Abstract:
A packing system is provided. The packing system includes a box, a partition, and a first article and a second article to be packed. The box has an inner space. The partition is movably disposed within the inner space and divides the inner space into a first space and a second space. The second article is stored in the second space. The first article is partially compressed and contained in the first space. The first article is in contact with the partition to support the partition and absorb a shock and movement of the partition, and therefore reduce the possible damage occurred on the second article.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention generally relates to a packing system and more particularly, the present invention relates to a packing system utilizing the structure of the packing system for shock absorption. 
         [0003]    2. Description of the Prior Art 
         [0004]    The packing of the fragile package is an important issue during the shipping process. If the packing is not secured, the package is easily damaged during the shipping and the manufacture cost is increased. For high precision or fragile electronic devices, such as liquid crystal device (LCD), plasma display device, organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, home theater, lamp and so on, it is especially easy to damage the internal circuit structure or other fragile structure, which causes the cost lost of the products. 
         [0005]    As a display device packing shown in  FIG. 1   a  and  FIG. 1   b,  during the product shipping process, the display device panel  70  and the support base  50  are separated from each other. At first, the cushions  22  are filled in the bottom of the box  10 . The support base  50 , folded in the extremely compressed position, is placed in the cushion  22 . A partition  30  is disposed in the top of the support base  50  and is used to isolate the support base  50  and the display device panel  70 , which is disposed at the top of the partition  30 . As the result, the problem of the support base  50  damaging the display device panel  70  during shipping can be avoided. Finally, the cushions  21  are filled in the top of the display device panel  70  and the packing assignment is done. 
         [0006]    With the packing method described above, the protection and the shock absorption rely on the cushions  21 , the cushion  22  and the partition  30  filling in the box. Therefore, the thickness and the material of the cushions  21 , the cushions  22  and the partition  30  determine the efficiency of the shock absorption effect. In other words, the support base  50  is one of the factors to cause the damage of the display device panel  70 . Besides, the structure of the support base  50  includes some springs or other elastic materials, but they can not be utilized as a part of the cushion structure of the integrity packing for shock absorption. Therefore, how to convert the support base  50  from a factor causing damages to the electronic device to a device increasing the efficiency of the shock absorption is the main purpose of the present invention. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    A purpose of the present invention is to provide a packing system with the advantage of economizing the usage of the cushion. 
         [0008]    Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a packing system utilizing the structure of the package to provide the shock absorption. 
         [0009]    The packing system of the present invention includes a box, a first cushion, a partition, and a first article and a second article to be packed. The box has an internal space and the first cushion is disposed within the internal space. The partition is movably disposed within the internal space and a first space is formed between the partition and the first cushion. The first article is in a less stretching status and stored in the first space. Besides, the first article supports the partition and is movably disposed in the first space. The first cushion is filled in the gap between the first article and the box. The second cushion is disposed in the internal space and the first cushion and the second cushion are disposed in the two sides of the partition. A second space is formed between the second cushion and the partition. The second article is stored in the second space. The second cushion is used to fill in the gap between the electronic device and the box. In the preferred embodiment, the second cushion contacts the partition and covers the electronic device. The first cushion covers the first article and the contacted portion of the partition. 
         [0010]    In the preferred embodiment, the first article is a support base. The support base includes a base, a support rod, a connective stand and an elastic member. Two ends of the support rod are respectively opposite to a base end and a sustained end. The base end is connected to the base and the sustained end is movable relative to the base end. The support rod can be in a stretching position, a compressing position, a less stretching position and a less compressing position. The elastic member is respectively connected to the base and the support rod. When the support base is in the stretching position, the deformable value and the elastic strength is the smallest. When the support base is in the compressing position, the relative displacement between the support rod and the base is in the maximum value. When the support base is in the less stretching position and the less compressing position, the relative displacement between the support rod and the base is increasable. 
         [0011]    When the support base is stored in the first space of the box, the support base is stretchable in a first direction. The support base is against the partition and provides a force for the partition to absorb the shock of the partition during the shipping. When an external force is applied to the second article, the partition is compressed in the first direction. The external force is transmitted along the first direction from the partition to the support base. The support base is moved from the less stretching position to the less compressing position and absorbs the shock and the displacement. At the moment, the elastic member accumulates an elastic strength and the support base can return to the original position, the less stretching position, by the elastic strength. By the stretch of the support base and the elastic strength of the elastic member, the shock of the second article generated by the external force is reduced. 
         [0012]    In the preferred embodiment, an elastic material is disposed between the partition and a first interval of the first cushion. By comparing to the partition and the first cushion, the rigidity coefficiency of the elastic material is small. In other words, when the same external force is used, the resistance of the elastic material is smaller than the resistance of the partition and the first cushion. When the partition is compelled along the first direction, because the rigidity coefficiency of the elastic material is smaller, the elastic material will start to be deformed and compressed before the partition and the first cushion do and provide an enough compressing space for the support base. 
     
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0013]      FIG. 1   a  is an exploded view of the packing system in the prior art. 
           [0014]      FIG. 1   b  is a cross-sectional view of the packing system in the prior art. 
           [0015]      FIG. 2  is a view of the embodiment of the electronic device. 
           [0016]      FIG. 3   a  is an exploded view of the embodiment of the structure of the packing system. 
           [0017]      FIG. 3   b  is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in  FIG. 3   a.    
           [0018]      FIG. 3   c  is a view of the embodiment shown in  FIG. 3   b.    
           [0019]      FIG. 3   d  is another embodiment of the partition and the first cushion. 
           [0020]      FIG. 4   a  is an exploded view of another embodiment of the packing system. 
           [0021]      FIG. 4   b  is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in  FIG. 4   a.    
           [0022]      FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment adding a hardness board. 
           [0023]      FIG. 6   a  is a view of the embodiment of the support base. 
           [0024]      FIG. 6   b  is a view of another embodiment of the support base. 
           [0025]      FIG. 7   a  is a view of the embodiment illustrating the support base is in the stretching position. 
           [0026]      FIG. 7   b  is a view of the embodiment illustrating the support base is in the compressing position. 
           [0027]      FIG. 7   c  is a view of the embodiment illustrating the support base is in the less stretching position. 
           [0028]      FIG. 8   a  is an exploded view of the embodiment included an elastic material. 
           [0029]      FIG. 8   b  is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment illustrating the support base is in the less stretching position. 
           [0030]      FIG. 8   c  is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment illustrating the support base is in the less compressing position. 
           [0031]      FIG. 9   a  is a view of another embodiment illustrating the first article and the second article in the present invention. 
           [0032]      FIG. 9   b  is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the packing system shown in  FIG. 9   a.    
           [0033]      FIG. 10   a  and  FIG. 10   b  are views of another embodiment in the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0034]    A packing system is disclosed in the present invention. In the preferred embodiment, the packing system is used for an electronic device. In the present invention, a display device is used as an example of the electronic device, as shown in  FIG. 2 . However, the present invention can also be implemented in other devices or equipment, such as fans, lamps and so on. 
         [0035]    As the embodiment shown in  FIG. 3   a  and  FIG. 3   b,  the packing system includes a box  100 , a first cushion  220  and a partition  300 . The box  100  includes an internal space  110 . In the present embodiment, the box  100  is a quadrate box and the internal space  110  is also a quadrate space. However, in a different embodiment, the shape of the box  100  and the internal space  110  can be varied for different types of articles. In accordance with one embodiment, the box  100  is a box made of cardboard. In a different embodiment, the box  100  is made of plastic or other materials. 
         [0036]    As shown in  FIG. 3   a  and  FIG. 3   b,  the first cushion  220  is disposed within the internal space  110 . The first cushion  220  is made of the Styrofoam. In a different embodiment, the first cushion is made of cushion material, such as foam, organic expandable materials, air pad and so on. The partition  300  is movably disposed in the internal space  110  of the box  100 , and the two ends of the partition  300  are contacting the internal wall of the box  100  to maintain the stability of the partition in the horizontal direction. A first interval  221  is maintained between the partition  300  and the first cushion  220 . Therefore, the partition  300  and the first cushion  220  are separated from each other. As shown in  FIG. 3   b,  the internal space  110  is divided into a first space  112  and a second space  111  by the partition  300 . The first space  112  is formed between the partition  300  and the first cushion  220 . The first space  112  includes a first height. Besides, in a preferred embodiment, the rigidity coefficiency of the partition  300  is larger than the rigidity coefficiency of the first cushion  220 . In the preferred embodiment, the partition  300  is movably disposed in the internal space  110  through the friction between the box  100  and the partition  300 . However, in a different embodiment, the partition  300  is supported by the article stored in the first space  112  and is movably disposed within the box  100 . 
         [0037]    When the box  100  is impacted or compelled by an external force, the first cushion  220  is moved relative to the partition  300 . When the first cushion  220  and the partition  300  are oppositely moved by the compressing force, as shown in  FIG. 3   c,  the box  100  will be deformed and the first interval  221  formed between the first cushion  220  and the partition  300  is compressed to be a second interval  222 . The second interval  222  is smaller than the first interval  221 , and at this time, the first height of the first space  112  is compressed to be a smaller second height. Besides, in the preferred embodiment, when an external force is compressing, the box  100  starts to deform at the position close to the second interval  222 , in order to start its deformation in coordination with the variation of the gap between the first cushion  220  and the partition  300 . 
         [0038]      FIG. 3   d  is another embodiment of the partition  300  and a second cushion  210 . In this embodiment, two sides of the partition  300  are respectively stretched to the second cushion  210 . The second cushion  210  includes a shape looks like a paperboard. The second cushion  210  is contacted to two sides of the extensional portion of the partition  300  and against each other. The second space  111  is formed between two sides of the stretching portion of the partition  300 . 
         [0039]    As the embodiment shown in  FIG. 4   a  and  FIG. 4   b,  the packing system further includes a first article  500  and a second article  700 . The first article  500  is stored in the first space  112 . The second article  700  is stored in the second space  111 . The first article  500  is a support base with deformable ability and deformable recovery ability. In a different embodiment, the first article  500  can be any other device with deformable ability and deformable recovery ability. The second article  700  can be a display device. In a different embodiment, the second article  700  can be an electric fan, a lamp or any other electronic device. Besides, in the present invention, the second article  700  can be any other non-electronic devices, such as mirror, glass and so on. 
         [0040]    In the embodiment, the thickness of the partition  300  is adjustable according to the size of the internal space  110  of the box  100  to vary the sizes of the first space  112  and the second space  111 . In the preferred embodiment, the partition  300  is made by Styrofoam. In coordinate with the impact resistance level of the second article  700  and the first article  500 , the hardness of the partition  300  is adjustable. For example, a high density of the Styrofoam material is used to be the partition  300 . Besides, the partition  300  can have multi-layers structure for increasing the ability of absorbing the shock or for any other purposes. As the embodiment shown in  FIG. 5 , the partition  300  adds a hardness board  310  along the surface of the first space  112 . By adding a hardness board  310 , the probability that the partition  300  is harmed or penetrated by hitting is decreased. 
         [0041]    As the embodiment shown in  FIG. 4   a  and  FIG. 4   b  illustrates, a second cushion  210  is disposed in the internal space  110  of the box  100 . A second space  111  is formed between the second cushion  210  and the partition  300  and stored in the second article  700 . The second cushion  210  is disposed against the partition  300  and is used to fill in the gap between the second article  700  and the box  100 . When the box  100  is impacted by an external force, the second cushion  210  is not moved relative to the partition  300 . In other words, the relative position between the second cushion  210  and the partition  300  is not changed. As shown in  FIG. 4   b,  the second cushion  210  covers the second article  700 , except for the portion of the second cushion  210  contacting the partition  300 . However, in a different embodiment, the second cushion  210  and the partition  300  are respectively disposed in the top and the bottom of the article  700 . Besides, the second cushion  210  is made by Styrofoam. However, in a different embodiment, the second cushion  210  is made by any other cushion material, such as foam, organic expandable materials, air pad and so on. 
         [0042]    As the embodiment shown in  FIG. 4   a  and  FIG. 4   b  illustrates, the first article  500  is a support base  501  and is connected with the second article  700  to support the second article  700 , wherein the support base  501  can also be separated from the second article  700 . As shown in  FIG. 4   b  and  FIG. 6   a,  the support base  501  includes a base  510 , a support rod  530 , a connective stand  550  and an elastic member  570 . Two ends of the support rod  530  are a base end  531  and a sustained end  533 . The base end  531  is rotatably connected to the base  510 . The sustained end  533  is rotatable to connect the connective stand  550 . When the base  510  is set as the reference point, the sustained end  533  is rotated relative to the base end  531 . The elastic member  570  is respectively connected to the base  510  and the support rod  530 . In the preferred embodiment, the elastic member  570  is a distorted spring disposed in the base end  531  of the support rod  530 . However, as illustrated in the embodiment shown in  FIG. 6   b,  the elastic member  570  is a straight spring extended along the support rod  530 . 
         [0043]    When the support rod  530  is in the stretched position relative to the base  510 , as shown in  FIG. 6   a  and  FIG. 7   a,  the connective stand  550  is connected to the backboard of the second article  700 . The base  510  is disposed in a platform to provide a support for the second article  700 . Besides, in this situation, the deformable value and the elastic force of the elastic member  570  is the minimum. As shown in  FIG. 7   b,  when the support rod  530  is in the compressing position relative to the base  510 , the relative displacement between the support rod  530  and the base  510  is extremely compressed and the volume of the support base  501  is shrunk to the minimum. The deformable value and the elastic force of the elastic member  570  is the maximum. As shown in  FIG. 7   c,  when the support rod  530  is in the less stretching position or less compressing position between the stretching position and the compressing position, the volume of the support base  501  is smaller than the volume where the support base  501  is in the stretching position and larger than the volume where the support base  501  is in the compressing position. The deformable value and the elastic force of the elastic member  570  are increasable. The support rod  530  is rotated relative to the base  510  by the external force, which stretches the elastic member  570  to generate an elastic force relative to the external force for allowing the support base  501  to form a cushion device with shock absorbing structure. 
         [0044]    Besides, in order to maintain the support rod  530  in the less stretching position instead of bouncing back to the stretching position, the support base  501  includes a constraining member  590 . The constraining member  590  circles around the base  510  and the support rod  530  and limits the support rod  530  to stretch to the stretching position. As shown in  FIG. 7   c,  the constraining member  590  is used to limit the support base  501  to the less stretching position between the stretching position and the compressing position. However, in a different embodiment, the constraining member  590  is used to limit the support base  501  to the extreme compressing position to avoid the support base  501  to have an unpredictable stretching. In the preferred embodiment, the constraining member  590  is a plastic belt. In a different embodiment, the constraining member  590  is a rope or a belt made by different materials. Besides, the constraining member  590  can be replaced by a position device or a clip. In a different embodiment, the constraining member  590  can be used in the first article  500 . 
         [0045]    As the embodiment shown in  FIG. 8   a  and  FIG. 8   b,  the support base  501  is in the less stretching position between the stretching position and the compressing position and is in the first space  112  of the box  100 . The support base  501  is stretched and compressed in the first direction  410 . In other words, the connective stand  550  is shifted relative to the base  510  in the first direction by disposing the support rod  530  and the elastic member  570 . In the preferred embodiment, the first direction  410  is vertical to the direction of the disposition of the partition  300 . The support base  501  is contacting against the partition  300  and provides a force for the partition  300  to absorb the shock and the displacement in the partition  300 . In the preferred embodiment, the base  510  of the support base  501  is contacting against the partition  300 . Besides, as shown in  FIG. 8   b,  the support base  501  is maintained in the less stretching position by disposing the constraining member  590 . However, in a different embodiment, the support base  501  is maintained in the less stretching position by sustaining the weight of the partition  300  and the second article  700 . 
         [0046]    Besides, in the preferred embodiment, the stretching position, the less stretching position and the compressing position of the second article  700  and the support base  501  are arranged in the first direction  410 . As shown in  FIG. 8   c,  when the second article  700  is shaken by an external force, the partition  300  is compressed in the first direction  410 . The external force is transmitted from the partition  300  to the support base  501  along the first direction  410 . The support base  501  is compressed from the less stretching position and moved to the less compressing position to absorb the shock and the displacement. Because the partition  300  is moved relative to the first cushion  220 , the height of the first space  112  is descended from the first height to the second height. At the moment, the elastic member  570  is compressed for storing an elastic strength to force the support base  501  to return from the stretching position to the original position (the less stretching position). By the compression of the support base  501  and the elastic strength of the elastic member  570 , the second article  700  is able to reduce the shock generated by the external force and reduce the damage of the second article  700 . 
         [0047]    As the embodiment shown in  FIG. 8   a  and  FIG. 8   b,  the packing system further includes an elastic material  600 . The elastic material  600  is disposed within the first interval  221  between the partition  300  and the first cushion  220 . By comparing to the elastic material  600 , the partition  300  and the first cushion  220 , the rigidity coefficiency of the elastic material  600  is smaller than the rigidity coefficiency of the partition  300  and the first cushion  220 . In other words, when the same external force is used, the resistance of the elastic material  600  is less than the resistance of the partition  300  and the first cushion  220 . Besides, when the same external force is used, the deformable value of the elastic material  600  is bigger than the deformable value of the partition  300  and the first cushion  220 . In the preferred embodiment, the elastic material  600  includes an air pad. However, in a different embodiment, the elastic material  600  includes foam or other materials. As shown in  FIG. 8   c,  when the partition  300  is compressed along the first direction  410 , the first interval  221  is reduced to be the second interval  222 . Because the rigidity coefficiency of the elastic material  600  is small, the elastic material  600  is compressed and deformed between the partition  300  and the first cushion  220  and operates in coordination with the support base  501  to absorb the shock. 
         [0048]      FIG. 9   a  is another embodiment showing in the present invention. In this embodiment, the support rod  530  of the support base  501  and the base  510  are sleeved together along the axial direction of the support rod  530 . In other words, the support rod  530  of the support base  501  and the base  510  are constructed to be a support base structure with telescope type shape. In this embodiment, the elastic member  570  includes a reel spring or a constant force spring. Two ends of the elastic member  570  are respectively connected to the bottom of the support rod  530  and the base  510 . The support end  530  is rotatably connected to the connective stand  550 . As shown in  FIG. 9   b,  the support base  501  is stored in the first space  112  of the box  100 . In this embodiment, the support base  501  includes a constraining member  590  to circle around the connective base  550  of the support base  501  and the base  510  for keeping the support base  501  in the less compressing position. The support base  501  is stretchable and compressible along the first direction  410 . In other words, by disposing the support rod  530  and the elastic member  570 , the connective stand  550  is shifted relative to the base  510  along the first direction  410 . The support base  501  is contacting against the partition  300  and provides a force for the partition  300  to absorb the shock and the displacement of the partition  300 . In this preferred embodiment, the connective stand  500  of the support base  501  is contacting against the partition  300 . However, in a different embodiment, the base  510  of the support base  501  is contacting against the partition  300 . 
         [0049]    Besides, in this preferred embodiment, the stretching position, the less compressing position and the compressing position of the second article  700  and the support base  501  are arranged in the first direction  410 . When the second article  700  is shaken by an external force, the partition  300  is compressed along the first direction  410 . The external force is transmitted from the partition  300  to the support base  501  along the first direction  410 . The support base  501  is compressed along the compressing direction to absorb the shaking and the displacement. At the moment, the elastic strength of the elastic member  570  forces the support base  501  to shift back from the compressing position to the original position (the less stretching position). By the compression of the support base  501  and the elastic strength of the elastic member  570 , the shock received by the second article  700  from the external force is reduced and the damage of the second article  700  is reduced. 
         [0050]      FIG. 10   a  and  FIG. 10   b  are showing another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 10   a,  the support base  501  is compressed to the compressing position by the weight of the partition  300  and the second article  700 . The constraining member  590  is circled around the base  510  and the support rod  530  and limits the stretching of the support base  501  within the less stretching position between the stretching position and the compressing position. In other words, as shown in  FIG. 10   a,  when the support base  501  is compressed to the compressing position, the constraining member  590  is kept in a loose status. When the box  100  is opened, as shown in  FIG. 10   b,  and the partition  300  and the second article  700  are taken out, the support base  501  is bounced back toward the stretching position. By disposing the constraining member  590 , the stretching of the support base  501  is limited to the less stretching position for avoiding the support base  501  bouncing back to the stretching position directly. 
         [0051]    Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described herein, the above description is merely illustrative. Further modification of the invention herein disclosed will occur to those skilled in the respective arts and all such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.