JP4522492B1 - Drum can connector - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a drum can connecting tool that connects drum cans securely and firmly by a simple handling operation and fixes them to each other to improve seismic resistance and prevent overturning.
A gripping portion is provided for locking an upper edge convex portion of a drum can and a connecting rod having both ends of the gripping portion. The gripping portion rotates in a horizontal direction with respect to the connecting rod. The gripping part 2 has gripping claws 4 and 5 that face each other in a vertically movable position.
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Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a drum can connector that connects drum cans that are erected side by side so as not to fall over due to shaking or vibration during an earthquake or transportation.

  In order to prevent the conventional drum can from being overturned, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-126632, each of the first rails attached to the ceiling having a first rail groove extending in parallel with the arrangement direction of the cylindrical objects is first. The cylinder has a uniform thickness that can be connected to the rail and moves the first rail, and a vertically long flat surface. When the flat surface of the movable plate is arranged in parallel with the arrangement direction, the cylinder And a second rail having a second rail groove extending in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction, and supporting and moving the movable plate in the second rail groove. Disclosed is an arrangement in which wheels that rotate in a possible manner are arranged, and the direction of movement is changed from one direction of the arrangement direction or the direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction to the other direction to move on the wheels. ing.

  In addition, it consists of a non-combustible elastic member and a non-combustible belt, and the drum can be tied to the building with a belt that is provided with a locking device that locks the fixed part of the building or the like at both ends. No. 64-14663.

  Furthermore, a method is also adopted in which the body of a plurality of drums arranged and set on a pallet is secured with a string-like body such as a belt so that the whole is integrated and the stability is improved.

JP 2009-126632 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-14663

  In the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-126632, since the apparatus is installed in a specific space, there is a problem that a special house or equipment investment is required and cannot be used easily. Then, there is a restriction that it is close to a fixed part of a building or the like for locking, and it is difficult to maintain the standing with a single belt.

In addition, it is difficult to hang a belt etc. around multiple drum cans and fix them alone, and even if they can be tightened, they are surely because the upper and lower ends of the drum can have protruding edges. And it is virtually impossible to secure and secure.
And when an empty drum can or a storage thing is lightweight, there is a possibility that the belt may loosen due to vibration during transportation and the load collapses.

  Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide a drum can connecting tool that connects drum cans securely and firmly by a simple handling operation and fixes them to each other to improve seismic resistance and prevent overturning.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drum can connector comprising a gripping portion that engages with the upper edge convex portion of the drum can and a connecting rod having both ends of the gripping portion. The gripping portion has gripping claws facing each other in a vertically movable position.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the drum can coupling device of the first aspect, one of the opposed gripping claws is loosely inserted into a vertical shaft provided on the other gripping claw so as to be raised and lowered, and is connected between the opposed gripping claws. The connecting portion of the rod is loosely inserted into the vertical axis through an elastic material.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the drum can connector according to the second aspect, the vertical shaft is a screw shaft, and one of the gripping claws is moved up and down by loosening the nut. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the drum can coupling device according to the third aspect of the present invention, a vertical guide groove is provided on the screw shaft, and a pin inserted into the guide groove is provided on the gripping claw for moving up and down. It is.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the upper edge convex portion of the drum can be gripped from above and below by the gripping claws of the gripping portion, the drum cans can be reliably gripped, and the connecting drums having the gripping portions at both ends can connect the drums to each other. If the two are connected to each other or the other is locked to the locking object, the linkage distance is not increased and the stable connection state can be maintained.
Further, if both the gripping portions are gripped by one drum can, an effect that the connecting rod can be used as a connecting rope or belt binding portion is also exhibited.

  In addition, since the gripping part is rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the connecting rod, even if the length of the connecting rod is constant, the gripping part is rotated to determine the gripping position and adjust the gripping interval. It has an effect that can be.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, since one of the opposed gripping claws is gently inserted into the vertical shaft provided on the other gripping claw and gripped as freely moving up and down, operational reliability is ensured. Because the connecting part of the connecting rod is loosely inserted between the opposing gripping claws via the elastic material on the vertical axis, the angle between the holding part and the connecting rod can be set freely, and the angle is fixed by clamping when gripping It has the effect of maintaining the state of connection.

  In the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effects of claims 1 and 2, the vertical shaft is a screw shaft, and one of the gripping claws is moved up and down by loosening the nut, so that the operation of the lifting means is easy. Also, it has an effect of preventing the claw and the connecting rod that are raised and lowered by the elastic material from being rotated.

  In addition to the effects of claims 1 to 3, the invention of claim 4 is provided with a guide groove in the vertical direction on the screw shaft, and a pin inserted into the guide groove is provided on the gripping claw. This also has the effect of preventing the gripping claws from rotating around.

It is a partially longitudinal front view which shows one Embodiment of the coupling tool of this invention. It is a principal part vertical front view which shows other embodiment of the coupling tool of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state of use of the coupling tool of this invention. It is a top view which shows the other use state of the coupling tool of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal front view showing an embodiment of a connecting device for a drum can according to the present invention. The connecting device 1 includes gripping portions 2 and 2 that are engaged with an upper edge convex portion 11 of the drum can 10, The gripping portion 2 is formed of gripping claws 4 and 5 that are detachably connected to each other in the vertical position.

The upper gripping claw 4 has a gripping tip bent downward 41 so that it can be easily caught on a band forming the upper edge convex portion 11 of the drum 10, and a screw shaft 42 hangs down on the base side.
A hole 51 provided at the base of the lower gripping claw 5 is inserted into the screw shaft 42 to face each other, and a nut 6 is further screwed in. By tightening the nut 6, the lower gripping claw 5 is moved up and down to move the upper gripping claw. 4 to hold.

Further, between the upper gripping claws 4 and the lower gripping claws 5, the screw shafts 42 are inserted into both end ring portions 31 of the connecting rod 3, and the elastic material 7 is interposed between the upper gripping claws 4 and the lower gripping claws 5. 7 is interposed.
When the elastic members 7 and 7 are extended, the grip 2 can be rotated in the horizontal direction, and the angle with the connecting rod 3 can be freely set. Thus, the connecting rod 3 can be fixed, and the gripping claws 4 and 5 and the connecting rod 3 that are moved up and down by the elastic members 7 and 7 can be prevented from rotating.

For example, rubber or the like can be used for the elastic material 7.
Moreover, you may give the anti-slip | skid process 32 to the ring part 31 of the connecting rod 3 to contact | abut.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a main part of another embodiment of the connector of the present invention. A vertical guide groove 43 is provided on the screw shaft 42, and a pin 52 to be inserted into the guide groove 43 is moved up and down. The lower gripping claw 5 is provided.
Since the pin 52 is inserted into the guide groove 43, the pin 52 can be surely moved up and down and can be prevented from rotating around the lower gripping claw 5 that may be generated when the nut 6 is tightened.

The guide groove 43 may be formed by either a through hole or a hole.
Further, the pin 52 is provided so as to project inward of the hole 51 of the lower gripping claw 5, or an insertion hole that crosses the hole 51 is provided laterally from the outer periphery of the lower gripping claw 5 and is formed by the guide groove 43. The pin 52 may be removably inserted into the communication hole.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state of use of the connector of the present invention, and shows a state where four drum cans 10 are fixed using the connector 1.
Four drum cans 10, 10, 10, 10 are placed in a substantially square shape adjacent to each other, and the adjacent drum cans 10 are linked together by a connector 1.
That is, the upper and lower gripping claws 4 and 5 of the gripping part 2 provided at both ends of the connector 1 are sandwiched between the upper edge convex portions 11 of the drum can 10 and the lower pawl 5 is lifted and gripped firmly so that the adjacent drum cans 10 Are concatenated.

Although the length of the connecting rod 3 is constant, if an appropriate place of the drum cans 10 and 10 to be linked is determined according to the length of the connecting rod 3, the grip portion 2 is rotated in the horizontal direction and finely adjusted to determine the position. Well, it is not necessary to match the locking positions of all the connecting tools 1 and the drum can 10.
Adjacent drum cans 10 are linked together by the connector 1, so that the whole body is integrated and the earthquake resistance is improved.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another state of use of the connector 1 of the present invention, wherein the connector 1 is attached to the same drum 10 and the connecting rod 3 is connected to another support 8 (a stationary part of a building, a truck body). And a loading belt or a connecting belt with a locking tool 12 of other drums).

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above based on the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the gripping portions 2, 2 are further provided with a turnbuckle or the like interposed in the connecting rod 3. It is also possible to adjust the length between them, and the present invention can be applied to a connector having the features of the present invention and exhibiting the same effect without departing from the concept of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connecting tool 2 Gripping part 3 Connecting rod 31 Ring part 32 Anti-slip processing 4 Upper gripping claw 41 Bending 42 Screw shaft 43 Guide groove 5 Lower gripping claw 51 Hole 52 Pin 6 Nut 7 Elastic material 8 Support 9 Belt 10 Drum can 11 Upper Edge convex part
12 Locking tool

Claims (4)

  It consists of a gripping part that locks the upper edge convex part of the drum can and a connecting rod that has this gripping part at both ends. The gripping part can be rotated in the horizontal direction with respect to the connecting rod, and the gripping part is separated in the vertical position. A drum can connector having gripping claws facing each other freely.   One of the gripping claws is loosely inserted into a vertical shaft provided on the other gripping claw so that it can be raised and lowered, and the connecting rod connecting portion between the opposing gripping claws is loosely inserted into the vertical shaft via an elastic material. 2. The drum can connector according to claim 1, wherein:   3. The drum can connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the vertical shaft is a screw shaft, and one gripping claw is moved up and down by loosening the nut.   4. The drum can coupling device according to claim 3, wherein a guide groove in the vertical direction is provided on the screw shaft, and a pin fitted into the guide groove is provided on a holding claw for moving up and down.

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