JPH0826283A - Pallet for transporting and storing automobile wheel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stably mount wheels and support transportation and storage of a plurality of kinds of wheels by forming a plurality of circular grooves or the like corresponding to wheels having different diameters on a wheel mounting face of a pallet. CONSTITUTION:A pallet 1 is formed with circular grooves 3, 5 of 13 inches and 15 inches on an A face of a mounting face for example and further with circular grooves 4, 6 of 14 inches and 16 inches on a B face. When a wheel is to be actually mounted, only one of the respective sizes is utilized. Therefore, one of the A and B faces formed with a circular groove matching a size of the wheel to be mounted is faced upward to fit a wheel rim into the circular groove having the matched size, thereby positioning each wheel. Thus, the pallet itself serves also as a tray in transporting the wheels, thereby solving a problem of wheel position shifts.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a pallet used for transportation and storage of tire wheels for automobiles, which enables stable mounting of the wheel and eliminates wheel displacement and load collapse during transportation. Moreover, the purpose is to be able to handle a plurality of types of wheels having different diameters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When transporting or storing a tire wheel for an automobile, it is necessary to maintain a constant interval between the wheels to maintain stability. Therefore, generally, a circular recess corresponding to the diameter of the wheel is formed. Alternatively, prepare a tray with an annular groove to receive the wheel flange, place it on the upper surface of a flat pallet, and then sequentially load the wheels on the upper surface of the tray for transportation or storage. There is.

[0003]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional method, there is a risk that the tray on which a large number of wheels are placed will be displaced on the pallet during transportation and lose its balance and fall. Therefore, it is necessary to separately prepare an auxiliary tool for fixing the tray on the pallet, which is unreasonable in terms of cost and workability. Not only that, but when using the above tray, it is necessary to prepare a large number of different trays corresponding to the diameter for each different size of the wheel, its manufacturing cost, storability,
Alternatively, there is a problem in both aspects of their selection workability.

[0004]

Therefore, in the present invention, various problems in the above-mentioned prior art are solved, and when the wheel is transported, the pallet itself also serves as the tray, and the positional deviation of the tray or the auxiliary tool is used. It does not require fixing work at all, and is also designed to support the transportation and storage of multiple types of wheels of different sizes. The present invention relates to a pallet for transporting and storing an automobile wheel, wherein a plurality of annular grooves or protruding ribs corresponding to the automobile wheel are formed for each diameter.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of annular grooves or projecting ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of vehicle wheels having different diameters are formed on each of the wheel mounting surfaces on one side (A surface) for each diameter. , On the mounting surface of the wheel on the other side (side B), an annular groove or a protruding rib having a diameter different from that of the above-described plurality of types of automobile wheels and corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels, respectively. The present invention relates to a pallet for transporting and storing automobile wheels, wherein a plurality of pallets are formed for each diameter.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of annular grooves or projecting ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on each of the wheel mounting surfaces on one side (A side) while having a plurality of diameters. On the mounting surface of the wheel on the other side (B side), an annular groove or protruding rib having a diameter different from that of the above-described plurality of types of vehicle wheels of the A side and corresponding to another plurality of types of vehicle wheels. Multiple for each diameter,
Further, the present invention relates to a pallet for transporting and storing automobile wheels, characterized in that the mounting surfaces of the A side and the B side have different colors.

[0007]

Operation: In the case of a pallet in which a plurality of annular grooves or protruding ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the wheel mounting surface for each diameter, transport or store it. And multiple wheels,
In an annular groove that matches the diameter of the wheel on the pallet,
Alternatively, the flanges are sequentially fitted inside the protruding ribs and loaded. In addition, a plurality of annular grooves or protruding ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of vehicle wheels having different diameters are formed on each of the wheel mounting surfaces on one side (A side) for each diameter, and the other side (B side). On the mounting surface of the wheel, a plurality of annular grooves or protruding ribs having different diameters from the above-described plurality of types of automobile wheels and corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels are formed for each diameter. In the case of a pallet, one that matches the diameter of the wheel is selected from the multiple types of annular grooves or protruding ribs formed on both sides of AB, and the wheel is placed inside the annular groove on that surface or inside the protruding rib. The flanges of the wheels will be fitted and the wheels will be loaded in sequence.

Further, a plurality of annular grooves or projecting ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel on one side (A side) for each diameter, and the other side ( On the mounting surface of the wheel (B side), an annular groove or a protruding rib having a diameter different from that of the plurality of types of automobile wheels of the above-described A side and corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels is provided. In the case of a pallet in which a plurality of colors are formed for each of the mounting surfaces of the A surface and the B surface, in the case of a pallet in which the mounting surface colors are different, a unique wheel diameter corresponding to the mounting surface color is applied. Due to the provision of the annular grooves or protruding ribs, it is possible to quickly find an annular groove or protruding rib that matches the diameter of the wheel to be transported or stored for the time being.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The concrete contents of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. Reference numeral 1 indicates a pallet, and 3 to 6 indicate annular grooves formed on the plane or bottom of the pallet. The pallet 1 is formed with lift claw insertion grooves 2, 2 penetrating from one side surface to the other side surface, and the material of the pallet 1 is
The whole is integrally molded with synthetic resin. However, the material is not necessarily limited to such a material, and other various materials such as wood or metal may be considered. The pallet 1 may have a structure in which one side (A-side) and the other side (B-side) of the pallet 1 are divided into two and are attached in a back-to-back state.

Further, the pallet 1 has one side (A side).
Alternatively, a plurality of annular grooves corresponding to a plurality of types of vehicle wheels having different diameters may be formed for each diameter, but in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 4, the other side (B side) is formed. Also,
There is shown a structure in which a plurality of annular grooves having different diameters from the above-described plural kinds of automobile wheels and corresponding to different plural kinds of automobile wheels are formed for each diameter.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, an annular groove 3 corresponding to a wheel diameter of 13 inches is formed on one side (A side) of the pallet 1 in the upper stage, the middle stage,
Nine places are formed in each of the lower tiers, three places each, and an annular groove 5 corresponding to a wheel diameter of 15 inches is overlapped with each of these, and there are two tiers each in the upper tier, the middle tier, and the lower tier. It is formed so as to overlap with each of the annular grooves 3 described above, so that the annular grooves 3 and 5 corresponding to automobile wheels of two sizes of 13 inches and 15 inches having different diameters are formed.
However, a plurality of them are formed, 9 and 6 for each diameter.

On the other side (B side) of the pallet 1, a ring having a diameter different from that of the above-described plural kinds (two kinds in the present embodiment) of automobile wheels and corresponding to another two kinds of automobile wheels. Grooves 4 and 6 are formed. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 on the B side, there are 8 annular grooves 4 corresponding to a wheel diameter of 14 inches, that is, 3 places in the upper stage, 2 places in the middle stage, and 3 places in the lower stage. An annular groove 6 corresponding to a wheel diameter of 16 inches is formed, and is partially overlapped with these, one at the upper stage, two at the diagonally lower left and right thereof, and in the middle between the two, and slightly below. 1 place on each side, and 2 at both left and right ends
A plurality of portions are formed in each of the diameters so as to overlap the annular grooves 4 described above at a total of 6 locations.

As described above, the pallet 1 has the 13th side on the A side.
Inch and 15 inch annular grooves 3 and 5
In addition, 14-inch size and 16-inch size annular grooves 4 and 6 are formed on the B side, respectively.
When actually mounting the wheel, only one of these sizes is used, and in this case, therefore, an annular groove is formed to match the size of the wheel to be mounted. Each wheel is positioned by fitting either side of the A-side or B-side up and fitting the edge (flange) of the wheel into an annular groove of a suitable size.

In this case, if the colors of the A side and the B side are made different, the front and back of the pallet 1 can be more easily discriminated, and an annular groove suitable for the size of the wheel to be placed is provided. You can easily select the face. In the above-mentioned embodiment, 13 to 16
Although the construction of the pallet suitable for the inch size wheel has been described, the size of the pallet is not necessarily limited to these sizes, and at least one of the A or B side is formed with three or more wheel size annular grooves. Alternatively, the A surface of the pallet 1 may be provided with an annular groove that is recessed inward, and the B surface may be formed with an annular protruding rib that protrudes on the surface of the pallet, or both AB surfaces may be formed. It is also possible to form annular protruding ribs and cut out portions where protruding ribs of different sizes overlap each other to form a discontinuous annular shape.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of annular grooves or protruding ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel for each diameter. Therefore, when transporting the wheels, the pallet itself also serves as a tray, which eliminates the problem of tray misalignment and the work of fixing the tray to the pallet with auxiliary tools for the pallet, and transporting multiple types of wheels of different sizes. It can also be used for storage.

On the mounting surface of the wheel on one side (A side),
A plurality of annular grooves or protruding ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of wheels for automobiles having different diameters are formed for each diameter, and the mounting surface of the wheel on the other side (side B) has a plurality of types described above. In the case of forming a plurality of annular grooves or protruding ribs corresponding to different multiple types of automobile wheels with a different diameter from the automobile wheel, for each diameter,
It can be used for a wide variety of automobile wheels with different diameters to be transported and stored, improving versatility.

Further, a plurality of annular grooves or projecting ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel on one side (A side) for each diameter, and the other side ( On the mounting surface of the wheel (B side), an annular groove or a protruding rib having a diameter different from that of the plurality of types of automobile wheels of the above-described A side and corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels is provided. When a plurality of sheets are formed for each side, and the colors of the mounting surfaces on the A side and the B side are made different, the front and back of the pallet can be more easily discriminated, and a ring suitable for the size of the wheel to be mounted is used. The work of selecting the surface having the groove or the protruding rib can be performed more easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pallet showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan (A side) view of a pallet showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view (side B) of the pallet shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 pallet 2 lift claw insertion groove 3 annular groove 4 annular groove 5 annular groove 6 annular groove

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Transportation of an automobile wheel, characterized in that a plurality of annular grooves corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel for each diameter. Storage pallet. 2. A transportation of an automobile wheel, characterized in that a plurality of annular protruding ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel for each diameter. And storage pallets. 3. A wheel mounting surface on one side (A-side) is provided with a plurality of annular grooves corresponding to a plurality of types of vehicle wheels having different diameters for each diameter, and on the other side (B-side).
A plurality of annular grooves, each having a different diameter from the above-mentioned plurality of types of automobile wheels, corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels, are formed on the surface on which the wheels are mounted. A pallet for transportation and storage of automobile wheels. 4. A plurality of annular projecting ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel on one side (A side) for each diameter, and the other side (B). A plurality of annular protruding ribs each having a diameter different from that of the above-described plurality of types of automobile wheels and corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels are formed on the mounting face of the wheel. A pallet for transporting and storing automobile wheels. 5. A plurality of annular grooves corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel on one side (A side) for each diameter, and the other side (B).
A plurality of annular grooves, each having a different diameter from the above-described plurality of types of automobile wheels of the surface A, corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels, are formed on the surface on which the wheels are mounted. In addition, a pallet for transporting and storing automobile wheels, characterized in that the colors of the respective mounting surfaces on the A side and the B side are different. 6. A plurality of annular projecting ribs corresponding to a plurality of types of automobile wheels having different diameters are formed on the mounting surface of the wheel on one side (A side) for each diameter, and the other side (B). A plurality of annular protruding ribs each having a diameter different from that of the above-described plurality of types of automobile wheels of the surface A, corresponding to another plurality of types of automobile wheels. A pallet for transporting and storing automobile wheels, characterized in that the pallets are formed and the colors of the respective mounting surfaces on the A side and the B side are made different.