U.S. patent application number 15/510366 was filed with the patent office on 2017-10-12 for packaging container and packaging method using the same.
The applicant listed for this patent is BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Ruijun HAO, Haijiang WANG.
Application Number | 20170291736 15/510366 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54986504 |
Filed Date | 2017-10-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170291736 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HAO; Ruijun ; et
al. |
October 12, 2017 |
PACKAGING CONTAINER AND PACKAGING METHOD USING THE SAME
Abstract
The disclosure provides a packaging container and a packaging
method using the same. The packaging container comprises a
container body and further comprises: a receiving channel structure
formed on an inner side wall of the container body; and a spacer
block structure which is configured to be engaged with the
receiving channel structure and a position of which within the
receiving channel structure is variable to adjust an internal space
of the container body. The receiving channel structure and the
spacer block structure are provided within the container body of
the packaging container according to the disclosure, and the
internal space of the container body can be adjusted by changing
the position of the spacer block structure within the receiving
channel structure, such that the container body can be used to
package the products having different sizes.
Inventors: |
HAO; Ruijun; (Beijing,
CN) ; WANG; Haijiang; (Beijing, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
Beijing
Ordos, Inner Mongolia |
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CN
CN |
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Family ID: |
54986504 |
Appl. No.: |
15/510366 |
Filed: |
July 14, 2016 |
PCT Filed: |
July 14, 2016 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN2016/089997 |
371 Date: |
March 10, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65B 5/04 20130101; B65D
25/02 20130101; B65D 81/05 20130101; B65D 21/08 20130101; B65D
25/10 20130101; B65D 81/107 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 21/08 20060101
B65D021/08; B65D 25/10 20060101 B65D025/10; B65D 81/05 20060101
B65D081/05; B65B 5/04 20060101 B65B005/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 5, 2015 |
CN |
201510745552.X |
Claims
1. A packaging container comprising a container body, wherein the
packaging container further comprises: a receiving channel
structure which is formed on an inner side wall of the container
body; and a spacer block structure which is configured to be
engaged with the receiving channel structure and a position of the
spacer block structure within the receiving channel structure is
variable to adjust an internal space of the container body.
2. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the
receiving channel structure includes a pair of receiving channel
bodies which are arranged in parallel at an interval and which are
provided with teeth on inner sides thereof, respectively; and the
spacer block structure includes a spacer block body and teeth
arranged on opposite sides of the spacer block body, such that the
teeth of the spacer block body is able to be engaged with the teeth
of the receiving channel bodies.
3. The packaging container according to claim 2, wherein any two
adjacent teeth on the receiving channel bodies have an equal
interval.
4. The packaging container according to claim 3, wherein one or
more teeth is formed on opposite sides of the spacer block body;
and in the case where teeth are arranged on opposite sides of the
spacer block body, respectively, any two adjacent teeth have an
equal interval.
5. The packaging container according to claim 4, wherein in the
case where teeth are arranged on opposite sides of the spacer block
body, respectively, the interval between adjacent two teeth of the
spacer block body is able to accommodate one tooth of the receiving
channel bodies, or, the interval between adjacent two teeth of the
spacer block body is able to accommodate n teeth of the receiving
channel bodies, wherein n.gtoreq.2 and n is an integer.
6. The packaging container according to claim 2, wherein the teeth
of the receiving channel bodies have a triangular shape, a
rectangular shape, a trapezoidal shape, a semi-circular shape or
any other suitable shape.
7. The packaging container according to claim 2, wherein the teeth
of the spacer block body have a triangular shape, a rectangular
shape, a trapezoidal shape, a semi-circular shape or any other
suitable shape.
8. The packaging container according to claim 2, wherein
projections are formed on a bottom of the spacer block structure;
and grooves are formed on the bottom of the container body
corresponding to the spacer block structure, such that the
projections of the spacer block structure is able to be seated into
the grooves.
9. The packaging container according to claim 8 wherein the grooves
extend out of the receiving channel structure in a direction far
away from an inner side wall of the container body, and a distance
by which they extends out of the receiving channel structure is
equal to a length of the spacer block structure.
10. The packaging container according to claim 1 wherein a recess
is formed on a bottom of the spacer block structure.
11. The packaging container according to claim 1 wherein the
receiving channel structure is integrally formed with the container
body.
12. The packaging container according to claim 1 wherein one or
more receiving channel structure is arranged on each of four inner
side walls of the container body; and in the case where the
receiving channel structures are arranged on each inner side wall
of the container body, the receiving channel structures have the
same construction and are uniformly arranged on the inner side wall
of the container body.
13. The packaging container according to claim 12 wherein 2 to 4
receiving channel structures are arranged on each of four inner
side walls of the container body.
14. A packaging method using the packaging container according to
claim 1, wherein the method comprises steps of: adjusting the
position of the spacer block structure within the receiving channel
structure, according to the size of the plate shaped article to be
placed in the container body; engaging the spacer block structure
with the receiving channel structure; and placing the plate shaped
article into a space within the container body confined by the
spacer block structure.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the receiving channel
structure includes a pair of receiving channel bodies which are
arranged in parallel at an interval and which are provided with
teeth on inner sides thereof, respectively; and the spacer block
structure includes a spacer block body and teeth arranged on
opposite sides of the spacer block body, such that the teeth of the
spacer block body is able to be engaged with the teeth of the
receiving channel bodies.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein projections are
formed on a bottom of the spacer block structure; and grooves are
formed on the bottom of the container body corresponding to the
spacer block structure, such that the projections of the spacer
block structure is able to be seated into the grooves.
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the grooves extend
out of the receiving channel structure in a direction far away from
an inner side wall of the container body, and a distance by which
they extends out of the receiving channel structure is equal to a
length of the spacer block structure.
18. The method according to claim 14, wherein a recess is formed on
a bottom of the spacer block structure.
19. The method according to claim 14, wherein the receiving channel
structure is integrally formed with the container body.
20. The method according to claim 14, wherein one or more receiving
channel structure is arranged on each of four inner side walls of
the container body; and in the case where the receiving channel
structures are arranged on each inner side wall of the container
body, the receiving channel structures have the same construction
and are uniformly arranged on the inner side wall of the container
body.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The disclosure relates to the field of packaging
technologies, and in particular to a packaging container for a
plate shaped article (for example, a display panel) and a packaging
method using the packaging container.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Nowadays, with increasingly fierce business competition of
manufacturing industries, reduction of cost has become an important
way for improving product competitiveness.
[0003] Since packaging cost of products has no direct influence on
products' performance, it becomes one of important considerations
for reducing the expense for every enterprise. In a prior packaging
method, one product usually corresponds to one packaging container.
In another prior packaging method, the container body could be
universal, and different spacers can be interposed between side
walls of the container body and the products to adjust a dimension
of an inner space of the container body so that the same container
body can satisfy with the packaging of products having different
sizes.
[0004] Both of the packaging methods as described above may result
in problems for an enterprise such as inconvenient stock
management, production, use and recycling, which, in the end, may
cause an increase in the cost of production.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] As for the above technical problems in the prior art, the
disclosure provides a packaging container and a packaging method
using the same. The packaging container can accommodate the
products having different sizes, thereby reducing the costs of
packaging and production management of products while facilitating
the storage management and the recycling of the packaging
containers for the enterprise.
[0006] The packaging container provided in the disclosure comprises
a container body. The packaging container further comprises: a
receiving channel structure which is formed on an inner side wall
of the container body; and a spacer block structure which is
configured to be engaged with the receiving channel structure and a
position the spacer block structure within the receiving channel
structure is variable to adjust an internal space of the container
body.
[0007] Optionally, the receiving channel structure includes a pair
of receiving channel bodies which are arranged in parallel at an
interval and which are provided with teeth on inner sides thereof,
respectively; and the spacer block structure includes a spacer
block body and teeth arranged on opposite sides of the spacer block
body, such that the teeth of the spacer block body is able to be
engaged with the teeth of the receiving channel bodies.
[0008] Optionally, any two adjacent teeth on the receiving channel
bodies have an equal interval.
[0009] Optionally, one or more teeth is formed on opposite sides of
the spacer block body; and in the case where teeth are arranged on
opposite sides of the spacer block body, respectively, any two
adjacent teeth have an equal interval.
[0010] Optionally, in the case where teeth are arranged on opposite
sides of the spacer block body, respectively, the interval between
adjacent two teeth of the spacer block body is able to accommodate
one tooth of the receiving channel bodies, or, the interval between
adjacent two teeth of the spacer block body is able to accommodate
n teeth of the receiving channel bodies, wherein n.gtoreq.2 and n
is an integer.
[0011] Optionally, the teeth of the receiving channel bodies have a
triangular shape, a rectangular shape, a trapezoidal shape, a
semi-circular shape or any other suitable shape.
[0012] Optionally, the teeth of the spacer block body have a
triangular shape, a rectangular shape, a trapezoidal shape, a
semi-circular shape or any other suitable shape.
[0013] Optionally, a recess is formed on a bottom of the spacer
block structure.
[0014] Optionally, projections are formed on a bottom of the spacer
block structure; and grooves are formed on the bottom of the
container body corresponding to the spacer block structure, such
that the projections of the spacer block structure is able to be
seated into the grooves.
[0015] Optionally, the grooves extend out of the receiving channel
structure in a direction far away from an inner side wall of the
container body, and a distance by which they extends out of the
receiving channel structure is equal to a length of the spacer
block structure.
[0016] Optionally, the receiving channel structure is integrally
formed with the container body.
[0017] Optionally, one or more receiving channel structure is
arranged on each of four inner side walls of the container body;
and in the case where the receiving channel structures are arranged
on each inner side wall of the container body, the receiving
channel structures have the same construction and are uniformly
arranged on the inner side wall of the container body.
[0018] Optionally, 2 to 4 receiving channel structures are arranged
on each of four inner side walls of the container body.
[0019] The disclosure also provides a packaging method using the
packaging container as described above. The method may comprise
steps of:
[0020] adjusting the position of the spacer block structure within
the receiving channel structure, according to the size of the plate
shaped article to be placed in the container body;
[0021] engaging the spacer block structure with the receiving
channel structure; and
[0022] placing the plate shaped article into a space within the
container body confined by the spacer block structure.
[0023] The embodiments of the disclosure may have following
beneficial effects. The receiving channel structure and the spacer
block structure are provided within the container body of the
packaging container according to the disclosure, and the internal
space of the container body can be adjusted by changing the
position of the spacer block structure within the receiving channel
structure, such that the container body can be used to package the
products having different sizes. Therefore, the packaging container
according to the disclosure can accommodate the products having
different sizes, thereby reducing the costs of packaging and
production management of products while facilitating the storage
management and the recycling of the packaging containers for the
enterprise.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a packaging container
according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0025] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a spacer block structure
for the packaging container according to an embodiment of the
disclosure;
[0026] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another spacer block
structure for the packaging container according to an embodiment of
the disclosure;
[0027] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a bottom groove of the
packaging container as shown in FIG. 1;
[0028] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an engagement state of the
spacer block structure as shown in FIG. 2 with a receiving channel
structure; and
[0029] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another engagement state of
the spacer block structure as shown in FIG. 2 with the receiving
channel structure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0030] In order to better understand the technical schemes of the
disclosure for those skilled in the related art, hereinafter the
packaging container and the packaging method thereof proposed in
the disclosure will be further described in detail in conjunction
with the accompanying figures and the specific embodiments.
[0031] There is provided a packaging container in an embodiment of
the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the packaging container may
comprise a container body 1 in which a plate shaped article(s) 4
(for example, a display panel) to be packaged is placed. The
packaging container may further comprise a receiving channel
structure 2 which is formed on an inner side wall of the container
body 1, and a spacer block structure 3 which is configured to be
engaged with the receiving channel structure 2 and a position of
the spacer block structure within the receiving channel structure 2
is variable to adjust an internal space of the container body
1.
[0032] In a preferable embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in
FIG. 1, two spacer block structures 3 and two receiving channel
structures 2 are arranged on each inner side wall of the container
body 1. In such a manner, the internal space of the container body
1 can be adjusted both in the length and the width directions,
while the plate shaped article 4 to be packaged can be more stably
kept within the container body 1.
[0033] In the packaging container according to the embodiment of
the disclosure, since the container body 1 is provided with the
receiving channel structure 2 and the spacer block structure 3 and
the position of the spacer block structure 3 within the receiving
channel structure 2 is variable, the internal space of the
container body 1 can be adjusted such that the container body 1 is
able to package products having different sizes. Therefore, the
packaging container according to the embodiment of the disclosure
can accommodate the products having different sizes, thereby
reducing the costs of packaging and production management of
products while facilitating the storage management and the
recycling of the packaging containers for the enterprise.
[0034] In this embodiment, the receiving channel structure 2 may
include a pair of receiving channel bodies 21 which are arranged in
parallel at an interval. The pair of receiving channel bodies 21
may be provided with teeth 22 on inner sides thereof, respectively.
Accordingly, the spacer block structure 3 may include a spacer
block body 31 and teeth 32 arranged on opposite sides of the spacer
block body 31. The teeth 32 of the spacer block body 31 can be
engaged with the teeth 22 of the receiving channel bodies 21 so as
to adjust the internal space of the container body 1.
[0035] In particular, when the teeth 32 of the spacer block body 31
is engaged with the teeth 22 of the receiving channel bodies 21, it
is possible to fix the spacer block structure 3 such that the
spacer block structure 3 is immovable in a plane of the plate
shaped article 4. When the spacer block structure 3 is fixed at a
position in proximity of the inner side wall of the container body
1, as shown in FIG. 5, the container body 1 could have a relatively
large internal space. When the spacer block structure 3 is fixed at
a position far away from the inner side wall of the container body
1, as shown in FIG. 6, the container body 1 could have a relatively
small internal space. In practice, according to a size of a product
to be packaged, the position of spacer block structure 3 within the
receiving channel structure 2 can be varied to adjust the internal
space of the container body 1.
[0036] In a preferable embodiment of the disclosure, any two
adjacent teeth 22 on the receiving channel bodies 21 may have an
equal interval. Accordingly, any two adjacent teeth 32 on the
spacer block body 31 may have an equal interval. In such an
arrangement, it may be hard for the spacer block structure 3 to be
separated from the receiving channel structure 2.
[0037] In a preferable embodiment of the disclosure, any two
adjacent teeth 22 on the receiving channel bodies 21 may have an
equal and relatively small interval. Accordingly, any two adjacent
teeth 32 on the spacer block, body 31 may have an equal and
relatively small interval. In such an arrangement, it is possible
to more precisely determine the position of the spacer block
structure 3 within the receiving channel structure 2 so as to more
precisely adjust the internal space of the container body 1.
[0038] In an example, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of teeth 32
may be formed on opposite sides of the spacer block body 31. In
such an arrangement, when the teeth 32 on the spacer block body 31
is engaged with the teeth 22 on the receiving channel bodies 21, it
is possible to more stably fix the spacer block structure 3.
[0039] In another example, as shown in FIG. 3, one tooth 32 may be
formed on opposite sides of the spacer block body 31, respectively.
The tooth 32 is also able to be engaged with the teeth 22 on the
receiving channel bodies 21 so as to adjust the internal space of
the container body 1.
[0040] Optionally, in the case where a plurality of teeth are
arranged on opposite sides of the spacer block body 31,
respectively, the interval between adjacent two teeth of the spacer
block body 31 can accommodate one tooth of the receiving channel
bodies 21, or the interval between adjacent two teeth of the spacer
block body 31 can accommodate n teeth of the receiving channel
bodies 21, wherein n.gtoreq.2 and n is an integer.
[0041] In this embodiment, the teeth 22 of the receiving channel
bodies 21 and the teeth 32 of the spacer block body 31 may have a
triangular shape, a rectangular shape, a trapezoidal shape, a
semi-circular shape or any other suitable shape, as long as the
spacer block structure 3 can be stably engaged with the receiving
channel structure 2.
[0042] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a recess 33
can be formed on a bottom of the spacer block structure 3, such
that it may be easy for an operator to detach the spacer block
structure 3 or to adjust the position of the spacer block structure
3 manually or by means of other tools.
[0043] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, projections
34 can be formed on the bottom of the spacer block structure 3.
Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, grooves 11 can be formed on the
bottom of the container body 1 corresponding to the spacer block
structure 3, such that the projections 34 of the spacer block
structure 3 can be seated into the grooves 11. In such a manner,
when a plate shaped article 4 to be packaged by the container body
1 is relatively thin, the thin plate shaped article 4 could not be
inserted into a slit between the bottom of the container body 1 and
the spacer block structure 3, thus preventing the damage of the
plate shaped article 4 being packaged in the container body 1.
[0044] Preferably, the grooves 11 may extend out of the receiving
channel structure 2 in a direction far away from an inner side wall
of the container body 1, and a distance by which they extends out
of the receiving channel structure 2 may be substantially equal to
a length of the spacer block structure 3. In such an arrangement,
it is possible to ensure that the projections 34 of the spacer
block structure 3 are always seated in the grooves 11 on the bottom
of the container body 1. Therefore, when a plate shaped article 4
to be packaged by the container body 1 is relatively thin, the thin
plate shaped article 4 could not be inserted into a slit between
the bottom of the container body 1 and the spacer block structure
3, thus preventing the damage of the plate shaped article 4 being
packaged in the container body 1.
[0045] In this embodiment, the receiving channel structure 2 may be
integrally formed with the container body 1. Preferably, one or
more receiving channel structure 2 may be arranged on each of four
inner side walls of the container body 1. When the receiving
channel structures 2 are arranged on each inner side wall of the
container body 1, the receiving channel structures 2 preferably
have the same construction and are uniformly arranged on the inner
side wall of the container body 1. Preferably, 2 to 4 receiving
channel structures 2 are arranged on each of four inner side walls
of the container body 1. In this embodiment, two receiving channel
structures 2 and two spacer block structures 3 are arranged on each
of four inner side walls of the container body 1. In such an
arrangement, the internal space of the container body 1 can be
adjusted both in the length and the width directions, while the
plate shaped article 4 to be packaged can be more stably kept
within the container body 1.
[0046] On the basis of the packaging container as set forth above,
there is provided a packaging method using the packaging container,
comprising steps of:
[0047] Step S1: adjusting the position of the spacer block
structure 3 within the receiving channel structure 2 according to
the size of the plate shaped article 4 (for example, a display
panel) to be placed in the container body 1.
[0048] In this step, the number of teeth 32 of the spacer block
structure 3 that are engaged with teeth 22 of the receiving channel
structure 2 can be changed so as to adjust the position of the
spacer block structure 3 within the receiving channel structure 2.
In particular, when the spacer block structure 3 is fixed at a
position in proximity of the inner side wall of the container body
1 (for example, when the number of the teeth 32 of the spacer block
structure 3 that are engaged with the teeth 22 of the receiving
channel structure 2 is increased), as shown in FIG. 5, the
container body 1 could have a relatively large internal space. When
the spacer block structure 3 is fixed at a position far away from
the inner side wall of the container body 1 (for example, when the
number of the teeth 32 of the spacer block structure 3 that are
engaged with the teeth 22 of the receiving channel structure 2 is
decreased), as shown in FIG. 6, the container body 1 could have a
relatively small internal space.
[0049] In addition, it should be understood that the internal space
of the container body 1 can be adjusted by changing a length of the
spacer block body 31 projecting out of the receiving channel
structure 2.
[0050] Step S2: engaging the spacer block structure 3 with the
receiving channel structure 2.
[0051] In this step, the teeth 32 of the spacer block structure 3
are brought into engagement with the teeth 22 of the receiving
channel structure 2, such that the spacer block structure 3 is
fixed within the receiving channel structure 2 in place.
[0052] Step S3: placing the plate shaped article 4 into a space
within the container body 1 confined by the spacer block structure
3.
[0053] It should be understood that the internal space of the
container body 1 can be confined by one or more pacer block
structure 3.
[0054] In the packaging method, the internal space of the container
body 1 can be conveniently adjusted by changing the position of the
spacer block structure 3 within the receiving channel structure 2.
Therefore, the same packaging container can be used to package the
products having different sizes, such that the efficiency of
packaging can be significantly increased while the cost of
packaging can be lowered.
[0055] The embodiments of the disclosure may have following
beneficial effects. The receiving channel structure and the spacer
block structure are provided within the container body of the
packaging container according to the disclosure, and the internal
space of the container body can be adjusted by changing the
position of the spacer block structure within the receiving channel
structure, such that the container body can be used to package the
products having different sizes, Therefore, the packaging container
according to the disclosure can accommodate the products having
different sizes, thereby reducing the costs of packaging and
production management of products while facilitating the storage
management and the recycling of the packaging containers for the
enterprise.
[0056] It should be understood that the above implementations are
merely exemplary embodiments provided for the purpose of
illustrating the principle of the disclosure, and the disclosure is
not limited thereto. Various modifications and improvements can be
made by a person having ordinary skill in the art without departing
from the spirit and essence of the disclosure. Accordingly, all of
the modifications and improvements also fall into the protection
scope of the disclosure.
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