JP3231209U - Hand cart - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hand cart in which a holder does not interfere with a handle operation, a smartphone is easy to see, and the smartphone is not likely to fall. SOLUTION: In a shopping cart which is a hand cart provided with casters, a support 4 and a handle 6 and provided with a holder 10 for holding a smartphone, the holder 10 is attached to the support 4 of the shopping cart and extends upward. It includes a stand 11 and a holder body 20 for holding a smartphone, which is fixed to a mounting portion 14 on the upper part of the stand 11. The holder body 20 is fixed to the stand 11 by an adjustment fixing mechanism 30 having a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body 20 and then fixing the holder body 20 so as not to tilt. The center of the mounting portion 14 is preferably 50 to 300 mm higher than the upper end of the handle 6. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to a shopping cart, a picking cart, a trolley, and various other hand carts on which an article is placed and pushed and moved by hand.

In recent years, shopping carts equipped with holders for holding smartphones have been proposed.

Patent Document 1 discloses a holder provided with a mounting base and a pivot joint. The pivot joint allows the mount to rotate between a fixed position when leaning against the push handle of the shopping cart and a holding position extending away from the push handle.

Patent Document 2 discloses a holder having a mobile terminal holding portion and a cart mounting portion. The mobile terminal holding portion has a function of holding mobile terminals having different shapes, and the cart mounting portion has a function of being detachable from the shopping cart.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2014-534107 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-109687

However, in the holder of Patent Document 1, since the pivot joint is attached to the push handle, the pivot joint interferes with the handle operation. Also, because the holder is low, it may be difficult to see the smartphone. In addition, the tilt angle of the mounting base when in the holding position is predetermined and cannot be adjusted. Further, since the mounting base has a structure that rotates from the holding position to a fixed position, when a hand or an arm hits the mounting base, the mounting base may rotate and the smartphone may fall. Therefore, a blocking mechanism for blocking the turning is required separately, and the structure becomes complicated.

Further, in the holder of Patent Document 2, since the cart mounting portion is attached to the push handle, the cart mounting portion interferes with the handle operation. Also, because the holder is low, it may be difficult to see the smartphone. Further, it is described that it is desirable that the connecting portion between the cart mounting portion and the mobile terminal holding portion can change the direction of the mobile terminal holding portion, while when a force equivalent to the touch operation of the mobile terminal is applied. It is described that the connecting portion has a structure that can be operated by applying a certain force or more, such as a ball-shaped connecting structure so that the connecting portion can be held without rotating or the like. In such a connecting portion, when the hand or arm hits the mobile terminal holding portion, the mobile terminal holding portion may rotate or the smartphone may fall.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent the holder from interfering with the operation of the steering wheel, make the smartphone easier to see, and eliminate the risk of the smartphone falling.

The present invention is a hand cart equipped with casters, struts, and handles, and a holder for holding a smartphone.
The holder includes a stand that is attached to the support of the hand cart and extends upward, and a holder body that holds the smartphone and is fixed to the mounting part at the top of the stand.
The holder body is characterized in that it is fixed to the stand by an adjustment fixing mechanism having a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body and then fixing the holder body so as not to tilt.

Here, the center of the mounting portion is preferably 50 to 300 mm higher than the upper end of the handle of the hand cart.

As the adjustment fixing mechanism, a mounting portion having a hole in the holder body, a mounting portion having a female screw of the stand, a wedge lock washer interposed between the mounted portion and the mounting portion, and a hole and a wedge lock washer are provided. Examples include those including a bolt threaded through and screwed onto a female screw.

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The holder includes a stand that is attached to the support (not the handle) of the hand cart and extends upward, and a holder body that is fixed to the mounting part at the top of the stand, so that the stand does not interfere with the operation of the handle. In addition, the stand raises the position of the holder body, and the position of the smartphone also rises, making it easier to see.

Further, since the holder body is fixed to the stand by an adjustment fixing mechanism having a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body and then fixing the holder body so as not to tilt, the holder body has the following two functions.

First, the tilt angle of the strut varies depending on the hand cart, and therefore the tilt angle of the stand attached to the strut also varies, but the holder body fixed to the stand is adjusted to an appropriate tilt angle by the adjustment fixing mechanism. Since it is fixed after adjusting, the smartphone also has an appropriate tilt angle and is easy to see.

Secondly, since the holder body cannot be tilted by the adjustment fixing mechanism after fixing, the holder body does not tilt even when a hand or arm hits the holder body, and the smartphone does not tilt, so that it does not fall.

According to the hand cart of the present invention, the holder does not interfere with the steering wheel operation, the position of the smartphone is raised and it is easy to see, the smartphone can be tilted at an appropriate tilt angle regardless of the tilt angle of the support, and it is easy to see. It has the excellent effect that the smartphone does not fall even if it hits.

FIG. 1 shows a shopping cart of the first embodiment, (a) is a left side view, and (b) is a rear view. 2A and 2B show the shopping cart, FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of a main part, FIG. 2B is a perspective view of a main part, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along line IIc-IIc of FIG. FIG. 3A is a partial left side view of the shopping cart, and FIG. 3B is a partial left side view of the shopping cart of the second embodiment. FIG. 4 is a left side view of the dolly of the third embodiment.

1. 1. Stand The stand is not limited to a specific structure or shape as long as it is attached to the support of the hand cart and extends upward.

2. Holder body The holder body is not limited to a specific structure or shape as long as it holds a smartphone.

3. 3. Adjusting and fixing mechanism The adjusting and fixing mechanism is not limited to a specific structure or shape as long as it has a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body and then fixing the holder body so that it cannot be tilted. Here, "fixing the holder body so that it cannot be tilted" means fixing it so that it does not tilt even if a hand or arm hits the holder body, and if it is fixed in that way, for example, a hand cart Even if the holder body tilts due to an abnormally large impact force such as falling down and hitting the holder body against the floor, it is included in "fixing the holder body so that it cannot tilt".
When the adjustment fixing mechanism includes the wedge lock washer as described above, for example, the trade name "Nortolock washer" of Nord-Lock can be used as the wedge lock washer.

4. Hand cart The hand cart is not particularly limited as long as it is equipped with casters, columns, and handles, and is a shopping cart, a picking cart (a cart on which items and books picked at a distribution site or a library, etc. are placed), a trolley, etc. Can be illustrated.
The configuration of the hand cart other than the holder is not limited to a specific structure or shape.

Next, examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the structure, shape, numerical values, etc. of each part to be described are examples, and can be appropriately changed as long as the gist of the invention is not deviated.

[Example 1]
Example 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 (a) embodies the present invention in a shopping cart 1. The shopping cart 1 includes a base frame 3 provided with casters 2, left and right columns 4 extending upward from the base frame 3, handles 6 extending from the upper ends of the left and right columns 4, and a lower stage fixed to the base frame 3. It includes a basket mounting portion 8, an upper basket mounting portion 9 fixed to the left and right columns 4, and a holder 10 for holding the smartphone S attached to one of the columns 4.

Each of the left and right columns 4 is made of a metal pipe bent at a plurality of bending points. The angle of inclination of the upper part 5 of the column, which is bent diagonally backward at the uppermost bending point and extends to the upper end, from the vertical line is 47 °.

The handle 6 is made of a metal pipe continuous with the left and right columns 4, and is bent inward at each upper end of each of the left and right columns 4 to extend horizontally. The handle 6 in the illustrated example is continuous in the left-right direction, but may be divided at the central portion in the left-right direction. The metal pipe is covered with a resin grip 7.

The holder 10 includes a stand 11 that is attached to the support column 4 and extends upward, and a holder body 20 that holds the smartphone S and is fixed to the mounting portion 14 on the upper portion of the stand 11. The holder body 20 is fixed to the stand 11 by an adjustment fixing mechanism 30 having a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body 20 and then fixing the holder body 20 so as not to tilt.

The stand 11 is composed of a metal pipe bent at two upper and lower bending points, and has an attachment portion 12 below the lower bending portion bent at 133 degrees and an upright portion 13 extending upward from the bending portion. It is composed of a mounting portion 14 extending horizontally from the upper bent portion bent inward at 90 degrees.

The attachment portion 12 of the stand 11 is arranged in parallel on the upper part 5 of the support column, and is fastened to the upper part 5 of the support column by the fastener 16 so as not to move. As a result, the standing portion 13 of the stand 11 is substantially erected. A female screw 15 is laterally fixed to the end of the mounting portion 14 of the stand 11, and the center of the mounting portion 14 and the female screw 15 is located 50 to 300 mm higher than the upper end of the handle 6.

The holder body 20 is bent upward from the back receiving portion 21 that receives the back surface of the smartphone S, the bottom receiving portion 22 that receives the bottom surface of the smartphone S by being bent from the lower end of the back receiving portion 21, and the bottom receiving portion 22. The return portion 23 that regulates the front side of the smartphone S, the side plate portion 24 that is bent from both side ends of the back receiving portion 21 and regulates the side of the smartphone S, and the attachment that projects to the back side of the back receiving portion 21. It is composed of a part 25. Holes 26 are formed in the attached portion 25 so as to come out to the left and right.

The adjustment fixing mechanism 30 is a wedge lock washer interposed between the mounted portion 25 having the hole 26 of the holder body 20, the mounting portion 14 having the female screw 15 of the stand 11, and the mounted portion 25 and the mounting portion 14. A 31 (for example, the above-mentioned Nord-lock washer) and a bolt 32 screwed to the female screw 15 through the hole 26 and the wedge lock washer 31 are included.

When fixing the holder body 20 to the mounting portion 14 of the stand 11, the holder body 20 is fixed so as not to be tilted after the tilt angle of the holder body 20 is adjusted by the adjustment fixing mechanism 30. That is, as shown in FIG. 2A, a wedge lock washer 31 is interposed between the mounted portion 25 and the mounting portion 14, and the bolt 32 is passed through the hole 26 and the wedge lock washer 31 and screwed onto the female screw 15. However, after adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body during the screwing, as shown in FIGS. 2 (b) and 2 (c), the bolt 32 is tightened to the female screw 15 in the adjusted state. The angle of inclination of the back receiving portion 21 of the holder body 20 from the vertical line can be appropriately determined according to the height of the shopping cart 1 or the like to an appropriate angle that makes it easier for the person pushing the cart to see the smartphone S. FIG. In the example shown in (a), it is 38 °.

After the bolt 32 is tightened to the female screw 15, the holder body 20 is fixed so as not to be tilted by the tightening force and the loosening prevention action of the wedge lock washer 31.

[Example 2]
In the shopping cart 1 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 (b), in the left and right columns 4, the inclination angle of the upper portion 5 of the columns, which is bent at the uppermost bending point and extends to the upper end, from the vertical line is 31 °. This is different from the first embodiment in that the upright portion 13 of the stand 11 attached to the upper portion 5 of the column is tilted forward by 16 ° as compared with the first embodiment.

Similar to the first embodiment, when the holder main body 20 is fixed to the mounting portion 14 of the stand 11, the holder main body 20 is fixed so as not to be tilted after the tilt angle of the holder main body 20 is adjusted by the adjustment fixing mechanism 30. To do. The angle of inclination of the holder body 20 from the vertical line can be appropriately determined to be an appropriate angle that makes it easier for the person pushing the cart to see the smartphone S, and in the example shown in FIG. 3B, it is 38 ° as in the first embodiment. ..

The shopping carts 1 of Examples 1 and 2 configured as described above have the following effects.
(1) The holder 10 includes a stand 11 that is attached to a support 4 (not a handle 6) of the shopping cart 1 and extends upward, and a holder body 20 that is fixed to a mounting portion 14 at the top of the stand 11. Therefore, the stand 11 does not interfere with the operation of the steering wheel, the position of the holder body 20 is raised by the stand 11, and the position of the smartphone S is also raised, making it easy to see.

(2) Further, since the holder body 20 is fixed to the stand 11 by an adjustment fixing mechanism 30 having a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body 20 and then fixing the holder body 20 so as not to tilt, the following It has two effects.

(A) First, as can be seen from the difference between the first and second embodiments, the inclination angle of the support column 4 varies depending on the shopping cart 1, and therefore the inclination angle of the stand 11 attached to the support column 4 also varies. However, since the holder body 20 fixed to the stand 11 is fixed after being adjusted to an appropriate tilt angle by the adjustment fixing mechanism 30, the smartphone S also has an appropriate tilt angle and is easy to see.

(B) Secondly, since the holder body 20 cannot be tilted by the adjustment fixing mechanism 30 after fixing, the holder body 20 does not tilt and the smartphone S also tilts even when a hand or an arm hits the holder body 20. It doesn't fall because it doesn't.

[Example 3]
The third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 embodies the present invention on the trolley 41. The dolly 41 includes a base plate 43 provided with casters 42, left and right columns 44 extending upward from the base plate 43, a handle 46 extending horizontally (vertically in the drawing) from the upper ends of the left and right columns 44, and one column. It is configured to include a holder 10 for holding the smartphone S, which is attached to the upper portion 45 of the inclined support column of 44. The configuration and mounting structure of the holder 10 and the adjustment fixing mechanism 30 are the same as those in the first and second embodiments. Therefore, the same action and effect as those of Examples 1 and 2 can be obtained in Example 3.

In addition to Example 3, the present invention can be embodied in the picking cart and other various hand carts described above, and the same effects as in Examples 1 to 3 can be obtained in the hand cart.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified and embodied as long as it does not deviate from the gist of the invention.

1 Shopping cart 2 Caster 3 Base frame 4 Support 5 Support top 6 Handle 10 Holder 11 Stand 12 Attached part 13 Standing part 14 Mounting part 16 Fastener 20 Holder body 21 Back receiving part 22 Bottom receiving part 23 Return part 24 Side plate Part 25 Attached part 26 Hole 30 Adjustable fixing mechanism 31 Wedge lock washer 32 Bolt 41 Bogie 42 Caster 43 Base plate 44 Strut 45 Prop top 46 Handle S Smartphone

Claims (3)

In a hand cart with casters, stanchions, handles, and a holder to hold the smartphone
The holder (10) is fixed to the stand (11) which is attached to the support column (4,44) of the hand cart (1,41) and extends upward, and the mounting portion (14) on the upper part of the stand (11). Including the holder body (20) for holding the smartphone (S)
The holder body (20) is fixed to the stand (11) by an adjustment fixing mechanism (30) having a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the holder body (20) and then fixing the holder body (20) so as not to tilt. A hand cart characterized by being. The hand cart according to claim 1, wherein the center of the mounting portion (14) is 50 to 300 mm higher than the upper end of the handle (6,46) of the hand cart (1,41). The adjustment fixing mechanism (30) includes a mounted portion (25) having a hole (26) in the holder body (20), a mounting portion (14) having a female screw (15) of the stand (11), and a mounted portion ( A wedge lock washer (31) interposed between the mounting portion (25) and the mounting portion (14), and a bolt (32) screwed to a female screw (15) through a hole (26) and a wedge lock washer (31). The hand cart according to claim 1 or 2, including.

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