Transport package

Abstract

A transport package ( 1 ) for the transportation of a plurality of electronic components ( 9 ), said trans-port package ( 1 ) comprising a carrying pallet portion ( 2 ), a circumambient side cover ( 3 ) and a lid ( 4 ). Said electronic components ( 9 ) are supported by a partition array ( 5 ), wherein said partition array ( 5 ) is arranged to form a plurality of pockets ( 51 ) having upper edges ( 52 ) and optionally a closed base ( 53 ). Said electronic components ( 9 ) are arranged standing on edge in said pockets ( 51 ). A plurality of said partition arrays ( 5 ) containing said electronic components ( 9 ) are arranged inside the transport package ( 1 ) and that said partition arrays ( 5 ) can be folded to reduce volume during empty transport.

1 . A transport package ( 1 ) for the transportation of a plurality of electronic components ( 9 ), said transport package ( 1 ) comprising a carrying pallet portion ( 2 ), a circumambient side cover ( 3 ) and a lid ( 4 ) wherein said electronic components ( 9 ) are supported by a partition array ( 5 ), wherein said partition array ( 5 ) is arranged to form a plurality of pockets ( 51 ) having upper edges ( 52 ) and optionally a closed base ( 53 ), whereby said electronic components ( 9 ) are arranged standing on edge in said pockets ( 51 ), that a plurality of said partition arrays ( 5 ) containing said electronic components ( 9 ) are arranged inside the transport package ( 1 ). 
     
     
         2 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  wherein the partition arrays ( 5 ) can be folded to reduce volume during empty transport. 
     
     
         3 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  wherein the transport package ( 1 ) further comprises a shock absorber ( 21 ) arranged on the pallet portion ( 2 ). 
     
     
         4 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  wherein the side cover ( 3 ) is foldable and fit within the foot print of the pallet portion ( 2 ) when in folded state. 
     
     
         5 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  or  3  wherein parts of the transport package ( 1 ) shields the content from electromagnetic impulse, said parts of the transport package ( 1 ) being selected from the group consisting of; the carrying pallet portion ( 2 ), the circumambient side cover ( 3 ), the lid ( 4 ), the partition array ( 5 ), the shock absorber ( 21 ) and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  or  3  wherein parts of the transport package ( 1 ) protects the content from electrostatic discharge by being conductive within the range 10 11 -10 3 Ω/cm, said parts of the transport package ( 1 ) being selected from the group consisting of; the carrying pallet portion ( 2 ), the circumambient side cover ( 3 ), the lid ( 4 ), the partition array ( 5 ), the shock absorber ( 21 ) and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  wherein the partition array ( 5 ) further comprises a stabilizing frame ( 54 ). 
     
     
         8 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  wherein the pockets ( 51 ) are supported by hanging from their respective upper edges ( 52 ). 
     
     
         9 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  or  8  wherein the partition array ( 5 ) comprises a material selected from the group consisting of; a foil, a plate, a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         10 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 9  wherein at least one pocket ( 51 ) is parted into a plurality of smaller pockets ( 51 ) via means selected from the group consisting of; stitching, Velcro® strips, buttons, welding, gluing, holes and strings, holes and bars and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         11 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 9 , wherein the flexible material is corrugated so as to form a resilient cushion between electronic components in adjacent pockets ( 51 ). 
     
     
         12 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 11 , wherein the corrugation is so arranged that the corrugation between two adjacent pockets ( 51 ) will align in order to achieve a high degree of compression during empty transport. 
     
     
         13 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 9 , wherein the flexible material is provided with inflatable sections. 
     
     
         14 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 13 , wherein the inflatable sections provides cushioning. 
     
     
         15 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 13 , wherein the inflatable sections provides partitioning. 
     
     
         16 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible material is provided with deflatable sections, said deflatable sections having a first volume when in an non-deflated state and a second volume when in an deflated state, that the first volume is larger than the second volume. 
     
     
         17 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 , wherein the deflatable sections are actively deflated during packing and unpacking and non-deflated during transport and optionally during storing. 
     
     
         18 . A transport package ( 1 ) according to  claim 17 , wherein the deflatable sections are deflated through means of a vacuum pump.