JPH06156504A - Tray container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a tray container, spring force of which can be easily adjusted even after it is assembled. CONSTITUTION:A tray container is provided with a container box 10 opened at the top and provided with casters 14 at the bottom, a receiving plate which is vertically movable in the container box, springs 20 interposed between the receiving plate and the container box to support the receiving plate and adjust the spring force from the side, and a cover plate 17 attached to the container box to coat the side of springs. The receiving plate is gradually lowered by stacking trays on the receiving plate and the trays are contained in the container box. The cover plate 17 is detachable and grips 50 are fitted thereto. The grip 50 is provided with a cushion function to protect the corners of container box.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is applicable to hospitals, business establishments, schools,
The present invention relates to a tray accommodating device for accumulating and accommodating trays used in a place where a group lunch is provided such as a large cafeteria.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tray accommodating device of this type is usually shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
And a receiving plate 30 vertically movably assembled in the housing box 10 and suspended and supported by a plurality of springs 20, and trays (not shown) are sequentially stacked on the receiving plate 30. Thereby, the receiving plate 30 is sequentially lowered and the tray is accommodated in the accommodation box 10. The housing box 10 is formed by fixing a sheet metal frame 12 to the upper ends of front and rear left and right sheet metal vertical plates 11 and fixing a bottom plate 13 to the lower ends thereof, and four casters 14 are attached to the bottom plate 13. Has been. Each spring 20 is arranged outside the vertical plate 11 at the lower and upper portions (front and rear surfaces of the storage box 10) in FIG. 1, and at the upper end as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The upper end of the vertical plate 11 is locked through the bracket 15, and the lower end of the connecting metal fitting 16 fixed to the support frame 31 fixed to the bottom of the receiving plate 30 through the vertical plate 11 so as to move vertically. It is locked via force adjusting means (consisting of a bolt 21 and a nut 22), and when the tray is not placed on the receiving plate 30, a spring is formed so that the upper surface of the receiving plate 30 substantially coincides with the upper surface of the frame body 12. The power is adjusted. A cover plate 17 is attached to the outside of the spring 20 to cover the sides of the spring 20.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional tray accommodating apparatus, L-shaped cushions 40 for protecting the respective corners are provided at the bottom of the accommodating box 10, and each cushion 40 is accommodated on one side. Vertical plate 1 of box 10
1 and fixed to the cover plate 17 on the other side. Therefore, in the conventional tray storage device, when adjusting the spring force of the spring 20 after assembly,
Remove each cushion 40 and cover plate 1
It was necessary to remove 7, and the work was extremely complicated.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a storage box having an upper opening and a caster on the lower side, and a vertically movable assembly in the storage box. A receiving plate, a spring that is interposed between the receiving plate and the storage box, supports the receiving plate, and can adjust the spring force from the side, and installs the storage box on the side of the spring. A tray accommodating device, comprising a cover plate for covering, wherein trays are sequentially stacked on the receiving plate so that the receiving plates are sequentially lowered so that the trays are accommodated in an accommodating box. The handle is attached so as to be removable, and the handle has a cushion function for protecting the corner portion of the storage box.

[0005]

In the tray accommodating apparatus according to the present invention, since the handle attached to the cover plate has a cushioning function, the handle functions as a cushion after the tray accommodating apparatus is assembled, and the handle of the accommodating box is Precisely protect the corners. Further, when adjusting the spring force of the spring after assembling the tray accommodating device, the cover plate can be easily attached and detached using the handle attached to the cover plate, which simplifies the work and reduces the work time. Significant reduction can be achieved.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the tray accommodation device shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the cover plate 17 is the bottom plate 13 of the accommodation box 10.
It can be attached and detached to and fixed by screwing a screw (not shown) into each hole shown in FIG. Also,
Handles 50 are attached to the lower ends of both sides of the cover plate 17, respectively. Each handle 50 is made of a mandrel and rubber covering the mandrel and has a cushioning function of protecting the corner portion of the storage box 10 (see FIG. 4). A stopper 13 a for stopping the cover plate 17 is provided on the bottom plate 13 of the storage box 10.
The configuration other than the above-described configuration is the same as the configuration of the conventional device described above, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

In the tray accommodating apparatus of this embodiment constructed as described above, since the handle 50 attached to the cover plate 17 has a cushioning function, the handle 50 serves as a cushion after the tray accommodating apparatus is assembled. It functions and properly protects the corner portion of the storage box 10. Further, when adjusting the spring force of the spring 20 after the tray accommodating device is assembled, the cover plate 17
The cover plate 17 can be easily attached / detached using the handle 50 attached to, and the work can be simplified and the working time can be greatly shortened. In addition, after removing the cover plate 17 and a screw (not shown) screwed into the bottom plate 13 of the housing box 10, the cover plate 17 is lifted slightly by holding both handles 50 and pulled forward, and then lowered downward. It can be removed by attaching it, and can be attached by the reverse operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional tray storage device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a mounting structure of the spring shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Storage box, 11 ... Vertical plate, 12 ... Frame body, 13 ... Bottom plate,
14 ... Caster, 17 ... Cover plate, 20 ... Spring, 21 ... Bolt, 22 ... Nut, 30 ... Support plate,
50 ... handle.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage box having an upper opening and a caster at the bottom, a receiving plate assembled in the storage box so as to be vertically movable, and the receiving plate interposed between the receiving plate and the storage box. And a cover plate that is capable of adjusting the spring force from the side and that is installed in the storage box to cover the side of the spring, and stack the trays on the receiving plate sequentially. In the tray accommodating device in which the receiving plate is sequentially lowered so that the tray is accommodated in the accommodating box, the cover plate is attachable / detachable and a handle is attached, and a corner portion of the accommodating box is protected by the handle. A tray accommodating device having a cushioning function.