JP2020142741A - Tire transportation tool - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tire transportation tool that can put a tire on the pallet without using a slope and move on the pallet.SOLUTION: A tire transportation tool 1 includes: a body part 2; a pair of tire holding parts 12, 12 provided to one end part of the body part 2 so as to be capable of opening and closing; a moving wheel 3 provided on a side of the one end part of the body part 2; and an auxiliary wheel 18 having a diameter smaller than the moving wheel 3 and provided between the moving wheel 3 and the tire holding part 12 so as to be rotatable.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

The present invention relates to a tire carrier.

Conventionally, as a tire carrier for transporting tires, a main body having a pair of struts on the left and right is provided, moving wheels are rotatably provided at the lower end of the struts, and left and right that can be opened and closed are provided at the lower part of the main body. It is known that a pair of tire grip portions are provided, and the tire grip portions grip a plurality of stacked tires so that the central axis of the tire is in the vertical direction so that the tire can be transported (Patented). Reference 1).

JP 2015-30296

In recent years, when a summer tire and a winter tire are exchanged, a trader keeps the removed tire, puts the tire on a pallet, and stores it in a warehouse.

However, in order to put the tire on the pallet by using the conventional tire carrier, it is necessary to move the tire carrier on the pallet by using a slope or the like, which is troublesome.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to propose a tire carrier that can be mounted on a pallet and can be arbitrarily moved on the pallet without using a slope.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a main body portion, a pair of tire grip portions provided at one end portion of the main body portion so as to be openable and closable, and a moving wheel provided at one end portion side of the main body portion. And
It is characterized in that an auxiliary wheel having a diameter smaller than that of the moving wheel is rotatably provided between the moving wheel and the tire gripping portion.

Further, an urging portion may be provided to urge the tire grip portion in the closing direction.

The present invention includes a main body portion, a pair of tire grip portions that can be opened and closed at one end portion of the main body portion, and a moving wheel provided on one end side of the main body portion, and the moving wheel and the tire grip portion. Since the auxiliary wheels having a diameter smaller than that of the moving wheels are rotatably provided between the two, the tire carrier can be easily placed on the pallet by using the moving wheels and the auxiliary wheels without using a slope. .. Further, after the tire carrier is placed on the pallet, the tire carrier can be moved to an arbitrary place on the pallet by using the auxiliary wheel.

The front view of the state in which the tire carrier according to the Example of this invention is upright. The right side view of FIG. The rear view of FIG. Top view of FIG. Bottom view of FIG. Top view of the state where the tire grip portion is opened from the state of FIG. The right side view of the state where the tire carrier is laid down backward from the state of FIG. The right side view of the state where the tire is placed between the side frames from the state of FIG. The right side view of the tire carrier of FIG. 1 in a state where the tire is gripped by the tire grip portion. Top view of FIG. The right side view of the state where the tire carrier is moved in the state of FIG. The figure for demonstrating the method of placing a tire on a pallet from the state of FIG. The right side view of the state for raising the tire carrier and moving the tire carrier from the state of FIG. From the state of FIG. 13, the right side view of the state where the tire carrier is placed on the pallet. From the state of FIG. 14, a right side view of a state in which the tire carrier is tilted backward after the tire grip portion is opened. The right side view of the state where the tire carrier is removed from the state of FIG.

A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the examples shown in the figure.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the tire carrier 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention in an upright state, FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 4 is a top view thereof, and FIG. The bottom view is shown. Hereinafter, in a state where the tire carrier 1 is erected as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the left side of FIG. 2 will be referred to as the front side A and the right side will be described as the rear side B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the tire carrier 1 has a main body portion 2, the main body portion 2 has a base portion 2a at a lower portion, and a pair of moving wheels 3 and 3 are provided on both sides of the base portion 2a. , It is provided so that it can rotate in the front-back direction.

One ends of cylindrical side frames 4 and 4 are connected to both sides of the front end of the base 2a. When the tire carrier 1 is erected, the side frames 4 and 4 are arranged so as to be located on the front side A of the rotating shafts 3a of the moving wheels 3 and 3. A moving handle 5 is erected between the other ends of the side frames 4 and 4.

In the state where the tire carrier 1 is erected, a pair of left and right positioning portions 6 and 6 projecting from the left and right side frames 4 and 4 to the rear side B are provided at the central portion of the side frame 4 in the axial direction (vertical direction). It is provided. As shown in FIG. 7, when the tire carrier 1 is tilted backward around the rotation shaft 3a of the moving wheels 3 and 3, the tip portion of the positioning portion 6 comes into contact with the ground, and the side frames 4 and 4 4 is held at a predetermined angle with respect to the ground.

In the side frames 4 and 4, a U-shaped step 7 projecting from the side frame 4 to the rear side B is provided between the positioning portion 6 and the moving wheel 3, and both ends of the step 7 are on the side respectively. It is fixed to frames 4 and 4.

On the laterally outer side of each side frame 4, the operation unit 9 rotates with respect to the side frame 4, that is, the main body 2, about a rotation shaft 10 provided parallel to the axis of the side frame 4. It is provided as possible. An operation handle 9a projecting from the operation unit 9 to the rear side B is provided on the side of the operation unit 9 opposite to the moving wheel 3.

A tire grip portion 12 is fixed to the end of each operating portion 9 on the moving wheel 3 side so as to project in the front side direction. The left and right tire gripping portions 12, 12 can be opened by rotating the ends of the operating handles 9a in a direction in which they are close to each other, and can be closed by rotating them in a direction in which they are separated from each other.

The tire grip portion 12 has a side plate portion 12a that engages with the tread portion 15a of the tire 15, and a bottom plate portion 12b that engages with the shoulder portion and side portion 15b of the tire 15 located at the bottom.

Further, an urging portion 16 such as a gas spring is erected between the left and right operating handles 9a and 9a, and the urging portion 16 urges the ends of the operating handles 9a and 9a in a direction in which they are separated from each other. ing. That is, the tire gripping portions 12 and 12 are urged in the closing direction by the urging portion 16. The tips of the tire gripping portions 12 and 12 are not close to each other for a predetermined distance or more.

Auxiliary wheels 18 having a diameter smaller than that of the moving wheels 3 are provided at the ends of the side frames 4 and 4 on the moving wheels 3 side so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the auxiliary wheel 18 is provided so as to be located between the moving wheel 3 and the tire grip portion 12. Further, the auxiliary wheel 18 is in contact with the ground at the same time when the moving wheel 3 and the lower surface of the tire grip portion 12 are in contact with the ground.

Next, a method of placing the tire 15 on the pallet 20 using the tire carrier 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tire carrier 1 is tilted backward from the upright state with the rotation shaft 3a of the moving wheel 3 as the center until the positioning portion 6 comes into contact with the ground, as shown in FIG. Make it fall down. In this state, step 7 is not in contact with the ground.

In the state of FIG. 7, the tire 15 to be transported is rolled and moved to the tire carrier 1, and then the tire 15 is rolled between the side frames 4 and 4 from the tire gripping portion 12 side as shown in FIG. A plurality of tires 15 are placed in this order.

Next, after the moving handle 5 is lifted upward and the tire carrier 1 is erected as shown in FIG. 2, the operating handles 9a and 9a are manually used as the urging force of the urging portion 16. Against this, the ends are moved in a direction close to each other, the tire grip portions 12 and 12 are opened until they are located on the radial outer side of the tire 15, and then closed by the urging force of the urging portion 16. 9. As shown in FIG. 10, the tread portion 15a and the side plate portion 12a of the tire 15 located at the bottom are engaged with the shoulder portion and the side portion 15b of the tire 15 and the bottom plate portion 12b, and the tire grip portions 12 and 12 The tire 15 can be gripped in between.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the moving handle 5 can be lowered rearward to arbitrarily move the tire carrier 1 using the moving wheels 3 in a state where the positioning portion 6 does not come into contact with the ground. it can.

Next, the tire carrier 1 is moved by using the moving wheel 3, and the front surface of the moving wheel 3 is brought into contact with the side surface of the pallet 20 as shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, the tire carrier 1 is rotated forward about the rotation shaft 3a of the moving wheel 3, and the auxiliary wheel 18 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the pallet 20. In this state, the auxiliary wheel 18 can be used to move the tire carrier 1 to an arbitrary location on the upper surface of the pallet 20.

Next, after moving the tire carrier 1 to an arbitrary location on the upper surface of the pallet 20 using the auxiliary wheel 18, as shown in FIG. 14, the tire carrier is centered on the rotation axis of the auxiliary wheel 18. 1 is rotated forward to stand up, the lower surfaces of the tire grip portions 12 and 12 are brought into contact with the upper surface of the pallet 20, and the tire carrier 1 is placed at an arbitrary position on the pallet 20. As described above, in the tire carrier 1 of the present invention, the tire carrier 1 can be placed on the pallet 20 without using a slope.

Next, as shown in FIG. 15, after the operating handles 9a and 9a are brought close to each other at the ends against the urging force of the urging portion 16 to open the space between the tire grip portions 12 and 12. After lowering the moving handle 5 rearward and rotating the tire carrier 1 around the rotation axis of the auxiliary wheel 18, as shown in FIG. 16, the tire carrier 1 is moved rearward and removed. The tire 15 can be placed in a predetermined position on the pallet 20.

Further, in a state where the tires 15 are stacked and stored in the pallet 20 so that the axis of the tire 15 is in the vertical direction, the operation handle 9a is operated from behind the tires 15 as shown in FIG. The tire is transported so that the tire 15 is positioned between the tire grip portions 12 and 12 while the tire grip portion 12 is opened against the urging force of the urging portion 16 and the tire carrier 1 is upright. By closing the tire grip portion 12 after moving the tool 1 forward, the tread portion 15a and the side plate portion 12a of the tire 15 located at the bottom, and the shoulder portion, the side portion 15b, and the bottom plate portion 12b of the tire 15 are moved. It can be engaged and the tire 15 can be gripped between the tire grip portions 12, 12. Then, the work opposite to the work of placing the tire 15 at a predetermined position on the pallet 20 can be performed, and the tire 15 placed on the pallet 20 can be carried to an arbitrary place.

1 Tire carrier 2 Main body 3 Moving wheels 12 Tire grip 16 Biasing 18 Auxiliary wheels

Claims (2)

It has a main body, a pair of tire grips that can be opened and closed at one end of the main body, and moving wheels provided at one end of the main body.
A tire carrier characterized in that an auxiliary wheel having a diameter smaller than that of the moving wheel is rotatably provided between the moving wheel and the tire grip portion. The tire carrier according to claim 1, wherein an urging portion for urging the tire grip portion in a closing direction is provided.

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