JP2002037225A - Rack for corrugated board - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack for corrugated board, capable of orderly storing flatly folded corrugated board sheets in a laterally arranged state and easily binding the stored corrugated board sheets while compressing them under the stored condition, thus serving for the recycling of corrugated board. SOLUTION: Side guards 2, 3 are opposingly provided on a base 1. The side guards 2, 3 are mounted on portions of the base 1 so as to be freely flapped with the aid of hinges 11, 12 and are made to be capable of being laid flat in a mutally opposed direction from an upright state, respectively. The side guard 2, which is one of the side guards, is mounted to a travelling stand 6 sliding along guide rails 5 as a movable side and is made to be movable toward the other side guard 3. Flatly folded corrugated board sheets are made to stand against the side guards 2, 3 in a laterally arranged state between both the side guards 2, 3 and, at a stage that the stored amount thereof reaches a suitable amount, they can be easily bound with a pressure sensitive adhesive tape or the like while being compressed in the direction of their thickness by the movement of the side guard 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rack used for storing flat corrugated cardboard in a flat shape and, particularly, when the stored corrugated cardboard reaches an appropriate amount, it is easily bundled with an adhesive tape while compressing the cardboard. The present invention relates to a corrugated cardboard rack.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as environmental problems have become more serious, there has been an increasing movement to separate and collect rapidly increasing wastes according to their materials and to reuse them as resource waste. For example, in supermarkets and convenience stores, disassemble empty cardboard boxes used for packing products handled, fold them flat, store them in a warehouse,
Later, the cardboard was handed over to a collection company for recycling as paper stock.

[0003]

However, many of the used cardboard boxes are stored in piles in the warehouse after being dismantled, so that not only is the inside of the warehouse cluttered and the appearance deteriorated, but also the corrugated cardboard is not used. There is a possibility that the worker may collapse and injure the worker.

[0004] In addition, the stored corrugated cardboard is bundled by an appropriate amount, but it is not easy to take out the corrugated cardboard piled up from above and align it, and it is labor-intensive to firmly bundle the corrugated cardboard, and it is powerless for women. In some cases, the operator may have insufficient binding power and the cardboard may be separated during the collection operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a purpose thereof is to arrange flat corrugated cardboard side by side and to store it neatly. An object of the present invention is to provide a corrugated cardboard rack that can be easily bound while being compressed as it is.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a flat base formed of a metal pipe or the like, and a pair of left and right side guards which are opposed to and erected on the base. A cardboard rack in which flat cardboard folded sideways can be leaned side by side between the side guards, and one of the side guards is provided as a movable side so as to be movable toward the other side guard. The base is provided with a guide rail for guiding the movement of the movable side guard, and a corrugated cardboard rack is provided.

Here, preferably, a pair of left and right side guards are attached via hinges to a base portion so as to fall down in a direction facing each other from an upright state, and the base and the pair of left and right side guards are made of stainless steel. You.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred example of a cardboard rack according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a flat base made of stainless steel, and a pair of left and right side guards 2 and 3 are provided on the base 1 so as to face each other.

The base 1 has a rectangular outer frame 4 and
A guide rail 5 provided inside the outer frame 4 and provided in two rows in parallel along a side edge of the outer frame;
And a traveling base 6 in the form of a rectangular frame that slides along.
The outer frame 4 includes a main frame 7 formed by bending a round pipe into a U-shape, and a subframe 8 formed of a square pipe is connected to both ends thereof. The guide rail 5 is formed of a round pipe, and both ends thereof are connected to one end of the main frame 7 and the sub-frame 8. Further, the traveling platform 6 includes a cylindrical slide 9 slidably fitted on the outer periphery of the guide rail 5 and a prismatic connecting rod 10 connecting both ends of the slide 9.

On the other hand, the pair of left and right side guards 2 and 3 are also made of stainless steel, and are provided so as to be opposed to each other so as to be adjustable in distance. One of the side guards 2 is attached to the traveling platform 6 constituting the base 1 as a movable side, and the traveling platform 6 moves forward and backward while facing the other side guard 3. That is, the side guard 2 is mounted on the traveling platform 6 and moves (progresses) toward the other side guard 3 while being guided by the guide rail 5 or retreats away from the side guard 3. be able to. The other side guard 3 is attached to the subframe 8 of the base 1 at one end of the guide rail 5 as a fixed side.

In this embodiment, the pair of side guards 2 and 3 each have a rectangular frame shape, and the other side 2 has an inverted U-shaped main body portion 2A made of a round pipe or the like and a prismatic shape connecting both ends of the main body portion. , And the fixed side guard 3 is also composed of an inverted U-shaped main body portion 3A and a seating portion 3B forming a lower edge of the main body portion. Here, the movable side guard 2 has the same width as the guide rail 5 and is about half the size of the base 1, whereas the fixed side guard 3 has substantially the same size as the base 1. Is done.

[0012] The cardboard rack as described above is
Used flat cardboard folded sideways between side guards 2 and 3 as described below, leans side by side, and when the storage amount reaches an appropriate amount, compresses it as it is and compresses it with adhesive tape, etc. Can be bundled more easily.

Next, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the same rack, and FIGS. 3 to 5 show lines AA and B in FIG.
The section taken along the line -B and CC is shown. First, an example of attachment of the movable side guard 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The side guard 2 has a seating portion 2 </ b> B which forms a lower edge thereof and two hinges 11 attached to a connecting rod 10 of a traveling platform 6 which forms a base 1. Mounted via. In particular, the side guard 2 is attached such that both end surfaces of the main body 2A abut on the outer peripheral surface of the slide 9 coaxial with the guide rail 5, and both end surfaces of the main body 2A abut on the outer peripheral surface of the slide 9. The angle of the main body 2A is set to a maximum angle (perpendicular to the base 1), and the main body 2A can be angularly displaced to a state along the guide rail 5. That is, the side guard 2 is swingably attached to the traveling platform 6 via the hinge 11 so that the side guard 2 can be horizontally lowered from an upright state on the base 1.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the side guard 3 on the fixed side has a seating portion 3B as a lower edge thereof attached to a sub-frame 8 of the outer frame 4 constituting the base 1 via two hinges 12. . In particular, the side guard 3 is attached such that both end surfaces of the main body 3A abut against the outer peripheral surface of the main frame 7, and the state where the both end surfaces of the main body 3A abut the outer peripheral surface of the main frame 7 is the maximum angle. (At right angles to the base 1), the main body 3A can be angularly displaced to a state along the main frame 7. That is, the side guard 3 is also swingably attached to the base 1 via the hinge 12 so that the side guard 3 can be horizontally lowered from an upright state on the base 1.

In particular, as is apparent from FIG. 5, the pair of left and right side guards 2 and 3 can fall only in the direction of the arrow in the figure, that is, in the direction facing each other from the upright state. 1 can be folded over. In FIGS. 3 to 5, reference numeral 13 denotes a rubber supporting leg, and a suitable number (four in this example) is provided at a predetermined position on the bottom of the outer frame 4 so that the base 1 can be installed in a stable state. It is attached.

Here, an example of use of the cardboard rack configured as described above will be described. This cardboard rack is installed in a warehouse or the like, and is used for temporarily storing used cardboard. . FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the state of use. In FIG. 6, d is a used cardboard, which is folded flat by dismantling an empty box or the like, and is thus leaned side by side between the side guards 2 and 3 in order. The side guards 2 and 3 may be used in a state where the side guards 2 and 3 are spread to the maximum from the beginning.
Each time you place a side guard 2,
It is preferable to gradually widen the intervals of 3 so that the cardboards d during storage can be prevented from rattling and kept in alignment. According to such a storage method, the cardboards d can be arranged and organized without cluttering the interior of the warehouse and the like, and there is no fear that the cardboards piled up as in the related art will collapse, and the safety will be improved.

In particular, the cardboard rack according to the present invention can easily bundle the stored cardboard while compressing it.
That is, when the corrugated cardboard d between the side guards 2 and 3 reaches an appropriate amount, the corrugated cardboard d is compressed in the thickness direction by applying a side pressure to the corrugated cardboard d, and can be bundled in that state with an adhesive tape or the like. To compress the corrugated cardboard d, the movable side guard 2 is moved toward the fixed side guard 3 so as to reduce the interval. In particular, as shown in FIG. It is preferable that the movable side guard 2 moved in the direction of the arrow be pressed by the leg L, so that the operator can easily bind the cardboard d with both hands while compressing the cardboard d. Can be. In the binding of the corrugated cardboard d, an adhesive tape or a resin string, which is a cloth as a support of the adhesive layer, may be used. The tape or string must be separated from the cardboard. For this reason, the adhesive tape t made of kraft paper is used for binding cardboard.
It is desirable to use this to attach it to each part of the peripheral surface of the compressed cardboard.

FIG. 8 shows a bundle of packed cardboards, which can be transported to a predetermined processing site by collecting them on a normal truck without carrying out a loading operation while packing with a packer truck as in the prior art. It is possible to recycle the adhesive tape t without peeling it off, which is efficient.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, the corrugated cardboard rack according to the present invention is not limited to the above configuration. , 3 may be a plate material such as a metal. Further, they are preferably made of stainless steel as described above, but may be made of aluminum or the like.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a pair of left and right side guards are provided on a base so as to face each other, and flat cardboard folded between the side guards can be leaned side by side. By doing so, they can be neatly arranged and stored, and the cardboard does not collapse during storage, and the safety increases.

Further, since one of the side guards is movable toward the other side guard, the corrugated cardboard in storage can be compressed as it is and can be easily bound by the movement. Even a weak worker can firmly tie the cardboard, which makes it easier to handle without breaking the tied cardboard, which can greatly contribute to cardboard recycling.

Furthermore, since the side guards are laid down in the direction in which they face each other, they are folded when not in use to increase the storage capacity, and the base and the side guards are made of stainless steel, so that the rust prevention effect is high. Good durability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred example of a cardboard rack according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rack.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view showing a storage state of cardboard.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing a compressed state of the cardboard.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing a bundle of bound cardboard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Side guard (movable side) 3 Side guard (fixed side) 4 Outer frame 5 Guide rail 6 Running stand 11, 12 Hinge 13 Support leg

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A flat base formed of a metal pipe or the like, and a pair of left and right side guards standing upright on the base so as to face each other, and are folded flat between the side guards. What is claimed is: 1. A corrugated cardboard rack in which a corrugated cardboard is placed side by side, wherein one of the side guards is provided as a movable side so as to be movable toward the other side guard, and the movable side guard is moved to the base. A cardboard rack characterized by being provided with a guide rail for guiding. 2. The corrugated cardboard rack according to claim 1, wherein the pair of left and right side guards are attached to a portion of the base via a hinge so that the pair of side guards fall down in a direction facing each other from an upright state. 3. The cardboard rack according to claim 1, wherein the base and the pair of left and right side guards are made of stainless steel.