JPS5827933Y2 - ice cube pallet - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a pallet for ice cubes, and in particular, the top surface of the pallet is gently sloped, and a stopper is provided protruding from the small thickness part, so that the top surfaces of the large thickness part and the small thickness part are To obtain an ice cube pallet suitable for receiving, storing and sending out ice cubes and storing the pallet itself by making the height the same and further allowing the fork of a forklift to be inserted from the end face of the small thickness part.

As shown in Fig. 1, the conventional ice cube pallet has a gently inclined upper surface a and a stopper C directed upward on the large thick part.
It has a structure in which a fork d of a forklift is inserted from the end surface of the large thick part.

However, according to this pallet for ice cubes, the upper surface a is in an inclined state, and the stopper C is provided protruding from the large thick part, so that the height of the upper end of the large thick part and the small thick part e is Because of the increased height difference, when the pallets themselves are stacked for storage, they cannot be stacked horizontally while facing in the same direction.

Furthermore, when an ice cube f is placed on the top surface a of the pallet, even if the slope of the top surface a of the pallet is gentle, the ice cube f is
Moreover, if a forklift is used to transport the pallet by inserting the fork d through the thick part of the pallet in this condition, the ice cubes f may slip off the pallet due to the impact during the transport or when starting or stopping. It was difficult because of that.

On the other hand, if the fork d is inserted through the small thick part e of the pallet and transferred, the ice cubes f will slide toward the forklift, and although the ice cubes f will hit the forklift and be prevented from falling, the ice cubes will still be transported while the pallet is supported by the fork d. It was impossible to push out only f because the stopper was in the way.

Therefore, this invention is to eliminate these conventional drawbacks, and its purpose is to provide a pallet for ice cubes that can be stacked horizontally and stored in a stable state. Another purpose is to provide an ice cube pallet that can smoothly and reliably receive, transport, and send out ice cubes, and further, when storing ice cubes, the purpose is to To provide a pallet for ice cubes whose upper surface is horizontal and, therefore, can store ice cubes in the most stable posture.

That is, in this invention, as in the embodiment, the upper surface 1 is gently sloped so that one side forms a large thickness part 2 and the other side forms a small thickness part 3, and the end of the small thickness part 3 is provided with the large thickness part. 2 and small thick part 3
A stopper 4 having a height dimension corresponding to the difference in thickness from A pallet for ice cubes characterized in that a fork insertion part 5 of a forklift is formed inward from an end face of a part 3.

Next, this invention will be explained according to illustrated embodiments.

2 to 7 show examples of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side view, which clearly shows the features of this invention.

That is, the upper surface 1 is gently sloped so that one side forms a large thickness part 2 and the other side forms a small thickness part 3.

A stopper 4 is provided at an end of the small thickness portion 3 to project upward.

The height of the stopper 4 is the difference in thickness between the large thickness section 2 and the small thickness section 3. Therefore, the height of the stopper 4 is the height of the upper end of the large thickness section 2 and the height of the upper end of the small thickness section 3. are the same.

Further, this ice cube pallet has an upper plate 6 and a lower plate 7, and a hollow portion 8 is formed between the upper plate 6 and the lower plate 7.

A fork insertion portion 5 of a forklift is formed in the hollow portion 8 from the end surface of the small thickness portion 3 inward.

9 is a side plate, 10 is a spacer, and 11 is an ice cube.

In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, side stoppers 12 of the same height as the stoppers 4 are provided protrudingly on both sides of the upper surface 1.
This is to prevent the ice cubes 11 from sliding down even when a forklift makes a sharp turn.

The side stopper 12 on the left side of FIG. 6 is constructed by attaching another member to the side plate 9, and the side stopper 12 on the right side of the figure is constructed integrally with the side plate 9 by extending it upward.

Note that the top surface 11a and bottom surface 11b of the ice cube 11 are not parallel.

This is because the shape of the ice cube for forming the ice cube 11 is an inverted trapezoid in cross section with the upper part widened for convenience of demolding.

Ice cubes 1 formed by this ice cube with an inverted trapezoidal cross section
Transfer, storage, etc. are carried out in a state in which 1 is laid down.

The ice cube 11, represented by the chain line in FIG. 2, is in its horizontal position.

When the ice cubes 11 having a trapezoidal cross section are turned sideways, the upper surface 11a and the lower surface 11b are not parallel, so the upper surface 11a is not horizontal, making it difficult to stack the ice cubes.

Therefore, in order to make the upper surface 11a of the ice cubes 11 horizontal, the upper surface 1 of the pallet is inclined.

The angle of inclination of the top surface 1 of the pallet is determined by the shape of the ice cubes 11, and the angle of inclination of the top surface 1 of the pallet is determined by the shape of the ice cubes 11, so that the top surface of the ice cubes 11 is horizontal when the ice cubes 11 are handled during transportation, storage, etc. The inclination angle of the pallet top surface 1 is set to .

Next, the operation of this invention will be explained.

This effect is illustrated in Figures 8 and below.

The ice cube pallet described in the previous embodiment is here designated by the symbol A.

FIG. 8 shows how the ice cubes 11 are removed by the dehydrator 14 from the ice cube 13, which has an inverted trapezoidal shape with its upper part expanded in order to form the ice cubes 11.

On the sliding surface 15 of the dehydrator 14, there is a large thick part 2 of the pallet) A.
The ice cubes 11 that slide down from the turned ice cubes 13 are received onto the upper surface 1 of the pallets I-A.

Then, the ice cube 11 is stopped by the stopper 4 of the pallet A, and the ice cube 11 is stably placed on the upper surface of the pallet A.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which ice cubes 11 are stored.

Each ice cube 11 is stacked in an ice storage 17 by a forklift 16, but the upper surface 11a of each ice cube 11 is maintained horizontally, and a stopper 4 is provided protruding from the small thick part 3 of the upper surface 1 of the pallet. Therefore, each ice cube 11 is stored in a stable state.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which the ice cubes 11 transferred by the forklift 16 are pushed out onto the conveyor 18 or the like.

Ice cube 1 pushed by extruder 19 of forklift 16
1 is extruded onto a conveyor 18 or the like from the large thick portion 2 on the pallet A.

Since there are no protrusions in the large thick part 2, the ice cubes 11 or 1 layer are smoothly extruded by the extrusion force of the extruder 19 against the sliding force toward the small thick part 3, and the pallet A is made into a forklift truck. The ice cubes 11 are transferred to a conveyor 18 or the like while being supported by the ice cubes 16 .

FIG. 11 shows the state in which the pallets A) are stacked and stored.

This pallet A is constructed so that the upper ends of the large thick part 2 and the small thick part 3 are at the same height, so even if the pallets A are stacked, each pallet A will not be in a horizontal state. maintain.

Therefore, there is no risk that the stacked upper pallet (A) may slip down, and the entire pallet can be stored safely.

As is clear from the above, according to this invention, when storing pallets by stacking them, each pallet can be stacked horizontally even if each pallet is oriented in the same direction, so it can be stored efficiently in a stable state. be able to.

In addition, a stopper is provided on the small thick part of the pallet, making it possible to receive ice cubes, transport them by forklift, and send them to a conveyor etc. smoothly and reliably. Since the upper surface of the ice cube is horizontal and the load of the ice cubes is received by the upper surface of the pallet and the brim of the ice cube, the ice cubes can be stored in the most stable condition.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side view showing a conventional ice cube pallet, Figure 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of this invention, Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2, and Figure 4 is another example of this invention. A plan view showing the embodiment, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-5 in FIG.
6-line sectional view, Figure 7 is a perspective view of Figure 2, Figure 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which ice cubes are received on the pallet of Figure 2, and Figure 9 is an illustration of how ice cubes are received using the pallet of Figure 2. Fig. 10 is an explanatory drawing showing the state in which ice cubes are being stored from the pallet in Fig. 2 to a conveyor, etc., and Fig. 11 is an explanatory drawing showing the state in which the pallets themselves in Fig. 2 are stacked and stored. It is an explanatory diagram. In the figure, 1 is the top surface, 2 is a large thickness part, 3 is a small thickness part, 4 is a stopper, and 5 is a fork insertion part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The upper surface is gently sloped so that one side forms a large thickness part and the other side forms a small thickness part, and the end of the small thickness part has a height dimension corresponding to the difference in thickness between the large thickness part and the small thickness part. A stopper is provided to protrude upward, so that the upper end of the large thickness part and the upper end of the small thickness part are at the same height, and the fork insertion part of the forklift is moved inwardly from the end surface of the small thickness part. A pallet for ice cubes characterized by forming.