Packaging structure of liquid crystal glass panel

The present invention provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which includes a package box and a plurality of cushioning bodies arranged inside the package box. The package box includes a lower case and an upper case mating the lower case. The cushioning bodies are airbag cushioning bodies arranged inside the lower case at locations corresponding to corners of a liquid crystal glass panel. The liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure uses airbag cushioning bodies to serve as cushioning devices for a liquid crystal glass panel, whereby with the airbag cushioning bodies being arranged at locations corresponding to corners of the liquid crystal glass panel, better protection is provided to the liquid crystal glass panel to prevent the product from being damaged by external forces. Further, the cushioning bodies of the present invention have a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and can effectively lower down the manufacturing cost.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of liquid crystal display packaging, and in particular to a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure.

2. The Related Arts

In the field of manufacture of liquid crystal display devices, the manufacture of liquid crystal display devices includes a process of assembling, which puts various components, including a liquid crystal glass panel, a main control circuit, and an enclosure, together. These components are each manufactured in advance and packaged for being later assembled to form a complete liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal glass panel, after being manufactured, is packaged in a liquid crystal glass panel package box and then shipped in box to a corresponding assembling station. Commonly used package boxes include cartoons and plastic cases. Plastic cases have better structures and low prices, but show poor cushioning performance so that cushioning blocks must be additionally provided inside the cases to effect cushioning. Commonly used cushioning blocks are made of foaming substance, such as expandable polyethylene (EPE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA). These substances are of high prices and are hard to restore after being compressed, making cushioning performance deteriorating and incapable of repeated use, so that the recycling value is low and cost control is hard.

As shown inFIG. 1, a conventional liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure comprises an upper case100and a lower case300. The upper case100and the lower case300mate each other to form an enclosed package box. The lower case300forms therein a receiving chamber302and a plurality of cushioning blocks304provided along an inside perimeter of the receiving chamber302. To install, liquid crystal glass panels are positioned in the lower case receiving chamber302of the package box and leaning against the cushioning blocks304mounted inside the lower case. To ship the liquid crystal glass panels, the cushioning blocks304are first disposed along the perimeter inside the lower case302of the package box and then the liquid crystal glass panels are positioned into the receiving chamber302. Finally, the upper case100is set to close so as to effectively protect and fix the liquid crystal glass panels, preventing the liquid crystal display modules from being damaged by external forces.

However, the cushioning blocks that are included in the liquid crystal glass panel package are of a high cost and are hard to restore the original shape after being compressed so as to lead to insignificant effect of cushioning. Consequently, it sometimes happens that the liquid crystal glass panels get broken during transportation.

Thus, it is a challenge to the present inventor and those devoted themselves to the art to provide a solution for achieving positioning and cushioning effects for liquid crystal glass panels during transportation by including high performance cushioning devices in a liquid crystal glass panel package and also overcoming the problems of the conventional cushioning devices included in a liquid crystal glass panel package being of high cost and showing insignificant effect of cushioning due to being hard to restore the original shape after being compressed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which uses airbag cushioning bodies to serve as cushioning devices arranged in a package box, whereby air layers contained in the airbag cushioning bodies provide and excellent cushioning effect and have a relatively low material cost, making it advantageous for controlling packaging cost.

To achieve the object, the present invention provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which comprises a package box and a plurality of cushioning bodies arranged inside the package box. The package box comprises a lower case and an upper case mating the lower case. The cushioning bodies comprise airbag cushioning bodies, which are arranged inside the lower case at locations corresponding to corners of a liquid crystal glass panel.

The cushioning bodies are of an H-shape, which comprises a cushioning section, a mounting section, and a connection section connecting between the cushioning section and the mounting section.

The lower case forms a mounting slot that has an opening to correspond to each of the mounting section. The mounting section IS received and retained in the mounting slot with the connection section extending through the opening and a surface of the cushioning section that opposes the mounting section being positioned against an outside surface of the mounting slot.

The cushioning section, the mounting section, and the connection section are integrally formed.

The cushioning section, the mounting section, and the connection section have interior spaces communicating with each other and filled with a gas.

The cushioning bodies each comprise a first cushioning unit and a second cushioning unit. The cushioning bodies are of an L-shape.

The cushioning bodies are mounted inside the lower case through adhesive bonding. A connection between the first cushioning unit and the second cushioning unit is set at a location corresponding to a corner of the lower case.

The first cushioning unit and the second cushioning unit are both airbags.

The first cushioning unit and the second cushioning unit are integrally formed.

The upper case and the lower case are made of plastic materials.

The present invention also provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which comprises a package box and a plurality of cushioning bodies arranged inside the package box, the package box comprising a lower case and an upper case mating the lower case, the cushioning bodies comprising airbag cushioning bodies, which are arranged inside the lower case at locations corresponding to corners of a liquid crystal glass panel;

wherein the cushioning bodies are of an H-shape, which comprises a cushioning section, a mounting section, and a connection section connecting between the cushioning section and the mounting section;

wherein the lower case forms a mounting slot that has an opening to correspond to each of the mounting section, the mounting section being received and retained in the mounting slot with the connection section extending through the opening, a surface of the cushioning section that opposes the mounting section being positioned against an outside surface of the mounting slot;

wherein the cushioning section, the mounting section, and the connection section are integrally formed;

wherein the cushioning section, the mounting section, and the connection section have interior spaces communicating with each other and filled with a gas; and

wherein the upper case and the lower case are made of plastic materials.

The efficacy of the present invention is that the present invention provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which uses airbag cushioning bodies to serve as cushioning devices for a liquid crystal glass panel, whereby with the airbag cushioning bodies being arranged at locations corresponding to corners of the liquid crystal glass panel, during the transportation of the liquid crystal glass panel, better protection is provided to the liquid crystal glass panel to prevent the product from being damaged by external forces. Further, the cushioning bodies of the present invention have a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and can thus effectively lower down the manufacturing cost.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring toFIGS. 2 and 3, the present invention provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which comprises a package box2and a plurality of cushioning bodies4arranged inside the package box2. The package box2comprises a lower case22and an upper case (not shown) mating the lower case22. The cushioning bodies4comprise airbag cushioning bodies, which are arranged inside the lower case22at locations corresponding to corners of a liquid crystal glass panel6in order to protect and cushion the liquid crystal glass panel6to prevent the liquid crystal glass panel6from being damaged by external forces during transportation and warehousing processes.

The upper case and the lower case22are both made of plastic materials. Plastic cases are of better structures than commonly used paper cartons and are not easy to break, as well as being humidity resistant and water resistant, so as to provide improved protection. In addition, repeated use of the package box may save packaging cost.

The cushioning bodies4are of an H-shape, which comprises a cushioning section42, a mounting section44, and a connection section46connecting between the cushioning section42and the mounting section44. The cushioning section42, the mounting section44, and the connection section46are integrally formed and have interior spaces communicating each other and filled with a gas. The gas is usually air. The integrally formed cushioning body4has a simple structure and inflation of the whole device can be done by filling air through an air filling opening (not shown) and sealing the air filling opening with a sealing device (not shown) after air filling to thereby achieving an effect of cushioning. To ship the cushioning bodies4, the gas contained therein is first released to reduce the space occupation rate and thus lowering down transportation cost.

The lower case22forms a mounting slot222that has an opening224to correspond to each of the mounting section44. The mounting section44is received and retained in the mounting slot222with the connection section46extending through the opening224, whereby the surface of the cushioning section42that opposes the mounting section44is positioned against an outside surface of the mounting slot222. The mounting slot222can well retain the H-shaped cushioning body4in position, whereby during transportation, since the cushioning effect of the cushioning section42is provided by air contained in the cushioning section42, which undergoes elastic deformation when acted upon by an external force to cushion the external force and quickly restore the original shape when the external force is removed so as to effect better protection of the liquid crystal glass panel6. Further, arranging the mounting slots222inside the package box2to fixedly retain the cushioning bodies4is of a simple structure and low cost.

Referring toFIGS. 4 and 5, a schematic view is given to show a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure according to another embodiment of the present invention, which comprises a package box2and a plurality of cushioning bodies4′ arranged inside the package box2. The package box2comprises a lower case22and an upper case (not shown) mating the lower case22. The cushioning bodies4′ comprise airbag cushioning bodies, which are arranged inside the lower case22at locations corresponding to corners of a liquid crystal glass panel6in order to protect and cushion the liquid crystal glass panel6to prevent the liquid crystal glass panel6from being damaged by external forces during transportation and warehousing processes.

The upper case and the lower case22are both made of plastic materials. Plastic cases are of better structures than commonly used paper cartons and are not easy to break, as well as being humidity resistant and water resistant, so as to provide improved protection. In addition, repeated use of the package box may save packaging cost.

The cushioning bodies4′ is shaped to comprise a first cushioning unit42′ and a second cushioning unit44′.

The first cushioning unit42′ and the second cushioning unit44′ are both airbags and are both integrally formed with a connection structure46′. The first cushioning unit42′ and the second cushioning unit44′ are internally filled with air to form air layers. The air layers provide excellent cushioning and protection effect to the corners of the liquid crystal glass panel6to prevent, during transportation, sudden acceleration or stopping of a vehicle from causing damages on the liquid crystal glass panel6received in the package box2. Further, the first cushioning unit42′ and the second cushioning unit44′ are integrally formed, making installation and transportation thereof easy.

The cushioning bodies4′ are mounted inside the lower case2through adhesive bonding. Preferably, the cushioning bodies4′ are of an L-shape, of which the connection between the first cushioning unit42′ and the second cushioning unit44′ is set at a location corresponding to a corner of the lower case2. The adhesive bonding can be achieved with a double-sided adhesive tape or a PE plastic bonding agent, a PS plastic bonding agent, or a PVC plastic bonding agent that is specifically used to bond plastic materials. In the instant embodiment, the double-sided adhesive tape is preferably used. Using a double-sided adhesive tape to adhesively bond the first cushioning unit42′ and the second cushioning unit44′ of each of the cushioning bodies4′ to the lower case2will fix the cushioning bodies4′ in position. Further, the double-sided adhesive tape can be trimmed to any desired shape and is easy to remove with residual adhesive left being easily removable. Further, the double-sided adhesive tape is cheap in cost and shows an efficacy of environmental protection.

In summary, the present invention provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which uses airbag cushioning bodies to serve as cushioning devices for a liquid crystal glass panel, whereby with the airbag cushioning bodies being arranged at locations corresponding to corners of the liquid crystal glass panel, during the transportation of the liquid crystal glass panel, better protection is provided to the liquid crystal glass panel to prevent the product from being damaged by external forces. Further, the cushioning bodies of the present invention have a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and can thus effectively lower down the manufacturing cost.