JP6400243B1 - Annular alignment tool - Google Patents

Abstract

The alignment state of a plurality of stacked annular bodies is prevented from being damaged by external forces such as vibration and wind. An annular alignment tool includes a pair of plate bodies that are separably connected and are accommodated in central holes of a plurality of tires stacked in a vertical direction. Each of the pair of plate bodies 2A and 2B has a first slit. The pair of plate bodies 2A and 2B has the back of the first slit of one plate body 2A and the back of the first slit of the other plate body 2B of each of the pair of plate bodies 2A and 2B. The plate body 2A and the other plate body 2B are connected so as to be orthogonal to each other. One plate body 2 </ b> A has a notch 22 that accepts an end of a plate sandwiched between two adjacent tires of the plurality of tires. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an annular body alignment tool that is attached to a plurality of stacked annular bodies and maintains the alignment state thereof.

  Tires for automobiles are sold at car supply stores, service stations, tire specialty stores, and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the tires 810 are stacked in the vertical direction and are displayed (so-called flat display) (see Patent Document 1 below). The bottom plate portion 812 of the pop stand 811 is sandwiched and held between the tires 810.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the tire 910 may be stacked and displayed in a vertical direction on a movable rack 900 having casters 920.

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  However, when the tires 810 and 910 are exhibited outdoors, wind or the like acts on the stacked tires 810 and 910, the tires 810 and 910 are shaken, the pop stand 811 is removed, or the tires 810 and 910 are tilted. Or fall over.

  In addition, when the movable rack 900 on which the stacked tires 910 are placed is moved from the warehouse to an outdoor tire display place, the tires 910 may vibrate, and the tires 910 may be tilted, collapsed, or collapsed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent the alignment state of the stacked annular bodies from being damaged by external forces such as vibration and wind.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an annular body aligner according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a pair of plate bodies that are detachably connected and accommodated in central holes of a plurality of annular bodies stacked in a vertical direction. In the annular body alignment tool, each of the pair of plate bodies has a first slit for connection, and the pair of plate bodies is the first plate body of the pair of plate bodies. The back of the slit and the back of the first slit of the other plate abut each other, and the one plate and the other plate are connected so as to be orthogonal to each other. One plate body has a notch part which receives the edge part of the plate pinched | interposed into two adjacent annular bodies among these annular bodies.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the annular body aligner according to the first aspect, the first slit extends linearly from the open end to the back.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the annular body aligner according to the first aspect, an open end side portion of the first slit bends in a crank shape, and each of the pair of plate bodies is the first slit. A pair of plates that are adjacent to an open end side portion of the first slit and project in a direction perpendicular to the first slit, and a second slit located on an extension line of the first slit. When the bodies are coupled, the protrusion of the one plate is inserted into the second slit of the other plate, and the protrusion of the other plate is the first of the one plate. It is inserted into two slits.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the annular body aligner according to any one of the first to third aspects, the cutout portion includes a direction in which the first slit extends and a thickness direction of the plate body. It extends in the direction orthogonal to.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the annular body aligner according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the plate holds information display objects on which information on the annular body is displayed. It is a part of the display object holder.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the annular body aligner according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the plate is made of plastic corrugated cardboard.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the annular body aligner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the annular body is an automobile tire.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the alignment state of the plurality of stacked annular bodies from being damaged by external forces such as vibration and wind.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an annular body aligner according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a plan view of one plate of the annular body alignment tool of FIG. FIG. 2B is a plan view of the other plate body of the annular body alignment tool of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the information display object holder. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a use state of the annular body alignment tool of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an annular body aligner according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7A is a plan view of one plate of the annular body alignment tool of FIG. 7B is a plan view of the other plate body of the annular body alignment tool of FIG. FIG. 8A is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. FIG. 8B is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a tire display state. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another display state of the tire.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B, the annular body alignment tool 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is composed of a pair of plate bodies 2A and 2B.

  The size, thickness, material, and the like of the pair of plate bodies 2A and 2B are the same. Both plates 2A and 2B are rectangular as a whole. However, one plate body 2A has a notch portion 22 (see FIG. 2A) for receiving an information display object mounting portion support section (plate) 32 of the information display object holder 3 described later (see FIG. 2A), while the other plate body 2B is cut. There is no notch 22 (see FIG. 2B). That is, except for the notch 22, the plate bodies 2A and 2B have the same configuration. The notch 22 extends in a direction parallel to the short side SS of the plate body 2A. In this embodiment, the plate bodies 2A and 2B are made of plastic cardboard. The length of the long side LS of the plate bodies 2A and 2B is slightly shorter than the product of the width of the tire (annular body) 4 and the number of tires 4 stacked in the vertical direction V. The length of the short side SS of the plate bodies 2A and 2B is slightly shorter than the diameter of the center hole h (see FIG. 4) of the tire 4.

  Each of the plate bodies 2A and 2B has a slit (first slit) 21 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). The slit 21 extends linearly along a direction parallel to the long sides LS of the plates 2A and 2B. The slit 21 reaches one short side SS of the plate bodies 2A and 2B from the center O of the plate bodies 2A and 2B. The width of the slit 21 is substantially equal to the thickness of the plate bodies 2A and 2B.

  The plates 2A and 2B are formed by punching plastic cardboard. However, the material of the plates 2A and 2B is not limited to plastic corrugated cardboard, and any material other than plastic corrugated cardboard can be used as long as it can realize the function of the annular aligner 1 (function to maintain the alignment state of the plurality of tires 4) Synthetic resin or paper cardboard may be used.

  One plate body 2A and the other plate body 2B are connected so that one plate body 2A and the other plate body 2B are orthogonal to each other as shown in FIGS. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the information display object holder 3 includes an information display object mounting portion 31 disposed on the outer peripheral surface 4 a of the four tires 4 stacked in the vertical direction V, and the first and second parts from the top. The information display object mounting part support part 32 sandwiched between the second tire 4 and supporting the information display object mounting part 31 and the center hole h of the first tire 4 from above, the first and second tires from the top 4 is provided with a stopper portion 33 that prevents the information display object mounting portion support portion 32 from coming off between the four.

  An information display object 6 such as a so-called pop board on which information (product name, price, size, copy, etc.) related to the tire 4 is displayed is mounted on the information display object mounting part 31.

  The information display object mounting part support part 32 is provided in the information display object mounting part 31, and the stopper part 33 is provided in the information display object mounting part support part 32.

  The information display object holder 3 is formed by pressing plastic cardboard, and the information display object mounting part 31, the information display object mounting part support part 32, and the stopper part 33 are integrated.

  In the press working, the information display object mounting portion support portion 32 and the stopper portion 33 are formed in the plastic cardboard by cutting and raising, and the hole 32a for inserting the tip portion 33a of the stopper portion 33 is formed by punching. Further, the stopper portion 33 is formed with a cut portion 33c for facilitating bending into a mountain shape.

  To assemble the annular body aligning tool 1, the slit 21 of one plate 2A and the slit 21 of the other plate 2B are combined, the back 21b of the slit 21 of one plate 2A, and the slit of the other plate 2B. One plate body 2A may be slid with respect to the other plate body 2B until the back 21b of 21 abuts each other.

  Next, an example of a method for using the annular body alignment tool 1 will be described.

  When using the tire display stand 5 to display the tire 4 outdoors, first, one tire 4 is placed on the tire display stand 5 indoors, and then one end of the annular body aligner 1 that has been assembled in advance is used as a tire. 4 is inserted into the central hole h.

  Next, the three tires 4 are stacked on the tire 4 on the tire display stand 5 one by one. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the information display object mounting part support part 32 of the information display object holder 3 is sandwiched between the first tire 4 from the top and the second tire 4 from the top, and the stopper part 33 is The information display object holder 3 is disposed so as to enter the center hole h of the first tire 4 from above. As a result, the annular body alignment tool 1 is accommodated in the center holes h of the four tires 4 stacked in the vertical direction V, and the information display object holder 3 is fixed to the four stacked tires 4. (See FIG. 5).

  Thereafter, the tire display stand 5 on which the four tires 4 are mounted is moved from the indoor to the outdoor tire display place using a tire transport cart (not shown). During the movement, vibration due to the unevenness of the ground is transmitted to the tire 4 on the tire display stand 5 and the tire 4 tends to shake greatly, but one plate body 2A accommodated in the center hole h of the four tires 4 and The long sides of the plate bodies 2A and 2B that are orthogonal to the other plate body 2B and in which the inner peripheral surface 4b of the tire 4 is disposed at 45 degree intervals along the circumferential direction of the center hole h of the tire 4 Since it contacts LS, the shaking of the tire 4 and the displacement in the horizontal direction H between the tires 4 are suppressed, and the alignment state of the four tires 4 is hardly damaged.

  When the tire display stand 5 arrives at an outdoor tire display place, the legs of the tire display stand 5 are grounded, and the fork (not shown) of the tire transport cart is pulled out from the space below the tire display stand 5.

  In this way, the display work of the tire 4 is completed.

  Even when an external force such as wind acts on the stacked tires 4 on the tire display stand 5 during the display of the tires 4, when the tire display stand 5 on which the four tires 4 are mounted is transported using a tire transport cart Similarly, since the tire alignment state maintaining function of the annular body alignment tool 1 works, the swing of the tire 4 and the horizontal displacement H between the tires 4 are suppressed, and the alignment state of the four tires 4 is hardly damaged. Further, since the mountain-shaped stopper portion 33 provided on the information display object mounting portion support portion 32 enters the center hole h of the tire 4, the annular body alignment tool 1 is not easily detached from the tire.

  The annular body alignment tool 1 according to the first embodiment can significantly suppress the tire 4 from tilting, collapsing, or falling due to an external force such as vibration or wind acting on the stacked tires 4.

  Moreover, the assembly and disassembly of the annular body alignment tool 1 are easy, and when it is disassembled, it returns to the two plates 2A and 2B before assembly, so that a large space is not required for storage of the annular body alignment tool 1. As a storage method of the annular body alignment tool 1, instead of disassembling the annular body alignment tool 1, the two plate bodies 2A and 2B are stacked and stored so that the two plate bodies 2A and 2B are in close contact with each other. You may do it. In this way, the labor for storage is reduced.

  Further, even when the annular body aligning tool 1 is repeatedly assembled and disassembled, the shape of the annular body aligning tool 1 at the time of assembly is hardly changed, and it is easy to be accommodated in the tire 4 and the center hole h of the tire 4 is formed. Since the positional relationship between the inner peripheral surface 4b and the long sides LS of the plate bodies 2A and 2B does not change, the tire alignment state maintaining function of the annular body alignment tool 1 is unlikely to deteriorate unless the plate bodies 2A and 2B are damaged.

  In the annular body alignment tool 1, the plate body 2 </ b> A has a notch 22, and the information display object mounting part support part 32 of the information display object holder 3 sandwiched between adjacent tires 4 is formed in the center hole h of the tire 4. Since it is not interfered with the accommodated annular body alignment tool 1, the information display object holder 3 can be attached to the tire 4.

  Next, 2nd Embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 6-8B.

  Portions common to the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only the main differences from the first embodiment will be described.

  The entire slit 21 of the plate bodies 2A and 2B of the first embodiment is a slit having a simple shape extending in a direction parallel to the long side LS of the plate bodies 2A and 2B, but the plate bodies 102A and 102B of the second embodiment. The open end side portion 121a of the slit (first slit) 121 is bent in a crank shape (see FIGS. 7A and 7B). The width of the slit 121 is substantially equal to the thickness of the plates 102A and 102B, but the width of the open end side portion 121a of the slit 121 is considerably smaller than the portion of the slit 121 other than the open end side portion 121a.

  The plate bodies 102A and 102B have a protruding portion 102a that protrudes in a direction parallel to the short side SS of the plate bodies 102A and 102B, and a slit (second slit) 122 located on the extension line EL of the slit 121. ing. The protruding portion 102 a is adjacent to the open end side portion 121 a of the slit 121.

  The slit 122 extends in a direction parallel to the long side LS of the plate bodies 102A and 102B. The width of the slit 122 is approximately twice the width of the slit 121. The open end 21a of the slit 122 is located at the center of the short side SS of the plate bodies 102A and 102B.

  One plate body 102A has a cutout portion 22 for receiving the information display object mounting portion support portion 32 of the information display object holder 3 (see FIG. 7A), while the other plate body 102B has the cutout portion 22. No (see FIG. 7B). Except for the notch 22, the plate bodies 102A and 102B have the same configuration.

  When the pair of plate bodies 102A and 102B are connected, the protruding portion 102a of one plate body 102A is inserted into the slit 122 of the other plate body 102B, and the protruding portion 102a of the other plate body 102B is inserted into one plate body 102A. Therefore, the pair of plate bodies 102A and 102B cannot be separated in a direction parallel to the long side LS of the plate bodies 102A and 102B, and the connected state of the pair of plate bodies 102A and 102B is easily maintained. At the same time, the positional relationship in which one plate 102A and the other plate 102B are orthogonal to each other is easily maintained.

  The annular body alignment tool 101 of the second embodiment has the same operational effects as the annular body alignment tool 1 of the first embodiment, and the connection state of the pair of plate bodies 102A and 102B is easily maintained as described above. In addition, since the positional relationship in which the one plate body 102A and the other plate body 102B are orthogonal to each other is easily maintained, the tire alignment state maintaining function of the annular body alignment tool 101 is further improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the notch 22 is formed in one of the plates 2A and 102A. However, the notch 22 may be formed in both plates 2A, 2B, 102A, and 102B. In the above-described embodiment, the notch 22 is formed on one long side LS of one plate 2A, 102A, but the notch 22 is formed on both long sides LS of one plate 2A, 102A. Alternatively, the notch 22 may be formed on both long sides LS of both plates 2A, 2B, 102A, 102B.

  In the above-described embodiment, an automobile tire is given as an example of an annular body, but the annular body is not limited to the tire 4.

1,101 Ring body alignment tool 102a Protruding portion 121a Open end side portion 122 of slit Slit (second slit)
2A, 2B, 102A, 102B Plate body 21, 121 Slit (first slit)
21a Open end of slit 21b Back of slit 22 Notch 3 Information display object holder 31 Information display object mounting part 32 Information display object mounting part support part (plate)
32a Hole 33 Stopper 33a Stopper tip 33c Stopper notch 4 Tire (annular body)
4a Tire outer peripheral surface 4b Tire inner peripheral surface 5 Tire display stand 6 Information display object h Tire central hole O Plate body center LS Plate body long side SS Plate body short side V Vertical direction H Horizontal direction EL Extension line

Claims (7)

An annular body aligner comprising a pair of plates that are separably connected and accommodated in the central holes of a plurality of annular bodies stacked in a vertical direction,
Each of the pair of plates has a first slit for connection,
The pair of plates is
The back of the first slit of one plate of the pair of plates and the back of the first slit of the other plate face each other, and the one plate and the other plate Are connected so as to be orthogonal to each other,
At least one of the plates is
It has a notch part which receives the edge part of the plate pinched | interposed into two adjacent annular bodies among these annular bodies. The annular body alignment tool characterized by the above-mentioned. The annular body alignment tool according to claim 1, wherein the first slit extends linearly from the open end to the back. The open end side portion of the first slit bends in a crank shape,
Each of the pair of plate bodies is adjacent to an open end side portion of the first slit, and is located on a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the first slit, and an extension line of the first slit. A second slit,
When the pair of plate bodies are connected, the protruding portion of the one plate body is inserted into the second slit of the other plate body, and the protruding portion of the other plate body is the one plate. The annular body alignment tool according to claim 1, wherein the annular body alignment tool is inserted into the second slit of the body. The annular body alignment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notch extends in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first slit extends and a thickness direction of the plate body. Ingredients. The plate is
5. The annular body alignment tool according to claim 1, wherein the annular body alignment tool is a part of an information display object holder for holding an information display object on which information on the annular body is displayed. The annular body alignment tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the plate body is made of plastic corrugated cardboard. The annular body alignment tool according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the annular body is an automobile tire.