Paper card packaging and method of packaging products with paper card

Abstract

A paper card packaging including a paper card body is provided. The paper card body includes a first half portion and a second half portion. The second half portion includes a plurality of holes. A configuration of the plurality of holes is determined based on the peripheral contour of a product to be packaged and a positioning device to be used. A method of packaging products with paper cards is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a paper card body, forming a plurality of holes according to the peripheral contour of a product to be packaged and a positioning device to be used, positioning and processing. In this way, plastic blisters can be avoided while still maintaining process yield.

Description

PRIORITY

[0001] This application claims priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 113112704, filed on Apr. 3, 2024, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.FIELD

[0002] The present invention relates to a packaging and a method of packaging, and in particular, relates to a paper card packaging and a method of packaging products with paper cards.BACKGROUND

[0003] How to make a product as environmentally friendly as possible from production to sales is a topic to which enterprises all over the world attach great importance at present.

[0004] Plastic blisters have always been one of the favorite packaging materials for many manufacturers because they are light, transparent and easy to form, and they are usually used in combination with paper cards to realize the final external packaging. This kind of packaging technology is mature, and replacement for such a packaging technology requires considerable research and development costs as well as material costs or the like. Therefore, for many manufacturers, plastic blisters and processes using plastic blisters are not easy to be replaced.

[0005] However, the final product which combines plastic with paper is difficult for consumers to separate for recycling separately and thus can only be treated as general waste, which will certainly cause massive unavoidable pollution.

[0006] In order to achieve the goal of environmental protection, a packaging and a method of packaging that can avoid the use of plastic blisters are required, and this packaging method will be simple enough while maintaining a good process yield, thus promoting the trend of environmentally-friendly packaging.SUMMARY

[0007] An objective herein is to provide a paper card packaging and a method of packaging products with paper cards, which can avoid the use of plastic blisters while still maintaining a process yield.

[0008] Provided in certain embodiments is a paper card packaging comprising a paper card body. The paper card body comprises a first half portion and a second half portion. The second half portion comprises a plurality of holes, and a configuration of the plurality of holes is determined based on the peripheral contour of a product to be packaged and a positioning device to be used.

[0009] In an embodiment, the positioning device to be used is a limiting device comprising a plurality of rods.

[0010] In an embodiment, the plurality of holes are arranged outside the peripheral contour and surround the peripheral contour.

[0011] In an embodiment, one of the plurality of holes is arranged in a decorative hole of the product to be packaged, and the other holes of the plurality of holes are arranged outside the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged. That is, one of the plurality of holes may be arranged in the decorative hole, which is beneficial to providing fewer holes outside the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged for maintaining the product to be packaged in a fixed position.

[0012] In an embodiment, the positioning device to be used is a vacuum adsorption device.

[0013] In an embodiment, the plurality of holes are arranged inside the peripheral contour.

[0014] In an embodiment, the plurality of holes are circular, oval, rectangular or polygonal.

[0015] In an embodiment, dimensions of the first half portion and the second half portion are the same.

[0016] In an embodiment, the second half portion is provided with a weakened line which is easy to tear at the outer side of the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged or through the plurality of holes around the peripheral contour.

[0017] Also provided herein in certain embodiments is a method of packaging products with paper cards, which comprises the following steps: providing a paper card body; forming a plurality of holes at the second half portion of the paper card body according to the peripheral contour of a product to be packaged and a positioning device to be used; using the positioning device; and processing the paper card body.

[0018] In an embodiment, the positioning device is a limiting device comprising a plurality of rods; and the step of using the positioning device further comprises: lifting the limiting device so that the plurality of rods pass through the plurality of holes respectively.

[0019] In an embodiment, the method of the present invention further comprises lowering the limiting device away from the paper card body.

[0020] In an embodiment, the plurality of holes that are formed are arranged outside the peripheral contour and surround the peripheral contour.

[0021] In an embodiment, one of the plurality of holes is arranged in a decorative hole of the product to be packaged, and the other holes of the plurality of holes are arranged outside the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged.

[0022] In an embodiment, the positioning device is a vacuum adsorption device, the plurality of holes are arranged inside the peripheral contour; and the step of using the positioning device further comprises: passing the vacuum adsorption device through the plurality of holes to adsorb and fix the product to be packaged on the second half portion.

[0023] In an embodiment, the step of processing the paper card body comprises: arranging a fixing line at a position adjacent to the product to be packaged.

[0024] In an embodiment, the step of processing the paper card body comprises welding processing.

[0025] In an embodiment, the method further comprises providing the second half portion with a weakened line which is easy to tear at the outer side of the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged or through the plurality of holes around the peripheral contour.

[0026] In an embodiment, the method further comprises attaching a label to an outer side of the second half portion so as to cover part or all of the plurality of holes.

[0027] What is described above is not intended to limit the present invention, but only describes the technical problems that can be solved, the technical means that can be adopted and the technical effects that can be achieved by the present invention. According to the attached drawings and the contents in the description of the following embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can further understand the details of various embodiments of the present invention.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a paper card packaging according to the present invention.

[0029] FIG. 2A to FIG. 2H are schematic views illustrating various configurations of a plurality of holes in the paper card packaging according to the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a suction nozzle of an external device for vacuum adsorption.

[0031] FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating other shapes adopted by the plurality of holes of the paper card packaging according to the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are schematic views of the paper card packaging provided with a weakened line according to the present invention.

[0033] FIG. 6 is a flowchart diagram of a method of packaging products with paper cards according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a limiting device used in the method of packaging products with paper cards according to the present invention.

[0035] FIG. 8 is a schematic view of fixing a product to be packaged by using the limiting device in the method of packaging products with paper cards according to the present invention.

[0036] FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the paper card packaging of the present invention in which a fixing line is arranged.

[0037] FIG. 10 is a flowchart diagram of a method of packaging products with paper cards according to another embodiment of the present invention.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] Specific embodiments will be described in detail hereinafter. However, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, the present invention may be practiced in many different forms of embodiments, and the claimed scope shall not be construed as being limited to what is described in the specification.

[0039] Terms “first” and “second” are used herein to describe and distinguish elements or components, and are not intended to indicate necessary order or priority of these elements or components.

[0040] The relative dimensions, proportions, sizes and shapes in the attached drawings are depicted for convenience of illustration and are not intended to be limiting.

[0041] Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a schematic plan view of a paper card packaging 10 according to the present invention. The paper card package 10 comprises a paper card body 100 which may have a first half portion 110 and a second half portion 120.

[0042] The first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120 may be an integrated paper card which is not combined with transparent plastic, and the first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120 are distinguished from each other by a folding line 130. In an embodiment, the first half portion 110 may have the same dimension as the second half portion 120, that is, the first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120 may almost completely overlap each other after being folded along the folding line 130, but it is not limited thereto. The first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120 may also have different dimensions so that only parts of the first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120 overlap after the paper card body 100 is folded along the folding line 130, and this configuration may also apply the technical features described below.

[0043] The following description takes the case where the second half portion 120 carries a product 20 to be packaged as an example, but it is not limited that the features can only be implemented at the second half portion 120, and instead the features may also be applied to the first half portion 110 when the processing direction is different. Although the following description only takes a portable disk as an example, a product 20 to be packaged of the present invention may actually be any electronic product or non-electronic product with small thickness.

[0044] In an embodiment, the second half portion 120 comprises a plurality of holes 140 penetrating through the second half portion 120, and the plurality of holes 140 have a configuration determined according to an peripheral contour 200 of the product 20 to be packaged and a positioning device to be used, so that an external device may be used to fix the product 20 to be packaged through the holes 140. After the packaging is completed, the portion containing the product 20 will slightly swell.

[0045] Referring to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2H, there are shown schematic views illustrating various arrangements of the plurality of holes 140 in the paper card packaging according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2A to FIG. 2E, the plurality of holes 140 may be arranged around the peripheral contour 200, so that an accommodating space which is temporarily may be defined through the holes by a limiting device comprising a plurality of rods for example so as to restrict the movement of the product 20 to be packaged until the packaging is completed.

[0046] In detail, the arrangement of one hole 140 may be used at least to restrict the movement of the product 20 to be packaged in one direction. For example, at least four holes 140 are provided to limit the up, down, left and right movement of the product 20 to be packaged (as shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B). For more stable fixation, one or multiple holes 140 may be provided on each side of a geometric shape formed by the peripheral contour 200 (as shown in FIG. 2C). The arrangement of one hole 140 may also be used to restrict the movement of the product 20 to be packaged in two directions at the same time (for example, as shown in FIG. 2D and FIG. 2E, the hole 140 abuts against a concave to restrict the movement in two directions at the same time). Preferably, the plurality of holes 140 may be arranged in such a manner that the displacement of the product 20 to be packaged can be effectively restricted by the minimal number of holes without being limited thereto, that is, other configurations that can avoid the displacement and sliding of the product 20 to be packaged are not excluded.

[0047] Referring to FIG. 2F to FIG. 2G, when the surface of the product 20 to be packaged has a groove (not shown) that is deep enough or a perforation 210 (e.g., a decorative hole), one of the plurality of holes 140 may be arranged in the groove or the perforation 210 of the product 20 to be packaged to abut against one side of the groove or the perforation 210, thereby achieving the purpose of restricting the movement in multiple directions simultaneously through the shape of the groove or the perforation 210. In this way, the other holes 140 of the plurality of holes 140 may be arranged outside the peripheral contour 200 of the product 20 to be packaged in such a way that the displacement of the product 20 to be packaged can be effectively restricted by the minimal number of holes, thereby achieving the effect of maintaining the product 20 to be packaged in a fixed position with fewer holes 140.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 2H, a positioning device to be used may be a vacuum adsorption device. In this embodiment, the plurality of holes 140 are arranged inside the peripheral contour 200, so that the product 20 to be packaged is absorbed and fixed by a suction hole 300 of a suction nozzle 30 as shown in FIG. 3 via the plurality of holes 140. In this embodiment, two holes 140 may be provided which are spaced apart along a length direction of the product 20 to be packaged.

[0049] FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the suction nozzle 30 of an external device for vacuum adsorption. The diameter ∅ of the suction hole 300 of the suction nozzle 30 may be selected to be 2 cm, 3.5 cm or 4 cm according to the size of the product 20 to be packaged so as to better fix the product 20 to be packaged.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the hole 140 is not necessarily limited to a circle, and the fixing effect may also be achieved when the shape of the hole 140 is an ellipse, a square, a rectangle or a polygon.

[0051] Referring to FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B, a weakened line 150 that is easy to tear may be disposed on the second half portion 120 outside the peripheral contour 200 of the product 20 to be packaged or pass through the plurality of holes 140 around the peripheral contour 200, so as to make it convenient for the user to remove part of the packaging and take out the product. Corresponding to the arrangement of the weakened line 150, an easy opening 152 may be further arranged to be connected with the weakened line 150, thereby providing a better position for the user to apply force so as to tear part of the packaging along the weakened line 150.

[0052] Next, a method of packaging products with paper cards according to the present invention is described, which comprises the steps of providing a paper card body, forming a plurality of holes, using a positioning device, processing and fixing or the like.

[0053] The following description takes the paper card packaging 10 as an example, so reference may be made to the technical contents of the paper card packaging 10 for the contents of the method of packaging products, and vice versa, and thus the same parts will be omitted or simplified.

[0054] Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown a flowchart diagram of a method of packaging products with paper cards according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and the method comprises: a step S100 of providing a paper card body 100 and fixing the paper card body 100. Next, a step S200 is performed to determine a configuration according to the peripheral contour 200 of the product 20 to be packaged and a positioning device to be used, and to form a plurality of holes 140 at the second half portion 120 of the paper card body 100 according to the configuration.

[0055] In this embodiment, a positioning device to be used is a limiting device 40 including a plurality of rods 400 (as shown in FIG. 7), and the plurality of holes 140 may be arranged around the peripheral contour 200 or one of the plurality of holes 140 may be arranged in the perforation 210 (as shown in the examples of FIG. 2A to FIG. 2G). The positions of the plurality of holes 140 correspond to the positions of the plurality of rods 400.

[0056] In this embodiment, after forming the plurality of holes 140, a step S300 of using a positioning device is performed so that the positioning device passes through the plurality of holes 140 to position the product 20 to be packaged. The step S300 comprises lifting the limiting device 40 so that the rods 400 pass through the holes 140 respectively and protrude from the second half portion 120 to form an accommodating space which may restrict the displacement in multiple directions. Then, the product 20 to be packaged may be placed in the accommodating space to be fixed in place. In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the height H by which the plurality of rods 400 protrude from the second half portion 120 is less than a thickness T of the product 20 to be packaged, so as to avoid interference with the subsequent pressing and fixing procedures.

[0057] After the product 20 to be packaged is placed between the plurality of rods 400 to be fixed, the paper card body 100 and the limiting device 40 may be moved to the next position together so that the step S400 of processing the paper card body 100 is performed. During the movement, the paper card body 100 may optionally be slightly folded along the folding line 130, and then moved to the processing position to be completely folded and fixed. Alternatively, the paper card body 100 is folded and fixed after it is moved to the processing position, and then the step S400 is performed immediately. In this embodiment, the step S400 may be welding processing. Before the step S400, an adhesive such as thermosetting epoxy resin is pre-coated on the first half portion 110 and / or the second half portion 120 of the paper card body 100 so that the adhesive will melt when it is heated in the welding processing to produce stronger adhesion and sealing, and thus the first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120 are fixedly connected to cover and fix the product 20 to be packaged. The step S400 may also comprise processing such as nailing or bonding, through which the purpose of fixedly connecting parts of the first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120 that are in contact with each other can also be achieved.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 9, there is shown a schematic front view of the first half portion 110 of the paper card body 100 that has been fixed, and the product 20 to be packaged has been fixedly interposed between the first half portion 110 and the second half portion 120. In an embodiment, the step S400 further comprises arranging a fixing line 160 at a position adjacent to the product 20 to be packaged, that is, adding a region for further pressing and fixing at the position near the product 20 to be packaged during processing, so as to enhance the fastening of the paper card body 100 to the product 20 to be packaged. This region is in the shape of a straight strip as shown in the figure, but it is not limited thereto.

[0059] After completing the step S400, the method of the present invention may further comprise the step of lowering the limiting device 40 away from the paper card body 100 so as to move and take out the paper card body 100, but it is not limited thereto. Even if the limiting device 40 is not lowered, the paper card body 100 may also be removed from the limiting position by pushing the paper card body 100 upward, for example.

[0060] Next, referring to FIG. 10, there is shown a flowchart diagram of a method of packaging products with paper cards according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this method, steps S100, S200, S300 and S400 are also performed, and technical contents for which reference may be made to the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified.

[0061] In this embodiment, a positioning device to be used is a vacuum adsorption device. In the step S200, a plurality of holes 140 are formed inside the peripheral contour 200 (as shown in the example of FIG. 2F). In the step S300, the vacuum adsorption device is further passed through the plurality of holes 140 to adsorb and fix the product 20 to be packaged on the second half portion 120. In detail, after or when the product 20 to be packaged is placed in the second half portion 120, a plurality of suction nozzles 30 are used to suck the product 20 to be packaged through the plurality of holes 140 so as to fix the product 20 to be packaged in place. Next, the step S400 of processing the paper card body 100 is performed, and reference may be made to the description of the previous embodiment for this step. After the step S400 is completed, the suction of the vacuum adsorption device is removed and the vacuum adsorption device is optionally moved away from the paper card body 100.

[0062] No matter which kind of positioning device is used, in an embodiment, the method of packaging products with paper cards according to the present invention may further comprise providing a weakened line 150 that is easy to tear outside the peripheral contour 200 of the second half portion 120 or through the plurality of holes 140 around the peripheral contour 200. The step of providing the weakened line 150 may be performed after the step S400.

[0063] No matter which kind of positioning device is used, in an embodiment, the method of packaging products with paper cards according to the present invention may further comprise a step of attaching a label to an outer side of the second half portion 120 so as to cover part or all of the plurality of holes 140, so that the holes 140 covered are not seen by consumers. The step of attaching the label may be performed after the step S400. If the weakened line 150 is provided, then the step of attaching the label is performed after the weakened line 150 is formed.

[0064] As described above, the paper card packaging and the method of packaging products with paper cards provided according to the present invention can avoid the use of plastic blisters, and the structure and packaging method thereof are not too complicated, so that a good process yield can be maintained and an environment-friendly packaging that is easy to popularize can be provided.

[0065] The above disclosure is related to the detailed technical contents and inventive features thereof. People of ordinary skill in the art may proceed with a variety of modifications and replacements based on the disclosures and suggestions of the invention as described without departing from the characteristics thereof. Nevertheless, although such modifications and replacements are not fully disclosed in the above descriptions, they have substantially been covered in the following claims as appended.

Claims

1. A paper card packaging, comprising:a paper card body, comprising a first half portion and a second half portion connected to the first half portion,wherein the second half portion comprises a plurality of holes, and a configuration of the plurality of holes is determined based on the peripheral contour of a product to be packaged and a positioning device to be used.

2. The paper card packaging according to claim 1, wherein the positioning device to be used is a limiting device comprising a plurality of rods.

3. The paper card packaging according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of holes are arranged outside the peripheral contour and surround the peripheral contour.

4. The paper card packaging according to claim 2, wherein one of the plurality of holes is arranged in a decorative hole of the product to be packaged, and the other holes of the plurality of holes are arranged outside the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged.

5. The paper card packaging according to claim 1, wherein the positioning device to be used is a vacuum adsorption device.

6. The paper card packaging according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of holes are arranged inside the peripheral contour.

7. The paper card packaging according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of holes are circular, oval, rectangular or polygonal.

8. The paper card packaging according to claim 1, wherein dimensions of the first half portion and the second half portion are approximately the same.

9. The paper card packaging according to claim 1, wherein the second half portion is provided with a weakened line which is easy to tear at the outer side of the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged or through the plurality of holes around the peripheral contour.

10. A method of packaging products with paper cards, comprising:providing a paper card body which comprises a first half portion and a second half portion connected to the first half portion;determining a configuration according to the peripheral contour of a product to be packaged and a positioning device to be used, and forming a plurality of holes at the second half portion of the paper card body according to the configuration;positioning the product to be packaged by using the positioning device and through the plurality of holes; andprocessing the paper card body so that the first half portion and the second half portion are fixedly connected with each other.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the positioning device is a limiting device comprising a plurality of rods; and wherein the step of using the positioning device further comprises: lifting the limiting device so that the plurality of rods pass through the plurality of holes respectively.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: lowering the limiting device away from the paper card body.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of holes are arranged outside the peripheral contour and surround the peripheral contour.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein one of the plurality of holes is arranged in a decorative hole of the product to be packaged, and the other holes of the plurality of holes are arranged outside the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the positioning device is a vacuum adsorption device; wherein the plurality of holes are arranged inside the peripheral contour; and wherein the step of using the positioning device further comprises: passing the vacuum adsorption device through the plurality of holes to adsorb and fix the product to be packaged on the second half portion.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of processing the paper card body comprises: arranging a fixing line at a position adjacent to the product to be packaged.

17. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of processing the paper card body comprises welding processing.

18. The method according to claim 10, further comprising providing the second half portion with a weakened line which is easy to tear at the outer side of the peripheral contour of the product to be packaged or through the plurality of holes around the peripheral contour.

19. The method according to claim 10, further comprising attaching a label to an outer side of the second half portion so as to cover part or all of the plurality of holes.

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