JP5674580B2 - Equipment packing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus packaging apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus packaging apparatus having a large weight and an external shape, such as an indoor unit of an air conditioner, in which a protruding portion such as an external connection pipe is provided on a bottom surface. Is.

  With a conventional packing device, the bottom surface side of the water heater provided with various pipe connection ports projecting downward from the bottom is the bottom surface side during packing, and the cushioning body made of polystyrene foam or the like is provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the outer case. A single person can be fitted by installing a plurality of insertion grooves into which various piping connection ports provided on the bottom surface of the water heater are inserted, and wrapping it in a cardboard packaging box. There is one in which the worker can easily install the water heater (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-29972 (page 7-8, FIG. 2-3)

  The water heater packing apparatus of Patent Document 1 is a lightweight water heater with a weight of around 20 kg and a small outer shape, and the installation work is performed by one person, so that the floor surface with the smallest area of the outer surface of the water heater is used. Can be packed in a packing box in a vertically placed state by fitting the buffer to the top and bottom surfaces.

However, when the equipment to be packed is an equipment such as an indoor unit of an air conditioner that weighs 50 kg or more and has a large outer shape and is installed by two workers, the outer surface of the equipment If the surface with the largest area is not laid down on the floor side, that is, the equipment is laid in parallel with the floor surface, the packaging balance will be deteriorated when stacking in warehouse storage or the like, and stable storage will not be possible.
Moreover, in the packaging apparatus of patent document 1, conveyance means, such as a forklift, cannot be specified at the time of conveyance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and in a device in which the external connection pipe is taken out from the bottom surface, the packing balance when being piled up at the time of warehouse storage is stable, and the forklift A first object of the present invention is to provide a packaging apparatus for equipment that can use transport means such as the above.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a packaging apparatus for equipment that can ensure the same installation as when a lightweight and small equipment is packed in a vertically placed state. .

The present invention is a packaging device for equipment from which the external connection pipe is taken out from the bottom surface, and combines a thin plate in a cross-girder shape, and has a packing wood base having an insertion port of a claw of a conveying means perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; has a mounting surface of the equipment on the upper surface, the first is fitted on both sides the upper surface of the packing timber the base of the longitudinal, and a second buffer material base, first the outer broad side down, the the first is fitted in the top and bottom of the second buffer material has been equipment transversely on the base, and a second cushioning member side cover,
The second cushioning member side covers, provided with a recess for accommodating the outside connection pipe taken out from the bottom of the equipment, toward the bottom surface from the lower end of the back plate is provided with an R-shaped portion, the second buffer material When the side cover is tilted with the R-shaped portion as a fulcrum, the bottom surface continuous to the R-shaped portion and the corner portion of the packing wood base come into contact with each other and slide down to the floor surface .

According to the present invention, packed equipment can be piled up and stored stably at the time of warehouse storage or the like, and since transportation means such as a forklift can be used for transportation, work is easy.
In addition, when installing a device that has been placed horizontally on the packing wood base, the device is raised with the second cushioning side cover externally fitted on the bottom surface of the device down, and lowered to the floor surface. Moreover, since it can be placed vertically, installation work is easy, and there is no possibility that the external connection piping will be deformed.

It is explanatory drawing of the packing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the packing wood base of FIG. It is a top perspective view of the 1st, 2nd shock absorbing material base of FIG. FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 3. It is the back side perspective view and front side perspective view of the 1st shock absorbing material side cover of FIG. It is the back side perspective view, front side perspective view, and arrow X perspective view of the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the packing procedure of the apparatus by the packing apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the installation procedure of the packed apparatus. It is a perspective view of the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover of the packing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the device in a state where the second cushioning material side cover of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which a worker lifts the apparatus of FIG. It is a front side perspective view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner which is an example of the apparatus packed with the packing apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 12. It is explanatory drawing of the procedure which installs the indoor unit of FIG. 12 on a wall surface.

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of equipment packed by the packing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view thereof. In the figure, an indoor unit of an air conditioner is shown as a device.
In both figures, 1 is an indoor unit, 2 is a painted metal case designed to cover the front, top, and both sides, and 3 is a non-designed installation surface provided on the back side, with a wall on the top. A mounting bracket 4 is provided. Reference numeral 5 denotes a bottom surface, which is provided with a plurality of external connection pipes 6 that connect an outdoor unit (not shown) of the air conditioner and the indoor unit 1 so as to protrude from the bottom surface of about 10 cm. The indoor unit 1 has a length of 91 cm, a width of 60 cm, a depth of 56 cm, and a weight of about 50 kg.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the indoor unit 1 configured as described above is installed by hooking the wall surface mounting bracket 4 provided on the mounting surface 3 to the wall surface bracket 51 provided on the indoor wall surface 50. In this case, in order to stably install the indoor unit 1 on the wall surface 50, the installation surface is generally the surface having the largest area on the outer surface of the indoor unit 1 (therefore, the installation surface 3 on the back side). It is.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a packaging device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 11 is a packing wood base in which thin plates are combined in a cross-beam shape and fixed with a nail or the like, and a first cushioning material base 15a made of foamed polystyrene or the like is attached to the upper surface on one side in the longitudinal direction. A second cushioning material base 15b made of foamed polystyrene or the like is attached to the upper surface slightly inside from the end. And on the 1st, 2nd shock absorbing material base 15a, 15b attached to the packing wood base 11, the installation surface 3 is made into the floor surface side (lower side), and the bottom face 5 is the 2nd shock absorbing material base 15b side. Thus, the indoor unit 1 is placed.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a first cushioning material side cover made of foamed polystyrene or the like externally fitted on the top surface of the indoor unit 1 placed on the packing wood base 11, and 25 is also made of foamed polystyrene or the like, and is attached to the bottom surface 5 of the indoor unit 1. It is the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover fitted outside. A box-shaped cardboard 40 covers and covers the indoor unit 1 in which the first and second cushioning material side covers 20 and 25 are fitted on the top and bottom surfaces 5.

Next, the structure of the packing wood base 11, the first and second cushioning material bases 15a and 15b, and the first and second cushioning material side covers 20 and 25 constituting the packaging device as described above will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 2, the packing wood base 11 is a structure in which thin plate woods 12 arranged in the longitudinal direction and joint woods 12 a arranged in the short direction are combined in a cross beam shape and fixed with nails 13. Thus, claw insertion ports 14a and 14b into which the forklift claw is inserted are provided between the fitting wood 12a perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cushioning material bases 15 a and 15 b are substantially U-shaped first cushioning material bases 15 a that are attached to the top surface side of the indoor unit 1 placed on the packing wood base 11. And a second cushioning material base 15b attached to the bottom surface side.
Reference numerals 16a and 16b denote indoor unit placement surfaces provided on the upper surfaces of the first and second cushioning material bases 15a and 15b, and reference numerals 17a and 17b denote convex portions provided on the lower surface. Reference numeral 18 denotes a notch provided in the second cushioning material base 15b and into which a part of the second cushioning material side cover 25 is fitted.

  When the convex part 17 provided in the lower surface of the 1st, 2nd shock absorbing material base 15a, 15b comprised as mentioned above fits between the fitting wood 12a of the packing wood base 11, it is 1st. The movement of the second cushioning material bases 15a and 15b in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction on the packing wood 11 is restricted, whereby the indoor unit placement surfaces of the first and second cushioning material bases 15a and 15b are regulated. 16a and 16b do not incline parallel to the floor surface, and the indoor unit 1 is stably placed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first shock absorber side cover 20 fitted on the top surface of the indoor unit 1 has a gate-shaped frame portion 21 composed of a surface 22a parallel to the floor surface and a surface 22b perpendicular to the floor surface. In order to yield the top surface of the indoor unit 1 from the stacking load and the transport impact when the packed indoor unit 1 is stored in a warehouse or transported, the front plate 23 is provided on the outer surface side of the frame portion 21. It is formed in a protective shape that covers the top surface of the indoor unit 1.

  The second cushioning material side cover 25 is externally fitted to the bottom surface 5 of the horizontally placed indoor unit 1 to protect the bottom surface 5 and the external connection pipe 6 provided on the bottom surface 5. As shown in the figure, similar to the first shock absorber side cover 20, a substantially gate-shaped frame portion 26 composed of a surface 27a parallel to the floor surface and a vertical surface 27b with a part of the lower portion removed, and a frame portion 26 is provided with a back plate 28 provided on the outer surface side of 26.

  And when the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover 25 is externally fitted by the bottom face 5 of the indoor unit 1, the recessed part 30 for accommodating and protecting the external connection piping 6 provided in the bottom face 5 is formed inside. Is provided. In the present embodiment, the projection length from the bottom surface 5 of the external connection pipe 6 is about 10 cm, so the depth of the recess 30 (A in FIG. 6C) is slightly deeper than 10 cm. The depth A may be appropriately set corresponding to the protruding length from the bottom surface 5 of the external connection pipe 6.

  31 is provided at the lower center of the recess 30 and is a first pedestal that fits into the notch 18 of the second cushioning material base 15b, and 32 is provided on both sides of the pedestal 31 to skirt the indoor unit 1. The first and second pedestals 31 and 32 form a second cushioning material side cover 25, for example, of a polystyrene foam, which is a second pedestal that supports the weight of the indoor unit 1 when placed vertically. The strength that can support the weight of the indoor unit 1 is maintained by setting the expansion ratio to a low ratio or applying a resin paint.

33 is provided at the bottom surface parallel to the surface 27a, and 34 is provided at a corner portion extending from the lower end portion of the back plate 28 to the bottom surface 33. When the horizontal indoor unit 1 is caused to be placed vertically, It is an R-shaped part that becomes a fulcrum so that it can be easily lowered.
And when this 2nd shock absorbing material side cover 25 is externally fitted by the bottom face 5 of the indoor unit 1, the 1st base 31 fits into the notch part 18 of the 2nd shock absorbing material base 15b. Thus, the movement in the short direction on the packing wood base 11 is regulated.

  Since the outer surfaces of the first and second cushioning material side covers 20 and 25 configured as described above have a shape with a small or no draft angle that needs to be provided when molding polystyrene foam or the like, the frame Since the parts 21 and 26 are formed parallel and perpendicular to the floor surface, the packaging is not tilted and stored stably when piled up in warehouse storage or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the packaging device made of the above-described members has the bottom surface 5 side on the first and second cushioning material bases 15a and 15b attached to the top surface of the packaging wood base 11. 2 on the side of the cushioning material base 15b, with the skirted surface 3 facing down, the indoor unit 1 is placed horizontally, the first cushioning material side cover 20 is fitted on the top surface, and connected to the bottom surface 5 outside the machine. The piping 6 is accommodated in the recessed part 30, and the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover 25 is externally fitted.

  And as shown in FIG.7 (b), the indoor unit 1 and the packing wood base 11 which fitted the cardboard 40 from the 1st, 2nd shock absorbing material side covers 20 and 25, and were packed with the cardboard 40, They are tied together with a packaging belt 41 such as polypropylene and packed.

Next, referring to FIG. 8, a procedure for taking out the indoor unit 1 packed for installation and dropping it to the floor will be described. The following work is performed by two workers.
First, as shown to Fig.8 (a), the packaging belt 41 is removed from the state which packed the indoor unit 1 (FIG.7 (b)), and the cardboard 40 and the 1st shock absorbing material side cover 20 are removed.
Then, one worker puts his hand on the installation side corner of the top surface of the indoor unit 1 and lifts it, and the other worker outlines the second cushioning material side cover 25 parallel to the bottom surface 5 of the indoor unit 1. The surface is pressed to the bottom surface 5 side of the indoor unit 1.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG.8 (b), the indoor unit 1 uses the R shape part 34 provided in the corner | angular part of the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover 25 with the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover 25 as a fulcrum. Tilted in the direction. At this time, the indoor unit 1 is smoothly tilted by the R-shaped portion 34 provided at the corner of the second cushioning material side cover 25.

  When the indoor unit 1 is tilted by about 45 °, the indoor unit 1 is brought into contact with the corners of the packing wood base 11 and the bottom surface 33 of the second cushioning material side cover 25 as shown in FIG. The R-shaped portion 34 of the second cushioning material side cover 25 comes into contact with the floor surface. At this time, since the corner portion of the second cushioning material side cover 25 is the R-shaped portion 34, the indoor unit 1 can be smoothly dropped without being caught by the corner portion of the packing wood base 11.

Then, by further raising the indoor unit 1 in the direction of the arrow with the R-shaped portion 34 of the second buffer material side cover 25 as a fulcrum, the indoor unit 1 can be placed vertically as shown in FIG. .
At this time, since the second buffer material side cover 25 is provided with the first and second bases 31 and 32 having high strength, even if a large load is applied to the indoor unit 1, the second buffer material is provided. The side cover 25 is not crushed and the indoor unit 1 is not collapsed. Further, since the external connection pipe 6 is accommodated in the recess 30 of the second buffer material side cover 25, the indoor unit 1 can be stably placed vertically without being deformed or damaged. it can.

  Further, since the outer wall of the second cushioning material side cover 25 is formed by a gate-shaped frame portion 26 including a surface 27a parallel to the floor surface and a surface 27b perpendicular to the floor surface, the indoor unit 1 is placed vertically. At this time, the back plate 28 of the second cushioning material side cover 25 is parallel to the floor surface, and the indoor unit 1 does not tilt.

As described above, according to the packing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the indoor unit 1 having the external connection pipe 6 protruding from the bottom surface 5 and having a large weight and outer shape is packed for warehouse storage and the like. Even if it is piled up, it can be stably stored, and a conveying means such as a forklift can be used.
In addition, when the packed indoor unit 1 is installed, the indoor unit 1 can be raised and lowered to the floor surface in a state where the bottom surface 5 is covered with the second cushioning material side cover 25. The external connection pipe 6 taken out from the bottom surface 5 is not deformed or damaged, and the same installability as that of a light-weight and small-sized device packaged in cardboard can be secured.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second cushioning material side cover of the device packaging apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as the 2nd shock absorbing material side cover of Embodiment 1. FIG.
In the present embodiment, the handle portion 35 is formed by cutting out the inner sides of the two vertical surfaces 27b of the gate-shaped frame portion 26 constituting the second cushioning material side cover 25 on the support base 32 side. In the embodiment, the width of the handle portion 35 is set to 10 cm so that the operator can insert it even when wearing a gloves.

According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, when the second cushioning material side cover 25 is externally fitted to the bottom surface 5 of the indoor unit 1 and placed vertically, the bottom surface 5 of the indoor unit 1 and the second A handle portion 35 into which a hand can be inserted opens between the vertical surface 27 b of the second cushioning material side cover 25.
In the first embodiment, when lifting the vertically placed indoor unit 1, two workers stand on both sides of the vertically placed indoor unit 1, and each of them is on the installation surface 3 side of the bottom surface 5 of the indoor unit 1. And the front side of the top surface.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the handle portion 35 provided on the installation surface 3 side of the second cushioning material side cover 25 externally fitted to the lower surface of the vertically installed indoor unit 1 Two workers standing on both sides of the unit 1 hang one hand on the handle 35 and hang the other hand on the front side of the top.
According to the present embodiment, the vertically placed indoor unit 1 can be lifted more easily and reliably.

  In the above description, the case where the indoor unit 1 in which the external connection pipe 6 protrudes from the bottom surface 5 is packed by the packing device according to the present invention has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the present invention can be applied to other devices having a protrusion on the lower surface.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Indoor unit, 2 Design case, 3 Installation surface, 4 Wall mounting bracket, 5 Bottom surface, 6 External connection piping, 11 Packing wood base, 14a, 14b Forklift nail insertion port, 15a 1st buffer material base, 15b 2nd shock absorbing material base, 16a, 16b Indoor unit mounting surface, 20 1st shock absorbing material side cover, 21 frame part, 25 2nd shock absorbing material side cover, 26 frame part, 30 recessed part, 31 1st base , 32 Second pedestal, 34 R-shaped part, 35 handle part, 40 cardboard, 41 packaging belt.

Claims (5)

A packaging device for equipment from which the external connection pipe is taken out from the bottom,
Packing wood base that combines thin plates in a cross-beam shape and has an insertion slot for a claw of a conveying means perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
A first and second cushioning material base having a mounting surface for the device on the upper surface, and fitted on both upper surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the packing wood base;
First and second shock absorber side covers that are externally fitted to the top surface and the bottom surface of the device that are placed horizontally on the first and second shock absorber bases with the outer surface facing down. ,
The second cushioning material side cover is provided with a recess for accommodating the external connection pipe taken out from the bottom surface of the device, and an R-shaped portion is provided from the lower end portion of the back plate to the bottom surface ,
When the second cushioning material side cover is tilted with the R-shaped portion as a fulcrum, the bottom surface continuous to the R-shaped portion and the corner portion of the packing wood base come into contact with each other and slip down to the floor surface. Equipment packing equipment. When the second cushioning material side cover is tilted with the R-shaped portion as a fulcrum, the R-shaped portion contacts the corner portion of the packing wood base, and then the bottom surface continuous to the R-shaped portion and the packaging The device packing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device is in contact with a corner portion of the wood base and slips down to the floor surface. The second cushioning material side cover is :
A substantially gate-shaped frame portion composed of a surface parallel to the floor surface and a surface perpendicular to the floor surface;
A pedestal for supporting the said device when provided on the bottom surface in the upright position of the device,
Packing apparatus apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a. The apparatus packing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second cushioning material base is provided with a notch portion into which the pedestal of the second cushioning material side cover is fitted. The first, being transversely to the second buffer materials based on, claims, characterized in that said first, second cushioning member side cover is provided with a box-shaped cardboard covering the fitted on the equipment The packaging apparatus of the apparatus as described in any one of 1-4 .

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