JP6514927B2 - Transport pallet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport pallet.

  As a pallet for transportation, a telescopic pallet whose load area can be adjusted is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The transportation pallet described in Patent Document 1 is composed of four pallet divisions, and the pallet divisions are orthogonal to the insertion piece protrudingly provided on one side and the side on which the insertion piece is protrudingly provided. And an insertion hole into which the insertion piece of the other pallet division body is inserted. Then, the transport pallet is configured by inserting the insertion piece into the insertion hole and assembling four pallet divided bodies into a rectangular frame shape, and adjusting the insertion depth of the insertion piece into the insertion hole It is expanded and contracted.

Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-35608

  In the transportation pallet described in Patent Document 1, the pallet divisions are respectively moved with respect to the center of the loading surface of the transportation pallet as the transportation pallet expands and contracts. Then, fork insertion ports into which a pair of forks of a lift for raising and lowering the transport pallet are respectively inserted are provided in the movable pallet divided body. In this case, since the distance between the fork inlets changes with the expansion and contraction of the transport pallet, the fork outlets are formed wider than the forks.

  If the fork inlet is wide relative to the fork, the fork may move inside the fork inlet, and the transport pallet may be biased to one side with respect to the pair of forks. When the transport pallet is biased to one side with respect to the pair of forks, the weight balance of the transport pallet with respect to the pair of forks may be lost, and the transport pallet may overturn.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to maintain the weight balance of a pair of forks of a lift for raising and lowering a pallet in an extendable transport pallet.

A main portion having a main loading plate on which articles are loaded, and a first direction disposed along the pair of side edges of the main loading plate on the back side of the main loading plate, the pair of side edges extending It is supported by the main body so as to be movable in a second direction orthogonal to the inside of the main loading plate, and the amount of protrusion is variable from the side edge of the main loading plate toward the outside of the main loading plate. And the main body portion has a plurality of main frame members made of cylindrical members and extending in the second direction on the back surface side of the main loading plate. A pair of the side edges of the main loading plate extending in the first direction protrude to both sides in the second direction with respect to the main frame member, and the movable portion is formed on the back side of the sub loading plate Insertable into the main frame member extending in two directions The sub-frame members each have a number of sub-frame members, and the sub-frame members project in the second direction more than the side edge of the sub-loading plate extending in the first direction, and the protrusions of the sub-frame members The main frame member is inserted into the main frame member, is guided by the main frame member so as to be movable in the second direction, and the main body portion is a center line equally dividing the main loading plate in the second direction. Pallet for transportation provided with fork insertion ports symmetrically across the.

  According to the present invention, in an extendable transport pallet, weight balance can be maintained for a pair of forks of a lift that raises and lowers the pallet.

It is a perspective view of an example of the transportation pallet for describing the embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which saw the pallet for transportation of FIG. 1 from the back side of the main loading board. It is a disassembled perspective view of the pallet for transportation of FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shipping pallet of FIG. 1 in a stretched state. It is a perspective view of an example of composition which prescribes the projection amount of each secondary loading board of a movable part in the transportation pallet of FIG. It is a perspective view of the modification of FIG. It is a side view of the example of use of the transportation pallet of FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of another use of the shipping pallet of FIG. 1; It is an enlarged view of the support | pillar of the delivery pallet of FIG. 1, and a saucer.

  1 to 3 show an exemplary configuration of a transportation pallet for describing an embodiment of the present invention.

  The transportation pallet 1 is disposed on the back side of the main loading plate 10 along the main body 2 having the substantially rectangular main loading plate 10 on which articles are loaded and the pair of side edges of the main loading plate 10 And a pair of movable parts 3a and 3b.

  In the illustrated example, the movable portions 3a and 3b are disposed along side edges (hereinafter referred to as longitudinal edges) extending in the longitudinal direction (first direction) of the main loading plate 10, and the short sides of the main loading plate 10 It is supported by the main body 2 so as to be movable in the direction, but it may be disposed along a side edge (hereinafter referred to as a short side edge) extending in the short direction (second direction) of the main loading plate 10 When arranged along the edge, it is supported by the main body 2 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the main loading plate 10.

  The main body 2 has a frame that supports the back surface of the main loading plate 10. The frame is configured by combining a frame member 12 extending in the lateral direction of the main loading plate 10 and a frame member 13 extending in the longitudinal direction of the main loading plate 10 in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  In the illustrated example, the frame members 12 a and 12 b disposed along each of the pair of short edges of the main loading plate 10 are included as the frame members 12 extending in the short direction. The frame members 12a and 12b are respectively provided with a pair of fork insertion ports 14 symmetrically with respect to a center line C that equally divides the main loading plate 10 in the short direction.

  The movable portions 3a and 3b respectively have a substantially rectangular auxiliary loading plate 20 and a frame for supporting the back surface of the auxiliary loading plate 20. The frame is configured by vertically and horizontally assembling a frame member 22 extending in the lateral direction of the sub loading plate 20 and a frame member 23 extending in the longitudinal direction of the sub loading plate 20.

  In the illustrated example, the frame members 22 extending in the short direction include the frame members 22a and 22b disposed along each of the pair of short edges of the secondary loading plate 20, and the frame members extending in the longitudinal direction As 23, a frame member 23 a disposed along the longitudinal edge of the pair of longitudinal edges of the secondary loading plate 20 which is located on the outer side of the main loading plate 10 is included.

  The frame members 12 and 13 of the main body portion 2 and the frame members 22 and 23 of the movable portions 3a and 3b are formed of rectangular cylindrical members. The frame member 12 extending in the lateral direction of the main loading plate 10 and the frame member 22 extending in the lateral direction of the sub loading plate 20 also serve as a guide for guiding the movement of the movable portions 3a and 3b.

  For example, the frame member 22a disposed along the short edge of the secondary loading plate 20 is inserted into the frame member 12a disposed along the short edge of the main loading plate 10, and the frame is formed inside the frame member 12a. It is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction of the member 12 a, that is, in the lateral direction of the main loading plate 10. Similarly, the frame member 22b is inserted into the frame member 12b, and is supported movably in the axial direction of the frame member 12b, that is, in the lateral direction of the main loading plate 10 inside the frame member 12b. Thus, the movable portions 3a and 3b are supported by the main body 2 so as to be movable in the lateral direction of the main stacking plate 10.

  Note that the method of assembling the frame members 12 and 13 in the main body 2 and the method of assembling the frame members 22 and 23 in each of the movable portions 3a and 3b are not limited to the illustrated example and can be appropriately changed.

  The movable portions 3a and 3b each further have a pair of columns 24 and a pair of casters 25.

  The columns 24 stand at intersections of a frame member 23a disposed along the longitudinal edge of the secondary loading plate 20 and each of the frame members 22a and 22b disposed along the short edge of the secondary loading plate 20. It is set up. The support 24 is, in the illustrated example, formed of a frame member 23 and a base portion 26 fixed to the frame members 22a and 22b, and an extension portion 27 connected to the base portion 26. The base portion 26 and the extension portion 27 are both formed by a rectangular tube, and the extension portion 27 is detachably inserted into the base portion 26 and connected to the base portion 26. Also, a receptacle 28 is provided at the proximal end of the base 26.

  The caster 25 is attached to the back of the sub-loading plate 20. The lower end of the wheel of the caster 25 is located below the saucer 28, and the movable parts 3a and 3b are smoothly moved by the caster 25. The mounting position of the caster 25 is a position where it does not protrude from the outer periphery of the pallet when the transport pallet 1 is moved by the caster 25. If the caster 25 may jump out from the outer periphery of the transport pallet 1 when moving the transport pallet 1, the castors may interfere with each other when the transport pallet 1 is stored in the truck, making storage difficult or impossible. It is for.

  FIG. 4 shows the shipping pallet 1 in a stretched state.

  The movable portions 3a and 3b are respectively moved in the short direction of the main loading plate 10, and the sub loading plates 20 of the movable portions 3a and 3b are directed from the longitudinal edge of the main loading plate 10 to the outside of the main loading plate 10, respectively. Protrusively arranged. Thus, the transport pallet 1 is stretched. By equalizing the protrusion amount D1 of the sub-loading plate 20 of the movable portion 3a and the protrusion amount D2 of the sub-loading plate 20 of the movable portion 3b, the main loading plate in the short direction also after the transport pallet 1 is extended. The weight balance of the transport pallet 1 is maintained across the center line C which equally divides 10.

  And since a pair of fork insertion ports 14 are provided in frame members 12a and 12b of body part 2, regardless of movement of movable parts 3a and 3b, a positional relationship with center line C is invariable. Therefore, there is no need to form the fork insertion opening 14 too large relative to the fork, and the transport pallet 1 is biased to one side with respect to the pair of forks respectively inserted into the pair of fork insertion openings 14 Being suppressed. And since the pair of fork insertion ports 14 are provided symmetrically with respect to the center line C, the weight of the transport pallet 1 for the pair of forks inserted into the pair of fork insertion ports 14 respectively. Balance is maintained.

  FIG. 5: shows an example of the structure which prescribes | regulates the protrusion amount of each sub-loading board 20 of movable part 3a, 3b.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the amount of protrusion of the sub-loading plate 20 of each of the movable portions 3a and 3b is defined equally by using the engaging member 30 engaged with the main body portion 2 and the movable portions 3a and 3b. It is a thing.

  The movement of the movable parts 3a and 3b is guided by the frame member 12 of the main body 2 and the frame members 22 of the movable parts 3a and 3b inserted into the frame member 12 as described above The member 30 engages with the pair of frame members 12 and 22 to define the amount of protrusion of the secondary loading plate 20 of each of the movable portions 3a and 3b.

  In the illustrated example, the main loading plate 10 and the frame members 12a and 12b disposed along the short edges of the main loading plate 10 are provided with engagement holes 31 through which the engagement members 30 are inserted. The holes 31 are arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line C equally dividing the main loading plate 10 in the short direction. And in the frame members 22a and 22b arranged along the short edge of the sub-loading plate 20, the engagement holes 32 through which the engagement members 30 are inserted are respectively provided, and the transportation pallet 1 is contracted In this state, the engagement holes 32 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line C.

  The movable portion 3a is moved in the direction to extend the transport pallet 1, and the engagement holes 32 provided on the frame members 22a and 22b of the movable portion 3a are provided on the frame members 12a and 12b of the main body 2 It is overlapped with 31 respectively. Then, the engaging member 30 is respectively inserted into the set of the engaging holes 31 and 32 which are overlapped. Thus, the amount of protrusion of the sub-loading plate 20 of the movable portion 3a is defined, and the movable portion 3a is fixed to the main body 2 in this state.

  Similarly, the movable portion 3b is moved in the direction in which the transport pallet 1 is extended, and the engagement holes 32 provided on the frame members 22a and 22b of the movable portion 3b are provided on the frame members 12a and 12b of the main body 2 It overlaps with the engagement holes 31 respectively. Then, the engaging member 30 is respectively inserted into the set of the engaging holes 31 and 32 which are overlapped. Thereby, the protrusion amount of the sub loading board 20 of the movable portion 3 b is defined, and in this state, the movable portion 3 b is fixed to the main body portion 2.

  Since the engagement holes 31 and the engagement holes 32 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line C, the projection amounts of the sub loading plates 20 of the movable portions 3a and 3b defined by the engagement members 30 are mutually different. Become equal. Thus, the convenience of the transport pallet 1 can be enhanced by equally defining the amount of protrusion of the secondary loading plate 20 of each of the movable portions 3a and 3b using the engagement member 30. For example, a pin or a bolt can be used as the engagement member 30.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of engagement holes 32 are provided at intervals in the short direction, and a plurality of projection amounts of the sub-loading plate 20 of each of the movable portions 3a and 3b are defined stepwise. It may be configured.

  7 and 8 show an example of use of the transport pallet 1.

  In the transport pallet 1, the movable portions 3 a and 3 b are each provided with a pair of support columns 24, and provided at the tip end of these four support columns 24 at the base end of the support columns 24 of the other transport pallets 1. A plurality of transport pallets 1 can be stacked, each covered with a receptacle 28.

  FIG. 7 shows, for example, when the transport pallet 1 is in use, and with the transport pallet 1 extended and the extension 27 connected to the base 26 of the support column 24, a plurality of transport pallets 1 are stacked one on top of the other There is. Further, FIG. 8 shows, for example, storage of the transport pallet 1, and with the transport pallet 1 contracted and the extension 27 of the support column 24 removed from the base 26, a plurality of transport pallets 1 are stacked one on top of the other. It is done.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 9, when the extension 27 is connected to the tip of the support 24, that is, the base 26, the tip of the extension 27 or the extension 27 is removed from the base 26. The tip end portion of the base portion 26 is formed in a tapered shape which is biased toward the center of the main loading plate 10 as it goes to the tip end. When a plurality of the transport pallets 1 are stacked, the trays 28 of the transport pallets 1 disposed above slide on the tapered tips of the columns 24 of the transport pallet 1 disposed below, for transportation Alignment between the pallets 1 is automatically made.

  Preferably, the outer surface 28 a, 28 b of the pan 28 facing the outer side of the main loading plate 10 is provided flush with the outer surface 26 a, 26 b of the base 26 of the column 24. According to this, when a plurality of transport pallets 1 are stacked vertically, the columns 24 are aligned in a straight line between two transport pallets 1 adjacent to each other vertically, and the transport pallets 1 are aligned with each other. It can be done correctly. In addition, the transport pallets 1 can be arranged without gaps in the front, rear, left, and right.

  The present invention has been described above using the transportation pallet 1 as an example, but the configuration of the transportation pallet 1 is an example, and appropriate modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pallet 2 for transportation 2 Main body part 3a, 3b Movable part 10 Main loading plate 12, 12a, 12b Frame member 13 Frame member 20 Sub loading plate 22, 22a, 22b Frame member 23, 23a Frame member 24 Support post 25 Caster 26 Support base 27 post extension 28 saucer

Claims (6)

A main body having a main loading plate on which articles are loaded;
A second direction which is disposed on the back side of the main loading plate along each of a pair of side edges of the main loading plate, and in which a first direction in which the pair of side edges extend is orthogonal to the first direction in the plane of the main loading plate. A pair of movable parts movably supported by the main body and each having a sub-loading board that can be disposed so as to project from the side edge of the main loading board to the outside of the main loading board with variable amounts of projection. When,
Equipped with
The main body portion has a plurality of main frame members made of cylindrical members and extends in the second direction on the back surface side of the main loading plate, and the pair of side edges extending in the first direction of the main loading plate are And protruding in both directions in the second direction than the main frame member,
The movable portion has a plurality of sub-frame members which can be inserted into the main frame member and extends in the second direction on the back surface side of the sub-loading plate, and the sub-frame member is a portion of the sub-loading plate It protrudes in the said 2nd direction rather than the said side edge extended in a 1st direction,
The protrusion of the sub frame member is inserted into the main frame member and is guided by the main frame member so as to be movable in the second direction.
The transport pallet is provided in the main body portion with fork insertion ports symmetrically with respect to a center line equally dividing the main loading plate in the second direction. The transportation pallet according to claim 1, wherein
It further comprises a plurality of engaging members that engage with the main body portion and the movable portion to define the protrusion amount of the sub loading plate,
The engagement portion of the main body portion with the engagement member is provided symmetrically about a center line equally dividing the main loading plate in the second direction,
The transportation pallet in which the engagement part with each engagement member of each of the movable parts is also provided symmetrically across the center line. The transportation pallet according to claim 2, wherein
The transport pallet, wherein the movable portion is provided with a plurality of the engaging portions at intervals in the second direction. A transportation pallet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The movable portion has a pair of columns respectively
A transport pallet provided at the proximal end of each of the columns with a receptacle for receiving the tip end of the columns of the other transport pallets; The transportation pallet according to claim 4, wherein
The tip of each of the columns is formed in a tapered shape so as to be biased toward the center of the main loading plate as it faces the tip. The transportation pallet according to claim 4 or 5, wherein
A transport pallet, wherein the outside facing outer surface of each of the main loading plates of each of the saucers is flush with the outside surface of the support post on which the saucers are provided.

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