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Packaging of equipment

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-16
DEUTSCHE POST
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[0003]It is an object of the invention to provide a packaging structure for shock-absorbing packaging of equipment, which is usable multiple times and enables recycling and reduction of costs for logistics. It is a further object to provide a method to apply this packaging structure for packaging of the equipment.

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The use of one type of packaging structures for all kinds of equipment strongly reduces the packaging logistic effort since the shipping centers have to have only one type of packaging structures on stock.

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[0027]FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the packaging structure 1 according to the present invention. The first cell 21 (grey area) comprises tubular cavities 210 essentially parallel to each other forming a comb-shaped structure. The second cell 22 (white area) has the same arrangement of tubular cavities 220. The comb-shaped structures of first and second cells 21, 22 are interlocked to establish a first mat 11, which will be wrapped around an equipment in order to provide a shock-absorbing packaging for this equipment. In order to improve the stiffness of the mat 11, first and second cells 21, 22, in particular the tubular cavities 210, 220, are mechanically joined. The tubular shape of the cavities 210, 220 shown in FIG. 1 is only one example. The shape of the cells may vary for other embodiments as long as the comb-shaped structure is maintained. The dimensions of cells and tubular cavities is only one specific example. People skilled in the art may chose different dimensions of ce...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a packaging structure for shock-absorbing packaging of equipment comprising at least a first cell and a second cell, which is gastight separated from the first cell, the cells are inflated with a gas, preferably air, each cell comprising multiple connected tubular cavities arranged essentially parallel to each other in a comb-shaped structure, where the comb-shaped structures of the at least first and second cells are interlocked and each tubular cavity of the first cell is mechanically joined to the neighbored tubular cavity of the second cell establishing a first mat of mechanically joined tubular cavities to enwrap the equipment to be transported. The invention further relates to a packaging system comprising at least two of these packaging structures and to a method to apply the packaging structures to enwrap the equipment.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to a packaging structure, a packaging system and a corresponding method to apply such a packaging structure for shock-absorbing packaging of equipment.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A large variety of equipment is shipped over long distances. Fragile goods or sensitive equipments have to be secured against mechanical impacts acting on the equipment during shipment. Therefore the equipment is commonly enclosed with packaging material to absorb an eventual mechanical impact, e.g. with different kinds of foam arranged between container wall and goods. To be able to wrap equipment of different sizes, currently more than 20 different types of shock-absorbing packaging materials are used. The large number of different packaging material types increases the logistic costs of shipping companies. Furthermore foam can easily being damaged and subsequently the reliability to absorb shocks might vanished. Additionally this packaging material i...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D81/02B65B31/02
CPCB65D81/052
Inventor MIYAZAKI, KEINOSUKEYAMADA, KEISHI
Owner DEUTSCHE POST