JP2013116763A - Motorcycle pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a pallet to be simply and easily mounted on a frame, to improve convenience in terms of handling, and to reliably mount and fix a motorcycle to each pallet, when constituting a motorcycle pallet comprising the pallets for mounting the motorcycles and the frame storing a plurality of pallets.SOLUTION: A motorcycle pallet comprises: a plurality of pallets 3, 3 capable of mounting two motorcycles in a parallel arrangement state; a frame 2 allowing nesting in which the plurality of pallets 3, 3 may be loaded in upper and lower two stages; seat retaining members for temporarily fixing seats of the motorcycles in the parallel arrangement state loaded on the frame 2 by simultaneously pressing them from above; and lashing belts in cooperation with the seat retaining members and fixing the motorcycles, together with the pallets 3, to the frame 2. Support posts 24 engaged with the seat retaining members are arranged at the frame 2 in a collapsible manner.

Description

The present invention relates to a motorcycle pallet used when a motorcycle such as a motorcycle or a scooter completed at a factory is exported or transported to a dealer.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a motorcycle pallet capable of stably stacking two stages of motorcycles when transporting a motorcycle or the like.

  When transporting completed motorcycles, scooters, and other motorcycles overseas or domestically, the product will not be damaged, there is no danger to people during transportation or loading, and the aim is to provide quick packaging and efficient work efficiency. Various pallets and packing bodies have been proposed.

  For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-145378 (Patent Document 1), after a plurality of two-wheeled vehicles are packed and transported, in a returnable case that can be taken home, it can be efficiently mounted without wasteful space and can be easily mounted. A returnable case for transporting a motorcycle that can be mounted in a well-balanced manner has been proposed.

In this returnable case for transporting two-wheeled vehicles, four pallet units for mounting two motorcycles can be combined horizontally by a connecting frame, the handle of the mounted two-wheeled vehicle is replaced with a dummy handle, and the dummy handle is mounted with a pair of fixed posts. The two dummy handles are connected to each other with a clamper.
Furthermore, a brake system master cylinder may be attached to the dummy handle, and two pallet units may be connected, and a fixing member may be inserted into the stem pipe and fixed.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-253435 (Patent Document 2) proposes a two-wheeled vehicle export pallet that can be used repeatedly and can handle cargo efficiently.

The two-wheeled vehicle export pallet includes an inner pallet for mounting one motorcycle and a base pallet for mounting a plurality of inner pallets side by side.
The inner pallet has a length and a width that can mount one motorcycle, and has a wheel receiver on the center line.
The base pallet includes an outer frame and a low placement portion having a step with the outer frame, and the inner method of the outer frame can arrange a plurality of inner pallets side by side with a small gap in the outer frame. The size is such that a plurality of legs are provided on the lower surface of the outer frame at intervals.

JP 2002-145378 A (Claims, FIGS. 12 and 13) JP 2001-253435 A (Claims, FIG. 1)

  In the returnable case for transporting a two-wheeled vehicle described in Patent Document 1, a pallet unit for one two-wheeled vehicle is configured to be connectable as a pallet on which a plurality of two-wheeled vehicles are collectively mounted. It is said that there are operational effects such as easy mounting work.

  However, since the pallet of Patent Document 1 connects a plurality of pallets in which one motorcycle is mounted with a projecting object such as a handle removed, it is easy to mount the motorcycle on the pallet. However, the work of connecting the pallets is complicated, and it cannot be said that the workability is always good.

  Furthermore, in actual transportation, it is necessary to arrange struts and frame materials on the front and rear and left and right of a plurality of connected pallets, and there are still problems to be solved such as fixing the motorcycle mounted on each pallet. Yes.

  The two-wheeled vehicle export pallet described in Patent Document 2 is composed of a base pallet and an inner pallet. One motorcycle is mounted on the inner pallet, and a plurality of pallets mounted with motorcycles are placed in the base pallet. After placing them in parallel, place pillars at the four corners of the base pallet, engage the pillar pillars formed separately with the opposite pillars, close the front and rear or left and right openings, and use stays. To prevent the motorcycle from falling down, the overall structure is complicated.

  When operating the two-wheeled vehicle export pallet, the two-wheeled vehicle is placed on the pallet, the front wheel is placed in the wheel receiver, the rear wheel is placed between the reinforcing beams and stabilized, and then fixed by appropriate binding means. If the distance between the front and rear wheels is a two-wheeled vehicle, it can be handled with one inner pallet, but if the distance is different, another inner pallet is required. Yes.

  In view of the present situation, the present invention makes it easy and easy to mount a pallet on a pallet when a motorcycle pallet comprising a pallet on which a motorcycle is mounted and a pedestal that accommodates a plurality of pallets is provided. The purpose is to improve the performance and to ensure the mounting and fixing of the motorcycle on each pallet.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a motorcycle pallet that can be mounted even on a motorcycle having a difference in front and rear wheel lengths when the motorcycle is mounted on the pallet.

In order to achieve the above object, a pallet for motorcycle according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided.
A plurality of pallets capable of mounting two motorcycles in parallel;
A nestable mount capable of loading a plurality of pallets in the upper and lower stages,
A seat holding member for temporarily fixing the seats of the motorcycles loaded in parallel on the gantry to the pallet by simultaneously holding the seats from above;
In cooperation with the seat restraining member, the motorcycle includes a lashing belt for fixing the motorcycle together with the pallet to the frame.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is
In the motorcycle pallet according to claim 1,
The pallet is
A pair of left and right rail members, each having a grooved section, bent at the required angle at one end, are spaced apart from each other so that the handles of the motorcycles mounted on the rail members do not contact each other. The front wheel guide is detachably attached to the distal end side of each rail member, and the rear wheel guide is detachable and slidable along the rail member on the base end side. It is characterized by being.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is
In the motorcycle pallet according to claim 1,
The mount is
A pair of left and right frame members having a required size are connected to each other by a laterally connected beam, with a required interval, at the center of the bottom surface and the top surface. It is composed of a nestable cube in which a reinforcing beam parallel to the laterally connected beam is arranged, and a center portion of the frame material in the depth direction of the pair of frame members may be allowed to fall along the frame material. A support column that is capable of engaging with the sheet pressing member in a standing state is provided.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is
In the motorcycle pallet according to claim 1,
The sheet holding member is
It consists of a substrate having a required width and length, and has an engaging portion that engages with a support column that can be tilted on the gantry at one end, and on the back side, two in parallel on the pallet A seat restrainer is arranged at a position facing each seat of the motorcycle.

The invention according to claim 5 of the present invention is
The two-wheeled vehicle pallet according to claim 1,
The cross-sectional groove-shaped rail member is
A guide groove is formed along the longitudinal direction in the center of the bottom surface portion on the base end side.

The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is
The two-wheeled vehicle pallet according to claim 1,
The cross-sectional groove-shaped rail member is
A pair of engaging members for locking the front wheel guide is disposed in the groove of the front end bent at a required angle on one side so as to be orthogonal to the groove with a predetermined interval. A plurality of guide members for guiding the front wheels are arranged in a groove continuous with the section so as to be orthogonal to the groove with a required interval.

The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is
The two-wheeled vehicle pallet according to claim 2,
The front wheel guide is
A front wheel guide main body having a groove-shaped cross section that can be mounted in the rail member, and a bottom surface portion thereof is formed in a boat shape, and a pair of engaging members disposed in a groove in a front end portion of the rail member; A semicircular engaging portion that engages is formed.

The invention according to claim 8 of the present invention provides
The two-wheeled vehicle pallet according to claim 2,
The front wheel guide is
A holding portion for holding the side surface portion of the front wheel is integrally attached to a tip portion bent at a required angle on one side.

The invention according to claim 9 of the present invention provides
The two-wheeled vehicle pallet according to claim 2,
The rear wheel guide is
The rail members are integrally fixed to the front and rear end portions of the board having a width slightly narrower than the width of the rail member, respectively, and the back surface of the board is formed at the center portion on the base end side of the rail member. A shaft rod that engages with the guide groove is provided.

  A motorcycle pallet according to the present invention includes a plurality of pallets on which two motorcycles can be mounted in parallel, a nestable frame on which a plurality of pallets can be stacked in two stages, and the frame It consists of a seat restraining member for simultaneously restraining and temporarily fixing saddles of parallel motorcycles loaded on the seat, and a lashing belt for securing the motorcycle to the frame together with the seat restraining member. Since there are very few members constituting the pallet for motorcycles, two motorcycles can be mounted on each pallet, and a plurality of them can be loaded on the top and bottom of the gantry, so that work can be performed efficiently.

  In particular, the center part of the frame material in the depth direction of the pair of left and right frame members constituting the pedestal can be tilted along the frame material, and can be engaged with the seat restraining member in an upright state. By providing mating struts, it is possible to temporarily fix two motorcycle seats in parallel on the pallet.

  The motorcycle temporarily fixed on the pallet is capable of stably fixing a plurality of motorcycles to the gantry by directly fastening the seat holding member and the gantry using a lashing belt. There is no risk of damage to the workers and there is almost no danger to the workers.

Further, a guide groove is formed on the bottom surface portion on the base end side of each rail member constituting the pallet, and a shaft rod provided on the back surface portion of the rear wheel guide is engaged with the guide groove, whereby the front wheel and the rear wheel are engaged. Even other motorcycles having different lengths can be mounted on a pallet, and therefore can be used for marine transportation and land transportation of a plurality of types of motorcycles.

1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an entire motorcycle pallet according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a lower part of the motorcycle pallet in Fig. 1. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an upper part of the motorcycle pallet in FIG. 1. Fig. 2 is a front view showing an outline of a usage state of the motorcycle pallet shown in Fig. 1. It is the same side view. It is a top view of the pallet main body carrying a motorcycle. FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6. It is explanatory drawing which shows a front wheel guide, Comprising: (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view. It is explanatory drawing which shows a rear-wheel guide, Comprising: (a) is sectional drawing, (b) is sectional drawing which shows a use condition. It is an enlarged view of the principal part of a sheet | seat suppression member.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a motorcycle pallet according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In addition, this invention can add various improvement in the range which does not change a summary, and is not limited only to an Example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a motorcycle pallet 1 according to the present invention is mounted on a cubic base 2, a plurality of pallets 3 mounted on the base 2, and the pallet 3 shown in FIGS. The seat holding member 4 and a lashing belt 5 for fixing a motorcycle (motorcycle) are configured.

The gantry 2 has a pair of left and right rectangular frame members 21 and 21 arranged at a predetermined interval to face each other, and an upper portion and a lower portion of the rear portion of the frame members 21 and 21 and an upper portion of the front portion. These are connected to each other by a laterally connected beam 23 to form a cube shape as a whole.
At the same time, reinforcing beams 22 a and 22 b are arranged in parallel with the laterally connected beam 23 above and below the central portion between the frame members 21 and 21.
The horizontal connecting member 23 is set to have a height slightly higher than the height of the reinforcing beams 22a and 22b connecting the central portions between the frame members 21 and 21, and the horizontal connecting member 23 will be described later. The connecting member 32 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) of the front wheel guide 34 is locked.

  Each of the reinforcing beams 22a and 22b is provided with a hook (not shown) for locking the tip of the lashing belt 5 at a predetermined interval on the upper surface of the central portion thereof. .

  Note that the frame members 21 and 21, the lateral coupling beam 23, and the reinforcing beams 22 a and 22 b constituting the gantry 2 are all made of a hollow steel material for weight reduction.

In the gantry 2 having such a configuration, the lower front surface portion is not provided with a lateral reinforcing beam 32 so that the motorcycle can be easily mounted on the pallet 3 while being pushed by hand on the pallet 3 for mounting the motorcycle to be described later.
The upper and lower portions of the left and right frame members 21 and 21 constituting the gantry 2 are engaged with the sheet pressing member 4 on the upper surface of the substantially central portion of the frame material arranged in the depth direction. The base end portion of the column 24 that guides the frame downward is installed so as to rotate along each frame material.

The gantry 2 preferably has a nesting structure capable of compactly superposing a plurality of the gantry 2 in a state where the column 24 is tilted along the frame material when unnecessary.
Further, although not shown in the figure, a metal mesh is stretched over the upper ceiling of the gantry 2 so as to cover the entire opening surface, thereby preventing the mounted motorcycle from falling downward in the event of an accident. It becomes possible to prevent the motorcycle from being damaged.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pallet 3 can be mounted with two motorcycles.
That is, a pair of groove-shaped rail members 31, 31 whose front end portion P is bent at a required angle on one side are arranged at intervals at which the handles H do not contact the adjacent motorcycle body, The distal end portion and the proximal end portion are integrally coupled by connecting members 32 and 32, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pallet 3 disposed on the upper side of the connecting member 32 has an inverted L shape as shown in FIG. 7, but the lower front side of the gantry 2 is opened.
Therefore, the connecting member 32 on the back side of the pallet 3 arranged on the lower side is an inverted L-shape, and the front side is the connecting member 32a having the same height as the reinforcing beams 22a and 22b, as is apparent from FIG. Are integrally connected.
The rail members 31 constituting the pallet 3 are slightly wider than the tire width of the motorcycle to be applied, and the upper edge portions of the left and right side plates are bent into a groove shape or a square shape. The rigidity and strength of the member 31 are maintained.

  Further, a pair of locking members S and S, each of which is a shaft member for locking a front wheel guide 34 to be described later, are provided in the grooves of the front end portion P of each rail member 31 with a predetermined interval. A plurality of guide members G made of a shaft member for guiding the front wheel are arranged in a groove continuous with the tip portion so as to be orthogonal to the groove with a required interval.

Furthermore, a guide groove 33 made of a long hole along the longitudinal direction is formed at the center of the bottom surface portion 31a on the base end side of each rail member 31.
In FIG. 6, the symbol SE indicates a motorcycle seat.

  In the pallet 3, a front wheel guide 34 for fixing a front wheel is detachably disposed on the distal end portion P, and a rear wheel guide 35 for fixing a rear wheel is detachably disposed on the base end side.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the front wheel guide 34 is composed of a front wheel guide main body 34a having a grooved cross section having a length necessary for fitting a part of a front wheel FW of a motorcycle to be mounted. The front portion of the front wheel guide main body 34a is integrally attached to the front end portion of the front wheel guide main body 34a so as to hold the left and right side surface portions of the front wheel FW. Has been.

  A semicircular engagement portion 34c is formed on the front and rear of the bottom surface portion of the front wheel guide 34, and the engagement portion 34c is provided on the front end portion P of the rail member 31, respectively. , S, the front wheel guide 34 is securely attached to the front end portion P of the rail member 31.

  In addition, an engagement piece 34d is integrally attached to each side edge portion along the longitudinal direction of the guide main body 34a, and the engagement piece 33d is engaged with the upper edge portion of the rail member 31. The front wheel guide 34 is detachable from the rail member 31.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the rear wheel guide 35 is provided with front and rear end portions on a guide main body 35 a made of a substrate having a width substantially equal to the width of the concave groove of the rail member 31, respectively. 35b is integrally disposed with a required interval in the front-rear direction, and a shaft rod 35c is vertically suspended at the center of the lower surface of the guide main body 35a of the rear stop (right side of the drawing) 35b.

  The shaft rod 35c of the rear wheel guide 35 engages with a guide groove 33 formed in the bottom surface portion 31a on the proximal end side of the rail member 31 along the longitudinal direction, and slides on the bottom surface portion 31a in the front-rear direction. Therefore, even a motorcycle having a different distance between the front wheel FW and the rear wheel RW can be handled.

The motorcycle pallet 1 having such a configuration is one in which a motorcycle is mounted on a mount 2 in the following manner.
First, the pallets 3 and 3 are respectively mounted on the upper and lower stages of the gantry 2 as shown in FIG. 2 (lower stage side) and FIG. 3 (upper stage side), but there is no particular limitation on the mounting means.

  At the time of this mounting, as shown in FIG. 3, the pallet 3 is inserted from the near side to the back side, and the connecting member 32 provided at the front end portion of each pallet 3 is connected to the horizontal connecting beam provided on the back side of the gantry 2. The pallet 3 on the upper side is engaged with the lateral connection beam 23 on the front side, and the two pallets 3 and 3 are arranged in parallel on the gantry 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower pallet 3 locks the connecting member 32 at the tip of the pallet 3 on the horizontal connecting beam 23.
In both cases of the upper and lower stages, the bottom of the pallet 3 is naturally placed on the reinforcing beams 22a and 22b.

  Thus, the pallets 3, 3, 3, 3 arranged at the lower and upper stages of the gantry 2 are not mounted on the gantry 2 or after mounting, the front wheel guide 34 is at the front end P of the rail member 31, and the rear wheel guide 35 is The rail member 31 is mounted on the proximal end side.

  After the pallet 3 is mounted on the gantry 2, the motorcycle is first mounted on each of the upper pallets 3 and 3, and when mounting, the motorcycle is lifted using a simple crane or the like. Or, using a climbing board made of veneer board.

  For the lower pallets 3, 3, one motorcycle is fitted one by one along the rail member 31 on the left side of the pallet 3, and the rear wheel guide 35 and the guide member G are sequentially passed through, The front wheel FW is dropped into the front wheel guide 34, and a part of the front wheel FW is fitted into the portal-shaped tire holding portion 33b to fix the front wheel FW to the front wheel guide 34.

The rear wheel RW of the motorcycle is automatically held between the two wheel stops 34b and 34b of the rear wheel guide 34 by fixing the front wheel FW to the front wheel guide 33 by the above-described method.
At this time, since the rear wheel guide RW is slidably held on the bottom surface 31b of the rail member 31 as described above, the position of the rear wheel RW is automatically determined.

After the motorcycle is held and temporarily fixed to the left rail member 31 of the pallet 3, the motorcycle is held and fixed to the right rail member 31 in the same manner.
After that, the column 24 provided on the gantry 2 is vertically erected, and one end of the sheet pressing member 4 is engaged with the column 24.

As is apparent from FIG. 10, the sheet holding member 4 is provided on the rear surface of a plate-like or frame-like base 4a having a required length, at a position facing the two motorcycle seats SE. In addition to fixing the restraints 4b and 4b, a through hole 4c for inserting the support column 24 is formed at one end of the base 4a.
A protective sheet 4d made of an elastic material that protects the sheet SE is attached to the back side of the sheet retainer 4b.

  That is, when two motorcycles are held and temporarily fixed to the pallet 3 in parallel with each other, the support 24 is engaged with the through holes 4c formed in the base 4a of the sheet holding member 4, and the seat The seat restraint 4b is lowered in the SE direction and brought into contact with the seat SE of the corresponding motorcycle.

After confirming that each sheet restraint 4b is in contact with the corresponding sheet SE accurately, the lashing belt 5 attached to the central portion of the base 4a is pulled out downward as shown in FIG. Then, the motorcycle is fixed to the gantry 2 by tightening the front end portions thereof with the hooks disposed on the upper surfaces of the reinforcing beams 22 a and 22 b disposed in the center of the gantry 2.
Similarly, a motorcycle is mounted on the other pallet 3, and the pallet 3 mounted with the motorcycle is fixed on the gantry 2.

In addition, the through-hole 4c formed in the one end part of the said base 4a is obtained by partitioning between the frame materials which oppose along a longitudinal direction by a shaft or a short board, when the whole is a frame shape.
The lashing belt 5 uses a known belt, and preferably has a hook attached to the tip.

Thus, the gantry 2 with a total of eight motorcycles fixed up and down is stored in a container (not shown) using appropriate means and transported to the destination. When the motorcycle is lowered from the gantry 2 May be performed in the opposite manner as described above.

The motorcycle pallet according to the present invention is composed of a plurality of pallets capable of mounting two motorcycles and a gantry that can accommodate a plurality of pallets mounted with these motorcycles. In addition to motorcycles and scooters, it can also be used to transport bicycles.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motorcycle pallet 2 Mounting base 21,21 A pair of left and right frame members 22a, 22b Reinforcement beam 23 Lateral connection beam 24 Post 3 Pallet 31 Pallet main body 32 Connection member 33 Guide groove 34 Front wheel guide 35 Rear wheel guide 4 Seat restraining member 5 Lashing Belt FW Front wheel RW Rear wheel H Handle

Claims (9)

A plurality of pallets capable of mounting two motorcycles in parallel;
A nestable mount capable of loading a plurality of pallets in the upper and lower stages,
A seat holding member for temporarily fixing the seats of the motorcycles loaded in parallel on the gantry to the pallet by simultaneously holding the seats from above;
A pallet for a motorcycle, comprising a lashing belt for fixing the motorcycle to the frame together with the pallet in cooperation with the seat restraining member. The pallet is
A pair of left and right rail members, each having a grooved section, bent at the required angle at one end, are spaced apart from each other so that the handles of the motorcycles mounted on the rail members do not contact each other. The front wheel guide is detachably attached to the distal end side of each rail member, and the rear wheel guide is detachable and slidable along the rail member on the base end side. The pallet for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the pallet is for a motorcycle. The mount is
A pair of left and right frame members having a required size are connected to each other by a laterally connected beam, with a required interval, at the center of the bottom surface and the top surface. It is composed of a nestable cube in which a reinforcing beam parallel to the laterally connected beam is arranged, and a center portion of the frame material in the depth direction of the pair of frame members may be allowed to fall along the frame material. The pallet for a motorcycle according to claim 1, further comprising a support column that engages with the seat restraining member in a standing state. The sheet holding member is
It consists of a substrate having a required width and length, and has an engaging portion that engages with a support column that can be tilted on the gantry at one end, and on the back side, two in parallel on the pallet The pallet for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a seat restrainer is disposed at a position facing each seat of the motorcycle. The cross-sectional groove-shaped rail member is
2. The motorcycle pallet according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove is formed along a longitudinal direction in the center of the bottom surface portion on the base end side. The cross-sectional groove-shaped rail member is
A pair of engaging members for locking the front wheel guide is disposed in the groove of the front end bent at a required angle on one side so as to be orthogonal to the groove with a predetermined interval. The pallet for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of guide members for guiding the front wheel are arranged in a groove continuous with the section so as to be orthogonal to the groove with a predetermined interval. The front wheel guide is
A front wheel guide main body having a groove-shaped cross section that can be mounted in the rail member, and a bottom surface portion thereof is formed in a boat shape, and a pair of engaging members disposed in a groove in a front end portion of the rail member; The motorcycle pallet according to claim 2, wherein a semicircular engaging portion is formed. The front wheel guide is
The pallet for a motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein a holding portion for holding a side surface portion of the front wheel is integrally attached to a tip portion bent at a required angle on one side. The invention according to claim 9 of the present invention provides
The two-wheeled vehicle pallet according to claim 1,
The rear wheel guide is
The rail members are integrally fixed to the front and rear end portions of the board having a width slightly narrower than the width of the rail member, respectively, and the back surface of the board is formed at the center portion on the base end side of the rail member. The pallet for a motorcycle according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft rod that engages with the guide groove formed.

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