JP2000016491A - Transportation container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transportation container wherein an article can be held in the container under such conditions that vibrations during transportation are prevented from being transmitted directly to the article. SOLUTION: The transportation container has a holder 10 at its bottom periphery member 2. The holder 10 is formed by bending a thin steel plate into a predetermined shape and includes a base part 12 adapted for engagement with the bottom periphery of the bottom periphery member 2 mounted to a periphery of a floor panel of the container, an upright part 14 bent from the base part 12 so as to be elastically deformable with respect to a holding position of an article 4 to be stored in the container, and a holding part 16 bent at the forward end of the upright part 14 into a shape so as to correspond to the bottom surface of the article 4. The vicinity of each of four corners of the bottom of the article is held by the holder 10 so that vibrations or the like during the transportation of the article can be absorbed by the elastic deformation of the upright part of the holder.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transport container for holding a stored item inside a container so that vibrations during transportation or the like are not directly transmitted to the stored item.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a transport container, for example, there is a container in which four side wall panels are assembled in a rectangular parallelepiped on a floor panel serving as a bottom surface of the container.

[0003] The floor panel is formed by welding a grip angle capable of supporting an upright side wall panel to each peripheral portion of a rectangular steel panel material. The side wall panel is a panel member made of a steel plate having the same height, and upper and lower stile members are welded to upper and lower ends of the panel, and support members are integrally welded to both side ends of the panel. In the assembling of the steel sheet transport container, the lower stile members of the side wall panels are fitted one by one into the grip angles of the floor panels, and the support members of the adjacent side wall panels are fitted together.

[0004] When transporting equipment which is sensitive to vibration, such as precision machinery, or products which do not like scratches, using such a steel plate transport container, a cushioning material such as styrene foam is placed between the steel plate transport container and the container. By further stabilizing the position of the contents in the container by retaining means such as a wooden frame,
Vibration during transportation etc. is maintained so as not to be directly transmitted to the stored items (product or cardboard in which the product is packaged).

[0005]

In this case, since the cushioning material is used for holding the contents, material costs and equipment costs are required, and the transportation cost of the contents increases. Styrofoam or the like used as a cushioning material is often discarded at a transport destination, and the disposal cost increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a steel-made transport container capable of holding contents without using a cushioning material such as styrene foam, in a state where vibrations are not directly transmitted during transportation or the like.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A transport container of the present invention extends upward from a predetermined position of a container and a bottom edge of the container and extends at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of the container. And a retainer having a holding portion to be fitted, wherein the bottom periphery of the stored object is fitted and placed on the holding portion of the retainer,
Due to the elasticity of the retainer, the contents are elastically supported in a state of being floated with respect to the bottom surface.

The retainer includes a base fixed to the bottom peripheral member of the container, an upright portion continuously extending upward from the base, and a holding portion continuously extending from the upright portion toward the center of the container. Or a base integrated with the bottom peripheral member of the container, an upright portion continuously extending upward from the base, and a holding portion continuously extending from the upright portion toward the center of the container. Having the following.

Further, the retainer may have a reinforcing structure using a reinforcing plate.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the transport container of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0012] As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, this transport container is an assembling transport container made of a steel plate, and includes a floor panel 8 serving as a bottom surface of the container, four side wall panels 6, and four retainers 10. It is assembled into a rectangular parallelepiped.

The floor panel 8 is a corrugated panel made of a rectangular steel plate, and is formed by welding a grip angle 2 capable of standing and supporting the side wall panel 6 to each peripheral portion of the panel material. The grip angle 2 has a stitch groove 2a, and the stitch groove 2a has a return piece 2b whose outer end is bent inward.

The side wall panel 6 is a corrugated panel made of a steel plate having the same height, and L-shaped stile members (6b, 6c) are provided at upper and lower ends of the panel, and U-shaped members are provided at both side ends of the panel. The support members 6d of the mold are integrally welded. Stile material (6
b, 6c) and the support member 6d serve to assemble and join the side wall panel 6 and to provide rigidity to the side wall panel 6.

The retainer 10 includes a container grip angle 2.
Is fitted to.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the retainer 10 is formed by bending a thin steel plate into a predetermined shape, and includes a base 12 that can be fitted to the grip angle 2 of the floor panel 8 and a storage container 10 in a transport container. It has an upright portion 14 bent from the base 12 with respect to a predetermined holding position of the object 4, and a holding portion 16 bent at the tip of the upright portion 14 into a shape corresponding to the bottom surface of the container 4. .

The base 12 has a shape corresponding to the inner periphery of the stalk groove 2a of the grip angle 2, is fitted into the stalk groove 2a of the grip angle 2, and has an outer end portion at the stalk groove 2a.
Is fixed by engaging with the return piece 2b.

The upright portion 14 is provided on the side wall panel 6 of the steel sheet transport container from the base 12 in accordance with a predetermined holding position of the contents 4.
, And a horizontal portion 14b that is bent horizontally.

The holding portion 16 is formed by bending the tip of the upright portion 14 into a shape corresponding to a predetermined bottom portion of the container 4. In the case where the stored object 4 is a rectangular parallelepiped as in this embodiment, the holding surface 16 is perpendicular to the tip of the upright portion 14 so as to correspond to the side surface and the bottom surface of the stored object 4.
a and the horizontal retaining surface 16b are bent.

The retainer 10 is elastically deformed as a whole when the contents 4 are retained in the retaining portion 16.
At least one of the bent portions of the upright portion 14 or the holding portion 16 is bent at a bending angle in consideration of the elastic deformation of the holding portion 4 so that the holding portion 16 can hold the container 4 horizontally. It is desirable to set it to. here,
In the state where the stored object 4 is held, the bent portion 14c between the vertical portion 14a and the horizontal portion 14b of the upright portion 14 is slightly more than 90 degrees so that the holding surface 16b corresponding to the bottom surface of the stored object 4 is horizontal. It is set large. As a result, the retainer 10 is elastically deformed by the weight of the container 4 and the container 4 can be fixed horizontally. Further, by setting the bent portion 14c slightly larger than 90 degrees in this way, the retaining portion 16 is opened upward, so that the container 4 can be easily placed.

In the state where the retainer 10 is fixed to the grip angles 2 at the respective peripheral portions of the floor panel 8, the vicinity of the four corners of the bottom of the stored object 4 is held. The horizontal retaining surface 16b of the holding part 16 supports the container 4 in the vertical direction,
The vertical holding surface 16a of the holding portion 16 holds the container 4 evenly from the four corners as the upright portion 14 of the holder 10 elastically deforms toward the center in the container by the weight of the container 4, The position can be fixed.

After assembling the transport container made of a steel plate, after holding the contents 4, the side wall panels 6 are fitted one by one into the squeeze grooves 2a of the grip angles 2 to stand upright. The support members 6d are fitted to each other. As shown in FIG. 14, when the side wall panel 6 is erected, the end of the lower stile member 6 c is fixed to the stilt groove 2 of the grip angle 2 while the side wall panel 6 is inclined at 45 ° to 60 °.
The lower stile material 6c is fitted into the stile groove 2a by raising the side wall panel 6 into the stove groove 2a. When the side wall panel 6 is erected, the base 12 of the retainer 10 is sandwiched from above and below. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the adjacent side wall panels 6 are joined by combining U-shaped support members 6d with each other.
The pillar member 6d to be combined has an engagement hole 6d1 on one side.
However, an engagement piece 6d2 is formed corresponding to the other.

The ceiling of the transport container is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 18, a corner fitting 30 is fitted to a joint portion of the side wall panel 6, a beam member 32 is erected on a long side portion opposed thereto, and a ceiling panel 34 is attached. The corner fitting 30 is a stake member 6b on the side wall panel 6.
The engagement piece 30a corresponding to the engagement hole 6b1 formed in the corner portion of the above is formed.

The transport container made of steel sheet according to the present invention is provided with the retainer as described above, and the floor panel 8 and the side wall panel 6 of the container.
The container 4 can be held in a state of being floated from the container, and vibrations caused by shaking during transportation and the like can be restrained.
Since it can be absorbed by the elastic deformation of the container 4, it is possible to prevent vibrations from being applied to the container 4 and prevent the surface of the container 4 from being scratched without providing a buffer.

Next, an embodiment in which a reinforcing plate 18 is provided in the above retainer will be described with reference to FIGS. The retainer is provided with a reinforcing plate 18 from one end of the base 12 of the retainer to the upright part 14 since the load applied to the base end of the standing part 14 increases when the container 4 is retained. The reinforcing plate 18 is installed so that one end 18a is welded and fixed at the base 12 of the retainer, and the other end 18b is in contact with a bent portion between the upright portion 14 and the holding portion 16 of the retainer. This reinforcing plate 1
8, the load applied to the tip of the upright portion 14 when the object 4 is held by the holding device is reduced.
Can be disassembled into the horizontal portion 14b and the reinforcing plate 18, so that the load applied to the base end of the upright portion 14 can be reduced.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, an embodiment in which the base 12 has a holding piece 20 for holding the inner piece 2c of the grip angle 2 will be described. The holding piece 20 has one end 20 a welded and fixed inside the vertical portion 14 a of the upright portion 14, and the other end 20 b is bent so as to be fitted to the inner piece 2 c of the grip angle 2.

The retainer holds the inner piece 2c of the grip angle 2 between the base 12 and the holding piece 20, so that the base 1 is inserted into the stalk groove 2a of the grip angle 2.
2 can be fixed, so that the retainer is fixed to the grip angle 2 before the side wall panel 6 of the steel plate transport container is fitted into the stile groove 2a of the grip angle 2 (before assembling the steel plate transport container). Thus, the contents 4 can be retained. In addition, as shown in FIG.
It is also possible to reinforce the upright portion 14 of the retainer by integrally welding "a" to the vertical portion 14a of the upright portion 14 of the retainer. When reinforcing the upright portion 14 in such a manner, one end of the holding piece 20 is connected to the surface from the vertical portion 14a to the horizontal portion 14b of the upright portion 14 and further to the holding portion 16.
May be formed in a shape corresponding to the rear surface of the above, and similarly welded to reinforce these surfaces.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the container 4 is held by using the above-mentioned holding device, the horizontal rail member 22 is attached to the holding portions 16 of the two opposed holding devices of the steel sheet transport container. The container 4 may be installed and retained. As a result, the area for holding the contents can be increased, and the
It is possible to prevent the retention trace from sticking to. Further, by attaching the horizontal rail member 22, even if the size of the container 4 is smaller than that of the transport container made of a steel plate, the containers 4 can be arranged side by side according to the width of the horizontal rail member 22 and retained. .

In this case, an engaging piece 22a provided downward at both ends of the horizontal rail member 22 is engaged with an engaging hole 22b formed on the retaining surface of the retainer so as to correspond to the engaging piece 22a. Thereby, the holding portion 16 is regulated horizontally, so that the horizontal rail member 22a can be prevented from falling off from the retainer. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a vertical bar member 24 having the same function as the horizontal bar member 22 may be bridged between two retainers fitted to the same grip angle 2.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the transport container made of steel according to the present invention, the base of the above-mentioned retainer may be provided integrally with the grip angle 2. In addition, since the upright part 14 and the holding part 16 of a retainer are the same as the above-mentioned thing, description is abbreviate | omitted. Similarly, the lower stile material 6 for the side wall panel
It may be configured to be provided integrally with c.

Although the embodiment of the retainer according to the present invention has been described above, the retainer of the present invention is not limited to the above-described one.

For example, the retaining surface of the retainer can be changed according to the shape of the stored object. When retaining the corners of the rectangular parallelepiped container, as shown in FIG. 11, a retainer in which the holding portion 17 has a shape corresponding to the corner of the container 4 may be used.

It is desirable that the retainer uniformly retains the bottom of the stored item. Therefore, the number of retainers to be used and the location of the stored item are determined according to the size and shape of the stored item.

Further, the transport container of the present invention is not limited to the combination of the retainer made of thin steel plate and the transport container made of steel plate as described above, and various materials such as plastic can be used. In particular, as the material of the retainer, an elastic material having sufficient rigidity can be applied.

[0034]

According to the present invention, there is provided a retainer comprising: a base for fixing or integrating the retainer with a bottom peripheral member of a steel plate transport container; an upright portion extending upward from the base; It has a holding portion that extends, and elastically holds the items placed on the holding portion in a state of being floated from the bottom of the container.
Vibration generated during transportation or the like can be absorbed by the elasticity of the retainer. In addition, since the holding portion extends from the upright portion to the center side, when the object is placed, the retainer elastically clamps the object toward the center side by elastic deformation due to its own weight. Can be retained.

For this reason, the present invention is suitable for transporting sensitive equipment such as precision equipment and products that are not sensitive to scratches, etc. by means of a steel sheet transport container, and there is no need to separately provide a cushioning material such as styrene foam. Transportation costs can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a retainer of a transport container made of steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a use state of a steel sheet transport container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a retainer provided with a reinforcing plate.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a use state of a steel sheet transport container provided with a retainer provided with a reinforcing plate.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a retainer provided with a holding piece.

FIG. 6 is a drawing showing a use state of a steel transport container provided with a retainer provided with a holding piece.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which a horizontal rail member is attached to a steel sheet transport container according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a use state when the crosspiece member is attached to the transport container made of steel sheet according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a vertical rail member is attached to the transport container made of steel sheet according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a retainer is provided integrally with a grip angle.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the retainer according to the present invention is applied to retain a corner portion of a stored item.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a container made of steel plate.

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of a steel plate container.

FIG. 14 is a side view showing the standing state of the side wall panel in the container made of steel plate.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing joining of adjacent side wall panels.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing joining of adjacent side wall panels.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing assembly of a corner portion.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing assembly of a corner portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Grip angle 4 Contents 6 Side wall panel 10 Retainer 12 Base 14 Standing part 16, 17 Holding part 18 Reinforcement plate 20 Nipping part 22 Side beam member

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] May 10, 1999 (1999.5.1
0)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Claims]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0007

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a transport container comprising:
A transport container that keeps the contents floating above the bottom of the container
Outside the container and the container
An upright portion extending upward from a predetermined position of
From the first holding surface bent vertically downward continuously from the first
A retainer having a second retaining surface that is bent horizontally from the tip of the retaining surface, and the retainer is disposed facing the periphery of the stored object.
And place the bottom edge of the contents on each retaining surface of the retainer.
However, the retainer elastically deforms due to its own weight.
As a result, the contents are lifted vertically by the second retaining surface.
Elastically supported in a state where it is
In the horizontal direction .

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0008

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The upright portion is a vertical portion extending upward from the base point.
Minutes and horizontal part extending horizontally from the vertical part
Minutes.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0009

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

A container is provided on the periphery of the floor panel.
The side wall panel is to be erected in the stile groove.
Fixture corresponds to the inner circumference of the stile groove at the base end of the standing part
It is fitted in the sill groove, and the side wall
It is good also as what is fixed by standing up a tunnel.

[Procedure amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0034

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0034]

According to the transport container of the present invention, the contents are stored at the bottom of the container.
A transport container that is elastically supported while floating against the surface
And a predetermined position outside the container
A standing part that extends upward as a point, and
Between the first holding surface bent directly downward and the tip of the first holding surface
And a retainer having a second retaining surface bent horizontally.
Therefore, vibrations generated during transportation or the like can be absorbed by the elasticity of the retainer. In addition, since the holding portion extends from the standing portion to the center side, when a stored object is placed,
The retainer is capable of elastically holding and holding the stored object at the center side by elastic deformation accompanying the own weight of the stored object.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A container, and a retainer extending upward from a predetermined position of a bottom edge of the container as a base and having a holding portion extending at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of the container. Wherein the periphery of the bottom of the container is placed on the holding portion of the retainer,
A transport container characterized in that the container is elastically supported in a state of being floated with respect to a bottom surface by the elasticity of the retainer. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the retainer is fixed to a peripheral member at the bottom of the container, an upright portion continuously extending upward from the base, and a central portion of the container continuously extending from the upright portion. The transport container according to claim 1, further comprising: a holding portion. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein said retainer has a base integrated with a bottom peripheral member of the container, an upright portion extending continuously upward from said base, and a central portion of said container extending continuously from said upright portion. The transport container according to claim 1, further comprising an existing holding portion. 4. The transport container according to claim 2, wherein the retainer has a reinforcing structure using a reinforcing plate.