JP5887156B2 - Container connecting member, container material including the container connecting member, and container using the container material - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container connecting member capable of assembling a container using an existing pallet made of, for example, plastic, a container material including the container connecting member, and a container using the container material.

  In general, containers for storing and transporting various types of luggage are assembled immediately before use, disassembled after use and discarded, or materials are reused.

  The container described in the following Patent Document 1 uses a plurality of beam members, and each beam member is connected with a receiving member interposed therebetween, and a steel wire rope is stretched between the beam member and the beam member. Thus, a cubic skeleton is formed.

  The container described in Patent Document 2 is a pallet made of plastic or metal, in which three fixed side plates are set up to form a cube having an opening on the side, and this opening is a moving side plate. It is a structure that is blocked by.

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  The container described in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a plurality of horizontal beams and a plurality of vertical beams are connected to each other. Therefore, the number of beam members used for assembly is large, and there are a plurality of receivers for connecting the beam materials. It is necessary, and further, a steel wire rope is required, so that the number of parts is very large and the assembling work is complicated.

  Since the container described in Patent Document 2 has a structure in which a plastic support frame is fixed to a pallet with an adhesive and then a fixed side plate is fixed to the support frame, the assembly work is extremely complicated.

  In addition, the containers described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 both need to be designed and manufactured with a pallet that matches the structure of each container. For example, an existing pallet made of plastic material is used. The container cannot be assembled.

  This invention solves the said conventional subject, and it aims at providing the connection member for containers, the material for containers, and the container which can attach a side part structure on a pallet by simple operation | work. .

  Further, the present invention provides a container connecting member, a container material, and a container, which can use an existing pallet made of, for example, a plastic material and can assemble a side structure to the pallet with a simple operation. With the goal.

The present invention relates to a container connecting member that connects a pallet having a support edge of a predetermined width and a side structure installed on the support edge of the pallet.
A downward support surface installed on the upper surface of the support edge, a clamping plate portion extending downward from the downward support surface, a lower claw plate portion extending obliquely with respect to the downward support surface, and the side structure An upward support surface that supports the lower surface of the upper support plate, an upward plate portion that extends vertically upward from the upward support surface, and an upper claw plate portion that extends obliquely with respect to the upward support surface,
The supporting edge portion can be clamped by the clamping plate portion and the lower claw plate portion, and the lower end portion of the side structure can be held by the upward plate portion and the upper claw plate portion. The
The sandwiching plate portion is provided with a convex portion that is hooked on a side portion of the support edge portion .

  By using the container connecting member of the present invention, the side structure can be assembled on the pallet with a simple operation.

  In the container connecting member according to the present invention, the lower claw plate portion and the upward plate portion are located on the inner side of the container, the clamping plate portion is opposed to the lower claw plate portion on the outside, It is preferable that the upper nail plate portion is opposed to the upward plate portion on the outside.

  In the above configuration, the side structure can be assembled by an operation of tilting the upper end portion of the side structure inward from a posture inclined to the outside of the container.

In the container connecting member according to the present invention, the lower support surface, the lower claw plate portion, and the lower member having the clamping plate portion are formed by bending a metal plate, and the upward support surface, the upward plate portion, and the The upper member having the upper claw plate portion is formed by bending a metal plate,
The lower member and the upper member can be configured to be welded and fixed in a state where the downward support surface and the upward support surface face each other.

  Alternatively, the container connecting member according to the present invention includes a support plate portion having the downward support surface and the upward support surface, the lower nail plate portion and the sandwiching plate portion, the upward plate portion and the upper nail plate. The portion may be formed by bending a single metal plate.

  The present invention is a container material having any one of the container connecting members described above and the side structure, and a horizontal plate portion and the horizontal plate portion at a lower end portion of the side structure. The horizontal plate portion can be installed on the upward support surface, and at this time, a part of the horizontal plate portion is formed on the upward support surface and the upper side surface. It is sandwiched between the nail plate portions, and the vertical plate portion is in contact with the inside of the upward plate portion.

  Further, the container material and the pallet are assembled containers, and the side structure rising from each side of the pallet and the support edge are connected by the container connecting member. It is characterized by this.

  In the present invention, the side structure can be attached to the pallet by a simple operation using the connecting member for containers.

  Further, according to the present invention, an existing pallet formed of a plastic material or the like can be used, and a side structure can be assembled to the pallet.

The perspective view which shows the state by which the container of embodiment of this invention was assembled, The disassembled perspective view which shows the container material and pallet of embodiment of this invention, FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view showing a portion III of FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner; Sectional drawing which shows the operation | work which integrates the connection member for containers of embodiment of this invention in a pallet, Sectional drawing which shows the state in which the connection member for containers of embodiment of this invention was integrated in the pallet, Sectional drawing which shows the operation | work which incorporates the side part structure which comprises the material for containers in the connection member for containers, Sectional drawing which shows the state in which the side part structure which comprises the material for containers was integrated in the connection member for containers, The enlarged exploded perspective view which shows the operation | work which combines the side edge parts of a side part structure, An enlarged exploded perspective view showing the operation of connecting the side end portions of the side structure with the upper connecting bracket, The perspective view which shows the coupling metal fitting for containers of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, The perspective view which shows the coupling metal fitting for containers of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention,

  FIG. 1 shows a container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a pallet 10 constituting the container 1 and a container material 2 assembled to the pallet 10.

  The pallet 10 is made of a plastic material. The pallet 10 has a rectangular mounting surface 10a and four side surfaces 10b, 10c, 10d, and 10e that continue downward from each of the four sides of the mounting surface 10a.

  A pair of support holes 11 and 11 are formed penetrating from the side surface 10b to the side surface 10c of the pallet 10, and a pair of support holes 11 and 11 are formed penetrating from the side surface 10d to the side surface 10e. When the container 1 is transported, the fork of the forklift is inserted into the support holes 11 and 11 and the pallet 10 is lifted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pallet 10 has recesses 12 formed at positions close to the respective sides. The recesses 12 are formed in three places close to each side. Three regions between the three recesses 12 and the side surface 10 b are support edge portions 13. Similarly, three support edges 13 are provided between the three recesses 12 and the side surface 10c, between the three recesses 12 and the side surface 10d, and between the three recesses 12 and the side surface 10e. Is formed.

  FIG. 3 shows the support edge 13 formed between the central recess 12 provided along the side surface 10c and the side surface 10c. The width W0 of the support edge 13 is uniform in the support edge 13 at all locations. As shown in FIG. 4, the pallet 10 is integrally formed with an inner surface 14 that is continuous with the inside of the support edge 13 and a lower surface 15 that is positioned below the support edge 13. A convex portion 14 a that projects downward from the lower surface 15 is provided at the lower portion of the inner side surface 14. At the upper end portion of the side surface 10c of the pallet 10, a protruding portion 16 from which a part of the support edge portion 13 projects outward is integrally formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a rib 17 that extends vertically from the inner side surface 14 is integrally formed inside the recess 12.

  The structure of the other support edge 13 located inside the side surface 10c and the other support edge 13 provided inside the other side surfaces 10b, 10d, and 10e is substantially the same as shown in FIGS. The same.

  The container material 2 shown in FIG. 2 includes a container connection member 20, a side structure 30, and an upper connection fitting 40.

  The side structure 30 is installed on each side of the pallet 10, and a total of four side structures 30 are used. The container connecting member 20 is for connecting the pallet 10 and the side structure 30, and a plurality (three) of the container connecting members 20 are used for one side structure 30. The upper connection fitting 40 is for connecting the side end portions of the side structure 30, and a total of four upper connection fittings 40 are used.

  The container connecting member 20 is formed of a metal plate. The metal plate constituting the container connecting member 20 has high rigidity and can be slightly elastically deformed by an external force. In this embodiment, a rolled steel plate having a plate thickness of 1.6 mm is used.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the container connecting member 20 includes a lower member 21 and an upper member 26. The lower member 21 and the upper member 26 are each configured by bending the rolled steel sheet.

  The lower member 21 has a support plate portion 22, and the lower surface thereof serves as a downward support surface 22a. The lower holding plate portion 23 is bent vertically downward from the support plate portion 22. The lower claw plate portion 24 is bent obliquely upward from the lower end portion of the lower holding plate portion 23. As shown in FIG. 3, a slit 24 a is formed at the center in the width direction from the lower holding plate portion 23 to the lower claw plate portion 24. The holding plate portion 25 is bent downward from the support plate portion 22. As shown in FIG. 4, the holding plate portion 25 is integrally formed with a latching convex portion 25 a that protrudes toward the lower holding plate portion 23.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower holding plate portion 23 is directed to the inside of the container 1, that is, the inside of the pallet 10, and the sandwiching plate portion 25 faces the lower holding plate portion 23 from the outside. . As shown in FIG. 5, the width dimension of the downward support surface 22 a, that is, the facing distance between the lower holding plate portion 23 and the sandwiching plate portion 25 is slightly larger than the width dimension W0 of the support edge portion 13 of the pallet 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower holding plate portion 23 extends vertically from the downward support surface 22a, but the opening angle θ between the inner surface of the sandwich plate portion 25 and the downward support surface 22a is larger than 90 degrees, It is determined in the range of 100 to 110 degrees. In the embodiment, the opening angle θ is 105 degrees.

  The upper member 26 has a support plate portion 27, and the upper surface of the support plate portion 27 is an upward support surface 27a. An upward plate portion 28 and an upper holding plate portion 29 are bent upward from the support plate portion 27. The upward plate portion 28 and the upper holding plate portion 29 are bent vertically from the upward support surface 27a. On the upper end of the upper holding plate portion 29, an upper claw plate portion 29a that extends obliquely downward is bent. The upward plate portion 28 is directed to the inside of the container 1, and the upper holding plate portion 29 faces the upward plate portion 28 from the outside.

  The support plate portion 22 of the lower member 21 and the support plate portion 27 of the upper member 26 are combined so that the outer surfaces thereof face each other, and are welded and fixed to each other to constitute the container connection member 20.

  A side structure 30 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a side wall structure that forms four side surfaces of the container 1. Although the side structure 30 of the embodiment is a skeleton structure, the side structure may have a corrugated metal plate or the like and close the four side surfaces of the container 1 almost completely. In addition, a lid that closes the opening above the container 1 may be installed on the four side structures 30.

  The side structure 30 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided with a lower frame 31 at the lower end and an upper frame 32 at the upper end. The lower frame 31 and the upper frame 32 are arranged horizontally and parallel to each other.

  Side vertical frames 33 and 33 are provided at both ends of the side structure 30, and a central vertical frame 34 is provided between the two side vertical frames 33 and 33. The side vertical frames 33, 33 and the central vertical frame 34 are each fixed at the lower end by welding to the lower frame 31, and each upper end is welded to the upper frame 32. Two inclined frames 35, 35 are provided on both sides of the central vertical frame 34. Each inclined frame 35, 35 has a lower end welded and fixed to the lower frame 31, and each upper end welded to the upper frame 32 and fixed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower frame 31 is made of a metal angle material having an L-shaped cross section. The lower frame 31 has a horizontal plate portion 31a and a vertical plate portion 31b that rises vertically from the horizontal plate portion 31a. As shown in FIG. 3, the central vertical frame 34 and the inclined frames 35, 35 are formed of a metal channel material having a U-shaped cross section, and are fixed to the vertical plate portion 31b.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the upper frame 32 is made of a metal channel material having a U-shaped cross section or a metal square tube material. On the upper surface 32 a of the upper frame 32, a connection slit 32 b is formed at a location close to the side vertical frame 33.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the side vertical frame 33 has a fixed piece 33a and an end piece 33b bent vertically from the fixed piece 33a. The fixed piece 33a is welded and fixed to the inner surfaces of the upper frame 32 and the lower frame 31, and the end piece 33b covers the end portions of the upper frame 32 and the lower frame 31. The side vertical frame 33 is provided with a first vertical piece 33c bent vertically from the end piece 33b and a second vertical piece 33d bent further vertically from the first vertical piece 33c. . A fitting convex portion 33f bent inward is integrally formed at the upper end portion of the first vertical piece 33c, and a rectangular fitting hole 33e is opened at the upper end portion of the second vertical piece 33d. Yes.

  In FIG. 8, two side structures 30 rising from different sides of the pallet 10 are shown. In the two side structures 30, it is sufficient that the fitting recess 33f is formed in at least one and the fitting hole 33e is formed in a portion facing the fitting recess 33f.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the side vertical frame 33 of one side structure 30 is inserted into the side vertical frame 33 of the other side structure 30, the one side vertical frame 33 is fitted. The convex portion 33f is fitted into the fitting hole 33e of the side vertical frame 33 that enters the inside thereof, and the side vertical frames 33 are coupled to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the upper connection fitting 40 is configured by bending a metal plate. The upper connecting bracket 40 has an upper support plate portion 41 installed on the upper surfaces 32a and 32a of the adjacent upper frames 32 and 32. It has a pair of insertion pieces 42, 42 bent vertically downward from the upper support plate portion 41. Each insertion piece 42, 42 is formed in a direction perpendicular to each other. Further, two sets of side support plate portions 43a and 43b bent vertically downward from the upper support plate portion 41 are provided. One set of side support plate portions 43a and 43b and the other set of side support plate portions 43a and 43b are formed in directions perpendicular to each other.

  A support metal fitting 44 is welded and fixed to the upper surface of the corner portion of the support plate portion 41. Corner pieces 45, 45 rising in a direction perpendicular to each other are bent on the support metal 44.

  Next, an assembly method for incorporating the container 1 on the pallet 10 using the container material 2 including the container connecting member 20, the side structure 30 and the upper connecting fitting 40 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting surface 10a of the pallet 10 is formed with three recesses 12 along each side, and is supported at three locations inside each of the side surfaces 10b, 10c, 10d, and 10e. An edge 13 is formed. In the assembly operation of the container 1, the container connection member 20 is attached to each support edge 13.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lower holding plate portion 23 of the container connecting member 20 is inserted into the concave portion 12 of the pallet 10, and the lower claw plate portion 24 is placed below the inner side surface 14 of the support edge portion 13. 4, the container connecting member 20 is rotated counterclockwise (α direction) in FIG. By this assembling operation, the downward support surface 22a of the container connecting member 20 is installed on the upper surface of the support edge portion 13 of the pallet 10, and the sandwiching plate portion 25 is placed outside the overhanging portion 16 projecting outward from the support edge portion 13. Installed. The support edge portion 13 is sandwiched from both sides by the lower holding plate portion 23 and the sandwiching plate portion 25, and the container connecting member 20 is mounted on the pallet 10.

  Since the opening angle θ between the downward support surface 22a and the inner surface of the holding plate portion 25 is larger than 90 degrees, the container connecting member 20 rotates the container connecting member 20 counterclockwise as shown in FIG. By this operation, the clamping plate portion 25 can be easily installed outside the overhanging portion 16. Further, the hooking convex portion 25a provided on the sandwiching plate portion 25 is hooked on the lower portion of the overhanging portion 16, so that the container connecting member 20 is not easily dropped from the mounted state shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a rib 17 that extends upward and downward continuously from the inner side surface 14 is integrally formed inside the recess 12 formed in the pallet 10. When the container connecting member 20 is attached to the support edge portion 13, the slit 24 a formed in the lower nail plate portion 24 is fitted into the rib 17, so that the container connecting member 20 is the length of the recess 12. It can be prevented from moving along the direction.

  The ribs 17 are formed inside all the concave portions 12 of the pallet 10, and the slits 24 a of all the container connecting members 20 are fitted into the ribs 17 so that the container connecting members 20 are placed on the support edge 13. Positioned with.

  After three container connecting members 20 are mounted on each side of the pallet 10, the side structure 30 is installed on the pallet 10.

  A lower frame 31 provided at the lower end of the side structure 30 is attached on the three container connecting members 20. As shown in FIG. 6, the side structure 30 is tilted obliquely so that the horizontal plate portion 31a of the lower frame 31 is connected to the upward support surface 27a of the container connecting member 20 and the upper claw plate portion 29a. Get in between. Then, when the side structure 30 is rotated so as to be tilted clockwise (β direction) in FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 7, the horizontal plate portion 31a of the lower frame 31 has an upward support surface 27a and an upper nail plate. The horizontal plate portion 31a is installed on the upward support surface 27a. The vertical plate portion 31 b of the lower frame 31 is in a vertical posture and contacts the inner surface of the upward plate portion 28.

  As shown in FIG. 7, by connecting the pallet 10 and the side structure 30 by the three container connecting members 20, the side structure 30 rises vertically on one side of the pallet 10. Installed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame 31 is hooked on the container connecting member 20 with the side structure 30 tilted toward the outside of the pallet 10 at the upper end, and then the side structure 30 Is rotated in the clockwise direction (β direction), the vertical plate portion 31b of the lower frame 31 hits the upward plate portion 28 to be in a vertical posture, and the side structure 30 falls down above the pallet 10. Is suppressed. As described above, the side structure 30 can be easily attached. For example, even when a load is placed on the placement surface 10a of the pallet 10, the side structure 30 is attached so as to lean from an oblique posture. It becomes possible.

  The side structure 30 is installed on each side of the pallet 10. After one side structure 30 is installed on the pallet 10, the side structure 30 is installed on the adjacent side. When the side structure 30 to be installed later is installed so as to be tilted in the β direction with its lower end as a fulcrum, as shown in FIG. 8, the side part of the side structure 30 installed first is shown. The side vertical frame 33 of the side structure 30 installed later is fitted to the vertical frame 33, and the side structures 30 are connected to each other as shown in FIG.

  After the four side structure bodies 30 are attached on the pallet 10, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper connection fitting 40 is attached to the corners to which the side structure bodies 30 are connected.

  In the upper connecting bracket 40, the upper support plate 41 is installed on the upper surfaces 32 a and 32 a of the adjacent upper frames 32 and 32, and the insertion pieces 42 and 42 are inserted into the connecting slits 32 b formed on the upper surface 32 a of the upper frame 32. Is done. Further, the side support plate portions 43 a and 43 b are installed so as to overlap the outer surface 32 c of each upper frame 32.

  Adjacent side structures 30 are connected to each other by the upper connecting fitting 40, and the assembly of the container is completed as shown in FIG.

  Since the upper connecting bracket 40 is provided with corner pieces 45, 45 that rise in a direction perpendicular to each other, when another container 1 is stacked on the completed container 1, The side surfaces of the corners are supported by the corner pieces 45, 45, so that the containers 1 can be stacked without being displaced.

  FIG. 10 shows a container connecting member 120 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The container connecting member 120 is formed by bending a single metal plate.

  The container connecting member 120 has a support plate portion 122. The lower surface of the support plate portion 122 is a downward support surface 122a, and the upper surface is an upward support surface 127a. The lower holding plate portion 123 and the sandwiching plate portion 125 are bent downward from the downward support surface 122a. A lower nail plate portion 124 is bent obliquely upward in the lower holding plate portion 123, and a slit 124a is formed in the lower nail plate portion. A latching convex portion 125 a is formed on the sandwiching plate portion 125.

  The upward plate portion 128 and the upper holding plate portion 129 are bent upward from the upward support surface 127a, and the upper claw plate portion 129a is bent obliquely downward from the upper end of the upper holding plate portion 129.

  The container connecting member 120 shown in FIG. 10 is attached to the pallet 10 in the same manner as the container connecting member 20, and the side structure 30 is assembled in the same manner.

  In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the lower claw plate portion 224 is bent obliquely directly from the support plate portion 22, and the lower holding plate portion 23 shown in FIG. 5 is not provided. Further, the upper claw plate portion 229a is bent obliquely directly from the support plate portion 27, and the upper holding plate portion 29 shown in FIG. 5 is not provided.

  In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the container can be completed by the same assembly process as the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

  Further, only one of the lower holding plate portion 23 and the upper holding plate portion 29 may be omitted. Furthermore, in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the same structure as shown in FIG. 11 can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Container material 10 Pallet 10a Mounting surface 12 Recess 13 Support edge 17 Rib 20 Container connection member 21 Lower member 22 Support plate portion 22a Downward support surface 23 Lower holding plate portion 24 Lower nail plate portion 24a Slit 25 Clamping plate portion 25a Latching convex portion 26 Upper member 27 Support plate portion 27a Upward support surface 28 Upward plate portion 29 Upper holding plate portion 29a Upper nail plate portion 30 Side structure 31 Lower frame 31a Horizontal flat plate portion 31b Vertical Plate portion 32 Upper frame 32b Connection slit 33 Side vertical frame 34 Center vertical frame 35 Inclined frame 40 Upper connection bracket 41 Upper support plate portion 42 Insertion pieces 43a, 43b Side support plate portion

Claims (6)

In the container connection member that connects the pallet having the support edge of a predetermined width and the side structure installed on the support edge of the pallet,
A downward support surface installed on the upper surface of the support edge, a clamping plate portion extending downward from the downward support surface, a lower claw plate portion extending obliquely with respect to the downward support surface, and the side structure An upward support surface that supports the lower surface of the upper support plate, an upward plate portion that extends vertically upward from the upward support surface, and an upper claw plate portion that extends obliquely with respect to the upward support surface,
The supporting edge portion can be clamped by the clamping plate portion and the lower claw plate portion, and the lower end portion of the side structure can be held by the upward plate portion and the upper claw plate portion. The
The container connecting member, wherein the sandwiching plate portion is provided with a convex portion that is hooked to a side portion of the support edge portion .   The lower claw plate portion and the upward plate portion are located on the inner side of the container, the clamping plate portion is opposed to the lower claw plate portion on the outside, and the upper claw plate portion is the upward plate portion. The container connection member according to claim 1, wherein the container connection member is opposed to the outside. A lower member having the downward support surface, the lower nail plate portion, and the clamping plate portion is formed by bending a metal plate, and an upper member having the upward support surface, the upward plate portion, and the upper nail plate portion. It is formed by bending a metal plate,
The container connecting member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lower member and the upper member are welded and fixed in a state where the downward support surface and the upward support surface face each other. The support plate portion having the downward support surface and the upward support surface, the lower nail plate portion and the sandwiching plate portion, and the upward plate portion and the upper nail plate portion bend one metal plate. The container connecting member according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the container connecting member is formed as described above. A container material comprising the container connecting member according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and the side structure,
A horizontal plate portion and a vertical plate portion extending vertically from the horizontal plate portion are provided at a lower end portion of the side structure,
The horizontal plate portion can be installed on the upward support surface, and at this time, a part of the horizontal plate portion is sandwiched between the upward support surface and the upper nail plate portion, and the vertical plate portion However, the container material is in contact with the inside of the upward plate portion. A container in which the container material according to claim 5 and the pallet are assembled,
The container, wherein the side structure rising from each side of the pallet and the support edge are connected by the container connecting member.

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