JPH11139458A - Packing method and air cushion for packing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for packing which widens the general applicability of the packing material, enables recycling of the use of the packing material, and which is space-saving as regards storage of the packing material. SOLUTION: Several kinds of air cushions 3a, 3b (3) differing in shapes and sizes and having wide general applicability are prepared. Around an object 5 of packing air cushions 3 are disposed and the air cushions 3 are fixed by a carton 7 or the like provided on the outer sides of the air cushions 3. It is not use of any special packing material fitted to the shape of the object 5 of packing but combination of several kinds of air cushions 3 differing in shapes and sizes and forming a shock-absorbing material having wide general applicability. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a packing material for each object of packing differing in shape of the product.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a method for packing articles such as industrial products and an air cushion used therefor.
In particular, the present invention relates to a packing method and a packing air cushion that can increase the versatility of packing materials, can recycle materials, and require a small storage space for materials.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an industrial product is transported, a shock absorber is usually placed around the product and packed in a box in order to prevent the product from being damaged.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state of a packing method using a conventional styrene foam shock absorber. On the upper surface of the lower polystyrene foam shock absorber 33, a concave portion 33a dug so that the lower portion of the product 5 enters is provided. Similarly, on the lower surface of the upper Styrofoam shock absorber 31, there is provided a concave portion dug so that the upper part of the product 5 enters.

In the packing method shown in FIG. 2, the lower part of the product 5 is fitted into the concave portion 33a of the lower polystyrene foam shock absorber 33, and the upper polystyrene foam shock absorber 31 is put thereon. Thereafter, the entirety of the styrofoam shock absorber is put in a box (not shown) or put in a bag to complete the packing.

[0005]

In the packing method using the styrofoam shock absorbing material as described above, the shape of the styrofoam shock absorbing material must be prepared according to the shape of each product to be packed. Further, the volume of the styrene foam shock absorber is large and bulky. For this reason, storage of the packing materials and disposal after use have been extremely inconvenient. Further, since the styrofoam impact absorbing material has no versatility, it has to be discarded once used, and there is a problem from the viewpoint of resource saving.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a packing method and a packing air cushion that can increase the versatility of packing materials, can recycle materials, and require a small storage space for the materials. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the packing method of the present invention prepares air cushions of various shapes and sizes having high versatility and prepares the air cushion around the article to be packed. The air cushion is arranged, and the outside of the air cushion is fixed with a box, bag, net, string, or the like.

[0008] That is, instead of using a special packing material according to the shape of the article, an impact absorbing material is formed by combining air cushions of several shapes and sizes having high versatility. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a packing material for each product shape, so that the storage space is small and the cost of the packing material is reduced.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The shape of the air cushion of the present invention can be selected from a band shape, a rod shape, a block shape and a spherical shape. The air cushion can be used in an overlapping manner according to the shape of the article. The air cushion used in the packing method of the present invention preferably has an air pressure in the air cushion of 0.01 MPa to 0.05 MPa.
If the pressure is smaller or larger than this range, the buffering effect is reduced. More preferably, the air pressure is 0.02
０．０0.04 MPa.

[0010] The air cushion of the present invention is preferably made of a transparent bag such as vinyl chloride. Even during the packing work, the product behind the air cushion can be seen, making it easier to work.

It is preferable that the air cushion of the present invention can freely enclose and remove air. When not in use, deflate the air to save storage space. As a specific structure for freely enclosing and removing air, for example, the same structure as an air injection port used for a swimming float or the like can be adopted. As shown in FIG. 3, air is injected using a commercially available air compressor 51 and a tip 55 a of a tapered nozzle 55.
Can be inserted into the injection port 57. In addition, the code | symbol 59 in a figure is the plug of the air cushion 3. FIG.

Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to the drawings. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a packing method according to one embodiment of the present invention. The product to be packed is the industrial product 5. The product 5 has a flat box shape as a whole, and a part of the side surface 5a is recessed. The same surface 5a is provided with a projection 5b.

In this embodiment, two types of air cushions 3a and 3b are used. Each air cushion 3a, 3b
Are rectangular side shapes having the same width. The length of the air cushion 3b is shorter than that of the air cushion 3b, and is substantially half of the length of the air cushion 3b. In this example, three long air cushions 3 a are arranged side by side on the upper and lower surfaces of the product 5. One long air cushion 3a is applied to the longer side surface.
On the concave surface 5a of the product 5, a short air cushion 3b
On the long air cushion 3a. The projection 5b on the same surface 5a is accommodated with the surface of the air cushion 3b recessed, so that it is not necessary to use an air cushion having a special concave portion. The short air cushion 3b is applied one by one to the end face of the shorter product.

In FIG. 1, packing materials (air cushion 3a,
The box 7 and the lid 1 come outside of 3b). Actually, after arranging three long air cushions 3a in the box 7, the product 5 is placed thereon. Next, the air cushions 3a and 3b are packed on the side surface of the product 5. Next, after arranging three air cushions 3a on the product 5, the cover 1 of the box is put on. The lid 1 is fixed to the box 7 with tape or the like, and the packing is completed.

In this embodiment, air inside the air cushion 3 can be freely enclosed and removed by an air inlet for a floating ring.

In the packing method of this embodiment, since the air cushion has a highly versatile shape and is used by stacking or arranging several, and it can be slightly deformed like a balloon,
Since it is possible to follow the irregularities of the packaged object, only a few types of air cushions can cope with various packaged objects. After the transportation, the bag can be reduced in size by bleeding air from the bag, so that the bag can be easily stored and reused without being discarded.

[0017]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, instead of using a special packing material adapted to the shape of an article, an air cushion of several shapes and sizes having high versatility is used. Are combined to form a shock absorbing material, so that it is not necessary to prepare a packing material for each product shape, the storage space is small, and the cost of the packing material is reduced.

The air cushion used in the packing method of the present invention has an air pressure in the air cushion of 0.01 MPa or more.
Since it is 0.05 MPa, an appropriate buffer effect can be obtained.
Also, when the air cushion is made of a transparent bag such as vinyl chloride, the product behind the air cushion can be seen during the packing operation, so that the operation is easy. Furthermore, if the air cushion can be freely filled with air and removed, air can be removed when not in use to save storage space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a packing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state of a packing method using a conventional styrene foam shock absorber.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state of an operation of injecting air into an air cushion.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Box cover 3 Air cushion 5 Industrial product 7 Box 31, 33 Styrofoam shock absorber 33a Depression 51 Air compressor 53 55 Taper nozzle 55a Tip of taper nozzle 57 Inlet 59 Plug

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An air cushion of several shapes and dimensions having high versatility is prepared, the air cushion is arranged around an article to be packed, and a box, a bag or a net is formed outside the air cushion. A packing method characterized by being fixed with a string or the like. 2. The packing method according to claim 1, wherein said air cushion is used in an overlapping manner according to the shape of said article. 3. The packing method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure of the air in the air cushion is 0.01 MPa to 0.05 MPa. 4. The packing method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure of the air in the air cushion is 0.02 MPa to 0.04 MPa. 5. The packing method according to claim 1, wherein the air cushion is made of a transparent bag such as vinyl chloride. 6. The air cushion according to claim 1, wherein the air cushion can be freely filled and removed.
Packing method described in section. 7. An air cushion for packaging, characterized in that air having a pressure of 0.01 MPa to 0.05 MPa is sealed in bags of various shapes and sizes having high versatility. 8. An air cushion for packaging, characterized in that air of 0.02 MPa to 0.04 MPa is sealed in bags of various shapes and sizes having high versatility. 9. The packing air cushion according to claim 7, wherein air can be freely enclosed and removed.