JP2000025867A - Rack for carrying plate glass - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a plate glass not only from the direction of an edge part of the glass, but also from the direction of the glass surface by arranging a partition arm between a plurality of glasses placed parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction, and allowing the glass to be movable between the partitioning position to be engaged with the glass surface and the retracting position away from the glass surface. SOLUTION: A plurality of collars 10 are rotatably mounted on a shaft 9, and a partition arm 11 is joined with each collar 10. Each partition arm 11 can rotate the glass from the horizontal partitioning position to be engaged with the glass surface of a plate glass 16 and spring it to a rear side of the shaft 9 away from the glass surface, and support it by a back frame 12, and the position where the glass is supported by the back frame 12 is the retracting position. Each partition arm 11 is movable between the horizontal partitioning position and the backwardly-sprung retracting position, and locked and held at either position, and the plate glass can be mounted not only from the direction of the edge part but also from the direction of the glass surface. The workability of the glass placement can be improved thereby.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rack for transporting sheet glass, and more particularly to a rack for transporting sheet glass in which a plurality of sheet glasses are placed vertically in parallel via a partition member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional plate glass transport rack is shown in FIG. The conventional plate glass transport rack 110 is a caster 1
A back frame 113 is provided on the back surface of a floor frame 112 provided with a base 11 to form an L-shaped base 114 in side view. A plurality of partition frames 115 are fixed to the table 114 in parallel in the direction perpendicular to the drawing, and a vertically disposed plate glass A is placed between the partition frames.
Is sandwiched and held.

When the glass sheet A is placed on such a rack 110, the glass sheet A is inserted into the base 114 from the direction of the gap between the adjacent partition frames 115 as shown by the arrow B, and the base 114 between the two partition frames 115 is inserted. Mounted on top.

[0004]

However, in the conventional plate glass transport rack, the partition frame 115 is not provided.
Is fixed to the base 114, so that the edge of the sheet glass must be inserted into the gap between the partition frames 115 from a fixed direction with respect to the base 114, which makes the glass mounting operation difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and when a plate glass is placed on a table, the plate glass can be loaded not only from the edge of the glass but also from the direction of the glass surface, thereby improving the workability. The purpose is to provide racks for use.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a plurality of glass sheets are vertically arranged in parallel, and a partition arm is provided between the glass sheets. And a plate glass transport rack characterized in that it can be moved between a partition position engaging with the glass surface and a retreat position deviating from the glass surface and can be held at any one of the positions.

[0007] According to this configuration, since the partition arm provided between the glasses is movable rather than fixed, the plate glass is mounted from the direction of the glass surface with the partition arm moved to the retracted position, and then the partition arm is mounted. It can be moved to the partitioning position and engaged with the mounted plate glass for partitioning.
Thereby, the mounting direction when placing the sheet glass is not limited to the direction of insertion from the edge of the sheet glass into the gap between the partitioning arms, and can also be mounted from the glass surface direction of the sheet glass, Workability is improved.

In a preferred configuration example, a shaft member is provided horizontally on the back surface of the plate glass mounting portion, and the partition arms are rotatably mounted on the shaft member, and the partition arms are supported at substantially horizontal partition positions. An arm receiving member, and a back frame that rotates each of the partition arms around the shaft from the partition position and supports the partition arm at a retracted position further rearward than the back surface of the glass mounting portion is provided.

According to this configuration, the partition arm is mounted on the horizontal shaft member, and can be rotated between the horizontal partition position and the retracted position that is flipped backward by a simple rotation operation.

In a further preferred embodiment, the length of each partition arm can be changed.

According to this configuration, since the length of the partition arm can be adjusted, for example, the length can be shortened at a retreat position off the glass surface to make the configuration compact, and the partition arms are arranged vertically in a plurality of stages. In this case, the upper and lower intervals can be shortened to more reliably support the sheet glass.

In a further preferred configuration example, two columns are installed on the back side of the plate glass mounting portion, the shaft members are provided in a plurality of stages between both columns, and a front frame is provided on the front side of the plate glass mounting portion. Are detachably provided, and the front frame and the support are connected by a removable side frame.

[0013] According to this configuration, since the shaft member on which the partition arm is mounted is provided in a plurality of stages between the two columns, plate glasses having different sizes can be reliably held by the partition arm. By connecting the frame and the side frames to the columns, a strong frame structure is obtained.

In the present specification, the front and back of the rack are defined as the open end of the partition arm in which each sheet glass is partitioned, that is, the front side in the sheet glass insertion direction, and the insertion direction. The back side is referred to as the “back side”.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a plate glass transport rack according to an embodiment of the present invention. The sheet glass transport rack 1 has two columns 3 at the corners on the back side of the rectangular underframe 2. On the underframe 2, a floor plate 5 in which a plurality of grooves 4 into which a plate glass is inserted is formed in parallel is installed.
At the front corner of the underframe 2, two square pipes 6 for inserting and fitting a front frame described later are provided.

Between the two columns 3, horizontally arranged shaft members 9 whose ends are fixed to the holding frame 7 are attached in two upper and lower stages. Each holding frame 7 can be vertically adjusted along the column 3,
It is fixed by a screw 8 at an appropriate position. Each shaft member 9 is formed of a pipe or a round bar, and both ends thereof are joined to each holding frame 7. A plurality of collars 10 are rotatably mounted on the shaft member 9. A partition arm 11 is joined to each collar 10. Therefore, each partition arm 11 is rotatable around the shaft 9. On the back side of this shaft member 9, a back frame 12
The end is joined to the holding frame 7 between the two columns 3. On the front side of the shaft member 9, an arm receiver 13 is provided.
The end is fixed to the holding frame 7 across the two columns 3. A plurality of locking pieces 14 for mounting side frames, which will be described later, are provided on the sides of each support 3.

Each partition arm 11 is held at a substantially horizontal partition position by being supported by the arm receiver 13.
With the lower edge of the sheet glass 16 inserted into the groove 4 of the floor plate 5, each of the partition arms 11 at this horizontal partition position is set.
Held in between. Each partition arm 11 is rotated from the horizontal partition position engaging with the glass surface of the plate glass 16 as shown by the arrow C to jump up to the rear side of the shaft member 9 off the glass surface, and is supported by the back frame 12. be able to. This back frame 1
The position supported by 2 is the retreat position. That is, each partition arm 11 rotates around the shaft member 9 via the collar 10 at the base thereof, and can move between a substantially horizontal partition position and a retracted position jumped rearward. The position can be locked and held.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front frame 17 which is mounted on the front of the rack after the plate glass is accommodated. The front frame 17 includes left and right vertical frames 17a and upper and lower two horizontal frames 17b.
At the side of each vertical frame 17a, the locking piece 14 of the column 3 (FIG. 1)
A similar locking piece 18 is provided at a position corresponding to. The front frame 17 is erected on the front surface of the underframe 2 by inserting the lower ends of the left and right vertical frames 17a into square pipes 6 provided on the front side of the underframe 2 (FIG. 1).

FIG. 3 is a front view of an arm receiver 13 for holding the partition arm 11 (FIG. 1) at a partition position where the partition arm 11 projects substantially horizontally to the front side. Mounting holes 19 are formed on both left and right sides of the arm receiver 13, and semicircular receiving grooves 20 for receiving each partition arm are formed in parallel along the upper edge. A rubber material 21 is adhered to the front side of the arm receiver 13, that is, the side where the edge of the plate glass to be abutted contacts, to protect the glass edge.

FIG. 4 shows the support 3 (FIG. 1) and the front frame 17 described above.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a side frame 22 that connects to FIG. The side frame 22 connects the locking pieces 14 of the columns 3 erected on the left and right sides of the underframe 2 with the locking pieces 18 provided on the vertical frame 17a of the front frame 17 in the front-rear direction. is there. Slits 23 are formed at both ends of the side frame 22. These slits 23 are formed by the locking pieces 14 on the side of the column 3 and the front frame 1.
The struts 3 and the front frame 17 are connected to each other by locking the locking pieces 18 on the side of the support 7. A rubber material 24 for protecting glass is attached to the inner surface side (glass mounting side) of the side frame 22.

When loading the glass sheet in the sheet glass transport rack having the above structure, first, the partition arm 11 at the end or an appropriate position is held at the horizontal partition position, and the other partition arms 11 are held at the retracted position. In this state, the partition arm 11 is supported on the partition arm 11 at the partition position from the side of the rack, that is, from the glass surface side so that the plate glass leans against the rack. Thereafter, the partition arm next to the partition arm is rotated from the retreat position to the partition position to sandwich the plate glass leaned against the partition arm. Subsequently, the next glass sheet is loaded from the glass surface side, supported by resting on the partition arm, and the next partition arm is moved from the retracted position to the partition position to sandwich the glass sheet. By repeating this, a plurality of glass sheets are sequentially stored on the underframe of the rack. After mounting the plate glass on the underframe 2 in this way, the front frame 17 (FIG. 2) is mounted and connected to the column 3 by the side frame 22 (FIG. 4) to form a strong frame.

Similarly, when loading or unloading a sheet glass, after removing the front frame, lift the partition arm at the horizontal partition position and move it to the retracted position, and take out the sheet glass with the glass surface side free. Can be.

In the above embodiment, the number of shaft members 9 to which the partition arm 11 is attached is not limited to two, but may be three or more. Also, the shaft member 9 with respect to the holding frame 7
Is not limited to the example shown in the figure. The shape, fixing means, and the like of the holding frame 7 are not limited to those shown in the figures as long as the position can be adjusted by sliding the holding frame 7 with respect to the column 3. Further, a caster may be attached to the underframe 2 or an insertion hole for a forklift may be provided.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a main part of another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the partition arm has a foldable structure. As in the previous embodiment, the shaft 9
The collar 10 is rotatably mounted on the collar 10, and the end of the partition arm 25 is fixed to the collar 10. This partition arm 2
5 is foldable by rotating through a hinge portion 26 as shown by an arrow D. In a state where the partition arm 25 is folded, the partition arm 25 can be rotated and moved to a retracted position supported by the back frame 12 as shown by an arrow C. By adopting such a folding structure, the partition arm is extended and supported securely in the horizontal partition position, and the partition arm is folded and shortened in the retracted position where it is flipped rearward, and the length of the rearward projection is increased. In addition to a compact configuration, the vertical spacing of the shaft members can be reduced, and the partition arm can be disposed at a shorter interval, so that the plate glass can be held more reliably.

It is to be noted that, instead of the folding structure, a telescopic structure may be used.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the partition arm provided between the glasses is not fixed but can be moved between the partition position and the retracted position, the partition arm is moved to the retracted position. The plate glass can be mounted from the direction of the glass surface, and then the partition arm can be moved to the partition position to engage with the mounted plate glass to perform partitioning. This allows
The mounting direction when placing the glass sheet is not limited to the direction of insertion from the edge of the glass sheet into the gap between the partitioning arms, and can also be mounted from the glass surface direction of the glass sheet. Enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sheet glass transport rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a front frame of the rack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of an arm receiver of the rack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a side frame of the rack in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of a partition arm according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a conventional plate glass transport rack.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Plate glass transport rack, 2: Underframe, 3: Post, 4:
Groove, 5: floor plate, 6: square pipe, 7: holding frame, 8: screw,
9: shaft material, 10: color, 11: partition arm, 12: back frame, 13: arm receiver, 14: locking piece, 16: plate glass, 17: front frame, 17a: vertical frame, 17b: horizontal frame, 18 :
Locking piece, 19: mounting hole, 20: receiving groove, 21: rubber material, 22: side frame, 23: slit, 24: rubber material, 2
5: partition arm, 26: hinge part.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Akira Miyanabe 590 Kawamukai-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture AFCAX Co., Ltd. Yokohama Plant F-term (reference) 3E063 AA23 3E096 AA06 BA24 BB03 CA09 DA01 FA30

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of glass sheets are placed vertically and in parallel, and a partition arm is arranged between the glass sheets. The partition arm is separated from a glass plate surface by a partition position engaging with the glass surface. A sheet glass transport rack, which is movable between the retracted position and the holding position at one of the positions. 2. An arm receiving member for horizontally mounting a shaft member on a back surface of a plate glass mounting portion, rotatably mounting each partition arm on the shaft member, and supporting each partition arm at a substantially horizontal partition position. And a back frame that rotates each of the partitioning arms around the shaft from a partitioning position and supports the partitioning arm at a retracted position further rearward than the back surface of the glass mounting portion. The sheet glass transport rack as described in the above. 3. The rack according to claim 1, wherein the length of each partition arm is changeable. 4. A two-column support is provided on the back side of the plate glass mounting portion, the shaft member is provided in a plurality of stages between both columns, and a front frame is detachably mounted on the front side of the plate glass mounting portion. The plate glass transport rack according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the front frame and the column are connected by a detachable side frame.