JP2002037374A - Spacer for packing glass plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spacer for packing a glass plate which has a compact shape and can be easily fitted and can be surely held on the top edge of the glass plate. SOLUTION: The spacer for packing the glass plate consists of a head part 2 hooked on the top edge of the glass plate and a partition part 3 to be placed between adjoining glass plates and has a hooking piece 4 on one side of the above described head part 2 and has the above described partition part 3 on another side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glass plate packing spacer interposed between glass plates when packing a plurality of glass plates.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a glass plate made of laminated glass or the like constituting a window glass for an automobile is shipped and transported from a factory or the like, a large number of glass plates are mounted in parallel on a pallet table for packing. The glass plates are packed with spacers interposed between the glass plates to prevent the glass plates from being damaged. This spacer is attached to the upper edge of each glass plate during packing.

[0003] Such a glass plate packing spacer is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-3823. The glass plate packing spacer described in this publication has a head that locks to the upper edge of each glass plate, and a partition surface that connects a partition piece that continues downward from one side of the head to the upper edge of the glass plate. It is integrally formed so as to have a substantially L-shape. When this spacer is mounted on the upper edge of the glass, the head of the spacer is hooked from one side of the glass plate to the upper edge and locked, and a partition is located down from the head and located on the surface of the glass plate. The next glass plate is abutted against the piece, and the next spacer is similarly engaged with the upper edge of this glass plate, and a plurality of glass plates are sequentially arranged via the spacers and mounted on the valet table.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional glass plate packing spacer, since the inner surface of the locking portion of the head which is locked to the upper edge of the glass plate is substantially L-shaped, the glass plate is not provided. The locking state was unstable when hooked and locked from one side, and after locking, it could come off and drop off before the next glass plate was arranged, resulting in poor mounting workability.

[0005] On the other hand, partitions are provided on both sides of a head that is locked to the upper edge of the glass plate, and spacers mounted on the upper edge of each of a plurality of glass plates arranged side by side are provided with the partition on both sides of each glass plate. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 8-230964 discloses a spacer for packing glass plates, in which a partition is interposed between glass plates on both sides with one spacer.

However, in the spacer described in this publication, the partitions of the adjacent spacers overlap each other, so that a compact packing shape cannot be obtained, and the partitions interfere with each other, causing unnecessary stress on the glass edge portion having low strength. May act. In addition, when mounting a spacer with partitions on both sides of the head while arranging multiple glass plates in order, place the next glass plate on the partition of the spacer mounted on the previous glass plate and fit the spacer. In other words, since there is no gap between the previous spacer and the next glass plate, it is difficult to mount the next spacer, and the mounting workability may be deteriorated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional technique, and has as its object to provide a glass plate packing spacer which has a compact shape, is easily attached to the upper edge of the glass plate, and is securely held.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a spacer which is attached to an upper edge of each glass plate of a plurality of glass plates mounted on a pallet table in a state of standing in parallel. In a glass plate packing spacer comprising a head engaged with the upper edge of the glass plate and a partition interposed between adjacent glass plates, the head straddles the upper edge of the glass plate. A locking piece on one side and the partition on the other side to provide a spacer for packing a glass plate.

According to this structure, when attaching the spacer from one surface side of the glass plate, the locking piece is hooked on the other surface side of the glass plate over the upper edge of the glass plate, so that the spacer is attached. Is reliably held on the upper edge of the glass plate, and the workability when a plurality of glass plates are sequentially arranged and mounted on the pallet table is improved.

[0010] The partition portion is formed of a thick portion protruding from the side surface of the head toward the glass plate side at a position lower than the head, and the thickness of the protruding portion of the thick portion is equal to the thickness of the head. It is preferable that the thickness of the locking piece is larger than the thickness of the locking piece, and the position of the thick portion is below the lower end of the locking piece.

According to this configuration, when the next glass plate is leaned on the glass plate on which the spacers are mounted at the time of packing work in which the spacers are mounted on the upper edge thereof while arranging the glass plates in order, Since the spacer is received by the thick portion of the spacer of the previous glass plate, a gap is formed between the upper portion of the thick portion and the back side of the next glass plate. The piece can be inserted and hooked, and the work of mounting the spacer can be easily performed.

[0012] It is more preferable that, when mounted on a plurality of glass plates, the heads of adjacent spacers come into contact with each other and the interval between the partition portions of the adjacent spacers is wider than the thickness of the glass plates.

According to this structure, when a plurality of glass plates are mounted in parallel on a pallet table, the heads of the spacers come into contact with each other. The pressing force does not act on the glass plate disposed between the partition portions of the spacer. Therefore, protection of the glass edge portion, which is particularly weak, is achieved.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glass plate packing spacer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The spacer 1 of this embodiment is an integral molded body of a plastic material constituted by a head portion 2 for locking to an upper edge of a glass plate and a partition portion 3 interposed between adjacent glass plates. The partition part 3 is made up of a thick part 3b integrally formed at a position lowered from one side surface of the head part 2 via a connecting part 3a. The thick part 3 b has a length a extending outward from one surface of the head 2.
Only protruding. The position of the thick portion 3b is a position lower by a length b below the bottom surface (locking surface to the glass plate) 2a of the head 2. This length b is the length of the connecting portion 3a.
Is the length of

The head 2 on the surface opposite to the surface on which the partition 3 is provided
A locking piece 4 is formed on the bottom surface side of. The downwardly protruding length c of the locking piece 4 is shorter than the length b of the connecting portion 3a. The locking piece 4 is to be hooked on the upper edge of the glass plate, whereby the head 2 is locked across the upper edge of the glass plate (see FIG. 3 described later). Therefore, the width d (the distance between the connecting portion 3a and the locking piece 4) d of the bottom surface (locking surface) 2a of the head 2 is substantially equal to or slightly larger than the thickness of the glass plate to be mounted.

A notch 5 is formed at the center of the upper edge of the head 2. The notch 5 is for inserting a fastening member such as a presser bar or a belt during packing.
Openings 6 are formed in the head 2 on both sides of the notch 5. This opening 6 is for weight reduction and material resource saving.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the use state of the glass plate packing spacer. Lower spacer frames 8 are provided at two places on the pallet table 7. This lower spacer frame 8
Has a plurality of grooves 8a (see FIG. 3) formed in the front-rear direction (the direction perpendicular to the drawing). A glass plate 9 is inserted into each groove, and a plurality of glass plates 9 are mounted on the lower spacer frame 8 in parallel in the front-rear direction. The spacer 1 is mounted on two upper edges of each glass plate 9, and a holding rod 10 is provided through a notch 5 on the upper side thereof, and the glass plate 9 is pressed from above and fixedly held on the pallet table 7.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the glass plate packing spacer in use. The back surface of the first glass plate 9a is supported by the back support member 12. Then, the second and third sheets ...
Are inserted side by side into the respective grooves 8a of the lower spacer frame 8 and are mounted and supported in parallel with the glass plates 9b, 9c, 9d,.

The head 2 of the spacer 1 of the present invention is mounted on the upper edge of each of the glass plates 9a, 9b,.
A partition 3 is interposed between each adjacent glass plate. When the glass plates are sequentially mounted, the partition 3 of the spacer 1 mounted on the upper edge of the glass plate (for example, 9c) arranged immediately before.
The next glass plate 9d is leaned against the thick portion 3b and is stacked. At this time, a gap 13 is formed between the back surface of the glass plate 9d above the thick portion 3b and the connecting portion 3a of the spacer 1, as shown in the drawing. The locking piece 4 of the next spacer (not shown) is inserted into the gap 13, and the head 2 is attached over the glass plate 9d. Thereby, the mounting work of the spacer 1 is easily performed, and the locking piece 4 is hooked on the back side of the glass plate 9d, so that the spacer 1 is securely locked and held on the upper edge of the glass plate without falling off during the work. You.

The effect of forming the gap 13 in this manner further has an effect of preventing damage to the glass edge. That is, in the laminated glass or the like constituting the window glass for automobiles, the strength of the glass edge portion is particularly weak, and it is easily damaged or damaged. In this case, in this embodiment, since the thick portion 3b of the partition 3 is formed at a position lower than the head 2 via the connecting portion 3a, the thick portion 3b is located at the upper edge of the glass plate. There is no direct contact with the nearby edge, and no stress acts on the glass edge, thereby protecting the glass edge.

Further, in this embodiment, the heads 2 of the adjacent spacers 1 come into contact with each other, and a pressing load caused by successively striking the glass plates is received by the heads 2 of the spacers 1 and does not act on the glass plates. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the width of the locking surface 2a of the head 2 of the spacer 1 is
are attached to the upper edges of the glass plates 9a, 9b, 9c,... with a margin for the widths of the glass plates 9a, 9b, 9c,. By setting the thickness of the thick portion 3b so as to be wider than the thickness, each glass plate 9a, 9b, 9c,.
No vertical stress acts on the glass surface. This prevents the glass plate from being damaged. Although a vertical stress acts on each glass plate by pressing the presser bar 10 from above, the glass plate has a sufficiently high strength against a vertical compressive force, so there is no fear of damaging the glass plate.

FIG. 4 shows a more specific example of the shape of the spacer according to the present invention, and FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (C) are explanatory views of the mounting procedure. As shown in FIG.
Is slightly inclined to match the inclination of the glass plate to be packed. Thus, when the spacer is mounted on the upper end of the glass plate, the bottom surface of the notch 5 is substantially horizontal, and the spacer can be securely fixed by the holding rod 10 (FIGS. 2 and 3).

In FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. 5A, the first glass plate 9 is brought into contact with a back pad (back member) 12 on a support member 14a constituting the floor of the pallet 14.
(In this example, the concave side of the glass plate 9 is placed on the back side). The spacer 1 is placed on the rear surface pad 12 of the glass plate 9 from above. Note that, in FIG.
Is drawn larger than it actually is.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, the second glass plate 9 is arranged via the spacer 1, and this is repeated, and as shown in FIG. They are arranged side by side with a spacer 1 interposed therebetween. After this,
Tighten the entire glass plate using a band or the like.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the spacer is mounted from one surface of the glass plate, the locking piece is provided on the other surface of the glass plate over the upper edge of the glass plate. By hooking, the spacer is securely held at the upper edge of the glass plate, and the workability when a plurality of glass plates are arranged in order and mounted on the pallet table is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glass plate packing spacer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the use state of the spacer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the use state of the spacer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a specific example of the shape of the spacer according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a procedure for mounting the spacer of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

1: spacer, 2: head, 3 partition, 3a: connecting part, 3
b: thick part, 4: locking piece, 5: notch, 6: opening, 7:
Pallet stand, 8: lower spacer frame, 9: glass plate, 1
0: presser bar, 12: back support member, 13: gap, 14: pallet.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A spacer to be attached to an upper edge of each glass plate of a plurality of glass plates mounted on a pallet stand in a state of standing in parallel, and a head to be locked to the upper edge of the glass plate; In a glass plate packing spacer including a partition portion interposed between adjacent glass plates, the head is engaged with one side thereof so as to be straddled over an upper edge of the glass plate. A spacer for packing a glass plate, comprising: a stopper; and the partition on the other side. 2. The partition part comprises a thick part projecting from the side surface of the head toward the glass plate side at a position lower than the head part, and the thickness of the protruding part of the thick part is as described above. The glass plate packing spacer according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the thicker portion is lower than the lower end of the locking piece, the thickness being larger than the thickness of the locking piece on the head. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein when mounted on a plurality of glass plates, the heads of adjacent spacers come into contact with each other, and the space between the partition portions of adjacent spacers is wider than the thickness of the glass plates. Spacer for packing glass plates.