JP3976666B2 - Lighting fixture packing spacer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a packaging spacer used when packaging a round lighting fixture directly attached to a ceiling, and more particularly to a packaging spacer of a direct lighting fixture in which a lighting fixture is placed and fixed using cardboard.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a household direct round lighting fixture (hereinafter simply referred to as a lighting fixture) is stored in a side flap type packing box and transported, the lighting fixture main body is placed on a corrugated board to protect the lighting fixture. A packaging method is adopted in which the container is placed and fixed and stored in this state in a packaging box.
[0003]
The conventional method for fixing a lighting fixture will be described with reference to the drawings. 15 to 19 are perspective views for explaining a conventional fixing method. As an example, as shown in FIG. 15, a round hole 33 is formed in the center of one square corrugated cardboard flat plate 31 </ b> A, and several tongue pieces 35 are formed around the round hole 33. On the other hand, by preparing a disk-shaped protruding part 32A having a flange formed of a resin material or pulp material, and inserting the protruding part 32A into the round hole 33 from the back side of the corrugated board 31A, the protruding part 32A is A packing spacer 30A as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 17, the fixture mounting hole 37 opened in the center of the lighting fixture body 36 is fitted into the protruding part 32A of the packing spacer 30A, and the side of the lighting fixture body is fixed to the packing spacer. It is stored in a flap type packing box 38 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0004]
As another example, as shown in FIG. 18, a projecting component having a square hole 34 provided in the center of one square corrugated cardboard flat plate 31B, and having a square flange formed of a resin material or a pulp material or the like. 32B is prepared, and the protruding part 32B is inserted into the square hole 34 from the back side of the corrugated board 31B, whereby the protruding part 32B is fixed by friction with the square hole 34 as shown in FIG. Is done. The method of fixing and storing the luminaire main body 36 using the packing spacer 30B is the same as the previous example (FIG. 17).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
Registered Utility Model No. 3055064 ([0008], FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the conventional packing spacer, the protruding parts for fixing the lighting fixture are formed of molded products using resin or pulp material. Therefore, when the used packing material is disposed of, the cardboard and the packing are disposed. Separation and disposal of paper such as boxes and plastic molded products such as resin materials and pulp materials is required, which requires a great deal of labor.
[0007]
In addition, these plastic molded products have a three-dimensional shape, so that they cannot be folded like cardboard and are bulky, which is a factor that requires time and labor during sorting.
[0008]
Furthermore, the bulky problem of this molded product is that not only does it take up space in the waste storage place, but also has the problem of having to secure storage space in the parts warehouse at the time of delivery, which hinders logistics. ing.
[0009]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. By not using a plastic molded product such as a resin material for the protruding part of the packing spacer, the packing spacer can be disposed of more efficiently and storage space can be stored. The purpose is to reduce this.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides a lighting fixture in which a projection component is attached to the center portion of a base spacer using a corrugated cardboard plate, and the projection fixture is inserted into a fixture mounting hole in the center of the lighting fixture main body to place and fix the lighting fixture on the base spacer The packing spacer comprises a base spacer having a plurality of projecting portions formed by punching and cutting a corrugated cardboard flat plate into a valley shape or a mountain shape, and a rectangular tube member formed by bending the corrugated cardboard flat plate. It is configured in combination with protruding parts.
[0011]
In the present invention, the base spacer has a substantially square shape, and includes a cross-shaped protrusion that attaches a protruding component to the center thereof, and a plurality of stepped protrusions that place the luminaire body on the periphery. This projection component is composed of a plurality of rectangular tube members, and the corrugated cardboard plate forming this projection component is made by cutting out a part of the corrugated cardboard plate forming the base spacer. Then, a notch is provided in the projecting part, and the packing spacer is assembled by fitting the notch into the cross-shaped protrusion of the base spacer.
[0012]
Further, according to the present invention, a protruding part is attached to the center part of a base spacer using a corrugated cardboard flat plate, and the protruding part is inserted into an attachment hole in the center of the lighting apparatus main body to place and fix the lighting apparatus on the base spacer. In the lighting equipment packing spacer, the packing spacer includes a substantially square base spacer provided with a punched hole at the center and the periphery of the corrugated cardboard flat plate, and a protruding part and a stepped portion made of a rectangular tube member formed by bending the corrugated cardboard flat plate. The protrusion part and the stepped protrusion part are inserted into the hole of the base spacer from the back side and assembled.
[0013]
In the present invention, the protruding component includes a supporting component that supports the rectangular tube member, and the corrugated cardboard flat plate that forms the rectangular tube member and the stepped protrusion is formed by cutting out a part of the corrugated cardboard flat plate forming the base spacer. As a material. Furthermore, the support component has a cross-shaped protrusion formed by bending a corrugated cardboard flat plate provided with a punch hole and a cut, and the protruding component is formed by combining a plurality of rectangular tube members into one. In addition, a cut is provided in the rectangular tube member, and the cut part is fitted into the cross-shaped protrusion of the support part to assemble the protruding part.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 are cross-sectional views, assembly drawings, or development views for explaining an embodiment of the packing spacer of the present invention.
[0015]
First, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, a packing spacer 1 of the present invention is a base spacer 3 formed by bending a substantially square corrugated cardboard plate having a size that can accommodate a round lighting fixture body 2 directly attached to the ceiling. And a protruding component 4 which is separately bent and formed into a rectangular tube shape and attached to the central portion of the base spacer 3. And when packing a lighting fixture, it mounts on the base spacer 3 through the protrusion part 4 in the fixture attachment hole 5 opened in the center part of the lighting fixture main body 2, and it accommodates in the side flap type packing box in this state. It is like that. When the base spacer 3 is bent and formed, a cross-shaped projecting portion 15 and a stepped projecting portion 16 for supporting the lighting fixture body 2 and floating the protective sponge 6 are formed simultaneously as described later.
[0016]
Next, the structure of the base spacer 3 will be described. FIG. 2 is a developed plan view of the base spacer 3 before being bent and shows a corrugated cardboard flat plate 18. As shown in the developed view, the dimensions of the corrugated cardboard flat plate 18 before being bent are dimensioned in advance so that the luminaire main body to be mounted does not protrude when the side length is shortened by bending. A square punched hole 7 having a square shape, and four punched holes 8 extending in the vertical and horizontal directions around the punched hole 7, and the entire periphery is cut and symmetrical with respect to the center. Two T-shaped cut-out members 9 are provided, and cut-outs 10 are formed in the cut-out members 9 at four locations. The cutout member 9 is a material for forming the protruding component 4 by bending as will be described later. A part of the punched hole 8 is a cut and raised piece 11. Further, a total of eight cuts 12 are provided at two locations around the central punch hole 7, and a total of eight cuts 13 are provided at a part of each punch hole 8, and these cuts 12, 13 are Each becomes a locking portion during assembly.
[0017]
A base spacer 3 having a three-dimensional structure formed by bending the flat cardboard is shown in a perspective view of FIG. In order to make the corrugated cardboard flat plate into a three-dimensional structure, first, the two T-shaped cut-out members 9 are separated from the corrugated cardboard flat plate 18 shown in FIG. 2, and then all the dotted line portions are bent into chevron shapes or valley shapes. Thus, the cross-shaped projecting portion 15 is formed in the central portion of the base spacer 3 and the four stepped projecting portions 16 are formed in the peripheral portion, so that the three-dimensional base spacer 3 is assembled. At the time of assembling, the cut and raised piece 11 is engaged with the notch 13 to suppress the force that the bent portion tries to return to the plane. The cross-shaped protrusion 15 is an attachment member for mounting the protruding component 4 and is a support portion for mounting the lighting fixture main body, and the stepped protrusion 16 is a positioning portion for mounting the lighting fixture main body and It is a support part. And when the lighting fixture main body is mounted, it plays the role of not crushing the sponge put as a cushioning material by floating the lighting fixture main body with the cross-shaped protrusion 15 and the stepped protrusion 16.
[0018]
On the other hand, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 4, the two T-shaped cutout members 9 separated from the cardboard flat plate 18 each have a rectangular portion and a protruding portion, and the rectangular portion is provided with cuts 10 at four locations. The protrusions 14 are provided in the inside of the two cuts 10 on the inner side, and the protruding portions serve as a support when assembled by bending.
[0019]
Next, the cutout members 9 are bent inward at the positions of dotted lines, and as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 5, the two rectangular tube members 17 are combined into one to form the protruding component 4. The bending position of the cut-out member 9 is determined in advance so that the cross-sectional shape of the cylinder is substantially a regular hexagon when the two square tube members 17 face each other, and the size of the circumscribed circle of the regular hexagon is stored at the same time. The protruding component 4 is formed by determining the side dimensions of the square tube member 17 in advance so that the size of the square tube member 17 is such that it fits into a fixture mounting hole opened in the lighting fixture body. Further, the position of the notch 10 is also provided so that it fits exactly into the cross-shaped protrusion 15.
[0020]
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the protruding component 4 composed of the two rectangular tube members 17 is incorporated in the cross-shaped protruding portion 15. When assembling, the notch 10 provided in the lower part of the rectangular tube member 17 is fitted into the cross-shaped protrusion 15, and at this time, the protrusion 14 provided inside the notch 10 and the cross-shaped protrusion 15 are provided. Engagement with the cuts 12 thus made prevents the protruding parts 4 from falling off and suppresses the force of the cruciform protrusions to expand into the original planar shape.
[0021]
In this way, predetermined cuts and punched holes are formed in necessary portions of one cardboard flat plate to form a base spacer cardboard, and a part of the remaining flat plate portion is cut out to form a protruding component cardboard, which is bent. Thus, a three-dimensional base spacer and a rectangular tube-shaped protruding component are formed, and these are fitted and assembled to form a packing spacer.
[0022]
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the packaging spacer 1 of the present invention constituted by the base spacer 3 and the protruding parts 4 as described above. The luminaire main body 2 (not shown) is supported by the protruding component 4, the cross-shaped protruding portion 15, and the four stepped protruding portions 16. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the packing spacer 1 of the present invention on which the luminaire main body 2 is mounted is stored in the packing box 19, and the size of the packing box 19 has a width and a depth in which the base spacer 3 can just fit. And the lighting fixture main body 2 mounted on the packing spacer 1 has a height that can be accommodated.
[0023]
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 9 to 14 are developed plan views or assembly views for explaining the present embodiment. The packing spacer according to the present embodiment is assembled by inserting a cylindrical part or the like formed by separately bending a corrugated board from the back side of the corrugated board having a hole in the center. Since it does not need to bend, it can be assembled relatively easily.
[0024]
FIG. 9 is a plan view of a cardboard flat plate 18a serving as a base spacer. The corrugated cardboard flat plate 18a is a square having a size that prevents the mounted lighting fixture body 2 (not shown) from protruding, and has a substantially hexagonal shape for inserting a protruding component from the back side at the center. A punching hole 20 having a notch is formed at a location, and the empty space is notched to form two T-shaped cutout members 9 similar to those described with reference to FIG. A punching hole 21 is formed in which the stepped protrusion 16a (FIG. 12) is inserted. The stepped protrusion 16a is formed as a cutout member 9a with a notch in an empty space portion of the cardboard flat plate 18a. The method of assembling the protruding component 4 using the cutout member 9 is the same as that described with reference to FIGS.
[0025]
FIG. 10 is a developed view of the corrugated cardboard flat plate 18b for forming the cross-shaped protruding portion 15a (FIG. 11) which becomes a support portion when assembling the protruding parts. The shape of the corrugated cardboard flat plate 18b has a square dimensioned so that the entire punch hole 20 (FIG. 9) can be accommodated when bent and formed, and a square punch hole 7a is provided at the center portion. The peripheral portion is provided with cuts 12a serving as locking portions when assembling the protruding component 4, and further provided with cuts 22 serving as escape portions at four peripheral portions.
[0026]
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a part formed by bending the corrugated cardboard flat plate 18b at the position of the dotted line. This part consists of a cross-shaped protrusion 15a having a notch 12a, and serves as a support part 23 when the protruding part 4 is assembled. FIG. 12 is a view showing the stepped protrusion 16a, which is bent and then inserted into the punched hole 21 of the cardboard flat plate 18a shown in FIG.
[0027]
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the protruding component 4a assembled by fitting the two rectangular tube members 17 shown in FIG. 5 into the cross-shaped protrusion 15a of the support component 23 assembled in this way. Then, the protruding parts 4a are inserted from the back side of the corrugated board flat plate 18a shown in FIG. 9, and the stepped protrusions 16a are simultaneously inserted into the four places to form the packing spacer 1a as shown in the perspective view of FIG. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the cost because the punching process of the base spacer is simplified and the bending process is unnecessary as compared with the one embodiment. The cut-out members 9 and 9a may be cut out from another corrugated cardboard flat plate instead of the corrugated cardboard flat plate 18a.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
According to the packing spacer of the present invention, since the protruding parts for fixing the lighting fixture are formed only with corrugated cardboard rather than a molded product using resin or pulp material, when the used packing material is disposed of In addition, it is not necessary to separate and discard paper such as cardboard and packaging boxes and plastic molded products such as resin materials and pulp materials, thereby saving labor.
[0029]
In addition, these plastic molded products have a three-dimensional shape, and thus have a problem of being bulky because they cannot be folded like cardboard. However, according to the present invention, they can be folded and processed.
[0030]
Furthermore, the problem of bulkiness of the molded product has been solved, so that not only is there no need for a waste storage space, but there is no need to secure a storage space for the parts warehouse at the time of delivery, which improves logistics efficiency. Can be planned.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a method for packing a lighting fixture using a packing spacer according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a corrugated cardboard flat plate used in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a base spacer formed by bending the corrugated cardboard flat plate.
FIG. 4 is a plan view before cutting into a rectangular tube member from the corrugated cardboard flat plate.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a protruding component obtained by bending the cut-out member into a rectangular tube shape.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the protruding component is attached to a base spacer.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a packing spacer according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a method of packing a lighting fixture using the packing spacer.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of a corrugated cardboard plate used in another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of a corrugated cardboard plate before bending forming, which is a support component for the protruding component.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the bent support part.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the shape of a stepped protrusion.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a protruding part in which the rectangular tube member is attached to a supporting part.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the packing spacer according to the present invention.
FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a conventional packing spacer.
FIG. 16 is an assembly view showing an example of a conventional packing spacer.
FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a method of packing a lighting fixture using a conventional packing spacer.
FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of a conventional packing spacer.
FIG. 19 is an assembly view showing another example of a conventional packing spacer.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a Packing spacer 2 Lighting fixture body 3 Base spacer 4, 4a Protrusion component 5 Equipment mounting hole 6 Sponge 7, 7a Punching hole 8, Punching hole 9, 9a Cutting member 10 Cutting 11 Cutting and raising piece 12, 12a Cutting 13 Cutting 14 Protruding portions 15 and 15a Cross-shaped protruding portions 16 and 16a Stepped protruding portion 17 Square tube member 18 and 18a Corrugated cardboard flat plate 19 Packing box 20 Opening hole 21 Opening hole 22 Notch 23 Support parts 30A and 30B Packing spacers 31A and 31B Corrugated cardboard flat plate 32A, 32B Protrusion component 33 Round hole 34 Square hole 35 Tongue piece 36 Lighting fixture body 37 Fixing hole 38 Packing box

Claims (11)

In a lighting fixture packing spacer, a protruding part is attached to the center of a base spacer using a corrugated cardboard plate, and the protruding part is inserted into a fixture mounting hole in the center of the lighting fixture body to place and fix the lighting fixture on the base spacer. The packing spacer includes a base spacer having a plurality of protrusions formed by punching and cutting a corrugated cardboard flat plate into a valley shape or a chevron shape, and a protruding part made of a rectangular tube member formed by bending the corrugated cardboard flat plate. A packaging spacer for a lighting fixture, characterized by being combined. The base spacer has a substantially square shape, and has a cross-shaped projecting portion for attaching a protruding component at the center thereof, and a plurality of stepped projecting portions for mounting the luminaire main body on the periphery. Item 1. A packaging spacer for a lighting fixture according to Item 1. 2. The packaging spacer for a lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein the protruding component is formed by combining a plurality of rectangular tube members into one. 2. The packaging spacer for a lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the corrugated cardboard flat plate forming the protruding component is made by cutting out a part of the corrugated cardboard flat plate forming the base spacer. 2. A packaging spacer for a lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said protruding component is provided with an incision, and the incision is fitted into a cross-shaped protrusion of the base spacer. In a lighting fixture packing spacer, a protruding part is attached to the center of a base spacer using a corrugated cardboard plate, and the protruding part is inserted into a fixture mounting hole in the center of the lighting fixture body to place and fix the lighting fixture on the base spacer. The packing spacer includes a substantially square base spacer provided with a punched hole in the central portion and the peripheral portion of the corrugated cardboard flat plate, and a protruding part and a stepped protruding portion made of a rectangular tube member formed by bending the corrugated cardboard flat plate, A packaging spacer for a lighting apparatus, wherein a protruding part and a stepped protrusion are inserted into a hole of the base spacer from the back side. The packing spacer of the lighting fixture according to claim 6, wherein the protruding component includes a support component that supports the rectangular tube member. 8. The packaging spacer for a lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the support component has a cross-shaped protrusion formed by bending a corrugated cardboard plate provided with a punched hole and a notch. The packing spacer of the lighting fixture according to claim 7, wherein the protruding component is configured by combining a plurality of rectangular tube members into one. The packaging spacer for a lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the corrugated cardboard flat plate forming the square tube member and the support component is made by cutting out a part of the corrugated cardboard flat plate forming the base spacer. The lighting spacer packing spacer according to claim 7, wherein a cut is provided in the square tube member, and the protrusion is assembled by fitting the cut into the cross-shaped protrusion of the support component.

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