JPH09109896A - Drum carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drum carrier capable of being simply assembled/ disassembled without using any fixing means or tools. SOLUTION: A drum carrier consists of a carrier body 2 provided with wheels 7, 9 and a pole 8, a chuck 3 provided which is externally housed to the pole 8 in a vertically movable manner and provided with a drum collar receiving piece 26 and a holding claw 19, and an operation lever 4 to open/close and elevate/lower the chuck 3, and a lever supporting part 14 is provided on the pole 8. The chuck 3 is opened/closed and elevated/lowered by the leverage action of the lever 4, and can be assembled/disassembled without using any fixing means or tools.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drum can carrier used to lift and carry drum cans one by one.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of carrier, a carrier body having wheels and poles is provided with a chuck that moves up and down by using the poles as guides, and the chuck is provided so as to be driven up and down by a hydraulic cylinder to chuck a drum can collar. It is known that the device is sandwiched and lifted and carried.

[0003]

By the way, the above-mentioned prior art has an advantage that the drums can be lifted one by one and transported when delivered. However, when the carrier is not used, it requires a large space for storing it, and even if the carrier is divided and stored, the chuck and the hydraulic cylinder are assembled to the pole using the fixing means, so disassembly is troublesome. However, there is a problem that it cannot be easily disassembled, and that even if it is disassembled, assembly at the time of use is troublesome.

Also, since the chuck is moved up and down by a hydraulic cylinder, if the structure is complicated and a large lifting force is to be obtained, the diameter of the cylinder also becomes large, resulting in a large size and lack of convenience. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned actual circumstances, and its object is to disassemble and
A drum can carrier that can be easily assembled without using fixing means and tools, and that a large lifting force can be easily obtained by utilizing the lever principle of the operating lever. To provide.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the following technical measures have been taken in order to achieve the above object. That is, the present invention comprises a carrier main body having wheels and poles, a can collar chuck externally fitted to the pole so as to be vertically movable, and an operation lever for opening and closing the chuck and moving the chuck up and down. A support portion is provided, the chuck can be opened / closed / lifted by levering the lever, and the main body, the chuck and the operating lever can be assembled / disassembled without using fixing means and tools. (Claim 1).

In this case, after the chuck is engaged with the collar of the drum can and the tip of the operating lever is engaged with the chuck, the base end of the operating lever is pushed down so that the chuck clamps the drum can collar. , The tip of the operating lever pushes up the drum with the action of the lever using the pole as a guide, and the drum can is lifted off the ground. In this lifted state, hold down the operation lever base end,
The carrier can be moved by pushing and pulling the lever in the direction.

When the drum can is unloaded from the carrier,
By pulling up the base end of the operation lever, the drum can is lowered together with the chuck to land, and at the same time, the chucked state of the chuck is released. Therefore, the chuck can be removed from the drum can collar. Therefore, when disassembling the carrier,
It is sufficient to lift the operating lever to disengage it from the lever support portion of the pole, and pull the carrier upward from the pole. On the contrary, when assembling, the chuck may be fitted onto the pole from above, the lever may be placed on the lever supporting portion of the pole, and the tip of the lever may be engaged with the chuck.

Further, in the present invention, the chuck pivotally connects a pair of left and right receiving links to the middle portion of each of the pair of left and right pressing links through a guide roller by a pin, and guides between the other ends of the left and right receiving links. A roller is rotatably provided, and a guide roller is rotatably provided between the ends of the left and right pressing links opposite to the claw portion provided between the tips of the left and right pressing links, and the pole of the carrier body is inserted between the guide rollers provided on the pressing links. It is characterized in that it is configured as (Claim 2).

Therefore, the chuck is moved up and down by being guided by the pole via the guide roller, and the guide roller at the other end of the press link is moved up and down, whereby the claw portion of the press link approaches and separates from the receiving link. The chuck itself opens and closes, and the chuck itself moves up and down. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the receiving link connecting hole of the pressing link of the chuck is a long hole. The carrier is held in a stable state and the carrier becomes stable (claim 3).

Further, according to the present invention, the chuck receiving surface composed of an arcuate surface is continuously provided on the upper surface of the distal end of the operation lever so as to extend in the longitudinal direction so as to support the supporting roller at the rear end of the chuck pressing link. Since it is characterized by
The guide roller moves from the chuck receiving surface on the lever base end side to the chuck receiving surface on the tip side to stably and securely support the chuck to prevent the chuck from moving back and forth, and the guide roller does not come off from the chuck receiving surface of the lever. Item 4).

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the operating lever is provided with a hook for raising or falling the drum. Therefore, remove the operating lever from the pole, put the lower end of the lever on the peripheral surface of the drum,
The drum can can be erected by engaging the hook with the drum can collar and pulling up the base end of the operation lever, and the drum can can be gradually tilted while holding the base end of the operation lever. 5).

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a drum can carrier, which is a carrier body 2, a can collar chuck 3, and an operating lever 4 for opening and closing the chuck 3 and for raising and lowering the chuck 3, which are assembled together without using a fixing means.
It is configured to be disassembled so that the drum can 5 can be carried while being lifted.

The carrier body 2 includes a base frame 6 having an arcuate shape in a plan view, wheels 7 provided at both left and right ends of the frame 6, a tubular pole 8 provided upright in the center of the frame 6, and a lower end of the pole 8. Part and the free wheel 9 (caster) fixed to the outside of the frame 6, the can support guide roller 11 pivotally attached to the inside of the frame 6 via a horizontal shaft 10, both ends of the frame 6 and the pole 8. It is composed of a reinforcing member 12 for connecting the intermediate portion, a chuck receiving member 13 protrudingly provided on the inner side of the upper portion of the pole 8 and a lever supporting portion 14 fixed to the pole 8 and located above the opposite side of the member 13. ing.

The chuck receiving member 13 has a shell-like shape and is fixed to the pole 8 in an orthogonal manner to regulate the lower limit position of the chuck 3. Further, the lever support portion 14 includes a flat plate-shaped bracket 15 that is parallel to the pole 8 and extends in the radial direction on the upper portion of the pole 8, and is orthogonal to the bracket 15 at the upper rear end of the bracket 15 (tangential line of the pole 8). It is composed of a support pin 16 protruding in the left and right direction (parallel to
Engagement is supported while the lever 4 is mounted on the left and right outer ends of the pin 16.

The chuck 3 includes a pair of left and right pressing links 17, 17, a pair of left and right receiving links 18, 18, and a plate-like pressing claw 1 fixed to the tips of both pressing links 17, 17.
9 and three hourglass-shaped guide rollers 20, 21, 22 between the links 17 and 18, and the upper end of the receiving link 18 is rotatably pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of the pressing link 17 via the guide roller 20. Connecting pin 23, a connecting pin 24 for connecting the base ends (opposite sides of the claws 19) of the presser links 17 via the guide rollers 21, and a connecting pin 24 for connecting the lower ends of the receiving links 18 via the guide rollers 22. It is composed of a pin 25 and a receiving metal 26 fixed between the intermediate portions of the receiving links 18 and 18 so as to correspond to the pressing claw 19.

Then, each guide roller 20, 21, 22
Are rotatable with respect to the connecting pins 23 to 25,
Two guide rollers 2 provided between the presser links 17 and 17
The pole 8 is inserted between 0 and 21. Also, the hole through which the connecting pin 23 of the presser link 17 is inserted is an elongated hole 27 so that the drum can 5 can be raised and held in parallel with the pole 8. Further, a handle 28 is provided on the upper end surface of the pressing claw 19 so that the claw 19 can be easily hooked on the drum can collar 5A.

Both outer ends of the connecting pin 24 provided at the rear end of the presser link 17 project from the presser link 17, and the engaging support rollers 29, 29
29 is rotatably mounted. Then, the receiving money 26 is applied to the outer lower surface of the collar 5A of the drum can 5,
The presser pawl 19 contacts the inner peripheral surface of the drum can collar 5A, and the presser pawl 19 and the receiving member 26 chuck the drum can collar 5A in a sandwiched manner.

The operating lever 4 is formed with forked portions 4A, 4A having the same distance as the distance between the receiving links 18, and an engagement recessed from below in the middle of the forked portion 4A. Two chuck receiving surfaces 31, 3 each having a concave portion 30 and having an arc surface having a horizontal axis are provided on the upper surface of the tip of the fork portion 4A.
2 are continuously provided in the longitudinal direction (front-back direction), and the receiving surface 3
Engagement support rollers 29 provided at the rear ends of the presser links 17 are supported by the first and the second 32.

Then, the support roller 29 is engaged with the receiving surface 31 from the lower limit of the chuck 3 to the intermediate point of its ascent, and thereafter, the supporting roller 29 is transferred onto the receiving surface 32 on the front end side. Even in the ascending limit, from the receiving surface 32 to the supporting roller
9 is not removed. Further, a hook 33 for raising or falling the drum can is provided on the lower surface closer to the tip than the middle portion of the operation lever 4, and the hook 33 is engaged with the drum can collar 5A as shown in FIG. The drum can 5 can be erected or inverted.

In the above embodiment, when the drum can 5 is lifted and transported, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the guide roller 11 is applied to the drum can 5 which has been erected, and the gold 26 of the chuck 3 is received. The support pin 16 is brought into contact with the outer lower surface of the collar 5A and the pressing claw 19 with the inner peripheral surface of the can collar 5A to push down the base end of the operating lever 4.
The tip of the operating lever 4 is rotated upwards about the center, and the supporting roller 29 is supported and raised by the receiving surface 31 by levering.

At this time, the presser link 17 is pulled rearward through the guide roller 21, but the guide roller 20
Since the insertion hole of the connecting pin 23 of is a long hole 27,
Even if the presser link 17 is slanted, the guide roller 20 to
22 is rotated smoothly by using the pole 8 as a guide, and the chuck 3 is raised while the can collar 5A is strongly sandwiched and held by the receiving metal 26 and the presser pawl 19, and the supporting roller 2 of the chuck 3 is lifted.
After replacing 9 with the receiving surface 31, the upper limit is reached, and the drum 5
Is lifted from the ground by the required height H.

Since the operating lever 4 is in the state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1, the carrier 1 can be moved forward by pushing the lever 4 forward, and the drum can 5 can be transported to any place. it can. Then, the drum can 5 is carried to an arbitrary place, and the rear end of the operation lever 4 is pulled up to return to the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, whereby the chuck 3 descends with the pole 8 as a guide in the opposite operation to the above. Then
The drum can 5 lands.

Further, by slightly pulling up the rear end of the operating lever 4, the chucking state of the drum can collar 5A by the chuck 3 is released. Therefore, the handle 28 is lifted by holding the holding claw 19 from the can collar 5A. By detaching and retracting the carrier 1 from the drum can 5,
The drum can carrying work can be completed. Therefore, when disassembling the carrier 1, the chuck 3 is lifted and pulled out from the pole 8, and the tip of the operation lever 4 is lifted and removed from the bearing pin 16 of the lever bearing portion 14, whereby the carrier body 2, the chuck 3 and Operating lever 4
Can be easily and rapidly disassembled as shown in FIG. 6 without using a fixing means. When the carrier 1 is assembled, the chuck 3 may be fitted on the pole 8 after the engaging recess 30 of the operation lever 4 is engaged with the support pin 16.

Then, using the operation lever 4, the drum can 5 can be erected and inverted. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, in order to raise the laterally-tilted drum can 5, the hook 33 of the operation lever 4 is hooked on the collar 5A of the drum can 5 and the lower end of the tip is brought into contact with the peripheral surface 5B of the drum can 5. By raising the rear end of the operation lever 5, the drum can 5 can be easily erected.

Even when the drum can 5 is laid down sideways, the hook 33 of the operating lever 4 is engaged with the drum can collar 5A in the same manner as described above, and the drum can 5 is tilted to give a slow impact. Can be defeated without. In the above-described embodiment, the lever support portion 14 provided on the pole 8 may be provided with a semi-cylindrical support member instead of the pin 16, and the operation lever 4 side may be formed with a pin instead of the engagement recess 30.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified in design as appropriate.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the carrier body having the wheels and the poles, the can collar chuck fitted on the poles so as to be vertically movable, and the operation lever for opening and closing and lifting the chucks. The pole support is provided with a lever support part, and the lever can be opened and closed and lifted by lever lever movement, and the main body, chuck and operating lever can be assembled and disassembled without using fixing means and tools. Since it is characterized by being
The drum can can be lifted by levering the operating lever without using a hydraulic device, etc.Also, disassembling and assembling can be performed extremely easily and quickly and efficiently without using tools, and the storage space can be reduced. It is easy to carry (Claim 1).

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the chuck has a pair of left and right receiving links pivotally connected to the middle portion of each of the left and right pressing links by means of pins via guide rollers to form a left and right receiving link. A guide roller is rotatably provided between the other ends of the right and left presser links, and a guide roller is rotatably provided between the opposite ends of the claw portions provided between the tips of the left and right presser links, and the carrier is provided between the guide rollers provided on the presser link. Since the main body is configured to be inserted through the pole, the drum can collar can be firmly and firmly chucked, and the chuck can be smoothly moved up and down by using the pole as a guide.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the receiving link connecting hole of the pressing link of the chuck is a long hole, the chuck can be smoothly moved up and down. , The drum can be stably moved up and down in parallel with the pole. Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 4, the chuck receiving surface composed of an arcuate surface is continuously provided on the upper surface of the distal end of the operation lever so as to be continuous in two surfaces in the longitudinal direction to support the supporting roller at the rear end of the chuck pressing link. Since it is characterized in that the chuck can be smoothly moved up and down, the supporting state can be secured without the supporting roller coming off from the receiving surface.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the operating lever is provided with a hook for raising or falling the drum, so that the operating lever is removed from the carrier to raise the drum. Falling work can be performed easily and comfortably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side schematic view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a chuck according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the chuck.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a main part of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded state explanatory diagram in the same embodiment.

FIG. 7 is another explanatory diagram of the usage state of the operation lever in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Drum Can Carrier 2 Carrier Body 3 Chuck 4 Control Lever 5 Drum Can 5A Can Brim 7 Wheel 8 Pole 9 Free Wheel 14 Lever Bearing 17 Presser Link 18 Receiving Link 19 Pressing Claw (Claw) 20 Guide Roller 21 Guide Roller 22 Guide Roller 23 Connecting pin 24 Connecting pin 25 Connecting pin 26 Receiving money 27 Long hole 29 Supporting roller 31 Receiving money 32 Receiving surface 33 Hook

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A carrier main body provided with wheels and a pole, a can collar chuck externally fitted to the pole so as to be vertically movable, and an operation lever for opening and closing and lifting the chuck. Is provided, the chuck can be opened / closed / moved up / down by lever lever movement, and the main body, the chuck and the operation lever can be assembled / disassembled without using fixing means and tools. Drum can carrier. 2. The chuck has a pair of left and right receiving links pivotally connected to the middle portion of each of the left and right pair of holding links by a pin via a guide roller, and the guide roller is freely rotatable between the other ends of the left and right receiving links. A guide roller is rotatably provided between the opposite ends of the claws provided between the tips of the left and right presser links, and the pole of the carrier body is inserted between the guide rollers provided on the presser links. The drum can carrier according to claim 1, wherein the drum can carrier is provided. 3. The drum can carrier according to claim 2, wherein the receiving link connecting hole of the pressing link of the chuck is a long hole. 4. A chuck receiving surface, which is an arcuate surface, is provided on the upper surface of the distal end of the operation lever in a continuous manner in the longitudinal direction so as to support a supporting roller at the rear end of the chuck pressing link. A drum can carrier according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: 5. The operation lever is provided with a hook for raising or falling a drum can.
The drum can carrier according to 2, 3, or 4.