JP4141907B2 - Packing frame - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a packing frame, and more particularly, to a packing structure that can surround a packing object having a structure that has a wheel such as a caster and can move by itself and that can be reused.
[0002]
[Prior art]
One well-known packaging tool is a cardboard box. The cardboard box is used when packing a relatively small product, and in the case of a large product, a pallet or a wooden frame assembled with wood that can surround the object to be packed is used.
[0003]
These packing tools are often discarded after the product is unpacked, and may not be preferable from the viewpoint of environmental conservation.
[0004]
In recent years, environmental conservation issues have been greatly taken up, and packaging is no exception.
Now, the importance of environmental issues is more recognized than ever. For this reason, it has become a challenge for companies to conduct environmental conservation activities together with traditional profit creation activities. Against this background, companies are urgently required to promote recycling of reusable products, parts, and materials in terms of effective use of resources and reduction of waste.
[0005]
With regard to recycling processing, it is possible to reuse in the form of products and parts, such as product reuse (reuse) and parts reuse, rather than processing forms that return to material form, such as material recycling and recycling. Great load reduction effect. In addition, for a company, reusing products / parts has the effect of reducing the product cost by reusing compared to the cost of remanufacturing. Therefore, companies need to push forward the reuse of products and parts.
[0006]
In order to reuse products / parts, the marketed products in the market are collected and reprocessed. However, the quality of the products / parts to be recovered is good to facilitate the recycle of product / part reuse. It must be collected in state.
However, for example, in the case of a copying machine, which is one of image forming apparatuses, at present, most of the collected products are collected in a form similar to waste, which is packed in a truck bed with no roof. For this reason, the quality of the collected products is not always good. As a result, the number of reused products / parts is reduced as a whole, and as a result, the effect of reducing the environmental load is reduced, and it is difficult for a company to obtain profits.
[0007]
On the other hand, if the product is recovered as a recycled product in the form as shipped, the quality of the recovered product can be improved, the number of reused products can be increased, and the environmental burden can be reduced. It's not always a good idea for companies that are growing and seeking profit. Under these circumstances, in order to increase the reuse of products and parts and reduce the environmental burden, it is required to collect used products on the market while maintaining reproducible quality and without incurring costs. Yes.
[0008]
In order to collect used products at low cost, it is advantageous to transport them in a large truck. However, most of the factors that reduce the quality of products in the collection and transportation of used copiers by trucks are damages that are thought to be due to external forces. As a cause of damage, it is considered that damage is caused by contact with other aircraft when transported in a truck bed. For this reason, in order to maintain the quality of collected products and collect used products such as copiers at a low cost, it is considered that simple packaging is applied to the collected products and mixed transportation by truck is effective.
[0009]
As a simple packaging of the copying machine for avoiding the above-described damage, there is a form in which the collected product is wrapped with a blanket or the like, or the collected product is wrapped with a wrap or the like. These simple packaging methods are effective in preventing external scratches on the transporter, but are not very effective against strong external impacts. In particular, when a heavy object is placed on the top, it is hardly effective.
[0010]
As a countermeasure against scratches that are damages to packing objects such as copying machines or external impacts, a packing method using a frame surrounding the packing object has been proposed. A support is provided at the four corners so that the periphery of the object can be enclosed, and an upper holding metal fitting that can hold the corner of the packing object by sliding on the upper connecting rod installed on the upper part of the support is provided. The upper holding bracket is provided with a fixing band for hanging the packing object mounted on the pallet loaded at the lower part of the column, and is provided to the front and back of the packing object between the columns. The structure which can be folded in the direction which adjoins is proposed (for example, patent document 1).
[0011]
Furthermore, a configuration has also been proposed in which a foldable pallet is provided at the lower part of the pillars positioned at the four corners, and the pillars positioned in front of and behind the packing object are folded in the front-rear direction (for example, Patent Document 2). ).
[0012]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-130622 A (paragraphs “0013” to “0021” columns)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-6-286552 (paragraph "0035" column)
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the packaging method using the structure disclosed in the above publication, it is possible to fold the struts to each other located before and after the packaging object, return on space required for recovering stored as the minimum occupancy area when spent The efficiency can be improved and the deformation can be made according to the size of the object to be packed, so that the cost can be reduced by sharing the packing tool, but there are the following problems.
Usually, when packaging, a pallet on which a packaging object can be mounted is required as disclosed in the above-mentioned publications. The pallet is integrated with the packing tool whether or not the object to be packed is equipped with wheels.
When a packing tool having a pallet is used, the packing object must be lifted once on the pallet. For this reason, unlike a television or the like, when a refrigerator or a heavy object is an object to be packed, it may be difficult to work alone when lifting the object to be packed.
[0014]
On the other hand, in the case of copiers, there are relatively large models similar to refrigerators, but in general, copiers are often equipped with a wheel for movement at the bottom as a caster. Convenience is planned so that it can be carried in and out. If the copying machine having such a configuration is to be mounted on a pallet, as described above, it may be impossible to work alone, and it cannot be moved after being mounted on the pallet. As a result, despite the equipment that can be moved, a new device or tool for moving the object to be packed will be required. There is a problem that it cannot move.
In addition, in the configuration disclosed in each of the above-mentioned patent documents, among the pillars located at the four corners, the pair of pillars located on the front surface and the back surface of the packing object are respectively located at the upper part and the height direction intermediate part. Since a horizontal bar-shaped connecting rod is provided and a foldable connecting member is placed on the side of the packing object, it is only necessary to carry the packing object from the side where the removable horizontal bar is located during packing. However, depending on the installation location of the packing object, it may be difficult to make the direction of the packing tool face the loading direction of the packing object, and workability may be deteriorated.
[0015]
The object of the present invention is to facilitate the packing / unpacking work and loading / unloading work of a packing object that can be moved by being equipped with wheels, in view of the problems in the above-mentioned conventional packing tool, and when the work has been completed, It is providing the packaging frame tool provided with the structure which can maintain the state which can be used.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a packing frame that has struts at four corners and can surround a packing object, and a pair of struts provided vertically in the same plane, A gate-shaped panel frame that is arranged on the front and back surfaces of the packing object, and is configured by an upper connecting rod that is laid between upper ends; Separately, an intermediate connecting member is provided to connect the intermediate portions in the height direction of the support column, and the upper end portions can be connected to and separated from each other by bending and stretching the joint means having the end portions attached to the respective upper end portions. The pair of buffer members that can be opposed to the corners of the packing object are provided on the intermediate connecting member in the panel frame, and the buffer member has one of the intermediate connecting members in the longitudinal direction of the intermediate connecting member. Fixed in place at It is characterized in that side direction of the other is configured to be capable of sliding the intermediate coupling member on toward or away from for one.
[0019]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, the buffer member is provided with an insertion portion for a fixed belt capable of rotating around the packing object in the horizontal direction on the outer surface thereof. It is characterized by having.
[0020]
In addition to the invention of claim 1 or 2 , the invention described in claim 3 is such that the gate-shaped panel frame located on the front and back of the packaging object is movable with wheels at the bottom of the column. In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the bottom surface and the side surface except for the front surface and the back surface of the accommodation space of the packing object formed by the gate-shaped panel frames are not shielded.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a view showing an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a packing frame 1 is a panel frame 2, 2 ′ facing a front surface and a back surface of an object to be packed, respectively. It has.
The panel frames 2 and 2 ′ have the same configuration. The configuration of the panel frame 2 that faces the front surface of the copying machine F that is an object to be packed in FIG. 3 will be described as follows. In addition, about the panel frame which opposes a back surface, it attach | subjects and shows the code | symbol of the panel frame 2 which opposes a front surface.
[0022]
In FIG. 1, the panel frame 2 includes support columns 3 and 4 configured by a pair of pipes provided vertically in the same plane, and an upper connecting rod 5 installed between the upper ends of the support columns 3 and 4. The front view has a gate shape.
In addition to the upper connecting rod 5, an intermediate connecting member 6 that connects the intermediate positions is provided at an intermediate position in the height direction of the columns 3 and 4 of the panel frame 2.
Both the upper connecting rod 5 and the intermediate connecting member 6 are constituted by pipes, and the end portions thereof are integrated with the columns 3 and 4.
[0023]
The gate-type panel frames 2 and 2 ′ that face the front side and the back side of the copying machine F that is an object to be packed are connected in a state in which they can be folded up in directions close to each other in measurement.
A connecting means 7 having a joint mechanism 7A in the middle is provided on the side surfaces of the portal panels 2 and 2 '.
The connecting means 7 is composed of a connecting rod having a split intermediate portion hinged to the joint mechanism 7A, and the end opposite to the joint mechanism 7A is hinged to each of the columns 3, 4 and 3 ′, 4 ′. Can bend and stretch. In the present embodiment, the joint mechanism 7A is given a habit of bending the connecting means 7 at the time of bending in a direction that does not protrude outward from the side surfaces of the front and rear panel frames 2, 2 ′. This prevents the connecting means 7 when the front and rear side of the panel frame 2, 2 'approaches overhangs the measurement way, it is possible to reduce the occupancy area when folded.
[0024]
The intermediate connecting members 6 and 6 ′ are provided with buffer members 8 that can face the corners of the packing object along the extending direction thereof.
The buffer member 8 is provided as a pair along the extending direction of the intermediate connecting members 6 and 6 ′, and one buffer member (referred to as 8A for convenience) is fixed at a predetermined position in the intermediate connecting members 6 and 6 ′. The other buffer member can slide on the intermediate connecting members 6, 6 '.
[0025]
Each buffer member 8 has an insertion portion 11 for inserting a fixing belt 10 to be described later, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. As a ring member.
[0026]
The fixing belt 10 is a member that circulates around the packing object horizontally by being circulated around the outer side of each of the buffer members 8 and 8A, and by detouring the outer surface of each of the buffer members 8 and 8A. , 8A are connected and regulated so as not to be displaced outside the rotation range. One end of the fixing belt 10 is fixed to a buckle-shaped fastener 12, and the other end of the fixing belt 10 wraps around each buffer member 8, 8 </ b> A and then reaches the fastener 12 to be locked.
[0027]
A wheel 13 having a support portion 13A that is rotatable in a horizontal plane is provided below the support columns 3 and 4, which are the main portions of the panel frame located on the front and back sides, and the direction in which the packaging frame tool 1 is pushed and moved. You can move in order.
[0028]
Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the front and rear panel frames 2, 2 moved in the direction of contacting and separating from each other by bending and extending the connecting means 7 in accordance with the size of the packing object during packing. It can be set to a state where the packing object is brought in between.
[0029]
At the time of carry-in, since the side and the bottom located between the panel frames 2 and 2 'are not shielded, the packing object can be carried in as it is from the measuring method. That is, although the front and back panel frames 2 and 2 ′ have a horizontal cross-shaped intermediate connecting member 6, the side surfaces corresponding to the space between the panel frames 2 and 2 ′ have no obstacles. Therefore, the packing object can be carried into the expanded side space as it is. In addition, since there is no mounting member such as a pallet at the bottom, the object to be packed can be carried in as it is without being lifted. At this time, the fixing belt 10 is removed from the fastener 12 and the knot is released.
[0030]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a case where a copying machine F having a wheel F1 as a packing object and capable of self-propelling is targeted. In FIG. 3, the copying machine F is carried into the packing frame 1. The four corners are held by the buffer member 8. At this time, the buffer member 8 slides on the intermediate connecting member 6 on the basis of the state in which the corner on one side of the copying machine F is abutted against one fixed buffer member 8A, so that the copying machine F The fixing belt 10 can be tightened in this state.
When the fixing belt 10 is tightened and its end is locked to the fastener 12, the buffer members 8 and 8A can be kept tightened from the outside. The machine F can be fixed and integrated.
When transported in a packed state, the wheels 13 on the columns 3, 4 and 3 ', 4' and the wheel F1 of the copying machine F can be moved in cooperation. Thereby, it can be made to move, without preparing other conveyance means other than the packing frame tool 1. FIG.
[0031]
When the packaging frame 1 in the packed state is loaded with the equipment collected on the truck bed, if an external force is applied from the top, the external force is received by the columns 3 and 4 and the wheels. There is no direct effect on the packaged object. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the damage to the collect | recovered packing target object can be prevented beforehand.
[0032]
On the other hand, at the time of unpacking, the packing object may be pulled out from the packing frame 1 by a procedure reverse to the procedure described above. That is, after removing the end of the fixing belt 10 from the fastener 12 and releasing the knot, the connecting member 7 is extended to expand the side surface of the packaging frame 1, so that the other side of the copying machine F until then. The buffer member 8 that has been in contact with the corner of the sheet is separated from the corner, and the copying machine F is pulled out from the side and carried out. In such a work procedure, the intermediate connecting member 6 which is a member mounted on each of the front and rear panel frames 2 and 2 'is not operated, so that it is disclosed in the back mentioned in the prior art. Unlike the configuration, the operation of returning these members to the original state can be made unnecessary.
[0033]
When the unpacking is completed, the packaging frame 1 is folded so that the front and back panel frames 2, 2 'are closest to each other. FIG. 4 shows this state, and the occupied space of the used packaging frame 1 is reduced by folding the connecting member 7 in the direction in which the panel frames 2 and 2 ′ approach each other (the arrow direction in the drawing). The collection rate of the packaging frame 1 can be increased per unit area, that is, the number of collections per predetermined area can be increased, and the storage space can be stored even when the folded packaging frames 1 are stacked together. Can be reduced. In the folded state, the fixing belt 10 tends to be tightened, so that the intermediate connecting members 6 supporting the buffer members 8 and 8A are prevented from being separated from each other, and the packaging frame 1 is opened carelessly. The occurrence of a situation can be prevented.
[0034]
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the same members as those used in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is characterized in that, instead of the bendable connecting means 7 used in the structure shown in FIG. 1, connecting means 100, 100 ′ having a non-bending structure are used crossing each other.
[0035]
In FIG. 5, pipes or rods that are spanned between the upper connecting rods 5, 5 ′ and spanned by these connecting rods 5, 5 ′ and whose longitudinal ends are located above the connecting rods 5, 5 ′. The connecting means 100, 100 ′ made of members are arranged so as to cross each other. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, it is arranged in an X shape corresponding to the intersecting state, and swings when one of the longitudinal ends is hinged to the upper connecting rod. The other end is not shown in detail but is slidable on the upper connecting rod. Therefore, the connecting means 100 and 100 ′ can change the crossing angle when the front and rear panel frames 2 and 2 ′ are brought into contact with each other.
[0036]
As a structure which can be slid, slide members 100A and 100A ′ which are slidable along the axial direction of the upper connecting portions 5 and 5 ′ are provided by being inserted into the connecting rods 5 and 5 ′, and the slide members 100A and 100A are provided. A configuration in which the end portions of the connecting means 100 and 100 ′ are hinge-coupled to 100A ′ is used. In FIG. 5 and subsequent figures, the hinge coupling portions of the connecting means 100 and 100 ′ are indicated by a one-dot chain line that means a swing fulcrum for convenience.
[0037]
As a result, the connecting means 100, 100 ′ constitutes an X-shaped link member whose crossing angle can be changed in a state where the front and rear panel frames 2, 2 ′ are connected to each other in plan view.
[0038]
Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, as in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the front and rear panel frames 2, 2 ′ according to the size of the packing object accommodated therein. The space for storage can be ensured by changing the crossing angle by expanding / contracting, in other words, contacting and separating the space. FIG. 6 shows a case where the copying machine F is used as an object to be packed, as in the case shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 shows that the unpacking is completed and folded as in the case shown in FIG. The state is shown.
[0039]
Since the panel frames 2 and 2 'positioned on the front side and the back side are moved by the connecting means 100 and 100' constituting the X-shaped link member when contacting and separating, the connecting means 100 and As the crossing angle of 100 'changes, it can be moved away from and moving in parallel. Thus, as in the case of the connecting member having the joint shown in FIG. 1, only one connecting member hardly bends. Therefore, when only one connecting member is bent, the other bends accordingly. Thus, there is no increase in the number of operations as in the case where it is necessary to perform the operation, and the work operability is improved. That is, the operator can move the front and rear panel frames 2 and 2 ′ in parallel with each other simply by moving the front and rear panel frames 2 and 2 ′ away from each other. Furthermore, the folded state can be easily obtained.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the gate-shaped panel frames can be displaced in a direction in which their upper ends are connected to and separated from each other by connecting means having a joint mechanism. However, there is no structure for contacting and separating the panel frames. As a result, unlike the configuration in which the contact / separation mechanism is provided on the side of the panel frame, the packing object can be placed in the loading state without requiring any prior work such as moving the contact / separation mechanism from the side. And the packing operation can be facilitated. Also, when unpacking, the packing object located inside can be taken out by pulling out the packing object in the reverse order, and after the carrying out, the members equipped on the panel frame can be restored to the original state. Work can be eliminated. In addition, the intermediate connecting member is provided with a pair of buffer members that can face the corners of the packing object, and the buffer member includes a fixing belt that circulates in the horizontal direction around the packing object. The buffer member can be fixed at the same position regardless of the height of the object, and the physical burden due to the work in the height direction can be reduced.
[0042]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to fix the packing object corresponding to the packing objects of different sizes by providing the buffer member that can be displaced corresponding to the position of the corner of the photosensitive object. it can. Moreover, since the cushioning member located at the corner of the packing object has an insertion portion of a fixing belt that can be rotated in the horizontal direction on the outer surface, the packing object is fixed by fixing the buffering member at the set position. Ru can be used to prevent the inadvertent movement.
[0043]
According to invention of Claim 3, since the wheel is provided in the lower part of the support | pillar which comprises a gate-shaped panel frame, the movement of the packing target object equipped with the wheel can be permitted. Since the bottom surface and the side surface except the back surface are not shielded, it is possible to carry in and out the packing object from the surface. As a result, the lifting work as in the case of using the pallet can be eliminated, and the work can be facilitated, and the packing object in the packed state can be easily moved. In addition, even if an external force is applied to the upper part of the panel frame, the panel frame support is supported by the wheels, so that the external force is not directly applied to the packing object, and the packing object can be prevented from being damaged. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a packaging frame according to an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of a buffer member used in the packaging frame shown in FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing a state in which an object to be packed is carried into the packaging frame shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a perspective view showing a folded state of the packaging frame shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a packaging frame for explaining another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing a state in which an object to be packed is carried into the packing frame shown in FIG. 5. FIG.
7 is a perspective view showing a folded state of the packaging frame shown in FIG. 6. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packing frame 2,2 'Panel frame 3,4,3', 4 'Post 5,5' Upper connection rod 6,6 'Intermediate connection member 7,100,100' Connection means 7A Joint mechanism 8,8A Buffer member 10 Fixed belt 11 Belt insertion part

Claims (3)

It is a packing frame tool that has pillars at four corners and can surround the object to be packed,
A gate-shaped panel that is composed of a pair of support columns that are vertically provided in the same plane and an upper connecting rod that is installed between the upper ends of the support columns. With a frame,
The portal-type panel frame is provided with an intermediate connecting member for connecting the intermediate portions in the height direction of the support columns separately from the upper connecting rod, and the upper ends are attached to the respective upper ends. The connecting means having a joint mechanism can be bent and extended to be able to contact and separate from each other,
The intermediate coupling member in the panel frame is provided with a pair of cushioning members that can be opposed to the corners of the object to be packed, and the cushioning member is a predetermined one of the intermediate coupling members in the longitudinal direction of the intermediate coupling member. A packaging frame tool that is fixed to a position and configured to be slidable on the intermediate connecting member in a direction in which the other in the longitudinal direction is in contact with or separated from the other . The packaging frame according to claim 1,
A packing frame, wherein the buffer member is provided with an insertion portion of a fixing belt capable of rotating around the packing object in a horizontal direction on an outer surface thereof . In the packaging frame tool according to claim 1 or 2,
The gate-shaped panel frame located on the front and back of the packing object has a wheel at the bottom of the column and is movable, and is formed by the gate-shaped panel frames. A packaging frame having a configuration in which a bottom surface and a side surface other than the back surface are not shielded .

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