JP7239093B2 - Transportation aids and packages - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a carrier aid and a package.

A package for storing a sheet roll has been proposed (Patent Document 1). In the package described in Patent Document 1, the sheet roll is housed in a container in a state in which both ends of the support tube around which the sheet is wound are supported by pillow members, thereby preventing the sheet from being soiled. It enables the sheet roll to be easily inserted into the container.

JP 2013-75722 A

In the invention described in Patent Document 1, when the sheet roll is taken out from the container, it is necessary to lift the sheet roll or turn the container over. However, when lifting and removing the sheet roll from the container, it is not easy to put a hand between the container and the sheet roll, and there is a risk that the sheet that is touched by the hand will become dirty. Further, when the container is overturned and the sheet roll is taken out, there is a risk that the roll of the sheet will loosen or that the sheet will become dirty. In particular, when the weight of the sheet body is large, handling of the sheet roll becomes more difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a conveying aid that can easily handle a roll, which is a wound body of sheets, and a package equipped with the conveying aid. aim.

A conveying aid according to one aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, is a conveying aid for conveying a roll that is a wound body of a sheet, wherein when lifting the roll, the roll and a foldable sheet body having a support portion that supports the outer peripheral surface of from below, and two or more handle portions arranged via the support portion.

The handle portion has a through hole serving as a handle, and two or more of the conveying aids are arranged continuously on the sheet body so as to surround each of the through holes of the two or more handle portions. It is preferable to further include a first reinforcing member of.

The sheet body is preferably a corrugated cardboard sheet.

Preferably, the support portion has a notch for facilitating folding of the sheet body.

The conveying aid may further include a second reinforcing member arranged on the sheet body so as to cover the cut portion.

The exposed surface of the second reinforcing member preferably has a non-slip function.

The transport aid may further include a non-slip member disposed on the sheet body.

It is preferable that the sheet body has two or more pairs of the handle portions, each of which is a pair, and the support portion is continuous between each pair of the handle portions.

A package according to one aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, includes a packing box, the roll stored in the packing box, and the transportation aid interposed between the packing box and the roll. and

A transport aid according to an aspect of the present invention and a package provided with the transport aid can easily handle a roll that is a wound body of sheets.

1 is a schematic front view showing a transportation aid according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing how the conveying aid of FIG. 1 is used; FIG. 10 is a schematic front view showing a conveying aid according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which the upper surface of the package according to the third embodiment of the present invention is opened;

Hereinafter, a conveying aid according to an embodiment of the present invention and a package provided with the conveying aid will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First embodiment]
A conveying aid 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a conveying aid for conveying a roll X, which is a roll of sheets. The carrying aid 1 includes a sheet body 2 and a first reinforcing member 3 , a second reinforcing member 4 and an anti-slip member 5 provided on the sheet body 2 . The sheet body 2 has a support portion 21 and two handle portions 22 arranged via the support portion 21 . The transport assisting tool 1 assists the lifting of the roll X, for example, when the roll X is manually lifted and transported. The sheet forming the roll X may be, for example, a sheet for printing or a printed sheet, and is not particularly limited as long as it is flexible and can be rolled.

<Sheet body>
The sheet body 2 is a foldable sheet body, and has a support portion 21 located in the center and two handle portions 22 located at both ends via the support portion 21 . In addition, the sheet body 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with the longitudinal direction being the direction connecting the two handle portions 22 and the lateral direction being the width direction of the handle portions 22. Although not particularly limited, for example, the longitudinal direction The length is about 100 cm, and the length in the lateral direction is about 30 cm. The sheet body 2 is preferably a corrugated cardboard sheet from the viewpoint of cost, but is not limited to a corrugated cardboard sheet, and may be, for example, a sheet having an exposed surface with high frictional resistance such as cloth, rubber, or silicone.

The average thickness of the sheet body 2 is not particularly limited because the optimum thickness varies depending on the material of the sheet body 2, but it is preferably 0.05 mm or more and 10 mm or less, and preferably 0.1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. When the average thickness of the sheet body 2 is within the above range, weight reduction can be achieved while maintaining appropriate strength.

The support portion 21 constitutes the central portion of the sheet body 2 and supports the outer peripheral surface of the roll X from below when the roll X is lifted. As indicated by broken lines in FIG. 1 , the support portion 21 has four cutout portions 211 for facilitating folding of the sheet body 2 . The cut portion 211 is provided only on one surface of the sheet body 2, and is formed by slightly cutting one surface of the sheet body 2, for example, using a cutter. Moreover, each of the four notches 211 is provided substantially parallel to the widthwise direction of the sheet body 2 at regular intervals of L. As shown in FIG.

The handle portions 22 are arranged on both ends of the sheet body 2 in the longitudinal direction with the support portions 21 interposed therebetween so as to form a set of two. Each of the handle portions 22 has a through hole 221 that serves as a handle. The through-hole 221 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and has a size that allows insertion of a user's finger.

<First reinforcing member>
The first reinforcing member 3 is for reinforcing the handle portion 22, and the two first reinforcing members 3 are continuous on the sheet body 2 so as to surround the through holes 221 of the two handle portions 22, respectively. are arranged. A flexible adhesive tape is used as the first reinforcing member 3, but the means for fixing the first reinforcing member 3 and the first reinforcing member 3 is not particularly limited. It may be adhered around the through hole 221 .

Further, the first reinforcing member 3 may be arranged continuously so as to make one round around the through hole 221, and as shown in FIG. It may be provided, or may be provided only around the through hole 221 . Further, the first reinforcing member 3 may be arranged on both surfaces of the sheet body 2 or may be arranged on only one surface of the sheet body 2 .

<Second reinforcing member>
The second reinforcing members 4 are for reinforcing the support portion 21, and the four second reinforcing members 4 are arranged on the sheet body 2 so as to cover the four cut portions 211 respectively. there is The second reinforcing member 4 is arranged on the support portion 21 so as to cover the cut portion 211 , thereby preventing damage to the sheet body 2 at the cut portion 211 . As the second reinforcing member 4, a flexible adhesive tape is used, but like the first reinforcing member 3, for example, a thin plate made of plastic may be used. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 , the second reinforcing member 4 is arranged on the sheet body 2 along the cut portion 211 so as to cover the entire cut portion 211 . For example, a part of the cut portion 211 may not be covered, and the cut portion 211 on the sheet body 2 is continuously arranged to a position away from the cut portion 211. may Moreover, the second reinforcing member 4 is not particularly limited, but preferably has a width of, for example, about 3 cm so as to reliably cover the cut portion 211 .

The exposed surface of the second reinforcing member 4 is configured to have a non-slip function in order to improve the frictional resistance between the support portion 21 and the roll X. The anti-slip function is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the second reinforcing member 4 is an adhesive tape having an exposed surface with high frictional resistance, such as an anti-slip tape. In addition, the exposed surface of the second reinforcing member 4 may not have the anti-slip function.

<Anti-slip member>
The non-slip member 5 is for improving the frictional resistance between the support portion 21 and the roll X, and is arranged on the sheet body 2 so as to be positioned in the center of the support portion 21 . The exposed surface of the non-slip member 5 has a non-slip function. The anti-slip member 5 is preferably an adhesive tape having an exposed surface with high frictional resistance, such as an anti-slip tape, and the anti-slip function of the exposed surface of the anti-slip member 5 is the same as that of the exposed surface of the second reinforcing member 4 described above. may be the same as or different from the non-slip function of

Two transport aids 1 described above are used at the same time, as shown in FIG. That is, the user folds each of the two transport aids 1 so that one surface of the sheet body 2 faces inside, sandwiches the roll X, and stacks the two handles 22 of each transport aid 1. In the combined state, the roll X is lifted while gripping the handle portions 22 of the respective transportation aids 1 with the left and right hands. As a result, the user of the transport aid 1 can easily handle the roll X, which is a roll of sheets.

Further, the conveying assisting device 1 has a configuration in which the sheet body 2 is a corrugated cardboard sheet, and the corrugated board sheet is provided with cut portions 211 and through holes 221. Since the member 4 is provided, it can be manufactured at a low cost, can be easily bent at the position of the notch 211, and has sufficient strength.

[Second embodiment]
A carrying aid 10 shown in FIG. 3 is a modification of the carrying aid 1 of the first embodiment. In the following, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as those of the transportation aid 1 of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted, and the description will focus on the different configurations.

The conveying aid 10 includes a sheet body 2 and a first reinforcing member 3 and a second reinforcing member 4 arranged on the sheet body 2 . The sheet body 2 has one support portion 21 and four handle portions 22 arranged via the support portion 21, and as shown in FIG. It is formed in a substantially H-shape that is connected.

The support portion 21 has a connecting portion 212 in the center. Also, the four handle portions 22 form a set of two through the support portion 21 . In other words, the sheet body 2 has two sets of the handle portions 22 that are one set, and the support portions 21 are continuous between the handle portions 22 of each set. The distance between two pairs of adjacent handles 22 is preferably about the width of a human shoulder or slightly wider than the width of the shoulder, for example, 40 cm or more and 50 cm or less.

In the transportation aid 10 described above, the distance between two pairs of adjacent handle portions 22 is kept constant by the support portion 21 . As a result, the user of the carrying aid 10 does not need to adjust the distance between the two adjacent sets of handle portions 22, and can easily handle the roll X, which is a roll of sheets.

[Third embodiment]
The package 100 shown in FIG. 4 includes a packing box Y, a roll X housed in the packing box Y, and two transfer aids 1 interposed between the packing box Y and the roll X. As shown in FIG. In addition, the package 100 further includes roll supports Z that support the roll X between both ends of the roll X and the packing box Y. As shown in FIG.

Four notches 211 for facilitating folding of the sheet body 2 are provided at regular intervals of L in the supporting part 21 of the sheet body 2 provided in the conveying aid 1 . The transportation aid 1 can be bent at the positions of these cuts 211, and is bent into a substantially square shape so that the two handles 22 overlap on the upper surface side of the packaging box Y and wrap the roll X. Stored in Y.

When the upper surface of the package 100 described above is opened, the user can easily grasp the handle portion 22 of the transportation aid 1, so that the user can easily take out the roll X from the packing box Y. In addition, the taken-out roll X can be easily handled.

[Other embodiments]
The invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

In the above-described first embodiment, the sheet body 2 has two handle portions 22, but the number of handle portions 22 may be two or more. In addition, in the above-described second embodiment, the sheet body 2 has two pairs of handle portions 22, which are one pair, but the number of handle portions 22 may be two or more.

In the above embodiment, the handle portion 22 has a through hole 221 that serves as a handle. A handle may be provided by

Although the support part 21 has the notches 211 in the above embodiment, the number of the notches 211 can be arbitrarily selected. Also, the support portion 21 may not have the cut portion 211 .

In the first embodiment, the transport aid 1 includes the first reinforcing member 3, the second reinforcing member 4, and the non-slip member 5. However, the transport aid 1 includes the first reinforcing member 3 , The second reinforcing member 4 and the anti-slip member 5 may not be provided, and at least one of the first reinforcing member 3, the second reinforcing member 4 and the anti-slip member 5 may be provided, and the first At least two of the reinforcing member 3, the second reinforcing member 4, and the anti-slip member 5 may be provided.

In the second embodiment, the transport aid 10 includes the first reinforcing member 3 and the second reinforcing member 4, but the transport aid 10 includes the first reinforcing member 3 and the second reinforcing member. 4 may not be provided, and the first reinforcing member 3 or the second reinforcing member 4 may be provided. Further, the transport aid 10 may be provided with an anti-slip member 5 .

In the third embodiment described above, the package 100 includes two transportation aids 1 , but the package 100 may include one transportation aid 10 .

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1, 10 Transport aid 2 Sheet body 21 Supporting part 211 Cut part 212 Connecting part 22 Handle part 221 Through hole 3 First reinforcing member 4 Second reinforcing member 5 Non-slip member 100 Package X Roll Y Packaging box Z Roll support material

Claims (9)

A conveying aid for conveying a roll that is a wound body of sheets,
a bendable sheet body having a support portion that supports the outer peripheral surface of the roll from below when the roll is lifted, and two or more handle portions arranged via the support portion ;
with
The sheet body has two or more sets of the handle portions, each of which is a set of two,
the support portion is continuous between each set of the handle portions;
Each set of supporting parts is formed in a substantially H shape by connecting two sheet bodies at the center with a connecting part. The handle portion has a through hole that serves as a handle,
The carrying aid according to claim 1, further comprising two or more first reinforcing members continuously arranged on the sheet body so as to surround each of the through holes of the two or more handle portions. 3. The carrying aid according to claim 1, wherein the sheet body is a cardboard sheet. 4. The carrying aid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support portion has a cut portion for facilitating folding of the sheet body. The carrying aid according to claim 4, further comprising a second reinforcing member arranged on the sheet body so as to cover the cut portion. 6. The carrying aid according to claim 5, wherein the exposed surface of the second reinforcing member has a non-slip function. The carrying aid according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an anti-slip member arranged on the sheet body. 8. The carrying aid according to claim 7, wherein the anti-slip member is arranged on the sheet body so as to be positioned in the center of the sheet body in the longitudinal direction. A package comprising a packaging box, the roll housed in the packaging box, and the transport aid according to any one of claims 1 to 8 interposed between the packaging box and the roll.

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