US20150274365A1

US20150274365A1 - Box body structure

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Publication number: US20150274365A1
Application number: US14/233,777
Authority: US
Inventors: Zhilin Zhao; Yu-Chun Hsiao; Shih hsiang Chen
Original assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-12-17
Filing date: 2013-12-24
Publication date: 2015-10-01
Also published as: WO2015089855A1; CN103693265A

Abstract

The present invention provides a box body structure, which comprises a plurality of ring-closed box bodies and separators used to form storing spaces inside the box body structure. The separator comprise a separating plate used to separate the storing spaces formed by the ring-closed box bodies, and a protruding portion disposed around the separating plate and used to separate two of the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator. In the present invention, the separators separate the ring-closed box bodies of the box body structure, so that it is convenient for the user to move the box body structure.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of a packing box, and more particularly to a box body structure.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

With the development of the logistics industry, more goods are transported everywhere every day, so that the requirements of packing boxes for packing goods are also increasing. Generally, these packing boxes for packing goods (or box body structures) are formed as cubes, such as a box body for loading liquid crystal displays in the liquid crystal display industry. But, no matter what the manufacture method thereof is, most of them are formed in a type of box body with a cover.
However, this type of box body structure needs to occupy the same storing space whether they are in an unloading status or a loading status. Therefore, when in the unloading status, it causes a waste of the storing space up to a certain point. Besides, if too many goods are loaded into the box body structure, the weight of the whole box body is too heavy, so that it is inconvenient for users to process a moving operation.
As a result, it is necessary to provide a box body structure to solve the problems existing in the conventional technology.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is td provide a box body structure which is convenient for the user to move, so as to solve the technical problems that the traditional box body structure is inconvenient for users to process a moving operation.
For solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides technical solutions as follows.
A box body structure is provided, and comprises:
a plurality of ring-closed box bodies used to form storing spaces inside the box body structure; and
separators, each having:
a separating plate used to separate the storing spaces formed by the ring-closed box bodies;
a protruding portion disposed around the separating plate and used to separate two of the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator; and
fixed grooves used to connect the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator;
wherein the protruding portion protrudes from planes defined by lateral surfaces of the ring-closed box bodies.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the ring-closed box body comprises:
a plurality of box body sections which are connected head to tail in turn by connectors;
wherein the connectors are disposed at a foldable position of the ring-closed box body.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the connector is a bended portion which is made of flexibility material.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the thickness of the bended portion is less than that of the box body section.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the bended portion is provided with easily bent creases and through holes; and the bended portion is further provided with easily bent gaps.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the connector is a hinge structure, and two leaves of the hinge structure are respectively fixed on two of the adjacent box body sections.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by a flexible part.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by at least one rotating shaft.
Furthermore, another box body structure is provided, and comprises:
a plurality of ring-closed box bodies used to form storing spaces inside the box body structure; and
separators, each having:
a separating plate used to separate the storing spaces formed by the ring-closed box bodies; and
a protruding portion disposed around the separating plate and used to separate two of the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the protruding portion protrudes from planes of lateral surfaces of the ring-closed box bodies.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the separator further comprises:
fixed grooves used to connect the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the ring-closed box body comprises:
a plurality of box body sections which are connected head to tail in turn by connectors;
wherein the connectors are disposed at a foldable position of the ring-closed box body.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the connector is a bended portion which is made of flexibility material.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the thickness of the bended portion is less than that of the box body section.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the bended portion is provided with easily bent creases and through holes; and the bended portion is further provided with easily bent gaps.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the connector is a hinge structure, and two leaves of the hinge structure are respectively fixed on two of the adjacent box body sections.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by a flexible part.
In the box body structure of the present invention, the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by at least one rotating shaft.
Compared with the traditional box body structure, the present invention, by the separators separating the ring-closed box bodies of the box body structure, it is convenient for the user to move the box body structure, and solves the technical problem that the traditional box body structure is inconvenient for users to process a moving operation.
The above-mention content of the present invention can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a structural schematic view of a box body structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1B is an exploded view of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A is an expanded schematic view of a ring-closed box body of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a folded schematic view of the ring-closed box body of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4A is a first specific structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4B is a second specific structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4C is a third specific structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5A is a first specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5B is a second specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6A is a first specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6B is a second specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 6C is a third specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The description of the preferred embodiments refers to the drawings, so as to illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention which can be carried out. Furthermore, the directional terms described in the present invention, such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, inner, outer, side and etc., are only directions referring to the accompanying drawings, so that the used directional terms are used to describe and understand the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
In the figures, the units with similar structures use the same numerals.
Referring now to FIGS. 1A and 1B, a structural schematic view of a box body structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1A; and an exploded view of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1B. A box body structure 10 according to the preferred embodiment comprises a plurality of ring-closed box bodies 11 and separators 12. The ring-closed box body 11 is used to form a storing space inside the box body structure; the separator 12 comprises separating plate 121 and protruding portion 122, wherein the separating plate 121 is used to separate the storing spaces formed by the adjacent ring-closed box bodies 11, and the protruding portion 122 is disposed at the outside or periphery of the separating plate 121 and used to separate two of the ring-closed box bodies 11 which are adjacent to the separator 12.
The ring-closed box body 11 has four lateral surfaces, and the protruding portion 122 protrudes from one or more of planes defined by the lateral surfaces, so that it is easy to separate the two adjacent ring-closed box bodies 11 by the protruding portion 122. Besides, the separator 12 further comprises fixed grooves 123 disposed on the upper and bottom surfaces of the separating plate 121, respectively. The fixed groove 123 is used to connect the ring-closed box bodies 11 which are adjacent to the separator 12, so as to avoid the ring-closed box body 11 being moved from the surface of the separating plate 121.
When the box body structure 10 of the preferred embodiment is used, a ring-closed box body 11 is firstly put onto a separator 12 by the fixed groove 123 thereof, and goods are then put into the ring-closed box body 11; after placing the goods, another separator 12 is then put on the box body 11 by the fixed grooves 123 thereof, so as to seal the ring-closed box body 11 to form a storing space. Next, another ring-closed box body 11 is put above the sealed ring-closed box body 11. By the above-mentioned separator 12, the ring-closed box body 11 and the first ring-closed box body 11 are separated. Then, continue to put the other goods, the separators 12 and ring-closed box bodies 11 in turn, until all of the goods are completely loaded.
In the box body structure 10 of the preferred embodiment, one separator 12, one ring-closed box body 11, and one formed storing space are considered to be one unit, so that the box body structure 10 has a plurality of such units. When user wants to move the box body, the number of the to-be-moved units can be selected by counting the number of the protruding portions 122 of the separator 12. The user can move ten of the units at one time, or move a single unit at one time. According to the weight and volume of the goods, the user can select the number of the units for moving. The user also can combine the units as a box body after the moving operation.
Therefore, by the separators separate the ring-closed box bodies of the box body structure, it is convenient for the user to move the box body structure.
Referring now to FIGS. 2A and 2B, an expanded schematic view of a ring-closed box body of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 2A; and a folded schematic view of the ring-closed box body of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 2B. A ring-closed box body 20 of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment comprises a plurality of box body sections 21, and the box body sections 21 are connected head to tail in turn by connectors 22, wherein the connectors 22 are disposed at a foldable position of the ring-closed box body 20.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is expanded, as shown in FIG. 2A, four box body sections 21 are connected head to tail in turn by connectors 22, and one of the box body sections 21 are perpendicular to another adjacent box body section 21 in the length direction, so as to form the ring-closed box body 20. After that, the top of the ring-closed box body 20 is provided with a separator (not shown), and the bottom of the ring-closed box body 20 is provided with another separator (not shown), so as to from a sealed storing space.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is folded, as shown in FIG. 2B, the four box body sections 21 are also connected head to tail in turn by connectors 22, but the ring-closed box body 20 in FIG. 2B can be folded through the connectors 22 located in the foldable position thereof, so that the ring-closed box body 20 does not occupy a space when it is in an unloading status. When it is in an unloading status, the folded ring-closed box body 20 and box cover can be moved, respectively, so that it further lowers the waste of the particular storing space.
Hence, the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is provided with the ring-closed box body 20, and the ring-closed box body 20 has a plurality of foldable positions, so that the ring-closed box body 20 can be folded when it is in an unloading status, so as to save the storing space in the unloading status.
Additionally, connectors between the box body sections are described with more details as follows:
Referring now to FIGS. 3, 4A, 4B and 4C, a structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 3; a first specific structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 4A; a second specific structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 4B; and a third specific structural schematic view of a connector of the box body structure according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 40. A connector of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is a bended portion 32 which is made of flexibility material, wherein the thickness of the bended portion 32 is less than that of the box body section 31. Please refer to FIG. 3 for more details. In FIG. 3, because the thickness of the bended portion 32 is less than that of the box body section 31, the bonded portion 32 is easily bent. Certainly, another way is to set the width (be perpendicular to the length extending direction of the box body section 31) of the bended portion 32 less than that of the box body section 31, it can also allow the bended portion 32 to be bent easily, so as to fold the ring-closed box body.
Preferably, the bended portion 32 is further provided with corresponding creases 33, through holes 34, and gaps 35 to allow the bended portion 32 to be bent easily. Please refer to FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C for more details. In FIG. 4A, because the two sides of the bended portion 32 are provided with creases 33, the bonded portion 32 can be bent along the creases 33. In FIG. 48, because the bended portion 32 is provided with through holes 34, so as to decrease the deformation amount when the bended portion 32 is bent, so that it allows the bended portion 32 be bent more easily, and the shape of the through holes 34 can be set to any shape according to the requirement thereof. In FIG. 4C, because the bend portion is provided with gaps 35, it can also decrease the deformation amount when the bonded portion 32 is bent, so that it allows the bended portion 32 to be bent more easily.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is expanded, the bended portions 32 of the ring-closed box body are all bent as 90 degrees, so that a storing space is formed inside the ring-closed box body for loading goods.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is folded, the ring-closed box body can be folded by the bended portions 32 of the foldable positions, so that the ring-closed box body does not occupy a space when it is in an unloading status.
Referring now to FIGS. 5A and 5B, a first specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 5A; and a second specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 5B. The connector of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is a hinge structure 52, the leaves of the hinge structure 52 are respectively fixed on two adjacent box body sections 51, and the two leaves of the hinge structure 52 are connected by a flexible part 53.
Please refer to FIGS. 5A and 5B for more details. By the flexible part 53 connecting between the two leaves of the hinge structure 52, the two adjacent box body sections 51 can process a relative motion. The bending angle range of the flexible part 53 is from 0 to 180 degrees.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is expanded, the flexible part 53 of the hinge structure 52 of the ring-closed box body are bent at 90 degrees, so that a storing space is formed inside the ring-closed box body for loading goods.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is folded, the ring-closed box body can be folded by the hinge structure 52 of the foldable positions, so that the ring-closed box body does not occupy a space when it is in an unloading status.
Referring now to FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C, a first specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 6A; a second specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 68; and a third specific structural schematic view of a hinge structure of the box body structure according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 6C. The connector of the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is a hinge structure 62, the leaves of the hinge structure 62 are respectively fixed on two adjacent box body sections 61, and the two leaves of the hinge structure 62 are connected by a rotating shaft 63.
FIG. 6A is a structural schematic view showing the bend degree of the rotating shaft of the hinge structure being at 180 degrees; FIG. 6B is a structural schematic view showing the bend degree of the rotating shaft of the hinge structure being at 90 degrees; and FIG. 6C is a structural schematic view showing the bend degree of the rotating shaft of the hinge structure being at 0 degrees. Because the rotating shaft 63 is provided, the hinge structure 62 is more durable, so that the connector will not be broken by frequent folding to the box body structure.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is expanded, the rotating shafts 63 are bent at 90 degrees, so that a storing space is formed inside the ring-closed box body for loading goods.
When the box body structure according to the preferred embodiment is folded, the ring-closed box body can be folded by the hinge structure 62 of the foldable positions, so that the ring-closed box body does not occupy a space when it is in an unloading status.
In the present invention, by the separators separate the ring-closed box bodies of the box body structure, it is convenient for the user to move the box body structure. Besides, the box body structure according to the present invention is provided with the ring-closed box body, and the ring-closed box body has a plurality of foldable positions, so that the ring-closed box body can be folded when it is in an unloading status, so as to save the storing space in the unloading status. Hence, the present invention can solve the technical problems that the traditional box body structure is inconvenient for users to process a moving operation and wastes the storing space.
As described above, the present invention has been described with a preferred embodiment thereof and it is understood that many changes and modifications to the described embodiment can be carried out without departing from the scope and the spirit of the invention that is intended to be limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A box body structure, comprising:

a plurality of ring-closed box bodies used to form storing spaces inside the box body structure; and

separators, each having:

a separating plate used to separate the storing spaces formed by the ring-closed box bodies;

a protruding portion disposed around the separating plate and used to separate two of the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator; and

fixed grooves used to connect the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator;

wherein the protruding portion protrudes from planes defined by lateral surfaces of the ring-closed box bodies.

2. The box body structure according to claim 1, wherein the ring-closed box body comprises:

a plurality of box body sections which are connected head to tail in turn by connectors;

wherein the connectors are disposed at a foldable position of the ring-closed box body.

3. The box body structure according to claim 2, wherein the connector is a banded portion which is made of flexibility material.

4. The box body structure according to claim 3, wherein the thickness of the bended portion is less than that of the box body section.

5. The box body structure according to claim 3, wherein the bended portion is provided with easily bent creases and through holes; and the bended portion is further provided with easily bent gaps.

6. The box body structure according to claim 2, wherein the connector is a hinge structure, and two leaves of the hinge structure are respectively fixed on two of the adjacent box body sections.

7. The box body structure according to claim 6, wherein the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by a flexible part.

8. The box body structure according to claim 6, wherein the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by at least one rotating shaft.

9. A box body structure, comprising:

separators, each having:

a separating plate used to separate the storing spaces formed by the ring-closed box bodies; and

a protruding portion disposed around the separating plate and used to separate two of the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator.

10. The box body structure according to claim 9, wherein the protruding portion protrudes from planes defined by lateral surfaces of the ring-closed box bodies.

11. The box body structure according to claim 9, wherein the separator further comprises:

fixed grooves used to connect the ring-closed box bodies which are adjacent to the separator.

12. The box body structure according to claim 9, wherein the ring-closed box body comprises:

13. The box body structure according to claim 12, wherein the connector is a bended portion which is made of flexibility material.

14. The box body structure according to claim 13, wherein the thickness of the bended portion is less than that of the box body section.

15. The box body structure according to claim 13, wherein the bended portion is provided with easily bent creases and through holes; and the bended portion is further provided with easily bent gaps.

16. The box body structure according to claim 12, wherein the connector is a hinge structure, and two leaves of the hinge structure are respectively fixed on two of the adjacent box body sections.

17. The box body structure according to claim 16, wherein the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by a flexible part.

18. The box body structure according to claim 16, wherein the two leaves of the hinge structure are connected by at least one rotating shaft.