JP2001247128A - Lift carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] An object of the present invention is to shorten a packaging operation time by simplifying a packaging form and to provide a lift carrier that can be collected and recycled. SOLUTION: In a lift carrier 6 used for placing and transporting a product 1 having a plurality of convex legs 3 on a flat bottom plate 2, a beam member left portion 9, a beam member right portion 10, and a deck. At least one or more cut-out portions 6-6 for accommodating a part or the whole of the convex leg 3 are provided on the upper part of the carrier constituted by the member front portion 11 and the deck member rear portion 12 in accordance with the horizontal sectional shape of the convex leg 3. Configuration.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heavy-lift equipment such as an electric water heater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, as shown in FIG.
A wooden packaging top cover 22, a side wooden frame 23, and a wooden packaging fixed base 25 having a liftable shelf 24.
The product 21 is fixed by fastening the grounding portion 26 of the leg 20 on the fixing stand 25 for packaging with a bolt and a nut 27. The fixing stand 25 for packaging and the side wooden frame 23,
The side wooden frame 23 and the packaging top cover 22 are fixed by nails 28, respectively.

A cushioning material 29 made of cardboard or foam is buried in a gap between the fixing stand 25 for packaging and the product 21, and a displacement is prevented by an adhesive tape 30.

[0004]

However, according to the prior art, when unpacking or packing a product, it takes a long time to attach and detach bolts and nuts, or to attach and detach a wooden frame by nailing or removing nails. In addition, there was a problem that the packaging member after unpacking had to be discarded as industrial waste, and the material could not be recycled.

Further, bolts and nuts fastened to the wooden packaging fixing table have a problem that the thinning of the tree due to drying causes loosening or falling off, and the ability to absorb shock during transportation of the product is significantly reduced. .

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a lift carrier used for placing and transporting a product having a plurality of legs on a flat bottom plate. At least one cut-out portion for accommodating a part or the whole of the leg portion is provided on the upper part of the carrier constituted by the deck member according to the horizontal sectional shape of the leg portion.

According to the present invention, when a product is placed on the upper part of a carrier composed of a spar member and a deck member, the product is inserted into a notch having the same shape as a product leg provided on the spar member or the deck member. Since only the legs are stored to prevent misalignment, it does not require bolts and nuts to fasten to wooden members as in the past, greatly reducing the number of packaging steps and causing loosening or falling off bolts. It is possible to solve the problem that the product is misaligned and the buffer effect is reduced.

Further, cushioning paper materials such as corrugated cardboard can be used as the girder member and the deck member constituting the transportation board. In this case, the packaging member after unpacking is made of conventional wood. Compared to waste, it is not necessary to treat it as industrial waste, and it can be collected and recycled, which can be expected to have a great effect as one of resource saving measures.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A lift carrier according to claim 1 of the present invention is a lift carrier used for placing and transporting a product having a plurality of legs on a flat bottom plate.
At least one notch for accommodating a part or the whole of the leg is provided on the upper part of the carrier composed of the girder member and the deck member in accordance with the horizontal sectional shape of the leg.

[0010] When a product is placed on the upper part of a carrier constituted by a girder member and a deck member, the lift carrier having this configuration as an embodiment is the same as a product leg provided on the girder member or the deck member. Since the product is prevented from misalignment by simply storing the product's legs in the cutout of the shape, there is no need to tighten bolts and nuts to wooden members as in the past, and the number of packaging steps is significantly reduced In addition to the above, it is possible to solve the problem that the product is displaced due to loosening or falling off of the bolt and the buffer effect is reduced.

Further, it is possible to use cushioning paper material such as corrugated cardboard as the girder member and the deck member constituting the transporting board. In this case, the packaging member after unpacking is made of conventional wood. Compared to waste, it is not necessary to treat it as industrial waste, and it can be collected and recycled, which can be expected to have a great effect as one of resource saving measures.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lift carrier having a plurality of parallel girder members and a plurality of parallel deck members, wherein the girder members and the deck members are combined so as to bridge each other. The upper surface of the spar member and the deck member forms a continuous plane, the lower surface has a ground plane to be grounded and a lift use surface located above the ground plane,
A notch into which a fork of a forklift is inserted between the ground contact surface and the lift use surface, and a notch into which a leg of a product to be conveyed fits in a continuous plane of the upper surfaces of the spar member and the deck member; The upper surface of the product and the use surface of the lift are fastened by a fastener with the leg of the product fitted in the cutout portion.

[0013] When this configuration is used as an embodiment, the product is supported by fitting the legs into the notches, and a fastener is applied between the upper surface of the product and the lift use surface. The product can be transported by a forklift in a state where the product is safely held by the lift carrier.

A lift carrier according to a third aspect of the present invention is a paper square pillar-shaped deck made of paper without using an adhesive and a paper-made square pillar shaped deck made of no adhesive. A plurality of members are combined using a plurality of members so that the upper surface is flat and fastened without using an adhesive.

[0015] The lift carrier having this embodiment as an embodiment forms a member of a predetermined shape by an extremely simple processing method of bending the beam and the deck member in a predetermined procedure without using an adhesive. Therefore, the operation can be simplified, and the collection process after unpacking can be easily performed. Furthermore, even when completed as a lift carrier, since the girder member and the deck member are fastened without using an adhesive, it is possible to separately manage the storage and the flow to the process, etc. And the process space can be rationalized.

The lift carrier according to a fourth aspect of the present invention has a structure in which a reinforcing member is arranged on a diagonal cross section of the beam member and the deck member.

[0017] It is assumed that the lift carrier having this configuration as an embodiment is frequently used in actual product transportation.
Even in the event of a fall accident where the corners of the product collide, the impact is dispersed in more directions, the beam and deck members are not significantly deformed, the stress is absorbed, and the cushioning performance is improved. Can be done.

[0018]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a lift carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lift carrier.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a product of an electric water heater, which has a flat bottom plate 2 and a convex leg 3 having a hole for fixing an anchor bolt. The top cover for packaging 4 is in contact with the top 1-1 of the product 1 via the top cushioning material 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes a member for placing the product 1 on a lift carrier.
The bottom plate 2 of the product 1 has a flat portion of a predetermined shape on the upper surface 6-1.
Is in planar contact with An annular resin band 7 serving as a fastener fixes the product 1 between the top cover 4 for packing and the carrier 6 for lifting from above and below. Reference numeral 8 denotes a pipe space cushioning material made of corrugated cardboard, and the surface of the product 1 forming the piping space 1-2 is in surface contact with the product 1 so as to buffer an impact applied when the product falls.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lift carrier 6 is composed of a girder member left portion 9, a girder member right portion 10, a deck member front portion 11, and a deck member rear portion 12, and has the same upper surface 6-1. The deck girder structure is such that the deck member front portion 11 and the deck member rear portion 12 are fitted into cutouts 6-2 provided on the girder member left portion 9 and the girder member right portion 10 so as to be flat.

The lower surface of the lift carrier 6 is composed of a ground contact surface 6-3 and a lift use surface 6-4 used for carrying the lift one step higher than the ground contact surface 6-3. The forklift 13 shown in FIG. -7 or the like makes it possible to carry heavy objects.

The spar member left portion 9, the spar member right portion 10, the deck member front portion 11, and the deck member rear portion 12 are formed in a rectangular column shape by bending a plate-like cushioning paper material such as a corrugated cardboard. In addition, a reinforcing material is disposed on a diagonal line 6-5 having a rectangular cross section, which is made of the same material at the time of development and is formed at the time of bending. When the reinforcing material arranged on the diagonal line 6-5 is arranged on the diagonal line from the lower side of the product to the upper side of the product, not only the cross-sectional strength is secured, but also it is considered that the reinforcing material is often used during actual product transportation. In the event of a fall accident, such as the collision of the corners, the impact is dispersed in more directions, the packaging base is not significantly deformed, the stress is absorbed, and the cushioning performance can be improved. is made of.

Further, the upper surface 6-1 of the carrier 6 composed of the left and right spar members 9, the right spar member 10 and the front and rear portions 11 and 12 of the deck member. Has a notch 6-6 for accommodating the convex leg 3 of the product 1.
Is provided, which has the effect of positioning the product 1 on the carrier 6 and the effect of preventing the product 1 from being displaced during transportation or the like.

Next, the procedure of the packaging operation with the above-described configuration will be described.

The lift carrier 6 includes a deck member front 11
When the deck member rear part 12 is inserted from above into the notch part 6-2 of the girder member left part 9 and the girder member right part 10, it is designed to have a double-girder structure in which the upper surface becomes the same plane. Further, by inserting the tips of the fixing flaps 14 of the left and right spar members 9 and 10 into the fixing slits 15 of the deck member front portion 11 and the deck member rear portion 12 from above, the carrier 6
Is in a state where the shape can be maintained. That is, the carrier 6 does not use a separate fastening member, and the left and right spar members 9, the right and left spar members 10, the deck member front portions 11, and the deck member rear portions 12.
Is fastened by the fastening means provided in.

Then, the convex leg 3 of the product 1 is inserted into the two notches 6-6 provided in the front part 11 of the deck member and set on the upper surface 6-1 of the carrier 6, and the top of the product is Part cushioning material 5
The packaging top cover 4 is placed, and the packaging band 7 is sandwiched and fixed between the packaging top cover 4 and the deck member front portion 11 and the deck member rear portion 12 of the carrier 6 from above and below. .

At this time, the packing band 7 makes the deck member front portion 11 and the deck member rear portion 12 come into close contact with the bottom plate 2 of the product 1 from below.
4 is securely fixed in the fixing slit 15, so that the transporting tool 6 is not deformed by the impact of transportation or the like.

[0029]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the lift carrier according to the first aspect, when the product is placed on the upper portion of the carrier composed of the spar member and the deck member, the spar member or the spar member is used. To prevent misalignment by simply storing the product legs in the cutouts of the same shape as the product legs provided on the deck member, fastening with bolts and nuts to wooden members as in the past was done. This eliminates the necessity of extremely reducing the number of packaging steps, and also eliminates the problem that the product is displaced due to loosening or dropping of bolts and the buffering effect is reduced.

Further, it is possible to use cushioning paper material such as corrugated cardboard as the girder member and the deck member constituting the transporting device. In this case, the packaging member after unpacking is made of conventional wood. Compared to waste, it is not necessary to treat it as industrial waste, and it can be collected and recycled, which can be expected to have a great effect as one of resource saving measures.

According to the lift carrier described in claim 2, the lift is constituted by the lift carrier and the upper surface of the product to be transported in a state where the legs of the product to be transported are fitted into the notches. The use surface is fastened by a fastener, and the lift use surface is supported by a fork of a forklift,
The product also serves as a surface for fastening the product, and the product can be stably transported by the lift carrier.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the beam member and the deck member do not use an adhesive.
Since a member having a predetermined shape can be formed by an extremely simple processing method of bending in a predetermined procedure, the operation can be simplified, and the collection process after unpacking can be easily performed. Furthermore, even when completed as a lift carrier, since the girder member and the deck member are fastened without using an adhesive, it is possible to separately manage the storage and the flow to the process, etc. And the process space can be rationalized.

In addition, according to the lift carrier described in claim 4, even when a fall accident, such as the collision of the corners of the product, which is considered to be frequent during actual product transportation, occurs, the impact can be reduced. By being dispersed in more directions, the beam and deck member are not significantly deformed, stress is absorbed, and the cushioning performance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a lift carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lift carrier.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the lift carrier during a lift transport.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the completion of packaging of a conventional product.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Product 2 Bottom plate 3 Convex leg 6 Lifting vehicle 6-6 Notch 9 Girder member left 10 Girder member right 11 Deck member front 12 Deck member rear

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Isao Takahashi 2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka Rengo Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3E063 AA03 BA10 CA03 CA13 EE01 FF06

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lift carrier used when a product having a plurality of legs on a planar bottom plate is placed and transported,
A lift carrier having at least one cutout for accommodating a part or the whole of a leg according to the horizontal cross-sectional shape of a leg, provided at an upper portion of the carrier comprising a spar member and a deck member. A plurality of parallel spar members and a plurality of parallel deck members, wherein the spar members and the deck members are combined so as to bridge each other, and the upper surfaces of the spar members and the deck members are continuous. A lower surface has a ground plane to be grounded and a lift use surface located above the ground plane, and a space between the ground plane and the lift use surface for inserting a fork of a forklift. A state in which a leg portion of a product to be conveyed is fitted in a notch portion on a continuous plane of upper surfaces of the beam member and the deck member, and a leg portion of the product is fitted in the notch portion. 3. The lift carrier according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the product and the lift use surface are fastened by a fastener. 3. A lift carrier using a plurality of paper prism members made of paper without using an adhesive and a plurality of deck members made of paper prism made without using an adhesive. The lift carrier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the combination is configured to be fastened without using an adhesive so that the upper surface is substantially flat. 4. The lift carrier according to claim 1, wherein the beam member and the deck member are provided with reinforcing members at diagonal lines in cross section.