JP2011225073A - Carrier for collection and delivery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fold a storage box while reducing the weight, to prevent theft of cargos from the storage box, and to be retracted compactly when not in use in a carrier for collection and delivery.SOLUTION: In the storage box 2 mounted on a cargo deck 1a of a cart 1 including a plurality of inner members 2a formed of sheet materials of a hollow structure and an outer sheet 2b extended over the inner members 2a, the inner members 2a are connected to each other by the outer sheet 2b in a foldable manner so that the inner members 2a are laid on top of each other, and the storage box 2 thereby reduces in size into a planar shape with all the inner members 2a being laid on top of each other by folding the outer sheet 2b.

Description

  The present invention relates to a collection and delivery vehicle used for home delivery.

In recent years, collection and delivery centers have been established in urban areas and densely populated areas, and for collection and delivery of small parcels at a short distance from the collection and delivery center, a collection and delivery system is being constructed that uses an electric bicycle with a carriage or a rear car without using a car (for example Non-patent document 1).
A storage box is provided on the platform of these carts and electric bicycles with a rear car so that the collected goods (luggage) will not get dirty or wet. The storage box covers the bottom of the entire platform and the chest of the operator from the platform. And has a side surface with a height close to it, and is integrally attached to the loading platform.

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd., “CSR of Yamato Transport”, “CSR Report” 2007 edition, page 26, [online], September 2007, Yamato Holdings, [searched on March 1, 2010], Internet <http: //www.yamato-hd.co.jp/csr/yg_csr/pdf/2007.pdf>

However, in such a conventional collection and delivery vehicle, the storage box could not be easily removed from the cargo bed and folded, so that there was a problem that it could not be stored compactly when not in use.
In particular, the collection and delivery centers where the collection vehicles are used most often are located in urban areas and densely populated areas, so the site space is significantly narrower than the collection and delivery center site space located in the suburbs. It was difficult to secure the storage space for the transport vehicle, and there was a high demand for a transport vehicle for collection and delivery that could be stored compactly.
In addition, it was possible to load a truck that has a handle (folder) that can be folded with respect to the loading platform on a truck for collection and delivery. In addition to the fact that the load space for the baggage becomes narrower and the load and the vehicle body may be damaged while moving, it could not be loaded.
As a result, it has been difficult to deliver the goods from the place where the truck for collection and delivery is parked by the carriage without getting the luggage dirty or getting wet especially in rainy weather.

  An object of the present invention is to cope with such a problem, folding the storage box while reducing the weight, preventing theft of the luggage from the storage box, and attaching the storage box to the platform of the cart. The purpose is to fold them together while standing.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention includes a cart having a cargo bed and a storage box placed on the cargo bed of the cart, and the storage box includes a plurality of inner members made of a plate material having a hollow structure. And an outer sheet provided across the inner members, and the inner members are connected to be able to be bent with the outer sheet so that the inner members overlap each other.

  In addition to the above-described features, the storage box is provided with a doorway for luggage and a lid that covers the door in an openable and closable manner, and a lock is provided to lock the lid so that it cannot be opened and closed. And

  Further, in addition to the above-described characteristics, the cart is configured to be foldable, and the storage box is configured to be folded in the same direction as the folding direction of the cart.

In the present invention having the above-described features, the storage box placed on the loading platform of the cart has a plurality of inner members made of a plate material having a hollow structure, and an outer sheet provided across these inner members. By connecting the inner sheets so that the inner members overlap with each other with the outer sheet, the inner sheets overlap with each other by the folding of the outer sheet and become flat, so that the storage box can be folded while being lightweight. it can.
As a result, the storage box can be stored more compactly when not in use than the conventional one that could not be folded. A cart can be stored.
Furthermore, even if a storage box is folded and loaded onto a truck for collection and delivery together with a cart whose handle (folder) is foldable with respect to the loading platform, the load space for the luggage is not reduced and the vehicle is traveling. Since it does not move and damage the load and the car body, it is delivered from the place where the truck for collection and delivery is parked without getting the baggage dirty or getting wet even when it is raining or snowing. can do.

Furthermore, when the storage box is provided with a doorway for luggage and a lid that covers the door in an openable and closable manner, and a lock that locks the lid so that it cannot be opened and closed with respect to the box body is provided, Since the baggage is locked so as not to open the baggage doorway, theft of the baggage from the storage box can be prevented.
As a result, the worker can leave the cart and the storage box with peace of mind, and the collection and delivery work can be performed smoothly.

In addition, when the cart is configured to be foldable and the storage box is configured to be folded in the same direction as the cart, the cart and the storage box can be folded at the same time. Can be folded together with the box attached.
As a result, the cart and the storage box can be stored together when not in use, and can be quickly assembled and folded to improve convenience.

It is a perspective view which shows the transport vehicle for collection and delivery which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) shows before folding, (b) has shown after folding. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the entrance / exit of the load, (a) shows the case where only a part of side surface is opened, (b) shows the state which opened part of the lid . It is a perspective view which shows an example of the folding procedure of a storage box, (a) shows before folding, (b) shows the fully open state of a top-plate part, (c) is the state which exposed the external sheet | seat of the baseplate part (D) has shown the state which moved the side-plate part closely. It is a perspective view which shows the transport vehicle for collection and delivery which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the state which turned up a part of side plate part, (b) shows the state which collapsed one side plate part on either side (C) shows a state in which the other side plate portion on the left and right sides is tilted, (d) shows a state in which the side plate portion on the front side in the traveling direction is tilted, and (e) shows a state in which the side plate portion on the rear side in the traveling direction is tilted. Is shown.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the collection and delivery vehicle A according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a cart 1 having a loading platform 1 a and a storage box 2 placed on the loading platform 1 a of the cart 1. A luggage (not shown) to be collected and delivered is stored in the storage box 2.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the cart 1 is, for example, a cart or a rear car having a loading platform 1a and a plurality of traveling wheels 1b. A storage box 2 described later is detachably attached to the horizontal loading platform 1a. It is attached.
Further, the cart 1 is preferably configured to be foldable. For example, in the case of a cart, as shown in FIG. 1B, the handle (presser) 1c is folded substantially parallel to the cart 1a. What is provided freely is preferable.

The storage box 2 is formed in a hexahedron by a plurality of inner members 2a made of a plate material having a hollow structure and an outer sheet 2b provided across these inner members 2a. All the inner members 2a are overlapped and folded into a flat shape by connecting the members 2a so that they can be bent so as to overlap each other and bending the outer sheet 2b.
That is, the storage box 2 includes a bottom plate portion 2c placed along the loading platform 1a of the cart 1, four side plate portions 2d erected along the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion 2c, and the side plate portion 2d. A top plate portion 2e that covers the top opening, and each of the bottom plate portion 2c, the side plate portion 2d, and the top plate portion 2e is composed of one or more inner members 2a, and all the inner members 2a are external. They are connected by a sheet 2b.

The storage box 2 is preferably provided with a baggage entrance / exit 2f and a lid that covers the entrance / exit 2f so that it can be opened and closed, and a lock 2g that locks the lid against the box body so that it cannot be opened / closed.
As a specific example, by connecting one side of the top plate portion 2e serving as a lid so as to be foldable with respect to the upper edge of one side plate portion 2d, the luggage entrance 2f is fully opened and the top plate portion 2e is opened. By opening only a part of the plate part 2e and / or one of the side plate part 2d, the entrance / exit 2f of the luggage is partially opened on the upper surface or a part of the side surface of the storage box 2, so that the luggage can be taken in and out. Configured to be possible.
Further, a lock 2g is provided from the top plate portion 2e serving as the lid to the side plate portion 2d serving as the box body, and the lid 2e is locked by the lock 2g so that the luggage entrance 2f is not opened. Is done.

Further, the storage box 2 is formed by bending the outer sheet 2b disposed between the bottom plate portion 2c, the side plate portion 2d, and the top plate portion 2e, and bringing the respective inner members 2a closer to each other, whereby the bottom plate portion 2c and the side plate portion 2d and the top-plate part 2e overlap, and it is comprised so that it may be folded in planar shape.
The folding method of the storage box 2 includes a method in which either one or both of the top plate portion 2e and the bottom plate portion 2c are fully opened, and the side plate portion 2d is folded in the width direction while being in a parallel state. A method of folding one of the side plates 2d toward the other side by sequentially opening one of the portion 2e and the bottom plate 2c and then folding the side plates 2d toward each other is conceivable. It is preferable to fold in the same direction as the folding direction.

The inner member 2a is a core material that forms the central portion of the bottom plate portion 2c, the side plate portion 2d, and the top plate portion 2e. The specific example of the inner member 2a is durability such as plastic cardboard and water resistance. It is preferable to use an intermediate structure plate made of a synthetic resin excellent in the above.
The outer sheet 2b is a skin material that covers at least the outer surface of the inner member 2a, and is integrated with the inner member 2a by being sewn so as to cover only the outer surface or the inner surface and the outer surface of the inner member 2a, or heat. It is integrated with the inner member 2a by welding.

The top plate portion 2e is connected to an upper edge of any one of the side plate portions 2d through an outer sheet 2b so that the top plate portion 2e can be opened and closed. A flap 2h is connected to each of the three sides excluding the connection portion. The flaps 2h are detachably connected to each other by, for example, a fixing means 2i such as a hook-and-loop fastener so that no gap is left between the side plates 2d.
Even inside the flap 2h, it is preferable to insert the inner member 2a so as not to lose its shape.

Moreover, it is preferable to provide the storage box 2 with attachment means 3 that is detachably connected to the loading platform 1a of the cart 1 or the vertical basket.
As a specific example of the attachment means 3, as shown in FIG. 1A, when the cart 1 is a cart, the bottom plate portion 2 c facing the cart 1 a and the handle 1 c serving as a vertical saddle of the cart 1 are opposed. Fastening belts 3a and 3b are provided on the outer surface of the side plate portion 2d, respectively.
The fastening belt 3a of the bottom plate portion 2c is provided in an annular shape along the bottom plate portion 2c, and the loading platform 1a is inserted into the belt 3a to be wound, or is wound around the loading platform 1a by a fixing means (not shown) such as a hook-and-loop fastener. Thus, the bottom plate portion 2c is integrally attached to the loading platform 1a.
The fastening belt 3b of the side plate portion 2d is provided with fixing means (not shown) such as a hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface, and both ends thereof are attached and detached with fixing means such as a hook-and-loop fastener while being wound around the outer periphery of the handle 1c. By adhering freely, the outer surface of the side plate portion 2d is integrally attached to the handle 1c.

According to such a collection and delivery vehicle A, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, by folding the outer sheet 2b of the storage box 2, the inside of the bottom plate portion 2c, the side plate portion 2d, and the top plate portion 2e. Since the materials 2a overlap each other and become flat, the storage box 2 can be folded while being lightweight.
Thereby, the storage box 2 can be stored compactly when not in use.
Furthermore, when plastic corrugated cardboard is used as the inner member 2a, the entire storage box 2 is lightweight and excellent in pressure resistance and impact resistance, and is suitable for transportation by human power. Excellent and excellent durability even after repeated assembly and folding.
Next, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In this first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cart 1 is a cart, and after the storage box 2 is removed from the cart 1 a by the attaching means 3, the cart and the storage box 2 that become the cart 1 are separated. It shows the case where it is folded separately in the state where it is done.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the storage box 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the top plate portion 2 e is inclined downward in the traveling direction of the carriage serving as the cart 1, so that the top surface of the top plate portion 2 e is formed. It is designed to allow rain to flow smoothly without falling and to improve the visibility of the worker pushing the cart in the direction of travel.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), either or both of the side plate portions 2d arranged in the left-right direction intersecting the traveling direction are arranged on the upper side with the inner member 2a divided into two in the vertical direction. The movable portion 2j is connected so as to be foldable with respect to the base portion 2k disposed below, and as shown in FIG. 2B, the top plate portion 2e is divided into two in the left-right direction and can be folded back. By connecting to the baggage, the baggage entrance / exit 2f is opened without fully opening the top plate part 2e, so that even a worker whose extension is relatively low can easily carry in and out the baggage.
Further, by providing the lock 2g across the opening / closing tip of the top plate portion 2e and the movable portion 2j of the side plate portion 2d, theft of the luggage when the operator leaves the storage box 2 is prevented.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the folding method of the storage box 2 is to fully open the top plate portion 2 e and then fold one pair of opposing side plate portions 2 d into a V shape from the intermediate position. Shows a case where all the side plate portions 2d are folded close to each other in the width direction while being in a parallel state.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1A, the storage box 2 is configured such that a pair of side plate portions 2d facing the traveling direction of the cart 1 can be bent from a central position in the left-right direction intersecting the traveling direction. Yes.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the storage box 2 is configured such that the inner member 2a constituting the bottom plate portion 2c can be separated from the outer sheet 2b covering the outside of the inner member 2a of the bottom plate portion 2c. In addition, one side of the inner member 2a is connected to a lower end of one side plate portion 2d that cannot be bent in a V shape, and the inner member 2a of the bottom plate portion 2c is bent upward to be By overlapping the side plate portion 2d, the outer sheet 2b of the bottom plate portion 2c is exposed in the storage box 2 and can be folded.

  The folding method of the storage box 2 will be described. From the assembled state shown in FIG. 3 (a), as shown in FIG. 3 (b), first, the top plate 2e is fully opened, and then FIG. As shown in c), the outer sheet 2b of the bottom plate portion 2c is exposed by bending the inner member 2a of the bottom plate portion 2c upward and superimposing it on one side plate portion 2d, and then, as shown in FIG. In this way, by bending a pair of side plate portions 2d facing the traveling direction of the cart 1 into a V shape from the center position in the left-right direction, and moving another set of side plate portions 2d facing in the left-right direction closer to each other. The inner member 2a of the bottom plate portion 2c, the side plate portion 2d, and the top plate portion 2e is overlapped and folded in the width direction, and becomes smaller in a planar shape.

According to the collection and delivery vehicle A according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), after the fastening belts 3a and 3b serving as the attachment means 3 are removed from the loading platform 1a and the handle 1c. By folding the cart 1 and the storage box 2 as the separated carts 1, the storage box 2 can be easily folded when not in use, and the storage box is separate from the cart as the cart 1. There is an advantage that 2 can be stored.
Although not shown in the illustrated example, after either one of the top plate portion 2e and the bottom plate portion 2c is fully opened, each side plate portion 2d is sequentially tilted toward the other side, and then folded in the height direction. It can also be folded.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, as the cart 1, the storage box 2 is folded in the same direction as the folding direction of the cart, and the cart and the storage box 2 that become the cart 1 can be folded at the same time. The configuration thus configured is different from the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the storage box 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped whose vertical height is longer than the horizontal width, and the side edges of the side plate portion 2d are each provided with fixing means (not shown) such as a hook-and-loop fastener. Both of the side plate portions 2d that are detachably connected to each other in a sealed manner and are arranged in the left-right direction intersecting with the traveling direction are divided into two in the vertical direction, and the movable portion 2j arranged above the lower portion is moved downward. It connects so that it may be return | folded with respect to the base 2k arrange | positioned.
Furthermore, the folding method of the storage box 2 is that all the side plate portions 2d are folded close to each other in the height direction by tilting each side plate portion 2d sequentially toward the bottom plate portion 2c after the top plate portion 2e is fully opened. The case where it turns is shown.
In the illustrated example, the inner member 2a and the outer sheet 2b covering at least the outer surface thereof are not described as the core material of the bottom plate portion 2c, the side plate portion 2d, and the top plate portion 2e. It is configured.
Further, in the illustrated example, nothing is formed on the three sides excluding the connecting portion of the top plate portion 2e, but the flap 2h and the flap 2h are detachably connected to each other as in the first embodiment, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener. It is preferable to provide the fixing means 2i such as.

  The folding method of the storage box 2 will be described. After the top plate portion 2e is fully opened, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), first, both of the side plate portions 2d arranged in the left-right direction intersecting the traveling direction. In FIG. 4B, each movable portion 2j is folded back with respect to the base portion 2k, and then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the side plate portion 2d disposed in either one of the left and right directions is tilted toward the bottom plate portion 2c. After that, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the side plate portion 2d arranged on the other side is bent so as to be tilted toward the bottom plate portion 2c together with the top plate portion 2e, and thereafter shown in FIG. 4 (d). As shown in FIG. 4 (e), the side plate portion 2d disposed on the front side in the traveling direction of the cart 1 is bent toward the bottom plate portion 2c, and finally disposed on the rear side in the traveling direction of the cart 1. Side plate portion 2d together with the handle 1c of the carriage By bending as tilted towards the part 2c, the bottom plate portion 2c, the side plate portion 2d, the inner member 2a of the top plate portion 2e is folded overlap in the height direction becomes small in a flat shape.

According to the collection and delivery vehicle A according to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the cart and the storage box 2 that become the cart 1 can be folded at the same time, the storage box 2 is attached to the platform 1a of the cart that becomes the cart 1. The storage box 2 can be stored together with the cart that becomes the cart 1 when not in use, and can be assembled and folded more quickly than in the first embodiment. There is.
Although not shown in the illustrated example, when the storage box 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped whose vertical height is substantially the same as or shorter than the horizontal width, the side plate portion disposed in the left-right direction is used. Either one or both of 2d may be configured by a single inner member 2a without being divided into a movable portion 2j and a base portion 2k in the vertical direction.

In the preceding embodiment, the cart 1 is a cart. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a rear car or the like may be used instead of the cart.
In this case, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
Furthermore, the folding method and folding order of the storage box 2 are not limited to the illustrated example, and may be other folding methods and folding orders.

1 cart 1a cargo bed 2 storage box 2a inner member 2b outer sheet 2d box main body (side plate)
2e Lid (top plate) 2f Doorway 2g Tablet

Claims (3)

A cart with a loading platform;
A storage box placed on the carrier of this cart,
The storage box has a plurality of inner members made of a plate material having a hollow structure, and an outer sheet provided across the inner members,
A transport vehicle for collection and delivery, wherein the inner members are connected to each other with the outer sheet so that the inner members overlap with each other.   2. The storage box according to claim 1, further comprising: a luggage doorway and a lid body that covers the doorway so as to be openable and closable, and a lock that locks the lid body so that it cannot be opened and closed. A collection and delivery vehicle.   The collection and delivery vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cart is configured to be foldable, and the storage box is configured to be folded in the same direction as the folding direction of the cart.

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