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.

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 θ 1   <b  cos θ 2   [Formula 1]
 
   wherein a is a width of an upper wing-first section, b is a width of an upper wing-second section, θ 1  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 θ 2  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 θ 3   <d  cos θ 4   [Formula 2]
 
   wherein c is a width of a lower wing-first section, d is a width of a lower wing-second section, θ 3  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 θ 4  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 θ 5   <f  cos θ 6   [Formula 3]
 
   wherein e is a width of a left wing-first section, f is a width of a left wing-second section, θ 5  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 θ 6  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 θ 7   <h  cos θ 8   [Formula 4]
 
   wherein g is a width of a right wing-first section, f is a width of a right wing-second section, θ 7  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 θ 6  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°<(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 an angle made by an edge of the upper wing-first section and an upper edge of the base, θ B  is an angle made by an edge of the left wing-first section and a left edge of the base, θ C  is an angle made by another edge of the left wing-first section and the left edge of the base, θ D  is an angle made by an edge of the lower wing-first section and a lower edge of the base, θ E  is an angle made by another edge of the lower wing-first section and the lower edge of the base, θ F  is an angle made by another edge of the right wing-first section and a right edge of the base, θ G  is an angle made by a second free edge of the right wing-first section and the right edge of the base, and θ H  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:
     X   1   +X   1  sin(θ A −90°)+ X   1  sin(θ H −90°)≤ Y   1   [Formula 9]
       X   2   +X   2  sin(θ B −90°)+ X   2  sin(θ C −90°)≤ Y   2   [Formula 10]
       X   3   +X   3  sin(θ D −90°)+ X   3  sin(θ E −90°)≤ Y   3   [Formula 11]
       X   4   +X   4  sin(θ F −90°)+ X   4  sin(θ G −90°)≤ Y   4   [Formula 12]
   where X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and X 4  are the upper edge, the lower edge, the left edge, and the right edge of the base, respectively, Y 1  is a longitudinal free edge of the upper wing-second section, Y 2  is a longitudinal free edge of the left wing-second section, Y 3  is a longitudinal free edge of the lower wing-second section, and Y 4  is a longitudinal free edge of the right wing-second section.   
     
     
         11 . The spacing member of  claim 8 , wherein θ 2 , θ 4 , θ 6 , and θ 8  each have an angle of 0° to 15°. 
     
     
         12 . The spacing member of  claim 8 , wherein θ 1 , θ 3 , θ 5 , and θ 7  each have an angle of 10° to 60°. 
     
     
         13 . The spacing member of  claim 11 , wherein θ 2 , θ 4 , θ 6 , and θ 8  each have an angle of 0° to 3°.