JPH0958802A - Fork lift transport type scrap container box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To aim at remarkable improvement in work efficiency and safety of a fork lift transport type scrap container box which can be manufactured in a simple mechanism at a low cost and by which the contents of the scrap container can be discharged without any manual handling of workers in a short time. SOLUTION: When contents 13 such as metallic wire become full allowable quantity, claws of a fork lift are inserted into the fork insertion cylinders 15a, 15b of a container box main body 11 so that they may be lifted up to the load platform, etc., of a truck and claws are opened in horizontal direction. Accordingly, bottom plates 14a, 14b are opened. Thus the contents 13 inside of the container box main body 11 drop naturally on the load platform, etc. The claws of the fork are moved in horizontal direction again so as to close the bottom plates 14a, 14b, the fork lift is lowered to return a fork lift transport type scrap container box 10 to its original position. Thus, the contents 13 can be processed only by the operator of the fork lift so that the work efficiency may be improved and also the safety may be improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a forklift transport type waste storage box in which a bottom plate can be opened / closed by horizontal opening / closing operation of a forklift claw.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A relatively large waste storage box for storing heavy objects such as metal scraps, and a type of waste storage box for transporting contents by using a forklift when transferring contents to a loading platform such as a truck. There are the following.

That is, the box-shaped waste storage box 1 shown in FIG.
A has an opening 2 in the front surface, and fork holding cylinders 4, 4 into which the pawls of a forklift are inserted are provided on the bottom surface of the bottom portion 3. Further, the waste storage box 1b in FIG.
The front door of b is provided with double doors 5 and 5 that open to the left and right, and fork holding cylinders 4 are provided at the lower part of the waste storage box 1b as in the waste storage box 1a of FIG. Furthermore, the waste storage box 1c shown in FIG.
Is a lift door 6 that slides up and down on the front surface of the storage box 1c.
And the fork holding cylinders 4 and 4 are provided similarly to the above.

[0004]

The waste storage boxes 1a, 1b, 1c as described above have no particular problem when the wastes are put in, but the wastes are full and are troublesome when disposing of them. There is. That is, when the amount of waste is full, the fork claws are inserted into the fork holding cylinders 4 and 4 by the forklift to lift the waste storage box 1a and the like, and the contents such as metal wire rods are placed adjacent to the truck bed. 4 is scraped out from the opening 2 or in the waste storage boxes 1b and 1c shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the double door 5 and the lift door 6 are opened to scrape out the contents. For this reason, there is a problem to be solved such that the work requires a great deal of labor and time, and the worker directly scrapes out the contents such as metal chips and the like, and is concerned about safety. Although not shown, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-14032 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-260604, the bottom plate of the waste storage box is rotated downward by the operation of the claws of the forklift. Although there is an opening formed so that the contents naturally fall through the opening, there is a drawback that the mechanism is complicated and the cost is high.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple mechanism.
It is possible to provide a forklift transport type waste storage box capable of discharging waste in a short time without the operator having to touch the contents in the waste storage box and greatly improving work efficiency and safety. To aim.

[0006]

A forklift transport type waste storage box according to the present invention is a waste storage box for storing terminal waste such as metal wire rods, which is provided at the bottom of the main body of the storage box and horizontally opened and closed. It is characterized in that it is provided with a pair of bottom plates and a fork insertion tube that is fixed to the bottom plates and into which a pair of claws of a forklift is inserted.

[0007]

In the forklift transport type waste storage box of the present invention, when the contents such as the metal wire are full, the forklift claws are inserted into the fork insertion tube of the storage box and lifted up to the truck bed or the like. , There, open the nail horizontally.
Then, the contents in the waste storage box naturally drop onto the loading platform or the like.
Move the claws of the fork horizontally again to close the bottom plate,
Lower the forklift and return the waste bin to its original position.

As a result, only the operator of the forklift can dispose of the waste, improving the work efficiency and improving the safety because the worker does not touch the contents at all.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a state in which a bottom plate of the forklift transport type waste storage box of the present invention is closed, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the bottom plate is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a bottom plate opening / closing mechanism.

In these figures, the forklift transport type waste storage box 10 is constructed as follows.

An inclined surface 12 that is inclined toward the center is formed inside the storage box main body 11, and the content 13 such as a metal wire is accumulated in the central portion of the storage box 10 by being guided by the inclined surface 12. It is like this. A pair of bottom plates 14a, 14 that slide horizontally are provided on the bottom of the storage box 10.
b is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plates 14a, 14b, fork insertion cylinders 15a, into which the forks of the forklift are inserted,
15b is provided. Next, details of the opening / closing mechanism of the bottom plates 14a and 14b will be described with reference to FIG. That is,
Shaft plates 16a, 1 are provided at both longitudinal ends of the bottom plates 14a, 14b.
6b is fixed, and the shaft plates 16a and 16b are slidably inserted in the guide groove 18 provided in the side plate 17 of the storage box body 11 in the horizontal direction.

Therefore, by inserting the forklift pawls 19a, 19b into the fork insertion cylinders 15a, 15b fixed to the bottom surfaces of the bottom plates 14a, 14b, and moving the pawls 19a, 19b horizontally so as to separate them from each other. The bottom plates 14a and 14b are opened. Conversely, the bottom plates 14a and 14b are closed by moving the forklift pawls 19a and 19b so as to approach each other.

The above-mentioned bottom plate opening / closing mechanism is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such a structure. The point is that the bottom plates 14a and 14b can be slid horizontally by the operation of the claws 19a and 19b of the forks.

Next, a method of using the forklift transport type waste storage box 10 will be described. First, the forklift transport type waste storage box 10 is in the state of FIG. 1 in which the bottom plates 14a and 14b are closed. In this state, scraps (contents 13) such as metal wire rods are put into the storage box body 11. The contents 13 are guided by the inclined surface 12 in the storage box main body 11 and accumulated in the central portion. When the content 13 becomes full and the content 13 is to be disposed of, the fork lift tabs 19a and 19b (see FIG. 3) are inserted into the fork insertion cylinders 15a and 15b, and the entire storage box 10 is lifted. Carry it to the top of the truck bed. Next, if the claws 19a and 19b are spread in the directions away from each other, the bottom plates 14a and 1
4b spreads out in the horizontal direction and becomes the state of FIG.
3 naturally falls on a loading platform (not shown). Further, after the contents 13 are discharged, the forklift pawls 19a and 19b are provided.
By closing, the bottom plates 14a and 14b slide in the directions toward each other, and the state shown in FIG. 1 is obtained. Hereinafter, the same operation is repeated. Although it has been described that the inclined surface 12 is provided inside the storage box body 11, the inclined surface 1
2 does not have to be provided in particular, and may be a normal box-shaped one having a bottom opening.

[0016]

As described above, the forklift transport type waste storage box of the present invention is a waste storage box for storing terminal wastes of metal wire rods, etc., which is provided at the bottom of the storage box main body and is opened and closed horizontally. Since the pair of bottom plates and the fork insertion tube fixed to the bottom plates and into which the pair of claws of the forklift are inserted are provided, the following advantageous effects are provided.

When the contents such as metal wire rods are full,
Insert the claws of the forklift into the fork insertion tube of the storage box and lift it to the loading platform of the truck. When the claws are opened horizontally there, the contents in the waste storage box will drop naturally on the loading platform and the like, and the By moving the claws horizontally to close the bottom plate and lowering the forklift to return the waste storage box to its original position, only the operator of the forklift can dispose of the waste, improving work efficiency and ensuring safety. The property is also significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a bottom plate of a forklift transport type waste storage box of the present invention is closed.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bottom plate is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an opening / closing mechanism of the bottom plate.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an example of a conventional forklift transport type waste storage box.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another example of the conventional waste storage box.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing still another example of the conventional waste storage box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Forklift transport type waste storage box 11 Storage box main body 13 Contents 14a, 14b Bottom plate 15a, 15b Fork insertion tube

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scrap storage box for storing terminal scraps of metal wire rods, and a pair of bottom plates provided at the bottom of the storage box main body for opening and closing in the horizontal direction, and a pair of forklift pawls fixed to the bottom plate. A forklift transport type waste storage box, comprising: a fork insertion tube into which the fork is inserted.