JPH061236U - Assembling type pallet fixing tool and assembling type pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide an assembling type pallet fixture that can be easily assembled and disassembled. [Structure] The assembling pallet of this embodiment has a loading surface 11a.
And a bottom plate 13 having a grounding surface 13a and having holes 13b, a leg cylindrical member 15, an upper fixture 21 and a lower fixture 41. An assembly type pallet fixing tool (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a fixing tool) 17 is provided. The pallet can be assembled simply by inserting the protrusions 31, 31 of the upper fixture 21 into the openings 49 of the lower fixture 41, and by simply picking and retracting the protrusions 31, 31, the pallet can be assembled. Since it can be disassembled, assembly and disassembly can be done with one touch.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a disassembleable pallet used for loading, unloading, transporting, and storing articles and a fixture for the pallet.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The conventional finished product pallet has a drawback in that it has a lot of space because of its structure and requires a lot of space to store and transport the pallet. Therefore, various space-saving assembling type pallets have been proposed, for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 60-99226.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, although the above conventional assembly-type pallets can be assembled and disassembled, for example, when a large number of pallets need to be assembled and disassembled, it takes time to assemble and disassemble, and the assembly and disassembly work is There was a problem that it could not be done quickly.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an assembling type pallet fixing tool that can be easily assembled and disassembled.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a top deck having a plurality of holes, a bottom plate having holes corresponding to the holes of the top deck, a hole of the top deck and a hole of the bottom plate. An assembling type pallet fixture that is disassembled and fixed via a leg cylindrical member arranged between the leg cylinder member and an upper cylinder body fitted in the leg cylinder member, and the upper cylinder body. A flange portion that is provided at one end of the upper surface abutting the loading surface of the upper deck, an upper bottom surface that is provided at the other end of the upper cylindrical body, and an outer surface that is provided at the upper bottom surface. An upper fixture having at least two protrusions having a step portion, a lower cylinder fitted into the leg cylinder, and a lower cylinder provided at one end of the lower cylinder. At the flange part that comes into contact with the grounding surface of the bottom plate and the other end part of the lower cylinder. A lower fixing tool having a bottom surface for the lower portion, an opening portion provided on the lower bottom surface and into which the protrusion is inserted, and an engaging end provided in the opening portion and engaging with the step portion; , Are provided.

[0006]

[Action]

 The operation of the above-mentioned assembly type pallet fixing tool will be described below. When assembling the assembly-type pallet, the upper fixing tool is fitted into the leg cylindrical member through the hole of the upper deck, and the flange is brought into contact with the loading surface of the upper deck, while the lower fixing tool is attached to the bottom plate. Fit into the cylindrical member for legs through the hole, contact the flange with the grounding surface of the bottom plate, and insert the protrusion of the upper fixture into the opening. By engaging the joint end, the upper fixing tool and the lower fixing tool are connected. Thereby, the upper deck and the bottom plate are fixed to each other via the leg cylindrical member. When disassembling the assembly type pallet, the tip of the protrusion is shrunk in the direction of the central axis of the leg cylindrical member to release the engagement between the step and the engaging end, thereby fixing the upper part. Release the connection between the tool and the lower fixture. As a result, the prefabricated pallet is disassembled into a top deck, a bottom plate, a cylindrical member for legs, an upper fixing tool and a lower fixing tool.

[0007]

【Example】

 An assembled pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an assembly view of an assembly type pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention. The assembly type pallet of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a loading surface 11a and an upper deck 11 having a hole 11b formed therein, and a hole 13b having a grounding surface 13a and corresponding to the hole 11b of the upper deck 11. A bottom plate 13 provided with the above, a cylindrical member 15 for legs, and an assembling type pallet fixture (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a fixture) 17 including an upper fixture 21 and a lower fixture 41. The upper deck 11 and the bottom plate 13 are made of corrugated cardboard, and the leg cylinder member 15 can be a ready-made paper tube. Further, polypropylene is used for the fixtures 21 and 41.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the fixture, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper fixture shown in FIG. 2 is turned upside down, and FIG. 4 is before connecting the upper fixture and the lower fixture. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the state after connecting the upper fixing tool and the lower fixing tool, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the state after connecting the upper fixing tool and the lower fixing tool. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the fixture, and FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the fixture after connecting the upper fixture and the lower fixture. Hereinafter, the fixture will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

The upper fixture 21 includes a cylindrical body 23, a collar portion 25 formed at one end of the cylindrical body 23, a bottom surface 27 formed at the other end of the cylindrical body 23, and an opening of the bottom surface 27. Two protrusions 31 and 31 formed at the end of the portion 29. A folded-back portion 271 is formed at the end of the opening 29 of the bottom surface 27 where the protrusions 31, 31 are not formed. Further, notches 273 are formed on both sides of the protrusions 31, 31. The notch 273 is formed in order to smoothly displace the protrusions 31 and 31 when the protrusions 31 and 31 are inserted into the openings of the lower fixture 41. This is to give 31 an appropriate elasticity. A desired displacement and elasticity can be obtained by changing the degree of cut of the cut portion 273. Further, if it is desired to increase the elasticity of the protrusions 31, 31, a rib 311 for reinforcement may be provided inside the protrusions 31, 31 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. The lower fixture 41 is formed on the cylindrical body 43, a flange portion 45 formed on one end of the cylindrical body 43, a bottom surface 47 formed on the other end of the cylindrical body 43, and a bottom surface 47. The opening 49 and the folded-back portion 51 provided at the end of the opening 49 of the bottom surface 47.

The protrusion 31 formed on the upper fixture 21 has an outer surface halfway from the tip end formed in a tapered shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, and the end of the tapered outer surface. A step portion 33 is formed at the bottom. The projection 31 is formed in an arc shape so as to fit in the opening 49 of the lower fixture 41, the outer diameter of the tip of the projection 31 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 49, and the step 33 is formed. The outer diameter of the upper side 33a is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the opening 49, and the outer diameter of the lower side 33b of the step portion 33 is formed to be the same as the inner diameter of the opening 49.

When the upper fixing tool 21 and the lower fixing tool 41 are connected to each other, the inner dimensions between the collar portion 25 and the collar portion 45 are as follows: the thickness of the upper deck 11, the thickness of the bottom plate 13 and the cylinder for legs. It is approximately equal to the value obtained by adding the height of the member 15.

Next, a case of assembling and disassembling an assembling pallet using the fixture of this embodiment will be described. When assembling an assembling pallet using the fixture of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the upper fixture 21, the upper deck 11, the leg cylindrical member 15, the bottom plate 13, and the lower fixture 41 are assembled. To place. The upper fixing tool 21 is inserted into the hole 11b of the upper deck 11, and further fitted into the leg cylindrical member 15 so that the collar portion 25 is brought into contact with the loading surface 11a of the upper deck 11. On the other hand, the lower fixing tool 41 is inserted into the hole 13b of the bottom plate 13, and further fitted into the leg cylindrical member 15 to bring the flange portion 45 into contact with the grounding surface 13a of the bottom plate 13, and The protrusions 31, 31 of the upper fixture 21 are inserted into the opening 49. Since the outer diameters of the tips of the protrusions 31, 31 are formed slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 49, the protrusions 31, 31 can be easily inserted into the opening 49. In addition, since approximately half of the outer sides of the protrusions 31 and 31 are formed in a tapered shape, the protrusions 31 and 31 may shrink toward the center axis direction of the opening 49 as they are inserted into the opening 49. When the protrusions 31 and 31 are displaced and the step portion 311 of the protrusions 31 and 31 passes through the end of the folded portion 51 of the opening 49, the retracted protrusions 31 and 31 are returned to their original state by the elasticity of the protrusions 31 and 31 themselves. Return to. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the step portion 311 engages with the end of the folded-back portion 51, and the bottom surface 27 of the upper fixing tool 21 and the bottom surface 47 of the lower fixing tool 41 come into contact with each other, so that the upper fixing tool. 21 and the lower fixture 41 are connected. In this way, the fixing tool 17 fixes the upper deck 11 and the bottom plate 13 via the leg cylinder member 15.

When disassembling the pallet assembled as described above, the two projecting portions 31, 31 of the upper fixing tool 21 projecting into the lower fixing tool 41 are pinched and the axial direction of the leg cylindrical member 15 is adjusted. By displacing so as to disengage, the engagement between the step portion 311 and the end of the folded portion 51 is released, and the upper fixing tool 21 and the lower fixing tool 41 are taken out from the leg cylindrical member 15. . As a result, the pallet is disassembled into the upper deck 11, the bottom plate 13, the leg cylindrical member 15, the upper fixing tool 21, and the lower fixing tool 41.

According to the present embodiment described above, the pallet can be assembled by simply inserting the protrusions 31, 31 of the upper fixture 21 into the openings 49 of the lower fixture 41, and the protrusions 31 can be assembled. The pallet can be dismantled simply by picking and withdrawing 31 and 31, so that assembly and disassembly can be done with one touch.

Further, according to the present embodiment described above, the upper deck 11 and the bottom plate 13 are made of corrugated board, the leg cylindrical member 15 is made of paper, and the upper fixing tool 21 and the lower fixing tool 41 are made of polypropylene. Therefore, it can be recycled. The upper deck and the like may be made of another material that can be recycled, such as wood.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the upper deck 11 and the bottom plate 13 are fixed via the leg cylindrical member 15, so that the height can be changed by changing the height of the leg cylindrical member 15. The thicknesses of the top deck 11 and the bottom plate 13 can be set to desired values according to the materials of the top deck and the bottom plate and the weight of the article to be placed without changing the size of the tool.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof. For example, in the above embodiment, the case where two protrusions are provided has been described. However, if there are two or more protrusions, three protrusions may be used, and a thin protrusion may be provided over the entire periphery of the opening. You may provide many.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, with the above configuration, assembly and disassembly can be performed with one touch, and therefore, it is particularly necessary to quickly assemble and disassemble a large number of assembly-type pallets. In some cases, it is possible to provide a suitable assembly type pallet and assembling type pallet fixing device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an assembly diagram of an assembly type pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a fixture.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper fixture shown in FIG. 2 is turned upside down.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state before the upper fixture and the lower fixture are connected to each other.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after connecting the upper fixing tool and the lower fixing tool.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the fixture after connecting the upper fixture and the lower fixture.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the fixture after connecting the upper fixture and the lower fixture.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of this embodiment.

9 is a plan view of a modified example of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Upper Deck 11a Loading Surface 13 Bottom Plate 15 Cylindrical Member for Leg 17 Fixing Tool 21 Fixing Tool for Top 23 Cylindrical Body 25 Collar 27 Bottom Bottom 271 Folding Back 273 Notch 29 Opening 31 Protrusion 311 Step 41 41 Lower Fixing 43 Cylindrical body 45 Collar portion 47 Bottom surface 49 Opening portion 51 Folding portion

Claims (7)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An upper surface deck provided with a plurality of holes, and a bottom plate provided with holes corresponding to the holes of the upper surface deck,
An assembling type pallet fixing tool which is dismantably fixed via a leg cylindrical member arranged between the hole of the upper deck and the hole of the bottom plate, and an upper part fitted in the cylindrical member for leg. Cylinder, a flange portion provided at one end of the upper cylinder to abut the loading surface of the upper deck, and an upper bottom surface provided at the other end of the upper cylinder, An upper fixing tool provided on the upper bottom surface and having at least two protrusions having a step portion on the outer side surface, a lower cylindrical body fitted in the leg cylindrical member, and a lower cylindrical body. A flange portion provided at one end portion of the lower plate and abutting against the ground plane of the bottom plate, a bottom surface provided at the other end portion of the lower cylinder, and a protrusion provided at the bottom surface. An opening to be inserted and an engaging end provided in the opening and engaging with the step Prefabricated pallet fixture, characterized by comprising a lower fixture, the having. 2. The projecting portion is formed in a tapered shape whose outer surface increases as it approaches the bottom surface for the upper portion, and the step portion is formed on the bottom surface side for the upper portion of the tapered outer surface. The assembly tool for a prefabricated pallet according to claim 1. 3. The assembly type fixture for a pallet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rib for reinforcement is formed on an inner surface of the protrusion. 4. The assembly type fixture for a pallet according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the upper bottom surface has cuts formed on both sides of the protrusion. 5. The opening portion of the bottom bottom surface is formed by folding back an end of the opening portion inside, and the engaging end is a tip of the folding portion. The assembling type pallet fixing tool according to 4. 6. The upper deck, the bottom plate, the cylindrical member for legs, the upper fixing tool and the lower fixing tool are made of a reusable material.
The assembly tool for a pallet according to item 4 or 5. 7. The assembly type fixture for a pallet according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein an upper deck having a plurality of holes and holes corresponding to the holes of the upper deck are provided. And a bottom plate that is fixed to the bottom plate through a cylindrical member for legs arranged between the hole in the upper deck and the hole in the bottom plate.