JP2002293330A - Pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pallet which can prevent solid wastes such as packaging materials or the like from being produced and can carry a large number of components at a time in such a state that the components are prevent from being deflected. SOLUTION: The pallet consists of a base 2 formed so as to be moved by a forklift, supports 3, 4 erected at the four corners of the base 2, respectively, and an intermediate liner 5 disposed above the base 2. The intermediate liner 5 can be detachably attached to receivers 12, 13 of the support 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pallet for transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, when transporting constituent members constituting a unit bus, each member constituting the unit bus is packed with a packing material such as a cardboard, and then transported.
They are transported to the site by placing them on pallets for transportation, and at the site, packaging materials such as cardboard become garbage and are generated in large quantities, which costs a lot of disposal and social problems accompanying the generation of garbage. Had become. Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
As disclosed in 1-1147588, when each member constituting the unit bath is vertically stacked and transported on a pallet, a large force is applied to the members arranged on the lower side, and the members are bent. There was also a problem that it would occur.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and eliminates generation of dust such as packing materials. The first gist of the present invention is to provide a pallet capable of transporting the same parts at one time. A support and a removable to the support,
An insole is provided above the pedestal portion so as to be substantially parallel to the pedestal portion. A second point is that a plurality of receiving portions having different height positions are formed on the support column, and the insole is detachably attached to the receiving portion. A third point is that the support is
The pedestal portion is constituted by a base column fixedly provided and a folding column foldably connected to the base column.

[0004]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a packing diagram when the components of the unit bus are transported on a pallet. In this example, the components to be transported are bent without using packing materials such as cardboard as much as possible. Many members can be transported on one pallet 1 at a time without causing them.

[0005] That is, the pallet 1 has a bottom pedestal portion 2 into which a fork of a forklift can be inserted and which can be moved by the forklift; Is provided with an insole 5 which is disposed substantially parallel to the base 2 at a predetermined height.
Between the insole 5 and the pedestal 2, a flat member such as a door or a wall panel 30, which is a component member of the unit bath, can be placed.
2 can be placed, and a illuminator, a faucet, and other interior parts can be stored in the parts box 32. Note that the rubber band 2 is attached to the bathtub 31 and the parts box 32.
1 and the rubber band 21 is hooked on the pedestal 2 or the insole 5 with the hook 22 so that the cargo can be satisfactorily transported without collapse.

The structure of the pallet 1 will be described in more detail. As shown in a perspective view of FIG. 2, a lower pedestal frame 6 which is in contact with the ground formed in a rectangular shape, and a plurality of U-shaped vertical members are provided above the frame. Frames 9, 9, 9 connected in parallel,
An upper pedestal frame 7 reinforced with a frame is provided, and the pedestal portion 2 is constituted by the lower pedestal frame 6 and the upper pedestal frame 7. A fork of a forklift is provided between the upper pedestal frame 7 and the lower pedestal frame 6. A gap that can be inserted is formed.

At the four corners of the lower pedestal frame 6, corner caps 8, 8, 8, 8 are provided. 3, 3 are formed in the four corners,
On each of the foundation columns 3, a folding column 4 is erected so as to be foldable.
Each of the upper and lower sections 4 and 4 is provided with an upper receiving section 12, a middle receiving section 13, and a lower receiving section 14 having three different height positions. Each of the receiving portions 12, 13, and 14 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, and the upper surface side is opened.
The insole 5 can be hung on 13 and 14.

[0008] Three hook holes 7a, 7a, 7a are formed in the outer peripheral surface of the long side of the upper pedestal frame 7 in the vicinity of the vertical frame 9 so as to penetrate in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 3 on an enlarged scale, a hook 22 at the end of the rubber band 21 is hooked to the rubber band 7a, so that the rubber band 21 can be easily attached and detached, so that the work can be performed easily. Further, a bottom plate 10 made of punched metal is fixed to the upper pedestal frame 7 of the pedestal portion 2 as shown in FIG. 4 so that luggage can be placed on the bottom plate 10.

The insole 5 is formed of a square pipe as shown in FIG. 5, and short square pipes 19, 19 are fixed to the ends of a pair of long square pipes 18, 18, respectively. , In the center, reinforced square pipes 20, 20,
20 are fixed and reinforced, and each of the short rectangular pipes 19 has, on the left and right sides thereof, hooking projections 19a, 19a projecting outward from the long rectangular pipe 18; Has become. The hooking projections 19a, 19a can be hooked on any of the receiving portions 12, 13, 14 of the folding columns 4, 4 erected on the left and right, respectively. It is substantially parallel to the pedestal portion 2 and is disposed substantially horizontally at a predetermined height.
A bathtub 31 and a parts box 32 are placed on the top.

When the insole 5 is hung on the lowermost receiving portion 14 at the bottom, the height between the bottom plate 10 and the insole 5 is the shortest, and a plate-like door is provided below the insole 5. Or the wall panel 30 is mounted. The insole 5 may be hung on the middle receiving portion 13 or on the upper receiving portion 12, and the height of the insole 5 may be adjusted in accordance with the thickness and the type of the component placed on the lower side of the insole 5. The position of the insole 5 can be appropriately changed, and the number of the insole 5 is not limited to one, but is used in two steps. It is also possible to arrange two at the position of
Changes can be made according to the form of the parts to be transported.

Each of the folding columns 4 is configured to be foldable with respect to each of the foundation columns 3.
As shown in the side view on the short side in the folded state in FIG. 6 and the perspective view seen from the corner on the short side in FIG. Are formed, and a notch 3b is formed at the upper end of the foundation support 3 in the vertical direction. The shaft 15 at the lower end of the folding support 4 is fitted into the vertically elongated hole 3a of the base support 3 so that the folding support 4 can rotate around the shaft 15 as a fulcrum. On the side, a locking projection 4a is formed to protrude outward and protrude.

Since the shaft 15 can move up and down along the vertically long hole 3a, the shaft 15 is pulled up along the vertically long hole 3a by pulling up the folding column 4 with respect to the base column 3; In this state, the folding support 4
Are vertically erected, and the engaging projections 4a can be engaged with the notches 3b of the base column 3 and connected to each other. In this state, the engaging projections 4a fit into the notches 3b, The folding column 4 is maintained in an upright state. vice versa,
In the case of folding, the folding strut 4 is slightly pulled up to pull out the locking projection 4a from the notch groove 3b, and in this state, the folding strut 4 can be tilted with the shaft 15 as a fulcrum,
As shown in FIG. 6, the folding columns 4 and 4 can be folded and stored so as to be folded from the left side and the right side, respectively. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the right and left folding columns 4 and 4 are folded so that the vertical position of the shaft 15 in the vertically long hole 3 a is different between the right and left columns 3 and 4. And can be stored compactly.

As described above, after transported to the site, the folding columns 4 and 4 can be folded and returned in a compact state, and garbage is generated at the site because no packing material such as cardboard comes out at all. In addition, the pallet 1, the rubber band 21, and the cushioning material used as necessary can be returned and used again and again, so that there is no need to dispose of the pallet 1 and the cost of transportation. Can be done.

In this embodiment, the case where the components of the unit bus are transported is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to the unit bus, and many types of parts can be transported on the pallet 1 at a time. Is extremely small, so that the cost can be reduced, and the height of the insole 5 can be changed according to the thickness and the height of the constituent members, and the lower part can be bent. Transport to the site without the occurrence of pallets, and it is also possible to store the pallets 1 in a warehouse or the like while loading the pallets 1, and to store a plurality of pallets 1 vertically in the warehouse. It is possible. In this case, the corner caps 8 of the upper pallet 1 are fitted into the upper ends of the folding columns 4 so that the pallets 1 and 1 can be piled up well in the vertical direction.

[0015]

The pallet of the present invention has a pedestal portion formed in a shape movable by a forklift, a column erected at the four corners of the pedestal portion, a pallet detachable from the column, and a pedestal portion above the pedestal portion. By being configured with the insole arranged in a substantially parallel shape, it can be easily moved by a forklift, handling is easy, the member can be placed on the pedestal portion, and furthermore, the insole is used. Therefore, another member can be placed on the insole, the transport amount can be increased as compared with the conventional case, many components can be carried at once, and the member stacked on the lower side is bent. In addition, the cost of transportation can be reduced by eliminating the packing material, and no garbage is generated by the packing material at the site, no waste is generated, and the image is improved.

Also, a plurality of receiving portions of different heights are formed on the support column, and the insole is detachably attached to the receiving portion, so that it can correspond to the height dimension and thickness of the article to be transported. The height of the insole can be changed by moving the insole, and a large amount of articles can be transported without bending or deformation of the piled up thing.

Further, since the strut is constituted by a base strut fixedly provided on the pedestal portion and a folding strut which is foldably connected to the base strut, the strut can be folded after arriving at the site. The pallets can be folded back to return the pallets in a compact form, and the pallets can be used multiple times for transportation, further reducing transportation costs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a packing diagram in a transport state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective configuration diagram of a pallet in a state in which folding columns are erected.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective configuration view of a main part of the pallet.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bottom plate constituting the pallet.

FIG. 5 is a perspective configuration diagram of an insole forming a pallet.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the folded support column as viewed from the short side when folded.

FIG. 7 is a perspective configuration view of a main part showing a folded state as viewed from a short side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pallet 2 Pedestal part 3 Basic support 3a Vertical hole 3b Notch groove 4 Folding support 4a Locking protrusion 5 Insole 6 Lower pedestal frame 7 Upper pedestal frame 7a Hook hole 8 Corner cap part 9 Vertical frame 10 Bottom plate 12 Upper support part 13 Middle support Part 14 Lower receiving part 15 Shaft 18 Long square pipe 19 Short square pipe 19a Hanging projection 21 Rubber band 22 Hook 30 Door, wall panel 31 Bathtub 32 Parts box

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tokuo Nakagawa 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi F-term in Inax Co., Ltd. (Reference) 3E063 AA07 BA02 BB02 CA10 CC03 CD02 EE01 FF06 FF20

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pedestal portion formed in a shape movable by a forklift, and a column erected at four corners of the pedestal portion;
A pallet characterized by being provided with an insole which is detachable from the support and is disposed above the pedestal portion and substantially in parallel with the pedestal portion. 2. The pallet according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of receiving portions having different heights are formed on the column, and the insole is detachably attached to the receiving portion. . 3. The supporting column according to claim 1, wherein the supporting column includes a base column fixedly provided on the pedestal portion and a folding column foldably connected to the basic column. Or the pallet according to claim 2.