TW201718353A - Pallet assembly and positioning pillar used with the pallet assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A pallet assembly includes a base, multiple positioning pillars, and multiple fence plates. Each positioning pillar is fit on the periphery of the base and includes multiple positioning members stacked with each other. Each positioning member has a top portion provided with a first positioning structure, a bottom portion provided with a second positioning structure, and at least one side portion connected between the top portion and the bottom portion and provided with a third positioning structure. Adjoining positioning members engage with each other through the engagement of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure. Each fence plate is fit between two third positioning structures of two positioning members that respectively belong to two adjacent positioning pillars and have an identical height.

Description

Pallet assembly and positioning post for pallet assembly

The present invention relates to a pallet assembly and a positioning post for a pallet assembly.

The current product shipment process usually uses carton loading components or finished products, and then stacked on a pallet for turnover and transportation. However, the loading method using the carton is not only a large amount of the packaging material, but also easy to be soiled or damaged or moisture-absorbing and moldy, and the stacked carton is easily misplaced or dumped during transportation to damage the product. Therefore, there is a need for a pallet assembly design that avoids the above disadvantages.

The "prior art" paragraphs are only intended to aid in understanding the present invention, and thus the disclosure of the "prior art" section may contain some conventional techniques that are not known to those of ordinary skill in the art. The matters disclosed in the "Prior Art" section do not necessarily represent the subject matter or the problems to be solved by one or more embodiments of the present invention, which are known or recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art prior to the present application.

The invention provides a pallet assembly and a positioning post for the pallet assembly.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the technical features disclosed herein.

In order to achieve one or a part or all of the above or other purposes, an embodiment of the present invention provides a pallet assembly including a bottom plate, a plurality of positioning posts, and a plurality of baffles. A plurality of positioning posts are engaged with the circumference of the bottom plate and spaced apart from each other, And each positioning post includes a plurality of positioning members stacked on each other. Each of the positioning members includes a top portion, a bottom portion and at least one side portion connected between the top portion and the bottom portion. The top portion is formed with a first positioning structure, the bottom portion is formed with a second positioning structure, and the side portion is formed with a third positioning structure, and two The phase-stacked positioning members are engaged with each other by the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure. Each baffle is limited to a third positioning structure of each of the two positioning members of the two adjacent positioning posts having the same stack height.

In an embodiment, the bottom plate is formed with a plurality of positioning holes, and the positioning holes are engaged with the second positioning structure of the positioning members at the bottom of each positioning post.

In one embodiment, a cover is limited to the top of the positioning post and covers the space enclosed by the baffle.

In one embodiment, the pallet assembly further includes a plurality of fixing members, each of the baffles having at least one perforation, each of the positioning members having at least one perforation, and each of the fixing members passing through the perforations and fixing the baffle to the positioning member. The fixing element can for example be a stud, a screw or a pin.

In an embodiment, the first positioning structure may include a plurality of positioning holes and the second positioning structure may include a plurality of positioning tips.

In an embodiment, the first positioning structure may include a bump and the second positioning structure may include a groove.

In an embodiment, a cover plate abuts against the protrusion of the first positioning structure to be limited to the top of the positioning post and covers the space enclosed by the baffle.

In an embodiment, the third positioning structure can include at least one groove or a card slot.

In one embodiment, all of the positioning members of the pallet assembly can have the same structure. The plurality of positioning posts can be disposed at each corner of the bottom plate, and the positioning post and the baffle can be made of plastic material.

In order to achieve one or a portion or all of the above or other objects, another embodiment of the present invention provides a positioning post for a pallet assembly. The positioning post comprises a plurality of positioning members stacked on each other, each positioning member comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and two side portions connected between the top portion and the bottom portion. a plurality of positioning holes are formed on the top portion, a plurality of positioning tips are formed on the bottom portion, and a groove is formed in each side portion, wherein the two-phase stacked positioning members are engaged with each other by the positioning holes engaging the positioning tips, and the grooves are used for limiting at least a baffle.

With the design of each of the above embodiments, a plurality of positioning members are stacked to form a positioning post and the baffle is combined with the baffle to form an object accommodating space. The stack member can be quickly changed only by adjusting the number of the positioning members in each positioning post. The height of the object accommodating space, and only need to adjust the fixed position of each positioning post on the bottom plate (for example, different positioning holes or bumps on the bottom plate) can change the length and width of the object accommodating space, so it is applicable. It is flexible in all sizes of products and can be visually loaded, and provides easy cleaning, high strength, damage, easy disassembly, assembly and recycling, and easy alignment when assembled. Furthermore, the member such as the positioning member or the baffle can be mass-produced by, for example, plastic injection molding, and the damaged member can be directly replaced when the positioning member or the baffle is damaged without replacing the entire pallet assembly, and the positioning member is in good condition. Components such as baffles can be recycled and reassembled into another pallet assembly, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing and maintaining the pallet assembly.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the technical features disclosed herein. The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from

10‧‧‧ pallet components

20‧‧‧floor

22‧‧‧Positioning holes

30‧‧‧Positioning column

40, 40a‧‧ ‧ baffle

42, 53‧‧‧ perforation

44‧‧‧Fixed components

50, 50a, 50b‧‧‧ positioning parts

52‧‧‧ top

52a‧‧‧First positioning structure

54‧‧‧ bottom

54a‧‧‧Second positioning structure

56‧‧‧ side

56a‧‧‧3rd positioning structure

58‧‧‧Retaining wall

60‧‧‧ cover

P‧‧‧Positioning holes

Q‧‧‧ positioning tips

R‧‧‧Bump

S‧‧‧ groove

1 is a perspective view of a pallet assembly according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is a schematic structural view of a positioning member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the engagement between the display base plate and the positioning member according to an embodiment of the invention A stereoscopic view of the way.

4 is a bottom plan view showing the manner in which the baffle and the positioning member are engaged according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the baffle and the positioning member are engaged according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a pallet assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other technical contents, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions referring to the additional drawings. Therefore, the directional terminology used is for the purpose of illustration and not limitation.

1 is a perspective view of a pallet assembly according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a pallet assembly 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bottom plate 20, a plurality of positioning posts 30, and a plurality of baffles 40. A plurality of positioning posts 30 are engaged with the circumference of the bottom plate 20 and spaced apart from each other, and each of the positioning posts 30 includes a plurality of positioning members 50 stacked on each other. Each of the baffles 40 is limited to be located between the two positioning members 50 of the two adjacent positioning posts 30 having the same stack height. For example, the baffle 40a can be limited to between the two positioning members 50a, 50b having the same stack height. Therefore, an item accommodating space of the pallet assembly 10 can be enclosed by the layer stacking of the positioning member 50 and the baffle 40. It should be noted that the four corners of the positioning post 30 are respectively illustrated in the four corners of the bottom plate 20 in this embodiment. The position and number of the positioning posts 30 can be arbitrarily changed without limitation.

2 is a schematic structural view of a positioning member according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, each positioning member 50 can include a top portion 52, a bottom portion 54 and at least one side portion 56 connected between the top portion 52 and the bottom portion 54. The top portion 52 is formed with a first positioning structure. 52a, the bottom portion 54 is formed with a second positioning structure 54a, the side portion 56 is formed with a third positioning structure 56a, and the two-phase stacked positioning member 50 is engaged with each other by the first positioning structure 52a and the second positioning structure 54a. In one embodiment, the first positioning structure 52a can include, for example, a plurality of positioning holes P and the second positioning structure 54a can include a plurality of positioning tips Q, and the plurality of positioning tips Q can be placed in the plurality of positioning holes P. In another embodiment, the first positioning structure 52a can include a bump R and the second positioning structure 54a can include a recess S, and the bump R can be placed into the recess S. That is, the first positioning structure 52a and the second positioning structure 54a only need to produce the corresponding locking effect, and the shape thereof is not limited, and the same positioning member 50 can determine the matching of the positioning structure according to actual needs, for example, the same positioning member 50. Only the positioning hole P/positioning tip Q or only the bump R/groove S may be formed, or the positioning hole P/positioning tip Q and the bump R/groove S may be simultaneously formed as shown in FIG. 2 . Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the two third positioning structures 56a can be formed on the two adjacent side portions 56, respectively.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the bottom plate and the positioning member are engaged according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom plate 20 can be formed with a plurality of positioning holes 22, and the positioning tips Q of the second positioning structure 54a of the positioning member 50 at the bottom of the positioning post 30 can engage the positioning holes 22 to position the positioning member 50 on the bottom plate. 20 on. Then, the other positioning members 50 are stacked on each other to form a positioning post 30 by using the first positioning structure 52a and the second positioning structure 54a. In this embodiment, the plurality of positioning holes 22 may be distributed in different regions of the bottom plate 20, so that the respective positioning posts 30 are easy to elastically select their distribution positions. In another embodiment, the bottom plate 20 may be formed with a plurality of bumps (not shown) to engage with the grooves S of the second positioning structure 54a of the positioning member 50 at the bottom of the positioning post 30.

4 is a bottom plan view showing the manner in which the baffle and the positioning member are engaged according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the baffle and the positioning member are engaged according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, both ends of each baffle 40 can be placed in the third positioning structure 56a of each of the two adjacent positioning members 50 at the same height. to In one embodiment, the third positioning structure 56a of each of the positioning members 50 may include, for example, at least one groove or a card slot. In the present embodiment, the groove or the slot of the third positioning structure 56a is, for example, the top 52 and the bottom 54 of the positioning member 50. The baffle 40 can have at least one perforation 42 and the positioning member 50 can have at least one perforation 53. After the two ends of the baffle 40 are placed into the third positioning structure 56a such as a groove or a card slot, a fixing member 44 can be The perforations 42, 53 pass through the baffle 40 and the positioning member 50 to secure the baffle 40 to the positioning member 50. The fixing member 44 can be, for example, a stud, a screw or a pin or the like without limitation. As shown in FIG. 5, in another embodiment, the positioning member 50 can form a retaining wall 58 at a position where the bottom portion 54 abuts the third positioning structure 56a to limit the baffle 40 so that the baffle 40 can be directly placed on the retaining wall. On the 58th, the retaining wall 58 provides the effect of supporting the baffle 40, so that the fixing member 44 can be omitted and the effect of confining the baffle 40 between the two positioning members 50 can be obtained. In another embodiment, the fixing member 44 and the retaining wall 58 can also be used simultaneously at the same third positioning structure 56a to increase the effect that the baffle 40 can be stably confined between the two positioning members 50.

Furthermore, referring again to FIG. 1, a cover plate 60 can be limited to the top of each of the positioning posts 30 and cover the space enclosed by the respective baffles 40. For example, the cover plate 60 can be placed on the top of each of the positioning posts 30 against the four bumps R on the top four positioning members 50.

In an embodiment, all of the positioning members 50 of the positioning post 30 of the pallet assembly 10 may have the same structure for fabrication and assembly. Of course, the pallet assembly 10 may have two or more different positioning members according to actual needs. . Furthermore, the positioning posts 30 can be disposed at various corners of the bottom plate 20 but are not limited. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the L-shaped baffle 40 can be used in combination with the positioning member 50, so that the positioning post 30 can be used to form the accommodating space with the L-shaped baffle 40 without being placed at the corner. . In the present embodiment, the two third positioning structures 56a of the positioning member 50 are respectively formed on the opposite side portions 56.

In one embodiment, part or all of the positioning post, the baffle, and the bottom plate The member may be composed of, for example, a plastic material, and may be mass-produced by, for example, plastic injection molding, and has an effect of being easy to clean, high in strength, and not easily damaged.

In summary, the pallet assembly of the embodiment of the present invention has at least one of the following advantages: by the design of each of the above embodiments, a plurality of positioning members are stacked to form a positioning post and the baffle is combined with the baffle to form an item receiving space. It is only necessary to adjust the number of the positioning members in each positioning column to quickly change the height of the object accommodating space of the pallet assembly, and only need to adjust the fixed position of each positioning column on the bottom plate (for example, different on the bottom plate) The positioning hole or the bump can change the length and width of the housing space, so it can be applied to various sizes of products and can be flexibly changed according to the loading requirements, and can provide easy cleaning, high strength and damage, easy to disassemble, assemble and recycle. And the ease of alignment when assembling. Furthermore, the member such as the positioning member or the baffle can be mass-produced by, for example, plastic injection molding, and the damaged member can be directly replaced when the positioning member or the baffle is damaged without replacing the entire pallet assembly, and the positioning member is in good condition. Components such as baffles can be recycled and reassembled into another pallet assembly, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing and maintaining the pallet assembly.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent. In addition, any of the objects or advantages or features of the present invention are not required to be achieved by any embodiment or application of the invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" as used in the specification or the scope of the claims are only used to name the components or distinguish different embodiments or ranges, and are not intended to limit the upper or lower limits of the number of components. .

10‧‧‧ pallet components

20‧‧‧floor

30‧‧‧Positioning column

40, 40a‧‧ ‧ baffle

50, 50a, 50b‧‧‧ positioning parts

60‧‧‧ cover

R‧‧‧Bump

Claims (13)

A pallet assembly comprising: a bottom plate; a plurality of positioning posts, engaging at a periphery of the bottom plate and spaced apart from each other by a spacing, wherein each of the positioning posts comprises a plurality of positioning members stacked on each other, each of the positioning members comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and at least one side portion connected between the top portion and the bottom portion, the top portion is formed with a first positioning structure, the bottom portion is formed with a second positioning structure, the side portion is formed with a third positioning structure, and the two phases are stacked The locating members are engaged with each other by the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure; and a plurality of baffles, each of the baffles being limited to two locating members respectively having the same stacking height of two adjacent positioning posts Within the third positioning structure. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is formed with a plurality of positioning holes, and the positioning holes are engaged with the second positioning structure of the positioning member at the bottom of the positioning posts. The pallet assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a cover plate disposed at a top of the positioning posts and covering a space enclosed by the baffles. The pallet assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of fixing members, wherein each of the baffles has at least one perforation, each of the positioning members having at least one perforation, and each of the fixing members passes through the perforations And fixing the baffle to the positioning member. The pallet assembly of claim 4, wherein the fixing members are studs, screws or bolts. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the first positioning structure comprises a plurality of positioning holes and the second positioning structure comprises a plurality of positioning tips. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the first positioning structure comprises a bump and the second positioning structure comprises a recess. The pallet assembly of claim 7, further comprising: a cover plate abutting against the protrusion to be located at a top of the positioning posts, and the cover plate covers the baffle space. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the third positioning structure comprises at least one groove or a card slot. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein all of the positioning members of the positioning posts have the same structure. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the positioning posts are disposed at respective corners of the bottom plate. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the positioning posts and the baffles are made of a plastic material. A positioning post for a pallet assembly includes a plurality of positioning members stacked on each other, each of the positioning members including a top portion, a bottom portion and two side portions connected between the top portion and the bottom portion, the top portion forming a plurality of positioning portions a hole, the bottom portion is formed with a plurality of positioning tips, and each of the side portions is formed with a groove, wherein the positioning members of the two phases are engaged with each other by the positioning holes, and the grooves are engaged with each other Used to limit at least one baffle.