JPH09188327A - Rack for transferring flat glass - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transfer flat glass without causing any damages and without the need for packaging the flat glass, and further enable the flat glass having different sizes to be taken in and out in arbitrary order. SOLUTION: A plurality of partition members 10, 10 are parallely disposed in a frame body 1 wherein a base frame 2 and a top frame 3 are connected with each other by supports 4a, 4b, 4c, thereby dividing the interior of the frame body in right and left directions. Further, a plurality of rollers 11, 11 for supporting lower edges of flat glass thereon and guiding the flat glass in forward and backward directions are rotatably disposed on the base frame 2 in each section. On the upper portion of the base frame 2, a support mechanism 12 is provided, which is located in a lower position than the upper parts of the rollers 11, 11 when the flat glass is taken in and out, but is elevated to a higher position than the upper parts of the rollers 11, 11 when the flat glass is transferred, thereby supporting the lower edge of the flat glass so that the flat glass cannot be moved forward and backward.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rack for containing and transporting flat glass.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional racks used for transporting glass sheets are those equipped with inclined surfaces for leaning the glass sheets to the left and right, and the glass tubes are mounted on the columns of a rectangular pipe-shaped frame. There is a type to lean against.

In each of the above-mentioned conventional racks, sheet glass packed with a cloth or paper for preventing breakage is leaned against the inclined surface of the rack or a pillar in order of increasing size, and tied with a string or belt to fix the rack. It is supposed to do.

In the conventional rack, since the plate glass must be packed in order to prevent the breakage, packing and unpacking are troublesome and costly, and moreover, the unpacked packing material is also troublesome.

Further, since the glass sheets having the largest size are arranged and fixed in order, it is inconvenient to use the glass sheets in order from the one having the smallest size.

Further, when fixing the plate glass with a string or belt, if the string or belt is tightened too much, the plate glass is likely to be damaged by the vibration during transportation, while if it is tightened loosely, the plate glass will move and cause another damage. Therefore, there is also a problem that it requires a worker's skill to fix the string or the belt.

An object of the present invention is to enable transportation of sheet glass without damaging the sheet glass, without needing to package the sheet glass, and to allow sheet glasses of different sizes to be taken in and out in any order. It is in.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a rack for conveying sheet glass according to the present invention has a plurality of partition members arranged in parallel in a frame body in which a base frame and a top frame are connected by columns. The frame is divided into the left and right directions, and a plurality of rollers that support the lower edge of the plate glass and guide it in the front-rear direction are rotatably arranged on the base frame in each section so that the plate glass can be taken in and out. Is lower than the upper part of the roller, but when the plate glass is conveyed, it is raised to a position higher than the upper part of the roller to support the lower edge of the plate glass so that the plate glass cannot move back and forth. It is provided on the upper part of the base frame.

[0009]

EXAMPLES Specific examples of the plate glass transporting rack according to the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The frame body 1 is formed by connecting a base frame 2 and a top frame 3 made of square pipe material with columns 4a and 4b made of square pipe material, and a fork for inserting a fork of a forklift truck on the lower surface of the frame body 1. A receiving box 5 is provided, and casters 6 and 6 for movement are provided at four corners of the lower surface of the frame body.
Is attached.

Further, hanging hooks 7, 7 are provided at the front and rear ends of the upper portion of the frame body 1 so that the entire rack can be hung by a crane or the like and placed on a truck bed or the like. In addition, the code | symbol 4c in the figure has shown the support | pillar for reinforcement.

The pillars 8a, 4a in front of the frame 1 are detachably attached with the bolts 8, 8 and a rubber sheet or the like is attached to the inner surface between the pillars 4b, 4b in the rear of the frame 1. The stopper rods 9 and 9 are fixed so that the plate glass does not fall.

In the rack according to the present invention, however, plate glass is stood upright so that the flat surfaces are left and right, and the inside of the frame 1 is divided in the left and right direction by the thin rod members 10 and 10 as partition members. It is provided with rollers 11, 11 for guiding the lower edge of the sheet glass when the sheet glass is taken in and out, and an elevating frame 12 as a holding mechanism for preventing the sheet glass housed during movement from moving.

The thin rod members 10 and 10 as partitioning members are, for example, long bolts, and the horizontal rods 13 are provided between the left and right side rods 2a and 2a of the base frame 2 at a required interval.
13 and the left and right side rods 3a, 3a of the top frame 3 are laterally hung between the horizontal rods 14, 14 at a required interval, and are fixed by nuts in parallel to each other at equal intervals in the left-right direction. The cover is covered with a protective material such as a vinyl pipe 15 which also serves as a non-slip member, so that the flat surface of the plate glass is not scratched and the plate glass does not slip.

As shown in FIG. 1, the thin rods 10 and 10 are arranged so as to be substantially radial from the lower portion of the plate glass insertion port. This is because the leading edge in the plate glass insertion direction is caught by the thin rods. This is to prevent it from happening.

The rollers 11, 11 are made of a synthetic resin material such as polyurethane, and a plurality of roller stands 16 are provided in parallel between the left and right side rods 2a, 2a of the base frame 2.
16 is attached to the upper surface of 16 so as to be individually rotatable around an axis having the longitudinal direction of the roller stand as an axis. The number corresponding to the section for each roller is arranged on each roller base.

As shown in FIG. 4, the elevating frame 12 has a ladder-like shape in which a plurality of support rods 17 having a non-slip 17a made of a rubber sheet or the like attached to the upper surface thereof are provided in parallel at required intervals. , Link plate 1 on base frame 2
It is mounted so as to be able to move up and down via 8 and 18, and the supporting rod 1
The heights of 7 and 17 are lower than the upper portions of the rollers 11 and 11 when the elevating frame 12 is lowered, and higher than the upper portions of the rollers when the elevating frame 12 is raised. I am doing it.

The elevating frame 12 is moved up and down by operating the lever 19, and the link plate 2 fixed to the shaft 19a of the lever 19 as shown in FIG.
0 operates the lever plate 22 via the link plate 21 for relay.

The lever plate 22 is connected to the link plate 21 for relay by using a support shaft 22a protruding from the side surface of the base frame 2 as a fulcrum, and a support shaft 22b protruding from the side surface of the elevating frame 12 as a working point. The portion 22c is used as a power point, and when the lever 19 is tilted, the lifting frame is raised.

The link plates 18 and 18 and the lever plate 22 are attached so as to be obliquely upward toward the front of the frame body 1 (left side in FIGS. 5 and 6), and when the elevating frame 12 is raised, the elevating frame is moved backward. It is designed to move upward in parallel and rise.

The elevating frame 1 is attached to the column 4a in front of the frame 1.
2 is provided with a lock mechanism 23 for holding it in a raised state, and this lock mechanism 23 comprises a guide 24 attached to a support and a key plate 25 slidably passed up and down to the guide. When the elevating frame 12 rises, the key plate 25 falls by its own weight into the gap between the front end of the elevating frame and the front column 4a, and is sandwiched so that the elevating frame does not descend and the lock is released. In order to do so, the key plate 25 may be pulled up while holding the handle 26 protruding from the key plate 25.

The thin bar material 1 in the base frame 2
The horizontal rods 13 and 13 and the roller bases 16 and 16 to which the lower portions of 0 and 10 are attached, and the horizontal rods 17 and 17 of the lifting frame 12.
The racks are arranged closer to each other on the plate glass insertion port side (left side in FIG. 1) of the rack 1, and even if the plate glass of a smaller size is accommodated on the insertion port side, it is securely held. I can do it.

Next, the method of use and the operation of the plate glass carrying rack constructed as described above will be described. The bolt 8 is removed, the lower edge of the plate glass is placed on the rollers 11 and 11, and the plate glass is inserted into the compartment partitioned by the thin rods 10 and 10, and the upper part of the plate glass is leaned against the thin rods 10 and 10.

In principle, one plate glass is inserted into each compartment, but a plurality of pre-packaged plate glasses may be inserted into one compartment as long as they have a thickness that fits in each compartment.

The plate glass of a smaller size is the lifting frame 1
Although the support rods 3 and 17 of FIG. There are no restrictions. When the plate glass is inserted, the bolt 8 is hung, the lever 19 is tilted, and the elevating frame 12 is raised.

When the elevating frame 12 rises, the key plate 25 of the lock mechanism 23 falls between the front end of the elevating frame 12 and the front column 4a to hold the elevating frame in a raised state.

A support rod 17 for the ascending / descending frame 12;
Reference numeral 17 denotes a bottom edge of the plate glass which is lifted from the upper surfaces of the rollers 11 and 11 and separated from the rollers to prevent slippage of the upper surface of the support rod
The lower edge of the glass sheet is supported by a and 17a so as not to slide back and forth.

The plate glass housed in the frame 1 is supported at its lower edge by the supporting rod 17 of the elevating frame so as not to slide in the front-rear direction, and the upper part is leaned against the thin rods 10 and 10 so that the plate glasses are kept together. It does not come into contact.

In this manner, the entire rack with the plate glass accommodated therein is placed on the bed of a truck or the like and transported to the destination.
When taking out the sheet glass, the key plate 25 of the lock mechanism 23 is pulled up while pushing the lever 19 in the direction of raising the elevating frame 12, and the lever is slowly returned to lower the elevating frame.

When the elevating frame 12 is lowered, the lower edges of the sheet glass supported by the upper surfaces of the supporting rods 17, 17 are placed on the rollers 11, 11 and the anti-slip by the supporting rods is released to move back and forth. Ready to go.

Next, the bolt 8 is removed and the plate glass is pulled out in order. The bottom edge of the plate glass is rollers 11, 1
It is pulled out from the rack 1 smoothly by being guided by 1. In the above-described embodiment, the partition member for partitioning the inside of the frame body 1 in the left-right direction is a thin rod 1 made of long bolts.
Although it is composed of 0 and 10, wire materials such as wires may be used as long as it has appropriate rigidity, and if it has a shape that does not interfere with the operation of the elevating frame, a plate material is used. You can also

[0031]

Since the plate glass carrying rack according to the present invention has the structure described above, the following effects can be obtained. Since a plurality of rollers for guiding the lower edge of the sheet glass are provided, it is easy to take in and out the sheet glass, and the sheet glass is partitioned by the partition member so that the sheet glasses do not come into contact with each other. There is no risk of damage even if the product is not packed, the labor and cost of packing work and unpacking work at the place of use are eliminated, and there is no need to dispose of the unpacked packing material.

Further, since the plate glasses are housed one by one in the compartments partitioned by the partition member, a plurality of types of plate glasses having different sizes can be taken in and out in an arbitrary order.

Further, since the plate glass contained in the frame body is lifted by the elevating frame, the lower edge of the plate glass is lifted from the roller and supported by the non-slip member so that the plate glass is held so as not to be shaken. Since it is not necessary to fix it with a belt or the like, the carrying work can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a plate glass transporting rack according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a base frame according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the lifting frame according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of an essential part showing the lifting operation of the lifting frame.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of an essential part showing the operation of the lock mechanism.

7 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 frame 2 base frame 2a side rod 3 top frame 3a side rod 4a, 4b, 4c prop 5 fork receiving box 6 caster 7 hanging hook 8 stop rod 9 thin rod 11 roller 12 lifting frame 13, 14 horizontal Rod 15 Vinyl pipe 16 Roller stand 17 Support rod 17a Non-slip 18 Link plate 19 Lever 20, 21 Link plate 22 Lever plate 23 Lock mechanism 24 Guide 25 Key plate 26 Handle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of partitioning members are arranged in parallel in a frame body in which a base frame and a top frame are connected by struts to partition the frame body in the left-right direction, and a plate glass is placed on the base frame in each partition. A plurality of rollers that support the edges and guide in the front-rear direction are rotatably arranged, and are located at a lower position than the upper part of the roller when the plate glass is taken in and out, but when the plate glass is conveyed, the roller is located above the roller. Also, a plate glass transport rack provided with a support mechanism on the upper part of the base frame for supporting the lower edge of the plate glass so that the plate glass cannot move back and forth by being raised to a high position.