JP2008100726A - Pallet for forklift - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a four-way pallet in which a cargo on a deck board can be prevented from slipping and falling even if fork-lift claws are inserted from one of four directions with respect to the pallet, the cargo can be transported in a stable state, and the pallet can be effectively utilized as a shelf plate only by adding some simple members to it. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of long deck-boards 2 formed of extruded members or the like having fine irregularities formed of protrusions on their upper surfaces are arranged side by side in a slant direction with respect to a frame member 3 inside the frame member 3 assembled into a rectangular shape with connecting fittings 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pallet for a forklift.

  Conventionally, a pallet used when carrying a load using a forklift has conventionally been divided into a plurality of top deck boards arranged at intervals as well as a plurality of bottom deck boards arranged at intervals, for example, left and right and It is connected with a girder at an intermediate position. To transport the load, the load is placed on the top deck board, and the forklift claw is inserted into the gap between the upper and lower deck boats (for example, patent) Reference 1).

The upper and lower deck boards are juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the forklift claw is inserted, so that the luggage on the deck board does not slide down during transportation.
JP-A-2005-41497

  If the pallet is a two-way type, the deck board can be arranged in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the claw, but if it is a four-way pallet, multiple deck boards should be placed in the same direction. In the parallel structure, when the claws are inserted in the same direction as the arrangement direction, the insertion direction is the same as the arrangement direction of the deck board. As a result, there is a high risk that the luggage on the deck board will slide down during transportation.

  Moreover, although a pallet is the shape of a shelf board, there is no use other than the use as a pallet, and effective utilization is not aimed at.

  The object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconvenience of the conventional example, and even if the forklift claw is inserted from any of the four directions with respect to the pallet, the load on the deck board can be prevented from sliding down, and the load can be kept in a stable state. The object is to provide a pallet that can be transported and used as a shelf board for effective use.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is characterized in that the invention according to claim 1 is a plurality of long deck boards made of an extruded mold member having fine irregularities formed on the upper surface inside a frame member assembled in a square shape with a connecting metal fitting. The gist is that the sheet is provided in parallel with the frame member in an oblique direction.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the deck board is arranged in an oblique direction with respect to the frame member, the forklift pawl is inserted in any direction, and the oblique direction with respect to the insertion direction. Arranged. Therefore, even when the pallet is four-way, the load on the deck board does not slide down during transportation.

  In the invention according to claim 2, a hole for standing upright is formed in the connecting hardware positioned at the corner, a lower part of the supporting pillar is inserted into the hole, and an upper pallet is attached to the upper part of the supporting pillar to form the shelf. This is the gist.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the hole for supporting the column is formed in the connecting hardware positioned at the corner, the lower part of the column is inserted into the hole, and the upper pallet is attached to the upper part of the column. The shelf can be easily formed, and the pallet can be used effectively as a shelf.

  As described above, the pallet of the present invention has the deck board arranged in an oblique direction with respect to the rectangular frame material. Therefore, even if the forklift claw is inserted from any of the four directions with respect to the pallet, It is possible to prevent the load on the deck board from slipping down, transport the load in a stable state, and set up the pillars on the connecting hardware at the four corners connecting the frame, and set another upper pallet on this It can be used as a shelf board with a simple structure and can be used effectively.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a pallet according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a deck board which is a main part of the pallet, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a frame material which is the main part of the pallet, and FIG. The pallet 1 of the present invention is arranged in a square shape around a plurality of deck boards 2 on the upper surface and the lower surface, and connecting the deck boards 2, and is arranged in a cross shape in the center. It is comprised with the frame material 3 and the connection metal fitting 4 which couple | bonds the said frame material 3. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the deck board 2 is formed by dividing a hollow long object made of a light metal extrusion mold material such as aluminum into oblique pieces and dividing it into four pieces having different lengths. 2a is formed in a horizontally long trapezoidal shape. In the present invention, four deck boards 2 in the state of the long object are prepared for one pallet 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the deck board 2 has a plurality of vertical ribs 5 disposed in the hollow portion, and a small protrusion 6 for preventing slippage on the surface as shown in FIG. Are projecting in parallel.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the frame member 3 is composed of four upper outer frame members 3 a disposed on the four sides on the upper surface side, and a total of eight disposed on each side on the four sides on the lower surface side. A lower outer frame member 3b of a book, a long inner frame member 3c which is arranged in a cross shape in an upper outer frame formed in a square shape by the upper outer frame member 3a, It consists of two short inner frame members 3d arranged in a direction orthogonal to the frame member 3c.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, these frame members 3 are all formed hollow using a light metal extrusion mold material such as aluminum, and although not shown in the drawing, the surface is similar to the deck board 2 for preventing slippage. A small ridge was projected.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting hardware 4 connects the lower outer frame member 3 b at each side and connects the outer ends of the long inner frame member 3 c and the short inner frame member 3 d to each other. A central metal fitting 4b for connecting the metal piece 4a, the long inner frame material 3c and the short end inner frame material 3d at the center of the cross shape, and a corner metal piece for connecting the upper outer frame material 3a and the lower outer frame material 3b at the corners. 4c.

  As shown in the perspective views of FIGS. 14 and 15, the outer frame connecting hardware 4a is formed by forming the upper portion of the box-shaped main body into a slight stepped portion, and this stepped portion is fixed to the fixed mounting portion 7 of the upper outer frame member 3a. From the upper side of the fixed mounting portion 7, a connecting box-shaped protrusion for connecting the outer ends of the long inner frame member 3 c and the short inner frame member 3 d is projected. Let the protrusion be the fitting portion 8.

  The outer shape of the fitting portion 8 is formed to be equal to the inner shape of the long inner frame member 3c and the short inner frame member 3d.

  A box-shaped protrusion is formed to which the end of the lower outer frame member 3b is connected from the lower side of the main body to the side, and this protrusion is referred to as a fitting portion 9. The outer shape of the fitting portion 9 is also formed to be equal to the inner shape of the lower outer frame member 3b.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the central coupling metal 4 b supports the central portion of the long inner frame member 3 c from the upper side of the cylindrical main body in the four directions and the end portion of the short inner frame member 3 d. The hook-shaped support protrusions connecting the two are projected as the fitting portion 10. The inner shape of the fitting portion 10 is formed to be equal to the outer shape of the long inner frame member 3c and the short end inner frame member 3d.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the corner hardware 4 c protrudes with the box-shaped protrusions connecting the ends of the upper outer frame member 3 a from the upper both sides of the substantially quarter-shaped main body as the fitting parts 11. The box-shaped projections connecting the ends of the lower outer frame member 3b from both sides of the lower portion are projected as the fitting portions 12.

  The outer shapes of the fitting portions 11 and 12 are formed to be equal to the inner shapes of the upper outer frame member 3a and the lower outer frame member 3b.

  Further, a support hole 13 is formed in the center of the main body of the corner metal piece 4c for standing up a post described later.

  In order to assemble the pallet 1 using the plurality of deck boards 2, the frame members 3, and the connection hardware 4, a long inner frame is formed by a pair of fitting portions 10 that protrude in four directions provided on the central connection hardware 4 b. While supporting the center part of the material 3c, the edge part of the short inner frame material 3d is couple | bonded with the remaining fitting parts 10, and the long inner frame material 3c and the short inner frame material 3d are assembled in a cross shape.

  Then, the long inner frame member 3c and the short inner frame member 3c and the short inner frame member 3d are fitted with the fitting portions 8 formed on the outer frame connecting hardware 4a on the outer ends of the long inner frame member 3c and the short inner frame member 3d. The outer frame connecting hardware 4a is attached to 3d.

  Further, one end of the lower outer frame member 3b is connected to the fitting portion 9 of the outer frame connecting metal 4a, and the two lower outer frame members 3b are connected by the outer frame connecting metal 4a. Further, the center of the upper outer frame member 3a is installed on the fixed mounting portion 7 of the outer frame coupling hardware 4a.

  The ends of the lower outer frame member 3b and the long upper outer frame member 3a thus connected are fitted to the fitting portion 12 and the fitting portion 11 of the corner metal piece 4c, respectively, and the whole is assembled into a rectangular shape. .

  Then, the divided body 2a of the deck board 2 constituted by the divided body 2a is formed into a frame material in a rectangular gap surrounded by the upper outer frame material 3a, the long inner frame material 3c and the short inner frame material 3d. On the other hand, they are joined by welding or the like with an interval in an oblique direction.

  In this state, the ridge 6 formed on the deck board 2 is also positioned obliquely with respect to the frame material. The slip prevention member is not limited to the protrusion 6 but can be a groove.

  Therefore, if the load is placed on the deck board 2 and moved, the ridges 6 are formed in the moving direction of the pallet 1 regardless of the fork pawls inserted in any of the four directions with respect to the pallet 1. Since it is located in an oblique direction, the load on the deck board 2 is prevented from sliding down by the protrusion 6.

  The pallet 1 of the present invention is basically used for transporting cargo in this way. However, an upper pallet 14 shown in FIG. 16 and a support column 15 standing on a support hole 13 formed in a corner hardware 4c are separately prepared. Then, if the column 15 is inserted into the support hole 13 and is erected from the four corners of the pallet 1 and the pallet 14 is installed at the upper end of the column 15, it can be used as a two-stage shelf 16.

It is a top view which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a top view of the deck board of the principal part which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a top view of the frame material of the principal part which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a top view of the connection hardware of the principal part which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a front view which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a vertical side view of the upper outer frame material and the lower outer frame material showing an embodiment of the pallet of the present invention. It is a vertical side view of a long inner frame material and a short inner frame material showing an embodiment of the pallet of the present invention. It is a vertical side view of the deck board which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a side view of the upper surface part of the frame material and deck board which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a perspective view of the upper surface side of the center connection metal fixture which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a perspective view of the lower surface side of the center connection metal fixture which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a perspective view of the upper surface side of the corner metal object which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a perspective view of the lower surface side of the corner metal object which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a perspective view of the upper surface side of the outer frame connection metal fitting which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a perspective view of the lower surface side of the outer frame connection metal fitting which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a top view of the upper pallet which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention. It is a front view of the state assembled to the shelf which shows embodiment of the pallet of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pallet 2 Deck board 2a Divided body 3 Frame material 3a Upper outer frame material 3b Lower outer frame material 3c Long inner frame material 3d Short inner frame material 4 Connection hardware 4a Outer frame connection metal 4b Center connection metal 4c Corner metal 5 Vertical rib 6 ridge 7 fixed mounting portion 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 fitting portion 13 support hole 14 upper pallet 15 column 16 shelf

Claims (2)

  It is characterized in that a plurality of long deck boards made of extruded molds with fine irregularities formed on the upper surface are arranged in parallel with each other in an oblique direction with respect to the frame material inside the frame material assembled in a rectangular shape with the connecting hardware. And forklift pallet.   2. A forklift for a forklift according to claim 1, wherein a hole for standing upright is formed in a connecting hardware located at a corner, a lower part of the supporting pillar is inserted into the hole, and an upper pallet is attached to the upper part of the supporting pole to form a shelf. palette.

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