JP2005271953A - Transporting apparatus for article - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transporting device for an article which permits surely fixing commodities on a pallet. <P>SOLUTION: The transporting device is provided with a pair of first rail members 3 installed along a predetermined direction over the top surface of the pallet 1, a sloping member 16 that rotationally moves between a superposed state that its upper face is opposed to the top surface of the pallet and a inclined state that it is inclined with one of its ends working as a fulcrum so that the other end becomes lower than the top surface of the pallet, a pair of second rail members 21 whose one ends are positioned opposed to the pair of the first rail members when the sloping member is rotated into the inclined state, and a coupling rod 23 that holds the sloping member coupled with the pallet so that the sloping member cannot be rotated as the sloping member is erected upright, while the article is run by means of a caster with the sloping member inclined so that it is carried from the second rail members to the first rail members, and after that it is fastened with a belt to the sloping member held approximately vertically erected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article conveying apparatus for conveying an article having a relatively high weight, such as a copying machine, and having a traveling caster on its lower surface.

  For example, when an article such as a large copying machine having a weight of about several hundred kilometers is conveyed, a pallet as a conveying device is used. That is, the article is placed on a pallet, and the pallet is carried on a truck bed by a forklift.

  When an article is placed on a pallet, a caster is provided for a heavy article, so that the article is moved by this caster and placed on the pallet. In that case, since the upper surface of the pallet has a predetermined height, in order to place a caster on the upper surface, a slope member is installed on one side of the pallet, and the caster of the article is caused to travel using the slope member. It is supposed to be placed on the top surface.

When an article is placed on the pallet, the pallet and the article are tied together by a rope, which is a packing material, and integrated. As a result, even if the pallet is handled with a forklift or the like, the articles are prevented from falling off the pallet.
Conventionally, the pallet and the slope member are separate from each other, and when the article is placed on the pallet, the slope member is installed on one side of the pallet. The slope member is required not only when the article is placed on the pallet but also when the article is lowered from the pallet.

  Thus, when the slope member is separate from the pallet, the slope member must be carried along with the pallet when the article is conveyed. Therefore, since the slope member must be stored when the article is transported, a space for the slope member must be secured, and the slope member may be forgotten or lost.

  In addition, there are cases in which an article cannot be firmly fixed to the pallet simply by securing the article placed on the pallet to the pallet with a rope. Particularly when the height of the article is high, there is a risk that the article secured to the pallet may fall over when the pallet is handled by a forklift or the like.

  According to the present invention, the slope member is integrated with the pallet to facilitate handling thereof, and when the article is fixed to the pallet, the slope member is used to fix the article firmly. It is to provide a transport device.

The present invention relates to an article conveying apparatus for conveying an article with casters,
A palette,
A pair of first rail members provided along a predetermined direction on the upper surface of the pallet;
A superposition state in which one end portion is rotatably connected to one end portion in a predetermined direction of the pallet and the upper surface is opposed to the upper surface of the pallet, and an inclined state in which the other end is inclined lower than the upper surface of the pallet with the one end portion as a fulcrum A slope member that rotates between
A pair of second rail members provided on an upper surface of the slope member and having one end opposed to the pair of first rail members when the slope member is rotated in an inclined state;
A connecting means for connecting the slope member to the pallet and keeping the slope member non-rotatable in a state where the slope member is erected substantially vertically;
The article is packaged on the slope member held upright and held substantially vertically after the slope member is moved by the caster with the slope member tilted and placed on the first rail member from the second rail member. It is in the conveyance apparatus of the article | item characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The first rail member includes a holding member that is open on an upper surface and is fixed to the pallet, and a caster for the article that is provided in the receiving portion of the fixing member so as to be elastically displaceable via an elastic member It is preferable that it is comprised by the movable member which mounts.

  At both ends in the width direction of one end portion in the predetermined direction of the pallet, there are provided attachment pieces formed with elongated attachment holes along the vertical direction, and at the both end portions in the width direction at one end portion of the slope member, the attachment holes are provided. It is preferable that a support shaft engaged so as to be rotatable and slidable in the vertical direction is provided.

  According to the present invention, since the slope member is connected to the one end portion of the pallet so as to be rotatable within an angle within a predetermined range, the slope member can be handled integrally with the pallet, and the slope member can be erected almost vertically. Therefore, the article can be firmly fixed by using the standing slope member.

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

  FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a packaging apparatus according to the present invention, and the packaging apparatus includes a pallet 1. The pallet 1 has a base frame 2 formed in a three-dimensional structure having a rectangular planar shape and capable of engaging a forklift claw (not shown). On the upper surface of the base frame 2, a pair of first rail members 3 spaced in parallel at a predetermined interval are provided along a predetermined direction and over the entire length in the predetermined direction.

  The said 1st rail member 3 has the fixing member 4 which bent the metal plates, such as a steel plate and an aluminum plate, in the substantially U shape as shown in FIG. This fixing member 4 is formed in a holding portion 5 whose both sides are bent in an L shape toward the inside in the width direction, and is a receiving portion 6 having an open upper surface between a pair of sides.

  The fixing member 4 is fixed to the upper surface of the base frame 2. A sheet-like elastic member 7 such as urethane foam is provided over the entire length of the accommodating portion 6 of the fixing member 4. A strip-shaped movable member 8 is provided on the upper surface of the elastic member 7. The upper surfaces of both end portions in the width direction of the movable member 8 are held by the pressing portion 5. Accordingly, the movable member 8 is held by the elastic member 7 so as to be elastically displaceable in the accommodating portion 6.

  Of the peripheral portion of the base frame 2, three sides except one side where one end of the first rail member 3 is located are surrounded by the side frame 11. The upper end of the side frame 11 protrudes above the upper surface of the base frame 2.

  An L-shaped attachment piece 12 is fixed to one end of the side frame 11 located on one side of the base frame 2 by a screw 13 (shown in FIG. 1). On the other side of each attachment piece 12, an attachment hole 14 that is elongated in the vertical direction is formed.

  A slope member 16 is rotatably connected to the pair of attachment pieces 12. The slope member 16 has a slope frame 17 formed in a rectangular frame shape having the same size as the upper surface of the base frame 2.

  Support shafts 18 project from both ends of the slope frame 17 in the width direction. The support shaft 18 is engaged with the mounting hole 14 so as to be rotatable and slidable along the longitudinal direction. As a result, the slope frame 17 is rotatable about the support shaft 18 as a fulcrum.

  A pair of second rail members 21 are attached and fixed to the upper surface of the slope frame 17 from one end connected to the base frame 2 to the other end. The second rail member 21 is formed by bending a metal plate such as a steel plate or an aluminum plate so that the cross-sectional shape is a U-shape having substantially the same width as that of the first rail member 3.

  The pair of second rail members 21 are provided at the same interval as the pair of first rail members 3 provided on the base frame 2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the slope member 16 is superposed on the upper surface of the base frame 2, the second rail member 21 overlaps the first rail member 3.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the slope member 16 has an inclined state in which the other end is inclined downward at an angle of about 20 degrees with one end connected to the base frame 2 by a support shaft 18 as shown in FIG. It can be rotated at an angle of about 200 degrees with respect to the overlapping state overlapping the upper surface of the base frame.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the slope member 16 is in an inclined state, the support shaft 18 is positioned at the lower end of the mounting hole 14 of the mounting piece 12, and one end of the second rail member 21 is one end of the first rail member 3. And facing each other at almost the same height.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the slope member 16 is rotated from the inclined state and rotated so as to overlap the upper surface of the base frame 2, the support shaft 18 slides from the lower end to the upper end of the mounting hole 14.

  That is, when the slope member 16 is in an inclined state, one end of the second rail member 21 is substantially at the same height as one end of the first rail member 3. Therefore, when the slope member 16 is rotated in a superposition state in which the slope member 16 is superposed on the upper surface of the base member 2, one end of the second rail member 21 competes with one end of the first rail member 3 and the slope member 16 cannot be rotated.

  However, since the support shaft 18 that rotatably supports the slope member 16 is engaged with the long attachment hole 14 along the vertical direction of the attachment piece 12, when the slope member 16 is rotated, the support shaft 18 is attached. Slide upward along hole 14. Therefore, the slope member 16 can be smoothly rotated from the inclined state to the superposed state.

  At both ends in the width direction of the base frame 2, the base end portions of the connecting rods 23 constituting the connecting means are rotatably connected by shafts 23 a to the middle portions in the depth direction intersecting the width direction. ing. A first connection hole 24 is formed at the tip of the connection rod 23. Second connecting holes 25 are formed on both sides of the slope frame 17 in the width direction, and the connecting pieces 26 are fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, if the connecting rod 23 is rotated in the standing direction in a state where the slope member 16 is erected substantially vertically from the lying state, the first connecting hole 24 formed at the tip thereof. Can be opposed to the second connection hole 25 of the connection piece 26. Therefore, if the connecting rod 23 and the slope member 16 are connected by the screw 27 through the first and second connecting holes 24 and 25, the slope member 16 is fixed in a non-rotatable state in an upright state. it can.

  Next, a case where an article is conveyed using the conveying apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described. The article 28 is, for example, a large-sized copying machine, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, casters 29 are provided at the four corners of the lower surface thereof.

  When conveying the article 28, first, as shown in FIG. 3, the slope member 16 is inclined downward at an angle of about 20 degrees with respect to the base frame 2, and the tip is grounded. Then, the caster 29 of the article 28 is placed on the second rail member 21 provided on the slope member 16 and pushed up along the slope member 16. As a result, the caster 29 rolls from the second rail member 21 along the first rail member 3, so that the article 28 can be placed on the pallet 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the article 28 is moved to a predetermined position on the base frame 2, the caster 29 is fixed so as not to be moved by a stopper (not shown) provided on the caster 29. A stopper may be provided at the end of the first rail member 3 in order to position the article 28 on the pallet 1.

  Next, when the slope member 16 is erected to a substantially vertical state, the tips of the connecting rods 23 provided on both sides of the base frame 2 are connected to the connecting pieces 26 provided on both sides of the slope member 16 in the width direction. Fix it. As a result, the slope member 16 is fixed in a non-rotatable state in a state where the slope member 16 stands substantially vertically.

  If the slope member 16 is erected vertically, the cushioning material 31 indicated by a chain line in FIG. 4 is sandwiched between the slope member 16 and the side surface of the article 28, and the article 28 and the slope member 16 are used as packing materials. It is secured by the belt 32 and the article 28 is integrated with the pallet 1. Thereby, the article 28 can be transported by the pallet 1 by a forklift or the like.

  In this manner, the slope member 16 stands upright so as not to rotate in a substantially vertical state and is positioned on one side surface of the article 28, and the article 28 is secured to the slope member 16 by the belt 32 and integrated with the pallet 1. As a result, the article 28 can be securely and firmly fixed to the pallet 1. For this reason, when the pallet 1 is conveyed by a forklift or the like, it is possible to reliably prevent the article 28 on the pallet 1 from being shaken or dropped.

  Moreover, the first rail member 3 of the pallet 1 on which the article 28 is placed is provided with the elastic member 7 between the fixed member 4 and the movable member 8. Therefore, since the article 28 is elastically held by the first rail member 3, it is possible to absorb an impact applied to the article 28 during conveyance.

  When the article 28 is transported to the target position and the article 28 is unloaded from the pallet 1, the procedure may be reversed. That is, the belt 32 in which the article 28 is secured to the slope member 16 is unwound, and the slope member 16 is laid down from the vertical state shown in FIG. 4 to the inclined state shown in FIG.

  Next, when the stopper of the caster 29 is removed and the caster 29 is made rotatable, the caster 29 is rolled from the first rail member 3 along the second rail member 21. Thereby, the article 28 can be unloaded from the pallet 1.

  When the article 28 is lowered from the pallet 1, the slope member 16 is superposed on the upper surface of the pallet 1 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the slope member 16 does not get in the way when the pallet 1 is collected.

  Thus, since the slope member 16 is provided integrally with the pallet 1, it is not necessary to handle the slope member 16 separately from the pallet 1. Therefore, it is possible to improve workability when the article 28 is placed on the pallet 1 using the slope member 16 or lowered from the pallet 1.

  The slope member 16 is connected to a mounting hole 14 formed of a long hole formed in the mounting piece 12 of the pallet 1 by engaging support shafts 18 provided at both ends in the width direction so as to be rotatable and slidable. Yes. Therefore, when the slope member 16 is rotated from the inclined state shown in FIG. 3 to the overlapped state shown in FIG. 5, even if the end portions of the first rail member 3 and the second rail member 21 compete with each other, the support shaft 18. Escapes above the mounting hole 14, the slope member 16 can be rotated to a state of being superimposed on the upper surface of the pallet 1.

The perspective view of the conveying apparatus which inclined the slope member which shows one embodiment of this invention. The top view of the conveying apparatus shown in FIG. The side view of the conveying apparatus shown in FIG. The side view of the conveying apparatus which stood up the slope member substantially perpendicularly and packed the goods on the pallet. The side view of the conveying apparatus which superposed | polymerized the slope member on the upper surface of the pallet. The expanded sectional view which follows the width direction of a 1st rail member.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pallet, 3 ... 1st rail member, 4 ... Fixed member, 7 ... Elastic member, 8 ... Movable member, 16 ... Slope member, 21 ... 2nd rail member, 23 ... Connection rod (connection means), 26 ... connecting piece (connecting means), 28 ... article, 29 ... caster.

Claims (3)

In an article conveying apparatus for conveying an article with casters,
A palette,
A pair of first rail members provided along a predetermined direction on the upper surface of the pallet;
A superposition state in which one end portion is rotatably connected to one end portion in a predetermined direction of the pallet and the upper surface is opposed to the upper surface of the pallet, and an inclined state in which the other end is inclined lower than the upper surface of the pallet with the one end portion as a fulcrum A slope member that rotates between
A pair of second rail members provided on an upper surface of the slope member and having one end opposed to the pair of first rail members when the slope member is rotated in an inclined state;
A connecting means for connecting the slope member to the pallet and keeping the slope member non-rotatable in a state where the slope member is erected substantially vertically;
The article is packaged on the slope member held upright and held substantially vertically after the slope member is moved by the caster with the slope member tilted and placed on the first rail member from the second rail member. An article transporting device fixed by   The first rail member includes a holding member that is open on an upper surface and is fixed to the pallet, and a caster for the article that is provided in the receiving portion of the fixing member so as to be elastically displaceable via an elastic member. The article conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article conveying apparatus is configured by a movable member.   At both ends in the width direction of one end portion in the predetermined direction of the pallet, there are provided attachment pieces formed with elongated attachment holes along the vertical direction, and at the both end portions in the width direction at one end portion of the slope member, the attachment holes are provided. 2. The article conveying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a support shaft engaged so as to be rotatable and slidable in the vertical direction.

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