Packaging device and buffer
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMoku Naruishi, Tsuyoshi Abe, Satoshi Ishihara, Sakae Ishikawa, Hideyuki Goda, Tomoaki Arai, Noriyuki Nakagawa
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Abstract
A packaging device includes a bottom plate and a mounting plate arranged above the bottom plate at a specific distance form the bottom plate. An article to be transported is placed on the mounting plate. A cushioning member is arranged in a space between the bottom plate and the mounting plate. The cushioning member protects the article from shocks. A reinforcing unit is arranged on the bottom plate in the space between the bottom plate and the mounting plate so that support members of the article rest on the reinforcing unit.
Claims20
A packaging device comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a mounting plate arranged above the bottom plate at a specific distance form the bottom plate for mounting an article;
- a cushioning member arranged in a space between the bottom plate and the mounting plate;
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- a reinforcing unit arranged on the bottom plate in the space between the bottom plate and the mounting plate, the reinforcing unit including a plurality of reinforcing members arranged at positions that are substantially below points where support members of the article mounted on the mounting plate are located.
A packaging device comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a plurality of support members arranged on the bottom plate orthogonal to the bottom plate;
- a first member detachably attached to the bottom plate orthogonal to the bottom plate between two adjoining first support members;
- a second member firmly attached to the bottom plate orthogonal to the bottom plate between two adjoining second support members that are different from the first support members;
- a plurality of transverse members attached between a support member of the first support member and adjoining support member of the second support member;
- a cushioning unit arranged on the bottom plate in a space enclosed by the support members, the cushioning unit including a plurality of airtight containers filled with gas;
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- a mounting plate arranged above the cushioning unit in the space enclosed by the support members for mounting an article.
A buffer comprising a cushioning unit arranged between at least one member of an article and a packaging device for packing the article, the cushioning unit including a plurality of box-shaped airtight containers filled with gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.