A packing box with a flexible section

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to packing boxes to be used in the transportation of the products and/or components of home appliances, wherein the packing boxes comprises a flexible region and particularly relates to a packing box comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and two mutual lateral surfaces with a barcode region thereon.

KNOWN STATE OF THE ART

[0002] Packing boxes, made of materials like carton, are used in the transportation of equipment like white goods. In order for packing boxes to occupy less space and in order for packing boxes to be transported in an easier manner, pluralities of packing boxes are designed so as to be slightly bigger than the products which are to be carried therein. However, since the dimension difference between the package and the product is small, it is difficult to place the products into the packing boxes. In order to prevent this drawback, the dimension of the packing box is increased; however, in this case, there are some problems in the transportation of the box. In more details, while a big-dimensioned packing box, which is made of carton, is being carried to the forklift, the forklift may press the box, and as a result of this, the box may become wrinkled and thereby the box may be deformed. This leads to barcode tags, existing on the packing box, to change the place thereof, thus, the barcode tag can not be read in the related stations. Moreover, since the packing boxes, which have product therein, are placed one above the other, this leads to wrinkling and as a result of this, the barcodes can not be read.

[0003] The packing box disclosed in the patent WO2010060808 comprises a bellows which provides folding of the box when the box is not in use. Thus, the box is prevented from occupying much space. Moreover, the box may bend in case of pressure, and the deformation thereof is prevented. In the patent JP5308898, a container for fruit and vegetable transportation is disclosed. Said container comprises a bellow at a part of the side wall thereof, the bellow being expandable when lifted. With this solution, the wrinkling problem of the package can be partially eliminated, however, the fixation of the position of the barcode tag can not be provided. Since, in case the box is pressed, the widths of the packages in both of the patents change because of the closing of the bellows region, thus, the position of the barcode tag changes.

[0004] From prior art document US 1 912 385 a container box suitable for pulverulent materials is disclosed. Said container comprises two rectangular sections, wherein three sides of these sections are joined by a bellows. By action of the bellows pulverulent the material is discharged. This box serves as a dispenser and is not suitable for securely packaging e. g. a stove.

[0005] As a result, because of the abovementioned problems, an improvement is required on said packing boxes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The present invention relates to a novel packing box, in order to eliminate the drawbacks in the present systems mentioned above and in order to bring new advantages to the related technical field.

[0007] An object of the invention is to prevent the formation of wrinkling which are parallel to the direction of pressing of the packing box by the forklift, during the transfer of the packing boxes by the forklift.

[0008] Another object of the invention is to provide a packing box which can be designed so as to have dimensions which are greater than the dimensions of the product therein and by means of this, which provides the products to be placed inside in a more rapid and simpler manner and without the product being torn in mass production.

[0009] In order to realize the abovementioned objects and the objects to be obtained from the detailed description below, the present invention relates to a packing box to be used in the transportation of the products and/or components of home appliances, wherein the packing box is a flat box whose height is shorter than the width and length thereof. Said packing box comprising an upper surface; a lower surface; two mutual lateral surfaces with a barcode region thereon; and a flexible section provided on said upper, lower and lateral surfaces. Said packing box is characterized by comprising an upper bending line extending between two lateral surfaces along said upper surface so that said flexible section defines a bending point on the upper edge of the lateral surfaces; a lateral bending line which begins from said bending point and which extends between the upper surface and the lower surface; another lateral bending line which begins from the bending point and which extends between the upper and the lower surface so that there is a certain angle between it and said lateral bending line; an intermediate bending line which begins from the bending point and which extends between the upper and the lower surfaces so as to remain between the lateral bending lines; and a lower bending line which extends along the lower surface between the ends of said lateral bending lines. Thus, when said packing box is pressed, the packing box can be bended without any change in the total length of the upper edge of said lateral surfaces.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said flexible section also comprises an upper bending line which extends between two lateral surfaces along the upper surface so as to define said bending point.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said upper and lower bending lines have a linear extending cross section.

[0012] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said lateral and intermediate bending lines have a linear extending cross section.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, two lateral bending lines are provided which extend in a linear manner with a certain angle between the lower and the upper surface of the packing box; and an intermediate bending line is provided which extends between the lower and the upper surface so as to be between said two lateral bending lines.

[0014] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, some part of said lower bending line extends between the lateral bending line on one side and the intermediate bending line; and the other part of said lower bending line extends between the lateral bending line on the other side and the intermediate bending line.

[0015] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a narrow angle is provided between two lateral bending lines.

[0016] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cross sections of the related parts of the lateral bending line, intermediate bending line and lower bending line on one side define a right-triangular form on the lateral surface.

[0017] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cross sections of the related parts of the other lateral bending line, intermediate bending line and lower bending line define a right-triangular form on the lateral surface.

[0018] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said lateral, intermediate and lower bending lines are formed by crushing the related surfaces of the packing box by a cutting tool.

[0019] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the upper bending line is formed by crushing the related surfaces of the packing box by means of a cutting tool.

[0020] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the subject matter packing box is in the form of a rectangular prism.

[0021] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said packing box is made of carton.

[0022] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the packing box has dimensions so that the home appliance can be placed.

[0023] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said packing box is a flat box whose height is shorter than the width and length thereof.

[0024] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the packing box is a flat box wherein a stove can be placed.

[0025] The present invention also relates to a production method of a packing box comprising an upper surface; a lower surface; two mutual lateral surfaces with a barcode region thereon; and a flexible section provided on said upper, lower and lateral surfaces. Said production method comprises the formation steps of the following items on the packing box, where each of the steps is realized by crushing the related surfaces of the packing box by a cutting tool:

a) A lateral bending line which begins from a bending point on the upper edge of said lateral surfaces and which extends between the upper surface and the lower surface,

b) Another lateral bending line which begins from a bending point and which extends between the upper surface and the lower surface so that there is a certain angle between it and said lateral bending line,

c) An intermediate bending line which begins from the bending point and which extends between the upper surface and the lower surface so as to remain between the lateral bending lines,

d) A lower bending line which extends along the lower surface and between the ends of said lateral bending lines.

[0026] In a preferred application of the subject matter method, there is the process step of forming an upper bending line extending between two lateral surfaces along the upper surface so as to define said bending point.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0027] In Figure 1a, the representative perspective view of the subject matter packing box in non-pressed form is given.

[0028] In Figure 1b, the zoomed view of the flexible section is given.

[0029] In Figure 2, the representative perspective view of the subject matter packing box in pressed form is given.

THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] In this detailed explanation, the subject matter packing box (10) is explained with references to examples without forming any restrictive effect in order to make the subject more understandable. A preferred exemplary embodiment of the subject matter invention is used for stoves. Accordingly, in the detailed description below, the subject matter invention is assumed to be used in the transportation of the products and/or components of home appliances.

[0031] With reference to Figure 1a, the subject matter packing box (10) is preferably made of carton which is adhered from four points and again it is preferably in the form of a rectangular prism. On the packing box (10), there are preferably four barcode regions (17) which are close to the corners.

[0032] As an improvement of the subject matter invention, the packing box (10) has a flexible section (14). Said flexible section (14) is formed in the intermediate section of the packing box (10). As in Figure 1, when the packing box (10) does not apply any pressure, said flexible section (14) has a triangular-like cross section on the lateral surface (11). With reference to Figure 1b, in more details, there is an upper bending line (141) extending along the upper surface (15) so as to define a bending point (142) at the intermediate point of the upper edge (12). Two lateral bending lines (143a, 143b) extend in an angled and mutual manner between the upper and the lower surface (16) of the packing box (10). Between said two lateral bending lines (143), there is an intermediate bending line (145) extending preferably orthogonally. In the form of the packing box (10) illustrated in Figure 1, the cross section of each of said lateral bending lines is a straight line defining the hypotenuse of a right triangle. On the lower surface (16) of the packing box (10), a lower bending line (144) extends between two lateral bending lines (143a, 143b) and it is separated into two parts (144a, 144b) by said intermediate bending line (145). Again in the case in Figure 1, said lower bending line (144) is in the form of a straight line which extends along a part of the lower edge (13) of the packing box and which defines the base of a triangle.

[0033] Said flexible section (14) is preferably formed by crushing the packing box (10) by a cutting tool like a knife along the upper, lower and lateral bending lines. However, in alternative embodiments, the flexible section (14) can be formed by a weaker material or the flexible section (14) can be weakened.

[0034] During transportation, when the packing box (10) is pressed in the pressing directions (A, B), which are opposite directions, from two sides thereof, the packing box (10) takes the form illustrated in Figure 2. Accordingly, when the packing box (10) is pressed by the forklift, the packing box (10) is bended so that the upper bending line (141) will form the bending axis. According to the amount of pressing, the bending angle can increase until the lower bending line (144) becomes non-linear and until the lateral bending lines contact with each other.

[0035] As a result, by means of this structure, even if the packing box (10) is pressed, the total length of the upper edge (12) does not change; thus, the displacement of the position of the barcode regions is minimum. Thus, during the transportation of the packing box (10) by the forklifts, there is no problem during the reading of the barcodes in the stations in the production areas.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0036] 

10 Packing box

11 Lateral surface

12 Upper edge

13 Lower edge

14 Flexible section

141 Upper bending line

142 Bending point

143 Lateral bending line

144 Lower bending line

145 Intermediate bending line

15 Upper surface

16 Lower surface

17 Barcode region

A: Pressing direction

B: Pressing direction

Claims

1. A packing box (10) to be used in the transportation of the products and/or components of home appliances, wherein the packing box (10) is a flat box whose height is shorter than the width and length thereof and wherein the packing box (10) comprises an upper surface (15); a lower surface (16); two mutual lateral surfaces (11) with a barcode region (17) thereon; and a flexible section (14) provided on said upper, lower and lateral surfaces (11), characterized by comprising a lateral bending line (143a) which begins from a bending point (142) on the upper edge (12) of said lateral surfaces (11) and which extends between the upper surface (15) and the lower surface (16); another lateral bending line (143b) which begins from the bending point (142) and which extends between the upper and the lower surface (15, 16) so that there is a certain angle between it and said lateral bending line (143a); an intermediate bending line (145) which begins from the bending point (142) and which extends between the upper and the lower surfaces (15, 16) so as to remain between the lateral bending lines (143a, 143b); and a lower bending line (144) which extends along the lower surface (16) between the ends of said lateral bending lines (143a, 143b).

2. A packing box (10) according to claim 1, wherein said flexible section also comprises an upper bending line (141) which extends between two lateral surfaces (11) along the upper surface (15) so as to define said bending point (142).

3. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said upper and lower bending lines (141, 144) have a linear extending cross section.

4. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said lateral and intermediate bending lines (143, 144) have a linear extending cross section.

5. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein some part (144a) of said lower bending line (144) extends between the lateral bending line (143a) on one side and the intermediate bending line (145); and the other part (144b) of said lower bending line (144) extends between the lateral bending line (144b) on the other side and the intermediate bending line (145).

6. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a narrow angle is provided between two lateral bending lines (143a, 143b).

7. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cross sections of the related parts (144a) of the lateral bending line (143a), intermediate bending line (145) and the lower bending line on one side define a right-triangular form on the lateral surface (11).

8. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cross sections of the related parts (144b) of the other lateral bending line (143b), intermediate bending line (145) and lower bending line define a right-triangular form on the lateral surface (11).

9. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said lateral, lower and intermediate bending lines (143, 144, 145) are formed by crushing the related surfaces of the packing box (10) by means of a cutting tool.

10. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the upper bending line (141) is formed by crushing the related surfaces of the packing box (10) by a cutting tool.

11. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the subject matter packing box is in the form of a rectangular prism.

12. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said packing box (10) is made of carton.

13. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the packing box (10) has dimensions so that the home appliance can be placed.

14. A packing box (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said packing box (10) is a flat box.

15. A packing box (10) according to Claim 1, wherein the packing box is a flat box wherein a stove can be placed.

Ansprüche

1. Verpackungsschachtel (10), die für den Transport von Haushaltsgeräteprodukten und/ oder -komponenten verwendet werden soll, wobei es sich bei der Verpackungsschachtel (10) um eine flache Schachtel handelt, deren Höhe geringer ist als deren Breite und Länge, und wobei die Verpackungsschachtel (10) Folgendes umfasst: eine obere Fläche (15), eine untere Fläche (16), zwei sich gegenüberliegende Seitenflächen (11) mit einem Strichcodebereich (17) daran und einen flexiblen Abschnitt (14) an der oberen Fläche, der unteren Fläche und den Seitenflächen (11), gekennzeichnet durch das Vorhandensein einer seitlichen Knicklinie (143a), die an einem Knickpunkt (142) am oberen Rand (12) der Seitenflächen (11) beginnt und zwischen der oberen Fläche (15) und der unteren Fläche (16) verläuft, einer weiteren seitlichen Knicklinie (143b), die an dem Knickpunkt (142) beginnt und so zwischen der oberen und der unteren Fläche (15, 16) verläuft, dass ein bestimmter Winkel zwischen ihr und der seitlichen Knicklinie (143a) besteht, einer mittleren Knicklinie (145), die an dem Knickpunkt (142) beginnt und so zwischen der oberen und der unteren Fläche (15, 16) verläuft, dass sie zwischen den seitlichen Knicklinien (143a, 143b) bleibt, und einer unteren Knicklinie (144), die zwischen den Enden der seitlichen Knicklinien (143a, 143b) an der unteren Fläche (16) entlang verläuft.

2. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach Anspruch 1, bei der der flexible Abschnitt auch eine obere Knicklinie (141) umfasst, die zwischen zwei Seitenflächen (11) so an der oberen Fläche (15) entlang verläuft, dass sie den Knickpunkt (142) definiert.

3. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die obere und die untere Knicklinie (141, 144) eine linear verlaufende Schnittfläche aufweisen.

4. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die seitliche und die mittlere Knicklinie (143, 144) eine linear verlaufende Schnittfläche aufweisen.

5. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der ein Teil (144a) der unteren Knicklinie (144) zwischen der seitlichen Knicklinie (143a) auf einer Seite und der mittleren Knicklinie (145) und der andere Teil (144b) der unteren Knicklinie (144) zwischen der seitlichen Knicklinie (144b) auf der anderen Seite und der mittleren Knicklinie (145) verläuft.

6. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der zwischen zwei seitlichen Knicklinien (143a, 143b) ein spitzer Winkel besteht.

7. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Schnittflächen der zusammengehörenden Teile (144a) der seitlichen Knicklinie (143a), der mittleren Knicklinie (145) und der unteren Knicklinie auf einer Seite auf der Seitenfläche (11) eine rechtwinklige Dreiecksform definieren.

8. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Schnittflächen der zusammengehörenden Teile (144b) der anderen seitlichen Knicklinie (143b), der mittleren Knicklinie (145) und der unteren Knicklinie auf der Seitenfläche (11) eine rechtwinklige Dreiecksform definieren.

9. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die seitliche, die untere und die mittlere Knicklinie (143, 144, 145) durch Eindrücken der zusammengehörenden Flächen der Verpackungsschachtel (10) mit Hilfe eines Schneidwerkzeugs gebildet werden.

10. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die obere Knicklinie (141) durch Eindrücken der zusammengehörenden Flächen der Verpackungsschachtel (10) mit einem Schneidwerkzeug gebildet wird.

11. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Verpackungsschachtel, die den Gegenstand der Erfindung darstellt, in Form eines rechtwinkligen Prismas vorliegt.

12. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Verpackungsschachtel (10) aus Pappe besteht.

13. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Verpackungsschachtel (10) solche Abmessungen aufweist, dass sich das Haushaltsgerät hineinsetzen lässt.

14. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei es sich bei der Verpackungsschachtel (10) um eine flache Schachtel handelt.

15. Verpackungsschachtel (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei es sich bei der Verpackungsschachtel um eine flache Schachtel handelt, in die sich ein Herd hineinsetzen lässt.

Revendications

1. Boîte d'emballage (10) destinée à être utilisée dans le transport de produits et/ou composants d'appareils ménagers, la boîte d'emballage (10) étant une boîte plate dont la hauteur est plus petite que la largeur et la longueur de celle-ci et la boîte d'emballage (10) comprenant une surface supérieure (15) ; une surface inférieure (16) ; deux surfaces réciproques latérales (11) avec une zone de code à barres (17) sur celles-ci ; et une section flexible (14) prévue sur lesdites surfaces supérieure, inférieure et latérales (11), caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une ligne de pliage latérale (143a) qui commence à partir d'un point de pliage (142) sur le bord supérieur (12) desdites surfaces latérales (11) et qui s'étend entre la surface supérieure (15) et la surface inférieure (16) ; une autre ligne de pliage latérale (143b) qui commence à partir du point de pliage (142) et qui s'étend entre les surfaces supérieure et inférieure (15, 16) de telle sorte qu'il y ait un certain angle entre celui-ci et ladite ligne de pliage latérale (143a) ; une ligne de pliage intermédiaire (145) qui commence à partir du point de pliage (142) et qui s'étend entre les surfaces supérieure et inférieure (15, 16) afin de rester entre les lignes de pliage latérales (143a, 143b) ; et une ligne de pliage inférieure (144) qui s'étend le long de la surface inférieure (16) entre les extrémités desdites lignes de pliage latérales (143a, 143b).

2. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite section flexible comprend également une ligne de pliage supérieure (141) qui s'étend entre deux surfaces latérales (11) le long de la surface supérieure (15) afin de définir ledit point de pliage (142).

3. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdites lignes de pliage supérieure et inférieure (141, 144) ont une coupe transversale s'étendant linéairement.

4. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdites lignes de pliage latérales et intermédiaire (143, 144) ont une coupe transversale s'étendant linéairement.

5. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle une partie (144a) de ladite ligne de pliage inférieure (144) s'étend entre la ligne de pliage latérale (143a) sur un côté et la ligne de pliage intermédiaire (145) ; et l'autre partie (144b) de ladite ligne de pliage inférieure (144) s'étend entre la ligne de pliage latérale (144b) de l'autre côté et la ligne de pliage intermédiaire (145).

6. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle un angle fermé est prévu entre deux lignes de pliage latérales (143a, 143b).

7. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle les coupes transversales des parties concernées (144a) de la ligne de pliage latérale (143a), de la ligne de pliage intermédiaire (145) et de la ligne de pliage inférieure sur un côté définissent une forme triangulaire droite sur la surface latérale (11).

8. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle les coupes transversales des parties concernées (144b) de l'autre ligne de pliage latérale (143b), de la ligne de pliage intermédiaire (145) et de la ligne de pliage inférieure définissent une forme triangulaire droite sur la surface latérale (11).

9. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdites lignes de pliage latérales, inférieure et intermédiaire (143, 144, 145) sont formées en écrasant les surfaces concernées de la boîte d'emballage (10) au moyen d'un outil de coupe.

10. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la ligne de pliage supérieure (141) est formée en écrasant les surfaces concernées de la boîte d'emballage (10) au moyen d'un outil de coupe.

11. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la boîte d'emballage en question a la forme d'un prisme rectangulaire.

12. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite boîte d'emballage (10) est composée en carton.

13. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la boîte d'emballage (10) présente des dimensions de telle sorte que l'appareil ménager puisse y être placé.

14. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite boîte d'emballage (10) est une boîte plate.

15. Boîte d'emballage (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la boîte d'emballage est une boîte plate dans laquelle une cuisinière peut être placée.

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