# US 2017/0283153 A1 · Buffering member

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- Number: US 2017/0283153 A1
- Document ID: US20170283153A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/450,459
- Filed: 2017-03-06
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-29
- Assignees: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicants: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Inventors: Masami FUJIHARA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170283153A1

## CPC

- B65D 81/054: {Protectors contacting two generally perpendicular surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. edge protectors (B65D81/055 takes precedence)}
- B65D 2581/053: Paper in general, e.g. paperboard, carton, molded paper
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A buffering member is interposed between an outer corner of a packaged article and an inner corner of a packaging box. The buffering member includes a base sheet and a plurality pairs of blocks. The base sheet is foldable along a folding line. The plurality of pairs of blocks are arranged along the folding line at predetermined intervals. Each block of the pair of blocks is bonded on one face and the other face of the base sheet on both side of the folding line. The pair of blocks is combined via a combined face so as to meet the outer corner when the base sheet is folded along the folding line. At least one of the combined faces is provided on the one face of the base sheet and another combined face is provided on the other face of the base sheet.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A buffering member interposed between an outer corner of a packaged article and an inner corner of a packaging box, the buffering member comprising:
a base sheet foldable along a folding line formed along the inner corner; and
a plurality of pairs of blocks arranged along the folding line at predetermined intervals, each block of the pair of blocks being bonded on one face and the other face of the base sheet on both side of the folding line, the pair ofblocksbeing combined via a combined face so as to meet the outer corner when the base sheet is folded along the folding line,
wherein at least one of the combined faces is provided on the one face of the base sheet and another combined face is provided on the other face of the base sheet.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The buffering member according to claim 1,
wherein the combined faces of the pairs of blocks adjacently arranged along the folding line is provided on the different side faces of the base sheet.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The buffering member according to claim 1,
wherein the combined faces of the pairs of blocks alternately arranged along the folding line are provided on the same face of the base sheet.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The buffering member according to claim 1,
wherein the pair of blocks includes:
a rectangular parallelepiped long block long in a direction perpendicular to the folding line, the long block being bonded on the one face of the base sheet along the folding line; and
a rectangular parallelepiped short block having a length shorter than a length of the long block in the direction perpendicular to the folding line, the short block being bonded on the other face of the base sheet at a position separate from the folding line,
the long block and the short block are combined at right angles.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The buffering member according to claim 4,
wherein the short block is separated from the folding line by a protruding length of the long block from the base sheet.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The buffering member according to claim 4,
wherein the folding line is formed along the vertical direction.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The buffering member according to claim 1,
wherein the block is made of a laminated block which is formed by laminating a plurality cardboards and bonding them together.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The buffering member according to claim 1,
wherein the packaged article is an image forming apparatus, and
the buffering member is interposed between an outer corner between adjacent side faces of the image forming apparatus and the inner corner of the packaging box.