JP2015231846A - Tray and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tray producible at a low cost, and stably holding and transporting a placed object, and a method for manufacturing the same.SOLUTION: An attachment 3 having a lid part 31 is assembled to a tray body 2 having a storage part 21 so as to place a placed object in a space between the storage part 21 and the lid part 31, and stably hold and transport the placed object. A first engagement part 22 and a second engagement part 32 are engaged by relatively sliding the tray body 2 and the attachment 3 so as to easily fix the tray body 2 and the attachment 3 by a simple structure, and produce the tray at a low cost.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tray for placing an object to be placed and a method for manufacturing the tray.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a tray having an upper case (attachment) and a lower case (tray body) has been proposed as a tray on which an object is placed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the conventional tray described in Patent Document 1, the object to be mounted is protected from an impact by accommodating and transferring the object to be stored in a space formed between the upper case and the lower case. It is configured to convey an object while stably holding it.

JP-A-10-29616

  However, the conventional tray described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which the upper and lower cases are provided on the surfaces where the upper and lower cases contact each other, and the upper and lower cases are fixed by melting the thermal welding resin by heating. There is a disadvantage that the number of parts increases and the number of work steps increases, resulting in an increase in cost.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a tray that can be manufactured at a low cost and that can stably hold and transport the object to be mounted and a method for manufacturing the tray.

  The tray according to the present invention is a tray on which an object to be mounted is placed, the tray main body having a concave storage portion for mounting the object to be mounted, and the storage portion being assembled to the tray main body. An attachment having a cover portion for covering, and at least one of the tray body and the attachment is provided with a fitting portion that can be fitted to each other by sliding the tray body and the attachment relative to each other. It is characterized by being.

  According to the present invention as described above, the attachment having the lid portion is assembled to the tray body having the accommodating portion, thereby forming a space in which the object can be placed between the accommodating portion and the lid portion, The object to be placed can be stably held and transported. Furthermore, the tray body and the attachment can be fixed by easily sliding the tray body and the attachment so that the tray body and the attachment can be easily fixed with a simple configuration. Compared with the structure which provides this member, it can manufacture at low cost.

  At this time, in the tray of the present invention, it is preferable that the fitting portion is configured to be fitted by sliding in a direction intersecting a facing direction of the tray main body and the attachment. According to such a configuration, even when the object placed on the housing portion jumps up due to vibration during transportation or the like and a force in the opposite direction is applied to the lid portion, the fitting portion is unfitted. This makes it difficult to hold the object to be placed more stably.

  Furthermore, in the tray of this invention, it is preferable that the said attachment has a support part which can support the tray main body of another tray on the upper side. According to such a configuration, since the attachment includes the support portion, the attachment can support the other trays on the upper side by the support portion while protecting the object to be placed by the lid portion. Furthermore, if the fitting portion is configured to be able to be fitted by sliding in a direction crossing the opposing direction of the tray and the opposing direction is directed in the vertical direction, the fitting portion can be fitted even if a load on another tray is applied to the attachment. The fitting at the joint is difficult to be released, and a plurality of trays can be stably stacked.

  Further, in the tray of the present invention, a plurality of the accommodating portions are arranged in parallel along at least one side around the tray body, and a plurality of the lid portions are arranged in parallel corresponding to the accommodating portions, and the fitting is performed. It is preferable that the joint portion is configured to be fitted by sliding in a direction intersecting the juxtaposed direction of the housing portion and the lid portion.

  According to such a configuration, a plurality of accommodating portions are arranged side by side and a plurality of lid portions are arranged in parallel, so that an attachment having one lid portion is individually fixed to each accommodating portion. Compared with the configuration, the number of man-hours required for fixing can be reduced. Furthermore, since the fitting portion is configured to be fitted by sliding in a direction intersecting the juxtaposing direction of the housing portion and the lid portion, the sliding operation necessary for fitting can be reduced, and the fitting operation can be reduced. Work can be carried out easily.

  Furthermore, in the tray of the present invention, the fitting portion is provided between a first fitting portion provided between the plurality of accommodating portions arranged in parallel and a plurality of the lid portions arranged in parallel. It is preferable that the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion are configured to be fitted to each other. According to such a configuration, compared to the configuration in which the fitting portion is provided outside the juxtaposed direction with respect to the plurality of housing portions and the plurality of lid portions, the tray body and the attachment are arranged in parallel by providing the fitting portion. An increase in size in the installation direction can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, the tray manufacturing method of the present invention is a tray manufacturing method for mounting an object to be mounted, and the tray main body is vacuum-formed so as to have a concave accommodating portion for mounting the object to be mounted. The attachment is vacuum formed so as to have a lid portion that can cover the housing portion by being assembled to the tray body, and the tray body and the attachment are relatively slid to be fitted to each other. Features.

  According to the present invention as described above, the attachment having the lid part and the tray main body having the accommodating part are relatively slid to fit the fitting part, and thus manufactured at a low cost as described above. In addition, the object can be stably held and transported. The assembly of the tray main body and the attachment may be performed at an arbitrary timing, may be performed consistently at the time of manufacture, or may be performed immediately before or after the object to be mounted.

  According to the tray and the tray manufacturing method of the present invention as described above, the attachment having the lid portion and the tray body having the accommodating portion are assembled by relative sliding, so that it can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, the object can be stably held and transported.

It is a perspective view which shows the tray which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the tray main body before the attachment attachment of the said tray. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the tray main body of the other tray was stacked on the upper side of the said attachment. It is a perspective view which shows the fitting part of the said tray main body and the said attachment. It is a side view which shows the detail of the said fitting part. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the to-be-mounted object was mounted in the said tray.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The tray 1 according to the present embodiment is for placing an object to be placed such as an electronic component or an automobile part. For example, as shown in FIGS. The tray main body 2 and the attachment 3 having the lid portion 31 are provided, and are transported by a transport device (not shown) such as a belt conveyor or stacked vertically with other trays. The opposing direction of the tray body 2 and the attachment 3, the width direction of the tray 1, the longitudinal direction of the tray 1, and the inside and outside of the width direction are as shown in FIGS. It shall be used facing up and down.

  The tray body 2 is formed by vacuum forming a resin such as polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, or the like, and is formed in a concave shape from the plate-like upper plate portion 20 constituting the upper surface and the upper plate portion 20. A plurality of accommodating portions 21, a first fitting portion 22 formed on the upper plate portion 20, and a concave portion 23 formed on the upper surface of the upper plate portion 20. The tray main body 2 may be vacuum-formed by abutting and sucking a mold from the upper surface side of the upper plate portion 20, or may be vacuum-formed from the lower surface side.

  Three accommodating portions 21 are arranged side by side with the longitudinal direction being the parallel direction on each of the one side and the other side in the width direction. Moreover, the accommodating part 21 has a shape and a magnitude | size according to a to-be-mounted object, Comprising: In this embodiment, it is formed in the cylindrical shape. Note that the three accommodating portions 21 may have different shapes and sizes. Further, the tray main body 2 has a shape protruding in the width direction at the position where the accommodating portion 21 is formed.

  The first fitting portion 22 is formed, for example, by punching between the two accommodating portions 21 in the longitudinal direction, and has a rectangular cutout portion 221 that opens outward in the width direction, and an opening of the cutout portion 221. And a locking protrusion 222 formed on the portion. The locking protrusions 222 are provided at two opposing positions.

  The recesses 23 are formed on the upper surface of the upper plate portion 20 at the four corners and in the vicinity of the storage portions 21, and are configured to engage with the protrusions 33 described later when the attachment 3 is assembled to the tray body 2. ing.

  The attachment 3 is formed by vacuum forming a resin such as polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, and the like, and is configured to be assembled to two sides extending in the longitudinal direction of the tray body 2, and is a plate shape constituting the lower surface The lower plate part 30, the cover part 31 which can cover the accommodating part 21, the convex second fitting part 32 formed on the lower surface of the lower plate part 30, and the lower plate part as shown in FIG. 30, and a raised portion 34 formed on the lower surface of the lower plate portion 30. Note that the attachment 3 may be vacuum-formed by abutting and sucking a mold from the upper surface side of the lower plate portion 30, or may be vacuum-formed from the lower surface side.

  Three lids 31 are arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the lid portion 31 corresponding to the accommodating portion 21, and each lid portion 31 is formed on substantially the same plane as the lower plate portion 30 and has a semicircular plate shape in plan view. And is formed so as to cover substantially half of the cylindrical accommodating portion 21 from above. Further, as shown in a cross-sectional view in FIG. 3, a support portion 311 is formed on the upper surface of the lid portion 31 so as to be able to support a portion of the tray body 2 that protrudes in the width direction according to the storage portion 21. ing. That is, a tray body of another tray is supported on the upper side of the attachment 3 in the tray 1 and a plurality of trays are stacked.

  The second fitting portion 32 is formed between the two lid portions 31 in the longitudinal direction, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the sandwiching portion 322 protruding in the longitudinal direction below the base end portion 321. And is formed by vacuum forming. In addition, the width direction dimension L31 of the base end part 321 is substantially equal to the width direction dimension L21 of the notch part 221 and is larger than the interval L22 between the engaging protrusions 222 facing each other, and includes the clamping part 322. The width direction dimension L32 of the part 32 is formed larger than the width direction dimension L21 of the notch part 221. Therefore, in the state where the tray body 2 and the attachment 3 are assembled to each other, the base end 321 is fitted into the notch 221 and relative movement in the longitudinal direction is restricted, and the base end 321 is controlled by the locking protrusion 222. Is locked and relative movement in the width direction is restricted, and the attachment 3 sandwiches the upper plate portion 20 around the first fitting portion 22 by the holding portion 322, and relative movement in the facing direction is restricted. That is, the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 are fitted to function as a fitting portion.

  The convex portion 33 is provided at a position corresponding to the concave portion 23 of the tray main body 2, and when the lower plate portion 30 of the attachment 3 is stacked on the upper side of the upper plate portion 20 of the tray main body 2 (that is, the tray main body 2). When the attachment 3 is assembled), the relative movement in the width direction and the longitudinal direction is restricted by fitting into the recess 23.

  The standing portion 34 is formed on the upper side so as to cover the outer side of the lid portion 31. For example, when a part of the electronic component E as a transported object is placed on the upper side of the lid portion 31 as shown in FIG. The electronic component E has a shape surrounding a part of the periphery.

  Next, a method for assembling the attachment 3 to the tray body 2 will be described. First, the attachment 3 is disposed outside the tray body 2 in the width direction, and the first fitting portion 22 and the base end portion 321 of the second fitting portion 32 are aligned in the facing direction and the longitudinal direction. Next, the tray body 2 and the attachment 3 are slid in the width direction so as to approach each other. At this time, the base end portion 321 of the second fitting portion 32 is pressed by the locking projection 222 of the first fitting portion 22 to be elastically deformed and compressed in the longitudinal direction. Further, the convex portion 33 formed on the lower surface of the lower plate portion 30 is pressed by the peripheral portion of the concave portion 23 in the upper plate portion 20 and is elastically deformed so that the protruding dimension becomes small.

  When the slide is further continued and the base end portion 321 is completely fitted into the notch 221, the base end portion 321 and the convex portion 33 return to the original shape, and the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion are returned. 32 is fitted, and the concave portion 23 and the convex portion 33 are engaged. In addition, in this embodiment, although the attachment 3 is assembled | attached to 2 sides of the tray main body 2, it can be assembled | attached by the above-mentioned method in any side.

  As described above, the tray 1 configured by assembling the attachment 3 to the tray main body 2 has an object to be placed in a space formed between the storage portion 21 and the lid portion 31, and is transported by a transport device. While being carried out, appropriate work is carried out or stacked on the conveyed object. In addition, a to-be-mounted object may be mounted before the assembly | attachment of the tray main body 2 and the attachment 3, and may be mounted after an assembly | attachment. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the electronic component E partially placed on the upper side of the lid portion 31 is subjected to an appropriate operation at the time of conveyance and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 21 after the operation so that the tray 1 is stacked. It has become.

  According to this embodiment, there are the following effects. That is, the attachment 3 having the lid portion 31 is assembled to the tray body 2 having the accommodation portion 21, so that the placement object is placed in the space between the accommodation portion 21 and the lid portion 31, and the placement object is stabilized. Can be held and transported. Furthermore, the tray body 2 and the attachment 3 are easily slid with the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 by sliding the tray body 2 and the attachment 3 relative to each other. And can be manufactured at low cost.

  Furthermore, when the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 are fitted by sliding in the width direction, the object placed on the accommodating portion 21 is caused to jump up due to vibration during transportation or the like. Even if a force in the opposite direction is applied to the lid portion 31 as a result, the fitting between the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 is difficult to be released, and the object to be placed can be held more stably.

  In addition, since the support portion 311 is formed on the upper surface of the lid portion 31, the attachment 3 can support the other object on the upper side by the support portion 311 while protecting the object to be placed by the lid portion 31. it can. Further, the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 are fitted by sliding in the width direction and the tray 1 is stacked up and down, so that even if a load on another tray is applied to the attachment 3, The fitting between the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 is difficult to be released, and a plurality of trays can be stably stacked.

  Furthermore, compared to a configuration in which a plurality of housing portions 21 are arranged side by side and a plurality of lid portions 31 are arranged side by side, the attachment provided with one lid portion is individually fixed according to each housing portion. Thus, the man-hours required for fixing can be reduced. Furthermore, the sliding operation required for fitting can be reduced by fitting the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 by sliding in the width direction, and the fitting operation is easily performed. can do.

  In addition, the first fitting portion 22 is provided between the two accommodating portions 21 in the longitudinal direction and the second fitting portion 32 is provided between the two lid portions 31 in the longitudinal direction. Compared to the configuration in which each fitting portion is provided on the outside in the longitudinal direction with respect to the housing portion and the plurality of lid portions, the tray body 2 and the attachment 3 are prevented from being enlarged in the longitudinal direction by providing the fitting portion. be able to.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Including other structures etc. which can achieve the objective of this invention, the deformation | transformation etc. which are shown below are also contained in this invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the first fitting portion 22 and the second fitting portion 32 are fitted by sliding in the width direction, but the sliding direction for fitting may be a tray or a transported object. For example, if the sliding is performed in the facing direction, the fitting portion can be positioned so that the cover portion covers the housing portion from the facing direction. The fitting operation can be easily performed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the support part 311 which can support the tray main body of another tray shall be formed in the cover part 3, a support part may be formed in the arbitrary positions of an attachment, If the trays are not stacked, they may be omitted.

  Further, in the above embodiment, three accommodating portions 21 are arranged in parallel on each side of the tray body 2 and three lid portions 31 are arranged in parallel on the attachment 3. Need only be provided in an appropriate position at an appropriate position, and may not be provided in parallel in one direction. Further, a plurality of storage units may be provided on the tray body and one lid unit may be provided on the attachment. According to such a configuration, the number of attachments to be used is selected according to the number of storage units. In addition, even when the sizes and shapes of the accommodating portions are different, by selecting an attachment having a lid corresponding to each accommodating portion, it is possible to reduce the cost by sharing the components.

  In the embodiment, the first fitting portion 22 is provided between the two accommodating portions 21 and the second fitting portion 32 is provided between the two lid portions 31. The 1 fitting part and the 2nd fitting part should just be provided in the appropriate position of a tray main part and an attachment, respectively, for example, even if it is provided in the outside of the storage part and lid part which were arranged in parallel Well, according to such a structure, even if a fitting part deform | transforms at the time of a fitting, it can make it difficult to deform | transform a accommodating part and a cover part.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 1st fitting part 22 formed in the tray main body 2 and the 2nd fitting part 32 formed in the attachment 3 shall function as a fitting part, a fitting part is The tray main body and the attachment may be provided only in one of the tray main body and the attachment and may be configured to be fitted to the other.

  In addition, the best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the invention has been illustrated and described primarily with respect to particular embodiments, but may be configured for the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in terms of materials, quantity, and other detailed configurations. Therefore, the description limiting the shape, material, etc. disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded the limitation of one part or all of such is included in this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 tray 2 tray main body 3 attachment 21 accommodating part 22 1st fitting part 31 cover part 32 2nd fitting part 311 support part

Claims (6)

A tray for placing an object to be placed;
A tray body having a concave accommodating portion for placing the object to be mounted;
An attachment having a lid portion that covers the accommodating portion by being assembled to the tray body,
At least one of the tray body and the attachment is provided with a fitting portion that can be fitted to each other by sliding the tray body and the attachment relatively.   The tray according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion is configured to be fitted by sliding in a direction intersecting a facing direction of the tray main body and the attachment.   The tray according to claim 1, wherein the attachment includes a support portion capable of supporting a tray body of another tray on the upper side. A plurality of the accommodating portions are arranged in parallel along at least one side around the tray body,
A plurality of the lid portions are arranged in parallel corresponding to the housing portion,
The said fitting part is comprised so that fitting is possible by the slide to the direction which cross | intersects the juxtaposition direction of the said accommodating part and the said cover part, The any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. tray.   The fitting portion includes a first fitting portion provided between the plurality of accommodating portions arranged in parallel, and a second fitting portion provided between the plurality of lid portions arranged in parallel. The tray according to claim 4, wherein the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion are configured to be fitable. A method of manufacturing a tray on which an object is placed,
Vacuum forming the tray body so as to have a concave accommodating portion for placing the object to be placed;
The attachment is vacuum-formed so as to have a lid part that can cover the accommodating part by being assembled to the tray body,
A tray manufacturing method, wherein the tray main body and the attachment are relatively fitted to each other by sliding.

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