JP3038697U - Coffin carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a tight-fitting, coffin transport cart that can deliver and transport coffins without using human power. A coffin transport carriage (10) for delivering and transporting a coffin at a crematorium, which is a main body (20).
A mounting table (12) arranged above the main body for mounting a coffin, a pair of front casters (22) mounted on the front of the main body so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body, The vehicle includes a pair of rear casters (26) rotatably attached to the rear part of the main body and a drive unit (40) for driving the coffin transport carriage. The drive unit operates a motor to drive wheels ( A carrier is provided, characterized in that 50) is configured to be rotated 360 ° in a horizontal plane. Preferably, the mounting table is attached to the main body via an elevating unit (70) for elevating the mounting table. In addition, preferably, the coffin transport carriage further includes a horizontal movement unit (90) for horizontally moving the coffin placed on the mounting table in the lateral direction.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates generally to a coffin transport carriage, and more particularly to a coffin transport carriage capable of delivering and transporting a coffin without using human power.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 At the crematorium, when the hearse arrives at the entrance, the coffin is unloaded from the hearse, placed on a carrier truck, transported to the cremation furnace, the coffin is transferred to the cremation furnace in front of the cremation furnace, and the ghost cart is carried into the cremation furnace. The cremation is done. Of these, the carrier truck was conventionally moved manually. However, since the carrier carrying the coffin is quite heavy, it took a lot of effort to move it manually. In addition, if the passage from the entrance to the cremation furnace is narrow or not straight, it is not easy to operate the carrier. Furthermore, when the coffin is moved from the hearse to the carrier, or when the coffin is moved from the carrier to the hare, the height of the carrier and the hearse or the holy car is different, so several people can lift and lower the coffin. There was a need.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized round coffin transport cart capable of delivering and transporting coffins without using human power.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, a main body, a mounting table for placing a coffin on the main body, and a pair of front members pivotally attached to the front portion of the main body. Part casters, a pair of rear casters attached to the rear of the main body so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body, and a drive unit for driving the coffin transport carriage, and the drive unit operates by operating a motor. Provided is a coffin carrier, wherein the drive wheels are configured to rotate 360 ° in a horizontal plane.

In another aspect of the present invention, the mounting table of the coffin transport carriage is attached to the main body via a lifting unit for raising and lowering the mounting table.

[0006] In still another aspect of the present invention, the coffin transport carriage further includes a horizontal movement unit for laterally moving the coffin placed on the mounting table in the horizontal direction.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The coffin carrier of the present invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1, comprises a body 20. A pair of front casters 22 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 1) is attached to the front portion of the main body 20 (on the left side in FIG. 1) through a swivel frame 24, whereby The front caster 22 can swivel around the axis 24a of the turning frame 24. Further, a pair of rear casters 26 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 1) is attached to the rear portion of the main body 20 (on the right side in FIG. 1) via a swivel frame 28. Like the front casters 22, the rear casters 26 can also pivot about the axis 28a of the turning frame 28. Further, an arm 30 for being held by an operator of the coffin carrier 10 is attached to a rear portion of the main body 20, and an operation board 32 is installed adjacent to the arm 30.

A drive unit 40 for driving the coffin transport carriage 10 is arranged substantially in the center of the main body 20. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the drive unit 40 includes a shaft 42 having an upper end fixed to the frame 20a of the main body 20, a first gear 44 fixedly attached to the shaft 42, and a shaft. A wheel fixing plate 48 rotatably attached to the lower end of 42 via a bearing 46 in a horizontal plane, a pair of drive wheels 50 attached to the wheel fixing plate 48 via a fixture 50a, and a drive wheel 50. And an axle 52 that connects to each other.

A traveling motor 54 for traveling the coffin carrier 10 is attached to one side of the wheel fixing plate 48, and the differential gear mechanism 56 attached to the axle 52 and the traveling motor. The output shaft 54a of 54 is drivingly connected by a transmission means 58. With such a configuration, when the traveling motor 54 is operated, the driving force is transmitted to the drive wheels 50 via the transmission means 58, the differential gear mechanism 56, and the axle 52, and the coffin carrier 10 is made to travel. it can. By reversing the rotation of the traveling motor 54, the coffin transport carriage 10 can be moved backward, and the traveling speed can be adjusted.

On the other side of the wheel fixing plate 48, a rotation motor 60 for rotating the drive wheels 50 in a horizontal plane with respect to the frame 20a (and therefore the main body 20) is attached. A second gear 62 having a smaller number of teeth than the first gear 44 is fixed to the output shaft 60a of the gear 60 so as to mesh with the first gear 44 (see FIGS. 2 and 3B). . With this configuration, when the rotation motor 60 is operated, the wheel fixing plate 48 is rotatably attached to the shaft 42, so that the second gear 62 moves around the first gear 44 around its circumference. It moves along, which allows the drive wheel 50 to change direction.

With the configuration of the drive unit 40 as described above, it is possible to move the coffin carrier vehicle 10 to the right and to the left as well as to move the coffin carrier vehicle 10 forward, backward, turn right, turn left, decelerate and accelerate. That is, the coffin carrier 10 is moved rightward or leftward by operating the rotation motor 60 to rotate the drive wheels 50 by 90 °, and then operating the traveling motor 54 to move it forward or backward. Be seen. At this time, the casters 22 and 24 are attached so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body 20, so that they follow the movement of the drive wheels 50 and change their directions. The drive wheel 50 is rotated symmetrically by the differential gear mechanism 56 and has no resistance.

The coffin transport carriage 10 includes a mounting table 12 for mounting a coffin, and the mounting table 12 is attached to the main body 20 via an elevating unit 70 for elevating the mounting table 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the lifting unit 70 includes a front lifting mechanism 72, a rear lifting mechanism 86, and a lifting cylinder 88.

The front lifting mechanism 72 is arranged on both sides of the first link member 76 pivotally attached to the mounting table 12 via the upper mounting plate 74 and the lower mounting plate 78. It has a pair of second link members 78a, 78b pivotally attached to the main body 20 via. The first link member 76 and the second link members 78a, 78b are assembled to have an X shape, as best seen in FIG. 4, and are pivotally attached to each other by a pin 80 in the central portion. ing. A caster 82 is attached to an end portion of the first link member 76 opposite to the upper mounting plate 74 side so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction, and a lower side of the second link member 78a, 78b. Similarly, a caster 84 is attached to the end portion on the side opposite to the mounting plate 78 side so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction. The rear lifting mechanism 86 also has the same structure as the front lifting mechanism 72. A lower end of the lifting cylinder 88 is pivotally attached to the main body 20, and a tip end of a rod 88a of the cylinder is pivotally attached to the mounting table 12.

With the configuration of the lifting unit 70 as described above, when the rod 88a of the lifting cylinder 88 is extended, the casters 82 and 84 move horizontally toward the mounting plates 74 and 78, respectively, and the loading is thereby performed. The table 12 can be raised. Further, when the rod 88a is contracted, the casters 82 and 84 move horizontally away from the mounting plates 74 and 78, respectively, whereby the mounting table 12 can be lowered.

The coffin transport carriage 10 is provided with a horizontal movement unit 90 for horizontally moving the coffin placed on the mounting table 12 laterally (front side of the drawing in FIG. 1). The horizontal movement unit 90 has a front horizontal movement mechanism 92 and a rear horizontal movement mechanism 104.

As shown in FIG. 5, the front horizontal movement mechanism 92 includes a pair of L-shaped fixing members 94 a and 94 b, which are opposed to each other and are attached to the mounting table 12 at regular intervals. A coffin supporting member 98 is provided between the members 94a and 94b so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction via a slide rail 96. A chain 100 is attached to the lower surface of the coffin supporting member 98 along the length direction thereof, and the chain 100 is engaged with a sprocket 102 arranged below the coffin supporting member 98. The rear horizontal movement mechanism 104 also has the same structure as the front horizontal movement mechanism 92.

With the structure of the horizontal movement unit 90 as described above, when a motor (not shown) is actuated to rotate the rotary shaft 102a of the sprocket 102, the sprocket 102 is rotated, whereby the coffin support member 98 ( Therefore, the coffin can be moved horizontally.

[0018]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, by operating the operation panel 32, an operator can freely transport a coffin in the crematorium without using human power, thereby providing a small-circle coffin transport cart. In addition, by using a coffin transport carriage equipped with an elevating unit and a horizontal moving unit, it is not necessary to use human power when transferring a coffin from a hearse car to a carrier car or when transferring a coffin from a carrier car to a spirit car. Then, it becomes possible to deliver the coffin.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall view showing a coffin carrier cart of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion 2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged detailed view of a drive unit, (A)
2 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG.
2 is a view taken along line B-B of FIG.
FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 1, showing the lifting unit.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged detailed view of the horizontal movement unit,
(A) is an enlarged detailed view of the portion 5 of FIG. 1, (B)
[Fig. 3] is a diagram along line BB in (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Coffin carrier cart 12 Mounting table 20 Main body 22 Front caster 26 Rear caster 30 Arm 32 Operation panel 40 Drive unit 50 Drive wheel 70 Lifting unit 90 Horizontal movement unit

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A coffin transport carriage for delivering and transporting a coffin at a crematorium, the main body, a mounting table arranged above the main body, for mounting a coffin, and rotatable with respect to the main body. A pair of front casters attached to the front of the main body, a pair of rear casters attached to the rear of the main body so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body, and a drive unit for driving the coffin transport carriage The unit operates the motor so that the drive wheel is 360 ° in the horizontal plane.
A coffin carrier cart that is configured to be rotated. 2. The coffin transport carriage according to claim 1, wherein the mounting table is attached to the main body through an elevating unit for elevating the mounting table. 3. The coffin transport carriage according to claim 2, further comprising a horizontal movement unit for horizontally moving a coffin placed on the mounting table in a lateral direction.