JP2018020822A - Pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pallet that prevents its contents from being damaged by rainwater and so on, can prevent an operator from erroneously operating a wrong type of contents, and makes it easy to put in or take out the contents.SOLUTION: A pallet body 2 comprises a base frame 4, a pair of side walls 6, and a rear wall 7, each of which is a rectangular plate, the pallet body having a box shape having an accommodation space 2a whose front and top are continuously open. A lid body 8 is a rectangular plate and is pivotally supported on the upper end of the rear wall 7 such that an opening at the top of the pallet body 2 can be uncovered or covered. A rectangular transparent resin sheet 9 is suspended from the front edge of the lid body 8 so as to cover the front opening of the pallet body 2 when the lid 8 keeps covering the opening at the top of the pallet body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a pallet for storing a load when performing a cargo handling operation in a physical distribution process.

  Conventionally, in the physical distribution process, a pallet for storing a load is used to facilitate the cargo handling operation. For example, the pallet disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a rectangular plate-shaped bottom wall portion, a rear frame portion having a rectangular frame standing on the long side portion on the rear side of the bottom wall portion, and the bottom wall. A pallet main body comprising a pair of rectangular frame-like side frames standing on the mutually opposing short side portions, and the front surface and the upper surface of the accommodation space of the pallet main body are continuously open. . A rectangular plate-shaped lid is pivotally supported at the upper end portion of the rear frame portion, and the lid opens and closes the upper surface of the pallet body by a pivoting operation. .

JP 2006-315736 A

  However, since the front surface of the pallet of Patent Document 1 is open, if rainwater or the like enters from the opening portion, there is a possibility that the package stored in the storage space of the pallet body is damaged.

  In order to avoid this, it is conceivable to make all six surfaces of the pallet wall-like so that rainwater or the like cannot enter into the accommodation space of the pallet body.

  However, in recent years, there has been a demand for general-purpose pallets, and general-purpose pallets are known in which a large number of loading platforms corresponding to different types of loads are arranged in the accommodation space of the pallet body so as to be attachable / detachable. . Such pallets are the same in appearance even if the types of luggage are different, so if there are a plurality of pallets as described above having different types of luggage, for example, they can be loaded on a loading platform such as a truck, or When unloading from the loading platform, it is necessary for the operator to check the type of luggage on each pallet and make sure that the type is correct, but if all six sides of the pallet are made wall-like, the contents of the pallet May become invisible, and there is a risk that the operator will work with the wrong type of luggage.

  In addition, there is a demand for making it as difficult as possible for the operator to load and unload the luggage in the pallet accommodation space.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and the object of the present invention is to avoid damaging the baggage with rainwater, etc., and to prevent the operator from performing the work with the wrong type of baggage. It is another object of the present invention to provide a pallet that allows easy loading and unloading of luggage.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the front surface of the six surfaces of the pallet is covered with a transparent resin sheet.

  That is, in the first invention, each of the bottom wall portion, the rear wall portion, and the pair of side wall portions each having a rectangular plate shape has a box shape having an accommodation space in which a front surface and an upper surface are continuously opened, and a luggage. A pallet body in which a plurality of loading platforms according to the type of the pallet body are arranged so as to be attachable / detachable to the accommodating space, and a rectangular plate pivotally supported by the upper end portion of the rear wall part so that the upper surface opening of the pallet body can be opened and closed And a rectangular flexible transparent so that the front edge of the lid covers the front opening of the pallet body in a state where the lid covers the top opening of the pallet body. The resin sheet is hung down.

  In a second invention, in the first invention, at least one of the side wall part and the rear wall part includes a wall-forming frame part having a rectangular frame shape, a rectangular plate-like plastic cardboard material, and the wall-forming frame part. A fixed frame portion for fixing the plastic cardboard material so that a rectangular frame-like surface located outside the wall forming frame portion and an outer surface of the plastic cardboard material are flush with each other. It is characterized by having.

  In a third invention, in the first or second invention, four support portions capable of supporting another pallet from below are provided at the four corners of the upper portion of the pallet body, and the lid body includes the lid body. In a state where the upper surface opening of the pallet main body is closed, a pair of first square tube portions extending between both support portions located on both sides of each side wall portion, and one end side of each first square tube portion A pair of second square tube portions extending along both the support portions located between and between the support portions located on the other end side of each of the first square tube portions, and an outer peripheral surface of each of the support portions. An L-shape extending along each of the ends of the one first square tube portion and one end of each of the second square tube portions, and each end portion of the other first square tube portion and the above It is characterized by comprising four connection plate portions respectively connecting the other ends of the second square tube portions.

  In the first invention, since the front and top surfaces of the pallet can be covered with the lid and the transparent resin sheet after putting the luggage into the pallet housing space from the front and top surfaces of the pallet, the pallet housing space is closed. Thus, the luggage accommodated in the accommodation space of the pallet is not easily damaged by rainwater or the like. In addition, since the operator can see the cargo stored in the storage space of the pallet through the transparent resin sheet, it is possible for the worker to avoid working with the wrong type of the cargo loaded on the pallet. Can do. Furthermore, since the operator can easily place the transparent resin sheet on the top surface of the lid by hand, it is possible to easily open and close the front surface of the pallet, and to make the pallet easy to take in and out the luggage. Can do.

  In the second invention, when rain water or the like falls on the pallet from the upper surface, the side wall portion and the rear wall portion move downward along the rectangular frame-shaped surface located outside the wall forming frame portion and the outer surface of the plastic cardboard material. It starts to flow down. Therefore, when rainwater or the like falls on the pallet from the upper surface, such as a side wall portion and a rear wall portion in which a plastic cardboard material is attached to a rectangular frame-like surface positioned outside the wall forming frame portion, the wall forming frame It is possible to prevent entry into the pallet housing space between the part and the plastic cardboard material.

  In the third invention, when the upper surface of the pallet main body is covered with the lid, the peripheral portion of the lid covers the side wall and the rear wall, so that rainwater or the like falls on the pallet from the upper surface. Intrusion into the housing space of the pallet from between the side wall portion and the rear wall portion and the lid can be reliably prevented. Moreover, since the L-shaped structure that avoids contact with each support portion at the four corners of the lid is formed of a plate material with a low material cost instead of a square tube material, the component cost can be kept low. it can.

It is a perspective view of the pallet which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the pallet which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has opened the front surface of the pallet. It is a perspective view of the pallet which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has opened the front surface and upper surface of the pallet. It is sectional drawing in the IV-IV line of FIG. FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrow V in FIG. 3.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description of the preferred embodiment is merely exemplary in nature.

  1 to 3 show a pallet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pallet 1 is used, for example, when carrying out a cargo handling work on a truck bed, and includes a box-shaped pallet body 2 having an accommodation space 2a whose front and upper surfaces are open.

  The pallet body 2 has a substantially rectangular plate shape in plan view with four support posts 3 positioned at the four corners of the pallet main body 2, and the base frames 4 (bottoms) connected to the positions near the lower ends of the support columns 3. Wall portion) and an upper frame 5 having a U-shape with the front side open in a plan view, and a pair of corners and ends connected to positions close to the upper ends of the columns 3, respectively. 3 and the upper frame 5 have a rectangular tube shape.

  A cap member 3a having a substantially quadrangular pyramid is attached to the upper end of each support column 3, and a lower end of each support column 3 is fitted in a substantially bowl shape that can be externally fitted to the cap member 3a. A member 3b is attached, and by fitting each fitting member 3b of the pallet 1 to each cap member 3a of the other pallet 1 from above, the two pallets 1 can be stacked one above the other. Yes.

  That is, four support portions 3c capable of supporting the other pallet 1 from below are provided at the four corners of the pallet body 2.

  Further, four first surface fasteners 3d are wound up and down at equal intervals around the outer peripheral surface of each support column 3 located on the front side of the pallet 1.

  A cutout recess 4 a that opens to the front side is formed in the middle of the front edge of the base frame 4.

  Further, a rectangular ring portion 4b that opens in the front-rear direction of the pallet 1 is formed on the back surface of the long side portion on the front side of the base frame 4 that is closer to one short side, and the rectangular ring portion 4b is not shown. The claw part of the forklift can be inserted and removed.

  The upper frame 5 includes a first frame 5 a corresponding to the long side portion on the rear side of the base frame 4 and a pair of second frames 5 b corresponding to the short side portions of the base frame 4.

  Each short side portion of the base frame 4, the two support pillars 3 positioned on each short side portion of the base frame 4, and the rectangular frame-shaped portion formed by each second frame 5 b are the first of the present invention. The wall forming frame portion 6a is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the frame of the first wall forming frame portion 6a has a rectangular frame-shaped first fixed frame portion 6b positioned on the side of the accommodating space 2a of the first wall forming frame portion 6a. And a rectangular plate-like first plastic corrugated cardboard material whose outer shape corresponds to the inner peripheral portion of the first wall forming frame portion 6a. 6c is fixed.

  The first wall forming frame portion 6a, the first fixed frame portion 6b, and the first plastic cardboard material 6c constitute the side wall portion 6 of the present invention, and the outer surface of the first plastic cardboard material 6c is It is flush with a rectangular frame-like surface located outside the one-wall forming frame portion 6a.

  The long side portion on the rear side of the base frame 4, the two support columns 3 positioned on the long side portion on the rear side of the base frame 4, and the rectangular frame-shaped portion formed by the first frame 5 a of the present invention. The second wall forming frame portion 7a is configured.

  In the frame of the second wall forming frame portion 7a, a rectangular frame-shaped second fixed frame portion 7b located on the accommodating space 2a side of the second wall forming frame portion 7a is provided, and the second fixed frame portion A rectangular plate-like second plastic cardboard material 7c whose outer shape corresponds to the inner peripheral portion of the second wall forming frame portion 7a is fixed to the rectangular frame-like surface located outside the 7b.

  The second wall forming frame portion 7a, the second fixed frame portion 7b, and the second plastic cardboard material 7c constitute the rear wall portion 7 of the present invention, and the outer surface of the second plastic cardboard material 7c is It is flush with a rectangular frame-like surface located outside the second wall forming frame portion 7a.

  Four plate-like first mounting brackets 6d are attached to the four corners on the accommodation space 2a side of the first fixed frame portions 6b, and four corners on the accommodation space 2a side of the second fixed frame portions 7b are arranged on the four corners. Two plate-like second mounting brackets 7d are attached, and in the accommodation space 2a of the pallet body 2, as shown in FIG. 3, the first mounting brackets 6d and the second mounting brackets 7d are used. A plurality of loading platforms 10 according to the type of luggage are arranged to be attachable / detachable.

  Above the pallet body 2, a lid 8 having a substantially rectangular plate shape is provided, and the lid 8 has an upper end portion of the rear wall portion 7 so that the upper surface opening of the pallet body 2 can be opened and closed. Is pivotally supported.

  The lid 8 includes a substantially rectangular frame-shaped outer peripheral frame 81 corresponding to an opening portion on the upper surface of the pallet body 2, an inner frame 82 provided inward of the outer peripheral frame 81 and extending in a lattice shape, and the outer peripheral frame 81 and a third plastic corrugated cardboard material 83 that covers the entire area of the inner frame 82, and a substantially U-shaped handle 84 is attached to a position near one short side in the long side portion on the front side of the outer peripheral frame 81. It has been.

  The outer peripheral frame 81 has a pair of first square tubes extending between the support portions 3c located on both sides of the side wall portions 6 in a state where the lid body 8 closes the upper surface opening of the pallet body 2. Along the portion 81a and between the two support portions 3c located on one end side of each first square tube portion 81a and between the two support portions 3c located on the other end side of each first square tube portion 81a. 5 includes a pair of second rectangular tube portions 81b that extend, and four connection plate portions 81c that are L-shaped and extend along the outer peripheral surface of each of the support portions 3c. As shown, each end of one first rectangular tube 81a and one end of both second rectangular tubes 81b are connected to each other, and each end of the other first rectangular tube 81a and both second rectangular tubes are connected. The other end of the part 81b is connected.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the lid 8 is pivoted upward to open the top surface of the pallet body 2 between the lid 8 and the pallet body 2, A holding member 85 that holds the posture is provided.

  The upper edge portion of the rectangular flexible transparent resin sheet 9 is fixed to the front edge of the lid body 8, and the transparent resin sheet 9 covers the upper surface opening of the pallet body 2. In this state, it hangs down so as to cover the front opening of the pallet body 2.

  The transparent resin sheet 9 is made of a soft vinyl chloride material, and four second surface fasteners that are coupled to the first surface fasteners 3d in a state of covering the front opening of the pallet body 2 on the back surfaces of both sides thereof. 9a is attached.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the operator removes the second surface fasteners 9 a from the first surface fasteners 3 d and places the transparent resin sheet 9 on the upper surface of the lid body 8 so that the front surface of the pallet body 2 is attached. In the opened state, the luggage is put in and out of the accommodation space 2a of the pallet 1, or the transparent resin sheet 9 is placed on the upper surface of the lid body 8 and the lid body 8 is rotated upward to move the front surface of the pallet body 2 In addition, the luggage is put into and out of the accommodation space 2a of the pallet 1 with the upper surface opened.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, after putting a load into the accommodation space 2a of the pallet 1 from the front surface and the upper surface of the pallet 1, the front surface and the upper surface of the pallet 1 are covered with the lid 8 and the transparent resin sheet 9. Therefore, the accommodation space 2a of the pallet 1 becomes a closed space, and the luggage accommodated in the accommodation space of the pallet 1 is hardly damaged by rainwater or the like.

  In addition, since the operator can see the cargo stored in the storage space 2 a of the pallet 1 through the transparent resin sheet 9, the operator performs an operation with a wrong type of the cargo loaded on the pallet 1. Can be avoided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operator can easily place the transparent resin sheet 9 on the upper surface of the lid body 8 by hand, so that the opening and closing operation of the front surface of the pallet 1 can be easily performed. The pallet 1 can be easily loaded and unloaded.

  Further, the outer surface of the first plastic cardboard material 6c is flush with the rectangular frame-like surface located outside the first wall forming frame portion 6a, and the outer surface of the second plastic cardboard material 7c is the first surface. Since it is flush with the rectangular frame-like surface located outside the two-wall forming frame portion 7a, when rainwater or the like falls on the pallet 1 from the upper surface, the first wall is formed on the side wall portion 6 and the rear wall portion 7. It flows downward along the rectangular frame-like surface located outside the forming frame portion 6a and the outer surface of the first plastic corrugated cardboard material 6c, or the rectangular frame-like shape located outside the second wall forming frame portion 7a. It flows downward along the surface and the outer surface of the second plastic cardboard material 7c. Therefore, it is located outside the side wall part 6 attached by overlapping the first plastic cardboard material 6c on the rectangular frame-like surface located outside the first wall forming frame part 6a or the second wall forming frame part 7a. The first wall forming frame portion 6a and the first plastic corrugated cardboard when rain water or the like falls on the pallet 1 from the upper surface, like the rear wall portion 7 in which the second plastic corrugated cardboard material 7c is mounted on the rectangular frame-shaped surface. It is possible to prevent intrusion into the accommodation space 2a of the pallet 1 between the material 6c or between the second wall forming frame portion 7a and the second plastic cardboard material 7c.

  Further, when the upper surface of the pallet body 2 is covered with the lid body 8, the peripheral portion of the lid body 8 covers the upper side of the side wall portion 6 and the rear wall portion 7, so that rainwater or the like falls on the pallet 1 from the upper surface. In this case, it is possible to reliably prevent entry into the accommodation space 2a of the pallet 1 from between the side wall portion 6 and the rear wall portion 7 and the lid body 8.

  Furthermore, since the L-shaped structure that avoids contact with the support portions 3c at the four corners of the lid 8 is formed of a plate material with a low material cost such as the connection plate portion 81c, not a square tube material. , Component costs can be kept low.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the four first surface fasteners 3d are wound around the support column 3 at equal intervals up and down, while the transparent resin sheet 9 includes four second surface fasteners so as to correspond to the first surface fasteners 3d. Although the hook-and-loop fastener 9a is provided, the first hook-and-loop fastener 3d that is elongated vertically is attached to the front surface of the support column 3, and the elongated second hook-and-loop fastener 9a that corresponds to the elongated first hook-and-loop fastener 3d The structure provided in the transparent resin sheet 9 may be sufficient.

  Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the outer surface of the first plastic corrugated cardboard material 6c in the side wall portion 6 is flush with the rectangular frame-like surface positioned outside the first wall forming frame portion 6a. The outer surface of the second plastic corrugated cardboard material 7c in the wall portion 7 is flush with the rectangular frame-like surface located outside the second wall forming frame portion 7a, but at least one of the side wall portion 6 and the rear wall portion 7 It is sufficient that the structure is the same structure as described above.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for a pallet that accommodates luggage when performing a cargo handling operation in a physical distribution process.

1 Pallet 2 Pallet body 3c Supporting part 4 Base frame (bottom wall part)
6 Side wall portion 6a First wall forming frame portion 6b First fixed frame portion 6c First plastic cardboard material 7 Rear wall portion 7a Second wall forming frame portion 7b Second fixed frame portion 7c Second plastic cardboard material 8 Lid 9 Transparent Resin sheet 10 Loading platform 81a First square tube portion 81b Second square tube portion 81c Connection plate portion

Claims (3)

Each box has a rectangular shape and includes a bottom wall portion, a rear wall portion, and a pair of side wall portions, and has a box shape having an accommodation space in which a front surface and an upper surface are continuously opened, and a plurality of loading platforms corresponding to the type of luggage. A pallet body that is arranged to be attachable / detachable to / from the housing space,
A rectangular plate-like lid body pivotally supported on the upper end portion of the rear wall so that the upper surface opening of the pallet body can be opened and closed,
A rectangular flexible transparent resin sheet is hung from the front edge of the lid so as to cover the front opening of the pallet main body in a state where the cover covers the upper opening of the pallet main body. A pallet characterized by that. The pallet according to claim 1,
At least one of the side wall portion and the rear wall portion is provided along a wall forming frame portion having a rectangular frame shape, a rectangular plate-like plastic cardboard material, and a frame of the wall forming frame portion. A pallet comprising: a fixed frame portion for fixing the plastic cardboard material so that a rectangular frame-like surface located outside the frame portion and an outer surface of the plastic cardboard material are flush with each other. In the pallet according to claim 1 or 2,
Four support portions capable of supporting other pallets from below are provided at the four corners of the pallet main body,
The lid body includes a pair of first square tube portions extending between both support portions located on both sides of the side wall portions in a state where the lid body closes the upper surface opening of the pallet body, A pair of second square tube portions respectively extending between both support portions located on one end side of the first square tube portion and between both support portions located on the other end side of each of the first square tube portions; And an L-shape extending along the outer peripheral surface of each of the support portions, connecting each end portion of the one first square tube portion and one end of each of the second square tube portions, and the other first A pallet comprising four connecting plate portions that connect each end portion of the square tube portion and the other ends of the second square tube portions.

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