Patent Publication Number: US-11377254-B2

Title: Foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure

Description:
The present invention involves the technical field of packing box, more particularly, to foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Common packing box for transporting articles on the market are mostly cuboid or cube. During transporting process, the packing box will inevitably collide, squeeze and bump, resulting in damage to the articles in it. Especially for valuables or easily damaged articles, the loss rate in the transportation process is extremely high, resulting in huge economic losses. For avoiding economic losses, people often place flexible materials such as foam in the packing box to prevent the damage of the articles. However, this greatly increases transport costs, and the heavily use of foam has caused environmental pollution. 
     SUMMARY 
     For overcoming the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides foldable packing box with [[one]] foldable honeycomb structure, the foldable honeycomb structure is arranged in the foldable packing box, and a storage tank is dug in it, thus protecting the transporting articles and avoiding damage during transportation process. 
     The technical schemes of the present invention are as follows: the foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure includes a foldable box body with two pairs of opposite side walls, two connecting plates and the foldable honeycomb structure arranged in the foldable box body. The two connecting plates are respectively fixedly connected with the opposite two side walls of the foldable box body, the foldable honeycomb structure is arranged between the two connecting plates and fixedly connected with them. The foldable honeycomb structure includes multiple pieces of flexible cardboard with adhesive and non-adhesive parts arranged at intervals on each flexible cardboard. The adhesive parts of adjacent the flexible cardboard are pasted together to form joints, and the non-adhesive parts of adjacent two the flexible cardboard are not pasted to form holes. A top of the foldable honeycomb structure is provided with a receiving slot matching articles to be stored. 
     Each of the connecting plates has a first connecting part and a second connecting part, the first connecting part fixedly connects with one of the side walls of the box body; the second connecting part fixedly connects with the foldable honeycomb structure. 
     The first connecting part and the second connecting part can be pivoted relatively, and when the foldable packing box is folded, the first connecting part and the second connecting part basically remain in the same horizontal plane, and the foldable honeycomb structure is fold; when the foldable packing box is expanded, the second connecting part is pivoted to a position basically perpendicular to the first connecting part, and the foldable honeycomb structure is unfold. 
     The top of the second connecting part is provided with an arc groove, and the flexible cardboard is an arc; when the foldable honeycomb structure is folded, the multiple pieces of the flexible cardboard are folded together with the connecting plate, and when the foldable honeycomb structure are stretched, a hemispherical groove is formed between the two connecting plates. 
     Preferably, the box body has a cover, and the cover is provided with a second honeycomb structure. 
     The second honeycomb structure also includes multiple pieces of second flexible cardboard with second adhesive parts and second non-adhesive parts arranged at intervals on each piece of the second flexible cardboard; the second adhesive parts on the adjacent two second flexible cardboards are pasted together to form second connecting parts, and the second non-adhesive parts on the adjacent two second flexible cardboards are not pasted together to form second holes. 
     The beneficial effect of the invention are as follows: The foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure is provided with a receiving slot, and the receiving slot limits the moving position of the articles in it and has a good cushioning effect, thus protecting the transporting articles and avoiding damage during transporting process. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure in the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the flexible cardboard  31  of the foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure in the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the two connecting plates  20  and foldable honeycomb structure  30  in the foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure in the present invention. The  FIG. 3  shows the state of the connection plate  20  and the foldable honeycomb structure  30 . 
         FIG. 4  is a decomposition view of  FIG. 3 , the figure shows the state of the connection plate  20  and the folded honeycomb  30  unfolded. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     For the purpose of the invention, the technical scheme and the technical effect are more clearly understood, and the invention will be further described in the following with reference to specific embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the foldable packing box with foldable honeycomb structure, includes a box body  10  with the opposite two side walls  12 , two connecting plates  20  and a foldable honeycomb structure  30  arranged in the box body  10 . The two connecting plates  20  are respectively fixedly connected with the opposite two side walls of the box body  10 . The foldable honeycomb structure  30  is arranged between the two connecting plates  20  and fixedly connected with them. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the foldable honeycomb structure  30  includes multiple pieces of flexible cardboard  31  with adhesive parts  32  and non-adhesive parts  33  arranged at intervals. The adhesive parts  32  of the adjacent two flexible cardboard  31  are pasted together to form joints  34 , and The non-adhesive parts  33  of the adjacent two flexible cardboard  31  are not pasted together to form holes  35 . 
     The top of the foldable honeycomb structure  30  is provided with a receiving slot  36  matching with the articles to be stored. When the articles are accommodated in the receiving slot  36 , the foldable honeycomb structure  30  provides a good cushioning effect to prevent damage to the articles when the packing box is collided. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , each of the connecting plates  20  has a first connecting part  21  and a second connecting part  22 , the first connecting part  21  fixedly connects with one of the side walls of the box body  10 ; the second connecting part  22  fixedly connects with the foldable honeycomb structure  30 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the first connecting part  21  and the second connecting part  22  can be pivoted relatively, and when the packing box  10  is folded, the first connecting part  21  and the second connecting part  22  basically remain in the same horizontal plane, and the foldable honeycomb structure  30  is folded. When the packing box  20  is expanded, the second connecting part  22  is pivoted to a position basically perpendicular to the first connecting part  21 , and the foldable honeycomb structure  30  is unfolded. 
     The foldable packing box of the invention can excellently preserve the article and avoid being damaged during transporting process. To achieve the object, the top of the foldable honeycomb structure is designed as different slots for the different articles. 
     For example, referring to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 3 , in one embodiment of the invention, the foldable packaging box is used to hold watermelon or spherical articles. In the embodiments, the top of the second connecting part  22  is designed as an arc slot, and the flexible cardboard  31  is an arc; when the foldable honeycomb structure is folded, the multiple pieces of the flexible cardboard  31  are folded together with the connecting plates  20 , and when stretched, a hemispherical slot  36  is formed between the two connecting plates  20 . Watermelon or spherical articles can be accommodated in the hemispherical slot  36 . 
     When the foldable packing box is used to store the vase, a cavity matching the shape of the vase is excavated on the top surface of the foldable honeycomb structure  30 . 
     Preferably, referring to  FIG. 1 , the foldable box body has a cover  11 , the cover  11  is provided with a second honeycomb structure  40 , and the second honeycomb structure  40  is the same as the folded honeycomb structure  30 . The second honeycomb structure  40  also includes multiple pieces of second flexible cardboard  41  with second adhesive parts  44  and second non-adhesive parts  45  arranged at intervals; the second adhesive parts  44  on adjacent two the second flexible cardboards are pasted together to form second connecting parts  42 , and the second non-adhesive parts on adjacent two the second flexible cardboards are not pasted together to form second holes  43 . The second honeycomb structure  40  protects the top of the articles during transporting process. 
     The above is a further detailed description of the invention in combination with a specific preferred embodiment, and it can not be concluded that the specific implementation of the invention is limited to these instructions. For the general technical personnel in the technical field to which the invention belongs, without being separated from the conception of the invention, the architecture form can be flexible and changeable, and a series of products can be derived. If it is just making a number of simple deductions or substitutes should be regarded as falling within the scope of patent protection determined by the claim submitted by the present invention.