Glass panel packaging box and de-packaging method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9272839-B2
Application number	US-201314349161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2013
Priority date	May 6, 2013
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed are a glass panel packaging box and a de-packaging method thereof. The glass panel packaging box includes a box body and a cushioning separator plate arranged in the box body. The cushioning separator plate is arranged between two glass panels. The cushioning separator plate includes a main body corresponding to the glass panels and lugs respectively extending from two opposite side edges of the main body. The box body includes a bottom board and side boards perpendicularly connected to the bottom board. The side boards include receiving slots that correspond to the lugs. The glass panel packaging box and the de-packaging method thereof provide lugs on the cushioning separator plate to make separation of the cushioning separator plate and the glass panel easy so as to increase working efficiency and allow reduction of the thickness of the cushioning separator plate used with a large-sized glass panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A glass panel packaging box, comprising: a box body and a cushioning separator plate arranged in the box body, the cushioning separator plate being adapted to be arranged between two glass panels, the cushioning separator plate comprising a main body corresponding in size and shape to the glass panels and lugs respectively extending from two opposite side edges of the main body and projecting beyond edges of the glass panels, the main body of the cushioning separator plate being interposed between the two glass panels in a manner of being laid flat between and having opposite surfaces completely and respectively in surface engagement with the glass panels, the box body comprising a bottom board and side boards perpendicularly connected to the bottom board, the side boards comprising receiving slots that correspond to the lugs.

2. The glass panel packaging box as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the lugs comprises an opening formed therein.

3. The glass panel packaging box as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the main body is in the form of a rectangle.

4. The glass panel packaging box as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cushioning separator plate further comprises projecting tabs extending from another two opposite side edges of the main body, the side boards comprising accommodation slots corresponding to the projecting tabs.

5. A method for de-packaging a glass panel packaging box, comprising the following steps:
(1) providing a glass panel packaging box that contains therein glass panels and further providing a suction cup and a fan external to and separate from the glass panel packaging box, wherein the glass panel packaging box comprises a box body and a plurality of cushioning separator plates arranged in the box body, the glass panels being received in the box body in such a way that the cushioning separator plates are each arranged between two adjacent ones of the glass panels, the cushioning separator plates each comprising a main body corresponding in size and shape to the glass panels and lugs respectively extending from two opposite side edges of the main body and projecting beyond edges of the glass panels, the main body of the cushioning separator plate being interposed between the two adjacent ones of the glass panels in a manner of being laid flat between and having opposite surfaces completely and respectively in surface engagement with the two adjacent glass panels, the box body comprising a bottom board and side boards perpendicularly connected to the bottom board, the side boards comprising receiving slots that correspond to the lugs;
(2) using the suction cup to suck and hold and lift upward one of the glass panels;
(3) using the fan to blow airflows to contact areas between the glass panel that is being retrieved and the lugs of the cushioning separator plate in surface engagement with the glass panel that is being retrieved in order to break vacuum between the glass panel and the cushioning separator plate to allow the cushioning separator plate to separate from the glass panel that is being retrieved and retain in the box body;
(4) removing the cushioning separator plate that is so separated and retained in the box body in order to expose a lower one of the glass panels; and
(5) repeating steps (2) to (4) until the glass panels contained in the box body are all retrieved.

6. The method for de-packaging a glass panel packaging box as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the fan comprises an ionic fan and in step (4), a suction cup is used to remove the cushioning separator plate, the suction cup being a vacuum suction cup.

7. A method for de-packaging a glass panel packaging box, comprising the following steps:
(1) providing a glass panel packaging box that contains therein glass panels and further providing a suction cup external to and separate from the glass panel packaging box, wherein the glass panel packaging box comprises a box body and a plurality of cushioning separator plates arranged in the box body, the glass panels being received in the box body in such a way that the cushioning separator plates are each arranged between two adjacent ones of the glass panels, the cushioning separator plates each comprising a main body corresponding in size and shape to the glass panels and lugs respectively extending from two opposite side edges of the main body and projecting beyond edges of the glass panels, the main body of the cushioning separator plate being interposed between the two adjacent ones of the glass panels in a manner of being laid flat between and having opposite surfaces completely and respectively in surface engagement with the two adjacent glass panels, the box body comprising a bottom board and side boards perpendicularly connected to the bottom board, the side boards comprising receiving slots that correspond to the lugs;
(2) constraining the lugs from moving upward with the glass panels;
(3) using the suction cup to suck and hold and lift upward one of the glass panels, wherein the lugs are constrained from moving upwards with the glass panel, and the cushioning separator plate is separated from the glass panel at the time when the glass panel is lifted so as to have the cushioning separator plate kept in the box body;
(4) releasing the constraint of the lugs and removing the cushioning separator plate to expose a lower glass panel; and
(5) repeating steps (2) to (4) until the glass panels are all retrieved.

8. The method for de-packaging a glass panel packaging box as claimed in claim 7 , wherein in step (1), each of the lugs comprises an opening formed therein; in step (2), a retention hook is inserted through the opening to retain the lug so as to constrain the lug from moving upward with the glass panel; and in step (3), the retention hook is moved to release the constraint of the lug.

9. The method for de-packaging a glass panel packaging box as claimed in claim 8 , wherein in step (2), the retention hook comprises an ancillary clip, the ancillary clip comprising a base section and a hook section connected to the base section, the base section comprising a horizontal support portion and a connection portion extending upward from the support portion, the hook section comprising a horizontal constraint portion connected to the connection portion and a positioning portion connected to the constraint portion and extending downward, the positioning portion being insertable into the opening of the lug, the constraint portion functioning to prevent the lug from moving upward with the glass panel, the retention hook that is formed of the constraint portion and the positioning portion being mounted and fixed by means of the base section.

10. The method for de-packaging a glass panel packaging box as claimed in claim 7 , wherein step (3) further comprises using a fan to blow airflows to contact areas between the glass panel that is being retrieved and the lugs of the cushioning separator plate in order to break vacuum between the glass panel and the cushioning separator plate to allow the cushioning separator plate to separate and retain in the box body.

Assignees

• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect
• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect

Inventors

• Shi Qinjun

Classifications

• B65H3/0816

  separating from the top of pile · CPC title

• B65D85/38 Primary

  for delicate optical, measuring, calculating or control apparatus · CPC title

• B65H2405/50

  Gripping means · CPC title

• B65H2701/17

  Nature of material · CPC title

• B65B69/0025

  Removing or cutting binding material, e.g. straps or bands · CPC title