Packaging body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10513368-B2
Application number	US-201815955627-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2018
Priority date	Apr 19, 2017
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

A packaging body includes a base on which a packaging target is placed, a box including first flaps and second flaps, and a binding body configured to bind the base and the box and disposed between the first flaps and the second flaps. The box has a rectangular shape and an upper opening portion and configured to cover a top face and side faces of the packaging target. The first flaps are disposed in pairs opposing to each other extending from opposite scorelines of the upper opening portion and including an opening through which an included object is inserted. The second flaps are disposed in pairs opposing to each other extending from different opposite scorelines of the upper opening portion and configured to be folded over the first flaps when the first flaps are folded. The first flaps further include partial flap portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaging body comprising:
a base on which a packaging target is placed;
a box having a rectangular shape and an upper opening portion and configured to cover a top face and side faces of the packaging target,
the box including:
first flaps disposed in pairs opposing to each other extending from opposite scorelines of the upper opening portion and including respective leading edges, the first flaps configured to fold down to a closed position in which the leading edges converge to close the upper opening portion of the box, the first flaps including respective partial flap portions disposed in pairs opposing to each other extending from opposite ones of the leading edges and configured to fold up to an opened position to create a partial opening in the upper opening portion while a remainder of the first flaps remain in the closed position, the partial opening sized to fit an included object; and
second flaps disposed in pairs opposing to each other extending from different opposite scorelines of the upper opening portion and configured to be folded over the first flaps when the first flaps are folded to the closed position; and

a binding body configured to bind the base and the box and disposed between the first flaps and the second flaps.

2. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the binding body is bound without overlapping the partial opening.

3. The packaging body according to claim 1 , further comprising a cushioning body disposed at a corner inside the box and placed on the included object,
wherein part of the cushioning body holds the included object placed in the partial opening.

4. The packaging body according to claim 3 , further comprising:
multiple binding bodies,
wherein at least one of the multiple binding bodies is disposed at a position corresponding to the cushioning body.

5. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the base includes a pallet.

6. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein one of the second flaps is configured to cover the partial opening and includes a mark to indicate which of the second flaps to open to expose the partial flap portions for opening the partial opening.

7. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first flaps have respective slots, and
wherein the second flaps have respective tuck portions configured to be inserted into the respective slots.

8. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the packaging target is an image forming apparatus and the included object is a container box.

9. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the packaging target is an electronic device and the included object is at least one of a display panel, a replacement part, a consumable part, and a document.

10. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the leading edges of the partial flap portions include indentations to collectively form a grip hole when the partial flap portions are in the closed position.

11. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the leading edges of the partial flap portions meet at a center of the upper opening portion when the partial flap portions are in the closed position.

12. The packaging body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the partial flap portions collectively form the partial opening when both of the partial flap portions are folded up to the opened position.

13. A packaging body comprising:
a base on which a packaging target is placed;
a box having a rectangular shape and an upper opening portion and configured to cover a top face and side faces of the packaging target,
the box including:
first flaps disposed in pairs opposing to each other extending from opposite scorelines of the upper opening portion and including respective leading edges, the first flaps configured to fold down to a closed position in which the leading edges converge to close the upper opening portion of the box,
the first flaps including partial flap portions disposed in pairs opposing to each other and defined by two slits in each of the first flaps that extend from the leading edges in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the opposite scorelines of the first flaps of the upper opening portion, the partial flap portions configured to fold up to an opened position to create a partial opening in the upper opening portion while a remainder of the first flaps remain in the closed position, the partial opening sized to fit an included object; and
second flaps disposed in pairs opposing to each other extending from different opposite scorelines of the upper opening portion and configured to be folded over the first flaps when the first flaps are folded to the closed position; and

a binding body configured to bind the base and the box and disposed between the first flaps and the second flaps without overlaying the partial flap portions.

14. The packaging body according to claim 13 , further comprising a cushioning body disposed at a corner inside the box and placed on the included object,
wherein part of the cushioning body holds the included object placed in the partial opening.

15. The packaging body according to claim 14 , further comprising:
multiple binding bodies,
wherein at least one of the multiple binding bodies is disposed at a position corresponding to the cushioning body.

16. The packaging body according to claim 13 ,
wherein the base includes a pallet.

17. The packaging body according to claim 13 ,
wherein one of the second flaps is configured to cover the partial opening and includes a mark to indicate which of the second flaps to open to expose the partial flap portions for opening the partial opening.

18. The packaging body according to claim 13 ,
wherein the first flaps have respective slots, and
wherein the second flaps have respective tuck portions configured to be inserted into the respective slots.

19. The packaging body according to claim 13 ,
wherein the packaging target is an image forming apparatus and the included object is a container box.

20. The packaging body according to claim 13 ,
wherein the packaging target is an electronic device and the included object is at least one of a display panel, a replacement part, a consumable part, and a document.

Assignees

• Iwahara Dai
• Nosaka Tomonori
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iwahara Dai
• Nosaka Tomonori

Classifications

• B65D19/06

  with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components · CPC title

• B65D2519/00452

  on the walls · CPC title

• B65D2519/0082

  in the side wall · CPC title

• B65D21/02

  Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together {(stackable containers of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/001)} · CPC title

• B65D2519/00099

  Wood · CPC title