JP2020050236A - Shopping cart - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a shopping cart which restricts movement range of a child stands on a child's step board not only lateral direction, but also rearward direction so as to make the standing ride to be more stable, and realize enlargement of a space for placing a shopping basket in a case where no children stand on a child's step board.SOLUTION: A shopping cart 1 comprises: a base frame 2 having left and right side frames 4; left and right support shafts 5 and 6 standing from the left and right side frames; an upper basket load member 15 provided in front of the support shafts; a child's step board 11 provided between the lower sections of the left and right support shafts; left and right side frames 9 for restricting lateral movement range of a child standing on the child's step board; and a rear frame 7 or restricting rearward movement range of the child. The left and right side frames 9 and the rear frame 7 have a configuration that their sizes allow an upper part of a shopping basket to be engaged with the left and right side frames 9 under a state where main section of the shopping basket excepting for the upper part is fitted in an inner space of the frames.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a shopping cart used when shopping at a store such as a supermarket.

  Among shopping carts, there is a type that not only carries a shopping basket but also allows children to be carried together for convenience when shopping with children. This type is generally provided with an infant seat on which an infant can sit (Patent Documents 1 to 3). In recent years, a floor on which a child (infant or lower grade school child) can stand stands. A device provided with a surface (step plate) has also been proposed (Patent Documents 4 and 5).

  The shopping carts of Patent Literatures 4 and 5 each include a chassis, a support, an operation handle, and an upper car frame. The car chassis is provided with the step plate, and the upper car frame has an infant seat on which an infant can be seated. Is provided. The support has a vertical member that stands upright from the chassis, a support member that supports the vertical member, and a horizontal member that connects both sides (vertical portions) of the vertical member. The vertical member is bent rearward at the upper end thereof and folded back and bent forward (this portion is referred to as a “horizontal portion” for convenience), and is bent left and right and connected (this portion is referred to as “front” for convenience). Part "). The lateral part forms an adult (customer) handle. The front portion forms a child handle that is held by a child standing on the step board. Further, a "frame" surrounding the periphery except for the rear portion is formed by the lateral portion and the front portion, and this frame functions as a guide frame for restricting a moving range of a child who stands on the step board to a predetermined range. .

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-22466 JP-A-2-74462 JP-A-9-39797 JP 2011-246077 A JP-A-2005-77070

  However, the guide frames of the shopping carts of Patent Literatures 4 and 5 have a function of restricting a lateral movement range of a child who stands on a step board, but do not have a function of restricting a rearward movement range. In addition, it is not assumed that the shopping basket is placed on the guide frame, and even if it is supposed that the shopping basket is put on the guide frame, there is a possibility that the shopping basket may come off at the time of traveling.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to regulate not only the lateral movement range but also the rearward movement range of a child who stands on the step board for children, thereby stabilizing the standing. It is another object of the present invention to provide an additional storage location for a shopping basket when a child does not stand on a step board for children.

The shopping cart of the present invention
A base frame (2);
Left and right columns (5, 6) standing from the base frame (2),
An upper basket (15) provided in front of the left and right columns (5, 6);
A step board (11) for children provided above a rear portion of the base frame (2);
Left and right side frames (9) for restricting a lateral movement range of a child standing on the step board (11) for children;
A rear frame (7) for restricting a rearward movement range of a child who stands on the child step board (11) is provided.

  Here, the left and right side frames (9) and the rear frame (7) are attached to the left and right side frames (9) in such a manner that the main part except the upper part of the shopping basket is dropped into their inner spaces. It is preferable that the shopping basket be formed in a size that can lock the upper portion thereof.

[Action]
Since the left and right side frames regulate the lateral movement range of the child who stands on the child step board, and the rear frame regulates the rearward movement range, it is possible to more stably stand.
According to the above preferred configuration, when the child does not stand on the step board for children, the shopping basket can be locked and placed on the left and right side frames.

According to the present invention, not only the lateral movement range but also the rearward movement range of the child standing on the child step board can be regulated, and the standing can be further stabilized.
According to another aspect of the present invention, when a child does not stand on the step board for children, the place to store the shopping basket increases.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the shopping cart according to the first embodiment as viewed from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shopping cart viewed from the rear side. FIG. 3 is a side view of the shopping cart. FIG. 4 is a perspective view when a shopping basket is placed on the shopping cart. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the shopping cart according to the second embodiment as viewed from the front side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the shopping cart viewed from the rear side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the shopping cart according to the third embodiment as viewed from the front side. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the shopping cart viewed from the rear side.

1. Left and right side frames The left and right side frames may be provided in a manner extending rearward from a part of the left and right columns, for example.
The aspect in which the left and right side frames are also side handles can be exemplified. The side handle can be gripped by a customer pushing the shopping cart or by a child standing on a children's step board.
In addition, a mode in which a second side handle is provided below the left and right side frames can also be exemplified. The second side handle can be gripped by a child standing on a children's step board.

2. Rear Frame The rear frame can be exemplified by a mode that is provided to extend inward in the left-right direction from the rear portions of the left and right side frames.
The embodiment in which the rear frame is also a rear handle can be exemplified. The rear handle can be gripped by a customer pushing a shopping cart or by a child standing backwards on a children's step board.

An example in which the rear frame is connected without being cut at the middle portion in the left-right direction can be exemplified.
The rear frame is cut at a middle portion in the left-right direction, and an example in which the cut gap in the left-right direction is 10 cm or more (more preferably, 15 cm or more) can be exemplified.

3. Cargo Placement An embodiment in which a lower basket rest is provided on the front part of the base frame can be exemplified.
An example in which the step board for children is formed in a size in which a shopping basket can be placed can be exemplified.
According to these aspects, when the child does not stand on the step board for children, a total of up to four shopping baskets are placed on the upper basket, the lower basket, the left and right side frames, and the step board for children. be able to.

4. Prop The left and right props are exemplified by a mode composed of one, a mode composed of a first column erected from an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the base frame and a second column erected from a rear portion of the base frame, respectively. it can. The latter embodiment is preferable in that the strength of the support is high.

5. Guard Member It is preferable that a side guard member is provided between the first support and the second support to control a lateral movement range of the child (or the placed article) standing on the child step board. The second support also regulates the side movement range. However, if a side guard member is further provided, the same function can be obtained between the first support and the second support.

  It is preferable that a front guard member is provided on the front end of the step board for children to restrict a forward movement range of a child (or an article placed) standing on the step board for children. This is because the upper cage placing also regulates the forward movement range, but if a front guard member is further provided, the same regulation function can be obtained below the upper cage placing.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the structure, shape, quantity, and the like of each component to be described are merely examples, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Example 1]
The shopping cart 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a base frame 2, left and right supports 5 and 6 erected from the base frame 2, and a front portion in the height direction between the left and right supports 5 and 6. , A step board 11 for a child provided above a rear portion of the base frame 2, and right and left side portions for restricting a lateral movement range of a child who stands on the step board 11 for a child. The vehicle includes a frame 9 and a rear frame 7 that regulates a rearward movement range of a child who stands on the child step board 11. The shopping cart 1 further includes a lower basket carrier 14 and casters 25.

  The base frame 2 includes a front frame 3 extending left and right, and left and right side frames 4 extending rearward from left and right ends of the front frame 3. The base frame 2 is made of a metal frame material (for example, a material such as a pipe material and a shape material that can constitute the frame, and the same applies hereinafter). The casters 25 are attached near the front ends of the left and right side frames 4 and under the first left and right columns 5.

  The left and right columns are respectively composed of a first column 5 erected from an intermediate portion of the side frame 4 in the front-rear direction and a second column 6 erected from a rear portion of the side frame 4. The first support 5 and the second support 6 are made of a metal frame material.

  The first left and right columns 5 extend vertically upward from the middle part of the left and right side frames 4 by 5 to 20 cm, and then bend forward by about 20 to 30 degrees with respect to the vertical due to bending. It extends up to 30 cm, then tilts backward by about 10 to 20 degrees with respect to vertical by bending and extends up to 25 to 40 cm, and its upper end (from the upper surface of the side frame 4) is 65 to 80 cm. .

  The left and right second struts 6 extend vertically upward from the rear portion of the left and right side frames 4 by 5 to 20 cm, and then bend forward by about 35 to 55 degrees with respect to the vertical by bending to extend from 45 to 60 cm upward. The upper end is joined to the intermediate portion of the first support 5 in the height direction by welding or the like.

The left and right side frames 9 are provided continuously extending rearward from the upper ends of the left and right first columns 5, and are made of the same frame material as the first columns 5. The left and right side frames 9 extend rearward from the upper ends of the left and right first columns 5 horizontally or at an angle of 10 degrees or less with respect to the horizontal, for 35 to 50 cm.
The left and right side frames 9 are also side handles. The side handle can be gripped by a customer pushing the shopping cart 1 or by a child standing on the step board 11 for children. The side handle may be a frame material, or may include a cylindrical grip 10 made of a polymer material such as resin or rubber attached to the outer periphery of the frame material.

The rear frame 7 is provided so as to continuously extend inward in the left-right direction from the rear ends of the left and right side frames 9, and is made of the same frame material as the first support 5. The rear frame 7 is connected without interruption at the middle part in the left-right direction, and its left-right length is 50 to 65 cm.
The front and rear positions of the rear frame 7 (the center of the frame material) are behind the rear end of the step board 11 for children by 5 to 20 cm. Within this range, there is a good balance between the rear frame 7 allowing some physical movement of the standing child and the regulation of the rearward movement range. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a gap is formed between the back of the child and the rear frame 7, so that the customer can easily grip the rear frame 7.
The rear frame 7 is also a rear handle. The rear handle can be gripped by a customer pushing the shopping cart 1 or by a child standing backward on the step board 11 for children. The rear handle may be a frame material or may include a cylindrical grip 8 made of a polymer material such as resin or rubber attached to the outer periphery of the frame material.

  The left and right side frames 9 and the rear frame 7 have a U-shape in a plan view, and an inner space having a U-shape in a plan view is formed between them and the rear side of the upper cage 15. As shown in FIG. 4, the left and right side frames 9 and the rear frame 7 are attached to the shopping basket B on the left and right side frames 9 in a state where the main part except the upper part of the shopping basket B is dropped into the inner space. B is formed in such a size that an upper portion (for example, a flange portion) of B can be locked. Further, it is preferable that the left and right side frames 9 and the rear frame 7 are formed in such a size that there is a gap between the rear frame 7 (rear handle) and the shopping basket B at which a customer's hand can enter. This is for making the rear frame 7 easy to grasp.

The step board 11 for a child is on which a child (infant or lower grade school child) can stand and is made of metal, resin, or the like, and is formed to have strength enough to withstand the child's jumping thereon. The children's step board 11 is behind the lower part of the first column 5. When the shopping cart 1 is nested, the lower level of the child step board 11 is higher than the upper level of the base frame 2 so that the base frame 2 of the rear shopping cart can enter below the step board 11 for children. . In order to support the step board 11 for children at this height, the step board 11 for children includes, for example, a support bar 12 erected on the first column 5 on the left side and the side frame 4 behind the first column 5, and a first bar 11 on the right. The support 5 is bridged between the support 5 and the support bar 12 provided on the side frame 4 behind the support 5.
As shown in FIG. 4, the step board 11 for children is formed in a size that allows a shopping basket to be placed thereon.

Even if a side guard member (not shown) is provided between the first support 5 and the second support 6 to restrict the lateral movement range of the child (or the placed article) standing on the step board 11 for children. Good. Although the second support 6 also regulates the side movement range, if the side guard member is further provided, the same regulation function is obtained between the first support 5 and the second support 6.
When the side guard member has a metal panel shape that covers more than half of the space surrounded by the first support 5, the second support 6, and the side frame 4, the regulation function is high, and the surface has a pattern or character. Can be attached or an advertisement sheet can be attached. The side guard member may be in a panel shape, a net shape, a fence shape, a bar shape, or the like covering the whole or a part of the space. The side guard member may be made of resin.

On the front end of the step board 11 for children, a front guard member 17 for regulating the forward movement range of the child (or the article placed) standing on the step board 11 for children is provided. The upper basket carrier 15 also regulates the forward movement range. However, if the front guard member 17 is further provided, the same regulation function can be obtained below the upper basket carrier 15.
The front guard member 17 in the illustrated example has a metal net shape over the entire space surrounded by the step board 11 for children, the upper basket rest 15 and the first left and right supports 5, and thus has a high regulation function. The front guard member 17 may have a plate shape, a fence shape, a rod shape, or the like covering the whole or a part of the space. The front guard member 17 may be made of resin.
Although the front guard member 17 in the illustrated example is attached to the left and right first columns 5, the attachment destination is not limited to this.

  The lower basket carrier 14 is provided on the front part of the base frame 2 and is in front of the lower part of the first support 5. The lower basket mount 14 includes a rear fence fixed to the first support 5, a lower fence extending forward from a lower portion of the rear fence, a front fence obtained by bending the entire lower fence upward, and left and right side frames 4. It consists of standing right and left side fences.

  The upper cage rest 15 is fixed to the rear support wall 16 fixed to the upper ends of the left and right first columns 5 so as to be rotatable at its upper end, and to the first column 5. And a bottom wall following the side wall, and a front wall following the side wall and the bottom wall. When the shopping cart is nested, the rear swinging wall 16 is pivoted upward by the rear upper basket so that the upper basket of the rear shopping cart can enter the upper basket 15.

According to the shopping cart 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) As shown in FIG. 4, the shopping basket B can be placed on the upper basket 15 and the lower basket 14. When a child does not stand on the step board 11 for children, the shopping basket B can also be placed on the step board 11 for children, and the shopping basket B is also locked on the left and right side frames 9 as described above. Can be placed. Therefore, a maximum of four shopping baskets B can be placed at the maximum.

(2) By providing the step board 11 for children, the side frame 9 (side handle), and the rear frame 7 (rear handle), the child passes through the rear frame 7 from below as shown in FIG. The user can stand on the step board 11 and grasp the side handle or the rear handle when facing backward. Thus, the customer can carry the shopping cart carrying the child by gripping the rear handle or the side handle (a place not held by the child). At this time, the left and right side frames 9 regulate the lateral movement range of the child standing on the child step board 11, and the rear frame 7 regulates the rearward movement range (the back of the child hits the rear frame 7). , The standing can be more stabilized.

(3) Since the first support 5 and the second support 6 reinforce each other and have high strength, the rigidity and stability of the support are high.

[Example 2]
Next, the shopping cart 1 according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is different from the shopping cart 1 in that a second side handle 19 made of a metal frame material is provided below the left and right side frames 9. This is different from Example 1. The front end of the second side handle 19 is joined to a portion 5 to 15 cm below the upper end of the first column 5, and the rear end of the second side handle 19 is joined to the rear of the side frame 9. The second side handle 19 may be a frame material, or may include the cylindrical grip 10 made of a polymer material such as resin or rubber and attached to the outer periphery of the frame material.

According to this embodiment, when the customer grips the side frame 9 (side handle), the child who stands on the step board 11 for children can grip the second side handle 19, and Will not hit your hand.
Other configurations are common to the first embodiment, and the present embodiment also provides the same operation and effect as the first embodiment.

[Example 3]
Next, in the shopping cart 1 according to the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the rear frame 7 is cut at the middle portion in the left-right direction, and the cut gap C in the left-right direction (when the gap is reduced by the grip, And a gap between the grips is 10 to 40 cm (more preferably, 15 to 30 cm).

According to the present embodiment, the child can pass through the cut gap C of the rear frame 7 and stand on the child step board 11 without passing through the rear frame 7 from below.
Other configurations are common to the first embodiment, and the present embodiment also provides the same operation and effect as the first embodiment.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified and embodied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Reference Signs List 1 shopping cart 2 base frame 3 front frame 4 side frame 5 first support 6 second support 7 rear frame 8 grip 9 side frame 10 grip 11 children's step board 12 support bar 16 rear tilt wall 17 front guard member 18 rotation Supports 19 Second side handle 25 Casters B Shopping basket C Clearance

Claims (11)

A base frame (2);
Left and right columns (5, 6) standing from the base frame (2),
An upper basket (15) provided in front of the left and right columns (5, 6);
A step board (11) for children provided above a rear portion of the base frame (2);
Left and right side frames (9) for restricting a lateral movement range of a child standing on the step board (11) for children;
A shopping cart, comprising: a rear frame (7) for restricting a rearward movement range of a child who stands on a child step board (11).   The left and right side frames (9) and the rear frame (7) have their main parts except for the upper part of the shopping basket dropped into their inner spaces, and the shopping baskets are placed on the left and right side frames (9). 2. The shopping cart according to claim 1, wherein the shopping cart is formed in a size capable of locking an upper portion.   The shopping cart according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the left and right side frames (9) extend rearward from a part of the left and right columns (5, 6).   The shopping cart according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rear frame (7) is provided to extend inward in the left-right direction from rear portions of the left and right side frames (9).   Shopping cart according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the left and right side frames (9) are also side handles.   A shopping cart according to claim 5, comprising a second side handle (19) below the left and right side frames (9).   Shopping cart according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the rear frame (7) is also a rear handle.   The shopping cart according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the rear frame (7) is connected without being cut at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction.   The shopping cart according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the rear frame (7) is cut at a middle portion in the left-right direction, and the cut gap in the left-right direction is 10 cm or more.   Shopping cart according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a lower basket rest (14) on the front of the base frame (2).   The shopping cart according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the children's step board (11) is sized to carry a shopping basket.

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