SPACING MEMBER FOR BOX, AND PACKAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME

Abstract

A spacing member for a box according to an embodiment of the present disclosure prevents damage to a packaged article. A spacing member for a box according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a base, an upper wing, a lower wing, a left wing, and a right wing that extend from the base, in which the wings each have a first section extending outward from the base, a second section extending outward from the first section, and a sub-folding portion formed such that the second section can be folded with respect to the first section.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365(c), and is a National Stage entry from International Application No. PCT/KR2020/003052, filed Mar. 4, 2020 which claims priority to the benefit of Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2019-0025679 filed on Mar. 6, 2019, 10-2019-0058944 filed on May 20, 2019 and 10-2019-0069492 filed on Jun. 12, 2019 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a spacing member for a box and, more particularly, to a spacing member for a box which prevents damage to a packaged article, and a packaging system including the spacing member.

2. Background Art

Boxes have been widely used to carry property to be moved, etc. since the past. Recently, a great number of purchased articles are packaged in boxes and transported to purchasers due to popularization of online shopping, home shopping, etc.

In general, in order to carry fragile articles, etc., the articles are wrapped with various packaging materials, such as a bubble wrap, etc., and put in boxes and then carried. Packaging materials such as a bubble wrap are effective to prevent shock or damage to the articles wrapped therein. However, since they are made of plastics, there is a problem that they cause an environmental problem, the wrapping process is complicated and a great amount of packaging materials are used.

Accordingly, it is required to develop a packaging material that can replace the filling-type plastic packaging materials.

In particular, it is urgently required to develop a packaging method that is simple and uses a small amount of packaging materials when using paper.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure has been made in an effort to solve the problems described above.

An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a spacing member for a box which can perform a simple packaging material function. In particular, the objective of the present disclosure is to provide a spacing member for a box which is more suitable for a paper box.

Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a spacing member for a box which can prevent damage to packaged articles.

Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a spacing member for a box which enables a packaged article to be easily taken out of a packaging box.

Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a spacing member for a box which has a simple configuration and can solve the problems.

The features of the present disclosure for achieving the objectives of the present disclosure and performing the characteristic functions of the present disclosure to be described below are as follows.

A spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure includes: a base; a plurality of wings extending from an upper side, a lower side, a left side, and a right side of the base, respectively; and main folding portions formed on surfaces extending from the base of the wings such that the wings can be folded forward, in which the wings each have: a sub-folding portion spaced a predetermined distance from the main folding portion such that a corresponding wing can be partially folded rearward; a first section extending between the main folding portion and the second folding portion; and a second section extending from the sub-folding portion, in which a length of the second section is larger than a length of the first section.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wings may include: an upper wing extending from the upper side of the base; a lower wing extending from the lower side of the base; a left wing extending from the left side of the base; and a right wing extending from the right side of the base.

The upper wing may have a fixing portion extending from the upper wing.

The second sections of the left and right wings may expand outward further than the first sections.

The first sections of the upper and lower wings may expand outward from the main folding portions.

A packing system including the spacing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a box in which two spacing members are respectively disposed on inner sides facing each other to face each other.

The wings may further include an upper wing extending from the upper side of the base, a fixing portion extending from the upper wing is formed at the upper wing, and a coupling portion is formed at the inner side on which the spacing member are disposed such that the fixing portions can be coupled.

A spacing member for a box according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

a base; and an upper wing, a lower wing, a left wing, and a right wing that extend from the base, in which the wings each have: a first section extending outward from the base; a second section extending outward from the first section; and a sub-folding portion formed such that the first section and the second section can be folded with respect to the first section, and the spacing member satisfies

[Formula 1] a cos θ₁<b cos θ₂ (a is a width of a upper wing-first section, b is a width of an upper wing-second section, θ₁ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of an upper wing sub-folding portion and the upper wing-first section, and θ₂ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the upper wing sub-folding portion and the upper wing-second section),

[Formula 2] c cos θ₃<d cos θ₄ (c is a width of a lower wing-first section, d is a width of a lower wing-second section, θ₃ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a lower wing sub-folding portion and the lower wing-first section, and θ₄ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lower wing sub-folding portion and the lower wing-second section),

[Formula 3] e cos θ₅<f cos θ₆ (e is a width of a left wing-first section, f is a width of a left wing-second section, θ₅ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a left wing sub-folding portion and the left wing-first section, and θ₆ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the left wing sub-folding portion and the left wing-second section), and

[Formula 4] g cos θ₇<h cos θ₈ (g is a width of a right wing-first section, f is a width of a right wing-second section, θ₇ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a right wing sub-folding portion and the right wing-first section, and θ₆ is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the right wing sub-folding portion and the right wing-second section).

The spacing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may satisfy

180°<(θ_A+θ_B)<270°  [Formula 5]

180°<(θ_C+θ_D)<270°  [Formula 6]

180°<(θ_E+θ_E)<270°  [Formula 7]

180°<(θ_G+θ_H)<270°  [Formula 8]

where θ_A may be an angle made by an edge of the upper wing-first section and an upper edge of the base, θ_B may be an angle made by an edge of the left wing-first section and a left edge of the base, θ_C may be an angle made by another edge of the left wing-first section and the left edge of the base, θ_D may be an angle made by an edge of the lower wing-first section and a lower edge of the base, θ_E may be an angle made by another edge of the lower wing-first section and the lower edge of the base, θ_F may be an angle made by another edge of the right wing-first section and a right edge of the base, θ_G may be an angle made by a second free edge of the right wing-first section and the right edge of the base, and θ_H may be an angle made by a second free edge of the upper wing-first section and the upper edge of the base.

The spacing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may satisfy

X₁+X₁ sin(θ_A−90°)+X₁ sin(θ_H−90°)≤Y₁  [Formula 9]

X₂+X₂ sin(θ_B−90°)+X₂ sin(θ_C−90°)≤Y₂  [Formula 10]

X₃+X₃ sin(θ_D−90°)+X₃ sin(θ_E−90°)≤Y₃  [Formula 11]

X₄+X₄ sin(θ_F−90°)+X₄ sin(θ_G−90°)≤Y₄  [Formula 12]

where X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ are the upper edge, the lower edge, the left edge, and the right edge of the base, respectively,

Y₁ is a longitudinal free edge of the upper wing-second section, Y₂ is a longitudinal free edge of the left wing-second section, Y₃ is a longitudinal free edge of the lower wing-second section, and Y₄ is a longitudinal free edge of the right wing-second section.

In the pacing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, θ₂, θ₄, θ₆, and θ₈ each may have an angle of 0° to 15°, and preferably θ₂, θ₄, θ₆, and θ₈ each may have an angle of 0° to 3°.

In the pacing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, θ₁, θ₃, θ₅, and θ₇ each have an angle of 10° to 60°.

The spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure can function as an eco-friendly packaging material.

According to the present disclosure, a spacing member for a box which can prevent damage to a packaged article is provided.

According to the present disclosure, a spacing member for a box which enables a packaged article to be easily taken out of a packaging box is provided.

According to the present disclosure, a spacing member for a box which has a simple configuration and can solve all of the problems is provided.

Effects of the present disclosure are not limited to those described above and other effects can be clearly recognized by those skilled in the art from the following description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a base of a spacing member for a boxy according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a development view of the spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3a is a cross-sectional view taken along line α-α′ of FIG. 2;

FIG. 3b is a cross-sectional view taken along line β-β′ of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4a shows an upper wing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4b shows a left wing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4c shows a lower wing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4d shows a right wing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a development view of the spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure; and

FIGS. 6 to 8 show exemplary operation of a packaging system including the spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Description of specific structures and functions disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are only an example for describing the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure and the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various ways. The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described herein and should be construed as including all changes, equivalents, and replacements that are included in the spirit and the range of the present disclosure.

It will be understood that, although the terms first and/or second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. For instance, a first element discussed below could be termed a second element without departing from the teachings of the present disclosure. Similarly, the second element could also be termed the first element.

It is to be understood that when one element is referred to as being “connected to” or “coupled to” another element, it may be connected directly to or coupled directly to another element or be connected to or coupled to another element, having the other element intervening therebetween. On the other hand, it is to be understood that when one element is referred to as being “connected directly to” or “coupled directly to” another element, it may be connected to or coupled to another element without the other element intervening therebetween. Further, the terms used herein to describe a relationship between elements, that is, “between”, “directly between”, “adjacent” or “directly adjacent” should be interpreted in the same manner as those described above.

Like reference numerals indicate the same components throughout the specification. The terms used herein are provided to describe embodiments without limiting the present disclosure. In the specification, a singular form includes a plural form unless specifically stated in the sentences. The terms “comprise” and/or “comprising” used herein do not exclude that another component, step, operation, and/or element exists or is added in the stated component, step, operation, and/or element.

According to the present disclosure, a spacing member can be made of paper in an eco-friendly type which is the same material as boxes, so the spacing member can be recycled and can be fabricated at a low cost. However, the material is not limited to paper boxes and may be other materials that can be used for boxes.

According to the present disclosure, the spacing member has a simple structure and enables an article to be safely packaged in a body, whereby it is not damaged in carrying and can prevent damage.

A packaging system including the spacing member according to the present disclosure enables an article packaged in a boxy to be very easily taken out from the box, thereby being able to improve convenience for a user.

The spacing member according to the present disclosure has an advantage that it is easily and simply manufactured.

A spacing member 1 for a box according to the present disclosure includes a base 10 and a plurality of wings 20, 30, 40, and 50.

As shown in FIG. 1, the base 10 has a plurality of edges. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the base 10 may have four edges. In the four edges, pairs of edges facing each other are each symmetrically formed. In order to describe the present disclosure, the upper and lower edges are indicated by X₁ and X₃, respectively, and the left and right edges are indicated by X₂ and X₄, respectively. X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ may mean the lengths of the edges, respectively. Although only the base 10 is separately shown in FIG. 1 in order to make the drawings clear, it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that the base 10 is not necessarily formed separately from other parts.

Referring to FIG. 2, the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 extend from the base 10. Since boxes generally have a hexahedral shape, four wings may be formed. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto and the number of the wings may be increased or decreased. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 may include an upper wing 20 extending from the upper side of the base 10, a left wing 30 extending from the left side of the base 10, a lower wing 40 extending from the lower side of the base 10, and a right wing 50 extending from the right side of the base 10.

The upper wing 20, left wing 30, lower wing 40, and right wing 50 each has a first section and second section. The first section is adjacent to the base 10 and extends from the base 10 and the second section extends outward from the first section. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the surface on which the spacing member 1 for a box is placed is a rectangle, the upper wing 20 and the lower wing 40 are symmetrically formed, and the left wing 30 and the right wing 50 are symmetrically formed. The above case includes the case that the surface on which the spacing member 1 for a box is placed is a square, and in this case, the upper wing 20, left wing 30, lower wing 40, and right wing 50 are symmetrically formed.

A main folding portion is formed between the base 10 and each of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50.

In the following description, the main folding portions may be indicated by ‘60’ or may be indicated by X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄, respectively.

Sub-folding portions are also described in this way. The sub-folding portions may be indicated by ‘70’ or may be indicated by Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄, respectively.

The main folding portions may be referred to as the upper edge X₁, the left edge X₂, the lower edge X₃, and the right edge X₄ or the base 10. The main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ are formed such that the wings face to a side with respect to the base 10. Assuming in FIG. 2 that the direction coming out of the page surface is a front side and the direction going into the page surface is a rear side, the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ are formed such that the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 face the front side. The folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ may be creases and are formed to enable the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 to pivot with respect to the creases. In detail, when there is no external force applied to the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 face the front side with respect to the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄, and when an external force is applied to the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 can be turned a predetermined angle with respect to the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄.

The wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 have the sub-folding portions Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄. The sub-folding portions Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄ are formed at positions spaced a predetermined distance apart from the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄. The sub-folding portions Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄ are formed such that the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are partially formed in the opposite direction to the direction in which the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are folded by the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄. That is, sub-folding portions Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄ are formed such that the wings can be folded to the rear side with respect to the base 10. In order to describe the present disclosure, the sub-folding portion formed at the upper wing 20 is referred to as an upper wing sub-folding portion Z₁, the sub-folding portion formed at the left wing 30 is referred to as a left wing sub-folding portion Z₂, the sub-folding portion formed at the lower wing 40 is referred to as a lower wing sub-folding portion Z₃, and the sub-folding portion formed at the right wing 50 is referred to as a right wing sub-folding portion Z₄.

The first sections of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are the parts extending between the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ and the sub-folding portions Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄, respectively, and the second sections are the parts extending from the sub-folding portions Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄, respectively. In order to describe the present disclosure, the first section of the upper wing 20 is referred to as an upper wing-first section 22, the first section of the left wing 30 is referred to as a left wing-first section 32, the first section of the lower wing 40 is referred to as a lower wing-first section 42, and the first section of the right wing 50 is referred to as a right wing-first section 52. Further, the second section of the upper wing 20 is referred to as an upper wing-second section 24, the second section of the left wing 30 is referred to as a left wing-second section 34, the second section of the lower wing 40 is referred to as a lower wing-second section 44, and the second section of the right wing 50 is referred to as a right wing-second section 54.

The base 10 has a plurality of edges. The base 10 has four edges, and accordingly, it is a rectangle in the drawings, but the base 10 is not limited thereto and may be changed into a circle, an ellipse, a polygon, etc., if necessary.

A main-folding portion 60 is formed between the base 10 and each of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50. The main folding portions 60 are formed such that the wings face a side with respect to the base 10. Assuming in FIG. 1 that the direction coming out of the page surface is a front side and the direction going into the page surface is a rear side, the main folding portions 60 are formed such that the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 face the front side. The folding portions 60 may be creases and are formed to enable the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 to pivot with respect to the creases. In detail, when there is no external force applied to the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 face the front side with respect to the main folding portions 60, and when an external force is applied to the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 can be turned a predetermined angle with respect to the main folding portions 60.

The wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 extend from the base 10 with the main folding portions therebetween. Since boxes generally have a hexahedral shape, four wings may be formed. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto and the number of the wings may be increased or decreased.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 may include an upper wing 20 extending from the upper side of the base 10, a lower wing 40 extending from the lower side of the base 10, a left wing 30 extending from the left side of the base 10, and a right wing 50 extending from the right side of the base 10. Although the four wings are referred to as upper, lower, left, and right wings herein for the convenience of description, this naming is not for limiting all the wings in the same configuration or different configurations. That is, all the wings may be the same configurations, or the detailed configurations or positions may be different.

The sub-folding portions 70 are formed at the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50. The sub-folding portions 70 are formed at positions spaced a predetermined distance apart from the main folding portions 60. The sub-folding portions 70 are formed such that the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are partially formed in the opposite direction to the direction in which the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are folded by the main folding portions 60. That is, sub-folding portions 70 are formed such that the wings can be folded to the rear side with respect to the base 10.

The wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 each have a first section and a second section. The first sections are the parts extending between the main folding portions 70 and the sub-folding portions 60, respectively, and the second sections are the parts extending from the sub-folding portions 70, respectively. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the lengths of the second sections may be larger than the lengths of the first sections.

Similar to the main folding portions 60, the sub-folding portions 70 may be creases and are formed to enable the wings 22, 24, 26, and 28 to pivot with respect to the creases, in detail, the second sections of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 to pivot with respect to the first sections. In detail, when there is no external force applied to the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, the second sections of the wings are bent to the rear side with respect to the first sections, and when an external force is applied, the second sections can be turned a predetermined angle with respect to the sub-folding portions 70. That is, the main folding portions 60 and the sub-folding portions 70 guide the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 such that the wings can be bent in a predetermined direction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, any one of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 may have a fixing portion 80 extending from the wing. As will be described below, the fixing portion 80 may be formed at the upper wing 20.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the widths of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are larger than the width of the base 10. For example, the second sections 34 and 54 of the left wing 30 and the right wing 50 may expand outward further than the first sections 32 and 52.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first sections 22 and 42 of the upper wing 20 and the lower wing 40 may expand outward from the main folding portions 60, and the first sections 126 and 128 of the left wing 30 and the right wing 50 may extend from the base 10 without expanding. Alternatively, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first sections 22 and 42 of the upper wing 20 and the lower wing 40 may extend from the main folding portions 60 with the width maintained, and the first sections 126 and 128 of the left wing 30 and the right wing 50 may extend outward. When a pair of wings of two pairs of wings facing each other expands, an article put in a box can be more densely fixed when the spacing member 1 is put in the box.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, additional parts may be formed between the second sections 23, 34, 44, and 54 and the fixing portion 80. That is, an extension may be formed unless it critically interferes with the spacing box 1 that is brought in close contact with the inside of a box. The spacing member 1 according to the present disclosure has only to have the first sections and the second sections, but a possibility that additional parts such as third, fourth, etc. sections are connected unless they considerably interfere with the functions of the first sections and second sections of the wings is not excluded, depending on cases. However, only the first sections and second sections were described for the convenience of description herein.

FIG. 3a is a cross-sectional view taken along line α-α′ of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3b is a cross-sectional view taken along line β-β′.

Referring to FIGS. 3a and 3b, the spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure is formed to satisfy [Formula 1] to [Formula 4].

a cos θ₁<b cos θ₂  [Formula 1]

c cos θ₃<d cos θ₄  [Formula 2]

e cos θ₅<f cos θ₆  [Formula 3]

g cos θ₇<h cos θ₈  [Formula 4]

where a to h are positive numbers, and θ₁ to θ₈ are angels of 0° or more and less than 90°.

‘a’ is the width of the upper wing-first section 22 but the length of the first or second free edge 221, 223 of the upper wing-first section 22 is excluded (this is because the first and second free edges 221 and 223 may laterally expand as they go to the upper wing-second section 23. Since this configuration can be applied to the first or second free edge of the first sections of all of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, this is not described hereafter.).

‘b’ is the width of the upper wing-second section 24, and

‘c’ is the width of the lower wing-first section 42 but the length of the first or second free edge 421, 423 of the lower wing-first section 42 is excluded.

‘d’ is the width of the lower wing-second section 44, and

‘e’ is the width of the left wing-first section 32 but the length of the first or second free edge 321, 323 of the left wing-first section 32 is excluded.

‘f’ is the width of the left wing-second section 34, and

‘g’ is the width of the right wing-first section 52 but the length of the first or second free edge 521, 523 of the right wing-first section 52 is excluded.

‘h’ is the width of the right wing-second section 54,

θ₁ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₁ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the upper wing sub-folding portion Z₁ and the upper wing-first section 22,

θ₂ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₁ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the upper wing sub-folding portion Z₁ and the upper wing-second section 24,

θ₃ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₃ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lower wing sub-folding portion Z₃ and the lower wing-first section 42,

θ₄ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₃ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lower wing sub-folding portion Z₃ and the lower wing-second section 44,

θ₅ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₂ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the left wing sub-folding portion Z₂ and the left wing-first section 32,

θ₆ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₂ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the left wing sub-folding portion Z₂ and the left wing-second section 34,

θ₇ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₄ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the right wing sub-folding portion Z₄ and the right wing-first section 52, and

θ₈ is the minimum angle of the angles made by lines P₄ perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the right wing sub-folding portion Z₄ and the right wing-second section 54.

Only the upper wing 20, left wing 30, lower wing 40, and right wing 50 are extracted from FIG. 2 and shown in FIGS. 4a to 4d.

Referring to FIGS. 4a to 4d, the spacing member 1 for a box according to the present disclosure satisfies the following Formulae 5 to 8.

180°<(θ_A+θ_B)<270°  [Formula 5]

180°<(θ_C+θ_D)<270°  [Formula 6]

180°<(θ_E+θ_F)<270°  [Formula 7]

180°<(θ_G+θ_H)<270°  [Formula 8]

where θ_A is the angle made by the first free edge 221 of the upper wing-first section 22 and the upper edge X₁ of the base 10,

θ_B is the angle made by the first free edge 321 of the left wing-first section 32 and the left edge X₂ of the base 10,

θ_C is the angle made by the second free edge 323 of the left wing-first section 32 and the left edge X₂ of the base 10,

θ_D is the angle made by the first free edge 421 of the lower wing-first section 42 and the lower edge X₃ of the base 10,

θ_E is the angle made by the second free edge 423 of the lower wing-first section 42 and the lower edge X₃ of the base 10,

θ_F is the angle made by the first free edge 521 of the right wing-first section 52 and the right edge X₄ of the base 10,

θ_g is the angle made by the second free edge 523 of the right wing-first section 52 and the right edge X₄ of the base 10, and

θ_H is the angle made by the second free edge 223 of the upper wing-first section 22 and the upper edge X₁ of the base 10.

Further, referring to FIG. 5, the spacing member 1 for a box according to the present disclosure satisfies Formulae 9 to 12.

X₁+X₁ sin (θ_A−90°)+X₁ sin(θ_H−90°)≤Y₁  [Formula 9]

X₂+X₂ sin(θ_B−90°)+X₂ sin(θ_C−90°)≤Y₂  [Formula 10]

X₃+X₃ sin(θ_D−90°)+X₃ sin(θ_E−90°)≤Y₃  [Formula 11]

X₄+X₄ sin (θ_F−90°)+X₄ sin(θ_G−90°)≤Y₄  [Formula 12]

where Y₁ is the longitudinal free edge of the upper wing-second section 24, that is, a supporting portion that is brought in contact with a box in which the spacing member is put,

Y₂ is the longitudinal free edge of the left wing-second section 34, that is, a supporting portion that is brought in contact with a box in which the spacing member is put,

Y₃ is the longitudinal free edge of the lower wing-second section 44, that is, a supporting portion that is brought in contact with a box in which the spacing member is put, and

Y₄ is the longitudinal free edge of the right wing-second section 54, that is, a supporting portion that is brought in contact with a box in which the spacing member is put.

The spacing member 1 for a box according to the present disclosure may be configured to satisfy Formulae 13 to 16.

$\begin{array}{cc}{a\mathrm{cos\theta }}_1+\frac{{b\mathrm{cos\theta }}_2}{5}<{b\mathrm{cos\theta }}_2& \left[\mathrm{Formula}13\right]\\ {c\mathrm{cos\theta }}_3+\frac{{d\mathrm{cos\theta }}_4}{5}<{d\mathrm{cos\theta }}_4& \left[\mathrm{Formula}14\right]\\ {e\mathrm{cos\theta }}_5+\frac{{f\mathrm{cos\theta }}_6}{5}<{f\mathrm{cos\theta }}_6& \left[\mathrm{Formula}15\right]\\ {g\mathrm{cos\theta }}_7+\frac{{h\mathrm{cos\theta }}_8}{5}<{h\mathrm{cos\theta }}_8& \left[\mathrm{Formula}16\right]\end{array}$

Preferably, θ₂, θ₄, θ₆, and θ₈ each have an angle of substantially 0° to 15°. More preferably, θ₂, θ₄, θ₆, and θ₈ each have an angle of substantially 0° to 3°.

Preferably, θ₁, θ₃, θ₅, and θ₇ each have an angle of substantially 10° to 60°

Exemplary operation of the spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure is shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a packaging system including the spacing member for a box is provided, as described above. The packaging system according to the present disclosure includes a pair of spacing members 1 and a box. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the spacing members 1 may be integrally formed with a box or may be formed separately from a box and then inserted in the box.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, additional parts may be formed between the second sections 23, 34, 44, and 54 and the fixing portion 80. That is, an extension may be formed unless it critically interferes with the spacing box 1 that is brought in close contact with the inside of a box. The spacing member 1 according to the present disclosure has only to have the first sections and the second sections, but a possibility that additional parts such as third, fourth, etc. sections are connected unless they considerably interfere with the functions of the first sections and second sections of the wings is not excluded, depending on cases. However, only the first sections and second sections were described for the convenience of description herein.

A packaging system including a spacing member for a box according to the present disclosure includes two spacing members 1 and a box. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the spacing members 1 may be integrally formed with a box or may be formed separately from a box and then inserted in the box.

The spacing members 1 are disposed on two sides facing each other of the inner sides of a box. The spacing members 1 are disposed such that the ends of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are in contact with the edges of the inner sides of the box, respectively. Since the second sections 24, 34, 44, and 54 of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are longer than the first sections 22, 32, 42, and 52, respectively, a space is formed between the base 10 and an inner side of the box and gaps from the sides being in contact with the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, respectively, are formed by the main folding portions 60 and the sub-folding portions 70. Accordingly, the box can be manufactured at a low cost and can be safely carried with shock prevented by the spacing members 1 that can be made of the same material as the box.

Coupling portions 111 that can be coupled to the fixing portions 80 of the spacing members 1 are formed at the box. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fixing portion 80 may extend from the upper wing 20 the wings. The fixing portion 80 may be smaller than the widths of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50. Accordingly, the coupling portion 111 may be formed such that the fixing portion 80 can be fitted in the box. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the coupling portion 111 may be a passing surface through which a surface of the box partially passes.

The spacing members 1 are disposed on two sides facing each other of four inner sides of a box. The spacing members 1 are disposed such that the longitudinal free ends Y₁, Y₂, Y₃, and Y₄ of the second sections of the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50 are in contact with the edges of the inner sides of the box, respectively. Since the spacing member 1 according to the present disclosure satisfies [Formula 1] to [Formula 4], a space is formed between the base 10 and n inner side of the box, and gaps from the sides being in contact with the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50, respectively, are formed by the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ and the sub-folding portions Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄. Accordingly, the article placed between the spacing members 1 can be stably supported and protected, and damage to the article due to shock that may be applied when the box is carried can be prevented.

That is, an article to be packaged is placed between the bases 10 of the spacing members 1 disposed on the inner sides of the box. The article to be packaged may be another box that has rectangular surfaces the same as the shape of the base 10 and is put in the box. The article to be packaged is fixed by the bases 10 of the spacing members 1 disposed at both sides in the box and is spaced apart from the inner sides of the box by the wings 20, 30, 40, and 50.

According to the present disclosure, a packaged box can be very easily taken out of the box. The upper wing 20 is flat when packaging, as shown in FIG. 6. When two sides of the upper wing 20 are pulled up, that is, the upper wing 20 is turned substantially 90 degrees with respect to the main folding portions X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄, as can be seen in FIG. 7, both spacing members 1 are moved along the inner sides of the box 1 and protrudes outside, so the article packaged between the spacing members 1 can be easily taken out. Accordingly, convenience for a user can be increased.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the foregoing present disclosure is not limited by the foregoing embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A spacing member for a box, comprising:

a base;

a plurality of wings extending from an upper side, a lower side, a left side, and a right side of the base, respectively; and

main folding portions formed on surfaces extending from the base of the wings such that the wings can be folded forward,

wherein the wings each have:

a sub-folding portion spaced a predetermined distance from the main folding portion such that a corresponding wing can be partially folded rearward;

a first section extending between the main folding portion and the second folding portion; and

a second section extending from the sub-folding portion,

wherein a length of the second section is larger than a length of the first section.

2. The spacing member of claim 1, wherein the wings comprise:

an upper wing extending from the upper side of the base;

a lower wing extending from the lower side of the base;

a left wing extending from the left side of the base; and

a right wing extending from the right side of the base.

3. The spacing member of claim 2, wherein a fixing portion extends from the upper wing.

4. The spacing member of claim 2, wherein the second sections of the left and right wings expand outward further than the first sections.

5. The spacing member of claim 2, wherein the first sections of the upper and lower wings expand outward from the main folding portions.

6. A packing system comprising a spacing member, comprising a box in which two spacing members of claim 1 are respectively disposed on inner sides facing each other to face each other.

7. The packaging system of claim 6, wherein the wings further comprise an upper wing extending from the upper side of the base;

a fixing portion extending from the upper wing is formed at the upper wing; and

a coupling portion is formed at the inner side on which the spacing member is disposed such that the fixing portions can be coupled.

8. A spacing member for a box, comprising: a base; and an upper wing, a lower wing, a left wing, and a right wing that extend from the base,

wherein the wings each have: a first section extending outward from the base; a second section extending outward from the first section; and a sub-folding portion formed such that the second section can be folded with respect to the first section; and

the spacing member satisfies Formulae 1 to 4: a cos θ1<b cos θ2  [Formula 1]

wherein a is a width of an upper wing-first section, b is a width of an upper wing-second section, θ1 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of an upper wing sub-folding portion and the upper wing-first section, and θ2 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the upper wing sub-folding portion and the upper wing-second section; c cos θ3<d cos θ4  [Formula 2]

wherein c is a width of a lower wing-first section, d is a width of a lower wing-second section, θ3 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a lower wing sub-folding portion and the lower wing-first section, and θ4 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lower wing sub-folding portion and the lower wing-second section; e cos θ5<f cos θ6  [Formula 3]

wherein e is a width of a left wing-first section, f is a width of a left wing-second section, θ5 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a left wing sub-folding portion and the left wing-first section, and θ6 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the left wing sub-folding portion and the left wing-second section; and g cos θ7<h cos θ8  [Formula 4]

wherein g is a width of a right wing-first section, f is a width of a right wing-second section, θ7 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a right wing sub-folding portion and the right wing-first section, and θ6 is a minimum angle of angles made by lines perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the right wing sub-folding portion and the right wing-second section.

9. The spacing member of claim 8, satisfying Formulae 5 to 8:

180°<(θA+θB)<270°  [Formula 5]

180°<(θC+θD)<270°  [Formula 6]

180°<(θE+θF)<270°  [Formula 7]

180°<(θG+θH)<270°  [Formula 8]

where θA is an angle made by an edge of the upper wing-first section and an upper edge of the base, θB is an angle made by an edge of the left wing-first section and a left edge of the base, θC is an angle made by another edge of the left wing-first section and the left edge of the base, θD is an angle made by an edge of the lower wing-first section and a lower edge of the base, θE is an angle made by another edge of the lower wing-first section and the lower edge of the base, θF is an angle made by another edge of the right wing-first section and a right edge of the base, θG is an angle made by a second free edge of the right wing-first section and the right edge of the base, and θH is an angle made by a second free edge of the upper wing-first section and the upper edge of the base.

10. The spacing member of claim 9, satisfying Formulae 9 to 12:

X1+X1 sin(θA−90°)+X1 sin(θH−90°)≤Y1  [Formula 9]

X2+X2 sin(θB−90°)+X2 sin(θC−90°)≤Y2  [Formula 10]

X3+X3 sin(θD−90°)+X3 sin(θE−90°)≤Y3  [Formula 11]

X4+X4 sin(θF−90°)+X4 sin(θG−90°)≤Y4  [Formula 12]

where X1, X2, X3, and X4 are the upper edge, the lower edge, the left edge, and the right edge of the base, respectively, Y1 is a longitudinal free edge of the upper wing-second section, Y2 is a longitudinal free edge of the left wing-second section, Y3 is a longitudinal free edge of the lower wing-second section, and Y4 is a longitudinal free edge of the right wing-second section.

11. The spacing member of claim 8, wherein θ2, θ4, θ6, and θ8 each have an angle of 0° to 15°.

12. The spacing member of claim 8, wherein θ1, θ3, θ5, and θ7 each have an angle of 10° to 60°.

13. The spacing member of claim 11, wherein θ2, θ4, θ6, and θ8 each have an angle of 0° to 3°.