JP2000006996A - Hang type transport container for article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bag having high flexibility which can be prevented from being deformed and broken and is suitable for classification functions. SOLUTION: The transport container comprises a container 10 for storing products, a hanger 1, which is hooked on a hanger transport means to hang the container 10, and a hinge 9 to rotatably connect the container 10 to the hanger 1. The container 10 is an integrally molded item made of a synthetic resin and has a sufficient rigidity. The container 10 has a front wall 11, a rear wall 12, both side walls 13, 14, and a bottom wall 15. The upper side of the container is opened and the upper edge of the wall 11 is formed at a level lower than that of the walls 12, 13, 14 to allow articles to be easily put in and taken out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanging type transport container for articles. More specifically, it stores and conveys desired articles stored in an article storage unit and transports the articles based on given destination information, and is suitable for a picking facility or the like that sorts at a predetermined sorting unit. The present invention relates to a hanging type transfer container for carrying out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a conveyor installed on a floor such as a roller conveyor or a belt conveyor is used as a conveying means in a conventional picking facility. When articles are conveyed by such a conveyor, box-shaped containers such as containers for storing the articles are used. When the articles are transported, the articles are put in a box-shaped container, and the box-shaped container is placed on a conveyor, whereby the box-shaped container is transported by the rotation of the conveyor rollers and belts. However, in the conventional technology, since the box-shaped container is placed on a conveyor such as a roller conveyor or a belt conveyor installed on the floor and conveyed, a very large space for installing the conveyor on the floor is required. There is a problem that the space efficiency is poor and the entire transfer device becomes large.

[0003] In view of the above, there has been proposed a hanging-type transfer device that can effectively utilize floor space and improve space efficiency by transferring articles in a suspended state. -58705. This conventional transport container has a hanger having an arm protruding at both ends and a hook at the center, a storage bag having a storage space inside and an input port communicating with the storage space on the upper surface, and a storage bag having the same. And a rope that suspends and supports both side portions of the hanger at both ends of the hanger. The storage bag is made by sewing a cloth material made of nylon or natural fiber. When an article is stored in the storage bag in the storage bag, the storage bag is conveyed by a hanging-type conveyance device in a state of being hung by a hanger via a cord.

[0004]

However, in the conventional sewn storage bag, the shape is easily deformed, the product is easily damaged, the dimensional accuracy is not good, the bag strength varies, and the bag is easily torn from the sewn portion. The product falls easily and is easily damaged. There are problems that the corners of the corners are easily damaged and the appearance is poor. Therefore, in picking equipment installed in the mail order industry where multiple products are put together in a storage bag and transported, the storage bag is deformed depending on the shape and weight of the product handled, and the storage bag is damaged In some cases, the value of the product may be lost due to deformation of the product being handled. Further, when the storage bags are deformed, the storage bags are likely to interfere with each other during transportation, which greatly impairs the function of the sorting device. In particular, in the case of a new picking facility in which the handling weight is increased from about 1 kg to about 5 kg in order to handle a plurality of products, the problem of the storage bag is a serious problem. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a highly flexible transport container that is strong and suitable for a sorting function without deforming or damaging a handled product.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hanging-type transport container for articles, wherein a container for storing the articles, a hanger suspended by the hanger transport means and suspending the container, and a hanger for hanging the container. The container is an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin and has sufficient rigidity to hold the shape of the container even when storing articles to be conveyed. It is characterized by having. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the hanging transport container for articles, the container has a front wall, a rear wall, both side walls, and a bottom wall,
The upper surface is open, and the upper edge of the front wall is formed at a position lower than the upper edges of the rear wall and the side walls. According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided a hanging-type transport container for an article according to the first or second aspect, wherein the connecting member is a hinge joint that can be folded in half. Claim 4
In the invention of claim 1 or 2, the hanging-type transport container for articles is characterized in that the connecting member is a soft belt.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an article is stored in a container and hooked on the hanger transport means by a hanger, the article can be transported by the hanger transport means. Since the container has such a rigidity as not to be deformed, the stored article is not deformed or damaged, and the article is not dropped and damaged by the breakage of the container. Further, since the container and the hanger are rotatably connected by the connecting tool, there is an advantage that the container and the hanger can be compactly folded when not in use. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the front wall is lower than the other walls, the upper surface opening is widened, and articles can be easily taken in and out. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the container and the hanger can be folded in two by the hinge, the container and the hanger can be compactly folded when not in use. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the container and the hanger can be folded in two by the soft belt, and the belt absorbs a shock at the time of transport, so that the transport can be stably performed.

[0007]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transport container A according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a configuration of a hanger 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a lock structure of the hanger 1, and FIG. It is a front view of container A.

In FIG. 1, A is a transport container, which basically comprises a hanger 1, a container 10, and a hinge joint 9. The hanger 1 includes a hanger body 2 and a hook 3. The hanger body 2 is a long plate-like top plate 2.
a and two side plates 2b hanging from both ends thereof,
It is integrally molded with a synthetic resin such as ABS or polypropylene. It is preferable that the top plate 2a has ribs hanging down from both side edges of the central long plate so that the cross-sectional shape becomes an inverted U-shape because rigidity is increased. The hook 3 will be described later. An ID tag 4 is attached to an upper surface of the top plate 2a of the hanger body 2. By the ID tag 4, the article information to be put in the container 10 is read and written on-time, and the picking information and the next destination can be communicated with the central command room.

The container 10 is a substantially box-shaped container,
Front wall 11, rear wall 12, left and right side walls 13, 14
And a bottom wall 15, and the upper surface is open. Each of the walls 11 to 15 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyethylene. The front wall 11
The upper edge is formed lower than the side walls 13, 14 and the rear wall 12, so that the upper surface opening is large. Therefore, it is very easy to put articles in and out. Since the container 10 is integrally formed, its rigidity is considerably high despite its uniform thickness and minimum weight. In addition, since an arbitrary shape can be obtained by integral molding, a thin and considerable rigidity can be obtained, for example, by attaching some uneven ribs 16 on the surface. The container 10 can withstand a transport weight of up to 5 kg, but has a thickness of about 1 mm.

In the present embodiment, a hinge joint 9 is used as a connecting tool for connecting the hinge 1 and the container 10. In this hinge joint 9, the hinge plate 7 is attached to the upper ends of the side walls 13 and 14 of the container 10, and the upper end of the hinge plate 10 and the upper ends of the two side plates 2b of the hanger body 2 are connected by pins 8. is there. In the embodiment, the side wall 13 of the container 10,
Numeral 14 is connected by rivets or the like between the hinge plate 7 and the reinforcing plate 7 '. By using the hinge joint 9, the hanger 1 can be folded and made compact, and the container 10 can be tilted during transportation in a suspended state, so that articles can be easily taken in and out.

Next, a connection structure between the hanger body 2 and the hook 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the transport weight reaches 5 kg, the strength of the hook 3 and the base of the hanger body 2 are particularly important. Therefore, the present embodiment is configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 2, the hook 3 has a straight shaft portion 3a, a hook portion 3b curved in a semicircle shape connected to the upper end thereof, and a fixed portion bent at a right angle connected to the lower end of the shaft portion 3a. 3c. At a substantially central portion of the hanger body 2, a hole 2c through which the hook 3 passes is formed. The hook 3c of the hook 3 is passed through the hole 2c from below (see FIG. 2A), and then passed through the shaft 3a (see FIG. 2B).
To the lower surface of the hanger body 2a (see (C)). Then, the fixing portion 3c is fixed to the hanger body 2a by the clamp 5.

The clamp 5 may be of any type as long as the hook 3 can be fixed to the hanger 1. For example, an example as shown in FIG. 3 is used. In the example shown in FIG. 3B, one side of the clamp 5 is of a fitting type in which the clamp 5 is elastically fitted, and the other side is of a screwing type. In the example of FIG. 9C, both sides of the clamp 5 are of a fitting type, and in the example of FIG.
Are screwed on both sides. With the above structure, the load of the container 10 acts in the direction of pressing the linear fixing portion 3c of the hook 3 downward from above via the hanger body 2,
There is an advantage that it can easily withstand the strength. The required rigidity of the hanger body 2 of the hanger 1 can be easily ensured by making the wall thickness sufficiently large.

An example of the transport container A of the above embodiment has a width
It measures 400 mm x 150 mm x 500 mm, and can carry a maximum weight of 5 kg. And since it is an integrated molded product of synthetic resin, it does not collapse, it has accurate dimensional accuracy, there is no variation in strength, durability is maintained at a certain level, and corners etc. are molded into any shape However, for example, it can be rounded to improve appearance, and can be easily handled without injuring a person.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 20 denotes a transport rail constituting a picking facility or the like, and a transport body 21 runs on the transport rail 20. A suspension ring 22 is lowered from the carrier 21, and the hook 3 of the transport container A is hooked on the suspension ring 22. When the transport body 21 travels in this way, the transport container A is transported to the destination. In addition, the antenna 2 mounted at an appropriate position on the transport path
The destination recorded in the ID tag 4 is read by 3,
Alternatively, picking information is written.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transport container B according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of a combined transport path. As shown in FIG. 5, the transport container B of the present embodiment uses a soft belt 17 instead of the hinge plate 7 of the embodiment of FIG. That is, one belt 17 is folded in two, its both ends are fixed to the side walls 13 and 14, and the central portion of the belt 17 is passed through the mounting bracket 18, and the mounting bracket 18 is attached to the side plate 26 of the hanger body 2. They are connected by pins 8. Although the belt 18 is in the form of a flat cloth in the figure, it may be in the form of a string. The material is not particularly limited as long as it is soft and has sufficient strength, and a synthetic resin such as polypropylene or nylon is preferably used. Used.

When the soft belt 17 is used as described above, even if the shock is applied to the container 10 due to its buffering effect and the container 10 shakes up or down or comes into contact with the desk, the hanger 1 can be immediately dropped from the carrier 21. Absent. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, even in a place J where the transport rails 20 are joined, the vertical impact of the container 10 due to the transfer is not transmitted to the hanger 1. Therefore, it can be transported stably.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the container has such a rigidity as not to be deformed, the stored article is not deformed or damaged, and the article falls due to the breakage of the container. No damage. Further, since the container and the hanger are rotatably connected by the connecting tool, there is an advantage that the container and the hanger can be compactly folded when not in use. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the front wall is lower than the other walls, the upper surface opening is widened, and articles can be easily taken in and out. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the container and the hanger can be folded in two by the hinge, the container and the hanger can be compactly folded when not in use. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the container and the hanger can be folded in two, and the belt absorbs the shock at the time of transport, the transport can be stably performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transport container A according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a hanger 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a lock structure of the hanger 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the transport container A in a transporting state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transport container B according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a combined transport path.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 hanger 2 hanger body 3 hook 4 ID tag 5 clamp 7 hinge plate 8 pin 9 hinge joint 10 container 11 front wall 12 rear wall 13 side wall 14 side wall 15 bottom wall 17 belt

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A container for storing an article, a hanger hung on hanger transport means and suspending the container, and a connector for rotatably connecting the container to the hanger, the container comprising: A suspended article transport container, which is an integrally molded article made of synthetic resin and has sufficient rigidity to maintain the shape of the container even when the article to be transported is stored. 2. The container has a front wall, a rear wall, both side walls, and a bottom wall, an upper surface is opened, and an upper edge of the front wall is lower than upper edges of the rear wall and both side walls. The hanging container for articles according to claim 1, wherein the container has a formed shape. 3. The hanging container according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is a hinge joint that can be folded in two. 4. The hanging container according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is a soft belt.