JP7097118B1 - Carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a carrier for firewood that can efficiently carry firewood. A carrier (C) includes a mounting frame (1), a pair of left and right supports (2), a pair of left and right grip frames (3), and an insertion portion (4). The mounting frame 1 has a pair of front and rear left and right frames 10 extending in the left-right direction and on which firewood is mounted. The pair of left and right struts 2 has a pair of front and rear strut main bodies 21 connected to the mounting frame 1 and extending in the vertical direction. The pair of left and right gripping frames 3 are bridged over the upper ends of the pair of front and rear column bodies 21 . The insertion part 4 is fixed to the column 2, and by inserting the grip frame 3 of another carrier C from below, the carriers C are vertically connected to each other. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a carrier for transporting firewood.

Firewood is used as carbon-neutral fuel in heating devices such as wood stoves and rocket stoves. This type of firewood should be stored in a well-ventilated place to dry. Therefore, firewood is usually stored in a firewood shed or an outdoor firewood shelf. As the firewood shelf, for example, there is a firewood shelf disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Firewood can be bought at a firewood store, which transports firewood from the warehouse of the firewood store by truck and when it arrives at the user's home, transports it from the truck to the user's firewood rack. At this time, the firewood is transported by a colander or a basket for transporting firewood. When transporting firewood in a basket, the user removes the firewood from the firewood rack, puts it in a basket placed on the floor, lifts the basket, and transports the firewood to a rack for firewood adjacent to the heating device. The user then lowers the basket to the floor and moves the firewood from the basket to the firewood rack. The user puts firewood in the heating device, and when the rack runs out of firewood, the user refills the rack with firewood from the firewood rack.

By the way, transporting a basket containing firewood is hard work, and moving from a wood shelf to a basket or from a basket to a rack for firewood is also hard work. Therefore, it is desirable to streamline the process of transporting these firewoods.

Utility Model Registration No. 3163607

Therefore, an object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a carrier for firewood capable of efficiently transporting firewood.

In order to solve the above problems, the carrier for firewood according to the present invention is
A mounting frame that has a pair of front and rear left and right frames that extend in the left-right direction and on which firewood is placed,
A pair of left and right struts that are connected to the mounting frame and have a pair of front and rear stanchions that extend in the vertical direction, respectively.
A pair of left and right grip frames spanned from the upper end to the upper end of the pair of front and rear columns,
It is characterized by being fixed to a mounting frame or a pair of left and right columns, respectively, and provided with a pair of left and right insertion portions that connect the carriers up and down by inserting a gripping frame of another carrier from below. And.

The above-mentioned carrier is preferably
A pair of left and right columns are connected to the mounting frame so that they can be inverted.

The above-mentioned carrier is preferably
The mounting frame is
Four upper and lower frames extending upward from the ends of the left and right frames,
It further has a pair of left and right front and rear frames spanned from the upper end to the upper end of the front and rear upper and lower frames, respectively.
The pair of left and right columns further have a pair of front and rear bottom frames extending from the lower ends of the pair of front and rear columns toward the center in the left-right direction of the mounting frame, and the left and right frames are formed by a shaft member via the pair of front and rear bottom frames. They are connected to each other in an inverted manner.
A pair of front and rear strut bodies are arranged inside the front and rear frames in the left-right direction, respectively, and the front and rear frames regulate the swing in the left and right directions.

The above-mentioned carrier is, for example,
Each of the pair of front and rear strut bodies is provided with a pair of left and right locking portions that are respectively locked to the front and rear frames when the pair of front and rear strut bodies are upright.

The above-mentioned carrier is preferably
The pair of left and right insertion portions each have a locking portion that is locked to the front and rear frames when the pair of front and rear strut bodies are upright.

The above-mentioned carrier is preferably
A pair of left and right insertion portions are further separated from each other in the front and rear, and are provided at the lower part of the pair of front and rear support columns.

The above-mentioned carrier is preferably
A pair of left and right insertion portions are formed in a front view flare shape.

The carrier for firewood according to the present invention can form a multi-stage rack for firewood and a firewood shelf by connecting and stacking them together with another carrier in the vertical direction. Therefore, the firewood shop and the user can carry the carrier containing the firewood and use the carrier as it is as a firewood shelf or a rack for firewood. Therefore, every time the firewood is transported, the firewood is moved from the carrier to the firewood shelf. It is possible to omit the work of moving to, moving from the firewood shelf to the carrier, and moving from the carrier to the rack for firewood. Therefore, the carrier according to the present invention can efficiently transport firewood.

It is a perspective view which shows the carrier which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the carrier shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the insertion part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the place where the carrier shown in FIG. 1 is piled up with firewood placed. It is a front view which shows the place where the carrier shown in FIG. 1 was folded. It is a figure which shows the cycle of operation of a carrier by a firewood shop and a user.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the carrier for firewood according to the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In the figure, the X-axis indicates the left-right direction, the Y-axis indicates the front-back direction, and the Z-axis indicates the up-down direction. Also, the axes are orthogonal to each other.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the carrier C according to the present embodiment includes a mounting frame 1, a pair of left and right columns 2, a pair of left and right gripping frames 3, and a pair of left and right insertion portions 4. It is equipped with.

The mounting frame 1 is composed of an iron bar, a metal shaft, and a pipe, and has a pair of front and rear left and right frames 10, four upper and lower frames 11, and a pair of left and right front and rear frames 12. The left and right frames 10, the upper and lower frames 11, and the front and rear frames 12 are integrally formed, but are merely examples, and may be formed separately and independently and may be connected to each other.

The pair of front and rear left and right frames 10 are arranged in parallel with each other at intervals, and extend in the left-right direction. The four upper and lower frames 11 extend upward from each end of the left and right frames 10. The pair of left and right front and rear frames 12 are bridged from the upper end to the upper end of the front and rear upper and lower frames 11, respectively. Firewood is placed on the upper surface of the left and right frames 10.

The pair of left and right columns 2 are composed of metal pipes, and have a pair of front and rear bottom frames 20, a pair of front and rear column bodies 21, and a reinforcing frame 22, respectively. The bottom frame 20, the column body 21, and the reinforcing frame 22 are integrally formed, but are merely an example, and may be formed separately and independently and may be connected to each other.

The pair of front and rear bottom frames 20 are adjacent to the inside of the left and right frames 10 and extend in the left-right direction along the left and right frames 10. A pair of front and rear bottom frames 20 are connected to the left and right frames 10 so as to be inverted via a shaft member B. The upper surface of the bottom frame 20 is configured to be at the same height as the upper surfaces of the left and right frames 10.

The pair of front and rear strut bodies 21 are integrally formed with the bottom frame 20, and are adjacent to the inside of the front and rear frames 12 and extend upward from the outer ends of the pair of front and rear bottom frames 20. In this embodiment, the pair of front and rear strut bodies 21 are inclined inward in the front-rear direction, and the entire pair of front and rear strut bodies 21 are formed in a V shape in a side view.

The reinforcing frame 22 is integrally formed with the bottom frame 20, and extends from the inner end to the inner end of the pair of front and rear bottom frames 20.

The pair of left and right gripping frames 3 are made of metal pipes, and are integrally formed with the pair of front and rear strut bodies 21. The gripping frame 3 is bridged from the upper end to the upper end of the pair of front and rear column main bodies 21. The gripping frame 3 is gripped by the user when the carrier C is transported. Although the gripping frame 3 and the support column main body 21 are integrally formed, they are merely an example, and may be formed separately and independently and may be connected to each other.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the pair of left and right insertion portions 4 are separated in the front-rear direction and welded to the lower part of the pair of front-rear column main bodies 21. The insertion portion 4 is composed of a flat plate member 4a provided on the inner side in the left-right direction and a flat plate member 4b provided on the outer side in the left-right direction, respectively, and is welded to the lower portion of the column main body 21. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the insertion portion 4 is formed in a front view flare shape by the flat plate members 4a and 4b. As will be described later, the insertion portion 4 is inserted with a gripping frame 3 of another carrier C.

The upper portion 4c of the flat plate member 4a is formed in the shape of a hook for front view, and when the support column body 21 is upright, it is locked to the front and rear frames 12 to stabilize the upright state of the support column body 21. This hook-shaped portion 4c corresponds to the "locking portion" 4c of the present invention.

The user places the firewood W on the upper surfaces of the left and right frames 10, grips the gripping frame 3, lifts the carrier C, and transports the firewood W. In the carrier C of the present embodiment, the left and right frames 10 regulate the opening of the support column 21 in the left-right direction, and the locking portion 4c regulates the inward swing of the column body 21, so that the support column 2 is used. The upright state of is stable. Moreover, since the upper surface of the bottom frame 20 is configured to be at the same height as the upper surfaces of the left and right frames 10, the firewood W is also placed on the bottom frame 20, so that the weight of the firewood W also affects the support column 2. Swing is regulated. As a result, the user can appropriately carry the firewood W. Further, the carrier C in the present embodiment is compactly configured so that even a woman can carry it, and is lightweightly configured by a pipe-shaped material.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pair of left and right columns 2 can be folded inward by swinging around the shaft member B as a fulcrum. In the present embodiment, since the pair of front and rear strut bodies 21 are configured in a V-shape in a side view, the upper part of one strut body 21 is housed inside the lower part of the other strut body 21. be able to. As a result, the carrier C can be stored compactly when not in use.

As shown in FIG. 5, the plurality of carriers C can be stacked by inserting the gripping frame 3 of the lower carrier C into the insertion portion 4 of the upper carrier C. Therefore, the carrier C can function as a carrier C for transporting the firewood W, as well as a firewood shelf for storing the firewood W and a rack for the firewood W.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the firewood shop S stores the firewood W in the carrier C according to the present embodiment, and loads the plurality of carriers C in which the firewood W is stored into the truck. It can be transported from the warehouse of the user U to the house of the user U. Then, the firewood shop S can carry the carrier C in which the firewood W is stored from the truck to a predetermined place in the home of the user U to form the firewood shelf T. As a result, the firewood shop S can omit the work of placing the firewood W carried by the truck on the basket. Moreover, the firewood shop S can omit the work of transferring the firewood W from the basket to the firewood shelf T of the user U.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the user U transports the firewood W to the vicinity of the heating device D, the user U lifts the carrier C in which the firewood W is stored and transports the firewood W to the vicinity of the heating device D. As a result, the user U can omit the work of placing the firewood W on the basket from the firewood shelf T. Moreover, the user U can omit the work of transferring the firewood W from the basket to the rack R for firewood. Further, the carrier C with the firewood W emptied can be stored compactly by folding the support column 2. Further, as a further effect of the carrier C, since the carrier C also serves as a carrier C for transporting the firewood W, a firewood shelf T, and a rack R for firewood, it is not necessary to purchase them separately, which is cost effective. Can also contribute to. Moreover, according to the carrier C of the present embodiment, the position of the carrier C in which the firewood W is stored can be easily changed, so that the carrier C in which the new firewood W is stored is turned down. It is possible to easily organize the firewood W, such as placing the carrier C in which the old firewood W is stored on top. Further, according to the carrier C, the user hands the empty carrier C to the firewood shop S by the contract with the firewood shop S, and when the next firewood W is purchased, the carrier C is stored in the state where the firewood W is stored. It enables a consistent cycle such as having them returned. The firewood shop S also has the merit of retaining the customer (user U).

Although one embodiment of the carrier of the present invention has been described above, the carrier of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the carrier of the present invention may be carried out according to the following modifications.

-The material of the carrier C is not limited to metals such as iron, stainless steel, aluminum, and duralumin. For example, the carrier C may be carbon fiber or wooden. Further, the cross-sectional shape of each frame of the carrier C is not limited to a circular shape. For example, the cross-sectional shape of each frame of the carrier C may be non-circular.

The locking portion 4c may be provided on the column main body 21 separately and independently from the insertion portion 4.

-The reinforcing frame 22 is not an essential configuration. For example, instead of the reinforcing frame 22, a locking portion that is locked to the left and right frames 10 may be provided on the lower frame.

-For the pair of left and right insertion portions 4, for example, the front and rear insertion portions 4 may be integrally formed without being separated from each other in the front-rear direction, and may extend in the front-rear direction.

C Carrier W Firewood B Shaft member S Firewood shop T Firewood shelf R Rack for firewood U User D Heating device 1 Mounting frame 10 Left and right frames 11 Upper and lower frames 12 Front and rear frames 2 Pillars 20 Bottom frame 21 Pillar body 22 Reinforcing frame 3 Gripping Frame 4 Insertion part 4a, 4b Flat plate member 4c Locking part

Claims (7)

It ’s a carrier for firewood,
A mounting frame that has a pair of front and rear left and right frames that extend in the left-right direction and on which the firewood is placed,
A pair of left and right stanchions, each of which is connected to the above-mentioned mounting frame and has a pair of front and rear stanchion bodies extending in the vertical direction.
A pair of left and right gripping frames spanned from the upper end to the upper end of the pair of front and rear strut bodies, respectively.
A pair of left and right insertion portions that are fixed to the pair of left and right columns and are vertically connected to each other by inserting the gripping frame of another carrier from below.
A pair of front and rear strut bodies and an opening defined by the gripping frame are provided .
The support column body is inclined inward in the front-rear direction, and is
The pair of left and right insertion portions each have a pair of left and right flat plate members arranged at intervals in the left-right direction.
When the gripping frame of the other carrier is inserted between the pair of left and right flat plate members, the upper portion of the pair of front and rear support columns of the other carrier is inserted between the pair of left and right flat plate members. It is configured to be adjacent to the inside of the pair of front and rear support columns of the carrier.
A carrier characterized by that. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein the pair of left and right columns are connected to the above-mentioned mounting frame so as to be inverted. It ’s a carrier for firewood,
A mounting frame that has a pair of front and rear left and right frames that extend in the left-right direction and on which the firewood is placed,
A pair of left and right stanchions, each of which is connected to the above-mentioned mounting frame and has a pair of front and rear stanchion bodies extending in the vertical direction.
A pair of left and right gripping frames spanned from the upper end to the upper end of the pair of front and rear strut bodies, respectively.
A pair of left and right insertion portions that are fixed to the above-mentioned mounting frame or the pair of left and right columns, respectively, and are vertically connected to each other by inserting the gripping frame of another carrier from below. Prepare,
The above-mentioned frame is
The four upper and lower frames extending upward from the ends of the left and right frames,
It further has a pair of left and right front and rear frames spanned from the upper end to the upper end of the front and rear frames.
The pair of left and right struts further have a pair of front and rear bottom frames extending from the lower ends of the pair of front and rear stanchions toward the center in the left-right direction of the previously described frame, and a shaft via the pair of front and rear bottom frames. It is connected to the left and right frames by a member so that it can be inverted.
The pair of front and rear strut bodies are arranged inside the front and rear frames in the left-right direction, respectively, and the front and rear frames regulate the swing in the left and right directions, respectively. The third aspect of claim 3, wherein each of the pair of front and rear strut bodies is provided with a pair of left and right locking portions that are respectively locked to the front and rear frames when the pair of front and rear strut bodies are upright. Carrier. The carrier according to claim 3, wherein the pair of left and right insertion portions each have a locking portion that is locked to the front and rear frames when the pair of front and rear strut bodies are upright. One of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pair of left and right insertion portions are further separated from each other in the front-rear direction and are provided at the lower portions of the pair of front-rear support columns. The carrier described in. The carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the pair of left and right insertion portions are each formed in a front view flare shape.

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