JP2018203271A - Transportation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a transportation apparatus capable of corresponding to size variations of an air conditioning unit.SOLUTION: A transportation apparatus 1 includes a plurality of unit support members 8 to which an air conditioning unit is attached, and two base members 2 and 3 to which the unit support members are fixed. In addition, the transportation apparatus 1 includes a first connection member 4, a second connection member 5 and a third connection member 6 as size variable members for connecting the base member 2 and base member 3 adjacent to each other. The size variable members include a configuration that can change an overall width direction length of the base member 2 and the base member 3 to at lease two kinds of lengths.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The disclosure in this specification relates to a transport device for transporting an air conditioning unit.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a transport device for a refrigeration apparatus for land transport that can be used repeatedly for batch transport of a reflex unit main body and accessory parts. This transport device is used when a refrigeration apparatus for land transportation that cools the inside of a container mounted on a loading platform of a refrigeration vehicle and maintains a desired low temperature to an attachment site for attachment to the refrigeration vehicle. The transport device is configured by combining steel materials, and includes a base member whose outer peripheral portion is supported by a columnar member, a unit support member fixedly supported by the base member, and an accessory storage box attached to the base member. I have.

Japanese Patent No. 5010286

  In recent years, air-conditioning units have been requested to have various sizes of products depending on the air-conditioning target space, mounting devices, and the like. When only an air conditioning unit of a certain size can be transported as in the transport device described in Patent Document 1, a transport device is required for each size, and there are problems such as an increase in the types of transport devices and securing storage locations. Further, when transporting air conditioning units of different sizes using a transport device of a large size, a wasteful space is generated during transport, and transport efficiency is not good. In view of the above, or other aspects not mentioned, there is a need for further improvements in the transport apparatus.

  An object of the disclosure in this specification is to provide a transport device that can cope with size variations of an air conditioning unit.

  A plurality of aspects disclosed in this specification adopt different technical means to achieve each purpose. In addition, the reference numerals in the parentheses described in the claims and in this section are examples showing the correspondence with the specific means described in the embodiments described later as one aspect, and limit the technical scope. is not.

  One of the disclosed transfer apparatuses includes a plurality of unit support members (8) to which air conditioning units (100) equipped with air conditioning functional parts are mounted, and a plurality of base members (2, 3) to which the unit support members are respectively fixed. ) And a variable dimension member (4, 5, 6) for connecting two adjacent base members among the plurality of base members so that the length in the width direction of the plurality of base members can be changed to at least two types. And).

  According to this conveyance apparatus, the width direction length of the whole several base member can be changed into at least 2 types of length by the dimension variable member which connects two adjacent base members. Thus, at least two types of air conditioning units having different lengths in the width direction can be accommodated in the range of the lengths in the width direction of the entire plurality of base members, and can be installed in the transport device. Therefore, the conveyance apparatus which can respond to the size variation of an air conditioning unit can be provided.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the conveying apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the state which enlarged the width direction length of the base member about the conveying apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the state which made the width direction length of the base member small about the conveying apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of the conveyance apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a side view of the conveying apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of the 1st connecting member concerning the conveyance device of a 1st embodiment. It is a top view of the 1st connecting member. It is a side view of a 1st connection member. It is a front view of a 3rd connection member. It is a top view of a 3rd connection member. It is a side view of a 3rd connection member. It is a perspective view which shows a 1st protrusion part and an attachment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the air conditioning unit to the conveying apparatus. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the air conditioning unit to the conveying apparatus. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the air conditioning unit to the conveying apparatus. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the base member and the 1st connection member of the state which made the width direction length small. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the base member and the 1st connection member of the state which enlarged the width direction length. It is a front view for demonstrating the example which piled up the some conveying apparatus from which the width direction length differs up and down. It is a rear view for demonstrating the example which stacked the some conveying apparatus from which the width direction length differs up and down. It is a side view for demonstrating the example which piled up the several conveying apparatus from which the width direction length differs up and down. It is the elements on larger scale which showed the XXI part in FIG. It is the elements on larger scale which showed the XXII part in FIG.

(First embodiment)
The conveyance apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. The transport device 1 is a device for transporting an air conditioner that can be mounted on a refrigerated vehicle, a refrigerated vehicle, or the like. The transport apparatus 1 is an air conditioning unit used as a refrigeration apparatus for land transportation, for example, and is a transport apparatus that can efficiently transport a plurality of types of air conditioning units having different sizes.

  The air conditioning unit 100 attached to the transport apparatus 1 is a part of an air conditioning apparatus that air-conditions a predetermined space, and includes air conditioning functional components including a refrigeration cycle. The refrigeration cycle includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, piping for connecting them, and the like. The air conditioning unit 100 is a package type unit in which a refrigeration cycle is built in a casing. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which installs at least one among the functional components which comprise a refrigerating cycle in the exterior of the air conditioning unit 100. FIG. The air conditioning unit 100 is installed, for example, in the upper part of the front part of the container, which is the air conditioning target space, and the cooling air produced by the air conditioning unit 100 is blown toward the entire interior of the container.

  The refrigeration capacity and size of the air conditioning unit 100 vary widely depending on the size of the air-conditioning target space, the air conditioning temperature, the type of frozen product, the type of refrigerated product, and the like. Various types of air conditioning units are manufactured depending on vehicle variations and required refrigeration capacity, and the sizes thereof are different. In this specification, it is possible to suppress the management cost of the transfer device 1 by providing a transfer device that can cope with the size variation of the air conditioning unit, and to reduce the logistics cost by the transfer device 1 suitable for the size of the air conditioning unit. Can be achieved.

  Next, the configuration of the transport device 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the conveying device 1 includes a plurality of base members 2 and 3 that respectively form a frame having a predetermined shape, and a plurality of base members 2 and 3 that are juxtaposed to each other. Connecting members 4, 5, 6. The transport apparatus 1 includes a plurality of unit support members 8 that are fixed to the base member 2 and the base member 3 and to which the air conditioning unit 100 is attached.

  One unit support member 8 is provided on each of the base members 2 and 3 on the back side of the transfer device 1. The unit support member 8 is, for example, an elongated member having an L-shaped cross section. The unit support member 8 is in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is directed in the vertical direction when the air conditioning unit 100 shown in FIG. 1 can be installed. As shown in FIG. 18, the unit support member 8 is in a posture of being folded with the lower part as a fulcrum when stacking a plurality of transfer apparatuses 1 in a state where the air conditioning unit 100 is not installed in the vertical direction. Therefore, the unit support member 8 is configured to be movable from a standing state to a substantially horizontal state with the lower part as a fulcrum. The unit support member 8 is provided with a mounting hole through which a bolt for fixing the back of the air conditioning unit 100 can be inserted.

  The plurality of base members 2 and 3 are provided side by side in the width direction of the air conditioning unit 100 and the width direction of the transfer device 1. This width direction is also a sliding direction in which the base members 2, 3 can slide with respect to the connecting members 4, 5, 6 in the transport device 1. The direction orthogonal to the direction in which the base member 2 and the base member 3 are arranged corresponds to the depth direction which is the short direction of the transport device 1.

  The transport apparatus 1 includes a first connecting member 4, a second connecting member 5, and a third connecting member 6 as connecting members 4, 5, and 6. Each of the connecting members 4, 5, 6 is an elongated member extending in the direction in which the plurality of base members 2, 3 are arranged, and has an equivalent longitudinal length. The first connecting member 4 and the second connecting member 5 are members having the same configuration, shape, and size.

  In the first connecting member 4, the first frame portion 20 a of the base member 2 and the first frame portion 30 a of the base member 3 are set to have a large length in the width direction of the base members 2 and 3 and to a small size. And a member that can be connected to both. When the length in the width direction of the entire base members 2 and 3 is set large, the width direction length of the transport device 1 is adapted to the air conditioning unit 100 when transporting the large size air conditioning unit 100. When the length in the width direction of the entire base members 2 and 3 is set to be small, the length in the width direction of the transport device 1 is adapted to the air conditioning unit 100 when transporting the air conditioning unit 100 having a small size.

  The first connecting member 4, the first frame portion 20 a, and the first frame portion 30 a are provided at four locations in each of the case where the width direction length is set large and the width direction length is set small by the fixture 9. It is fixed with. The fixing tool 9 is a fastening member such as a bolt or a screw having a male screw portion formed on the shaft portion. In addition, the fixing member 9 may be a locking member having a functional portion that is not provided with a screw portion and is fixed to the base member by engagement or fitting. The first connecting member 4 is fitted to the outside of each frame portion so as to cover the upper wall, the lower wall, and the side wall of each of the first frame portion 20a and the first frame portion 30a. The first connecting member 4 can be installed by drawing a movement trajectory that fits from the side to the first frame portion 20a and the first frame portion 30a juxtaposed in the sliding direction.

  The second connecting member 5 has a case where the second frame portion 20b of the base member 2 and the second frame portion 30b of the base member 3 are set to have a large length in the width direction of the base members 2 and 3 and a small case. And a member that can be connected to both. The second connecting member 5, the second frame portion 20b, and the second frame portion 30b are provided at four positions in each of the case where the width direction length is set large and the width direction length is set small by the fixture 9. It is fixed with. The second connecting member 5 is fitted to the outside of each frame portion so as to cover the upper wall, the lower wall, and the side wall of each of the second frame portion 20b and the second frame portion 30b. The second connecting member 5 draws a movement trajectory that fits from the side in the same direction as the case of the first connecting member 4 to the second frame portion 20b and the second frame portion 30b juxtaposed in the sliding direction. Can be installed.

  The third connecting member 6 has a case where the third frame portion 20c of the base member 2 and the third frame portion 30c of the base member 3 are set to have a large length in the width direction of the base members 2 and 3 and a small case. And a member that can be connected to both. The third connecting member 6, the third frame portion 20 c, and the third frame portion 30 c are provided at four locations in each of the case where the width direction length is set large and the width direction length is set small by the fixture 9. It is fixed with. The third connecting member 6 is fitted to the outside of each frame portion so as to cover the upper wall, the lower wall, and the side wall of each of the third frame portion 20c and the third frame portion 30c. The third connecting member 6 has a movement trajectory such that the third connecting member 6 is externally fitted to the third frame portion 20c and the third frame portion 30c juxtaposed in the sliding direction from the side in the opposite direction to the case of the first connecting member 4. Can be drawn and installed. The 1st connection member 4, the 2nd connection member 5, and the 3rd connection member 6 function as a dimension variable member which connects two adjacent base members among several base members in the conveying apparatus 1. FIG.

  The structure of the 1st connection member 4 and the 2nd connection member 5 is demonstrated on behalf of the 1st connection member 4, referring FIGS. 6-8.

  The first connecting member 4 is a square member 40 having a cross-sectional shape that is U-shaped or U-shaped, and has an elongated shape as a whole. The square member 40 is integrally formed with an upper wall 40a, a side wall, and a lower wall 40b that are rectangular. The side wall connects the upper wall 40a and the lower wall 40b, which are spaced apart in the vertical direction, at their ends. The side wall is a part of the front surface of the transport device 1. The first connecting member 4 includes a plurality of connecting side hole portions 40a1 and 40a2 provided at intervals in the sliding direction or the arrangement direction of the base members 2 and 3. The plurality of connecting side holes 40a1 and 40a2 are holes that vertically penetrate the upper wall 40a, and are formed with an inner diameter dimension through which the fixture 9 can be inserted. The first connecting member 4 includes a plurality of connecting side hole portions 40b1 and 40b2 provided in the lower wall 40b with an interval in the sliding direction or the direction in which the base members 2 and 3 are arranged. The connection side hole 40a1 and the connection side hole 40b1 are provided at the same position in the sliding direction. The connection side hole 40a2 and the connection side hole 40b2 are provided at the same position in the sliding direction. The plurality of connection side hole portions 40b1 and 40b2 are internal thread portions that vertically penetrate the lower wall 40b, and include internal thread portions to which the external thread portion of the fixture 9 can be screwed.

  Moreover, you may comprise the some connection side hole part 40b1, 40b2 as a through-hole part formed in the internal-diameter dimension in which the fixing tool 9 can be inserted. In this case, by inserting the fixture 9 that does not have the male screw portion from the top to the bottom with the predetermined connecting side hole of the connecting member and the predetermined base side hole of the frame appropriately matched. The base member 2 and the base member 3 can be connected by a connecting member.

  The first connecting member 4 includes a plurality of tubular portions 41 that are separated from each other in the arrangement direction of the base members 2 and 3 below the frame portions 20 and 30 or the square member 40. The two tubular portions 41 are provided integrally with the rectangular member 40 with a predetermined interval. The two tubular portions 41, together with the two tubular portions 51 of the second connecting member 5 and the two tubular portions 51 of the third connecting member 6, hold the transport device 1 when carrying the transport device 1. Functions as a holding unit.

  In a state in which the first frame portion 20a and the first frame portion 30a are connected by the first connecting member 4, the first connecting member 4 has an upper wall, a side wall, and a lower wall in the first frame portion 20a and the first frame portion 30a. So as to cover the first frame portion 20a and the first frame portion 30a from the outside.

  The structure of the 3rd connection member 6 is demonstrated referring FIGS. 9-11. The 3rd connection member 6 is provided in the conveyance apparatus 1 so that it may be parallel to the 2nd connection member 5 by the 2nd connection member 5 which opposes the 1st connection member 4 via the baseplate parts 22 and 32 in the depth direction. It has been. The 3rd connection member 6 is located in the edge part of the depth direction in the conveying apparatus 1 with the 1st connection member 4, and comprises the outer frame.

  The third connecting member 6 includes a square member 60 whose cross-sectional shape is U-shaped or U-shaped, and which is elongated in its entirety. The square member 60 is integrally formed with a rectangular upper wall 60a, side wall, and lower wall 60b. The side wall connects the upper wall 60a and the lower wall 60b, which are spaced apart in the vertical direction, at their ends. The side wall is a part of the back surface of the transport device 1. The third connecting member 6 includes a plurality of connecting side hole portions 60a1 and 60a2 provided at intervals in the sliding direction or the arrangement direction of the base members 2 and 3. The plurality of connecting side hole portions 60a1 and 60a2 are hole portions that vertically penetrate the upper wall 60a, and are formed with an inner diameter dimension through which the fixture 9 can be inserted. The third connecting member 6 includes a plurality of connecting side hole portions 60b1 and 60b2 provided in the lower wall 60b with an interval in the sliding direction or the direction in which the base members 2 and 3 are arranged. The connection side hole 60a1 and the connection side hole 60b1 are provided at the same position in the sliding direction. The connection side hole 60a2 and the connection side hole 60b2 are provided at the same position in the sliding direction. The plurality of connection side hole portions 60b1 and 60b2 are internal thread portions that vertically penetrate the lower wall 60b, and include internal thread portions to which the external thread portion of the fixture 9 can be screwed. Moreover, you may comprise the some connection side hole parts 60b1 and 60b2 as a through-hole part formed in the internal-diameter dimension which the fixing tool 9 can penetrate similarly to description of the 1st connection member 4 mentioned above.

  The third connecting member 6 includes a plurality of tubular portions 61 that are separated from each other in the arrangement direction of the base members 2 and 3 below the frame portions 20 and 30 or the rectangular member 60. The two tubular parts 61 are provided integrally with the rectangular member 60 with a predetermined interval. In a state in which the third frame portion 20c and the third frame portion 30c are connected by the third connecting member 6, the third connecting member 6 has an upper wall, a side wall, and a lower wall in the third frame portion 20c and the third frame portion 30c. So as to cover the third frame portion 20c and the third frame portion 30c from the outside.

  When setting the width direction length of the conveying apparatus 1 large, ie, when installing the air conditioning unit 100 with a large size, it has shown in FIG. 2, FIG. In this case, the two connecting side holes 40a1 and 40b1 positioned on both sides in the sliding direction are holes fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side holes 20a3 and 30a3. Further, the two connection side hole portions 40a2 and 40b2 located on the inner side in the sliding direction than the connection side hole portion 40a1 are holes that are fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side hole portions 20a1 and 30a1. The two connecting side holes 50a1 and 50b1 located on both sides in the sliding direction are holes that are fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side holes 20b3 and 30b3. The two connection side holes 50a2 and 50b2 located on the inner side in the sliding direction than the connection side hole 50a1 are holes fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side holes 20b1 and 30b1. The two connection side holes 60a1 and 60b1 located on both sides in the sliding direction are holes that are fixed by the fixture 9 in alignment with the base side holes 20c3 and 30c3. The two connection side hole portions 60a2 and 60b2 positioned on the inner side in the sliding direction than the connection side hole portion 60a1 are hole portions that are fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side hole portions 20c1 and 30c1.

  When setting the width direction length of the conveying apparatus 1 small, ie, when installing the small size air conditioning unit 100, it has shown in FIG. 3, FIG. In this case, the two connecting side holes 40a1 and 40b1 located on both sides in the sliding direction are holes fixed by the fixing tool 9 so as to coincide with the base side holes 20a4 and 30a4. Further, the two connecting side hole portions 40a2 and 40b2 are hole portions that are fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side hole portions 20a2 and 30a2. The two connecting side holes 50a1 and 50b1 located on both sides in the sliding direction are holes that are fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side holes 20b4 and 30b4. The two connecting side holes 50a2 and 50b2 located on the inner side in the sliding direction than the connecting side hole 50a1 are holes fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side holes 20b2 and 30b2. The two connecting side holes 60a1 and 60b1 located on both sides in the sliding direction are holes that are fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side holes 20c4 and 30c4. The two connection side hole portions 60a2 and 60b2 located on the inner side in the sliding direction than the connection side hole portion 60a1 are holes that are fixed by the fixture 9 so as to coincide with the base side hole portions 20c2 and 30c2.

  The square member 50, the upper wall 50a, the lower wall 50b, and the tubular portion 51 of the second connecting member 5 correspond to the square member 40, the upper wall 40a, the lower wall 40b, and the tubular portion 41 of the first connecting member 4, respectively. This is the same configuration and function. The connection side hole 50a1, the connection side hole 50a2, the connection side hole 50b1, and the connection side hole 50b2 of the second connection member 5 are the connection side hole 40a1 and the connection side hole 40a2 of the first connection member 4, respectively. Corresponding to the connection side hole 40b1 and the connection side hole 40b2, respectively, have the same configuration and function.

  The rectangular member 60, the upper wall 60a, the lower wall 60b, and the tubular portion 61 of the third connecting member 6 correspond to the rectangular member 40, the upper wall 40a, the lower wall 40b, and the tubular portion 41 of the first connecting member 4, respectively. This is the same configuration and function. The connection side hole 60a1, the connection side hole 60a2, the connection side hole 60b1, and the connection side hole 60b2 of the third connection member 6 are the connection side hole 40a1 and the connection side hole 40a2 of the first connection member 4, respectively. Corresponding to the connection side hole 40b1 and the connection side hole 40b2, respectively, have the same configuration and function.

  The transport device 1 is a device that is used for transporting the air conditioning unit 100 fixedly supported by the unit support member 8 from, for example, a manufacturing site to an assembly site mounted on a vehicle, and is a combination of transport members that can be used repeatedly. . The conveying apparatus 1 comprises a metal frame formed by assembling steel materials and the like. The base member 2 and the base member 3 have the same shape and configuration. Hereinafter, the description of the base member 2 can be applied to the base member 3. Moreover, when explaining the content common to both the base member 2 and the base member 3, a code | symbol may be abbreviate | omitted and it may only describe as a base member.

  The base member 2 has a frame portion 20 to which the unit support member 8 is fixed, a bottom plate portion 22 that connects the rectangular tubes constituting the frame portion 20, and four locations that are corner portions of the frame portion 20. And a columnar portion 7 extending. The frame portion 20 is formed by combining members such as an L-shaped angle and a square pipe. The frame part 20 includes a first frame part 20a, a second frame part 20b, and a third frame part 20c. The lower part of the unit support member 8 is fixed to the second frame part 20b and the third frame part 20c, and is positioned below the back side of the air conditioning unit 100. The first frame portion 20 a is located below the back side of the air conditioning unit 100. As shown in FIG. 15, the air conditioning unit 100 is located between the first frame portion 20a and the second frame portion 20b in the depth direction.

  The columnar portion 7 is formed by combining members such as a square pipe. In the state where the juxtaposed base member 2 and base member 3 are integrally connected by the connecting members 4, 5, 6, four corners in a rectangular frame formed together with the base member 2 and the base member 3 The columnar portion 7 is provided on the surface.

  Each columnar portion 7 includes an upper protruding portion 70 extending upward from the frame portion 20, a first protruding portion 71 connected to the upper protruding portion 70 and protruding upward from the upper protruding portion 70, and the frame portion 20. And a downward projecting portion 72 positioned below. The upper projecting portion 70 has an outer shape larger than that of the first projecting portion 71, is fixed to the first projecting portion 71, and is provided integrally with the frame portion 20. The downward projecting portion 72 is a portion that is located at the lowest position in the columnar portion 7 and is in contact with the floor surface when the transport device 1 is placed on the floor surface. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the upper end of the first projecting portion 71 is positioned above the upper end of the air conditioning unit 100 in a state where the air conditioning unit 100 is mounted on the unit support member 8. With this configuration, the air conditioning unit 100 is installed so as to exist inside the transport apparatus 1 in the vertical direction and the lateral direction without protruding from the end of the transport apparatus 1.

  The columnar portion 7 has a shape in which the outer dimensions are reduced and become narrower in the order of the lower protruding portion 72, the upper protruding portion 70, and the first protruding portion 71, which are the lowermost portions. The downward projecting portion 72 has a cylindrical shape having a lower end opening portion whose lower end opens downward. The 1st protrusion part 71 has the magnitude | size of the external shape which can be penetrated inside the cylindrical downward protrusion part 72. As shown in FIG. The upper protruding portion 70 has a size of an outer shape that cannot be inserted inside the cylindrical lower protruding portion 72. Alternatively, the upper projecting portion 70 has such a size that it can only enter a certain position by contacting the inner portion of the lower projecting portion 72 inside the lower projecting portion 72.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, when stacking a plurality of transfer apparatuses 1, the upper projecting portion 70 has its upper end or outline contacting the inside of the lower projecting portion 72, so that the lower base member is upward. It functions as a stopper that prevents the base member from moving upward. Thus, the columnar portion 7 functions as a support column when stacking the plurality of transport apparatuses 1 up and down. Further, the columnar portion 7 includes an adjusting portion 70 a that can adjust the height of the columnar portion 7. As shown in FIG. 13, the adjustment unit 70 a has a function that allows adjustment of the projection length of the first projection 71 that projects upward from the upper projection 70.

  The first projecting portion 71 is fixed to the upper projecting portion 70 by the adjusting portion 70 a below the upper end of the upper projecting portion 70. Thus, the part to which the 1st protrusion part 71 is being fixed is the state inserted in the inside of the upper protrusion part 70, and the internal thread part which penetrates is provided. A long hole extending in the up-down direction through which the male screw constituting the adjusting portion 70a can be inserted passes through the upward projecting portion 70 in the columnar portion 7. Within the range of the vertical length of the long hole, the length of the first protrusion 71 protruding from the upper protrusion 70 can be adjusted in the vertical direction. An operator adjusts the length of the 1st protrusion part 71 which protrudes rather than the upper protrusion part 70 in the state which loosened the external thread to an appropriate length for stacking, and tightens an external thread. By this work, the adjustment unit 70a exhibits a function of adjusting the length of the support column when stacking the plurality of transport apparatuses 1.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 20, the adjustment part 70a functions as a fulcrum for folding the 1st protrusion part 71, when stacking the some conveying apparatus 1 of the state which has not installed the air conditioning unit 100 in an up-down direction. To do. That is, the 1st protrusion part 71 is turnable so that it may rotate centering on the adjustment part 70a. On the upper part of the first protrusion 71, there is provided a knob 71a that supports the first protrusion 71 in contact with other members when the first protrusion 71 is folded.

  The base member 2 includes an upper protruding portion 21 that extends above the frame portion 20 on the frame portion 30 side of the columnar portion 7, and a lower protruding portion 21 a that is coaxial with the upper protruding portion 21 and positioned below the frame portion 20. . When the upper protruding portion 21 is stacked with the conveying device 1 having a small width-direction length set on the upper side and the conveying device 1 having a large width-direction length set on the lower side, The upper projecting portion 21 is provided at a position where the upper projecting portion 21 fits into the lower projecting portion 72 of the upper conveying device 1. The upper projecting portion 21 is shorter than the upper projecting portion 70, and has an outer shape that can be inserted inside the cylindrical lower projecting portion 72. The lower protruding portion 21 a has a size of an outer shape that can be inserted inside the upper protruding portion 70. As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, when stacking a plurality of conveying devices 1, the upper projecting portion 21 has its upper end or outline contacting the inside of the lower projecting portion 72, so that the lower base member is It functions as a stopper that prevents the base member from moving upward.

  The downward projecting portion 21a is formed by stacking the transport device 1 having a large width direction length upward and the transport device 1 having a small width direction length facing downward. The lower protruding portion 21 a is provided at a position where the lower protruding portion 21 a fits into the upper protruding portion 70 of the lower transfer device 1. As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, when stacking a plurality of conveying devices 1, the upper projecting portion 70 is fitted with the lower projecting portion 21 a on the inner side and the upper end is in contact with the frame portion 20. It functions as a stopper that prevents the member from moving upward relative to the upper base member.

  The transport apparatus 1 includes an attachment 73 that can be fixed to the upper portion of the first protrusion 71. The attachment 73 is a member that is attached to the first protrusion 71 when the vertical length of the columnar portion 7 is set to be longer. As shown in FIG. 12, the attachment 73 includes a threaded portion 73 a that can be screwed into a female threaded portion 71 b provided on the upper portion of the first projecting portion 71. When the air conditioning unit 100 installed in the transport apparatus 1 has a large vertical length and the upper end of the air conditioning unit 1000 is located above the upper end of the first projecting portion 71, the air conditioning unit 100 is used by using the attachment 73. 100 can be accommodated inside the transfer apparatus 1.

  In the base member 3, the frame portion 30, the upper protruding portion 31, the lower protruding portion 31 a, and the bottom plate portion 32 correspond to the frame portion 20, the upper protruding portion 21, the lower protruding portion 21 a, and the bottom plate portion 22 in the base member 2, respectively. This is the same configuration and function. The first frame portion 30a, the second frame portion 30b, and the third frame portion 30c in the base member 3 correspond to the first frame portion 20a, the second frame portion 20b, and the third frame portion 20c in the base member 2, respectively. This is the same configuration and function. The base side hole 30a1, the base side hole 30a2, the base side hole 30a3, and the base side hole 30a4 of the first frame 30a are the base side hole 20a1, the base side hole 20a2, the base side hole 20a3, Each of the base side holes 20a4 has the same configuration and function. The base side hole 30b1, the base side hole 30b2, the base side hole 30b3, and the base side hole 30b4 of the second frame 30b are the base side hole 20b1, the base side hole 20b2, the base side hole 20b3, Each of the base side holes 20b4 has the same configuration and function. The base side hole 30c1, the base side hole 30c2, the base side hole 30c3, and the base side hole 30c4 of the third frame 30c are the base side hole 20c1, the base side hole 20c2, the base side hole 20c3, Each of the base side holes 20c4 has the same configuration and function.

  Next, an operation for stacking a plurality of transfer apparatuses 1 in the vertical direction will be described. The conveying device 1 having a large width direction length and the conveying device 1 having a small width direction length can be stacked one above the other as illustrated in FIGS. 18 to 20. . In this case, the unit support member 8 and the first protrusion 71 are folded, and the uppermost portion of the transport device 1 becomes the upper end of the upper protrusion 70.

  When stacking with the conveying device 1 set to have a large width direction length up and the conveying device 1 having a small width direction length set to the bottom, as shown in FIGS. 18, 19, and 21, The lower protruding portion 21a of the upper conveying device 1 and the upper protruding portion 70 of the lower conveying device 1 are fitted together. When stacking with the conveying device 1 set to have a small width direction length up and the conveying device 1 having a large width direction length set to the bottom, as shown in FIGS. 18, 19, and 22, The lower protruding portion 72 of the upper conveying device 1 and the upper protruding portion 21 of the lower conveying device 1 are fitted together. In addition, when stacking the conveying devices 1 having the same width in the length direction, the lower protruding portion 72 of the upper conveying device 1 and the upper protruding portion 70 of the lower conveying device 1 are fitted together. Thus, it is possible to stack the conveying apparatus 1 from which the width direction length differs, and can convey it in the stacked state. The transport apparatus 1 can improve the transport efficiency when transporting the empty transport apparatus 1 and can suppress the storage space for storing the plurality of transport apparatuses 1.

  Next, the effect | action and effect which the conveying apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment brings are demonstrated. The transport apparatus 1 includes a plurality of unit support members 8 to which the air conditioning unit 100 is attached, and a plurality of base members 2 and 3 to which the unit support members are respectively fixed. Furthermore, the conveying apparatus 1 includes a dimension variable member that connects two adjacent base members among the plurality of base members. This dimension variable member has a configuration capable of changing the length in the width direction of the plurality of base members 2 and 3 to at least two types.

  According to this conveying apparatus 1, the dimension variable member which connects two adjacent base members 2 and 3 changes the width direction length of the whole base members 2 and 3 to at least two types of length. Can do. Thereby, according to the width direction length of the air conditioning unit 100 to convey, the width direction length of the several base members 2 and 3 whole can be adjusted to an appropriate length with a dimension variable member. The conveyance apparatus 1 can install a plurality of types of air conditioning units 100 having different lengths in the width direction without increasing a useless empty space. Therefore, it is possible to provide the transfer device 1 that can cope with the size variation of the air conditioning unit. In other words, various air conditioning units can be transported by the single transport device 1, the storage place related to the transport device 1 can be suppressed, and the management man-hours can be suppressed. Moreover, the conveyance apparatus 1 which is not too large with respect to the magnitude | size of the air conditioning unit 100 can be provided by adjusting the dimension of the conveyance apparatus 1 to the magnitude | size matched to the size of the air conditioning unit to convey.

  The base member 2 and the base member 3 include a frame portion 20 and a frame portion 30 that extend along the direction in which the plurality of base members 2 and 3 are arranged. The dimension variable member includes connecting members 4, 5, 6 that can connect the frame portion 20 and the frame portion 30 related to the two base members 2, 3 adjacent in the arrangement direction at a plurality of different separation distances. According to this configuration, the frame portion 20 and the frame portion 30 are bridged so that the entire length can be changed to at least two types in the arrangement direction, that is, the width direction of the plurality of base members 2 and 3 as a whole. A connecting member is provided. Thus, by setting the length of the connecting member itself and the coupling position between the connecting member and each frame portion, the air conditioning unit 100 having various widthwise lengths without providing a complicated configuration for adjusting the length. Can be provided.

  The connecting members 4, 5, 6 have a plurality of connecting side holes arranged at intervals in the direction in which the plurality of base members 2, 3 are arranged. The frame parts 20 and 30 have a plurality of base side hole parts arranged at intervals in the arrangement direction. The conveyance device 1 includes a fixture 9 that fixes the frame portion 20 and the frame portion 30 adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction in a state of being inserted through the connection side hole portion and the base side hole portion. According to this configuration, by changing the combination of the connection side hole and the base side hole through which the fixture 9 is inserted among the plurality of connection side holes and the plurality of base side holes, The coupling position of each frame part can be changed. Therefore, among the plurality of holes, a transport device that can be easily adjusted by selecting a combination of the connection side hole and the base side hole fixed by the fixture 9 in accordance with the width direction length of the air conditioning unit 100. 1 can be provided. For example, according to the configuration in which the combination of hole portions to be selected is displayed on the transport device 1, the operator can perform a smooth length adjustment operation.

  Further, the connecting members 4, 5, 6 are configured to be fitted to the outside of the frame parts 20, 30 so as to cover the upper wall, the lower wall, and the side walls of the frame parts 20, 30. According to this configuration, when the combination of the connection side hole and the base side hole is changed to a combination suitable for the length in the width direction of the air conditioning unit, the operation of fitting the connection member into the frame portion from the side. Can be implemented. Thereby, it is easy to perform the alignment operation while visually observing the base side hole provided in the frame parts 20 and 30 and the connection side hole provided in the connection members 4, 5 and 6. In addition, even if the work is performed at a high position, it is possible to carry out a work with less burden.

  The connecting members 4, 5, 6 are configured to be fitted to the outside of the frame parts 20, 30 so as to cover the upper wall, the lower wall, and the side walls of the frame parts 20, 30. The plurality of connecting side holes are provided on the upper and lower walls of the connecting members 4, 5, 6 that cover the upper and lower walls of the frame parts 20, 30. The plurality of base side hole portions are respectively provided on the upper wall and the lower wall of the frame portions 20 and 30. According to this configuration, when fixing the connecting side hole and the base side hole set to an appropriate combination, the fixing tool 9 that does not have a male screw part can be implemented by inserting it from top to bottom. it can.

  The fixture 9 has a male screw part. The connection side hole provided in the lower wall of the connection members 4, 5, 6 includes a female screw portion to which the male screw portion of the fixture 9 can be screwed. According to this configuration, the fixing tool 9 is inserted into the connection side hole and the base side hole, and the fixing tool 9 is turned from above to screw the male screw part and the female screw part of the connection side hole part together. The frame parts 20 and 30 can be sandwiched between the connecting members 4, 5 and 6, and both can be firmly fixed. Therefore, it is possible to provide the transfer device 1 that improves the strength of the portion that bridges the base member 2 and the base member 3.

  The base members 2 and 3 have a plurality of upward projecting portions 70, 21, and 31 that protrude upward from the frame portions 20 and 30, respectively, and are provided at intervals in the arrangement direction. The base members 2 and 3 have a plurality of downward projecting portions 72, 21 a, and 31 a that protrude downward from the frame portions 20 and 30 and that are provided at intervals in the arrangement direction. In a state where the conveyance devices 1 having different separation distances between the frame portion 20 and the frame portion 30 are stacked in the vertical direction, the upper protruding portion in the lower conveying device 1 and the lower protruding portion in the lower conveying device 1 fit each other. In the position.

  According to this configuration, when stacking the transport apparatus 1 up and down, one of the plurality of lower protrusions in the upper transport apparatus 1 and one of the plurality of upper protrusions in the lower transport apparatus 1 are fitted. Can be matched. By appropriately selecting a combination of the lower projecting portion and the upper projecting portion to be fitted together, it is possible to stack two transport devices having different widthwise lengths. As a result, it is possible to transport the transport apparatus 1 with a plurality of types of air conditioning units 100 having different lengths in the width direction stacked up and down, which can accommodate the size variations of the air conditioning units, and is also transportable. An excellent transport device 1 can be provided.

  The base members 2 and 3 include a first projecting portion 71 projecting upward from the upper projecting portion 70, and an attachment 73 having a shape extending upward and detachably provided to the first projecting portion 71. Prepare. According to this configuration, the vertical length of the transport device 1 can be changed depending on whether or not the attachment 73 is attached to the first protrusion 71.

  The transport apparatus 1 includes two connecting members 4, 5, 6 that are spaced apart and face each other in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the base members 2, 3 are arranged. According to this structure, since the structure which connects the base members 2 and 3 in the several place spaced apart in the orthogonal direction can be provided, the rigidity of the conveying apparatus 1 can be improved.

  Each of the connecting members 4, 5, 6 includes a plurality of tubular portions 41, 51, 61 that are spaced apart in the arrangement direction below the frame portions 20, 30. According to this configuration, it is possible to lift the conveying device 1 stacked in a single or a plurality of stages with a fork such as a forklift inserted into the tubular portion, and the base member is connected by providing the plurality of tubular portions integrally. Therefore, the rigidity of the connecting member can be increased.

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The disclosure of this specification is not limited to the illustrated embodiments. The disclosure encompasses the illustrated embodiments and variations by those skilled in the art based thereon. For example, the disclosure is not limited to the combination of components and elements shown in the embodiments, and various modifications can be made. The disclosure can be implemented in various combinations. The disclosure may have additional parts that can be added to the embodiments. The disclosure includes those in which the components and elements of the embodiment are omitted. The disclosure encompasses parts, element replacements, or combinations between one embodiment and another. The technical scope disclosed is not limited to the description of the embodiments. The technical scope disclosed is indicated by the description of the scope of claims, and should be understood to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the description of the scope of claims.

  In the above-described embodiment, there are two fixing positions of each connecting member and each frame portion, but the fixing positions are not limited to this combination. You may comprise the fixed position of each connection member and each frame part by the combination of 3 or more types. That is, the conveyance device 1 that can achieve the object disclosed in the specification is not only a device that can adjust the length in the width direction to two types, but also a device that can be adjusted to three or more types.

  In the above-described embodiment, the transport device 1 includes two base members arranged in the width direction, and includes a connecting member that connects the two base members. However, the conveying apparatus 1 that can achieve the object disclosed in the specification may have a configuration in which the number of base members is three or more and two or more connecting members are provided in the width direction.

  In the above-described embodiment, each member constituting the conveyance device such as the base member is a member in which steel materials are combined, but is not limited to such a form. The base member may be, for example, a metal member formed by pressing or a resin molded product using a mold.

  In the above-described embodiment, a plurality of transport apparatuses 1 with the air conditioning unit 100 attached can be stacked one above the other.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Conveying device 2, 3 ... Base member 4 ... 1st connection member (connection member, dimension variable member)
5 ... 2nd connection member (connection member, dimension variable member)
6 ... 3rd connection member (connection member, dimension variable member)
8 ... Unit support member, 9 ... Fixing tool, 100 ... Air conditioning unit

Claims (10)

A plurality of unit support members (8) to which air conditioning units (100) equipped with air conditioning functional parts are mounted;
A plurality of base members (2, 3) to which the unit support members are respectively fixed;
The dimension variable members (4, 5, 6) for connecting two adjacent base members among the plurality of base members so that the length in the width direction of the plurality of base members can be changed to at least two types. )When,
A transport apparatus comprising: The base member includes a frame portion (20, 30) extending along an arrangement direction of the plurality of base members,
The said dimension variable member is provided with the connection member (4, 5, 6) which can connect the said frame part and the said frame part regarding two said base members adjacent to the said alignment direction in several different separation distance. 2. The transfer device according to 1. The connecting member has a plurality of connecting side holes (40a1, 40b1, 40a2, 40b2, 50a1, 50b1, 50a2, 50b2) arranged at intervals in the arrangement direction,
The frame portion includes a plurality of base side holes (20a1, 20a2, 20a3, 20a4, 30a1, 30a2, 30a3, 30a4, 20b1, 20b2, 20b3, 20b4, 30b1, 30b2, 30b3) arranged at intervals in the arrangement direction. 30b4)
The conveyance according to claim 2, further comprising a fixture (9) for fixing the frame portion and the frame portion adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction in a state of being inserted through the connection side hole portion and the base side hole portion. apparatus.   4. The transport device according to claim 2, wherein the connecting member is configured to be fitted outside the frame portion so as to cover an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall of the frame portion. The connecting member is configured to be fitted to the outside of the frame portion so as to cover the upper wall, the lower wall, and the side wall of the frame portion,
The plurality of connection side hole portions are respectively provided on the upper wall and the lower wall of the connection member that covers the upper wall and the lower wall of the frame portion,
The transport device according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of base side hole portions are respectively provided on an upper wall and a lower wall of the frame portion. The fixture has a male threaded portion;
The said connection side hole provided in the lower wall of the said connection member is a conveying apparatus of Claim 5 provided with the internal thread part which the said external thread part of the said fixing tool can screw together. The base member has a shape that protrudes upward from the frame portion, and has a plurality of upward protruding portions (70, 21, 31) provided at intervals in the arrangement direction, and respectively below the frame portion. A plurality of downward projecting portions (72, 21a, 31a) provided at intervals in the arrangement direction,
The upper protrusions in the lower transfer device and the lower in the lower transfer device in a state where the transfer devices having different separation distances between the frame portions adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction are stacked in the vertical direction. The conveying device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the protruding portion is provided at a position where the protruding portions are fitted to each other.   The base member includes a first protrusion (71) that protrudes upward from the upper protrusion, and an attachment (73) that extends upward and is detachably attached to the first protrusion. The transport apparatus according to claim 7.   The conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 8, further comprising a plurality of the connecting members facing and spaced apart in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction.   Each of the said connection member is a conveying apparatus of Claim 9 provided with the some tubular part (41, 51, 61) spaced apart in the said arrangement direction below the said frame part.

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