JP2005067689A - Pallet and packing case with pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pallet which can be lowered without lifting a mounted article, and a packing case with the pallet. <P>SOLUTION: The pallet is constituted of a rectangular base plate 1, a top plate 2 positioned above the base plate and having a substantially same form as the base plate, on which a predetermined article is mounted, a plurality of tubular members 3 provided in parallel to one another at predetermined intervals for joining the base plate and the top plate to form a fork insertion space 7 for a lift truck between both plates, and reinforcing rods 5 detachably inserted into the tubular members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pallet and a pallet-equipped packing case used for transporting, transporting, or storing articles.

  Pallets are widely used for carrying, transporting, and storing heavy items such as copying machines. This pallet usually has a pair of rectangular panels of a bottom plate and a top plate, and has a structure in which a plurality of reinforcing members are joined between the bottom plate and the top plate. That is, an article is placed on the top plate of the pallet, a fork is inserted into the gap between the top plate and the bottom plate, and transported and conveyed by a forklift.

A packaging case in which a packaging box made of corrugated cardboard or the like is combined with such a pallet is also known (see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-334718

  By the way, in a conventionally well-known pallet, in order to mount a heavy article on a top plate, in order to drop this article from a pallet, there exists a problem that an article must once be lifted. This is because there is a step between the floor, the ground, etc. on which the pallet is placed and the top plate. Recently, many heavy articles such as copiers are provided with casters so that they can be moved easily. Therefore, it is necessary to lift the article in order to unload it from the pallet.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pallet and a packaging case with a pallet that can be lowered without lifting the article placed thereon.

According to the present invention,
Rectangular bottom plate;
A top plate located at the top of the bottom plate, having substantially the same shape as the bottom plate, on which a predetermined article is placed;
A plurality of tubular members which are provided in parallel to each other at a predetermined interval so as to form a fork insertion space of the forklift in the gap between the bottom plate and the top plate; Reinforcing rod inserted detachably inside the member;
A pallet characterized by comprising:

In the above pallet,
1. A side wall panel is formed on each of the sides of the top board so that the side can be folded as a fold line.
2. The cylindrical member is formed of corrugated paper,
3. The bottom plate and the top plate are made of corrugated paper,
Is preferred.

  According to the present invention, the pallet includes a packaging box that covers the pallet from the top plate side, and a gap between the pallet and the bottom plate leaves a fork insertion space between a plurality of cylindrical members. A packaging case is provided which is covered with the packaging box.

In the above packing case,
1. Side walls are formed on each side of the top plate of the pallet so that the sides can be folded as folding lines,
2. The side wall panel and the packaging box have joint openings formed so as to face each other,
Is preferred.

  In general, in the present invention, a member that joins both plates provided between the bottom plate and the top plate of the pallet is formed of a plurality of collapsible cylindrical members (for example, made of cardboard paper), It is an important feature that a reinforcing rod is detachably inserted into these cylindrical members.

  That is, when the article is placed on the top plate of the pallet, the cylindrical member is held in a predetermined shape by the reinforcing rod, and a certain gap is stably secured between the top plate and the bottom plate. Accordingly, the fork can be inserted into the space between the cylindrical members, and the pallet supporting the article or the packing case provided with such a pallet can be transported and transported by the forklift. Further, when the article is unloaded from the top plate of the pallet, the reinforcing rod is left as it is for the cylindrical member located at one of the ends, and the reinforcing rod is extracted from the other cylindrical member. As a result, the cylindrical member from which the reinforcing rod is extracted is crushed, and in particular, the cylindrical member that is farthest from the cylindrical member where the reinforcing rod remains is completely crushed, so that the article is placed. The step between the top plate and the floor surface can be substantially eliminated. Thus, the article placed on the top plate can be lowered from the pallet (top plate) without lifting.

  Further, in the present invention, by forming a side wall panel that can be folded on each of the four sides of the top plate of the pallet as a folding line, the packaging box is stably fixed to the pallet and the packaging case. In addition, it is possible to more easily carry out the work of taking out articles from the pallet. That is, when the reinforcing rod is pulled out from the tubular member and crushed, the side wall panel located at the portion corresponding to the completely crushed tubular member is opened, so that the side wall panel serves as a support surface on the top plate. The item can be slid down. In particular, if the article is provided with casters, the sliding down is extremely easy.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since an article can be taken out from the top plate of the pallet without lifting the article, the taking-out operation can be very easy even for an extremely heavy article.

  In FIG. 1 which shows the perspective view of the pallet of this invention, this pallet consists of the baseplate 1, the top plate 2, and the some (three in FIG. 1) cylindrical member 3, The cylindrical member 3 of each Reinforcing rods 5 are detachably inserted in the inside.

  The bottom plate 1 and the top plate 2 are both rectangular, and both the plates 1 and 2 facing each other have substantially the same size, and a predetermined article (FIG. 1) is placed on the top plate 2. Is omitted). The bottom plate 1 and the top plate 2 may be formed of resin or wood, but are preferably formed of corrugated paper from the viewpoint of cost and resource reuse.

  The cylindrical member 3 is provided in parallel to each other at a predetermined interval in the gap between the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 2, extends like a beam, and is joined to the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 2. Yes. The space between the cylindrical members 3 is a fork insertion space 7, and a forklift fork is inserted into the space 7, and the pallet (the article on the top plate 2) is transported and conveyed by the forklift. To do.

  In the present invention, the tubular member 3 is formed so as to be crushed, and when the reinforcing rod 5 is extracted from the tubular member 3, it is easily crushed. Therefore, the cylindrical member 3 may be formed of a metal foil, a resin film or a sheet as long as it can be crushed, but is formed of corrugated paper in terms of economy and resource reusability. Most preferably. The cylindrical member 3 can be fixed to the top plate 2 or the bottom plate 1 using screws, screws, or the like. However, when corrugated paper is used, the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 2 are bonded with an adhesive. It is good to adhere and fix to.

  The reinforcing rod 5 inserted into the cylindrical member 3 has a size and a shape so as to be fitted into the hollow space of the cylindrical member 3, and gives a predetermined strength to the pallet. It is formed from a rigid material such as metal or a rigid resin so that the fork insertion space 7 is stably formed while maintaining a constant distance between 1 and the top plate 2.

  In the present invention, the above-mentioned pallet can be used alone for placing an article on the top plate 2 and used for transporting, transporting or storing the article by a forklift. It is preferable to use it as a packing case in combination with a box. When used as such a packing case, as shown in FIG. 1, on the four sides of the top plate 2, a foldable side wall panel 9 is integrated with the top plate 2 as a folding line. For example, it is preferably made of cardboard paper. That is, the side wall panel 9 reinforces the strength of the packaging box, which will be described later, and further stably holds and fixes the packaging box on the pallet. It is set up vertically from the surface, and its height may be about the distance between the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 2. The side wall panel 9 is preferably provided with a joint opening 9a.

  In FIG. 2 showing a perspective view of a packaging case formed using the pallet described above and FIG. 3 showing an exploded perspective view, an article 10 is placed on the top plate 2 of the pallet, for example, made of cardboard. The packaging box 12 is covered.

  That is, the packaging box 12 has a shape and a size that allow the pallet to be fitted therein, and the fork insertion space 7 of the pallet is opened at the lower end, and only the end of the cylindrical member 3 is provided. A notch 15 is formed so as to be covered. That is, by covering the end of the cylindrical member 3, the detachment of the reinforcing rod 5 from the cylindrical member 3 is effectively prevented, and by opening the fork insertion space 7, the packing case of the forklift can be removed. It can be transported. 2 and 3, the fork insertion space 7 and the notch 15 are shown only on the front side, but in general, the notch 15 is similarly provided on the rear side (rear side). It is good that it is formed. When the notch 15 is formed only on one side, the fork insertion space 7 is opened only on one side and closed on the other side, so that the insertion direction of the fork is limited to one direction. Because.

  In addition, a similar joint opening 12a is formed in the lower portion of the side surface of the packaging box 12 at a position corresponding to the joint opening 9a of the side wall panel 9 of the pallet when the pallet is covered. Yes. That is, the packaging box 12 is placed on the pallet, and a joint member such as a wedge is fitted into the joint opening 12a and the joint opening 9a. The article 10 placed on is held stably.

  In addition, a folding piece 12b serving as an upper lid is formed on the four sides of the upper end portion of the packaging box 12 like a normal cardboard box. Thus, the storage of the article 10 can be ensured.

  In the present invention, using the collapsible cylindrical member 3 provided on the pallet, it is possible to easily take out the article 10 from the pallet. This work process is shown in FIG.

  That is, after removing the above-mentioned wedge and the like and taking out the packaging box 12 of the packing case from the pallet, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), only the reinforcing rod 5a of the cylindrical member 3a at one end is left. The reinforcing rods 5b and 5c are extracted from the cylindrical members 3b and 3c. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4B, the cylindrical members 3b and 3c are crushed, and in particular, the cylindrical member on the near side located at a position away from the cylindrical member 3a where the reinforcing rod 5a remains. 3c is crushed into a substantially complete flat state, and in this portion, there is almost no step between the top plate 2 and the floor. Therefore, it is possible to take out the article 10 as it is from the pallet (top plate 2) without lifting it.

  Further, the side wall panel 9 provided at a position corresponding to the almost completely crushed cylindrical member 3c is completely unfolded so that the side wall panel 9 forms a slope, so that the article 10 can be taken out very easily. It becomes. In particular, when the caster 10a is attached to the article 10, the removal of the article 10 is extremely easy.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to lift the article when taking out the article from the pallet, so even a heavy article can be easily taken out from the pallet.

It is a perspective view of the pallet of this invention. It is a perspective view of the packing case formed using the pallet of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the packaging case of FIG. It is a figure which shows the process of taking out the articles | goods from a pallet.

Explanation of symbols

1: Bottom plate 2: Top plate 3: Crushable cylindrical member 5: Reinforcing rod 7: Fork insertion space 9: Side wall panel 10: Article 12: Packaging box

Claims (7)

Rectangular bottom plate;
A top plate located at the top of the bottom plate, having substantially the same shape as the bottom plate, on which a predetermined article is placed;
A plurality of tubular members which are provided in parallel to each other at a predetermined interval so as to form a fork insertion space of the forklift in the gap between the bottom plate and the top plate; Reinforcing rod inserted detachably inside the member;
Pallet characterized by consisting of.   The pallet according to claim 1, wherein a side wall panel is formed on each side of the top plate so that the side plate can be folded using the side as a fold line.   The pallet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cylindrical member is formed of corrugated paper.   The pallet according to claim 3, wherein the bottom plate and the top plate are made of corrugated cardboard.   The pallet according to claim 1 and a packaging box that covers the pallet from the top plate side, and the gap between the pallet and the bottom plate leaves a fork insertion space between a plurality of cylindrical members, and the packaging. A packaging case that is covered with a box.   The packaging case according to claim 5, wherein a side wall panel is formed on each side of the top plate of the pallet so as to be foldable with the side as a fold line.   The packaging case according to claim 6, wherein the side wall panel and the packaging box are respectively formed with joint openings so as to face each other.

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