JP3214666U - Adapter for cart - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an adapter for a trolley that can be stored by a simple operation even if it is a trolley of a complicated form. A cart adapter includes a loading platform, a plurality of wheels provided below the loading platform, a front vertical plate provided in front of the loading platform, and a rear of the loading platform. The handle fixing frame setting part 17 and the handle part 13 fixed to the handle fixing frame setting part 17 are provided. The handle part 13 includes a pair of handles 13a and a handle fixing frame 13b for supporting the pair of handles 13a. A T-shaped dolly adapter 1 having a handle fixing frame 13b that can be inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame setting portion 17, and is provided at a T-shaped horizontal bar position to insert the handle fixing frame 13b It is provided at a cylindrical portion having a possible through hole and a T-shaped vertical bar position, and can be inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame setting portion 17. And a shaft portion which is detachably secured. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an adapter used for a carriage for carrying a load, and more particularly, to an adapter that greatly improves the work of disassembling and storing the carriage.

Some carts that carry luggage can be stored compactly when not in use.
For example, the carriage is composed of a loading platform and a hand handle, and the loading platform has a center plate and side plates that are connected to each side of the carriage so as to be foldable vertically downward, and wheels for moving the carriage are placed on both sides plates. A link mechanism is installed between the center plate and the side plate so that the center plate and the side plate are flush with each other and the side plate swings vertically downward to be locked in a gate shape. In addition, when the storage handle is formed between the center plate and the side plate and the hand handle is tilted, the support post can be stored, and it is in a standing state so that it does not come off in the storage groove. There has been proposed a folding cart characterized in that it is provided with locking means for locking so that the hand handle does not fall down (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-86748 A

Although the cart in Patent Document 1 has the feature that it can be stored compactly, the form when used is relatively simple, and it is a form that can be folded and easily stored.
On the other hand, there is a cart that has a more complicated form and can carry a lot of luggage. For example, a cart suitable for mounting photography equipment has a shelf plate on the top of the loading platform. In such a complicated form of the carriage, each part is removed and stored in piles, but the troublesome work of binding the stacked parts with a rubber band at that time is necessary.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is possible to easily store a compact cart with a simple configuration using a simple adapter, even with a simple configuration. To do.

The dolly adapter according to the present invention is
Loading platform,
A plurality of wheels provided below the loading platform;
A front vertical plate provided in front of the loading platform;
A handle fixing frame installation part provided at the rear of the loading platform;
A handle portion installed in the handle fixing frame installation portion;
With
The handle portion includes a pair of handles and a handle fixing frame that supports the pair of handles, and the handle fixing frame can be inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame setting portion. A T-shaped dolly adapter used for dolly,
A cylindrical portion provided at a T-shaped horizontal bar position and having a through hole into which the handle fixing frame can be inserted;
A shaft portion provided at a T-shaped vertical bar position and detachably fixed by being inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame installation portion.

The cart adapter according to the present invention is
The carrying cart is provided with a shelf plate detachably above the loading platform.

Furthermore, the dolly adapter according to the present invention is
An equipment fixing means capable of screwing a bolt into the shaft portion is provided.

Since the cart adapter according to the present invention is configured as described above, even a cart with a complicated configuration can be disassembled and stored compactly. In particular, it is possible to store the carriage quickly with a simple operation without requiring a binding means such as a rubber band. The appearance is not complicated and can be stored in a simple form.
Furthermore, when using the carriage, the carriage adapter can be attached to the carriage, and can be used as a hook for hanging the luggage. Therefore, there is no risk of losing the cart adapter.

It is (a) front view, (b) side view, and (c) bottom view of the cart adapter according to the present invention. It is a perspective view at the time of use of the cart provided with the adapter for carts concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view when the cart provided with the cart adapter according to the present invention is disassembled and stored. It is (a) front view, (b) side view, and (c) bottom view of another cart adapter according to the present invention. It is a perspective view at the time of use of the cart provided with another adapter for carts concerning the present invention. The

Embodiment.
The configuration and usage of the cart adapter according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The following description discloses a good example related to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

The cart adapter according to the present invention is used for a so-called cart for transportation. In particular, it is installed in the loading platform, a plurality of wheels provided below the loading platform, a front vertical plate provided in front of the loading platform, a handle fixing frame installation section provided behind the loading platform, and a handle fixing frame installation section. The handle portion has a pair of handles and a handle fixing frame that supports the pair of handles, and the handle fixing frame can be inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame installation portion. It is used for a carriage for transportation characterized by being. Further, the present invention is particularly suitable for a transporting carriage in which a shelf board is detachably provided above the loading platform.
The details of the carriage will be described later with reference to FIGS.

<Configuration of the adapter for the bogie>
First, the structure of the cart adapter according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a (a) front view, (b) side view, and (c) bottom view of a dolly adapter.
The dolly adapter 1 is used for a dolly as described above, and has a T-shape. A cylindrical portion 2 having a through hole into which the handle fixing frame can be inserted is provided at a T-shaped horizontal bar position. Further, a shaft portion 3 that is detachably fixed by being inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame installation portion is provided at the T-shaped vertical bar position.

  The cart adapter 1 is made of metal or resin. Any material may be used as long as it is as light as possible and has sufficient mechanical strength.

The cylinder part 2 is a cylinder having a through hole inside. The outer diameter is, for example, about 40 mm, and the length is about 50 mm. It has fixing means 2a such as a screw for fixing the one inserted into the through hole.
The shaft portion 3 is a rod-like body having a length of about 100 mm to 150 mm. In order to reduce the weight, the inside may be hollowed into a cylindrical shape. The outer diameter of the shaft portion 3 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of both legs of the above-described handle fixing frame.

<How to use>
Next, the usage method of the cart adapter according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the cart provided with the cart adapter 1 is used, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view when the cart provided with the cart adapter 1 is disassembled and stored.

First, the cart in use will be described with reference to FIG. As an example, a cart that carries a load and has a plurality of shelves so that a large number of loads can be loaded.
The carriage includes a loading platform 11, a plurality of wheels 12 a and 12 b provided below the loading platform 11, a front vertical plate 16 provided in front of the loading platform 11, and a handle fixing frame installation portion provided behind the loading platform 11. 17 and a handle portion 13 installed on the handle fixing frame setting portion 17, and the handle portion 13 has a pair of handles 13a and a handle fixing frame 13b for supporting the pair of handles 13a. The fixed frame 13b is a transporting carriage that can be inserted into or fitted into the handle fixed frame setting portion 17. Furthermore, shelf boards 15a and 15b are provided above the loading platform 11 in a detachable manner.

Since the basic operation of the carriage is to hold and push the pair of handles 13a, the left side is called “front” and the right side is called “rear” in FIG.
Further, in order to avoid complication of the figure, a plurality of items such as the wheels 12a, 12b, the handle 13a, and the handle fixing frame setting portion 17 are provided with a lead line and a symbol only on one of them. .

The loading platform 11 is configured such that the handle portion 13 and the front shelf support frame 14 can be detachably installed. The handle portion 13 can be fixed by inserting both legs of the handle fixing frame 13 b into the handle fixing frame setting portion 17. In addition to being inserted and fixed, it may be fixed by fitting. For example, both the legs of the handle fixing frame 13b and the handle fixing frame installation portion 17 may have any shape that can be fitted into each other.
The front shelf board support frame 14 may be fixed by a similar method, or may be fixed by a method such as screwing.

  Shelf plates 15 a and 15 b are detachably installed on the handle portion 13 and the front shelf plate support frame 14. The installation method may be a method such as fitting or screwing. The number of shelves may be one or plural. As described above, since a large amount of luggage can be loaded by providing the shelf board, for example, it is suitable for stacking photographing apparatuses and the like together.

Since the dolly adapter 1 is basically used when the dolly is stored, it is not necessary during use. However, as shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to avoid loss by fixing the cart adapter 1 to the handle fixing frame 13b. It can also be used as a hook.
The cylindrical portion 2 of the cart adapter 1 can be inserted into the handle fixing frame 13b with an appropriate clearance. And it can fix to the arbitrary positions of the handle | steering-wheel fixing frame 13b by fixing means 2a, such as a screw.

Next, a state where the cart is disassembled and stored will be described with reference to FIG.
The cart is disassembled from the state shown in FIG. First, the shelf boards 15a and 15b are removed. Next, the handle portion 13 and the front shelf support frame 14 are removed from the loading platform 11. Further, the two cart adapters 1 are extracted from the handle fixing frame 13 b of the handle portion 13.

  Then, for example, the shelf board 15b, the shelf board 15a, and the front shelf board support frame 14 are stacked on the loading platform 11 in this order. Next, the shaft portions 3 of the two dolly adapters 1 are inserted into the two handle fixing frame installation portions 17. Since the outer diameter of the shaft portion 3 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of both legs of the handle fixing frame 13b, it can be inserted into the handle fixing frame setting portion 17 and firmly fixed.

Finally, both legs of the handle fixing frame 13b are inserted into the cylindrical portions 2 of the two cart adapters 1. The direction of insertion is from the rear to the front.
The cart can be disassembled and stored small in the above procedure.

  In the storage state shown in FIG. 3, the shelf board 15b, the shelf board 15a, and the front shelf board support frame 14 stacked on the loading platform 11 are sandwiched at both ends by the front vertical board 16 and the two cart adapters 1, and further, the handle Since it is restrained from above by the fixed frame 13b, it is in a stable storage state.

When moving the trolley in the housed state, it may be pushed in the state of being laid down as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, the handle 13a is held to raise the trolley in the storage state in the direction of arrow A. If it does so, the front vertical board 16 and the front wheel 12a will install in the ground, and can stand upright firmly. When the handle 13a is pulled slightly forward from this standing state, the front vertical plate 16 floats slightly from the ground, and can be moved while standing by the two wheels of the front wheel 12a.

<Other configurations>
Up to this point, one embodiment of the cart adapter has been described. However, it is possible to make it easier to use by providing equipment fixing means capable of screwing a bolt into the shaft portion as follows. As shown in FIG. 4, the shaft portion 3a is formed into a cylindrical shape with a hollow inside, a hole is formed in the vicinity of the end portion, and a nut is provided on the inner wall of the hole to form the equipment fixing means 3b. . For example, if a nut corresponding to w1 / 4 bolt generally used for a camera tripod or the like is provided, it is possible to easily attach a photographing device or the like. Or, when shooting, etc., cables are necessary, but as shown in FIG. 5, when the cables B are bundled and hooked on the shaft portion 3a of the cart adapter 1a, It is also possible to stand the stopper A on the shaft that prevents the cables B from slipping off.

<Summary of the invention>
In the case of a complicated cart that can carry a large amount of luggage, it is difficult to easily fold and store it. Therefore, the cart is disassembled into parts such as shelves and the parts are stacked and stored on the loading platform. However, it is necessary to bind the parts to the loading platform using a rubber band or the like, and the storage work is complicated. It was. An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and aims to improve the efficiency of the storing work by using an adapter having a simple shape. The features of the cart adapter of the present invention will be described below.

First, the cart can be disassembled and stored securely with simple operations.
The parts stacked on the loading platform are sandwiched between the front vertical plate and the adapter for the cart, and the back and forth movement is suppressed. Further, the handle portion can be inserted into the cart adapter, and in the inserted state, the handle fixing frame of the handle portion can suppress the parts stacked on the loading platform from above. Therefore, since the parts stacked on the loading platform are restrained from moving back and forth and from above, they are stably stored on the loading platform.
In this way, the parts can be stacked and stably stored on the cargo bed with a simple operation without using a rubber band or the like. The storage is simple.

  Second, it can be moved in the stowed state even if it is laid down or standing. When moving while standing, the handle becomes easy to hold, and the standing and moving operations can be easily performed with the handle.

Third, when using the carriage, the carriage adapter can be inserted into the handle fixing frame, so there is no risk of losing it. A cart adapter can also be used as a hook.
Further, if the equipment fixing means 3b is provided, it is possible to easily attach the photographing equipment, and it is also possible to provide a stopper that prevents slipping when the cables are bundled and hooked.

1, 1a. Cart adapter 2. Tube portion 2a. Fixing means 3, 3a. Shaft 3b. Equipment fixing means 11. Loading platform 12a. Front wheel 12b. Rear wheel 13. Handle portion 13a. Handle 13b. Handle fixing frame 14. Front shelf support frame 15a. Shelf board 15b. Shelf 16. Front vertical plate 17. Handle fixing frame installation section

Claims (3)

Loading platform,
A plurality of wheels provided below the loading platform;
A front vertical plate provided in front of the loading platform;
A handle fixing frame installation part provided at the rear of the loading platform;
A handle portion installed in the handle fixing frame installation portion;
With
The handle portion includes a pair of handles and a handle fixing frame that supports the pair of handles, and the handle fixing frame can be inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame setting portion. A T-shaped dolly adapter used for dolly,
A cylindrical portion provided at a T-shaped horizontal bar position and having a through hole into which the handle fixing frame can be inserted;
A dolly adapter comprising: a shaft portion provided at a T-shaped vertical bar position and detachably fixed by being inserted or fitted into the handle fixing frame installation portion. The trolley adapter according to claim 1, wherein the transport trolley is provided with a detachable shelf above the loading platform. The bogie adapter according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an equipment fixing means capable of screwing a bolt into the shaft portion.