JP2000095244A - Pallet supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pallet supporter which is sturdy and durable withstanding sever use, is suitable for placing a plurality of luggage in one place without a gap, and which has no possibility of damaging the luggage. SOLUTION: Four angle type supports 1-4 are provided standing on the outer peripheral corner parts 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d of a pallet 5. Around the four angle type supports 1-4 provided standing, a bottom fixing frame 9 is fitted surrounding them for installation. On the bottom fixing frame 9, a frame bar 10 going through the inside of the frame is integrally provided. This frame bar 10 touches the surface of the pallet 5 in fitting and installing the bottom fixing frame 9, and positions the installation height of the bottom fixing frame 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pallet supporter mounted on a pallet for transporting loads such as a refrigerator for preventing collapse of a load, and more particularly to a pallet supporter capable of withstanding a harsh use environment and having a plurality of pallet supporters. The present invention is suitable for arranging luggage in one place without any gaps, and can support luggage on a pallet without damaging the luggage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when transferring goods using a pallet, a pallet supporter may be attached to the pallet to prevent collapse of the load. The one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H10-260, 1993 is known.

As shown in FIG. 7, a pallet supporter described in the publication has four angle-type columns 1, 2, 3, and 4 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "columns 1 to 4") at an outer peripheral corner of a pallet 5. ), And the four pillars 1 to 4 thus erected.
Is assembled by fitting the lower fixing frame 9 from the upper side to the lower side of the columns 1-4 so as to surround the column.

At this time, the lower fixed frame 9 is
4 is locked by a receiving member 18 protrudingly formed on the lower side surface,
The mounting height is determined by the receiving member 18, and the inside of the corners of the four columns 1 to 4 is pressed against the outer peripheral corner of the pallet 5 and fixed. In addition, four pillars 1
An upper connecting bar 11 is attached to an upper side of the 4, and the upper connecting bar 11 connects adjacent columns 1 to 4.

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional pallet supporter, as shown in FIG. 8, a receiving member 18 for the lower fixing frame 9 is provided on the lower side surfaces of the angle type columns 1-4. Because of the protruding structure, for example, when the columns 1 to 4 are erected,
4 to 4 or the columns 1 to 4 accidentally collide with each other, the projecting receiving member 18 is easily damaged due to the structure, and cannot withstand a severe use environment.

Further, when the receiving member 18 of the lower fixed frame 9 projects from the lower side surface of the angle type pillars 1 to 4 like a conventional pallet supporter, the load hits the receiving material 18 and damages the load. In addition to the possibility of pallet supporters being mounted and packed, when a plurality of pallets 5 are aligned vertically and horizontally, the receiving members 18 may interfere with each other and the pallets 5 adjacent to each other cannot be densely arranged. However, it is not possible to arrange a plurality of packages at one place without a gap.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a solid and durable enough to withstand severe use environment, and to collect a plurality of luggage in one place without gaps. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pallet supporter which is suitable for placing the pallet on the pallet and which can support the load on the pallet without damaging it.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided four angle-type columns which are erected at an outer peripheral corner of a pallet, and wherein the four erected columns are provided. The four angle-type columns are fitted into the angle-type columns so as to surround them, and are fitted from the upper side to the lower side of the angle-type columns. Pallet supporter comprising: a lower fixing frame for pressing and fixing to the upper part; and an upper connecting bar attached to the upper part of the angle-type support and connecting between the adjacent angle-type supports. It is characterized in that a frame bar passing inside is provided integrally.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, four angle-type columns provided on the outer peripheral corners of the pallet, and the four angle-type columns provided on the pallet are fitted and mounted so as to surround them. And a lower fixing frame which is fitted into the lower part of the angle type support from the upper side and presses and fixes the inside of the corners of the four angle type supports to the outer peripheral corner of the pallet in this state. A pallet supporter attached to an upper portion and comprising an upper connection bar connecting between the adjacent angle-type columns, wherein the lower fixed frame is provided integrally with a projection protruding inside the frame. Is what you do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the pallet is formed by extending a plurality of plate members on the base member, and the gap between the plate members can be inserted by the frame bar or the projection of the lower fixed frame. It is provided as a groove on the surface of the pallet.

According to the first or second aspect of the present invention, when the lower fixed frame is fitted to and mounted on the four upright support columns, a frame bar or a projection inside the frame comes into contact with the pallet surface. The mounting height of the lower fixed frame is determined through the contact.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a pallet supporter according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

The pallet supporter shown in FIG. 1 is provided with four angle-type columns 1-4, one for each of the outer corners 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d of the rectangular pallet 5. It is erected. As shown in FIG. 2, an upper plate 6 is attached to the upper end surfaces of the columns 1-4, and a lower plate 7 is attached to the lower side of the columns 1-4.
And a corner plate 8 are attached, and the lower plate 7 is fixed to an end surface of the lower portion of the columns 1 to 4.
On the other hand, the corner plate 8 is fixed at the inner corners of the lower portions of the columns 1 to 4 and above the lower plate 7 with an interval corresponding to the thickness of the pallet 5. When the columns 1 to 4 are erected, the outer peripheral corner of the pallet 5 is inserted and mounted between the lower plate 7 and the corner plate 8 of each column 1 to 4.

As described above, the four angle type columns 1 to 4 are erected on the outer peripheral corners 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d of the pallet 5. The four columns 1 to 4 erected in this manner. The lower fixed frame 9 surrounds them (see FIG. 3).
Is fitted and mounted. The lower fixing frame 9 is fitted into the lower portions of the four columns 1 to 4 from the upper side, and in this state, the inner sides of the four columns 1 to 4 are pressed and fixed to the outer peripheral corners of the pallet 5. Have been. The lower fixed frame 9 is configured to be foldable in two at the intermediate bent portion 9a.

The lower fixed frame 9 is provided integrally with two frame bars 10, 10, both of which start from one inner surface of the lower fixed frame 9. The lower fixed frame 9 is laid horizontally so as to pass through the inside of the lower fixed frame 9 and reach another inner surface of the lower fixed frame 9 facing the inner surface.

The upper connecting bars 11, 11... Are mounted on the upper sides of the four angled columns 1 to 4 erected as described above, and the upper connecting bars 11, 11. Between angle type columns (between column 1 and column 2, between column 2 and column 3, between column 3 and column 4, column 4 and column 1
Are connected to each other. In this embodiment, the connection structure between the columns 1 to 4 by the upper connection bar 11 is, as shown in FIG. 4, a downward engagement plate 12 provided at both ends of the upper connection bar 11.
Are inserted into pocket portions 13 provided on the upper side surfaces of the columns 1-4.

Next, an example of use of the pallet supporter configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

The pallet supporter is assembled on the pallet 5 and is used as a means for supporting loads on the pallet 5. In order to assemble the pallet supporter as shown in FIG.
b, 5c, and 4d, four angle-type columns 1 to 4 are erected one by one. At this time, the outer peripheral corners 5a, 5a, 5
b, 5c and 5d are interposed between the lower plate 7 and the corner plate 8 on the lower side of the columns 1-4.

Thereafter, the lower fixed frame 9 is fitted to the four angle-type columns 1 to 4 erected as described above from the upper side to the lower side. When the lower fixed frame 9 is mounted, the lower fixed frame 9 is fitted from the upper side of the columns 1-4 and is lowered while gradually guiding it to the lower side of the columns 1-4. When the lower fixed frame 9 is lowered to the side, the frame bars 10 and 10 of the lower fixed frame 9 abut against the surface of the pallet 5, and this abutment prevents the lower fixed frame 5 from lowering below. That is, the frame bars 10 and 10
It functions as a stopper for the lower fixed frame 9 through contact with the surface of the pallet 5 and positions the mounting height of the lower fixed frame 9. When the lower fixing frame 9 is fitted and mounted on the lower side of the columns 1-4 as described above,
The lower fixing frame 9 has the same function and effect as a hoop fitted around the tub, and has a role of pressing and fixing the inside of the corners of the four columns 1 to 4 to the outer peripheral corner of the pallet 5. Fulfill.

After the lower fixed frame 9 is mounted as described above, the upper sides of the four angle-type columns 1 to 4
When the adjacent angle-type columns are connected by the upper connection bar 11, assembly of the pallet supporter is completed.

As described above, the pallet supporter of the present embodiment has the lower fixed frame 9 integrally provided with the frame bars 10 and 10 passing through the inside of the frame.
For this reason, when the lower fixing frame 9 is fitted and mounted on the four upright supporting columns 1-4, the frame bars 10 and 10 inside the frame abut against the surface of the pallet 5 and the lower fixing frame is fixed through this contact. Since the mounting height of the frame 9 is determined, it is possible to omit all the receiving materials which are conventionally adopted as positioning means of this kind of mounting height and which are easily damaged and easy to damage the luggage. It is a sturdy pallet supporter that can withstand harsh use environments, and can also support luggage on the pallet without damaging it.

Further, according to the pallet supporter of the present embodiment, the frame bars 10, 10 are provided so as to pass through the inside of the lower fixed frame 9 without protruding unlike the conventional receiving member, so that the mounting of the pallet supporter is performed. Even when a plurality of pallets that have been packed are arranged vertically and horizontally, unlike the conventional receiving material, the frame bars 10, 10 do not interfere with the arrangement of the pallets, and the adjacent pallets are densely arranged. This is suitable for arranging a plurality of packages at one place without any gap.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the pallet supporter according to the present invention. The pallet supporter shown in FIG. 5 differs from the pallet supporter shown in FIG. Instead, projections 19, 19,... Having the same operation and effect are employed. That is, the lower fixed frame 9 of the pallet supporter shown in FIG. 5 is provided with four projections 19, 19... Integrally, and these four projections 19, 19. 3, and protruded inside the lower fixed frame 9, and the frame bars 10, 10 of FIG.
It has the same function as. That is, when the lower fixed frame 9 is fitted and mounted on the four angled columns 1 to 4 erected, the projections 19, 19,... Come into contact with the surface of the pallet 5 similarly to the frame bars 10, 10 in FIG. 3. Through this contact, the mounting height of the lower fixed frame 9 is determined.

In the above embodiment, the frame bars 10, 10 or the projections 19, 19,.
Abuts on the surface of the pallet 5, but the contact structure between the frame bars 10, 10 or the projections 19, 19... And the pallet 5 is, as shown in FIG. Are formed by stretching a plurality of plate members 16, 16.
6 may be provided as grooves 14 on the surface of the pallet 5 in which the frame bar 10 or the projection 19 can be immersed.
According to such a configuration, the frame bars 10, 10 and the projections 19, 19,.
Since it is set in a completely immersed state inside the pallet 5, the frame bars 10, 10 and the projections 19, 19,... Can be performed more smoothly.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to the wooden pallet 5 but also to the resin pallet 5, and the number of the frame bars 10 and the projections 19 is not limited, and may be changed as necessary. can do.

[0026]

According to the pallet supporter according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, as described above, the lower fixed frame is integrally provided with a frame bar passing through the inside of the frame or a projection protruding inside the frame. It is provided. For this reason, when the lower fixed frame is fitted to and mounted on the four upright support columns, the frame bar or the projection inside the frame comes into contact with the pallet surface, and through this contact, the mounting height of the lower fixed frame is determined. Therefore, it is possible to omit all the receiving materials which are conventionally used as positioning means of this kind of mounting height, which are easily damaged and easily damage the luggage, and can withstand a robust and severe use environment. It is possible to provide a strong pallet supporter and to support the load on the pallet without damaging it.

According to the pallet supporter of the present invention, the frame bar or the projection is located inside the lower fixed frame unlike the conventional receiving member. Even when arranging vertically and horizontally, the frame bar does not interfere with pallet arrangement, it is possible to arrange adjacent pallets densely, and to arrange multiple packages at one place without gaps Suitable pallet supports can also be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a pallet supporter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of an angle-type support of the pallet supporter shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a structure of a lower fixed frame of the pallet supporter shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a structure of an upper connecting bar of the pallet supporter shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a structure of a lower fixed frame which is a characteristic part of another embodiment of the pallet supporter according to the present invention.

6 is a perspective view of a pallet to which the pallet supporter shown in FIG. 1 can be attached.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional pallet supporter.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a structure of an angle type support of the conventional pallet supporter shown in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2, 3, 4 Angle type support 5 Pallet 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d Pallet outer peripheral corner 6 Upper plate 7 Lower plate 8 Corner plate 9 Lower fixed frame 9a Intermediate bent portion 10 Frame bar 11 Upper connection bar 12 Engagement plate DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Pocket part 14 Groove 15 Base member 16 Plate material 17 Gap between plate materials 18 Receiving material 19 Projection

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An angle-type support, comprising: four angle-type supports erected at the outer peripheral corners of a pallet; A lower fixing frame that is fitted into the lower part from the upper side and presses and fixes the inside of the corners of the four angle-type columns to the outer peripheral corners of the pallet in this state, and is attached to the upper part of the angle-type columns.
A pallet supporter comprising: an upper connection bar connecting between adjacent angle-type columns; a pallet supporter wherein the lower fixed frame is integrally provided with a frame bar passing through the inside of the frame. 2. An angle-type support which is fitted to and surrounds the four angle-type supports erected at the outer peripheral corners of the pallet so as to surround the four angle-type supports erected. A lower fixing frame that is fitted into the lower part from the upper side and presses and fixes the inside of the corners of the four angle-type columns to the outer peripheral corners of the pallet in this state, and is attached to the upper part of the angle-type columns.
A pallet supporter comprising: an upper connection bar for connecting between adjacent angle-type columns; a pallet supporter, wherein a projection protruding inside the frame is provided integrally with the lower fixed frame. 3. A pallet is formed by stretching a plurality of plate members on a base member, and a gap between the plate members is provided as a groove on a pallet surface in which a frame bar or a projection of a lower fixed frame can be immersed. The pallet supporter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein