JPH072114A - Article carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] Back panel body 10 and two side panel bodies 20
A lock device having a base panel body 33, which is arranged in the shape of a gate in a plan view, and which is attached to the lower portion of one panel body 10 so as to be able to stand upside down, and an operating portion 44a that acts on the other panel bodies 10 and 20 side. 40
The lock device 40 is arranged so as to be positioned below the mounting surface 39 of the base panel body 33 in the horizontal, horizontal tilted posture, and the operating portion 44a is configured to be operable from the mounting surface 39 side. [Effects] When the base panel body is in the horizontal laying posture, the operator can operate the operation portion from the mounting surface side of the base panel body, and can easily and accurately perform the locking operation or the unlocking operation of the locking device. . By observing the position and state of the operation unit from the mounting surface side, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not it is in the locked state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article carrier used to store and store a large number of articles, which are often handled in shops, etc., and to load and transport them on a truck or the like as needed. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an article carrier disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-48926 has been provided as an article carrier of this type. That is, the article transport vehicle has a rear side frame (back panel body) and two side frames (side panel bodies) facing each other on the left and right sides of the rear side frame in a plan view gate shape. An object loading bottom frame (base panel body) is disposed between the rear side frame and the lower portions of both side frames, and the lower end of the rear side frame is at the left and right end portions, and the lower end of both side frames is at the front end portion. , Each has moving wheels.

The article mounting bottom frame is swingable in an upright state along a rear frame via a hinge portion. In addition, a lock mechanism for fixing the horizontally placed bottom frame to the side frame is provided on the lower surface side at the front of the bottom frame.
It has an operation lock pin that can be engaged and disengaged from the side frame side.

[0004]

According to the above-mentioned conventional type, since the lock mechanism is located below the object-carrying bottom frame, the operator does not engage or disengage the lock pin with the back surface of the object-carrying bottom frame. I have to put my hands in the side, so I can't operate quickly. In addition, since the object loading bottom frame is plate-shaped and the lock mechanism is hidden and cannot be seen, the operator must engage and disengage the lock pin with the hands of the operator from the back side of the object loading bottom frame. No quick and accurate operation is possible. Furthermore, it is not easy to confirm whether the lock mechanism is locked or unlocked.

An object of the present invention is to provide an article transporting tool which can easily and accurately engage and disengage the lock from both front and back sides and can easily confirm whether or not the lock state is established.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an article carrier according to the first aspect of the present invention has a back panel body and two side panel bodies arranged in a gate shape in plan view, and a single panel. The base panel body is attached to the lower part of the body so that it can be erected sideways by its proximal end, and this base panel body is provided with a lock device with an operating portion that acts on the side of the other panel body. When the panel body is in a horizontal sideways posture, it is arranged so as to be positioned below the mounting surface of the base panel body, and the operation portion thereof is configured to be operable from the mounting surface side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the article carrier according to the first aspect of the present invention, the base panel body is attached to the lower portion of the back panel body such that the base panel body can be erected and laid upright on its side.
In the third aspect of the invention, in the article carrier according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the base panel body has an operation hole facing the operation part from above and the lower part of the operation part is open.

[0008]

According to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention described above, when the base panel body is in the horizontal horizontal posture, by operating the operation portion from the mounting surface side of the base panel body, the lock operation of the lock device or You can unlock. Then, by observing the position and state of the operation unit from the mounting surface side, it is possible to confirm whether or not the lock state is established.

Further, according to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention described above, the base panel body in the standing posture can be folded along the back panel body. Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention described above, when the base panel body is in a horizontal sideways posture, the operator can operate the operation portion by inserting his / her hand through the operation hole from the mounting surface side, and the mounting surface side. It is possible to grasp the position and state of the operating portion through the operating hole. Further, when the base panel body is in the standing posture, the operating portion can be operated from the lower open side of the base panel body, and the lock device can be applied to another panel body.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the article transporting tool 1 includes a back panel body 10 and two side panel bodies that are opposite to each other in front of both left and right sides of the back panel body 10.
20 and are arranged in a plan view gate shape, and a base panel body 33 is arranged between the lower portion of the back panel body 10 and both side panel bodies 20, and at the lower end of the back panel body 10 at both left and right end portions. Rear wheels 11 are provided, and front wheels 21 are provided at the lower ends of both side panel bodies 20 at the front ends.

The rear end of the base panel body 33 has a hinge tool 2
It is connected to the lower end of the back panel body 10 via, and can be swung freely between an upright posture along the back panel body 10 and a horizontal sideways posture. Further, the proximity portions of the back panel body 10 and the both side panel bodies 20 are coupled by a coupling tool 3, and one side, that is, the right side panel body 20 is rotatable along the back panel body 10. . At the front end of the base panel body 33, a lock device 40 for fixing the base panel body 33, which is in a horizontal, horizontal posture, to the side panel body 20 is provided.

Next, the details of the main parts will be described. 1, 2,
In FIG. 8, the back panel body 10 includes a gate-shaped outer frame 12 formed by bending a pipe, a lower frame 13 that connects lower ends of the outer frame 12, a top rod 12a of the outer frame 12, and a lower rod 12a. A plurality of pipe-shaped vertical members 14 arranged between the frame 13 and the outer frame
It is composed of a plurality of transverse members 15 having a channel-shaped cross section and arranged between twelve vertical rods 12b. Pin members 16 for supporting the base panel body 33 are attached to the middle portion of the lower frame 13, and rear wheel attachment plates 17 are fixed to the lower surfaces at both ends. Then, the rear wheel 11 is attached to the rear wheel mounting plate 17 via the support bracket 18 and the turning portion 19.

1 to 4 and 8, a side panel body
20 is a gate-shaped outer frame formed by bending a pipe or the like 22
A lower frame 23 connecting the lower ends of the outer frame 22 and the outer frame
A plurality of pipe-shaped vertical members 24 disposed between the top rod portion 22a of 22 and the lower frame 23, and a plurality of cross-section channel-shaped horizontal members disposed between the vertical rod portions 22b of the outer frame 22. It consists of wood 25. The front wheel mounting plate 26 is fixed to the lower surface at the front end of the lower frame 23,
The front wheel mounting plate 26 has a locking plate 28 having a lock hole 27.
Are provided by welding or cutting. Then, the front wheel 21 is attached to the front wheel mounting plate 26 via the support bracket 29 and the turning portion 30.

The base panel body 33 includes a pair of left and right connecting plates 34, a plurality of angle members 35 located between the connecting plates 34, and a base provided between the connecting plates 34 and the upper surfaces of the angle members 35. On the rear surface of the rear angle member 35, which is composed of the plate 36, is attached a tubular member 37 which can be externally fitted to the pin member 16 in the left-right direction. Therefore, the base panel body 33 can be erected and laterally tilted around the pin axis by externally fitting the tubular member 37 to the pin member 16, and the base panel body 33 which has been laterally tilted has the lower frames 13, 23.
It is received by the horizontal plate part of. The tubular member 37 and the pin member 16 constitute the hinge tool 2.

On the front and both sides of the base panel body 33,
The locking device 40 is provided which acts on the backside vertical rod portion 22b of the side panel body 20 in the standing posture and acts on the locking plate 28 of the front wheel mounting plate 26 in the lying posture. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the main body 41 of the locking device 40 is a channel material having an open upper portion and a front and rear portion, and is fixed by welding the upper ends of both side plate portions 41A and 41B to the lower surface of the angle member 35. It The side plate portions 41A, 41B are formed with through holes 42A, 42B in the left-right direction, where the inner side plate portions are formed.
The through hole 42A in 41A is formed in an oval shape that is slightly longer in the front-rear direction, and a pair of upper and lower slits 43a is formed in the arc forming portion on the front side of the through hole 42A. ing.

The lock pin 44, which is guided by the through holes 42A and 42B and is slidable in the left-right direction, has an operation portion 44a bent at 90 degrees in its inner end. And lock pin 44
A tension spring 46 (an example of an elastic body) is provided between the inner end of and the locking portion 45 formed on the inner side plate portion 41A. Here, the tension direction of the tension spring 46 is an outward (protruding direction) and a rearward (lateral direction) diagonal direction.
The directionality is determined with the operating portion 44a facing forward.

Further, an intermediate portion of the lock pin 44 and the operation portion 44.
A first stopper 47 for maintaining the extraction position (unlocked) is provided on the surface of the side a opposite to the bending direction by crushing. The first stopper 47 is a lock pin 44.
By making the front-back length B of the through hole 42A longer than the projecting length A from the front end of the first stopper 47 to the outer end of the first stopper 47, that is, by setting A <B, the penetration provided in the inner side plate portion 41A It can pass through the hole 42A, and can be engaged from the inside with the edge forming the through hole 42A and the rear edge portion 48 by the oblique spring force of the tension spring 46 described above.

The first stopper 47 of the lock pin 44
A little more outward than the first stopper 47
The protrusion length C is displaced by 90 degrees and is longer than the first stopper protrusion length A and the through hole front-rear length B, that is, A <
A second stopper 49 that satisfies B <C is provided. The second stopper 49 regulates the maximum protrusion amount of the lock pin 44 by coming into contact with the outer side plate portion 41B from the inside, and also comes into contact with the inner side plate portion 41A from the outside to prevent extraction. , The maximum withdrawal amount (withdrawal) against the tension spring 46 is restricted.

Note that the lock pin 44 cannot be set from the inside due to A <B <C described above. In this case, by using the slit 43a described above, the phantom line in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the caulking operation piece 43 is cut and raised, and the length D of the open portion caused by this is changed to the protruding length C of the second stopper portion.
By making it longer, that is, by setting A <B <C <D, the setting by inserting the second stopper 49 can be easily performed, and after the setting, the caulking operation piece 43 is caulked with a hammer or the like. By returning to the original state as shown in FIG. 6, the inward passage of the second stopper 49 is blocked.

The locking device 40 having the above-mentioned structure is such that when the base panel body 33 is in a horizontal laid-down posture, the base plate 36
Will be located below the mounting surface 39 formed by the upper surface of the. And at the positions on both front sides of the base plate 36,
Operation hole facing the operation portion 44a of the lock pin 44 from above
38 are formed. The operation hole 38 is provided with the locking device 40 when the base panel body 33 is in a horizontal sideways posture.
The operation portion 44a of the above can be operated from the mounting surface side. Further, the base panel body 33 is opened below the operation portion 44a by the connecting plate 34 and the angle member 35.

A stay 5 is provided between the front ends of both side panel bodies 20 for maintaining a gap and preventing load collapse. That is, for example, the first holding member 6 of the stay 5 is provided on the front vertical rod portion 22b of the left side panel body 20,
A second holder 7 is provided on the front vertical rod portion 22b of the right side panel body 20 so that the stay 5 can be engaged and disengaged.

In the article transporting tool 1 assembled as described above, the right side panel body 20 is opened at a right angle with respect to the back panel body 10, and the base panel body 33 is leveled via the hinge tool 2. The load can be loaded by oscillating sideways in a horizontal direction, placing it on the lower frame 23 of the side panel body 20 and causing the lock device 40 to lock. At that time, the lock device 40 moves the lock pin 44 against the tension spring 46 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 3 and the phantom line in FIG. 5, and then the first stopper passing through the through hole 42A. 47
, But is strongly engaged with the edge portion 48 by the biasing force of the tension spring 46 in the oblique direction.

As described above, the lock pin 44 is opposed to the lock hole 27 of the locking plate 28 by horizontally swinging the base panel body 33. In this state, the mounting surface of the base panel body 33
A hand is inserted from the 39 side through the operation hole 38, and the operation portion 44a of the lock pin 44 is moved to the front (front side) against the tension spring 46. This causes the first stopper 47 to move to the edge 48.
Therefore, the lock pin 44 is projected outward by the biasing force of the tension spring 46, and is engaged with the lock hole 27 of the locking plate 28 as shown by the solid line in FIGS. 3 to 5. The protrusion is restricted by the second stopper 49 coming into contact with the outer side plate portion 41B.

In the article carrier 1 which has been transported for a desired period of time and unloaded after being unloaded, first the stay 5 is the second holder 7
Removed from. Then, as described above, a hand is inserted through the operation hole 38 to move the lock pin 44 against the tension spring 46, and then the base panel body 33 is rotated upward through the hinge tool 2 to move the back Place along panel 10.
Then, by operating the base panel body 33 from the lower open side, the lock pin 44 is caused to project again and the vertical rod portion 22b at the rear position is moved.
To the rear of. Then the right side panel body 20
Is rotated about the pin axis through the connecting tool 3 or the like,
Along the back panel body 10 side. As a result, in plan view L
Can be folded into shape and stored.

In the above-described embodiment, the base panel body 33 is attached to the lower portion of the back panel body 10 so as to be erected sideways, but in the first aspect of the invention, it is attached to the lower portion of either the left or right side panel body 20. On the other hand, an embodiment in which the base panel body 33 is mounted so as to stand upside down and sideways is possible.

In the above embodiment, the opaque base plate 36 is used as the constituent member of the base panel body 33.
The base plate 36 is formed of an iron plate, a resin plate, or the like. The base plate 36 may be formed of a perforated plate or a mesh body.

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention having the above-described structure, the operator can operate the operation portion from the mounting surface side of the base panel body when the base panel body is in the horizontal laying posture.
The locking operation or the unlocking operation of the locking device can be easily and accurately performed. Then, by observing the position and the state of the operating portion from the mounting surface side, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the lock state is established.

Further, according to the structure of the second aspect of the present invention described above, the base panel body in the standing posture can be folded along the back panel body. Further, according to the configuration of the third invention described above, when the base panel body is in a horizontal sideways posture,
The operation portion can be operated by inserting a hand through the operation hole from the mounting surface side, and the position and state of the operation portion can be grasped from the mounting surface side through the operation hole. When the base panel body is in the upright posture, the operating portion can be easily and accurately operated from the lower open side of the base panel body, and the lock device can be made to act on other panel bodies to be fixed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an article carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the article carrier.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of the lock device section.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the lock device section.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a main part of the lock device section.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a main part when the lock device part is used.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part when the lock device unit is set.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the hinge portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 article transport tool 2 hinge tool 10 back panel body 11 rear wheel 20 side panel body 21 front wheel 27 lock hole 28 locking plate 33 base panel body 34 connection plate 35 angle member 36 base plate 38 operation hole 39 mounting surface 40 Lock device 41 Main body 44 Lock pin 44a Operation part 46 Tension spring (elastic body)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A back panel body and two side panel bodies are arranged in a gate shape in a plan view, and a bottom portion of one panel body is provided with:
The base panel body is attached so that it can be erected sideways by using its proximal end, and this base panel body is provided with a lock device with an operating portion that acts on the other panel body side.
When the base panel body is in a horizontal sideways posture, the base panel body is arranged so as to be positioned below the mounting surface of the base panel body, and the operating portion is configured to be operable from the mounting surface side. Article carrier. 2. The article carrier according to claim 1, wherein a base panel body is attached to a lower portion of the back panel body such that the base panel body is erected and laid down sideways with its proximal end. 3. The article transfer tool according to claim 1, wherein the base panel body has an operation hole facing the operation portion from above and an opening below the operation portion.