|
(11) | EP 0 326 072 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(54) | An air cushioned packing device and packing method |
(57) The invention provides a packing device and packing method for packing breakable
and damageable articles and plate glass (5) in particular. The packing device of the
present invention comprises at least one inflatable air cushion (3) and a supporting
structure. The packing method of the present invention is a method of using a supporting
structure and at least one air cushion to pack articles and air is inflated into the
air cushion to increase the air cushion's function of shock and viberation reduction.
The scope of the operation air pressure within the air cushion is 0.5-0.25kg/cm (gauge
pressure). The device according to the present invention has a lot of advantages, such as higher strength, lighter weight, more convenient application, easier reclaim, higher coefficient of repetitive application and more favourable shock absorbing effect, so as to compensate the present loss. |