Engine packaging materials

Abstract

To provide an engine packing member allowing for weight reduction, reduction in the number of materials of a member, simplification of materials control, reduction of work man-hour, reduction of transportation cost and the like, and also simplification of post-use recycle work and reduction of disposal cost.SOLUTION: An engine packing member 1 comprises a cardboard engine rest 2 comprising: an engine rest body 14 that is formed by combining in a lattice form a plurality of partition plates 17 formed with slits 16 and has an engine receiving space 18 surrounded by the partition plates 17; and a plate-like placement-pad part 15 that is provided over a body upper-faced portion 14b of the engine rest body 14 and has an opening 21 formed to fit an engine 100, in which the opening 21 has an open-end edge 21a supported by the partition plate 17, so that part of the engine 100 can be received to be placed in the engine receiving space 18 through the opening 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an engine packing member, and more specifically, to an engine packing member using corrugated cardboard as a base material, which is used for transporting various engines such as those for automobiles. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, engines, which are a type of internal combustion engine that are driven by petroleum fuels such as gasoline to generate driving force, electricity, etc., have been widely used as main components of mechanical products in various industrial fields such as automobiles, ships, agricultural machinery, heavy machinery, construction machinery, and generators. Such engines are often heavy items with product weights ranging from 100 kg to 500 kg.

[0003] Because engines require highly precise parts processing and assembly techniques, they are manufactured in a dedicated engine manufacturing plant and then transported to a final assembly plant located in a different location from the engine manufacturing plant, where the engines are assembled to produce final products such as automobiles and ships.

[0004] Therefore, as mentioned above, it is necessary to transport engines weighing more than 100 kg between engine manufacturing plants and final assembly plants. The transport of engines is carried out by land transport using land transport means such as trucks and railways, and by sea transport using marine transport means such as cargo ships. Furthermore, engines produced in domestic manufacturing plants are exported to overseas final assembly plants by sea transport, and engines produced in overseas manufacturing plants are imported to domestic final assembly plants by sea transport.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need for engine packaging members designed specifically for engines that can support and transport the engine in a stable state for a long period of time while mitigating or absorbing the effects on the engine of vibrations and shocks applied when a truck or the like is traveling, or the rocking of a cargo ship, etc. Even when the manufacturing plant and the final assembly plant are located close to each other, the engine needs to be transported after manufacture to a designated storage location and from the storage location to the work site where the actual assembly takes place, and the engine may be packaged for storage after manufacture, etc.

[0006] Generally, engine packaging materials dedicated to engines used for marine transportation and the like include, for example, those called wooden box packaging or wooden crate packaging, which are constructed mainly from wood as a base material. Wooden box packaging and the like are often used to form a wooden box or wooden frame capable of housing the engine to be packaged in the internal space, and steel materials (metal materials) and the like are further used to reinforce the wooden box or the like. In addition, cardboard and other auxiliary materials (nails, protective sheets, bolts, nuts, etc.) may be used to cover and protect the wooden box or the exterior of the engine. The engine packaged in this manner is loaded into a container and transported.

[0007] As described above, engine packaging components have generally been constructed from "composite materials" that are made up of wood as a base material and a variety of other materials (metal, cardboard, etc.). Some packaging components have also been proposed that use cardboard as a base material (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-72287 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] However, conventional engine packaging using wooden boxes or the like that make extensive use of composite materials can lead to the following problems. For example, because a large amount of wood is used as the base material, the weight of the engine packaging materials can be large. As a result, in addition to the engine, which is a heavy object, it is necessary to transport the heavy engine packaging materials together, which can increase the cost required for transportation.

[0010] Furthermore, since many kinds of materials other than wood, including steel materials, cardboard, and other auxiliary materials, are used, the management work of preparing these for each material can be cumbersome. Furthermore, problems such as the need to fix the engine to the wood or steel materials and the need to prepare new tools for such fixing work can arise. Thus, there is a possibility that problems such as the complexity of the engine packaging work and the increase in the number of work steps and work time can occur.

[0011] Furthermore, in the case of packing in a wooden box, etc., it is necessary to first lift up the engine to be packed, hold it in a lifted state, and then perform the difficult task of fixing it to a wooden frame or steel material using bolts and nuts, etc., and if the worker is inexperienced in such work, there is a risk that the number of work steps and work time required for the packing work will increase further. Furthermore, there is a risk of work accidents occurring when an inexperienced worker performs the packing work, and there is also a problem with the safety of the working environment.

[0012] In addition, in the case of wooden boxes and other packaging constructed from composite materials, problems could arise even after the engine was packaged and transported. That is, when disposing of engine packaging materials after use, because the materials are constructed from composite materials made of multiple different materials, it is necessary to separate recyclable materials from materials to be discarded, which places an excessive burden on workers. In addition, in the case of non-recyclable materials, separate disposal costs are required, which can be problematic from the environmental perspective and in terms of increased disposal costs.

[0013] Therefore, there is a need for development of engine packaging materials which can reduce the weight of the engine packaging materials themselves, facilitate packaging work, reduce packaging costs, are recyclable, and enable reduction in disposal costs.

[0014] Furthermore, in the case of conventional engine packaging materials used for packaging in wooden boxes, etc., most engines were packaged in an "individual package" state, in which one engine packaging material was used for each engine. In contrast, there was hope from the perspective of reducing transportation and packaging costs that it would be possible to package and transport multiple engines in a "collective package" state, in which multiple engines could be packed together in a single packaging material.

[0015] On the other hand, in the case of the packing material for engines disclosed in Patent Document 1, corrugated cardboard is used as the base material, and it is suggested that the problem of reducing the weight of the packing material itself is expected to be solved to some extent. However, in the case of Patent Document 1, a square corrugated cardboard is formed and an engine is placed on it. In general, it is difficult to bend the corners of the corrugated cardboard at right angles due to the thickness of the corrugated cardboard, and a curved surface formed with a predetermined curvature is often formed. In addition, due to the influence of the corrugations of the corrugated cardboard, errors such as bending at a position shifted by several mm from the crease line occur, so it is not possible to obtain a stable inner dimension for placement.

[0016] Such curved surfaces and internal dimensions may cause problems such as deformation and gaps due to external forces applied to the relevant parts due to shaking, impact, etc. during transportation of the engine. As a result, gaps may occur, making the engine prone to movement, and the engine may not be reliably supported by the square cardboard, making it impossible to transport stably. Furthermore, an engine that cannot be reliably supported may be prone to movement due to vibrations during transportation, and the vibrations and impacts cannot be absorbed, which may cause the engine to be damaged. Therefore, the engine packaging member disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot reliably hold the engine, and there is a risk that the engine may be damaged by impacts, etc., or may not be able to perform sufficiently.

[0017] Furthermore, in the case of the engine packaging component disclosed in Patent Document 1, it was necessary to fill the gap between the top of the engine to be packed inside the cardboard box and the top plate (or beams) of the wooden frame (gate-shaped wooden frame) with cushioning material made of elastic plastic foam.

[0018] In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an engine packaging material which enables engines to be transported in a stable state even when cardboard is used as the base material, while also enabling the weight of the engine packaging material itself to be reduced, the number of materials used for the components to be reduced, material management to be simplified, the number of labor hours required for transportation to be reduced, and transportation costs to be reduced, and which also simplifies recycling work after use and reduces disposal costs.

[0019] A further objective of the present invention is to provide engine packaging materials that can be used for "collective packaging," in which multiple engines can be packed and transported together, by reducing the weight of the engine packaging materials and distributing the load of the engines during transportation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0020] According to the present invention, there is provided an engine packaging member which solves the above-mentioned problems.

[0021] [1] An engine packaging member used when transporting an engine, comprising: a cardboard engine mounting base on which the engine can be mounted; the engine mounting base is formed by combining a plurality of partition plates with cutouts in a lattice pattern, and is provided with an engine mounting base main body having an engine accommodating space surrounded by the partition plates; and a flat mounting pad portion provided on the upper surface of the engine mounting base main body, the flat mounting pad portion having an opening formed to match the shape of the lower part of the engine at a position opposite to the engine accommodating space, the opening edge of the opening being supported by the partition plates; and a part of the engine can be seen through the opening. The oil pan is accommodated in the engine accommodation space. The placement pad portion further includes a flap made of cardboard that is horizontally extended from the opening edge and that can be folded from the opening edge along the engine insertion direction when the oil pan is placed in the engine accommodating space through the opening. Engine packaging materials.

[0023] [ 2 The mounting pad portion has a plurality of the openings arranged in parallel, and is configured to pack a plurality of the engines together. ] The engine packaging member described above.

[0024] [ 3 The engine mounting base further includes a corrugated board body frame that surrounds and covers the sides of the engine mounted on the engine mounting base, and the engine mounting base includes a pair of corrugated board connecting parts that connect the engine mounting base and the body frame, and a pair of wooden wood pieces for fixing the body frame that are attached to the connecting parts. or [ 2] The engine packaging member described above.

[0025] [ 4 The engine mounting base and the fuselage frame are further provided with a wooden frame portion for reinforcing the fuselage frame portion. 3

[0023] An engine packaging member as described in the above. Effect of the Invention

[0027] According to the engine packing member of the present invention, by using cardboard as the base material, the weight of the engine packing member itself can be reduced, and the number of parts used can be reduced, simplifying management. Furthermore, by using cardboard as the base material, dismantling after use becomes easier, recycling becomes easier, and the impact on the environment can be reduced. Furthermore, even in the case of disposal, disposal costs can be reduced.

[0028] Furthermore, it is now possible to pack multiple engines together in a single package, something that was previously difficult to do, and this reduces the costs, work time, and man-hours involved in packing and transporting the engines. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0029] [Figure 1]1 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an engine packaging member according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the engine packaging member of the present embodiment after the engine has been packaged. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an engine mounting body in the engine packaging member of the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an engine and an engine packaging member before the engine is mounted. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an engine and engine packaging members after the engine is mounted. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0030] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the engine packing member of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the engine packing member of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and various design changes, modifications, improvements, etc. can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0031] An engine packaging member 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as "packaging member 1") according to one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 to 5, is constructed using cardboard as a base material and is used when transporting an engine 100 for an automobile, a ship, etc. by land or sea, and is particularly characterized by including an engine mounting base 2 made of cardboard.

[0032] 1 and 2, the packaging member 1 of this embodiment is installed on a wooden pallet 101, and is mainly composed of a cardboard engine mounting base 2 on which the engine 100 can be mounted, a cardboard bottom box part 3 laid between the upper surface part 101a of the pallet 101 and the engine mounting base 2, a cardboard trunk frame part 4 that surrounds and covers the sides of the engine 100 mounted on the engine mounting base 2, and a cardboard lid box part 5 that is placed on the trunk frame part upper surface part 4a of the trunk frame part 4. Note that, although the wooden pallet 101 is exemplified as a material on which the packaging member 1 of this embodiment is to be installed, the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, a pallet made of other material such as cardboard or resin may be used.

[0033] With the above configuration, the engine 100 can be accommodated and packed in the internal accommodation space 6 surrounded by the engine mounting base 2, the trunk frame 4, and the lid box 5 (see FIG. 2). Here, in FIG. 2, the configuration of the packaging belts and the like that are hung around the bottom box 3, the trunk frame 4, and the lid box 5, and the configuration of the connecting screws and the like for connecting the engine mounting base 2 and the trunk frame 4 are omitted. As described above, most of the members of the packaging member 1 of this embodiment are made of cardboard. Unless otherwise specified, the cardboards can be joined together by a known joining means such as combining the cutouts 16 described later, or inserting a locking piece provided on one member into a locking hole provided on the other member to engage and fix the one member and the other member. Furthermore, joining means such as adhesives, nails, screws, etc. may be used.

[0034] Further, the packaging member 1 includes, as other components, a pair of corrugated board connecting parts 8a, 8b having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an upward opening, which are formed along the mutually opposing side surfaces 7a, 7b of the engine mounting stand 2 having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view and connect the engine mounting stand 2 and the trunk frame part 4, and a pair of wooden trunk frame part fixing pieces 9a, 9b in the shape of a rectangular column attached to the connecting parts 8a, 8b. As a result, the engine mounting stand 2, the trunk frame part 4, and the pallet 101 can be firmly joined and integrated by inserting the lower end side (not shown) of the trunk frame part 4 into the connecting parts 8a, 8b and fixing them together with the trunk frame part fixing pieces 9a, 9b with screws or the like. This makes it possible to prevent the pallet 101 from bending due to the engine load during lift loading and unloading, and allows stable loading and unloading even when traveling on rough roads or the like.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 1, the bottom box portion 3 of the packaging member 1 is made of a flat cardboard member and has a rectangular bottom portion 3a and four side portions 3b extending from each of the four sides of the bottom portion 3a. The side portions 3b are folded at right angles to the bottom portion 3a along each side of the bottom portion 3a (corresponding to the boundary line between the bottom portion 3a and the side portions 3b), and adjacent side portions 3b are joined together to form a flat box shape that opens upward.

[0036] On the other hand, as shown in Figure 1, the lid box portion 5 is made of a flat cardboard member and has a rectangular lid surface portion 5a and four side portions 5b extending from each of the four sides of the lid surface portion 5a.The side portions 5b are folded at right angles to the lid surface portion 5a along each side of the lid surface portion 5a (corresponding to the boundary line between the lid surface portion 5a and the side portions 5b), and adjacent side portions 5b are joined together to form a flat box shape that opens downward.

[0037] As described above, the bottom box part 3 and the lid box part 5 basically have the same structure, and only the opening direction is different. Therefore, it is possible to make two bottom box parts 3 (or lid box parts 5) of the same size and change the opening direction of one of them to make the lid box part 5 (or bottom box part 3).

[0038] On the other hand, the trunk frame portion 4 surrounds and covers the sides of the engine 100 placed on the engine mounting base 2, and is formed by bending a rectangular cardboard flat member so that it has an approximately U-shaped cross section, and is composed of a pair of first trunk frame portions 10 and a pair of second trunk frame portions 11.

[0039] The first trunk frame 10 is made up of a first central portion 12a disposed in the center and a pair of first end portions 12b, 12c extending from the respective ends of the first central portion 12a, and the second trunk frame 11 is made up of a second central portion 13a disposed in the center and a pair of second end portions 13b, 13c extending from the respective ends of the second central portion 13a. Furthermore, the second trunk frame 11 is laminated with a flat overlapping portion 13d for overlapping the center of the second central portion 13a in two.

[0040] Here, the width of the first central portion 12a of the first body frame portion 10 and the length of the short side surfaces of the engine mounting base 2, the bottom box portion 3, and the lid box portion 5 are approximately the same, while the width of the second central portion 13a of the second body frame portion 11 and the length of the long side surfaces of the engine mounting base 2 etc. (the length in the direction perpendicular to the length of the short side) are formed to approximately match.

[0041] In addition, the trunk frame section 4 further includes a pair of wooden frame sections 20a, 20b having an approximately U-shape for supporting the first trunk frame section 10 or the second trunk frame section 11. These are attached along the inside of the first trunk frame section 10 and the second trunk frame section 11, and can reinforce the upright state of the engine mounting base 2 and the trunk frame section 4 (see Figure 1).

[0042] Furthermore, the engine mounting stand 2 constituting the packaging member 1 of this embodiment includes an engine mounting stand main body 14 and a mounting pad portion 15. The engine mounting stand main body 14 is formed by combining a plurality of partition plates 17 each having a plurality of cutouts 16 formed in advance at predetermined positions, and one partition plate 17 can be combined and connected to the other partition plate 17 by inserting the partition plates 17 together while aligning the cutouts 16 of the partition plates 17 with each other.

[0043] The cutouts 16 are provided in advance at predetermined positions of the partition plates 17, and a plurality of partition plates 17 are combined to form a plurality of lattice-shaped (or cross-shaped) partitioned areas. A part of the lattice-shaped partitioned areas is the engine accommodating space 18 of the present invention, and in the packing member 1 of this embodiment, three engine accommodating spaces 18 are arranged side by side at a predetermined interval (see FIG. 3). In addition to the engine accommodating space 18, the engine mounting base main body 14 is formed with a plurality of lattice spaces 19 partitioned in a lattice shape to further increase strength. Note that FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the engine mounting base main body 14, and the engine mounting base main body 14 and the engine mounting base 2 of the packing member 1 of the present invention are not limited thereto.

[0044] In this manner, as described above, the engine mounting base main body 14 is formed in a lattice shape by combining a plurality of partition plates 17, and has the engine accommodating space 18 and the lattice space 19, so that even if a force is applied in the load direction, the engine mounting base main body 14 formed from the cardboard partition plates 17 can support the load of the engine 100, even if the engine 100 is a heavy object of 100 kg or more.

[0045] 1 and 3, the engine mounting base main body 14 formed by a plurality of partition plates 17 combined in a lattice pattern has a main body lower surface portion 14a in contact with the bottom surface portion 3a of the bottom box portion 3. In other words, a predetermined height can be formed between the main body lower surface portion 14a and the main body upper surface portion 14b of the engine mounting base main body 14.

[0046] That is, the engine accommodating space 18 and the lattice space 19 described above are configured to have a predetermined height, and the height of the engine accommodating space 18 is set to be greater than the height of a portion of the engine 100 accommodated in the engine accommodating space 18. As a result, the lower end of the engine 100 is supported on the engine mounting base 2 at a position separated from the bottom surface portion 3a of the bottom box portion 3 of the engine mounting base main body 14, that is, in a state where the lower end of the engine 100 does not come into contact with the bottom surface portion 3a. The height of the engine accommodating space 18 and the height of the lattice space 19 described above are approximately the same.

[0047] Furthermore, the mounting pad portion 15 placed on the main body upper surface portion 14b of the engine mounting base main body 14 is made of a flat member made of corrugated cardboard, and has an opening 21 formed in a position opposite to the engine housing space 18 described above, which is formed to match the shape of the lower portion of the engine 100. Furthermore, the opening edge 21a of the opening 21 is supported from below by the partition plate 17. The engine mounting base main body 14 and the mounting pad portion 15 can be joined by a well-known joining means such as the engagement of the locking holes and locking pieces described above. In other words, the engine mounting base 2 of this embodiment, including the formation of the engine mounting base main body 14, can be assembled without requiring special tools. Furthermore, adhesives, screws, etc. may be used to reinforce the joining state.

[0048] This allows a portion of the engine 100 to be inserted through the opening 21 in the engine insertion direction A (see the arrow in FIG. 4) up to the engine accommodating space 18. Because the opening 21 is formed to fit the shape of the lower part of the engine 100, when a portion of the engine 100 (e.g., the oil pan 102) is accommodated in the engine accommodating space 18, an opening edge 21a of the opening 21 comes into contact with a large portion of the opening 21 of the engine 100, restricting further downward insertion.

[0049] As a result, the engine 100 is supported on the engine mounting base 2. At this time, the weight of the engine 100 can be adequately supported by the engine mounting base main body 14 having the plurality of lattice spaces 19 partitioned in a lattice pattern as described above. Furthermore, as described above, the insertion depth of the part of the engine 100 inserted into the engine accommodating space 18 is small compared to the height of the engine mounting base main body 14, so the engine 100 is supported on the engine mounting base 2 in a state of being floating above the main body underside portion 14a (see FIG. 5).

[0050] The engine 100 fits into the cardboard mounting pad 15, so that the engine 100 is more stably supported by the engine mounting stand 2. The mounting pad 15 also functions as a cushioning material to prevent scratches on the surface of the engine 100.

[0051] In addition, the mounting pad portion 15 in the packaging member 1 of this embodiment is further configured to include a flap 22 made of cardboard extending horizontally from the opening edge 21a. This flap 22 is formed so that it can be folded along the engine insertion direction A of the engine 100, with the opening edge 21a as a base point, as the oil pan 102 of the engine 100 is inserted through the opening 21. Since the opening edge 21a, which is the base point of the flap 22, is provided on the mounting pad portion 15 in this manner, the edge portion of the cardboard is not directly exposed, and the flap 22 has a function as a guide for inserting the oil pan 102 through the opening 21 into the narrow engine housing space 18.

[0052] Since the cardboard flap 22 has a predetermined thickness, the opening width of the opening 21, which is opened to fit the shape of the oil pan 102 of the engine 100, is smaller than the oil pan 102 (see FIG. 5).

[0053] As a result, the cardboard is crushed and expanded while oil pan 102 is accommodated, and the degree of fixation of oil pan 102 is increased, making oil pan 102 accommodated in engine accommodating space 18 less likely to fall off and stably held in engine accommodating space 18. As a result, when engine 100 is transported using packaging member 1 of this embodiment, even if shock or vibration is applied during transport, the accommodation state of oil pan 102 in engine accommodating space 18 is stable, and part of mounting pad portion 15 deforms to match the shape of engine 100, enabling stable transport.

[0054] 1 and 3, the engine mounting base main body 14 in the packaging member 1 of this embodiment has a plurality of openings 21 and engine accommodating spaces 18 arranged side by side in positions corresponding to the openings 21. This makes it possible to pack a plurality of engines 100 (three in this embodiment) together.

[0055] Because the multiple partition plates 17 that make up the engine mounting base 2 are formed as a single unit from end to end, it is possible to distribute and support the weight of the multiple engines 100 placed on them.Furthermore, the burden on the pallet 101, which mainly receives bending loads during loading and unloading operations using forklifts, etc., is reduced, and the pallet 101 can be made thinner.

[0056] Here, in Figures 1 and 2, an example is shown in which three openings 21 are arranged side by side and three engines 100 are housed together, but this is not limited to this, and the number of engines 100 housed together may be changed as appropriate.

[0057] As described above, the packaging member 1 of this embodiment can be constructed using cardboard as a base material, and the weight of the packaging member 1 itself can be significantly reduced compared to conventional wooden box packaging and the like. Furthermore, since the packaging member 1 has a strength sufficient to support the load of the engine 100, collective packaging in which a plurality of engines 100 are packaged together is possible, reducing the labor and time required for packaging, and enabling transportation while reducing packaging costs. Furthermore, since the work can be simplified compared to the conventional method, the occurrence of work accidents and the like can be suppressed, and safety can be improved. In addition, in the case of conventional packaging members, a member for holding down the top is installed to prevent the packaged object from jumping up or wobbling, but in the case of the packaging member 1 of this embodiment, the degree of fixation of the opening 21 is increased, making such a member for holding down the top unnecessary.

[0058] In particular, since it is made of cardboard, a part of the engine mounting stand 2 does not deform depending on the shape of the engine 100, and by providing the cardboard flaps 22, it is possible to prevent the engine 100, part of which is housed in the engine housing space 18, from falling over or tilting in the horizontal direction, thereby stabilizing the packaged state. Furthermore, by using conventional well-known cardboard assembly and joining techniques, no new tools are required and disassembly after use can be easily performed.

[0059] As a result, it becomes possible to transport the engine 100 over long periods of time by sea, and further, it becomes possible to reduce the number of fastening operations using bolts and nuts, etc., which are required for conventional wooden box packaging, etc. In addition, since the packaging state can be stabilized by the deformation of the cardboard due to the weight of the engine 100 itself, there is no need to perform operations such as filling a filler between the accommodated engine 100 and the lid surface portion 5a of the lid box portion 5.

[0060] Furthermore, it becomes possible to pack a plurality of engines 100 together in a single package, which reduces the number of steps and time required for packaging and allows the package size per engine 100 to be made compact.

[0061] In addition, the packaging material 1 of this embodiment uses cardboard as the base material, which makes it easier to separate the materials and increases the recycling rate, thereby reducing disposal costs when compared to conventional products that use composite materials. [Industrial Applicability]

[0062] The engine packaging member of the present invention can be suitably used in the transportation of various engines such as those for automobiles and ships. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 1: Packaging member (engine packaging member), 2: Engine mounting base, 3: Bottom box portion, 3a: Bottom surface portion, 3b, 5b: Side portion, 4: Fuselage frame portion, 4a: Fuselage frame portion upper surface portion, 5: Lid box portion, 5a: Lid surface portion, 6: Storage space, 7a, 7b: Side surface, 8a, 8b: Connection portion, 9a, 9b: Fuselage frame portion fixing wood, 10: First fuselage frame portion, 11: Second fuselage frame portion, 12a: First central portion, 12b, 12c: First end portion, 13a: Second central portion, 13b, 13c: Second End, 13d: overlapping portion, 14: engine mounting base main body, 14a: underside of main body, 14b: upper side of main body, 15: mounting pad portion, 16: cut-out portion, 17: partition plate, 18: engine accommodating space, 19: lattice space, 20a, 20b: wooden frame portion, 21: opening, 21a: opening edge, 22: flap, 100: engine, 101: pallet, 101a: upper side, 102: oil pan (part of the engine), A: engine insertion direction.

Claims

1. An engine packaging member used when transporting an engine, The engine is mounted on a cardboard engine mounting base, The engine mounting base is an engine mounting base body formed by combining a plurality of partition plates, each having a cutout portion, in a lattice pattern, the engine mounting base body having an engine accommodating space surrounded by the partition plates; a flat-plate-shaped mounting pad portion that is provided on an upper surface of the engine mounting base body and has an opening portion that is formed in accordance with a shape of a lower portion of the engine at a position facing the engine accommodating space, and an opening edge of the opening portion is supported by the partition plate; an oil pan, which is a part of the engine, is accommodated in the engine accommodating space through the opening; The mounting pad portion is A horizontal extension is provided from the opening edge, The engine packaging component further includes a cardboard flap that can be folded from the opening edge along the engine insertion direction when the oil pan is accommodated in the engine accommodating space through the opening.

2. The mounting pad portion is A plurality of the openings are arranged side by side, 2. The engine packaging member according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the engines are packaged together.

3. 3. The engine packaging member according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a cardboard trunk frame portion that surrounds and covers the engine mounting base and the sides of the engine mounted on the engine mounting base, the engine mounting base being provided with a pair of cardboard connecting portions that are formed along opposing side surfaces of the engine mounting base main body and connect the engine mounting base and the trunk frame portion, and a pair of wooden trunk frame portion fixing pieces that are attached to the connecting portions.

4. 4. The engine packaging member according to claim 3, further comprising a wooden frame portion for reinforcing said engine mounting base and said trunk frame portion.

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