JP4005289B2 - Logistics transportation storage device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a physical distribution and storage device used for transporting or storing industrial products, parts thereof, furniture and other various articles.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As this kind of physical distribution and storage device, a pallet on which an article is placed, four struts attached to the four corners of the pallet so as to stand perpendicular to the article placement surface, 2. Description of the Related Art An apparatus configured with a connecting member that fixedly connects adjacent struts is widely used. In such a physical distribution and storage device, an article is accommodated in a space inside four columns, placed on a pallet, and the entire physical distribution and storage apparatus is transported. Moreover, when the articles accommodated in the physical distribution and storage device are stored in a warehouse or the like, a plurality of physical distribution and storage devices can be stacked up and down, and the space in the warehouse can be effectively utilized.
[0003]
Since this type of physical distribution and storage device takes up a large space when stored when not in use, it is necessary to remove the four columns and the connecting member from the pallet. A physical distribution and storage device that can fold the support column and the connecting member together is also known, but has not been able to be folded so compactly.
[0004]
Therefore, the present applicant has a pallet on which an article is placed, four struts that are detachably attached to the four corners of the pallet in a state of rising substantially perpendicular to the article placement surface, Each of the sides of the pallet is connected to each other so that the distance between the two columns attached to each other can be adjusted. A logistics transportation and storage device having a connecting portion to which the upper portions of the four columns of the transportation and storage device are detachably connected has been proposed.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in such a physical distribution transport storage device, it is necessary to ensure safety at the time of recovery in the recovery physical distribution process, but in the device as proposed by the present applicant, in the unpacking work when the product arrives, Since the connection part which connects between support | pillars moves to a pantograph shape, there exists a possibility that an operator's finger | toe may be pinched | interposed with the frame-shaped member which comprises a connection part. In addition, since the stay for determining the interval between the columns is separated, there is a risk that it may fall off from the collection unit due to external stress such as vibration or impact, or may be damaged or deformed during movement. In terms of efficiency, it was not very efficient. Such a situation is the same when storing in a warehouse or the like.
[0006]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a physical distribution and storage device that can have a safe and efficient function for unpacking and collection in a transport environment of a simple packaging specification. Specifically, the invention according to claim 1 aims to improve the compactness and recovery of the apparatus by improving the storage capacity of the stay that determines the span between the columns, and the invention according to claim 2 In order to improve safety during assembly and unpacking by providing a handle for the stay that determines the span of the pallet, the invention according to claim 3 provides a pallet opening at the time of recovery when the handle of the stay that determines the span between the columns It is an object of the present invention to provide a physical distribution and storage device that is intended to improve workability at the time of recovery and quality maintenance of a support (breakage prevention property at the time of transportation).
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the physical distribution and storage apparatus according to the present invention comprises a pallet on which products are loaded and a stand that can be attached to and detached from the pallet. And a logistics transport and storage device comprising a connecting member that connects these struts and adjusts the spacing between the struts, the struts are made of hollow members, and are arranged at the upper ends of the struts to determine the span between the adjacent struts. The stay to be mounted can be stored inside the column.
[0008]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a support member for mounting the connection member is provided at the upper end of the support column, and the support member can change the interval between the support columns by the connection member. It has the handle part which can be held when doing.
[0009]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the support member can be fitted into an opening provided in a pallet mounted on the upper end of the support column.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a physical distribution and storage device according to the present invention. The physical distribution and storage apparatus of this embodiment includes a pallet 1 on which an article such as a copying machine is mounted, and a stand 10 that is mounted on the pallet 1 and on which the pallet 1 is mounted (the mounting state is not shown). .
[0011]
The pallet 1 is made of a rigid material such as a metal such as steel or wood, and is composed of a deck board 2 made of a rectangular flat plate and the like, and two prism-like girders 3 fixed to the lower surface thereof. It is configured. The girder 3 is formed with a recess 4 having a substantially triangular cross section on the lower surface for mounting on the stand 10 as will be described later. The deck board 2 and the girder 3 may be anything such as those fixed by welding or adhesive or those combined and fixed by screws or the like so that they can be easily disassembled.
[0012]
Moreover, the stand 10 has four support | pillars 11 and these support | pillars 11 are attached to the four corners of the pallet 1 so that it can stand up and detachably, as shown in FIG. Each column 11 is made of a hollow metal pipe, and is detachable by fitting lower portions into four corners of the deck board 2. Since a known structure may be used for the fitting structure, illustration and description are omitted.
[0013]
Each support column 11 includes three joints 12... Slidably attached along the longitudinal direction thereof, and each joint 12 is connected to two adjacent support columns 11, 11. 13 and 13 are pinned so as to be able to rotate so as to cross. As the connecting member 13, for example, a thin plate-like metal member can be used.
[0014]
The pallet 1 is prepared and selected in advance in various sizes corresponding to the size of the article to be transported, but the interval between the columns 11 differs depending on the size of the selected pallet 1 so that it matches this interval. In addition, the distance between the support posts 11 is adjusted before being attached to the pallet 1. That is, while sliding the joint 12, a force is applied to a pair of two adjacent struts 11 and 11 to separate or approach them. Then, in conjunction with this, the intervals between the columns 11 are separated or approached at the same rate. That is, a pantograph-like operation is performed. Thereafter, the four columns 11 are detachably attached to the four corners of the pallet 1.
[0015]
In the physical distribution and storage device assembled by attaching the column 11 to the pallet 1 as described above, the article can be stored in the storage space surrounded by the four columns 11 and the connecting member 13. In this state, for example, the fork of the forklift is inserted into the lower side of the pallet 1 and the fork is lifted to lift the physical distribution and storage device so that the goods can be transported. Further, the physical distribution and storage device with the article mounted thereon can be moved to a truck, a ship, or a railway vehicle and transported.
[0016]
However, it is necessary to prevent the interval between the columns 11 from changing. For this reason, in the illustrated embodiment apparatus, the stay 14 is stretched between the upper ends of at least two columns 11, 11. The stay 14 is a round bar-like member, which may be either a hollow member or a solid member, but has a diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the column 11, and is removed on the right side in the drawing when stored, etc. The two columns 11 are inserted into the column 11 so that they can be stored. Only one stay 14 may be stretched between the pair of struts 11, 11, but in the figure, the stay 14 is also stretched between the struts 11, 11 in which the stay 14 is housed to maintain the spacing between the struts 11. preferable.
[0017]
A handle member 15 is detachably fitted to the upper end of the column 11 so as to serve as an attachment member for the stay 14 to be stretched. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the handle member 15 is attached to the upper end portion of the column 11, FIG. 3 is a front view seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view seen from the direction of arrow B in FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.
[0018]
A handle 15 to be fitted to the upper end of the column 1 has a projection 16 having a substantially triangular cross section so that it can be fitted to the recess 4 of the beam 3 of the pallet 1 to be stacked. The load applied by the article mounted thereon is received and the load is dispersed. Further, a stopper 18 is provided on one side of the protrusion 16 to prevent the loaded pallet 1 from shifting.
[0019]
In addition, a support recess 19 for receiving the end of the stay 14 by notching the top portion of the upper surface of the protrusion 16 opposite to the stopper portion 18 is provided, and positioning for fitting with the notch 20 of the stay 14 in the support recess 19. The part 21 is formed in a rib shape. The positioning portion 21 is also provided as a reinforcing rib of the support recess 19.
[0020]
Moreover, the side part 23 is provided in the lower part of the base part 22 of the handle 15 so that it may become the step shape which the both-sides edge of the base part 22 protrudes, and it is set as the shape which has ease of holding. Further, the side portion 23 is formed as a click portion 24 formed by slightly inflating the lower inner edge so that the upper end portion of the column 11 can be engaged and held therebetween. For this reason, the handle 15 can be easily attached to and detached from the column 11. The support 11 and the handle 15 are fitted with, for example, a hollow cylinder portion opened downward on the inner side of the side portion 23, a screw is cut on the inner surface thereof, and the outer peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the support column 11 corresponds to this. The support of the handle 15 to the support column 11 can be improved by cutting the screws to be engaged and engaging them.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 4, in the physical distribution and storage device of the present embodiment, the pallet 1 placed thereon has a structural portion that projects downward from the girder 3, and the handle 15 is palletized from the opening 25. 1 so that the lower surface of the base portion 22 of the stepped portion between the base portion 22 and the side portion 23 is placed on the structure portion of the pallet 1 so as to receive a load at a so-called flange portion.
[0022]
And the physical distribution transport storage apparatus of this embodiment makes it a compact storage form by storing the stay 14 in the support | pillar 11 at the time of non-use, and improves collection | recovery property. When the stay 14 is housed in the column 11, the column 11 and the stay 14 are not separated from each other.
[0023]
Further, when assembling or unpacking, the handle 15 is used to apply force to the support 11 and the connecting member 13 is folded or opened using the pantograph function. 13 does not pinch the operator's finger.
[0024]
Further, since the handle 15 is fitted into the opening 25 of the pallet 1, the operation at the time of collection is facilitated, and the support column is not easily damaged during movement or transportation.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the physical distribution and storage device according to claim 1 stores the connecting member that determines the span between the columns in the column, so that it can be folded compactly, and the recoverability is improved. Since the support column and the connecting member are not separated, there is an effect that the connecting member can be lost.
[0026]
As described above, in the physical distribution and storage device according to claim 2, since the support member for attaching the connecting member to the upper end of the support has the handle portion, in addition to the above-mentioned common effects, assembly and unpacking Sometimes it is safe to operate.
[0027]
As described above, since the physical distribution and storage device according to claim 3 can fit the support member into the pallet opening at the time of collection, in addition to the above-mentioned common effect, the work at the time of collection becomes easy, There is an effect that the prop can be prevented from being damaged during movement and transportation, and the quality of the prop can be maintained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a physical distribution and storage device according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a handle member is attached to an upper end portion of a column in the physical distribution and storage device of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2;
4 is a side cross-sectional view seen from the direction of arrow B in FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 4. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pallet 2 Deck board 3 Girder material 4 Recess 10 Stand 12 Joint 13 Connecting member 14 Stay 15 Handle member 16 Protrusion 17 Slope 18 Stopper portion 19 Support recess 20 Notch 21 Positioning portion 22 Base portion 23 Side portion 24 Click portion 25 Opening Part

Claims (3)

In a physical distribution and storage apparatus comprising a pallet for loading products and a stand that can be attached to and detached from the pallet, and the stand includes a plurality of support columns and a connection member that connects the support columns and can adjust the interval of the support columns. The physical distribution transportation and storage device, wherein the support column is made of a hollow member, and a stay attached to the upper end of the support column for determining a span between the adjacent support columns can be stored inside the support column. A support member for mounting the connection member is provided at an upper end of the support column, and the support member has a handle portion that can be held when the support interval is changed by the connection member. 1. Logistics transportation storage device. 3. The physical distribution and storage device according to claim 1, wherein the support member can be fitted into an opening provided in a pallet mounted on the upper end of the support column.

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