JPH0744596Y2 - Forklift container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a groove structure for a fork of a forklift container.

[Prior Art] In a conventional forklift container, a pair of fork grooves for receiving a pair of forks of the forklift are provided at the bottom of the forklift container at a position most suitable for transporting the container. That is, for example, in a rectangular parallelepiped forklift container, a pair of fork grooves is provided so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the long side container side surface, and the fork groove is open to the container side surface. Furthermore, the width of the fork groove should be as narrow as possible in order to prevent the forklift container from shifting in the width direction on the fork during transportation, so the margin required for normal fork loading and unloading is less than the fork width. Not getting bigger. Therefore, the forklift
In order to insert the fork into the groove for the fork from this opening, the forklift container approaches the opening from the direction perpendicular to the container side surface.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional forklift container has the above-described structure, in order for the forklift to insert the fork into the fork groove of the forklift container, the opening of the fork groove is required. In front of the side of the container with
At least a minimum approach space that takes into account the fork length, the forklift body length, and the minimum turning radius of the forklift is required. If this minimum entry space cannot be secured, the fork of the forklift will be inserted into the opening at an angle to the fork groove of the forklift container. Then, if the angle at which the fork is inclined with respect to the fork groove becomes larger than the allowance of the fork groove that is normally required for taking in and out, the fork will strike the wall of the fork groove even if it enters the opening of the fork groove. I can't enter the fork groove any more.

By the way, when there is a hopper in the building and the forklift goes in and out of the building to approach the hopper, the space for the hopper may be too small to secure the minimum entry space, and the capacity of the forklift container should be small. There was a problem that I had to do it. Also, forklifts are often used to transport forklift containers unloaded from other transportation vehicles such as trucks and freight cars.In such cases, if the forklift containers are stacked in a narrow space,
There was a problem that the function of the forklift could not be exhibited because the minimum approach space could not be secured.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a forklift container that can be used by a forklift even when the above-mentioned minimum approach space of the forklift cannot be obtained.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, in a forklift container of the present invention, a pair of fork grooves for receiving a pair of forks of a forklift for carrying the forklift container, and the pair of fork grooves. 30 for fork groove
A pair of fork spare grooves extending at an angle of -60 degrees are provided. The corners where the pair of fork spare grooves are open are deleted. Thereby, the pair of forks can be received from a direction different from that of the fork groove.

[Operation] When a forklift is used in the forklift container configured as described above, the fork length, the forklift body length, and the minimum turning radius of the forklift are considered in front of the side of the container with the opening of the fork groove. As long as the fork can be inserted into the fork spare groove even if the entry space is not available, insert the fork into the fork spare groove, pull out the forklift container, move it to a wide place, and then insert the fork into the fork groove. And can transport forklift containers.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of forks for receiving a pair of forks (not shown) of a forklift at the bottom of a rectangular parallelepiped forklift container 10. A groove 12 for use is provided. The pair of fork grooves 12 are provided at the most suitable position for transportation at the bottom of the forklift container 10. That is, a rectangular parallelepiped forklift container 10
The pair of fork grooves 12 are provided so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the long side container side surface 14, and the container side surface has an opening 16.

With such a structure, when the fork of the forklift is inserted into the fork groove 12 and the forklift container 10 is transported, the center of gravity of the forklift container 10 can be brought closer to the forklift, and thus stability can be achieved.

Further, the width of the fork groove 12 should be as narrow as possible in order to prevent the forklift container 10 from shifting in the width direction on the fork during transportation. Not wider than width. Therefore, in order for the forklift to insert the fork into the fork groove 12 through the opening 16,
The forklift container 10 approaches the opening 16 from a direction perpendicular to the container side surface 14.

In this embodiment, a pair of fork spare grooves 18 are further provided obliquely with respect to the fork groove 12, that is, in the illustrated case, in the direction of 45 degrees. Therefore, one opening 20 of the pair of fork preliminary grooves 18 is between the openings 16 of the fork groove 12, and the other opening 22 is at a corner 24 of the forklift container 10. Then, at the corner 24 having the opening 22 on the other side, the forklift container 10 is partially removed so that the forklift approaches. This partial removal of the corners 24 of the forklift container 10
Required for the following reasons: That is, when the fork of the forklift is inserted into the fork spare groove 18, the corner 24 of the forklift container 10 hits the forklift (fork post).
The center of gravity of the forklift container 10 tends to be unstable, and therefore, it is better to place the center of gravity of the forklift container 10 as close to the forklift as possible. 24 need to be removed.

Further, the pair of fork spare grooves 18 are not always provided at the bottom of the forklift container 10 at a place suitable for transportation, that is, at a stable position in consideration of the center of gravity of the forklift container 10. Moreover, since it is a short distance to move the forklift container 10 by inserting the forks into the pair of fork preliminary grooves 18,
There is no need to consider the suitability for transportation. Forklift container by inserting fork into spare groove 18 for fork
This is because the forklift container 10 may be transported by first pulling out the 10 and moving it to a large place, then inserting the fork into the fork groove 12 from the front of the long side container side surface 14 of the forklift container 10. Therefore, the forklift container 10 can be carried out even if the forklift enters, even in a considerably narrow place, and the forklift transportation work can be smoothly performed. It should be noted that in the above-described embodiment, the fork spare groove 18 is set to 45 with respect to the fork groove 12.
However, the angle of the spare fork groove 18 must be 30 to 60 degrees. For less than 30 degrees, fork spare groove 18
However, if it exceeds 60 degrees, it is not necessary to consider the appropriateness of transportation for inserting the fork into the fork spare groove 18 and transporting the forklift container 10 as described above. Even so, it is difficult to bring the center of gravity of the forklift container 10 closer to the forklift, and the stability decreases.

Further, in the above embodiment, only one side of the corner corner where the fork preliminary groove 18 is opened is deleted, but both corner corners where the fork preliminary groove 18 is opened may be deleted if necessary.

[Advantages of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

That is, in front of the side of the container with the fork insertion opening, insert the fork into the fork spare groove even if the fork length, the forklift body length, and the minimum turning space of the forklift are not taken into consideration. Forklift containers can be carried by forklifts whenever possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a forklift container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the forklift container of FIG. In the figure, reference numerals represent the following. 10 …… Forklift container 12 …… Fork groove 14 …… Long side container side 16 …… Opening 18 …… Fork spare groove 20 …… Opening 22 …… Opening 24 …… Corner corner

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A forklift container provided with a pair of fork grooves for receiving a pair of forks of a forklift for transportation, with respect to the pair of fork grooves.
A pair of fork spare grooves extending at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees are provided, and the corner corners at which the fork spare grooves open are deleted so that the pair of forks can be received from a direction different from the fork groove. A forklift container characterized by being able to do so.