Liquid crystal panel packing box and liquid crystal panel packing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10065783-B2
Application number	US-201414420371-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2014
Priority date	Oct 24, 2014
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A liquid crystal panel packing box and a liquid crystal panel packing method are provided. The packing box is equipped with an elastic retractable member assembled in an accommodating groove thereof. The elastic retractable member is memory metal and can generate stretching and retracting effects with the change of temperature to thereby fix liquid crystal panels disposed in the packing box. Accordingly, in the processes of packing and transporting the liquid crystal panels, the seamless assembling between the liquid crystal panels and the packing box is realized, the damage caused by collision between edges of the liquid crystal panels and a box body of the packing box is avoided, the secondary impact generated resulting from the shift of the liquid crystal panels is eliminated and the safety is improved consequently.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid crystal panel packing box at least comprising a box body, wherein the box body comprises a base and a plurality of sidewalls, the plurality of sidewalls are formed with a plurality of accommodating grooves; the liquid crystal panel packing box further is disposed with an elastic retractable member assembled in the plurality of accommodating grooves and configured for squeezing a liquid crystal panel in a horizontal direction;
wherein the base is disposed with a plurality of recesses, and the plurality of recesses each are equipped with an elastic retractable member for squeezing the liquid crystal panel in a vertical direction;
wherein the elastic retractable member is compressible at a normal-state temperature, and when a temperature is increased from the normal-state temperature up to a state-transition temperature, the compressed elastic retractable member restores to its original state; and
wherein the normal-state temperature is between 20° C. and 40° C., and the state-transition temperature is between 40° C. and 60° C.

2. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic retractable member is a spiral spring; the spiral spring is square-shaped and has a first end surface and a second end surface, the first end surface and the second end surface are flat surfaces.

3. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 2 , wherein the first end surface is tightly in contact with the box body, and the second end surface is configured for contacting with a side surface of the liquid crystal panel.

4. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 2 , wherein the elastic retractable member is memory metal, and a material of the memory metal is one of selected from the group consisting of nickel-titanium alloy, copper-zinc alloy, copper-aluminium-nickel alloy, copper-molybdenum-nickel alloy and copper-gold-zinc alloy.

5. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 1 , the elastic retractable member is an elastic hoop; the elastic hoop comprises a retractable portion which is configured for contacting with a side surface of the liquid crystal panel and a first engaging plate which is configured for fixing the elastic hoop; the retractable portion is heart-shaped, and the first engaging plate is in contact with the box body.

6. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of accommodating grooves each are formed with a slot corresponding to the first engaging plate and thereby allowing the first engaging plate to be inserted therein.

7. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 5 , wherein the elastic retractable member is memory metal, and a material of the memory metal is one of selected from the group consisting of nickel-titanium alloy, copper-zinc alloy, copper-aluminium-nickel alloy, copper-molybdenum-nickel alloy and copper-gold-zinc alloy.

8. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic retractable member is a bent member; the bent member comprises a bent portion which is configured for contacting with a side surface of the liquid crystal panel and a second engaging plate which is configured for fixing the bent member; an end surface of the bent portion is a flat surface, and the second engaging plate is in contact with the box body.

9. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of accommodating grooves each are formed with a slot corresponding to the second engaging plate and thereby allowing the second engaging plate to be inserted therein.

10. The liquid crystal panel packing box according to claim 8 , wherein the elastic retractable member is memory metal, and a material of the memory metal is one of selected from the group consisting of nickel-titanium alloy, copper-zinc alloy, copper-aluminium-nickel alloy, copper-molybdenum-nickel alloy and copper-gold-zinc alloy.

Assignees

• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect
• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect

Inventors

• Zhao Zhilin
• Chen Shihhsiang

Classifications

• H10P72/1912

  characterised by shock absorbing elements, e.g. retainers or cushions · CPC title

• H10P72/1908

  specially adapted for containing substrates other than wafers · CPC title

• B65D11/10

  of polygonal cross-section and all parts being permanently connected to each other (B65D11/18 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D85/48

  for glass sheets · CPC title

• B65D81/07 Primary

  using resilient suspension means {(B65D81/051 takes precedence)} · CPC title