US20090001144A1

US20090001144A1 - Package box

Info

Publication number: US20090001144A1
Application number: US11/976,134
Authority: US
Inventors: Yu-Chieh Liang
Original assignee: Quanta Computer Inc
Current assignee: Quanta Computer Inc
Priority date: 2007-06-29
Filing date: 2007-10-22
Publication date: 2009-01-01
Also published as: TWM322389U

Abstract

A package box including a bottom portion, at least one body portion and a cover portion. An empty room is formed in the body portion. The body portions include apertures. A placing room is defined between the aperture and the empty room for placing an article within. The cover portion covers the empty room and the placing room; and has a gap corresponding to the placing room. Thus, any article with a height higher than the package box still can be placed inside the package box.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 96210675, filed Jun. 29, 2007, which is herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention
The invention relates to a package box and, in particular, to a one-sheet folding package box.
2. Description of Related Art
Most mobile electronic products, such as laptop computers or mobile phones, have many accessory parts, such as the adapter, power cord, mouse, spare battery, etc. During the transportation, protecting paper or plastic materials are usually used for packaging in order to prevent collisions and damages by separating and supporting articles enclosed therein.
With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, an existing package box 100 includes a bottom portion 110, two body portions 120, 130, and two cover portions 140, 150.
The bottom portion 110 includes a first side 111 and a second side 112 of equal length and in parallel, a third side 113 and a fourth side 114 of equal length and in parallel, and two apertures 115 adjacent to the third and fourth sides 113, 114.
Each of the body portions 120, 130 includes a first height part 121, 131, a box part 122, 132, a second height part 123, 133, and a folding part 124, 134, respectively. The box part 122, 132 is provided with a long- striped aperture 125, 135 in the vicinity of the second height part 123, 133. Each of the box parts 122, 132 is provided with a holding hole 126, 136. A connecting part 127, 137 is formed between the second height part 123, 133 and the folding part 124, 134 for connecting to the aperture 115.
The folding part 124 of the box part 122 is divided by the aperture 125 into a first folding region 124′ and a second folding region 124″. The first folding region 124′ is folded inward, whereas the second folding region 124″ is folded outward. Both of them touch against the bottom portion 110. The folding part 134 of the body portion 130 is folded inward.
The second height part 123 of the body portion 120 and the second height part 133 of the body portion 130 define a placing room 160 for placing an article 170 therein.
In the assembly, the two body portions 120, 130 have a U shape bending on the bottom portion 110.
The cover portion 140 includes a height part 141, a cover part 142, a connecting part 143, and a holding hole 144. The cover portion 140 is bent into the U shape, so that the hooking part 143 can fit into the apertures 125, 135 of the body portion 120, thereby covering one part of the body portions 120, 130.
The cover portion 150 includes a height part 151, a cover part 152, a connecting part 153, and several holding holes 154. The body portion 150 is bent into the U shape, so that the hooking part 153 can fit into the apertures 125, 135 of the body portion 120, thereby covering the other part of the body portions 120, 130 and the placing room 160. Thus, the article 170 (e.g., battery of a laptop computer) is packaged therein.
The existing package box 100 uses the placing room 160 among the second height part 123, 133 of the body portion and the cover part 152 of the cover portion 150 to accommodate the article 170. This achieves the goal of supporting and protecting the article 170. However, if the height of the article 170 is larger than the second height parts 123, 133 of the body portions 120, 130, the height of second height parts 123, 133 has to be increased in order to fit, support and protect a large-size article 170. Thus, the whole size of the package box has to be changed as well.
Accordingly, this package box 100 can only be used on articles 170 of a specific size. Therefore, laptop computer batteries of different shapes cannot share the same package box. In this case, the production cost will be higher.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the invention is to provide a package box to solve the problem that the existing package box can only accommodate articles of one size. Without changing the overall material use, a gap for deformation enables the invention to accommodate articles of larger sizes. Therefore, the material stacking can be reduced, thereby increasing the shipping quantity and lowering the production cost.
Another objective of the invention is to provide a package box that utilizes the connection between an anti-break gap and an aperture of the article to provide the cushion effect and prevent collisions.
The disclosed package box includes a bottom portion, two body portions, and a cover portion.
The bottom portion includes a first side and a second side of equal length and in parallel, a third side and a fourth side of equal length and in parallel, and two apertures adjacent to the third and fourth sides.
The body portions are connected to the third and fourth sides of the bottom portion, respectively. Each body portion includes a connecting aperture, a through aperture, and an upright region. Each body portion is bent and fixed to the aperture of the bottom portion. The through aperture is formed in the upright region.
The cover portion includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover is connected with the first side of the bottom portion. It includes a first hooking plate to fit into the connecting aperture of the body portion. The first cover, the two opposite connecting apertures, and the body portion define an empty room. The second cover is connected with the second side of the bottom portion. It includes a second hooking plate to fit into the connecting aperture and a gap formed at the center. The second cover, the two opposite connecting apertures, and the empty room defines a placing room.
According to the invention, the gap of the cover portion can be pushed and deformed appropriately to accommodate an article of a larger size. It also provides stable support and protection. The total material is not increased. The invention can hold articles of different sizes. Therefore, it has the advantages of saving the material, increasing the shipping quantity in each cargo, and lowering the cost.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent by reference to the following description and accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the invention, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a locally expanded three-dimensional view of an existing package box;

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of the existing package box assembly;

FIG. 3 is an expanded planar view of the package box according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a locally expanded three-dimensional view of the package box in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a locally enlarged three-dimensional view of the anti-break gap;

FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional assembly view of the invention holding an article therein; and

FIG. 7 is a side view of the assembly according to the embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same references relate to the same elements.
With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the package box according to an embodiment of the invention includes a bottom portion 200, two body portions 300, 400, one first cover 700, and a second cover 800.
The bottom portion 200 includes a first side 210 and a second side 220 of equal length and in parallel, a third side 230 and a fourth side 240 of equal length and in parallel, and two apertures 250. The apertures 250 are formed in the vicinity of the third and fourth sides 230, 240.
The body portions 300, 400 are connected with the third and fourth sides 230, 240 of the bottom portion 200, respectively. Each body portion 300, 400 is bent and fixed to the aperture 250 of the bottom portion 200.
Each of the body portions 300, 400 includes, respectively, a first height part 310, 410 in parallel, a body part 320, 420, a second height part 330, 430, a folding part 340, 440, an upright region 350, 450, a flat region 360, 460, a connecting aperture 370, 470, and a through aperture 380, 480. A first cover 700, the apertures 370, 470, and the body portions 300, 400 form an empty room 500. The upright regions 350, 450 and the flat regions 360, 460 are respectively formed inside the second height parts 330, 430 of the body portions 300, 400 and the body parts 320, 420. The through apertures 380, 480 are formed in the upright regions 350, 450, respectively. The flat regions 360, 460 touch against the bottom portion 200. A placing room 501 is further formed between the through apertures 380. 480 of the body portions 300
400 and the empty room 500 for holding an article 600 therein (see FIGS. 6 and 7). The connecting apertures 370, 470 are long-striped cuts across the second height parts 330, 430 and the body parts 320, 420, respectively.
Each of the borders between the second height parts 330, 430 and the folding parts 340, 440 is provided with a stopping part 331, 431, respectively. The stopping part 331, 431 is fixed to the aperture 250 of the bottom portion 200. Each of the body parts 320, 420 is provided with a holding hole 321, 421.
Please refer to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. The body portion 400 further includes an anti-break gap 490 parallel to the connecting aperture 470 and connecting to the through aperture 480. When the article 600 receives an external force, the anti-break gap 490 is suitably opened to provide cushion effects, preventing the article 600 from being damaged.
With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the first cover 700 is connected to the first side 210 of the bottom portion 200 and includes a height part 710, a cover part 720, a first hooking plate 730 in parallel, and a through hole 740. The first hooking plate 730 fits into the connecting apertures 370, 470 of the body portions 300, 400. The through hole 740 is formed between the first hooking plate 730 and the cove r part 720. In the packaging state, one can readily open the first cover 700 from the body portions 300, 400 using the through hole 740.
The second cover 800 is connected to the second side 220 of the bottom portion 200 and includes a height part 810, a cover part 820, a second hooking plate 830 in parallel, and several holding holes 840 formed on the height part 810. The second hooking plate 830 fit into the connecting apertures 370, 470 of the body portions 300, 400. The second cover 800 further includes a gap 850 formed at the center of the body part 820. The gap 850 has a cut part 851 and several fork parts 852 extending from both sides of the cut part 851 outwards.
Please refer to FIGS. 6 and 7. An article 600 is inserted into the placing room 501. The second cover 800 then covers the body portions 300, 400 to enclose the article 600 inside the placing room. If the height of the article 600 is larger than the height of the height part 810 of the second cover 800, the gap 850 is pushed upward. In this way, the total material of the package box can be reduced while achieving the same packaging effect. The article 600 is still supported and protected as desired.
In comparison with the existing package boxes that can hold only articles of one size, the disclosed package box can accommodate articles of different sizes. When the height of the article 600 is greater than the height of the height part 810 of the second cover 800, the gap 850 is pushed and suitably deformed so that the article 600 is stably held inside the accessory box. If the height of the article 600 is comparable to the height of the height part 810 of the second cover 800, the gap 850 is not pushed or deformed. The article is still stably packaged therein. Therefore, the disclosed package box can be used for articles 600 of different sizes without increasing its material. The size of the package box is not modified as the article size is changed. This can reduce the production cost.
The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

1. A package box, comprising:

a bottom portion, including a first side and a second side of equal length and in parallel, a third side and a fourth side of equal length and in parallel, and two apertures in the vicinity of the third and fourth sides;

two body portions, connecting respectively to the third and fourth sides of the bottom portion, each of which is bent and fixed to the corresponding aperture of the bottom portion and includes a connecting aperture, a through aperture, and an upright region with the through aperture formed in the upright region; and

a cover portion, including a first cover connecting with the first side of the bottom portion and having a first hooking plate to fit into the connecting aperture of the corresponding body portion, and a second cover connecting with the second side of the bottom portion and having a second hooking plate to fit into the connecting aperture of the corresponding body portion and a gap formed at the center;

wherein the first cover, the connecting apertures, and the body portion define an empty room, and the empty room and the through apertures define a placing room.

2. The package box of claim 1, wherein each of the body portion includes a first height part, a body part, a second height part, and a folding part in parallel, and the border between the second height part and the folding part is formed with a stopping part fixed to the aperture of the bottom portion.

3. The package box of claim 2, wherein the connecting aperture is a long-striped cut across the second height part and the body part.

4. The package box of claim 2, wherein each of the body portions further includes a flat region urging against the bottom portion.

5. The package box of claim 2, wherein the body portion in the vicinity of the fourth side further includes an anti-break gap parallel to the connecting aperture and connected with the through aperture.

6. The package box of claim 1, wherein the gap of the second cover has a cut part and a plurality of fork parts extending from the two sides of the cut part.

7. The package box of claim 1, wherein the second cover further includes a height part, a cover part, and a plurality of holding holes formed on the height part in parallel.

8. The package box of claim 1, wherein the first cover further includes a height part and a cover part in parallel.

9. The package box of claim 1, wherein the first cover includes a through hole formed between the first hooking plate and the cover part.

10. The package box of claim 2, wherein the body portion further includes a holding hole formed on the body part.