3
can be laterally pushed into each compartment 140. After the above
loading operation is finished, the erected pieces 21 in a released
state are made to stand upright, the insertion tongue 24 of one
erected piece 21 is engaged to the elongated slot 23 of the
adjacent erected piece 21, and the insertion tongue 24 of the
adjacent erected piece 21 is engaged to the elongated slot 23 of
the former erected piece 21. As such, the two opposite ends of the
folding board 10 overlap each other, i.e., the side surface 12
overlaps the abutted surface 13. Further, another cover 2 after the
engagement process is covered on the top opening. Additionally, in
order to make the packing box structure firmer, the covers 2 and
the packing container 1 are fixed by two strips 40, i.e., the
strips 40 are wrapped around the packing box structure.
[0031] According to the above structure, the packing container 1
and the covers 2 are not fixed by stapling or adhesion. The packing
container 1 is configured and positioned by the covers 2, such that
the folded folding board 10 may not restore its unfolded state.
Moreover, the covers 2 are formed by engagement. Therefore, in
practice, without the strips 40, operators can release the
engagement of one of the erected pieces 21 of the cover 2, and thus
the two opposite ends of the folding board 10 will not overlap each
other any more. As such, the mainframes 3 can be laterally taken
out of the compartments 140 or laterally placed into the
compartments 140 from the detached two ends. Afterward, the two
opposite ends of the folding board 10 are made to overlap each
other again, and the erected pieces 21 in a released state are
engaged again, so as to form a closed packing box structure once
more to perform the subsequent operations.
[0032] As described above, the packing container 1 and the covers 2
are not fixed by stapling or adhesion, the packing container 1 is
formed by folding a folding board 10, and the covers 2 are formed
by engagement. Therefore, the covers 2 and the packing container 1
can be disassembled into an unfolded state, i.e., into the
spread-out folding board 10 and base board 20, so as to save the
stacking space.
[0033] FIGS. 6 and 7 are schematic views of a packing box structure
according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this
embodiment, the number of the side surfaces of the folding board
and the number of the erected pieces are varied and can be (not
limited herein) three, four, five, six, seven, or more. As shown in
the figures, a folding board 60 of a packing container 6 has two
folding lines to form three side surfaces. The number of erected
pieces 51 of a base board 50 of a cover 5 is in accordance with the
number of the side surfaces. A folding line 52 is set between the
erected piece 51 and the base board 50, and thus the erected piece
51 can stand upright. In addition, the position and disposition of
insertion tongues 53 and corresponding elongated slots are
identical to those in the first embodiment, so the details will not
be described herein again.
[0034] In view of the above, the packing container is formed by a
folding board, and the folding board can be folded along the
folding lines into at least three side surfaces. The cover is
formed by engaging at least three erected pieces, and the
engagement can be easily released to make the cover restore into a
flat base board. The flat base board and folding board can be
easily stacked to save the space.
[0035] Further, the used cover and packing container can be
disassembled into a flat base board and folding board, the folding
board can be repeatedly folded into a packing container, and the
base board can be repeatedly engaged into a cover. Thereby, the
material and processing costs can be saved, and the folding and
engagement manners are convenient for the operators to disassemble
the box structure.
[0036] Further, the cover with an opening on a single side makes
the two opposite ends of the folding board not overlap each other,
so electronic products can be laterally taken out or pushed into
the packing container, thus facilitating the take-out and pushing
actions and saving the energy of the operators who have to
repeatedly perform the above two actions. Moreover, for the
direction of force application of the operator, the lateral force
application generates a large moment, so the operator may easily
apply a force, and the electronic products are also supported by
the packing box structure. Therefore, the operator can take out the
electronic products from the packing container or push the
electronic products into the packing container by applying a small
force.
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