JPH11115941A - Transportation container keeper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency in keeping and enable reuse of a keeping device by making a fixing position of a stile fixing material and an engaging position of the keeping device adjustable according to a shape of load and regulating movement of the load by keeping a predetermined end of the load by a keeping face of the keeping device. SOLUTION: A stile fixing material 11 is fitted to an upper rim of an upper stile material 4 attached to an upper end of a side wall 1a of a transportation container 1 and horizontally moved according to a position of an end for keeping load 2, and it is locked at a predetermined position by a locking means 11e. Then a keeping face 12a of an L-shaped keeping device 12 is brought into contact with an upper face at a predetermined end of the load 2, and an engaged part 12b is locked with one of a plurality of engaging parts 11d provided on the stile fixing material 11 so that the L-shaped keeping device 12 is supported at this position. At this time, an engaging part 11d with which the engaged part 12a of the L-shaped keeping device 12 is engaged is changed, thereby adjusting the position of the device 12 vertically.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a retaining device for retaining a load at a predetermined position inside a shipping container by combining a stile fixing member and a retaining device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-291286, a transport container used for transporting various kinds of luggage is fitted on a stile material above and below a rectangular steel corrugated material. There is a steel plate container or the like assembled into a rectangular parallelepiped by combining a plurality of such rigid panels. When transporting cargo using a transport container such as a steel plate container, the cargo should be transported in a transport container so that it does not slip, in order to prevent deformation of the load, damage to the outer surface, and failure of internal equipment. It needs to be fixed.

[0003] The operation of securing the load is performed by applying the retaining wood to the side of the cargo and locking the retaining wood to the container with bolts or screws. To remove the cargo, remove the bolts and screws, remove the wood,
Thereafter, the cargo is removed from the container.

[0004]

As described above, in the case of securing using wood, since the fastening of the retainer is performed using bolts or screws, it takes a long time to secure the load. Have a problem.

[0005] Further, since wood is used in accordance with the shape and size of the cargo, new wood is required every time the cargo changes, and the burden on costs is large.

Further, the above-mentioned transport container such as a steel plate container is taken out of the cargo after transportation and reused.

In this case, as described above, bolts and screws are used to fix the wood, which may damage the container. Further, since the wood itself is a material having a limit in reusing, the wood is reused. Not suitable for

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a retaining device in consideration of workability, cost, and reuse.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a retaining device for retaining a load inside a box-shaped transport container, the retaining portion having a groove shape matching the outer shape of the upper edge of the transport container. A vertical portion extending vertically from the engaging portion along the inner side surface of the transport container, a plurality of engaging portions formed on the vertical portion, and a member for preventing displacement of the upper edge of the transport device. A stile fixing member provided with stop means, and one or more holding members having a retaining surface abutting on an end of the load and an engaged portion corresponding to an engaging portion of the stile fixing member. Then, the stile fixing material is fixed to the upper edge of the transport container by the engaging portion and the locking means, and the engaged portion of the retainer is selected from a plurality of engaging portions of the stile fixing material according to the shape of the cargo. The retainer is supported by engaging with one of the engaging portions, and the retaining surface of the retainer is brought into contact with the end of the load. Therefore, it is intended to retain the cargo in position in the transport container.

[0010] Further, the means for locking the stile fixing material is such that the side wall of the transport container is formed of a panel having corrugated panels or other reinforcing ribs in which peaks and valleys are formed alternately and continuously. In this case, it may be configured by a locking piece protruding from a valley on the inner side surface of the side wall.

[0011] In the retainer made of two or more members,
It is desirable to have a configuration in which the engagement position of each retainer can be changed according to the shape of the cargo.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A retaining device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a retaining device (A, B) according to the present invention comprises a box-shaped transport container 1 for loading cargoes (2a, 2a).
When loading b), it is attached to prevent the load (2a, 2b) from shifting. The transport container 1 includes, for example, a lower stile member 3 incorporated in a side portion of a rectangular floor panel.
The corrugated panels 4 (here, the corrugated panels are formed by alternately and continuously forming peaks and valleys) are inserted one by one into the stile groove and stand up. The side wall 1a has a rectangular cylindrical shape, and a rectangular upper stile member 5 and a steel plate top cover (not shown) are provided at the upper end of the side wall 1a to form a rectangular parallelepiped.

[0014] The retaining device (A, B) of the present invention comprises a transport container.
1 stile fixing material (A1, B1) attached to the upper edge (upper stile material 5), and retainer (A) which is engaged and supported by the stile fixing material (A1, B1) and holds a predetermined end of the cargo 2
2, B2). This stile fixing material (A1, B
1) and the retainers (A2, B2) are formed by pressing a steel plate or injection molding of a synthetic resin, and have a predetermined rigidity.

The retaining device A in the figure is a retaining device according to a first embodiment of the present invention described later, and the retaining device B is a retaining device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment of the retaining device of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the retaining device of the first embodiment. When the retaining device 10 secures the load 2 to the transport container 1, the position of the retaining device 10 is aligned with the position of the predetermined end of the load 2, and By adjusting the engaging position of the retainer 12 and applying the retaining surface 12a of the retainer to the upper surface of the end of the load 2, the load 2 is restricted from moving in the vertical direction.

The stile fixing member 11, as shown in FIG.
The transport container 1 includes an engaging portion 11a which is engaged with the upper edge 5 and a vertical portion 11b extending from the engaging portion 11a along the inside of the side wall 1a of the transport container 1. The engaging portion 11a of the stile fixing member 11 has a groove shape 11c that matches the outer shape of the upper edge 5 of the transport container 1. The groove shape 11c is fitted into a predetermined position of the upper edge 5 to hold the load 2. It can be slid horizontally in accordance with the position. Stile fixing material 1
The vertical portion 11b has an engaging portion 11d that engages with and supports the retainer 12, and locking means 11e that prevents displacement of the transport container 1 with respect to the upper edge 5. The engaging portion 11d has a configuration capable of engaging with the engaged portion 12b provided on the retainer 12. For example, as shown in FIG.
Are formed as a plurality of horizontally elongated slits formed at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and the engaged portions 12b of the retainer 12 are formed as engagement pieces that can be engaged with the horizontally elongated slits.
The locking means 11e is a protruding portion provided to protrude from the vertical portion 11b of the stile fixing member 11 toward the side wall 1a of the transport container 1, and is provided in a vertical direction on the inner surface of the side wall 1a of the transport container 1 formed of a corrugated panel. Stile fixing material 11 engaged with valley
Is locked horizontally. Note that this locking means can be used when the side wall of the transport container 1 is a reinforcing rib or the like in which peaks and valleys are formed alternately and continuously, other than the corrugated panel. This is to engage the valleys on the inner surface to lock the stile fixing member in the horizontal direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the retainer 12 is an L-shaped member 12 having a retaining surface 12a inside bent at a right angle.
(Hereinafter referred to as an L-shaped retainer.) An L-shaped end is provided with an engaged portion 12b having a shape engageable with the engaging portion 11b of the stile fixing member 11. The engaged portion 12b is an engagement piece formed corresponding to a horizontally long slit formed in the vertical plate 11b of the stile fixing member 11, as shown in the drawing.

When securing the load 2 to the transport container 1 using the retaining device 10, the stile fixing member 11 is fitted to the upper edge 5 of the transport container 1 and the engagement position is the end portion for retaining the load 2. Is adjusted horizontally in one direction along the upper edge 5 and locked by the locking means 11 at a predetermined position on the upper edge 5 of the transport container. Next, the L-shaped retainer 12 is engaged with its engaged portion 12 such that the retaining surface 12a is brought into contact with a predetermined end of the load 2 so that the L-shaped retainer 12 is supported at that position.
b is engaged with one of the plurality of engaging portions 11b of the stile fixing member 11. At this time, the L-shaped retainer 1
By changing the engaging portion 11b with which the second engaged portion 12b engages, the position of the retainer 12 can be adjusted in the vertical direction.

The retaining device 10 adjusts the position of the L-shaped retainer 12 in the horizontal and vertical directions as described above in accordance with the position where the load 2 is retained, and moves the retaining surface 12a to the end of the load 2. Of the cargo 2 in the vertical upward direction by contacting the upper surface 2c of the cargo 2
Between the floor panel and the floor panel.

Next, a second embodiment of the retaining device of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, this retaining device 20
A stile fixing member 21 and a retainer 22 are provided.
Has a mechanism capable of adjusting the position of the cargo 2 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and holds the cargo 2 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

The stile fixing member 21 of the retaining device 20
The same thing as the stile fixing material 11 shown in the first embodiment is used. The retainer 22 includes two L-shaped retainers (23, 2
4) and one I-shaped retainer 25 in combination. Here, the I-shaped retainer refers to a member extending a predetermined length in one direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, the L-shaped retainer (23,
24) has the same configuration as the L-shaped retainer 12 of the first embodiment, and has a retaining surface 12a inside bent at a right angle,
Further, it includes an engaged portion 12b formed at one end of the L-shape. In addition to this configuration, the retainers 23 and 24 have a rail groove 12c formed in a concave shape on the retaining surface at the other end of the L-shape.

The I-shaped retainer 25 is, as shown in FIG.
A member having a U-shaped cross section extending a predetermined length in one direction, a rail portion 25a raised to the same height on both sides is formed, and a plurality of engaging portions 25b are formed on the bottom surface at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction. Is formed. The engaging portion 25b is provided with the L-shaped retainer 2.
4 has a shape in which the engaged portion 12b can be engaged.
As shown in the figure, the engaged portion 12b of the L-shaped retainer 24
It is a horizontally long slit corresponding to (engaging piece).

[0027] The stile fixing member 21 is adjusted in one horizontal direction along the upper edge thereof in accordance with the position of the end holding the load 2. By adjusting the engagement position of the stile fixing member 21, the position of the retaining device 20 is adjusted in one horizontal direction. The first L-shaped retainer 23 includes a plurality of engaging portions 11d of
And is engaged and supported by the stile fixing member 21. At this time, the position of the retainer 21 is adjusted in the vertical direction by changing the engaging portion with which the engaged portion 23b of the L-shaped retainer 23 is engaged.
The I-shaped retainer 25 has its rail portion 25a attached to the first L
It is assembled by engaging the rail retainer 23 with the rail groove 12c. The second L-shaped retainer 24 is engaged with its engaged part 1 such that the retaining surface 12a is brought into contact with a predetermined end of the load 2 so that the L-shaped retainer 24 is supported at that position.
2b is engaged with one of the plurality of engaging portions 25b of the I-shaped retainer 25. At this time, by changing the engaging portion 25b of the I-shaped retainer 25 with which the engaged portion 12b of the second L-shaped retainer 24 is engaged, the position of the L-shaped retainer 24 is changed to the I-shaped. It is adjusted in the other horizontal direction along the longitudinal direction of the retainer.

That is, this retaining device 20
When retaining, the retaining surface 12 of the second L-shaped retainer 24
a can be adjusted in two horizontal and vertical directions so that the abuts against the upper surface 2a and the side surface 2b of the end of the load 2, thereby restricting the horizontal and vertical movement of the load 2 in the horizontal and vertical directions. Then, it is sandwiched between the cargo and the side wall of the transport container and the floor panel, and is held horizontally and vertically.

Locking means 1 for stile fixing material of the retaining device
1e may be any structure as long as the position where the stile fixing material is engaged can be locked to the upper edge (upper stile material) of the transport container. A structure in which the engaging pieces of the stilt fixing material are engaged with the one engaging hole or the engaging groove at regular intervals may be used. By using the stile fixing material having this structure,
It can be used for transport containers whose side walls are not corrugated panel material. The locking means is not limited to the one formed integrally with the stile fixing material, but also has a locking member 27 serving as a locking means removably provided on the stile fixing material main body 26 as shown in FIG. But it is good. In this stile fixing member, a fitting hole 26b is formed below the engaging portion 26a of the stile fixing material main body 26, and the locking portion 2 of the locking member 27 is formed in the fitting hole 26b.
When the locking member 27 is fitted, the locking portion 27a of the locking member 27 protrudes from the side wall of the container, and engages with the side wall (corrugated panel) and the upper stile member. And it is to be attached to the upper stile material.

The retainer of the retaining device may be a combination of two or more retainers as shown in the second embodiment. However, whether the retainer is used alone or when two or more retainers are used in combination, at least the engaged portion engageable with the engaging portion of the stile fixing material and the end of the load. A retaining surface that contacts the part is required. When a combination of two or more retainers is used, it is desirable to have a configuration in which the engagement position of each retainer can be changed according to the shape of the cargo.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment of the retaining device of the present invention. The retaining device 30 retains the load 2 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction when the load 2 has a surface that is steep at a right angle. This retaining device 30 uses a retainer 34 in which an L-shaped retainer 32 and an I-shaped retainer 33 are combined with a stile fixing member 31. The stile fixing member 31 is similar to the above-described stile fixing member 11. As shown in FIG. 10, the L-shaped retainer 32 has the same configuration as the L-shaped retainer 23 of the second embodiment,
It has a retaining surface 12a on the inside bent at a right angle, has an engaged portion 12b at one end of the L-shape, and has a pair of rail grooves 12c formed in a concave shape at the other retaining surface 12a,
And a plurality of engaging portions 12d formed on the retaining surface 12a at the other end. The I-shaped retainer 33 is, as shown in FIG.
It is bent at right angles to the longitudinal direction, and the retaining surface 3
3a, and is provided with engaged portions 33b at both ends.

The retaining device 30 comprises two loads 2a,
2b When the height is different, the retaining surface 33a of the I-shaped retainer 33 is applied to a portion where a step is formed, and
The engaged portions 33b at both ends of the L-shaped retainer 33 are engaged with the engaging portions 12d of the L-shaped retainer 32.
By engaging the second engaged portion 12b from the plurality of engaging portions 11d of the stile fixing member 31 with one engaging portion, the position of the I-shaped retainer 33 is adjusted in the vertical direction, and the cargo (2
a, 2b) in the vertical and horizontal directions.

In the third embodiment, the rail groove 12c of the L-shaped retainer 32 does not act at all, but the L-shaped retainer 32 is the same as the L-shaped retainer of the first and second embodiments.
It can be used as a character retainer (12, 23, 24). As described above, in each embodiment, the types of members used for the retaining device can be reduced by sharing the shapes of the stile fixing material and the retainer, and cost reduction is achieved by mass-producing the same shape. be able to.

[0034]

As described above, the retaining device of the present invention does not use fastening means such as bolts and screws, and the retaining device can be of various shapes according to the shape of the cargo. By combining a simple shape such as an L-shaped retainer or an I-shaped retainer with a retainer having an engagement structure such as an engagement hole and an engagement piece or a rail portion and a rail groove, the shape of the cargo can be adjusted. It is possible to change the position of the retainer in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction and use it, so that workability is good. In particular, when the type of cargo changes between transportations, it is convenient because the configuration of the retainer can be changed and used according to both cargoes. In addition, if the types of stile fixing materials and retainers are reduced and mass-produced, the cost per retainer can be reduced. Further, it can be formed by press working of a steel plate or injection molding of a synthetic resin, and is more durable than conventional wood and can withstand reuse.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transport container using a retaining device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the retaining device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a stile fixing member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an L-shaped retainer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a retaining device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an L-shaped retainer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an I-shaped retainer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a stile fixing member of the retaining device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a retaining device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an L-shaped retainer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an I-shaped retainer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transport container 1a Side wall 2a, 2b Cargo 3 Lower stile 4 Upper stile A, B Retention device A1, B1 Stile fixing A2, B2 Retainer

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A retaining device for retaining a load inside a box-shaped transport container, comprising: an engaging portion having a groove shape conforming to an outer shape of an upper edge of the transport container; Stile fixing comprising: a vertical portion extending vertically along the inner surface; a plurality of engaging portions formed in the vertical portion; and locking means for preventing displacement of the transport device with respect to an upper edge thereof. And a retaining surface that abuts against an end of the cargo, and one or more retainers having an engaged portion corresponding to an engaging portion of the stile fixing member, wherein the engaging portion And a stile fixing member fixed to the upper edge of the transport container by the locking means, and the engaged portion of the retainer is selected from a plurality of engaging portions of the stile fixing material according to the shape of the cargo. The retaining device is supported by engaging with the joints, and the retaining surface of the retaining device is brought into contact with the end of the cargo. Te, positioner for retaining cargo in position in the transport container. 2. The side wall of the transport container is composed of a panel having corrugated panels or other reinforcing ribs in which peaks and valleys are formed alternately and continuously, and means for locking the stile fixing member. 2. The retaining device according to claim 1, wherein the retaining member comprises a locking piece protruding from a valley on the inner side surface of the side wall. 3. The retaining device according to claim 1, wherein the two or more retainers have a configuration in which the engagement position of each retainer can be changed according to the shape of the cargo.