JP2019077481A - Conveyance instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a conveyance instrument which can prevent damage and dropout of a tag holder and easily confirm whether the tag holder is installed or not.SOLUTION: In a container 30 of this invention, a tag holder 10 is protected from collision with a foreign body because the tag holder 10 is installed on an inside face of a holder storage portion 35. Further, first and second penetration holes 42, 44 are comprised in a storage portion constitution wall 37, and a suspending piece 20B and a stopping protrusion portion 22 which are one portion of the tag holder 10 can be checked from the side of an outer face of the storage portion constitution wall 37 visually. By this, even if an upper face opening 35K of the holder storage portion 35 is covered with luggage or another container 30, whether the tag holder 10 exists or not can be confirmed easily without moving the luggage or another container 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer device having a load placement unit on which a load is placed or stored and used for transferring or storing a load.

  Conventionally, as a conveying tool of this type, there are one in which a tag holder is attached to the outer surface and one in which it is attached in a recess (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP, 2008-280060, A (Drawing 3 and Drawing 14) JP-A-9-254983 (FIGS. 2 and 6)

  However, in the case where the tag holder is attached to the outer surface of the transport device, there has been a problem that the ID tag or the tag holder is broken or dropped off due to the contact with a foreign object. In addition, in the case where the tag holder is mounted in the concave portion of the transfer device, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to check whether the tag holder is attached or not in a state where the load is mounted on the transfer device or the transfer devices are stacked. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a conveyance tool capable of preventing breakage and detachment of a tag holder and easily confirming presence or absence of attachment of the tag holder.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a transfer device having a load placing portion on which a load is placed or stored and used for transferring or storing a load. A holder accommodating portion having an opening at the upper surface thereof for accommodating a tag holder for holding an ID tag and having a bottom portion for preventing the tag holder from falling, and constituting a part of the holder accommodating portion; And a holder-side engaging portion formed on the housing portion constituting wall, the other side constituting the inner side surface of the holder housing portion and the other surface forming the outer side surface of the transport tool, and the holder side engaging portion of the tag holder An engaging portion side engaging portion capable of engaging and holding the tag holder in a state where the tag holder is overlapped with the inner side surface of the holder receiving portion, penetrating through the wall constituting the accommodating portion, and partially holding the tag holder Visually viewed from the outer side of the construction wall A through hole and ability is a delivery device comprising a.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the delivery tool according to claim 1, further comprising a tag holder for holding at least a part of the ID tag in an exposed state.

  In the invention of claim 3, the receiving portion side engaging portion is configured by the lower opening edge of the through hole, and the holder side engaging portion is an engaging support portion inserted into the through hole; It is a conveying instrument according to claim 1 or 2 provided with a tag holder which consists of a hanging piece which hangs down from a tip of an engagement support part, and engages with an outer surface of a lower opening edge of said penetration hole.

  In the invention of claim 4, the tag holder is provided with a flexible support portion having a locking projection projecting toward the housing portion constituting wall side, and the hanging piece is penetrated through the housing portion constituting wall. 4. The carrier device according to claim 3, further comprising: an engagement hole which engages with the locking projection in a state of being engaged with the lower opening edge of the hole and restricts the upward movement of the tag holder. It is.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the conveyance according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a guide groove which is formed on the inner side surface of the housing portion constituting wall, extends upward from the through hole, and guides the hanging piece to the through hole. It is an instrument.

  According to the configuration of the transport device of the first aspect, the tag holder is attached to the inner side surface of the holder accommodating portion, so that the tag holder is protected from collision with foreign matter. In addition, since the holder housing portion has the bottom portion, even if the tag holder is temporarily detached from the inner side surface of the holder housing portion, it is prevented from falling off from the conveying instrument. Moreover, the presence or absence of the tag holder can be easily confirmed from the upper side of the holder accommodating portion. In addition, by providing the through-hole in the housing portion constituting wall, a part of the tag holder can be visually recognized from the outer side surface side of the housing portion constituting wall, and the opening of the holder housing portion is covered by the luggage or other transport device. However, the presence or absence of the tag holder can be easily confirmed. That is, according to the conveyance tool of the present invention, it is possible to prevent damage and detachment of the tag holder and easily confirm the presence or absence of attachment of the tag holder. In addition, as a conveyance tool, the thing of container structure, tray structure, pallet structure, and trolley | bogie structure is mentioned. Also, the transfer device may be used only for storage of the load, if it can be used for transfer of the load but not actually used for transfer.

  The tag holder of the transport device according to claim 2 holds at least a part of the ID tag in an exposed state, so that it can be easily confirmed whether the ID tag is held by the tag holder from above the holder accommodation portion can do.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the engaging support portion inserted into the through hole of the housing portion forming wall and the outer surface of the lower opening edge of the through hole of the housing portion forming wall depending from the tip of the engaging supporting portion Since the tag holder is provided with the holder side engaging portion consisting of the hanging piece to be engaged, the presence or absence of the tag holder can be easily confirmed by whether or not the hanging wall is exposed on the outer surface of the transport tool.

  In the conveyance tool according to claim 4, when the engagement support portion and the hanging piece of the holder side engagement portion are pushed into the through hole of the housing portion constituting wall, the locking projection of the tag holder abuts on the housing portion constituting wall and is flexible. The support portion is elastically deformed. Then, when the tag holder is lowered, the hanging piece engages with the outer surface of the lower opening edge of the through hole, and the flexible supporting portion elastically returns, and the locking projection is the engaging hole of the housing portion constituting wall Engage with the surface. As a result, the upward movement of the tag holder is restricted, and the attachment of the tag holder to the housing portion constituting wall is stabilized.

  According to the conveyance tool of the fifth aspect, the hanging piece can be moved downward along the guide groove formed on the inner side surface of the housing portion forming wall and can be easily inserted into the through hole, thereby conveying the tag holder Installation of the device is easy.

The perspective view of the container of 1st Embodiment which is a conveying instrument of this invention Partially broken perspective view of the holder housing portion Top view of the holder housing Perspective view of stacked containers Partially broken perspective view of the holder mounting portion Upper perspective view of the holder accommodating portion A perspective view of the front side of the tag holder Perspective view of the back side of the tag holder A perspective view of the surface side of the tag holder holding an ID tag Side sectional view of tag holder and holder mounting part The perspective view of the tray of 2nd Embodiment which is a conveying instrument of this invention A perspective view of the tray on which the luggage is placed

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 10. In the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a container 30 as a transport device is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the container 30 is in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped with an open top, and can accommodate luggage. Further, an upper end flange 33 projects in four directions from the upper end of the side wall 32 of the container 30, and a lower end flange 34 projects in four directions from the lower end. A plurality of vertical ribs 32L extending in the vertical direction project laterally from the lateral middle portions of the side walls 32 to connect the upper and lower flanges 33 and 34 with each other. The lower end flange 34 is disposed in the same plane as the bottom wall 31 of the container 30. Further, in the present embodiment, the portion surrounded by the side wall 32 corresponds to the “load arrangement portion” according to the present invention.

  At four corners of the container 30, holder accommodating portions 35 according to the present invention are provided. Each holder accommodation portion 35 extends along a ridge line of a corner 32C at which the side walls 32, 32 cross each other in a tubular shape having a substantially fan-shaped cross section.

  Specifically, the corner 32C between the adjacent side walls 32, 32 is curved in an arc shape. The corner 34C (see FIG. 2) of the lower end flange 34 is curved in a circular arc with a curvature radius larger than that of the corner 32C of the side wall 32. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, a pair of cylindrical side walls 36, 36 having substantially the same shape as the vertical rib 32L protrudes laterally from the position near the corner 32C of the adjacent side walls 32, 32, and the upper and lower flanges 33, We communicate between 34. Further, the substantially fan-shaped portion of the upper end flange 33 sandwiched by the pair of cylindrical side walls 36, 36 is cut away. A cylindrical holder having a substantially fan-shaped upper surface opening 35K is communicated between the outer edge portions of the pair of cylindrical side walls 36, 36 by the housing portion constituting wall 37 curved along the outer edge portion of the lower end flange 34. An accommodating portion 35 is formed. Further, a bottom portion 35F (see FIG. 2) of the holder accommodating portion 35 is configured by a part of the lower end flange 34.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the inner surface of the corner portion 37R of the housing portion constituting wall 37, a reinforcing protrusion 38H is formed from the upper end position to the bottom portion 35F. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the holder housing portion 35, reinforcing ribs 38 along the diagonal of the container 30 are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing rib 38 is disposed at the lower end portion in the holder accommodating portion 35 and communicates between the reinforcing protrusion 38 H, the bottom portion 35 F, and the corner portion 32 C of the side wall 32.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a positioning projection 35A is extended upward from the upper surface of the housing portion constituting wall 37. As shown in FIG. The positioning projection 35A has an L-shape along the corner 37R of the housing portion constituting wall 37. Further, at the lower end portion of the outer side surface of the housing portion constituting wall 37, a positioning recess 35B corresponding to the positioning projection 35A is formed. And when stacking the containers 30 as shown in FIG. 4, positioning protrusion 35A of the container 30 by the side of a lower stage carries out uneven engagement with positioning recess 35B of the container 30 by the side of an upper stage. Thus, lateral displacement of the containers 30, 30 is prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 1, each holder accommodating portion 35 is provided with a holder mounting portion 40 for mounting a tag holder 10 described later. The container 30 and the tag holder 10 are resin injection molded products.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each holder mounting portion 40 is provided on a flat portion on one side (e.g., the left side) of the corner portion 37R when viewed from the outer surface side of the housing portion constituting wall 37 in each holder housing portion 35. ing. Further, the holder mounting portion 40 is disposed at a position apart from the positioning protrusion 35A, and has a guide groove 41 linearly extending from the upper end portion of the housing portion constituting wall 37 to an intermediate position in the vertical direction. The guide groove 41 is recessed in a step-like manner from the inner side surface of the entire housing portion constituting wall 37, and a pair of first through holes 42, 42 and one second through hole 44 are formed in the guide groove 41. It is formed in a line. Further, the guide groove 41, the first through holes 42 and 42, and the second through hole 44 have the same width, and the left and right inner side surfaces of the guide groove 41 and the left and right inner side surfaces of the first through hole 42 and the like are flush with each other. It has become. Furthermore, the second through hole 44 is disposed between the pair of first through holes 42, 42, and the lower end of the guide groove 41 is located at the lower edge of the lower first through hole 42.

  The first through holes 42 correspond to "through holes" according to the present invention, and the second through holes 44 correspond to both "through holes" and "engagement holes" according to the present invention. Further, the “engagement hole” according to the present invention may be a “concave” hole which does not penetrate through the housing portion constituting wall 37 and is sunk in the inner surface of the housing portion constituting wall 37.

  As shown in FIG. 5, on the outer side surface of the housing portion constituting wall 37, the outer side recess 42 A is formed by making the lower side lower than each first through hole 42 stepped down so as to form the first through hole 42. The housing-side engaging portion 43 (hereinafter simply referred to as the “engaging portion 43”) according to the present invention is formed at the lower opening edge. Specifically, the left and right inner side surfaces of the outer surface concave portion 42A are flush with the left and right inner side surfaces of the engagement portion 43. Further, the sizes of the engaging portion 43 and the first through hole 42 in the vertical direction are substantially the same. Furthermore, the engaging portion 43 of the upper first through hole 42 is located in the guide groove 41, while the engaging portion 43 of the lower first through hole 42 is located below the guide groove 41, It is thicker than the upper engaging portion 43. However, the outer surfaces of both the engaging portions 43, 43 are flush with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the tag holder 10 has a strip-shaped base plate 11 extending in the vertical direction. A ceiling wall 14 projects from the upper edge of the base plate 11 to the surface side, and a surrounding wall 12 projects from the outer edge other than the upper edge of the base plate 11 to the surface side. Further, the ceiling wall 14 protrudes from the base plate 11 more largely than the surrounding wall 12. Furthermore, at the lower end portion of the base plate 11, both corner portions are C-chamfered, and a pair of inclined portions 11A and 11A are formed at the lower end portion of the surrounding wall 12 accordingly. Further, on the central portion of the surface of the base plate 11 between the inclined portions 11A and 11A, a support ridge 15 extending in the lateral direction is formed. Then, a portion surrounded by the ceiling wall 14 and the surrounding wall 12 on the front side of the base plate 11 forms a tag accommodating portion 10S, and the ID tag 25 is accommodated therein (see FIG. 9).

  Moreover, in order to prevent detachment of the ID tag 25 from the tag housing portion 10S, a plurality of tag pressing pieces 13 project from the opposing surfaces on the left and right of the surrounding wall 12. The tag pressing pieces 13 are arranged symmetrically on the facing surface of the surrounding wall 12. Further, each tag pressing piece 13 has a projecting piece structure in which the length in the vertical direction is larger than the amount of protrusion from the surrounding wall 12. Further, the tag pressing piece 13 at the upper end is separated downward from the ceiling wall 14, and the tag pressing piece 13 at the lower end is arranged at a position separated upward from the support projection 15. Furthermore, a rectangular side through hole 11B larger than the tag pressing piece 13 is formed in the base plate 11 at a portion facing the tag pressing piece 13.

  As shown in FIG. 8, rectangular first center through holes 11 </ b> C and 11 </ b> C are formed at the upper and lower end portions at the center in the lateral direction of the base plate 11. Then, the engagement support portion 20A protrudes from the upper opening edge of each first center through hole 11C to the back surface side of the base plate 11, and the hanging piece 20B is suspended from the tip end portion of the engagement support portion 20A. A holder side engaging portion 20 according to the present invention is formed from the portion 20A and the hanging piece 20B.

  A rectangular second center through hole 11D is formed at a position near the upper end of the base plate 11 between the first center through holes 11C and 11C. And a pair of slits 11E and 11E are extended below from the both sides of the 2nd center penetration hole 11D, and it corresponds to flexible piece 21 from a part of base plate 11 (the "flexible supporter" of the present invention As separated). Further, from the upper end portion of the flexible piece 21, the locking projection 22 protrudes on the back surface side of the base plate 11. Further, the upper surface of the locking projection 22 forms a locking surface 22B, and the lower surface of the locking projection 22 is an inclined surface 22A that is inclined with respect to the vertical direction.

  FIG. 9 shows the tag holder 10 holding the ID tag 25. The ID tag 25 is formed by printing the antenna 25B and mounting the IC 25A on a strip-like flexible substrate extending in the vertical direction. Then, for example, the ID tag 25 is bent and inserted into the gap between the base plate 11 and the tag pressing pieces 13, 13 from between the ceiling wall 14 and the upper tag pressing pieces 13, 13, and the ceiling wall 14 And the support ridges 15 from above and below and held in the tag housing portion 10S. Further, the plurality of tag pressing pieces 13 overlap only the outer edge portion of the ID tag 25, and most of the front surface of the ID tag 25 including the antenna 25 B is exposed from the tag holder 10. The ID tag 25 may be housed in the tag housing portion 10S from between the support projection 15 and the lower tag pressing pieces 13 and 13.

  The description of the configuration of the present embodiment is as described above. Next, the operation and effect of the present embodiment will be described. According to the container 30 of the present embodiment, when a package is stored, transported or stored, the ID tag 25 having an ID corresponding to the package can be attached using the tag holder 10. For this purpose, the ID tag 25 may be accommodated in the tag holder 10, and the tag holder 10 may be attached to the holder mounting portion 40 of the container 30 as follows. That is, with the ceiling wall 14 side of the tag holder 10 facing up, the back surface side of the tag holder 10 is directed to the inner side surface of the housing portion constituting wall 37, and the respective hanging pieces 20B are first through holes 42 of the housing portion constituting wall 37. Press on the more straight part.

  For that purpose, for example, if both the hanging pieces 20B, 20B are pressed against the inner side surface of the housing portion constituting wall 37 and slid left and right, the hanging pieces 20B, 20B pass through the step surface of the guide groove 41 and the guide groove 41 It can enter inside and can be easily pressed directly above the first through holes 42. Then, when the hanging pieces 20B and 20B are slid downward along the guide grooves 41 and pushed into the respective first through holes 42, the locking projections 22 are pressed against the portion directly above the second through holes 44. The flexible piece 21 bends.

  In this state, when the tag holder 10 is lowered, the hanging pieces 20B, 20B are engaged so as to overlap the outer surface side of the lower engaging portions 43, 43 of the first through holes 42, 42, as shown in FIG. As described above, when the upper end of the engaging portion 43 abuts on the engaging support portion 20A that supports the hanging piece 20B, the flexible piece 21 elastically returns and the locking projection 22 is uneven in the second through hole 44 Engage. Then, the locking surface 22B of the locking projection 22 is adjacent to the inner upper surface of the first through hole 42, and the upward movement of the tag holder 10 is restricted and fixed to the container 30. As a result, the ID tag 25 is attached to the container 30, and the tag reader can acquire the ID of the ID tag 25 to easily manage the package.

  By the way, when transporting the container 30, the container 30 may collide with another container 30 or a transport carriage. However, according to the container 30 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the tag holder 10 is attached to the inner side surface of the holder accommodating portion 35, so the tag holder 10 is protected from collision with foreign matter. Further, since the holder housing portion 35 has the bottom portion 35F (see FIG. 3), even if the tag holder 10 is temporarily removed from the inner side surface of the holder housing portion 35, it is prevented from falling out of the container 30. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the presence or absence of the tag holder 10 can be easily confirmed from the upper surface opening 35K of the holder accommodating part 35. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 10, the housing portion constituting wall 37 is provided with the first and second through holes 42 and 44, and the hanging piece 20B which is a part of the tag holder 10 and the locking projection 22 It can be visually recognized from the outer side of the construction wall 37. Thereby, even if the upper surface opening 35K of the holder housing portion 35 is covered and concealed by a load or another container 30 (see FIG. 4), the presence or absence of the tag holder 10 can be easily confirmed without delaying the load or the other container 30 can do.

  That is, according to the container 30 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent breakage and detachment of the tag holder 10 and easily confirm the presence or absence of the attachment of the tag holder 10. By providing the guide groove 41 as described above, the tag holder 10 can be easily attached to the container 30. Further, the movement of the tag holder 10 is restricted by the engagement between the locking projection 22 and the second through hole 44 of the housing portion constituting wall 37, and the fixing of the tag holder 10 to the container 30 is stabilized. Furthermore, since the hanging piece 20B, the locking projection 22 and the like which are a part of the tag holder 10 are accommodated in the first and second through holes 42 and 44 and do not protrude outward from the housing portion constituting wall 37, A situation in which the hanging piece 20B or the like is caught by foreign matter is also prevented.

  Note that the tag holder 10 may be set to a color different from that of the container 30 so that the tag holder 10 can be easily attached or not attached. Further, not only the tag holder 10 but also the ID tag 25 may be able to confirm the presence or absence through the through hole formed in the housing portion constituting wall 37. Specifically, a through hole is provided at a position facing the side through hole 11B (see FIG. 7) of the housing portion constituting wall 37 (see FIG. 7), and the ID tag 25 is passed from the outside of the housing portion constituting wall 37 through the through hole. It may be possible to confirm the presence or absence of

Second Embodiment
Hereinafter, a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a tray 30V as a transport tool will be described based on FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. Similar to the container 30 of the first embodiment, the holder accommodation portions 35 having the holder attachment portions 40 are provided at the four corners of the tray 30V, and the tag holders 10 can be attached. Further, the upper surface of the tray 30V is a deck surface 50 corresponding to the “load placement portion” according to the present invention, and the load 90 is placed on the deck surface 50 as shown in FIG. Also by the tray 30V of this embodiment, the same operation and effect as the container 30 of the first embodiment can be obtained.
[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and, for example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) The bottom portion 35F of the holder housing portion 35 of the first embodiment may have a mesh structure or a structure having a drain hole.

(2) In the first embodiment, the flexible piece 21 corresponding to the "flexible support portion" of the present invention has a cantilever structure, but even if the flexible support portion has a double-supported beam structure Good.

(3) Although only one type of holder mounting portion 40 for mounting the tag holder 10 is provided in the container 30 of the first embodiment, mounting of a plurality of types of holders is possible in order to enable mounting of various tag holders. You may provide a part.

(4) Also, the engagement structure between the tag holder 10 and the housing portion constituting wall 37 is not limited to the structure of the above embodiment, and is shown, for example, in FIGS. 5 and 6 of JP 2008-280060A. Alternatively, a pair of resilient locking claws may be provided on the tag holder so as to be engaged with the pair of through holes of the storage section wall. Further, for example, the surface fastener may be fixed to the tag holder and the inner side surface of the holder accommodating portion, and the tag holder may be attached to the inside of the holder accommodating portion by the engagement of the surface fasteners. Then, the presence or absence of the tag holder may be confirmed by the through holes provided in the housing portion constituting wall.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tag holder 20 Holder side engaging part 20A Engaging support part 20B Hanging piece 21 Flexible piece (flexible support part)
Reference Signs List 22 locking projection 30 container 30V tray 35 holder housing portion 35F bottom 35K top opening 37 housing portion constituting wall 41 guide groove 42 first through hole (through hole)
43 accommodation section side engagement section 43
44 Second through hole (through hole, engagement hole)
50 deck surface (load placement section)
90 luggage

Claims (5)

In a transfer device having a load arrangement portion on which a load is placed or stored and used for transferring or storing a load,
A holder accommodating portion having an opening on the upper surface of the transport device and capable of accommodating a tag holder for holding an ID tag and having a bottom portion for preventing the tag holder from falling;
A housing part constituting wall which constitutes a part of the holder housing part, one surface of the back and front sides forms the inner side surface of the holder housing part, and the other surface makes the outer side surface of the transport tool;
A storage portion side engagement portion which is formed on the storage portion configuration wall and which can be held in a state where the tag holder is superimposed on the inner side surface of the holder storage portion by engaging with the holder side engagement portion of the tag holder ,
And a through-hole which penetrates the housing portion constituting wall and allows a part of the tag holder to be visible from the outer side of the housing portion constituting wall.   The delivery instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a tag holder for holding at least a part of the ID tag in an exposed state. The receiving portion side engaging portion is configured by a lower opening edge of the through hole,
The holder side engaging portion is from an engaging support portion inserted into the through hole, and a hanging piece depending from the tip of the engaging support portion and engaging with the outer surface of the lower opening edge of the through hole The delivery instrument according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a tag holder. The tag holder is provided with a flexible support portion having a locking projection protruding toward the housing portion constituting wall side,
In the state where the hanging piece is engaged with the lower opening edge of the through hole on the housing portion constituting wall, the engagement projection is engaged with the engagement projection to restrict the upward movement of the tag holder The delivery device according to claim 3, wherein the hole is provided.   The delivery instrument according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a guide groove which is formed on the inner side surface of the accommodation portion configuration wall, extends upward from the through hole, and guides the hanging piece to the through hole.

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