JP2019127280A - Rack having pallet function and storage system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a rack having pallet function and a storage system capable of increasing storage efficiency of a distribution warehouse and working efficiency of carrying-in/out of an article.SOLUTION: A storage system comprises a body 2 and four plate-like shelf boards 90. The body 2 comprises: a rectangular bottom part 10 capable of placing an article; four post parts 20 secured to the four corners of the bottom part 10, respectively, and arranged upward; a support part 30 having a pair of rails 31 which are disposed over two post parts 20 arranged in a longitudinal direction; and a cylindrical member 40 in which a fork hole 41 in which the fork of a forklift can be inserted is formed in the inside. The cylindrical member 40 is configured to be able to support the bottom part 10, by the fork inserted in the fork hole 41. The pair of rails 31 can support the shelf board 90.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a rack and storage system having a pallet function used in a distribution process.

  In general, loading and unloading of articles into a distribution warehouse is performed by placing the articles on a flat plate called a pallet and transporting the pallet with a forklift. A rack is installed in the distribution warehouse (see Patent Document 1), and the articles carried into the distribution warehouse are stored in the rack while being placed on the pallet.

  JP 2008-80139A

  In recent years, the quantity of articles handled in the distribution process has been large and small. Here, one type of article is usually placed on one pallet. Therefore, the amount of articles placed on one pallet decreases and the number of pallets used increases as the number of articles to be handled increases. When the amount of the articles placed on the pallet is small, there is a waste space where the articles are not placed above the articles when stored in the rack in the distribution warehouse. In addition, since there are many pallets on which such a small amount of articles are placed, many such wasted spaces occur. As a result, there arises a problem that storage efficiency in the distribution warehouse is reduced.

  In addition, the operation | work which changes the shelf height position of the rack currently used in a distribution warehouse is an operation | work which requires a tool etc. to require. Therefore, it is difficult to change the rack pitch of the rack each time according to the quantity of articles placed on the pallet.

  In addition, as described above, when a large number of articles are handled, the number of pallets used is large with respect to the total quantity of articles. Therefore, when loading and unloading articles with a forklift, it is necessary to move a large number of pallets on which a small amount of articles are placed one by one with the forklift. Therefore, the problem that the work efficiency of carrying in / out of goods falls also arises.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and to provide a rack and a storage system having a pallet function capable of enhancing the storage efficiency of a distribution warehouse and the work efficiency of loading / unloading articles. Do.

  The rack having a pallet function according to the present invention has a rectangular bottom portion on which an article can be placed, one or a plurality of shelf plates that are arranged above the bottom portion and can place an article, and are fixed to the four corners of the bottom portion. In addition, at least four struts disposed upward and a fork hole into which a fork of a forklift can be inserted are formed inside, and the bottom can be supported by the fork inserted into the fork hole. A fork insertion portion configured, and a support portion having a pair of rails arranged across the two support column portions arranged in the longitudinal direction of the fork hole and capable of supporting the shelf board. Do.

  According to this configuration, the articles can be placed on the bottom and the shelf, respectively. Therefore, when the articles handled in the physical distribution process are a small variety of products, different types of articles can be placed on the bottom and the shelf board. Moreover, since the shelf board is only supported by the rails, the work of attaching and removing the shelf board is easy. Therefore, a shelf board can be attached or removed as appropriate according to the amount and size of the article to be placed. When the amount of articles placed on the bottom is small or when the size is small, a shelf board is attached and used, so that useless space is not generated above the article placed on the bottom and the storage efficiency is increased. be able to. Furthermore, since the fork hole into which the fork of the forklift can be inserted is formed inside and has a fork insertion part configured to be able to support the bottom part, a plurality of types of articles respectively placed on the bottom part and the shelf board Can be transported at once by forklift. Therefore, the work efficiency of carrying in / out of the articles can be enhanced.

  Further, in the rack having the pallet function of the present invention, it is preferable that a plurality of the support portions are provided at different height positions.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to select one of a state in which the shelf is not used, a state in which the shelf is attached to one support, and a state in which the shelf is attached to a plurality of supports. Moreover, the height position of the shelf board to attach can also be changed easily. Therefore, according to the quantity of articles of the same type among the articles to be handled, that is, the quantity and size of articles placed on the shelf or the shelf attached to one support, The mounting position can be changed as appropriate. Therefore, storage efficiency can be further increased.

  Further, in the rack having the pallet function of the present invention, at least a part of the support portion is provided at a convex portion provided at the upper end portion and at a lower end portion, and a concave portion formed to fit the convex portion is further provided. It is preferable to have.

  According to this configuration, when another rack is placed above the rack, the convex portion provided at the upper end portion of the lower rack post portion fits into the concave portion provided at the lower end portion of the upper rack post portion. . That is, racks can be stacked and used. Therefore, storage efficiency can be further increased.

  In addition, in the rack having a pallet function according to the present invention, of the four side surfaces formed between the column portions adjacent to each other around the bottom portion, the three other than the side surfaces arranged in the direction in which the fork hole opens. It is preferable to further include a frame portion disposed across two side surfaces and fixed to an upper portion of the support portion.

  According to this configuration, the frame portion can increase the strength of the rack. Since there is no frame portion on the side surface arranged in the direction in which the fork holes are opened, the frame portion does not hinder the work of loading and unloading articles on the rack by an operator who gets on the forklift.

  Furthermore, in the rack having a pallet function according to the present invention, three of the four side surfaces formed between the supporting column portions adjacent to each other around the bottom portion other than the side surfaces arranged in the direction in which the fork hole opens. It is preferable that at least one of the side surfaces further includes a fence portion fixed to the bottom portion and arranged upward.

  According to this structure, the fall of the articles | goods mounted in the rack can be suppressed by the fence part.

  In addition, in the rack having the pallet function of the present invention, the length of the shelf along the pair of rails is preferably shorter than the length of the pair of rails.

  According to this configuration, by supporting the shelf board shorter than the length of the pair of rails on the support portion, for example, the shelf board can be arranged avoiding the article having a high height, and according to the height of the article. Shelves can be arranged to increase the storage efficiency of the rack.

  In addition, in the rack having the pallet function according to the present invention, the length of the shelf board along the pair of rails is such that the shelf boards can be arranged in a plurality along the pair of rails. Is preferred.

  According to this configuration, when the shelf is supported by the rail, the shelf on the near side in the longitudinal direction of the fork can be removed to easily place the article or take out the article below the shelf. It becomes.

  In another aspect, the storage system of the present invention is characterized by including a rack having any of the above-described pallet functions and a permanent rack that accommodates the rack having the pallet functions therein.

  According to this configuration, articles can be placed on the bottom part and the shelf board in the rack having a pallet function that is accommodated in the permanent rack. Therefore, when the articles handled in the physical distribution process are a small variety of products, different types of articles can be placed on the bottom and the shelf board. Moreover, since the shelf board is only supported by the rails, the work of attaching and removing the shelf board is easy. Therefore, a shelf board can be attached or removed as appropriate according to the amount and size of the article to be placed. When the amount of articles placed on the bottom is small or when the size is small, a shelf board is attached and used, so that useless space is not generated above the article placed on the bottom and the storage efficiency is increased. be able to. Furthermore, since the fork hole into which the fork of the forklift can be inserted is formed inside and has a fork insertion part configured to be able to support the bottom part, a plurality of types of articles respectively placed on the bottom part and the shelf board Can be transported at once by forklift. Therefore, the work efficiency of carrying in / out of the articles can be enhanced.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the storage efficiency of the distribution warehouse and the work efficiency of loading / unloading articles.

It is a perspective view of a rack which has a pallet function of this embodiment. (A) is a front view of the rack shown in FIG. 1, (b) is a side view of the rack shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the storage system of this embodiment. The rack shown in FIG. 1 is shown placed directly on the floor of the warehouse, where (a) shows the rack when it is used alone, and (b) shows the rack when it is used.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The rack 1 according to the present embodiment has a function as a pallet and can be transported by a forklift. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (a) and 2 (b), the rack 1 comprises a main body 2 and four flat shelf plates 90. The main body 2 includes a substantially rectangular bottom 10, four support columns 20, a support 30 that supports the shelf 90, and a cylindrical member 40 that is disposed below the bottom 10. In the following description, the left front side of FIG. 1 is referred to as “front (front)”, and the right back side is referred to as “rear”. In the front view, the right side is simply referred to as the "right side", and in the front view, the left side is simply referred to as the "left side". Furthermore, references to vertical and horizontal directions in the following description assume that the rack 1 is placed on a horizontal floor.

  The upper surface 12 of the bottom 10 is a horizontal plane having a rectangular shape, and is a surface on which an article can be placed. Below the bottom portion 10, a cylindrical member 40 is disposed. The cylindrical member 40 corresponds to the fork insertion part of the present invention. An inner space formed inside the cylindrical member 40 is a fork hole 41 into which a fork of a forklift can be inserted. The fork hole 41 opens in the front and extends in the front-rear direction. The cylindrical member 40 is provided in a pair of left and right corresponding to the two forks provided in the forklift. The pair of cylindrical members 40 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center position in the left-right direction of the rack 1. Therefore, it is possible to insert the two forks of the forklift into the fork holes 41 of the pair of cylindrical members 40 from the front of the rack 1. That is, the longitudinal direction of the fork hole 41 corresponds to the front-rear direction of the rack 1. The tubular member 40 is provided so that the bottom 10 can be supported by a fork inserted into the fork hole 41.

  The four support portions 20 are fixed to the four corners of the bottom portion 10 and disposed upward. At the upper end portion of each support column portion 20, a convex portion 21 that protrudes upward is provided. Moreover, the recessed part 22 (it shows with a broken line in FIG. 2 (a), (b)) formed so that the convex part 21 might fit in the lower end part of each support | pillar part 20 is provided. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), when another rack 1 is placed above the rack 1, the convex portion 21 provided on the upper end of the support 20 of the lower rack 1 is the upper rack 1. Fit into the recess 22 provided at the lower end of the support 20.

  The four support portions 20 form four side surfaces 51-54. The four side surfaces 51 to 54 are formed between the column portions 20 adjacent around the bottom portion 10. The side surface 51 is disposed in the front, the side 52 is disposed in the right, the side 53 is disposed in the rear, and the side 54 is disposed in the left. The side surface 51 is disposed in the direction in which the fork hole 41 opens. The frame portion 25 is fixed to the upper portion of the support portion 20. The frame portion 25 has a U-shape in top view, and is disposed across three side surfaces 52 to 54 other than the side surface 51 disposed on the front. That is, the frame portion 25 has a first portion 25a disposed across the two support columns 20 arranged in the front and rear on the right side, and a first portion 25a disposed over the two support columns 20 arranged in the front and rear on the left. It consists of the 2 part 25b and the 3rd part 25c arrange | positioned ranging over the two support | pillar parts 20 located in the right and left in back. The first portion 25a, the second portion 25b, and the third portion 25c are all arranged horizontally.

  In three side surfaces 52 to 54 other than the side surface 51 disposed in front of the bottom portion 10, the fence portion 27 is fixed to the bottom portion 10. The fence portions 27 are provided two each on the side surfaces 52 to 54, and are disposed upward. The fence portions 27 all extend from the bottom portion 10 to the frame portion 25. On the right side surface 52 and the left side surface 54, two fence portions 27 are disposed to be separated in the front-rear direction between two column portions 20 aligned in the front-rear direction. In the rear side surface 53, two fence portions 27 are arranged apart from each other between the two support columns 20 arranged side by side.

  The support portion 30 has a pair of rails 31 horizontally disposed across the two support portions 20 aligned in the front-rear direction. The front-rear direction is the longitudinal direction of the fork hole 41. That is, one of the pair of rails 31 is disposed on the two support columns 20 arranged in the front and rear direction on the right side, and the other is disposed on the two support columns 20 aligned in the front and rear direction on the left side. The pair of rails 31 is disposed along the front-rear direction. The pair of rails 31 of the support portion 30 are disposed at the same height. The pair of rails 31 is fixed to the support 20 by welding, for example. The support portion 30 can support the shelf board 90 in a horizontal state by supporting the both ends of the shelf board 90 with the pair of rails 31. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A and 2B, five support portions 30 are provided in the present embodiment. The pair of rails 31 included in each of the five support portions 30 are arranged at different heights.

  The shelf plate 90 is a rectangular flat plate. The shelf plate 90 is disposed above the bottom 10. The upper surface of the shelf plate 90 supported by the support portion 30 is a horizontal flat surface on which articles can be placed. The width W (see FIG. 1) of the shelf board 90 is substantially equal to the distance between the pair of rails 31. Therefore, the width direction both ends of the shelf board 90 can be supported by a pair of rails 31. Further, assuming that the length of the pair of rails 31 in the front-rear direction is L (see FIG. 1), the depth D (see FIG. 1) of the shelf plate 90 is smaller than L / 2. The length of the shelf plate 90 in the front-rear direction of the pair of rails 31 is the length along the pair of rails 31 of the shelf plate 90. The depth D of the shelf board 90 is a length that can be arranged side by side along the pair of rails 31. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (b), two shelf boards 90 can be arranged in front and back on one support portion 30. The rack 1 of the present embodiment includes four shelf boards 90, and the two support portions 30 support the shelf boards 90 by two each. That is, in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A and 2B, the lowermost support 30 and the second upper support 30 support the shelf plate 90.

  The amount and size of articles placed on the shelf plate 90 attached to the upper surface 12 of the bottom portion 10 or to one of the support portions 30 determines which support portion 30 of the five support portions 30 the shelf plate 90 is set to It can be changed as appropriate. Further, depending on the quantity and size of the article, the shelf board 90 may be set and used only on one support portion 30 or may be used without setting the shelf board 90 at all.

  Subsequently, the storage system 100 of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage system 100 has a rack 1 having the above-described pallet function and a permanent rack 101 installed in a distribution warehouse. The permanent rack 101 can accommodate the rack 1 inside.

  The permanent rack 101 includes a base 110 disposed on the floor 102 of the warehouse, four frames 120 disposed upward from the base 110, and a beam 130 disposed horizontally across the adjacent frames 120. Have. In FIG. 3, only the two frames 120 located in front are shown, and the remaining two frames 120 are disposed behind the two frames 120. The beam 130 is disposed across two frames 120 adjacent to each other on the left and right in the front and rear. The beams 130 are respectively disposed at three different height positions of the frame 120. The permanent rack 101 can mount the rack 1 or the pallet 200 on the upper surface of the base 110 and the beams 130 provided at three heights. Further, two racks 1 or pallets 200 can be arranged side by side on the permanent rack 101 shown in FIG. That is, eight racks 1 or pallets 200 can be accommodated in the permanent rack 101 as a whole.

  As described above, since the rack 1 has the fork holes 41, it can be used as a so-called pallet. That is, it can be carried into and out of the distribution warehouse by a forklift with the article placed on the upper surface 12 of the bottom 10 or the shelf 90. As shown in FIG. 3, the rack 1 carried into the distribution warehouse is accommodated in a permanent rack 101 in the warehouse. That is, the articles carried into the warehouse in the state of being placed on the rack 1 can be stored as they are (while being placed on the rack 1) in the warehouse.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the rack 1 can be placed directly on the floor surface 102 and used in the distribution warehouse. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the rack 1 may be used alone, or as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the racks 1 may be stacked and used. As described above, in FIG. 4 (b), when another rack 1 is placed above the rack 1, the convex portion 21 provided at the upper end of the support 20 of the lower rack 1 is the upper rack 1. It fits into a recess 22 provided at the lower end of the support 20.

  As described above, the rack 1 of this embodiment is formed with the fork holes 41 into which the forks of the forklift can be inserted, and has a pallet function. The rack 1 includes a main body 2 and four flat shelf plates 90. The main body 2 includes a rectangular bottom portion 10 on which an article can be placed, four strut portions 20 that are fixed to the four corners of the bottom portion 10 and arranged upward, and two struts arranged in the front-rear direction. The support part 30 which has a pair of rail 31 arrange | positioned ranging over the part 20 and the cylindrical member 40 in which the fork hole 41 was formed are provided. The pair of rails 31 can support the shelf plate 90. Therefore, articles can be placed on the top surface 12 of the bottom 10 and the shelf plate 90, respectively. Therefore, different types of articles can be placed on the top surface 12 of the bottom portion 10 and the shelf board 90 when the articles handled in the distribution process are small in quantity and high in variety. Moreover, since the shelf board 90 is only supported by the rail 31, the work of attachment and removal of the shelf board 90 is easy. Therefore, a shelf board can be attached or removed as appropriate according to the amount and size of the article to be placed. When the amount of articles to be placed on the upper surface 12 of the bottom portion 10 is small or the size is small, the shelf board 90 is attached and used, so that no wasteful space is created above the articles placed on the bottom portion 10. Storage efficiency can be increased. Further, a fork hole 41 into which a fork of a forklift can be inserted is formed inside and has a cylindrical member 40 configured to be able to support the bottom 10, so that it is mounted on the upper surface 12 of the bottom 10 and the shelf plate 90. A plurality of placed articles can be transported at one time by a forklift. Therefore, the work efficiency of carrying in / out of the articles can be enhanced.

  Further, in the rack 1 of the present embodiment, five support portions 30 for supporting the shelf plate 90 are provided at different height positions. Therefore, one of a state in which the shelf board 90 is not attached, a state in which the shelf board 90 is attached to one support portion 30 and a state in which the shelf board 90 is attached to a plurality of support portions 30 is selected. it can. Moreover, the height position of the shelf board 90 to attach can also be changed easily. Therefore, the shelf board 90 to be used is matched to the quantity and size of the same kind article among the articles to be handled, that is, the quantity and size of the article placed on the shelf board 90 attached to the bottom 10 or one support part 30. It is possible to appropriately change the number of and the mounting position of the shelf board 90. Therefore, the storage efficiency can be further increased.

  Furthermore, the rack 1 of the present embodiment has a convex portion 21 provided on the upper portion of each support column portion 20 and a concave portion 22 provided on the lower portion and in which the convex portion 21 is fitted. Therefore, when another rack 1 is placed on the upper side of the rack 1, the convex portion 21 provided on the upper portion of the support portion 20 of the lower rack 1 is a concave portion provided on the lower portion of the support portion 20 of the upper rack 1 Fit in 22 That is, the racks 1 can be stacked and used. Therefore, storage efficiency can be further increased.

  In addition, the rack 1 of the present embodiment has a frame portion 25 that is fixed to the upper portion of the column portion 20 and is disposed across three side surfaces 52 to 54 other than the side surface 51 that is disposed in front of the bottom portion 10. Therefore, the strength of the rack 1 can be enhanced by the frame portion 25. Further, since the side surface 51 arranged in the direction in which the fork hole 41 is opened does not have the frame portion 25, the frame portion 25 does not interfere with the loading and unloading operation of the articles on the rack 1.

  Furthermore, the rack 1 of the present embodiment has a fence portion 27 that is fixed to the bottom portion 10 and is disposed upward on three side surfaces 52 to 54 other than the side surface 51 disposed on the front surface. Therefore, the fence part 27 can suppress the fall of the article placed on the rack 1.

  Further, in the rack 1 of the present embodiment, two shelf plates 90 are arranged side by side with respect to the pair of rails 31 along the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the shelf 90 is supported on the rail 31, by removing the shelf 90 on the near side, it is easy to place the article below the shelf 90 and to take out the article.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, it should be thought that a specific structure is not limited to these embodiment. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the description of the embodiments described above but by the claims, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

  For example, although the above-mentioned embodiment explained the case where five supporters 30 were provided in a mutually different height position, the number of objects of supporters 30 is not limited to this. At least one supporting portion 30 may be provided.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when each support | pillar part 20 has the convex part 21 provided in the upper end part, and the recessed part 22 provided in the lower end part so that the convex part 21 may be fitted. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the convex portions 21 and the concave portions 22 do not have to be provided in the four support portions 20, and may be provided, for example, only in the front two support portions 20. Alternatively, the convex portion 21 and the concave portion 22 may not be provided.

  Furthermore, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the case where it had the frame part 25 fixed over the upper part of the support | pillar part 20, and was arrange | positioned ranging over three side surfaces 52-54 other than the side surface 51 arrange | positioned in the front, The configuration of the unit 25 is not limited to this. That is, for example, the frame part 25 may be provided not in the upper part of the column part 20 but in an intermediate part.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the three side surfaces 52 to 54 other than the side surface 51 disposed on the front surface are fixed to the bottom portion 10 and have the fence portion 27 disposed upward is described. However, it is not limited to this. The fence portion 27 may be fixed to the bottom 10 of at least one of the three side surfaces 52 to 54 other than the side surface 51 disposed on the front surface. Alternatively, the fence portion 27 may not be provided. In addition, the configuration of the fence portion 27 can be changed as appropriate as long as the fall of the article placed on the rack 1 can be suppressed. That is, for example, it is possible to provide a horizontally extending fence portion which is disposed straddling two support portions 20 aligned in the front and rear direction and two support portions 20 aligned in the left and right in the rear.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the case where the shelf board 90 was arrange | positioned along two sheets with respect to a pair of rails 31 along the front-back direction, it is not limited to this. That is, one shelf board 90 may be arranged for a pair of rails 31, or three or more shelf boards 90 may be arranged.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the length D of the shelf plate 90 is smaller than L / 2, where L is the length of the pair of rails 31 in the front-rear direction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The length D along the pair of rails 31 of the shelf plate 90 may be shorter than the length L of the pair of rails 31. According to this configuration, for example, the shelf 90 can be arranged avoiding high-height items by supporting the shelf 90 with a depth shorter than the length L of the pair of rails 31 by the support unit 30. The shelf board 90 according to the height of the article can be arranged to enhance the storage efficiency of the rack 1.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the case where it was provided with the shelf board 90 of 4 sheets, and the shelf board 90 can be set and used to two support parts 30 at the maximum, it is not limited to this. That is, four or more shelf boards 90 may be provided.

  Furthermore, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the case where the upper surface 12 of the bottom part 10 was a plane, it is not limited to this. The upper part of the bottom part 10 should just be a shape which can mount an article | item, for example, may be net shape. Moreover, although the same may be said of the shelf board 90 and the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the case where it was flat form, a net-like board may be sufficient if articles can be placed.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the cylindrical member 40 provided below the bottom portion 10 has been described as the fork insertion portion. However, the fork insertion portion having the fork hole 41 therein is formed integrally with the bottom portion 10 itself. It may be

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where two racks 1 or pallets 200 can be placed side by side on the permanent rack 101 and eight racks 1 or pallets 200 can be accommodated in the permanent rack 101 as a whole has been described. However, the number of racks 1 or pallets 200 that can be accommodated in the permanent rack 101 is not limited to this. That is, the number of racks 1 or pallets 200 that can be accommodated in one stage of the permanent rack 101 may be one, or three or more. Further, the number of stages that can be accommodated in the rack 1 of the permanent rack 101 or the pallet 200 may be three or less, or five or more.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a rack and storage system having a pallet function capable of enhancing the storage efficiency of a distribution warehouse and the work efficiency of loading and unloading of articles.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 rack 10 bottom part 20 support | pillar part 21 convex part 22 recessed part 25 frame part 27 fence part 30 support part 31 rail 40 cylindrical member (fork insertion part)
41 Fork hole 90 Shelf board 100 Storage system 101 Permanent rack

The present invention relates to a rack and storage system having a pallet function, which is used in a distribution process in which a small amount of goods are handled .

The rack having a pallet function according to the present invention is a rack having a pallet function used in a distribution process in which articles to be handled are small in amount and various types, and has a rectangular bottom on which the articles can be placed, and a top of the bottom. disposed, the insertion of one or a plurality of shelves capable of placing the article, with being fixed to the four corners of the bottom portion, and at least four struts disposed upward, the fork of the forklift A possible fork hole is formed in the inside, is constituted by a cylindrical member disposed below the bottom, and the fork is inserted by the fork inserted in the fork hole which is opened forward and extends in the front-rear direction. a fork insertion section for a bottom supported capable constructed, arranged and secured over two of the strut aligned in the longitudinal direction of the fork holes corresponding to the longitudinal direction, the shelf plate Have a supportable pair of rails, a plurality provided that the support unit to different height positions with each other, among the four side surfaces formed between the strut adjacent around said bottom, said fork holes And a frame portion disposed across the three side surfaces other than the open front disposed side surface, and fixed to an upper portion of the support portion .

According to this configuration, articles can be placed on the bottom and the shelf. Therefore, different types of articles can be placed on the bottom and the shelf when the articles handled in the distribution process are of small quantity and high variety. Moreover, since the shelf board is only supported by the rail, the work of attaching and removing the shelf board is easy. Therefore, according to the quantity and the size of the articles | goods to be mounted, a shelf board can be attached or removed suitably. When the amount of articles placed on the bottom is small or the size is small, a shelf board is attached and used, so that unnecessary space is not generated above the articles placed on the bottom, and storage efficiency is enhanced. be able to. Further, the support be capable of inserting the forks of a forklift is composed of a cylindrical member fork holes Ru formed therein extending in and the longitudinal direction are open to the front, the bottom is arranged below the bottom Since the fork insertion part which is configured is provided, a plurality of types of articles respectively placed on the bottom and the shelf can be transported by the forklift at one time. Therefore, the work efficiency of carrying in / out goods can be improved.
In addition, since a plurality of support portions are provided at different height positions, a state in which the shelf plate is used without being attached, a state in which the shelf plate is attached to the one support portion, and a shelf in the plurality of support portions. One of the states in which a board is attached can be selected. Moreover, the height position of the shelf board to be attached can be easily changed. Therefore, according to the quantity of articles of the same kind among the articles to be handled, that is, the quantity and size of the articles placed on the bottom or a shelf mounted on one support, The attachment position can be changed as appropriate. Therefore, storage efficiency can be further increased.
Furthermore, the strength of the rack can be increased by the frame portion. Fork hole
Since there is no frame portion on the side of the front side where the opening is open, the frame portion does not interfere with the work of loading and unloading articles on the rack by the operator or the like who gets on the forklift.

Moreover, in the rack having a pallet function according to the present invention, the cylindrical member is preferably configured such that the vertical position of the bottom surface thereof is the same as the vertical position of the lower ends of the plurality of support columns. .

Further, in the rack having the pallet function of the present invention, at least a part of the support is provided at a convex portion provided at an upper end and at a lower end and the convex portion is fitted inside the support. It is preferable to further have a formed recess.

According to this configuration, when another rack is placed above the rack, the convex portion provided on the upper end portion of the lower rack support portion is the one of the support portion provided on the lower end portion of the upper rack support portion. It fits into a recess formed inside . That is, racks can be stacked and used. Therefore, storage efficiency can be further increased.

In addition, in the rack having a pallet function according to the present invention, the plurality of support portions include a plurality of the support portions whose vertical distances from the upper ends of the support columns to the upper ends of the support portions are adjacent in the vertical direction. The vertical distance between the plurality of support portions adjacent to each other in the vertical direction is longer than the vertical distance between the portions, and the vertical distance from the lower end of the support column to the lower ends of the plurality of support portions. It is preferable to be provided so as to be longer .

Furthermore, in the rack having the pallet function of the present invention, among the four side surfaces formed between the adjacent pillars adjacent to each other around the bottom, three other than the front side where the fork hole is opened. Oite to one side disposed on at least the rear of the side, while being fixed to the bottom portion preferably further has a fence portion disposed upward.

An upper surface 12 of the bottom portion 10 is a horizontal plane having a rectangular shape, and is a surface on which an article can be placed. A cylindrical member 40 is disposed below the bottom 10. The tubular member 40 corresponds to the fork insertion portion of the present invention. An inner space formed inside the cylindrical member 40 is a fork hole 41 into which a fork of a forklift can be inserted. The fork hole 41 is open to the front and extends in the front-rear direction. The cylindrical member 40 is provided in a pair of left and right corresponding to the two forks provided in the forklift. The pair of cylindrical members 40 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center position of the rack 1 in the left-right direction. Therefore, it is possible to insert the two forks of the forklift into the fork holes 41 of the pair of cylindrical members 40 from the front of the rack 1. That is, the longitudinal direction of the fork hole 41 corresponds to the front-rear direction of the rack 1. The tubular member 40 is provided so that the bottom 10 can be supported by a fork inserted into the fork hole 41. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (a) and 2 (b), the cylindrical member 40 has a lower surface in the vertical direction that is the same as the vertical position of the lower ends of four support columns 20 described later. The cylindrical member 40 and the four support | pillar parts 20 are earth | grounded by the horizontal installation surface.

The four support portions 20 are fixed to the four corners of the bottom portion 10 and disposed upward. At the upper end portion of each support column portion 20, a convex portion 21 that protrudes upward is provided. Moreover, the recessed part 22 (it shows with the broken line in FIG. 2 (a), (b)) formed in the inside of each support | pillar part 20 so that the convex part 21 may fit in the lower end part of each support | pillar part 20 is provided. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), when another rack 1 is placed above the rack 1, the convex portion 21 provided on the upper end of the support 20 of the lower rack 1 is the upper rack 1. It fits into the recessed part 22 provided in the lower end part of the support | pillar part 20.

The support portion 30 has a pair of rails 31 horizontally disposed across the two support portions 20 aligned in the front-rear direction. The front-rear direction is the longitudinal direction of the fork hole 41. That is, one of the pair of rails 31 is disposed on the two support portions 20 aligned in the front-rear direction in the right side, and the other is disposed in the two support portions 20 aligned in the front-rear direction in the left side. The pair of rails 31 are arranged along the front-rear direction. The pair of rails 31 included in the support portion 30 are arranged at the same height. A pair of rails 31, by welding For example, is fixed to the support portion 20. The support portion 30 can support the shelf board 90 in a horizontal state by supporting the both ends of the shelf board 90 with the pair of rails 31. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A and 2B, five support portions 30 are provided in the present embodiment. The pair of rails 31 included in each of the five support portions 30 are arranged at different heights. The five support portions 30 have a vertical distance from the upper end of the support column 20 to the upper end of the five support portions 30 longer than the vertical distance between the five support portions 30 adjacent in the vertical direction, and The vertical distance from the lower ends of the support columns 20 to the lower ends of the five support portions 30 is set to be longer than the vertical distance between the five support portions 30 adjacent in the vertical direction.

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A rectangular bottom on which an article can be placed;
One or more shelf boards disposed above the bottom and capable of mounting articles;
Fixed at the four corners of the bottom, and at least four struts arranged upward;
A fork hole formed in the fork hole into which a fork of a forklift can be inserted and configured to support the bottom by the fork inserted into the fork hole;
A support portion disposed across the two support portions aligned in the longitudinal direction of the fork hole and having a pair of rails capable of supporting the shelf plate;
A rack having a pallet function.   The rack having a pallet function according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the support portions are provided at different height positions.   At least one part of the said support | pillar part further has a convex part provided in the upper end part, and the recessed part provided in the lower end part and formed so that the said convex part fits. Rack with pallet function.   Of the four side surfaces formed between the column portions adjacent to each other around the bottom portion, it is disposed across three side surfaces other than the side surface disposed in the direction in which the fork hole opens, and the upper portion of the column portion The rack having the pallet function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a frame portion fixed to the rack.   Of at least one of the four side surfaces formed between the column portions adjacent to each other around the bottom portion, the three side surfaces other than the side surfaces arranged in the direction in which the fork hole opens, The rack having a pallet function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a fence portion fixed to the bottom and disposed upward.   A rack having a pallet function according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a length along at least one of the shelf plates along the pair of rails is shorter than a length of the pair of rails. .   The length along the said pair of rails of the said shelf board is a length which can arrange the said shelf board along with the said pair of rails side by side, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. A rack having the pallet function described in the item. A rack having the pallet function according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
And a permanent rack for internally accommodating the rack having the pallet function.

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