JP6284817B2 - Pallet support - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pallet support for enabling loading / unloading pallets for loading various loads to be stacked on other pallets for loading / unloading.

  Nesting racks, pallet supports, and the like are known as instruments for stacking cargo handling pallets (integrated transport flat pallets: hereinafter simply referred to as pallets).

  The nesting rack is a rack that can be stacked, and is configured so that the pallet can be removed.

  Moreover, as a pallet support, what is comprised by the some pillar provided in the corner part of a pallet and the some beam which connects these pillars is known. This pallet support is designed to allow other pallets to be stacked on the pillar.

JP 2007-204126 A

  By the way, when a load is transported together with the pallet, the nesting rack is separated from the pallet, and it is impossible to prevent the collapse of the load during the transport. Therefore, it is necessary to wrap a stretch film or a band around the load on the pallet. It was.

  Moreover, although the pallet support described above can move integrally with the pallet, it has not been possible to reliably prevent the collapse of the load during the transport of the truck. In addition, the above-described pallet support includes a type that cannot be attached to a pallet in a loaded state and a type that can be attached. However, a type that cannot be attached has to be reloaded and is inefficient. There was a problem. Further, since the attached type protrudes outside the pallet, it cannot be placed in two rows on the truck bed, and there is a problem that it cannot be efficiently conveyed.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pallet support that solves the above-described problems, can be attached to and detached from a loading pallet on which a load is loaded, can be stacked, can be prevented from collapsing during conveyance, and can be efficiently conveyed. There is.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention forms a cargo handling pallet for loading various kinds of loads in a mesh shape in a pallet support for allowing other cargo handling pallets to be stacked in a loaded state. A mesh frame for covering the periphery of the cargo handling pallet is formed by freely connecting the mesh panels to form a mesh frame, and a mesh-like top panel is provided on the mesh frame, and the mesh frame covering the cargo handling pallet is provided below the mesh frame. The fork hole is formed corresponding to the fork insertion hole of the cargo handling pallet.

  According to the pallet support of the present invention, it can be attached to and detached from the cargo handling pallet on which the load is loaded, can be stacked, can be prevented from collapsing during the conveyance, and can be efficiently conveyed.

It is a development perspective view of the pallet support concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an expansion perspective view of the part which a pallet and a pallet support engage. It is a top enlarged perspective view of a pallet support. It is an expansion perspective view of the division | segmentation part of a pallet support. It is an expansion perspective view of the foldable part of a pallet support.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pallet support 1 includes a mesh frame 3 for covering the periphery of the cargo handling pallet 2 and a mesh-like top panel 4 provided on the mesh frame 3.

  The mesh frame 3 is formed by connecting mesh panels 5 formed in a mesh shape so as to be freely developed. Specifically, the mesh frame 3 is formed so as to be divided into a pair of divided mesh frames 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the divided mesh frame 6 is formed by connecting two mesh panels 5 with a binding member 7 so as to be opened and closed. Each mesh panel 5 includes a side surface outer peripheral member 8 formed in a square shape with a metal bar, and a side surface mesh member 9 in which the side surface outer peripheral member 8 is provided with a metal bar in a mesh shape. In particular, the upper edge of the side surface outer peripheral member 8 is formed by two metal bars 8a extending in parallel at the same height, and a metal bar 9a of the side surface mesh member 9 disposed between the metal bars 8a. It is formed wider than other portions of the side surface outer peripheral member 8. The metal bars 8a and 9a constituting the side surface outer peripheral member 8 and the side surface mesh member 9 are made of iron bars having a diameter of about 3 mm to 8 mm. The metal bars are welded at positions where they abut against each other. The bundling member 7 includes a spiral body 7a in which a steel material is formed in a spiral shape, and the mesh panels 5 are connected to each other so as to be freely opened and closed by being wound around adjacent side surface outer peripheral members 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, a fastening member 10 is provided on the open end side of the divided mesh frame 6 so as to be detachably fastened to the other divided mesh frame 6. . The fastening member 10 includes a receiving ring 11 provided on the mesh panel 5 of one divided mesh frame 6 to be fastened and inserted into the mesh of the mesh panel 5 of the other divided mesh frame 6, and the other divided mesh frame. 6 and 6 is provided so as to be slidable on the mesh panel 5 and inserted into the receiving ring 11.

  The receiving ring 11 is formed by bending a metal rod, and protrudes outward from the side surface outer peripheral member 8.

  The scissors 12 include a scissors main body 13 made of a bar having a circular cross section extending linearly in the horizontal direction, and a lock portion 14 provided on the scissors main body for locking the position of the scissors main body. The heel body 13 is provided on the outer surface side of the mesh panel 5 so as to be slidable in the extending direction and rotatable about the central axis. The lock portion 14 is made of a metal bar bent in a substantially U shape, and is welded to the outer peripheral surface of the heel body 13 so that both ends protrude from the heel body 13 to the mesh panel 5 side. The lock part 14 is inserted into and removed from the mesh of the mesh panel 5 by rotating the bag main body 13 around the central axis. Specifically, the lock portion 14 allows the axial movement of the heel body 13 when both ends are removed from the mesh panel 5 (unlocked), and both ends are inserted into the mesh panel 5 mesh. At this time, the movement of the rod body 13 in the axial direction is locked. Further, a handle 15 for operating the lock portion 14 is formed on the lock portion 14 on the opposite side to the both end portions.

  A plurality of fastening members 10 (three in the present embodiment) are provided on the divided mesh frame 6 in the vertical direction, and the divided mesh frames 6 are fastened at a plurality of upper and lower positions.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a fork hole 16 is formed in the lower part of the mesh frame 3 covering the pallet 2 so as to correspond to the fork insertion hole 2 a of the pallet 2. The fork hole 16 is formed larger than the fork insertion hole 2a, and a fork (not shown) of a forklift can be easily inserted into the pallet 2 surrounded by the mesh frame 3. Specifically, a pair of fork holes 16 are formed in the lower part of each mesh panel 5 so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction, and can correspond to a plastic pallet in which fork insertion holes 2a are formed in four directions.

  Further, the fork hole 16 of the mesh frame 3 is provided with an engaging claw 17 protruding from one side of the fork hole 16 toward the fork insertion hole 2a. The engaging claw 17 is formed by bending a metal bar and extends inside the mesh frame 3. The engagement claw 17 is provided at the left end of the left fork hole 16 among the pair of left and right fork holes 16 formed in each mesh panel 5. Thereby, when the mesh frame 3 is attached to the pallet 2, each mesh panel 5 surrounding the pallet 2 is engaged with the pallet 2 via the engaging claws 17 and the mesh frame 3 is divided. When the mesh frame 6 is folded in half, the engaging claws 17 of the mesh panels 5 do not interfere with each other. The mesh frame 3 is integrated with the pallet 2 by inserting and engaging the engaging claws 17 into the respective fork insertion holes 2a. This facilitates handling of the pallet 2 to which the mesh frame 3 is attached, and the pallet 2 is reinforced.

  The pair of divided mesh frames 6 constituting the mesh frame 3 are the same, and the mesh frame 3 can be easily formed by combining arbitrary divided mesh frames 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the top panel 4 includes a top surface outer peripheral member 18 formed in a square shape with a metal rod, and a top surface mesh in which the top surface outer peripheral member 18 is provided with a metal rod in a mesh shape. A member 19 and a fitting frame 20 that is provided on the lower surface of the top surface outer peripheral member 18 and is fitted to the upper edge of the mesh frame 3 are provided.

  The same metal bars as those used for the side outer peripheral member 8 and the side mesh member 9 are used for the metal bars constituting the top outer peripheral member 18 and the top mesh member 19.

  The fitting frame 20 is made of channel steel formed in a straight line shape and a U-shaped cross section, and the U-shaped opening is set downward. The fitting frame 20 is provided on each of the four sides of the top outer peripheral member 18 so as to be fitted to the mesh panels 5 of the mesh frame 3. The fitting frame 20 is formed so as to fit only in the center part in the longitudinal direction of the upper edge of each mesh panel 5, and can be easily fitted even when the mesh panel 5 is slightly deformed, And the deformation can be corrected.

  A reinforcing frame 21 that connects the fitting frames 20 is provided between the ends of the fitting frames 20 that are adjacent to each other with a gap therebetween. Thereby, the outer periphery of the top panel 4 is reinforced in an annular shape.

  Further, the top panel 4 is provided with an upper positioning claw 22 for restricting the displacement of the mesh frame 3 for the other pallet 2 to be stacked. The upper positioning claw 22 is formed by bending a metal rod into a hook shape. Specifically, the upper positioning claw 22 is welded to the edge of the top panel 4 and extends in the horizontal direction from the edge, and the vertical extending from the tip of the horizontal part 23 at a substantially right angle and extending upward. Part 24. The upper end of the vertical portion 24 is formed by folding a metal rod into a U shape so that the pallet is not damaged even if the pallet is accidentally placed. A plurality of upper positioning claws 22 are provided on each side of the top panel 4 so as to be able to hold the other pallet 2 placed on the top panel 4 in the correct position via the mesh frame 3. It has become.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When attaching the pallet support 1 to the pallet 2 in a loaded state, the divided mesh frame 6 is erected along two sides on one side of the pallet 2. At this time, the divided mesh frame 6 weighs about two mesh panels (about 17 kg) and can be easily handled by one person. Further, the divided mesh frame 6 is opened at an angle of about 90 ° and is self-supporting, so that the divided mesh frame 6 can be easily placed along the side surface of the pallet 2.

  Thereafter, another divided mesh frame 6 is erected along two sides on the other side, and these divided mesh frames 6 are fastened to each other by respective fastening members 10. Specifically, the receiving ring 11 of the fastening member 10 is inserted through the mesh at the open end of the other divided mesh frame 6, and the hook 12 is slid and inserted into the receiving ring 11 side to lock the hook 12. The collar 12 is rotated so that the portion 14 is inserted into the mesh of the mesh panel 5 to lock the movement of the collar 12.

  At this time, a part of the load on the pallet 2 may slightly protrude from the pallet 2, but when the mesh panel 5 hits the load, the mesh panel 5 can be bent slightly and move within the allowable range of the spiral body 7a. Can absorb the protrusion of the load.

  When the divided mesh frames 6 are fastened to each other to form the mesh frame 3 in this way, the top panel 4 is placed on the mesh frame 3 to complete the pallet support 1. Specifically, the fitting frame 20 of the top panel 4 is positioned on each side of the mesh frame 3, and the upper edge of each side of the mesh frame 3 is fitted into the fitting frame 20. At this time, the upper edge of the mesh frame 3 may be slightly deformed due to the bending of the mesh panel 5 or the like, but the fitting frame 20 is fitted only in the longitudinal center of each side of the mesh frame 3. Therefore, it can be easily fitted. Further, when the fitting frame 20 is fitted to the upper edge of each side of the mesh frame 3, the deformation of the mesh frame 3 can be corrected and the mesh frame 3 can be reinforced. Since the top panel is lighter (about 12 kg) than the divided mesh frame 6, it can be easily handled by one person.

  When a pallet with a pallet support 1 to which the pallet support 1 is attached in this way is stacked on another pallet with a pallet support 1, first, the fork of the forklift is inserted into the fork insertion hole 2a of the pallet 2 and the fork is raised. Let The pallet support 1 is pressed against the four sides of the outer periphery of the pallet 2 and is engaged with the pallet 2 by the engaging claws 17, so that the pallet support 1 is raised integrally with the pallet 2. The pallet support 1 may be engaged with the pallet 2 with a predetermined play in the vertical direction. In this case, the pallet support 1 can be raised together with the pallet 2 because the upper edge of the fork hole 16 is placed on the fork.

  Next, the pallet with the pallet support 1 lifted by the forklift is placed on the top panel 4 of another pallet with the pallet support 1. At this time, since the upper positioning claw is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the top panel 4, the upper positioning claw serves as a mark and can be easily stacked at an accurate position.

  When the pallet with pallet support 1 is transported by truck, the pallet with pallet support 1 is lifted by a forklift and placed on the truck bed in the same procedure as described above. At this time, since the mesh frame 3 is formed by combining metal bars and has a sufficiently small horizontal dimension, 2 is the same as when the pallet 2 without the pallet support 1 is placed on the truck bed. It can be placed in a row and can be transported efficiently. Further, when pallets with pallet supports 1 are stacked in a truck, the upper pallet 2 holds the upper pallet 2 via the pallet support 1, so that the upper pallet 2 does not move due to vibration or the like and is stable. And can be transported by truck.

  When the pallet support 1 is detached from the pallet 2 and stored, the top panel 4 is removed from the mesh frame 3, and then the hook 12 is removed from the receiving ring 11 of the fastening member 10 to divide the mesh frame 3 into a pair. It divides | segments into the mesh frame 6, and the division | segmentation mesh frame 6 is folded inside and accommodated. Since the top panel 4 and the divided mesh frame 6 are plate-shaped, they can be efficiently stored in a small space. Further, when the divided mesh frame 6 is folded, the engaging claws 17 of the overlapping mesh panel 5 do not interfere with each other, and the divided mesh frame 6 can be folded neatly.

  In this way, the mesh panel 5 formed in a mesh shape is connected in a freely deployable manner to form a mesh frame body 3 for covering the periphery of the pallet 2, and the mesh frame body 3 is provided with a mesh top panel 4; Since the fork hole 16 is formed in the lower part of the mesh frame 3 that covers the pallet 2 so as to correspond to the fork insertion hole 2a of the pallet 2, it can be attached to and detached from the pallet 2 in a loaded state, and can be stacked. Load collapse can be prevented, and the truck can be loaded without waste, allowing the load to be efficiently stored and transported.

  The mesh panel 5 includes a side surface outer peripheral member 8 formed of a metal rod in a square shape, and a side surface outer peripheral member 8 in which a metal rod is provided in a mesh shape on the side surface outer peripheral member 8, and the side surface outer peripheral member of the two mesh panels 5. In order to form a divided mesh frame 6 by connecting 8 together with a binding member 7 so as to be openable and closable, and to detachably attach to the other divided mesh frame 6 on the open end side of the divided mesh frame 6. Since the fastening member 10 is provided, the assembly work of the mesh frame 3 and the attachment work to the pallet 2 can be easily performed by one person.

  The top panel 4 includes a top surface outer peripheral member 18 formed in a rectangular shape with a metal bar, and a top surface mesh member 19 in which the metal bar is provided in a mesh shape on the top surface outer peripheral member 18. Since the fitting frame 20 fitted to the upper edge of the mesh frame 3 is formed, the top panel 4 can be easily attached to the mesh frame 3 by one person.

  The binding member 7 is formed of a spiral body 7a in which a steel material is formed in a spiral shape, and the spiral body 7a is wound around adjacent side surface outer peripheral members 8 to connect the mesh panels 5 to each other. The mesh panels 5 to be configured can be connected with a simple structure, can be connected with play, and the divided mesh frame 6 can be easily opened and closed.

  The fastening member 10 is provided on one mesh panel 5 to be fastened and inserted into the mesh of the other mesh panel 5, and is slidably provided on the other mesh panel 5 and inserted into the receiving ring 11. Since the scissors 12 are provided, the divided mesh frame bodies 6 can be easily fastened with a simple structure.

  Since the fork hole 16 of the mesh frame 3 is provided with an engaging claw 17 protruding from one side of the fork hole 16 toward the fork insertion hole 2a, the pallet 2 and the pallet support 1 can be connected with a simple structure. They can be integrated, the pallet 2 can be reinforced, and the pallet 2 can be easily transported.

  Since the top panel 4 is provided with the upper positioning claw 22 for restricting the displacement of the mesh frame 3 of the other pallet 2 to be stacked, the horizontal displacement of the other pallet 2 stacked. Can be prevented, and the pallets 2 loaded can be easily and accurately stacked.

  The engaging claw 17 is provided only at the edge of the left fork hole 16 of the left and right fork holes 16, but may be provided only at the edge of the right fork hole 16. It may be provided on each of the 16 edges.

1 Pallet support 2 Pallet 2a Fork insertion hole 3 Mesh frame 4 Top panel 5 Mesh panel 16 Fork hole

Claims (7)

In the pallet support for making it possible to stack other pallets for loading and unloading pallets for loading various loads,
The mesh panel formed in a mesh shape is connected in a freely deployable manner to form a mesh frame for covering the surroundings of the cargo handling pallet, and a mesh top panel is provided on the mesh frame to cover the cargo handling pallet. A pallet support, wherein a fork hole is formed in a lower part of the frame body corresponding to a fork insertion hole of the cargo handling pallet. The mesh panel includes an outer peripheral member formed in a square shape with a metal rod, and a mesh member provided with a metal rod in a mesh shape on the outer peripheral member,
The mesh members are formed by connecting the outer peripheral members of the two mesh panels with a binding member so that they can be opened and closed, and can be attached to and detached from other divided mesh frames on the open end side of the divided mesh frames. The pallet support according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening member for fastening to the pallet.   The top panel includes an outer peripheral member formed in a rectangular shape with a metal rod, and a mesh member in which the outer peripheral member is provided with a metal rod in a mesh shape, and an upper edge of the mesh frame is formed on a lower surface of the top panel. The pallet support according to claim 1, wherein a fitting frame for fitting to the pallet is formed.   The pallet support according to claim 2, wherein the binding member is formed of a spiral body in which a steel material is spirally formed, and the spiral body is wound around the adjacent outer peripheral members to connect the mesh panels.   The fastening member includes a receiving ring that is provided on one mesh panel to be fastened and inserted into a mesh of the other mesh panel, and a collar that is slidably provided on the other mesh panel and is inserted into the receiving ring. The pallet support according to claim 2 or 4 provided.   The pallet support according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an engagement claw projecting from one side of the fork hole toward the fork insertion hole is provided in the fork hole of the mesh frame.   The pallet support according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the top panel is provided with an upper positioning claw for restricting displacement of a mesh frame of another cargo handling pallet to be stacked.

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