JPH11314626A - Container for carrying - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily confirm the directional property of a container for carrying, and also, simplify the structure of a die to mold the container, and reduce the manufacturing cost. SOLUTION: This container 11 for carrying is integrally molded of a peripheral wall 12 comprising long side walls 12a and short side walls 12b which are confronted with each other, and a bottom plate 13 which closes the lower sides of the walls. A pair of tilted walls 14 are formed between one long side wall 12 and a pair of short side walls 12b on both sides of the long side wall 12a. A laying plate 19 is formed of expanding styrene into a thin box-shape. The flat surface shape of the laying plate 19 forms a similar shape with the bottom plate 13 of the container 11. A pair of tilted walls 20 are formed at locations corresponding with the pair of the tilted walls 14 when the laying plate 19 is housed in the carrying container 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transport container capable of indicating the direction of a transported product on a conveyor in a production line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a transport container of this type, a floor plate containing mechanical parts and the like is accommodated therein, and is used by being transported on a conveyor. At this time, on the production line,
The mechanical parts are accommodated in the correct position and orientation in the transport container so that the robot arm or the like can accurately grasp the mechanical parts or the like. Then, in order to convey the transport container in an accurate direction on the conveyor, an arrow indicating the traveling direction is engraved on the periphery of the opening of the transport container, or a marker is attached in a later process. ing.

[0003]

However, since the arrow is marked on the flange at the top opening of the transport container, the direction of the arrow can be confirmed only from above, and the width of the flange is not limited. The arrow is narrow and therefore the arrow is engraved small, making it difficult to see. In addition, in the subsequent process, in order to attach the marker, a separate member for exclusive use was required, and a marker attaching portion had to be formed in the transport container. Therefore, there is a problem in that the structure of the mold for molding the transport container is complicated, and the production cost is increased. When the upper surface of the transport container is closed by the lid, the arrow is hidden, and there is a problem that the direction cannot be confirmed.

[0004] Further, since the floor plate is formed in a shape similar to the inner bottom surface of the transport container, the floor plate may be stored in an incorrect direction. As a result, the mechanical parts cannot be accommodated in a proper orientation, and in some cases, there is a problem that the production line may be stopped.

The present invention has been made by focusing on the problems existing in such prior art. The purpose is to easily confirm the directionality of the transport container, and to simplify the structure of a mold for molding the transport container, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. An object of the present invention is to provide a transport container. Another object of the present invention is to provide a transport container capable of reliably storing a sole plate in a transport container in a correct orientation.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a transport container according to the first aspect of the present invention has a rectangular box-shaped transport container having an open upper surface, with the diagonal removed. An inclined wall is formed in at least one pair of corner portions.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transport container comprising a rectangular box-shaped transport container having an open upper surface, and a floor plate accommodated therein for accommodating and holding mechanical parts.
An inclined wall is formed on at least one pair of corners excluding a diagonal of the transport container and the floor plate.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (First Embodiment)
The transport container 11 of the embodiment will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, a transport container 11 constituting a box main body has a long side wall 12a and a short side wall 12a opposed to each other.
b and the bottom plate 1 for closing the lower side thereof
And 3 are integrally formed.

[0010] The pair of inclined walls 14 are formed as one long side wall 12a.
And a pair of short side walls 12b on both sides thereof. The upper and lower flanges 15a and 15b are formed over the entire open end and lower end of the transport container 11. The plurality of horizontal ribs 16a, 16b are formed so as to protrude over the entire circumference of the peripheral wall 12 immediately near the upper and lower flanges 15a, 15b, and the vertical rib 17 is formed between the upper flange 15a and the horizontal rib 16a and between the lower flange 15b. It is interposed between the horizontal ribs 16b formed below the transport container 11.

The insertion recess 18 is formed between the lower horizontal rib 16b of the transport container 11 and the upper horizontal rib 16a and between the horizontal rib 16b and the upper horizontal rib 16a.
4 so that the fork of the forklift can be inserted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the floor plate 19 is formed of a polystyrene foam into a thin box shape. The plane shape is similar to the bottom plate 13 of the transport container 11, and when housed in the transport container 11, the pair of inclined walls 20 are formed at positions corresponding to the pair of inclined walls 14. Various projections 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, and 19e for accommodating and holding mechanical parts are formed in the floor board 19.

When the transport container 11 is used, first, the machine parts are accommodated in the floor plate 19, and
The floor plate 19 is accommodated in the transport container 11 so that the inclined wall 20 of the floor plate 19 and the inclined wall 14 of the transport container 11 correspond to each other.
Then, the transport container 11 is placed on the conveyor such that the inclined wall 14 faces the traveling direction on the conveyor or the opposite direction. As a result, the direction of the transport container 11 can be easily confirmed, and the transport container 11 can be placed on the conveyor without erroneous direction.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the following effects are exhibited. According to the transport container 11 of the first embodiment, the transport container 11 is formed with the inclined walls 14 at a pair of adjacent corners. Therefore, unlike the conventional arrows and markers described above, it is possible to easily confirm the direction of the transport container 11 without error.

According to the transport container 11 of the first embodiment, the pair of inclined walls 20 are provided on the sole plate 19 and the transport container 1
It is formed at a position corresponding to one inclined wall 14. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the floor board 19 from being stored in the transport container 11 in an incorrect direction. Therefore, the transport container 1
The machine parts can be accommodated in the correct position and orientation in the device 1 so that the robot arm or the like can accurately grasp the machine parts. As a result, it is possible to prevent the production line from stopping.

According to the transport container 11 of the first embodiment, since the transport container 11 has the pair of inclined walls 14, the transport container 11
The rigidity of the corner can be increased. Further, since a plurality of vertical ribs 17 are formed on both sides of the inclined wall 14, the rigidity of the corner portion can be further increased.

According to the transport container 11 of the first embodiment, the inclined wall 14 is formed in the transport container 11. Therefore, by installing a sensor that detects the inclined wall 14 near the conveyor, the operation of checking the direction of the transport container 11 can be unmanned, and the production efficiency can be improved.

According to the transport container 11 of the first embodiment, the transport container 11 can omit the step of engraving the arrow indicating the direction and the step of attaching the marker.
The manufacturing process of the transport container 11 can be simplified, and the configuration of the mold for molding the transport container 11 can be simplified, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the transport container 11 of the first embodiment, since the insertion concave portion 18 for inserting the fork of the forklift includes the position of the inclined wall 14, the fork is guided by the inclined wall 14. It is smoothly inserted into the insertion recess 18.

According to the transport container 11 of the first embodiment, the pair of inclined walls 14 are formed at the corners of the transport container 11 having a substantially planar square shape. for that reason,
For example, in the case where the inclined wall 14 is formed at the corner of the transport container having a substantially circular shape in a plane, each side wall 12 is formed from the end of the corner to facilitate confirming the directionality of the transport container.
The distances to a and 12b can be increased to prevent an unused space in the transport container from increasing. Further, in order to reduce the unused space, the distance from the end of the corner portion to each of the side walls 12a and 12b can be reduced to prevent the inclined wall 14 from becoming inconspicuous.

(Second Embodiment) In the second embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The shapes of the vertical ribs 17 are different, and the number of the ribs is increased. A bottom plate 23 is integrally formed with each of the lowermost corners of the peripheral wall 12.

Therefore, the transport container 11 of the second embodiment
Can further increase the rigidity of the peripheral wall 12 and the corner portion. The above-described embodiment can be modified and embodied as follows.

An arrow indicating a direction is stamped on the upper flange 15a on the long side wall 12a between the pair of inclined walls 14. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, a lid 21 capable of opening and closing the upper surface opening of the transport container 11 is provided, and a pair of the lid 21 is provided at a position corresponding to the inclined wall 14 of the transport container 11. Is formed.

In the case of such a configuration, the transport container 11
Even if the cover 21 is mounted on the cover 21, the direction of the cover 21 can be confirmed by the inclined portion 22 of the cover 21. As shown in FIG. 4A, an upper flange 15a formed on the inclined wall 14 and a horizontal rib 16 formed below the upper flange 15a.
a, the position of the vertical rib 17 interposed between the lower flange 15b and the horizontal rib 16b formed at the lower portion of the transport container 11 is changed, or omitted as shown in FIG.

The inclined wall 14 and the floor plate 1 of the transport container 11
Nine inclined walls 20 are formed at only one corner portion or at three corner portions. In short, transport container 1
1 and the inclined wall 1 except for the diagonal position of the floor plate 19
It suffices if there are 4, 20.

Also in the case of such a configuration, the direction of the transport container 11 can be easily confirmed from the outside, and the floor plate 19 can be accurately accommodated in the transport container 11. Further, a technical idea grasped from the embodiment will be described below.

The transport container according to claim 2, wherein when the floor plate is accommodated in the transport container, the inclined wall of the floor plate is formed so as to correspond to the inclined wall of the transport container. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the floor plate from being stored in the transport container in an incorrect orientation. Therefore, the mechanical parts can be accommodated in the transport container in the correct direction, and the robot arm or the like can accurately grasp the mechanical parts.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the production line from stopping.

The forklift of the forklift is provided so as to include the position of the inclined wall.
The transport container according to claim 1. With this configuration, the fork of the forklift can be smoothly inserted into the insertion portion of the transport container.

A transport container having an open top and a rectangular box shape, a floor plate accommodated therein for holding and holding mechanical parts, and an openable / closable lid for closing an upper opening of the transport container. A transport container comprising a body, and a sloped wall formed in at least one pair of corners excluding a diagonal of a transport container, a floor plate, and a lid.

With this configuration, even if the lid is attached to the transport container, the direction of the lid can be confirmed by the inclined wall of the lid.

[0031]

The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects. According to the transport container according to the first aspect of the present invention, the direction of the transport container can be easily confirmed, and the structure of the mold for molding the transport container is simplified to manufacture the transport container. Cost can be reduced.

[0032] According to the transport container of the second aspect of the present invention, the sole plate can be reliably accommodated in the transport container in an accurate orientation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a transport container according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the transport container according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a transport container according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4A is a plan sectional view showing another example of the first embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a plan sectional view showing another example of the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: transport container, 14: inclined wall of transport container, 19:
Slab, 20 ... Sloped wall of the slab.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transport container having an open upper surface and a rectangular box shape, wherein an inclined wall is formed in at least one pair of corners excluding the diagonal. 2. A transport container having an open upper surface and a rectangular box shape, and a floor plate for housing and holding mechanical parts housed therein, excluding a diagonal of the transport container and the floor plate. A transport container having an inclined wall formed in at least one pair of corners.