JP4592028B2 - Goods transportation storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article transporting and storing apparatus having an article placing table and a plurality of columns that are detachably attached to the article placing table.

  Industrial goods such as electrical products, various parts, various materials such as building materials, furniture, natural products or other various articles are transported or stored in the above-mentioned form used for transporting or storing such articles. It is. In order to transport or store an article by such an article transporting and storing apparatus, the article is placed on the article mounting table of the apparatus directly or via another member, and a plurality of articles are surrounded and surrounded by the article. The post is attached to the article mounting table, and the article is transported together with the article transporting / storing device or stored.

  For example, an article is transported from one place to another using the article transporting and storing apparatus described above, and after the article is unloaded from the article mounting table at the transport destination, the article transporting and storing apparatus is transported to the original place. At the time of recovery, since the columns can be removed from the article mounting table, they can be transported efficiently to the original place in a small folded state. The same applies to storing the article transporting and storing device when the article transporting and storing apparatus is not used.

By the way , when an article is placed on the article mounting table and a plurality of support columns are attached to the article mounting table to transport the article, if there is a large gap between the article and the support column, the impact force applied during the transportation may cause The article may vibrate with a large amplitude, and the article may be damaged. Therefore, if a shock absorber is disposed between the article and the support and the article is held by the support via the shock absorber, vibration of the article can be suppressed.

  Conventionally, corrugated cardboard or the like is used as such a shock absorber, and the shock absorber is packed between the article and the support. However, such a shock absorber is held so as not to come off between the article and the support. It was not easy to keep, and the work of packing the shock absorber between the article and the column became troublesome. Also, normally, corrugated cardboard was discarded at the transportation destination and the like, but a large amount of waste was generated.

The present invention was made based on a novel recognition described above, purpose of that, the article of the type described at the outset which can be easily and reliably place the cushion between the article and the support It is to provide a transport and storage device.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention can change the mounting position of the article mounting table and the article mounting table at different positions, and the lower side surface excluding the corner of the loaded article is placed on the article mounting table. An article holding member that is positioned and held with respect to each other, a plurality of columns that are removably attached to the four corners of the article mounting table, and an upper lid that is detachably attached to the top of the plurality of columns attached to the article mounting table. A gap between the inner surface of the column and the article so as to fill a gap between the article and the inner surface of the column that is attached to at least one of the columns and faces the placed article. A cushioning body whose thickness can be changed according to the size, and the plurality of support columns are fitted with mounting grooves formed at four corners of the article mounting table, respectively. Positioned and mounted on the table, the buffer Has a plurality of shock-absorbing members that are detachably connected to each other in a state of being overlapped in the thickness direction, and the attachment position of the article holding member with respect to the article mounting table and the thickness of the shock-absorbing body are individually An article transportation and storage device that can be changed is proposed (claim 1).

Further, in the article transporting and storing apparatus according to claim 1, it is advantageous that the article mounting table, the support column, the upper lid, and the buffer body are all formed of resin (claim 2).
Further, in the article transporting and storing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, the cross-sectional shape of the support column is substantially L-shaped, and the article is directed in a state where the article is placed on the article placing table. Of the two inner surfaces of the support column on the side, it is advantageous that the buffer member is held by the support column so that one inner surface is in contact with the buffer member and the other inner surface is close to the buffer member. (Claim 3).

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the shock absorber disposed between the article and the column can prevent a problem that the article vibrates with a large amplitude during the conveyance of the article, and the buffer body can be easily used as the column. Can be held. In addition, a buffer body having a thickness that matches the size of the gap between the article and the column can be configured, and the article can be efficiently held by the buffer body. Moreover, the upper part of the article placed on the article mounting table can be protected by the upper lid. Furthermore, articles of various forms or sizes can be correctly positioned and placed on the article placement table.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 are perspective views showing an example of an article transporting / storing apparatus. The article transporting / storing apparatus 1 shown here includes an article placing table 3 on which an article 2 is placed directly or via another member, A plurality of, in the illustrated example, four columns 4 that are detachably attached to the four corners of the article mounting table 3 and an upper lid 5 that is detachably attached to the top of the plurality of columns 4 attached to the article mounting table 3. (Not shown in FIG. 1). Although a copying machine is shown as an example of the article 2 in FIGS. 1 to 3, other articles can be transported or stored by the article transporting and storing apparatus 1.

  The article mounting table 3 shown as an example in the figure has two leg portions 6 and a mounting plate 7 formed integrally with the both leg portions 6, and both leg portions 6 are on an installation surface such as a floor surface. Placed on. At this time, a gap G into which a cargo handling device, for example, a fork 8 of a forklift (FIG. 3) can be inserted is formed between the installation surface and the mounting plate 7. The article mounting table 3 is formed of a hard resin molded product. However, the article mounting table can be formed of a highly rigid material such as metal, wood, or a composite material thereof.

  In order to transport or store the article 2 using the article transporting / storing apparatus 1, first, the article 2 is placed on the upper surface of the placing plate of the article placing table 3 as shown in FIG. 1. At that time, the article 2 may be placed directly on the article placement table. However, in the illustrated example, the article 2 is placed on the article placement table 3 via an article holding member 9 described in detail later. Has been. At this time, in order to protect the article 2, the article 2 may be covered with a bag (not shown) made of a flexible resin film, a resin sheet, or a cloth.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower portions of the four columns 4 are attached to the four corners of the article mounting table 3 so as to surround the article 2 on the article mounting table 3. The plurality of columns 4 attached to the article mounting table 3 are positioned substantially parallel to each other in a state of rising substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the mounting plate 7. Strut can also be made of a material such as wood or metal, but posts 4 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a resin or a metal, preferably made of molded article Shi pushed out of the hard resin, the outer wall A large number of hollow portions are partitioned by 10 and the plurality of partition walls 11. The overall cross-sectional shape of the column 4 is substantially L-shaped.

  In the article transport and storage device of this example, each support column 4 is not connected by a connecting member. Therefore, when a plurality of support columns 4 are attached to the article mounting table 3, each support column 4 is an article separately and independently. It is attached to the mounting table 3. For this reason, when these support | pillars 4 are removed from the article mounting base 3, these support | pillars 4 will be in the state isolate | separated separately from each other. Two struts adjacent to each other can be connected to each other via a connecting member so as to be close to each other or separated from each other, but in this case as well, each strut is simply removed from the article mounting table 3. Can move relative to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 1, mounting grooves 12 are formed at the four corners of the article mounting table 3 so that the lower portions of the columns 4 are fitted, and the lower portions of the columns 4 are inserted into the mounting grooves 12 as shown in FIG. 5. By fitting, the column 4 can be positioned and attached to the article mounting table 3 easily and accurately. The depth D of each mounting groove 12 is, for example, about 10 to 30 mm, and preferably about 20 mm. By fitting the lower part of the column 4 into the mounting groove 12, the column 4 is fixed to the article mounting table 3. It can be assembled almost vertically.

  Furthermore, the article mounting table 3 of the present example has pins 13 protruding upward from the portions where the respective mounting grooves 12 are formed, and the lower portions of the pin mounting holes 14 formed in the respective columns 4 are the respective pins. 13 respectively. As shown in FIG. 4, the pin mounting hole 14 is partitioned by a part of the outer wall 10 of the column 4 and a part of the partition wall 11, and is formed over the entire length of the column 4.

  After the plurality of columns 4 are attached to the article mounting table 3 as described above, the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portion of the column 4 as shown in FIG. As a result, the article 2 is stored in the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 in a state surrounded by the upper lid 5, the article placing table 3, and the plurality of columns 4. In this state, the article 2 can be transported or stored in, for example, a warehouse.

  In order to transport the article 2, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the fork lift fork 8 is inserted into the gap G below the mounting plate 7, and the fork 8 is raised to lift the article transport storage device 1 together with the article 2. The article transporting and storing apparatus 1 can be loaded on a truck or the like. In this way, for example, the article 2 is transported from the manufacturing plant of the article 2 to the user, and the upper lid 5 is removed from the support column 4 in the reverse procedure as described above at the transport destination, and then the support column 4 is removed. After removal from the mounting table 3, the article 2 can be lowered from the article mounting table 3. When the upper lid 5 is used, the upper portion of the article 2 can be protected during transportation of the article 2, but the article can be transported or stored without the upper lid 5 attached.

  As described above, the article transporting / storing apparatus 1 stores articles for transporting articles, storing articles temporarily or for a long term, or for other purposes. It should also be called an article holding device.

  As described above, the article 2 is transported to a predetermined place, and after the article 2 is unloaded from the article transporting / storage device 1 at the transport destination, the article transporting / storage device 1 is returned to the original place, and the article transporting / storage is performed. The device 1 can be used many times. When returning the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 to the original place, the article placing table 3 and the column 4 removed from the article placing table 3 can be transported in a compactly folded state. However, if these pillars are transported in a state where the plurality of pillars are separated, the transport efficiency is lowered.

  Therefore, the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 of the present example is configured such that two struts removed from the article mounting table 3 are integrally connected to each other to form a strut bundle, which can be transported efficiently. Hereinafter, a configuration related to this will be described in detail.

  The four struts 4 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 all have the same cross-sectional shape and the same size, but when it is necessary to identify these struts 4, Each column is indicated by using the reference numerals 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D. Here, the two support columns 4A and 4C that face each other with the article 2 interposed therebetween are attached to the article mounting table 3 in a state in which the upper and lower sides are reversed. The same applies to the other two columns 4B and 4D. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer wall 10 of each column 4 is formed with a convex portion 15 and a concave portion 16 extending over the entire length of the column 4 in the longitudinal direction.

  When each support column 4 is removed from the article mounting table 3, each support column 4 is in a separated and separated state, but the two support columns 4 </ b> A of such support columns 4 that are upside down with respect to each other. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the end portions in the longitudinal direction are aligned and adjacent to each other in parallel with each other, the protrusions 15 and the recesses 16 of the columns 4 A and 4 C are respectively connected to each other. opposite. Therefore, when both struts 4A and 4C are manually pressed in a direction approaching each other as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 7, the convex portion 15 of one strut 4A is fitted into the concave portion 16 of the other strut 4C. In addition, the convex portion 15 of the other support column 4C is fitted into the recess 16 of the one support column 4A. At the time of fitting, the column part forming the concave part 16 and the convex part 15 is slightly slightly elastically deformed, and when the concave part 16 and the convex part 15 have been fitted together as shown in FIG. Returns to its original form. In this way, the recesses 16 and the protrusions 15 are click-stopped and locked to each other, so that both struts 4A and 4C are integrated with each other so as not to be separated unless a separating force of a certain size or more is applied thereto. Connected. In this way, these struts 4A and 4C can be used as a strut bundle 17 bundled so as not to move, and can be efficiently transported to a predetermined place or stored in a small space.

  The other two struts 4B and 4D can be connected to each other in the same manner to form an integral strut bundle, which can be efficiently transported or stored.

  When the article transporting / storing apparatus 1 is used again, as shown in FIG. 7, when both struts 4 </ b> A and 4 </ b> C connected to each other are pulled by hand operation in the direction opposite to the arrow A, the convex portions 15 and the concave portions 16 Is disengaged, and both struts 4A and 4C are separated from each other. In this way, these columns 4A and 4C can be attached to the article mounting table 3, respectively. The same applies to the other columns 4B and 4D. The convex portion 15 and the concave portion 16 formed on the support column itself constitute an example of a support column connecting means that connects the support columns to each other, but connects them integrally.

  In the above-described example, the two columns removed from the article mounting table 3 are configured to be detachably connected to each other. However, three or more columns are integrally connected to each other so as to be detachable. It can also be configured to be transported or stored.

  As described above, the article transporting / storing apparatus of this example is detachable with at least two pillars removed from the article mounting table in a state of being adjacent to each other substantially parallel to each other, but is fixedly coupled integrally. Means, and the column connecting means is provided on the column itself. In the illustrated example, the column connecting means has a convex portion 15 formed on one column connected to each other, and a concave portion 16 formed on the other column and fitted to the convex portion 15. Yes. As described above, the column connecting means of this example has a simple structure and can suppress an increase in cost of the article transporting and storing apparatus. However, other types of column connecting means can be appropriately employed.

  Since the strut connecting means is provided on the struts that are connected to each other, the plurality of struts 4 removed from the article mounting table 3 can be easily and surely carried without carrying fasteners such as bands and strings when transporting the articles. Can be bundled.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when two struts 4A and 4C are connected to each other to form a strut bundle 17, the strut bundle 17 has a substantially rectangular cross section in which a space S is partitioned. It becomes a shape. At that time, since the projections and depressions 18 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the column bundle 17 and all the columns 4 are formed in the same form, the column bundles are almost parallel to each other as shown in FIG. When they are placed side by side, the projections and depressions 18 of the column bundle 17 are engaged with each other, and the columns 4 can be combined in a state of being in close contact with each other. The unevenness 18 constitutes an example of an engaging portion for combining the column bundles. As described above, in the article transporting and storing apparatus of this example, the engaging portions for assembling the strut bundle composed of at least two struts connected to each other so as to be adjacent to each other in parallel are formed on each strut. ing.

  Since the above-described engaging portions allow a large number of column bundles 17 to be combined in a state of being adjacent to each other substantially parallel to each other, when the large number of column bundles 17 are transported together or stored, the columns are supported. It is possible to prevent a problem that the bundles are separated and cause a load slip, and a large number of columns 4 can be transported or stored very efficiently.

  By the way, when the article 2 is placed on the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 described above, and there is a large gap between the article 2 and the column 4, when the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 is loaded on a truck and transported, for example, When an impact force is applied to the article transport storage device 1 from the truck bed, the article 2 on the article mounting table 3 may vibrate with a large amplitude.

  Therefore, in the article transporting and storing apparatus of this example, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a buffer is provided between the article 2 placed on the article placing table 3 and each column 4 attached to the article placing table 3. The body 19 is sandwiched, the article 2 is held by the support column 4 via the buffer body 19, and the holding means for holding the buffer body 19 on each support column 4 is configured to suppress the vibration of the article 2. (FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 3 has shown the mode when the buffer body is not attached). Hereinafter, a specific configuration example of the buffer body 19 and the holding means and its operation will be clarified.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the size of the gap G1 formed between the column 4 and the article 2 varies depending on the size and form of the article 2 placed on the article mounting table 3, but the size of the gap G1. The buffer body 19 of this example is configured by one buffer member or a plurality of buffer members detachably connected to each other so that the buffer body 19 having a thickness suitable for the thickness can be disposed in the gap G1. The

  FIG. 12 shows three buffer members 20, 20A, 20B, and FIG. 13 shows the back side of one of the buffer members 20. Each of these buffer members 20, 20A, 20B is formed of a long and narrow molded product in which the resin is molded by a blow molding method.

  As shown in FIG. 12, at least two projecting portions 21 in the illustrated example are formed on the front side of the shock-absorbing member 20 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. Protrusions 23 are formed on the side surfaces in a protruding state. Further, a protrusion 24 is formed on the top surface of the middle protrusion of the three protrusions 21. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 13, the back surface side of the buffer member 20 is formed with a concave groove 22 having a form and a size in which each protrusion 21 can be fitted at a position corresponding to each protrusion 21 described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a locking groove 25 is formed on each side wall that divides each concave groove 22.

  The buffer member 20A shown in FIG. 12 is also formed in the same shape and size as the buffer member 20 described above. In order to connect the buffer members 20 and 20A to each other, the back surface side of the buffer member 20 and the front surface side of the other buffer member 20A are opposed to each other, and these are pressed in the direction of arrow B by manual operation. Then, each protrusion 21 on the front side of another buffer member 20A is fitted in each groove 22 on the back side of the buffer member 20, and each protrusion provided on each protrusion 21 of the buffer member 20A at this time. The portion 23 is fitted into the locking groove 25 formed on the side wall of the concave groove 22 of the buffer member 20 and is locked to the locking groove 25. By clicking and stopping the protrusion 23 and the locking groove 25 in this way, the two buffer members 20 and 20A are not separated unless a separating force of a certain size or more is applied to them as shown in FIG. Connected to In this way, the buffer body 19 having the thickness T composed of the two buffer members 20 and 20A can be configured. By pulling both the buffer members 20 and 20A with a force of a predetermined magnitude or more in the direction opposite to the arrow B (FIG. 12) by manual operation, the buffer members 20 and 20A can be separated from each other.

  The third buffer member 20B shown in FIG. 12 is also configured substantially the same as the buffer member 20, 20A except that the thickness T2 is different from the thickness T1 of the other two buffer members 20, 20A. In the same manner as described above, the buffer member 20B is detachable from the other buffer members 20A or 20B as shown in FIG. 15, but is integrally connected to form one buffer body 19. be able to. In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, three buffer members 20, 20 </ b> A, and 20 </ b> B can be detachably connected in a chain to form one buffer body 19.

  As can be seen from the above description, the buffer body 19 may be configured by only one buffer member, or the buffer body 19 may be configured by appropriately connecting two or more buffer members having the same thickness or different thicknesses. it can. The buffer body 19 having a thickness that matches the size of the gap G1 between the article 2 and the column 4 can be configured.

  9 to FIG. 11, the two buffer members 20 and 20 </ b> B shown in FIG. 12 are connected to each other to form the buffer body 19, and the buffer body 19 is arranged in the gap G <b> 1 between the article 2 and the column 4. An example is shown. In the case of this example, the protrusion 21, the protrusion 23, and the protrusion 24 of the buffer member 20 constitute the protrusion 21, the protrusion 23, and the protrusion 24 of the buffer 19, respectively.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 to 11, the support column 4 attached to the article mounting table 3 has a longitudinal direction of the support column 4 on the surface of the article mounting table 3 facing the article 2. A groove 26 is formed over the entire length. In addition, an engagement hole 27 is formed in the column portion constituting the bottom wall of the groove 26. Although the number of the engagement holes 27 may be one, in the illustrated example, a plurality of engagement holes 27 are formed in each column 4 along the longitudinal direction thereof.

  In order to attach each buffer body 19 to each support column 4, as shown in FIG. 9, the buffer body 19 is opposed to the support column 4 in parallel, and the projection 24 of the buffer body 19 is shown in FIGS. In the example, the protrusion 24 (FIG. 12) of the buffer member 20 is placed in the desired engagement hole 27 of the column 4, and the buffer 19 is pressed against the column 4 in the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 9. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 11, the protruding portion 21 of the shock absorber 19 is fitted into the groove 26 formed in the support column 4, and the protrusion 24 of the shock absorber 19 is fitted into the engagement hole 27 of the support column 4. . At this time, the protruding portion 23 formed on the protruding portion 21 is clicked and locked in the groove 26, so that the cushioning body 19 may be disengaged from the column 4 in the direction opposite to the arrow C (FIG. 9). Be blocked. Moreover, since the protrusion 24 of the shock absorber 19 is fitted in the engagement hole 27 of the support column 4, the shock absorber 19 is also prevented from falling downward. In this way, each buffer 19 is held in a state in which it is not detached from each column 4.

  In the illustrated example, the shock absorbers 19 are attached to all the pillars 4, but the shock absorbers 19 may be attached only to the desired pillars 4. The buffer body 19 is attached to at least one of the plurality of support columns 4. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 11, since the other buffer member is not connected to the buffer member 20B in contact with the article 2, the groove 22 (FIG. 13) may not be formed on the back side of the buffer member 20B.

  As described above, each column 4 to which the buffer body 19 is attached is attached to the article mounting table 3 on which the article 2 is placed as described above, so that the article 2 is buffered as shown in FIG. Since it can hold | maintain with the support | pillar 4 via the body 19, the malfunction that the article | item 2 vibrates with a big amplitude during conveyance of the article | item 2 can be prevented. Further, by pulling the buffer body 19 in the direction opposite to the arrow C by manual operation, the buffer body 19 can be easily detached from the support column 4.

  As can be seen from the above description, the groove 26 and the engagement hole 27 formed in the column 4, and the protrusion 24, the protrusion 21, and the protrusion 23 formed in the buffer 19 hold the buffer 19 in the column 4. Although an example of the holding means is configured, the holding means may be configured by only a part of these elements, or other appropriate holding means may be employed. It is also possible to form the holding means by forming an engagement hole on the buffer body and forming a protrusion fitted to the engagement hole on the support column.

In any case, the article transporting / storing device is provided with a buffer disposed between the article placed on the article placing table and the support attached to the article placing table, and the buffer for holding the buffer on the support. Since it has holding means, it is possible to prevent the trouble that the article being transported vibrates vigorously, and the buffer body can be easily attached to and detached from the column, and the buffer body is securely held on the column. Can do. Furthermore, the shock absorber can be used many times, and it is not necessary to discard the shock absorber at the destination of the goods. As a result, the amount of waste generated can be reduced.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, in the state where the article 2 is placed on the article placing table, one inner face 104A of the two inner faces 104A, 104B of the column 4 facing the article 2 is buffered. The buffer body 19 is held by the support column 4 so as to abut the body 19 and the other inner surface 104B is close to the buffer body 19.

  Further, as described above, the holding means has the protrusion 24 provided on one of the shock absorber 19 and the support column 4 and the engagement hole 27 formed on the other side and into which the protrusion 24 is fitted. As a result, it is possible to prevent the shock absorber 19 from falling from the support column 4 and to securely hold the shock absorber 19 on the support column 4.

  Further, as shown in the illustrated example, when the engagement hole 27 is formed in the support column 4 and a plurality of engagement holes 27 are formed along the longitudinal direction of the support column 4, the engagement with which the protrusion 24 is fitted is performed. Since the joint hole 27 can be freely selected, the article 2 can be attached to the support column 4 at a height position that can be most reliably held in accordance with the form and size of the article 2 on the article mounting table 3. The stability of the article when the article 2 is transported can be further enhanced.

  Further, as in the illustrated example, the holding means includes a groove 26 formed in the support column 4 and extending long in the longitudinal direction of the support column 4, and a protrusion formed in the buffer body 19 and fitted into the groove 26. 21, and the protrusions 21 are provided at at least two positions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the shock absorber 19, the shock absorber 19 is attached when the shock absorber 19 is attached to the support column 4. It can be prevented from coming off from the support column 4 by rotating around its central portion in the longitudinal direction. In this way, the buffer body 19 can be reliably held on the support column 4.

  Further, as in the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 of this example, the protrusion 21 is formed with a protrusion 23 that engages with the groove 26 of the support column 4 and prevents the protrusion 21 from coming out of the groove 26. And the shift | offset | difference movement of the buffer 19 with respect to the support | pillar 4 can be prevented still more reliably.

  Although the buffer body can be constituted by a solid body made of an elastic body such as a foam or rubber, as shown in the illustrated example, the buffer body 19 is formed of at least one buffer having a hollow interior formed by blow molding. If it has a member, while the external shape retainability of the buffer body 19 can be improved, the weight reduction can be achieved.

  Further, as described above, when the buffer body 19 has a plurality of buffer members that are detachably connected to each other in a state of being overlapped in the thickness direction, as shown in FIG. The buffer body 19 having a thickness suitable for the gap G1 between the support 4 and the column 4 can be configured, and the article 2 being transported can be more reliably held and protected. The size of the gap G1 between the inner surface 104A of the column 4 and the article 2 so as to fill the gap G1 between the inner surface 104A of the column 4 facing the placed article 2 and the item 2. Accordingly, the thickness of the buffer body 19 can be changed.

  In addition, as described above with reference to FIG. 7, the article transporting / storing apparatus 1 of this example can be attached / detached in a state in which the two columns 4 removed from the article mounting table 3 are adjacent to each other substantially parallel to each other. When the two struts 4 are integrally connected to each other, a space S is formed on the inside thereof, as shown in FIG. The buffer body 19 held on the support column 4 can be accommodated. FIG. 17 shows a state in which the buffer body 19 is held on one of the columns 4. However, it is also possible to store the buffer bodies 19 in the space while both the columns 4 hold the buffer bodies 19. it can.

  As described above, when the two struts 4 are coupled by the strut coupling means, a space S in which the buffer body 19 held by at least one of the struts 4 is accommodated is formed inside these struts 4. The cross-sectional shape of the column 4 is set.

  With the above configuration, when the column 4 is removed from the article mounting table 3 and the column 4 and the article mounting table 3 are transported to an original place such as a factory, the buffer body 19 is stored in the inner space S of the column bundle 17. Since it can do, the support | pillar 4 and the buffer body 19 can be collectively packed and these can be conveyed efficiently. The same applies when storing them.

  By the way, as described above, the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 of the present example has the upper lid 5 that is detachably attached to the upper portions of the plurality of columns 4 attached to the article placing table 3. Is attached to the top of the column 4 as shown in FIG. At that time, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 25, flange portions 28 that hang downward are provided at the edge of the upper lid 5, and the four corners on the lower surface of the upper lid 5 are shown in FIG. 18. Thus, two positioning protrusions 29 are formed to face the flange portion 28 (see also FIG. 21), and when the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portion of the support column 4, the upper portion of each support column 4 is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the positioning projections 29 are fitted between the front end face 30 and the flange portion 28 without rattling. The upper part of each support column 4 is sandwiched between the flange portion 28 and the front end surface 30, whereby the support column 4 and the upper lid 5 are positioned. As described above, the upper lid 5 is provided with an upper lid positioning means for positioning the column 4 and the upper lid 5 with the upper portion of each column 4 being sandwiched when the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portions of the plurality of columns 4. . In the illustrated example, the flange portion 28 and the positioning protrusion 29 constitute the upper lid positioning means, but other appropriate configurations of the upper lid positioning means may be employed.

  By providing the above-described upper lid positioning means, the upper lid 5 is attached to the support column 4 without rattling.

  The upper lid 5 can be made of wood or metal, but the upper lid 5 of this example is formed of a hard resin molded product. After the article is lowered from the article placing table 3, the upper lid 5 is mounted together with the article placing table 3 and the column 4. The upper lid 5 is configured so as to have high durability and weather resistance so that 5 can be recovered in the original place and used again and again. Further, when the upper lid 5 is made of a recycled plastic, for example, a molded product obtained by molding a mixed material of recycled polypropylene and paper, the cost and weight can be reduced.

  By the way, when the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portion of the support column 4, a resin film or the like is wrapped around the support column 4 and the upper cover 5 so that the upper cover 5 does not come off from the support column 4. Can also be fixed. However, in this case, since the used resin film needs to be discarded at the destination of goods transportation, a large amount of waste may be generated.

  Therefore, in the article transport storage device 1 of this example, when the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portions of the plurality of columns 4, the upper lid 5 is locked to each column 4 so that the upper lid 5 does not come off from the columns 4. Locking means is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lock means of the present example has lock members 31 arranged at the four corners of the upper lid 5. FIG. 20 is an enlarged plan view showing one of the lock members 31, FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the lower surface of the upper lid 5 by detaching the lock member 31 from the upper lid 5, and FIG. FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the member 31 as viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 23 is a front view of the lock member 31. The lock member 31 shown here is constituted by an integral molded product formed by molding a resin, for example, polyacetal, and is connected to a base 32 and a pair of guide pieces 33 rising upward from each side edge of the base 32. A knob 35 formed integrally with the base 32 via the part 34, a pair of narrow springs 36 integrally connected to the base 32, and a connecting piece for integrally connecting the free ends of these springs 36 37. The distal end portion 38 of the base portion 32 is formed in a tapered shape, and the lower surface of the distal end portion 38 is an inclined surface 39.

  On the other hand, a pair of guide holes 40 and a substantially T-shaped attachment hole 41 are respectively formed in the corners of the upper lid 5, and the above-described guide member 31 is inserted into these holes 40, 41 from the lower surface side of the upper lid 5. It is assembled as follows.

  Each guide piece 33 is inserted into each guide hole 40 from the lower side of the upper lid 5 and is slidably fitted in the longitudinal direction of the guide hole 40. At this time, the step portion 42 formed on each guide piece 33 is engaged with the edge portion 43 (FIG. 20) of each guide hole 40, and the guide piece 33 is prevented from being detached from the guide hole 40. Further, the knob portion 35 of the lock member 31 is inserted from the lower side of the upper lid 5 through the wide portion 41A of the T-shaped attachment hole 41, and the knob portion 35 is seen from the upper side surface of the upper lid 5 as shown in FIG. Also projects upward. At this time, the connecting portion 34 is fitted into the narrow portion 41B of the mounting hole 41 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. Further, the connecting piece 37 that connects the free ends of the pair of springs 36 is locked in a state of being pressed against a locking portion 44 (FIG. 21) formed on the upper lid portion adjacent to the mounting hole 41. At this time, the spring 36 is elastically deformed, and the spring force causes the lock member 31 to be urged toward the tip end 38 as shown by an arrow E in FIGS. 40 is in pressure contact with one end 40A.

  Further, a lock hole 45 is formed in the support column 4 as shown in FIG. 18, and when the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portion of the support column 4 as shown in FIG. Due to the urging action, the tip end portion 38 enters the lock hole 45 and engages with the lock hole 45. The other lock members 31 also enter the lock holes 45 formed in the respective columns 4 in the same manner. In this way, when the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portion of the column 4, the upper lid 5 is locked with respect to the column 4 by the locking means including the lock member 31 and the lock hole 45 engaged with the lock member 31. Can be prevented from detaching from the column 4. Moreover, since the upper lid 5 provided with the lock member 31 can be used many times, it is possible to prevent a problem that the amount of waste increases.

  When the knob portion 35 of each lock member 31 is manually pressed in the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIGS. 19 and 20, the lock member 31 slides in the direction of the arrow F against the action of the spring 36. Then, the tip end portion 38 is detached from the lock hole 45. Accordingly, the upper lid 5 can be lifted upward and removed from the support column 4.

  As described above, the locking means of the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 of this example is assembled to the lock hole 45 formed in the support column 4 and the upper lid 5 so as to be slidable, and the distal end portion 38 is fitted into the lock hole 45. The lock member 31 is formed with a spring 36 that urges the lock member 31 in a direction in which the distal end portion 38 of the lock member 31 is fitted in the lock hole 45. By forming the spring 36 on the lock member itself in this way, the number of parts constituting the lock means can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

  Further, when the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portion of the column 4, when the upper lid 5 is brought close to the column 4 from above the column 4 as indicated by an arrow H in FIG. When the inclined surface 39 comes into contact with the upper end edge 46 of the support column 4 and the upper lid 5 is further pressed downward as indicated by the arrow H, the inclined surface 39 of the lock member 31 is pressed by the upper end edge 46 of the support column 4. It slides in the direction of arrow F against the action of the spring 36. When the upper cover 5 is further pressed down, the distal end portion 38 of the lock member 31 slides while pressing the outer surface of the support column 4, and when the distal end portion 38 is aligned with the lock hole 45, the spring 36 is biased. By the action, the lock member 31 slides in the direction of the arrow E, and the tip end portion 38 enters and engages with the lock hole 45.

  As described above, in the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 of this example, when the upper lid 5 is pressed against the upper portion of the column 4 in order to attach the upper lid 5 to the upper portion of the column 4, the distal end portion 38 of the lock member 31 is moved. The lock member 31 is pressed against the upper end edge 46 of the column 4 and is pressed by the upper end edge, and the lock member 31 moves away from the lock hole 45 against the action of the spring 36, and the distal end portion 38 of the lock member 31 is moved. Is aligned with the lock hole 45, an inclined surface 39 is formed on the tip portion 38 so that the tip portion 38 fits into the lock hole 45 by the action of the spring 36.

  With the above configuration, the lock member 31 can be automatically engaged with the lock hole 45 and the upper cover 5 can be locked with respect to the support column 4 simply by pressing the upper cover 5 against the upper portion of the support column 4. Can be done.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the upper lid 5 is attached to the upper portion of the support column 4, another article transporting and storing device is placed on the upper cover 5, and the article transporting and storing device is stacked in a plurality of stages. Thus, it is possible to transport or store the articles mounted on the respective article transport and storage devices. At that time, the two sides 5A and 5A around the upper lid 5 and the other two sides 5B and 5B are flat surfaces, and the central portion of the upper lid 5 other than the flat portions 5A and 5B is It protrudes above the flat portions 5A and 5B. When the article mounting table of another article transporting and storing apparatus is placed on the upper lid 5, the leg portions 6, 6 are placed on the flat portions 5 A, 5 A of the upper lid 5, and both leg portions 6, 6 are placed. The auxiliary leg portions 6A and 6A hanging downward from the portion of the placing plate 7 between 6 are placed on the flat portions 5B and 5B of the upper lid 5. As a result, the upper article transporting and storing apparatus can be correctly positioned with respect to the lower article transporting and storing apparatus and can be superposed vertically.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an inclined guide surface 47 whose height gradually increases toward the center of the upper lid 5 is formed in a part of the peripheral portion of the upper lid 5. The inclined guide surface 47 can also be formed on the entire peripheral portion of the upper lid 5, and the inclined guide surface can be formed on at least a part of the peripheral portion of the upper lid.

  As described above, when placing or lowering another article transporting / storing apparatus on the top cover 5 of the article transporting / storing apparatus 1, usually, the article mounting table 3 of the upper article transporting / storing apparatus is shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 4, the fork lift is lifted by a fork 8A of a cargo handling device such as a forklift. When performing such an operation, the fork 8A is inserted into or pulled out from the upper lid 5 of the lower article transporting and storing apparatus 1, and an inclined guide surface 47 is formed around the upper lid 5. Therefore, the tip end portion of the fork 8A can be guided by the inclined guide surface 47 when the fork 8A is inserted into or pulled out from the upper lid 5. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fork 8 </ b> A from being damaged by the tip of the fork 8 </ b> A strongly hitting the upper lid 5.

  In addition, other articles (not shown) can be placed on the top cover 5 of the article transporting and storing apparatus 1, but when the articles are loaded onto and unloaded from the upper cover 5, the above-mentioned is also possible. Since the article can be guided by the inclined guide surface 47, the loading and unloading work can be performed easily.

  Further, as described above, the lower portion of the column 4 is fitted into the mounting groove 12 (FIG. 1) formed on the article mounting table 3, and the column 13 is protruded from the pin 13 (FIG. 5) protruding from the article mounting table 3. Since the lower part of 4 is fitted, the column 4 of the article transporting / storing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 3 is pushed in the horizontal direction to move the article transporting / storing apparatus 1 on the floor surface, the truck bed surface, etc. The problem that the support column 4 is detached from the article mounting table 3 can be prevented. In addition, it is possible to prevent a problem that the support 4 is detached from the article mounting table 3 due to an impact applied to the article transporting / storing apparatus 1 during the transportation of the article 2.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 of the present example has an article holding member 9 that positions and holds the article 2 with respect to the article mounting table 3. member 9, as will now be illustrated, and can change the position attached to the different positions of the article placing table 3.

As shown in FIG. 24, a large number of mounting holes 48 are formed in the mounting plate 7 of the article mounting table 3. On the other hand, each article holding member 9 includes a fitting portion 49 that detachably fits in an attachment hole 48 formed on the upper surface of the article placing table 3, an article placing portion 50 on which the article is placed, An article positioning portion 51 that rises above the article placement section 50, and selects an attachment hole 48 that matches the form of the article 2 placed on the article placement table 3. Each article holding member 9 is positioned with respect to the article mounting table 3 by inserting the fitting portion 49 of each article holding member 9. Next, the lower part of the article 2 is placed on the article placement portion 50 of each article holding member 9. In this way, the article 2 is placed on the article placing table 3 via the article holding member 9. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the article positioning unit 51 of the article holding member 9 positions and holds the lower side surface excluding the corner of the placed article 2 with respect to the article placement third, and transports the article 2. Also, it is possible to prevent the article 2 from moving with respect to the article mounting table 3.

As described above, a large number of attachment holes 48 formed in the article mounting table 3 can be selected to fit the fitting portions 49 of the article holding member 9, and the article holding member 9 can be placed at different positions on the article mounting table 3. Therefore, various articles 2 having different forms or sizes can be positioned and held by the article holding member 9. Moreover, since the article 2 is placed on the article placement section 50 of the article holding member 9 of this example, the article holding member 9 is pressed against the article placement table 3 by the load of the article 2. For this reason, it is possible to fix the article holding member 9 to the article placing table 3 by simply fitting the fitting portion 49 of the article holding member 9 into the mounting hole 48 formed in the article placing table 3. it can. Locking means for locking the article holding member 9 with respect to the article mounting table 3 is not necessary, and the number of components of the article transporting and storing apparatus can be reduced.
As understood from the above description, the operation of determining the attachment position of the article holding member with respect to the article mounting table 3 and the operation of setting the thickness of the buffer body 19 can be performed completely separately. The attachment position of the article holding member 9 with respect to the article placement table 3 and the thickness of the buffer body 19 can be individually changed.

  Further, as described above, the article 2 may be placed directly on the article placing table 3 without providing the article holding member. In this case, the article 2 is positioned on the upper surface of the article placing table 3. It is preferable to provide a mark for this purpose. As this mark, for example, a paint marking applied to the upper surface of the article mounting table 3, a label affixed to the upper surface, or a groove formed on the upper surface of the article mounting table 3 can be used.

  In FIG. 24, the illustration of the mounting groove and the pin for positioning the lower portion of the column 4 is omitted.

  Further, as described above, each support column 4 of the article transporting and storing apparatus 1 of the present example is made of an extruded product of resin or metal, so that the same crossing can be achieved only by cutting the molded product to a predetermined length. Planar pillars can be manufactured, and cost reduction can be achieved.

  The article transporting and storing apparatus according to the present invention can be configured to transport or store various articles other than the copying machine.

It is a perspective view which shows a mode when an article | item is mounted on the article | item mounting stand of an article | item conveyance storage apparatus through an article | item holding member. It is a perspective view which shows a mode when four support | pillars are attached to the article mounting base. It is a perspective view which shows a mode when a buffer is attached to the upper part of the support | pillar. It is an enlarged plan view of a support | pillar. It is the VV line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a mode when two support | pillars are mutually adjacent | abutted in parallel, and these are connected and the support | pillar bundle is comprised. It is an enlarged plan view of the support | pillar bundle | flux shown in FIG. It is a top view when combining a some support | pillar bundle. It is a perspective view which shows a mode when a buffer body is attached to a support | pillar. It is a perspective view which shows the mode after attaching a buffer body to a support | pillar. It is these horizontal sectional drawings in the state which has arrange | positioned the buffer between the articles | goods and the support | pillar. It is a perspective view which shows a some buffer member. It is a perspective view which shows the back side of one buffer member. It is a perspective view of the buffer body comprised by mutually connecting the buffer member of the same form. It is a perspective view of the buffer body comprised by connecting the buffer member from which thickness differs mutually. It is a perspective view of the buffer body comprised by connecting three buffer members. It is a top view when a buffer is accommodated in the space inside the column bundle which connected two columns. It is a perspective view when an upper cover is seen from the lower side. It is a perspective view when an upper cover is seen from the lower side in the state which attached the upper cover to the upper part of a support | pillar. It is a top view when the lock member attached to the upper lid is seen from the upper side of the upper lid. It is a perspective view when the upper cover is seen from the lower side with the lock member removed from the upper cover. It is a perspective view when a lock member is seen from diagonally upward. It is a front view of a locking member. It is a perspective view of the article holding member which has the article mounting base in which the attachment hole was formed, and the fitting part fitted to the attachment hole. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the upper cover along the XX line of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article conveyance storage apparatus 2 Article 3 Article mounting base 4 Support | pillar 4A support | pillar 4B support | pillar 4C support | pillar 4D support | pillar 5 Top cover 9 Article holding member 12 Mounting groove 19 Buffer body 20 Buffer member 20A Buffer member 20B Buffer member 104A, 104B Inner surface G1 Thickness T1 thickness T2 thickness

Claims (3)

An article mounting table, an article holding member capable of changing the mounting position to a different position of the article mounting table, and positioning and holding the lower side surface excluding the corner of the loaded article with respect to the article mounting table; A plurality of columns that are removably attached to the four corners of the article mounting table; an upper lid that is removably attached to the top of the plurality of columns mounted on the article mounting table; and is attached to at least one of the columns. The thickness can be changed according to the size of the gap between the inner surface of the column and the article so as to fill the gap between the inner surface of the column on the side facing the placed article and the article. A plurality of support columns, and lower portions of the support columns are fitted to mounting grooves formed at four corners of the article mounting table, and are positioned and mounted on the article mounting table. Was superimposed in the thickness direction A plurality of cushioning members which are detachably connected to one another by state, the thickness of the mounting position and the cushion of the article holding member with respect to the article rack, the article transporting storage devices can be changed individually. The article transporting and storing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article mounting table, the support column, the upper lid, and the buffer body are all formed of resin. The column has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and one of the two inner surfaces of the column on the side facing the article in the state where the article is placed on the article mounting table is the buffer. The article transporting and storing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shock absorber is held by the support so that the shock absorber is in contact with the body and the other inner surface is close to the shock absorber.

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