US20060006183A1

US20060006183A1 - Box for receiving chip seats

Info

Publication number: US20060006183A1
Application number: US10/885,084
Authority: US
Inventors: Ming-Chuan Yeh
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-07-07
Filing date: 2004-07-07
Publication date: 2006-01-12

Abstract

A box for receiving chip seats includes a hollow body with an upper face, a lower face, and four side faces. An opening is defined at a first side face. A hole is defined through a second side face opposed to the first side face. Two closed walls are formed between the first side and a second side face. Multiple elastic strips are respectively formed at the upper and lower faces. Multiple stopping members are formed inside the hollow body. When a situation occurs where a potential excessive quantity of chip seats is about to be received in the box, the lowest chip seat will be blocked by the stopping members and the packing error will be found and eliminated by a worker.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a box for receiving chip seats, and more particularly to a box which can prevent chip seats being received therein from exceeding a predetermined quantity.
2. Description of Related Art
During manufacture of chips, finished or semi-finished chips are generally received in chip seats, and multiple chip seats are stacked in a box. Thus, the box with the chip seats can be carried for further processing.
As illustrated in FIGS. 10-11, the chip seat (20) has a rectangular base (not numbered), and a flange (21) is formed at an upper surface of the base. Multiple slots (22) are defined in the flange (21) for receiving chips (not shown). A recess (not shown) is defined at a bottom surface of the base and corresponds to the flange (21). In the stacked status, a flange (21 ) of another chip seat below this chip seat can be positioned in the recess of this chip seat, so the chip seats (20) can be stably stacked together. A chamfer (23) is defined at a corner of the base for indicating the orientation of the chip seat (20) in stacking.
The box (30) has a hollow body (31) with an upper face, a lower face, and four side faces between the upper face and lower face. An opening (32) is defined at a first side face of the hollow body (31). A hole (35) is defined through a second side face (34) opposed to the first side face. Two closed walls (33) are formed at third and fourth sides between the first and second side faces (34). Multiple elastic strips (36) are formed at the upper and lower faces and slightly bent inwards. When stacked chip seats (20) are received in the box (30) through the opening (32), the elastic strips (36) are deformed outwards to stably clamp the chip seats (20) in the box (30).
In general, as a standard quantity, eleven chip seats (20) are packed in the box (30). However, the box (30) can receive twelve chip seats (20) at most, as shown in FIG. 12, although this is seldom found in practice. Because the chip is a product with a higher value weight for weight than gold, the manufacture cost will be increased even if a packaging mistake happens only once a day.
Therefore, the invention provides a box for receiving chip seats to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a box for receiving chip seats which can prevent chip seats being received in the box from exceeding a predetermined quantity.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of chip seats and a box in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the box in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of the box receiving eleven chip seats;
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the box receiving twelve chip seat;
FIG. 5 is a side view of another embodiment of the box in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a further embodiment of the box in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of the box in FIG. 6 receiving eleven chip seats;
FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the box in FIG. 6 receiving twelve chip seats;
FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the box in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of chip seats and a conventional box;
FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view of the conventional box receiving eleven chip seats; and
FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view of the conventional box receiving twelve chip seats.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1-2, a box (10) in accordance with the present invention is used for receiving chip seats (20). The chip seat (20) has a rectangular base (not numbered), and a flange (21) is formed at an upper surface of the base. Multiple slots (22) are defined in the flange (21) for receiving chips (not shown). A recess (not shown) is defined at a bottom surface of the base and corresponds to the flange (21). In the stacked status, a flange (21 ) of another chip seat below this chip seat can be positioned in the recess of this chip seat, so the chip seats (20) can be stably stacked together. A chamfer (23) is defined at a corner of the base for indicating the orientation of the chip seat (20) in stacking.
The box (10) has a hollow body (11) with an upper face, a lower face, and four side faces between the upper face and lower face. An opening (12) is defined at a first side face of the hollow body (11). A hole (15) is defined through a second side face (14) opposed to the first side face of the box (10). Two closed walls (13) are formed at third and fourth sides between the first and second side faces (14). Multiple elastic strips (16) are formed at the upper and lower faces and slightly bent inwards. When stacked chip seats (20) are received in the box (10) through the opening (12), the elastic strips (16) are deformed upwards to stably clamp the chip seats (20) in the box (10).
According to the present invention, multiple stopping members are formed inside the hollow body (10) for preventing chip seats exceeding a predetermined quantity received in the box (10).
In a first embodiment as shown in FIGS. 1-2, the second side face (14) has four first stops (141) respectively formed at four corners thereof.
In a second embodiment as shown in FIG. 6, at least one closed wall (13) has at least two second stops (131) respectively formed beside inner ends of upper and lower elastic strips (16).
With reference to FIGS. 3 and 7, when a predetermined quantity, such as eleven, of chip seats (20) are received in the box (10), the elastic strips (16) are deformed outwards to stably clamp the chip seats (20) in the box (10). In this case, the chip seats (20) are just positioned between the first or second stops (141, 131).
With reference to FIGS. 4 and 8, when twelve chip seats (20) are received in the box (10), the lowest chip seats (20) are blocked by the lower first or second stops (141, 131), so the stacked chip seats (20) cannot be completely received in the box (10). Thus, a worker can find that the quantity of the stacked chip seats (20) is wrong.
With reference to FIG. 5, in a third embodiment, the stops in the box (10) can be two first bars (142) respectively formed at upper and lower sides of the second face (14) of the box (10). Thus, the potential excess quantity of chip seats (20) also can be blocked by the first bars (142).
With reference to FIG. 9, in a fourth embodiment, the stops in the box (10) can be at least two second bars (132) respectively formed at upper and lower sides of the second face (13) and beside the elastic strips (16). Thus, the potential excess quantity of chip seat (20) also can be blocked by the second bars (132).
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A box for receiving chip seats comprising:

a hollow body (10) with an upper face, a lower face, and four side faces;

an opening (12) defined at a first side face;

a hole (14) defined through a second side face opposed to the first side face;

two closed walls (13) formed between the first side and a second side face;

multiple elastic strips (16) respectively formed at the upper and lower faces, and

multiple stopping members formed inside the hollow body (10).

2. The box for receiving chip seats as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second side face has at least two first stops (141) respectively formed at two corners of the second side face.

3. The box for receiving chip seats as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second side face has four first stops (141) respectively formed at four corners of the second side face.

4. The box for receiving chip seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one closed wall (13) has at least two second stops (131) respectively formed beside inner ends of the upper and lower elastic strips (16).

5. The box for receiving chip seats as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second side face has two first bars (142) respectively formed at upper and lower sides of the second side face.

6. The box for receiving chip seats as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one closed wall (13) has at least two second bars (132) respectively formed at upper and lower sides of the second face (13) and beside the elastic strips (16).