Tray assembly for hub transportation and storage

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of hub transportation, and particularly relates to a hub transportation and storage tray assembly which comprises a tray structure and a plurality of partition plate structures which are sequentially arranged from bottom to top, and a top cover is arranged above a hub on the uppermost partition plate structure in a covering mode. The partition plate structure comprises a partition plate body, a hub storage unit is arranged on the top face of the partition plate body, a first positioning groove structure and a first positioning protrusion structure are arranged on the peripheral side of the hub storage unit, and a second positioning protrusion structure and a second positioning groove structure are arranged on the bottom face of the same partition plate body. The first positioning groove structure and the second positioning protrusion structure are vertically and correspondingly arranged, and the first positioning protrusion structure and the second positioning groove structure are vertically and correspondingly arranged. According to the hub transportation device, stable transportation of hubs can be achieved, and the hubs can be recycled.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of wheel hub transportation, and in particular relates to a pallet assembly for transporting and storing wheel hubs. Background Art

[0002] Wheel transportation is a crucial link in the automotive manufacturing, repair, and parts supply chain. As the component that connects the tire to the vehicle's suspension system, the safe and efficient transportation of wheels is crucial to maintaining the normal operation of the automotive industry.

[0003] Existing flatbed transport wheels place the wheels directly on the flatbed and lack individual fixing devices. Bumps during vehicle driving may cause the wheels to collide or slide with each other, affecting transportation safety, poor stability, and increasing the risk of cargo loss. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a pallet assembly for transporting and storing a wheel hub, so as to solve the above problems.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following solutions:

[0006] A pallet assembly for transporting and storing a wheel hub, comprising: a pallet structure and a plurality of partition structures arranged in sequence from bottom to top, wherein a top cover is provided above the wheel hub on the uppermost partition structure;

[0007] The partition structure includes a partition body, a top surface of the partition body is provided with a hub storage unit, and a circumferential side of the hub storage unit is provided with a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure.

[0008] Preferably, the wheel hub storage unit includes a plurality of wheel hub storage grooves, and the wheel hub storage grooves are recessed downwardly to form wheel hub storage protrusions on the bottom surface of the partition body.

[0009] Preferably, a reinforcing rib protruding upward from the bottom surface of the partition body is provided in the wheel hub storage groove, the reinforcing rib is cross-shaped, and the reinforcing rib protrudes upward to form a reinforcing rib slot.

[0010] Preferably, the first positioning structure includes a plurality of corner-shaped grooves, each of which is provided at the four corners of the top surface of the partition body, and the corner-shaped grooves are formed by being recessed downward from the top of the partition body to form corner-shaped protrusions;

[0011] A plurality of central special-shaped grooves, wherein the plurality of central special-shaped grooves are opened in the middle of the top surface of the partition body, and the plurality of central special-shaped grooves are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the hub storage groove located at the center, and the central special-shaped grooves are formed by being recessed downward from the top of the partition body to form a central special-shaped protrusion;

[0012] Two side shaped grooves, the two side shaped grooves are respectively opened on the two sides of the top surface of the partition body, the side shaped grooves and the middle shaped groove are arranged in parallel, and the side shaped grooves are formed by the top of the partition body being recessed downward to form a side shaped protrusion;

[0013] A plurality of safety blocking grooves are provided, each of which is located between two adjacent hub storage grooves, and the safety blocking groove is formed by a downward depression of the top of the partition body to form a safety block.

[0014] Preferably, the second positioning structure includes

[0015] Two groups of first protrusions, the two groups of first protrusions are respectively fixed to the two sides of the top surface of the partition body, the first protrusions are perpendicular to the special-shaped grooves on the sides, and the first protrusions are upwardly protruded from the bottom of the partition body to form a first slot;

[0016] A plurality of annular protrusions, wherein the plurality of annular protrusions are fixedly connected to the top surface of the partition body, the plurality of annular protrusions are distributed in an annular shape around the circumference of the hub storage groove located at the center, and the annular protrusions are upwardly protruded from the bottom of the partition body to form an annular groove;

[0017] Two arc-shaped protrusions are respectively fixed to the two sides of the top surface of the partition body, the arc-shaped protrusions are arranged parallel to the special-shaped grooves on the sides, and the arc-shaped protrusions are raised upward from the bottom of the partition body to form an arc-shaped groove.

[0018] Preferably, the tray structure includes a tray body, and the tray body is provided with a plurality of tray slots;

[0019] Several reinforcing ribs are provided between adjacent pallet grooves, and several of the reinforcing ribs are fixed to the pallet body. Several reinforcing ribs are provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the reinforcing ribs, and the reinforcing ribs are arranged perpendicular to the reinforcing ribs to reinforce the pallet body.

[0020] Preferably, the bottom surface of the tray body located at the bottom is symmetrically provided with two first card slots and a second card slot, the first card slot is distributed along the length direction of the tray body, and the second card slot is distributed along the width direction of the tray body, and the top surface of the top cover is symmetrically provided with two third card slots and a fourth card slot, the third card slot is distributed along the length direction of the top cover, and the fourth card slot is distributed along the width direction of the top cover, a binding belt is wrapped around the first card slot and the third card slot to fix the positions of several tray bodies, and another binding belt is wrapped around the second card slot and the fourth card slot to fix the positions of several tray bodies.

[0021] Preferably, the thickness of the tray body is 3-9 mm.

[0022] Preferably, the thickness of the partition body is 0.8-5 mm.

[0023] Preferably, a locking groove is provided on the top surface of the top cover, and the locking groove is formed by the downward protrusion of the top surface of the top cover to form a locking protrusion, and the tray groove is formed by the downward protrusion of the bottom surface of the tray body to form a tray protrusion, and the tray protrusion is limited in cooperation with the locking groove, and the locking protrusion is limited in cooperation with the tray groove.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and technical effects:

[0025] When in use, the tray structure is located at the bottom, and multiple partition structures are stacked on the tray structure. Each partition structure has a wheel hub placed on it. The wheel hubs on adjacent partition structures can be positioned by the wheel hub storage unit, and the top wheel hub is limited by the top cover. The multiple positioning grooves and positioning protrusions can ensure that the positions of adjacent partition structures remain unchanged, achieving stable transportation of the wheel hubs and also allowing for recycling. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work:

[0027] Figure 1 This is the main view of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 It is a top view of the partition structure;

[0029] Figure 3 It is a bottom view of the partition structure;

[0030] Figure 4 It is a top view of the tray structure;

[0031] Figure 5 This is the main view of the pallet structure;

[0032] Among them, 1. partition structure; 4. tray structure; 101. partition body; 102. wheel hub storage groove; 103. reinforcing rib; 104. first protrusion; 105. annular protrusion; 106. corner special-shaped groove; 107. middle special-shaped groove; 108. arc-shaped protrusion; 109. edge special-shaped groove; 110. safety block groove; 202. wheel hub storage protrusion; 203. reinforcing rib slot; 204. first slot; 205. annular slot; 206. corner special-shaped protrusion; 207. middle special-shaped protrusion; 208. arc-shaped slot; 209. edge special-shaped protrusion; 210. safety block; 401. tray body; 402. tray slot; 403. rib. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0034] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0035] Example 1:

[0036] Reference Figures 1 to 5 , this embodiment discloses

[0037] A pallet assembly for transporting and storing a wheel hub comprises: a pallet structure 4 and a plurality of partition structures 1 arranged in sequence from bottom to top, wherein a top cover is provided above the wheel hub on the uppermost partition structure 1;

[0038] The partition structure 1 includes a partition body 101 , a hub storage unit is provided on the top surface of the partition body 101 , and a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure are provided on the circumference of the hub storage unit.

[0039] The size of the top cover matches the size of the partition body 101. The material can be a flat plastic plate or a wooden plate. The overall shape of the top cover can be a flat plate, or a groove that matches the shape of the hub can be opened on it, which directly matches the surface of the hub to better fix the hub.

[0040] When the present invention is in use, the tray structure 4 is located at the bottom, and multiple partition structures 1 are stacked on the tray structure 4. Each partition structure 1 has a wheel hub placed on it. The wheel hubs on adjacent partition structures 1 can be positioned by the wheel hub storage unit, and the top wheel hub is limited by the top cover. The multiple positioning grooves and positioning protrusions can ensure that the positions of adjacent partition structures 1 remain unchanged, achieving stable transportation of the wheel hubs and also allowing for recycling.

[0041] Further optimizing the solution, the wheel hub storage unit includes a plurality of wheel hub storage grooves 102, and the wheel hub storage grooves 102 are recessed downward on the bottom surface of the partition body 101 to form wheel hub storage protrusions 202;

[0042] The number of the wheel hub storage grooves 102 can be three, four, five, six, etc., and the present invention does not impose any limitation thereto.

[0043] As a further optimized solution, a reinforcing rib 103 protruding upward from the bottom surface of the partition body 101 is provided in the wheel hub storage groove 102 , and the reinforcing rib 103 is cross-shaped and protrudes upward to form a reinforcing rib slot 203 .

[0044] A plurality of wheel hub storage grooves 102 and wheel hub storage protrusions 202 are provided so that a plurality of wheel hubs can be stored at one time. The corresponding arrangement of the wheel hub storage grooves 102 and the wheel hub storage protrusions 202 can prevent the wheel hubs from shifting during transportation.

[0045] The provision of the reinforcing ribs 103 and the reinforcing rib slots 203 further ensures the stability of the wheel hub during transportation.

[0046] According to a further optimized solution, the first positioning structure includes a plurality of corner shaped grooves 106, which are respectively opened at the four corners of the top surface of the partition body 101. The corner shaped grooves 106 are formed by the top of the partition body 101 being recessed downward to form corner shaped protrusions 206.

[0047] A plurality of central special-shaped grooves 107 are provided in the middle of the top surface of the partition body 101. The plurality of central special-shaped grooves 107 are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the hub storage groove 102 located at the center. The central special-shaped grooves 107 are formed by the top of the partition body 101 being recessed downward to form a central special-shaped protrusion 207.

[0048] Two side shaped grooves 109 are respectively provided on both sides of the top surface of the partition body 101. The side shaped grooves 109 and the middle shaped groove 107 are arranged in parallel. The side shaped grooves 109 are formed by the top of the partition body 101 being recessed downward to form a side shaped protrusion 209.

[0049] A plurality of safety blocking grooves 110 are provided. Each safety blocking groove 110 is located between two adjacent hub storage grooves 102 . The safety blocking groove 110 is formed by a downward depression of the top of the partition body 101 to form a safety block 210 .

[0050] Further optimization scheme, the second positioning structure includes

[0051] Two sets of first protrusions 104 are respectively fixed to the two sides of the top surface of the partition body 101. The first protrusions 104 are perpendicular to the special-shaped grooves 109 on the sides. The first protrusions 104 protrude upward from the bottom of the partition body 101 to form the first slots 204.

[0052] A plurality of annular protrusions 105 are fixedly connected to the top surface of the partition body 101. The plurality of annular protrusions 105 are distributed in an annular shape around the wheel hub storage groove 102 located at the center. The annular protrusions 105 protrude upward from the bottom of the partition body 101 to form an annular groove 205.

[0053] Two arc-shaped protrusions 108 are respectively fixed to the two sides of the top surface of the partition body 101. The arc-shaped protrusions 108 are arranged parallel to the edge special-shaped grooves 109. The arc-shaped protrusions 108 protrude upward from the bottom of the partition body 101 to form an arc-shaped slot 208.

[0054] By setting multiple protrusion structures and groove structures on the partition body 101, and the groove structures and protrusion structures are set vertically corresponding to each other, when in use, the protrusions are stuck in the grooves, which can ensure that the positions of the partition bodies 101 set correspondingly above and below remain unchanged during transportation, thereby achieving stable transportation of the wheel hub.

[0055] According to a further optimized solution, the tray structure 4 includes a tray body 401 , and a plurality of tray slots 402 are formed on the tray body 401 ;

[0056] Several reinforcing ribs 403 are provided between adjacent pallet slots 402. Several reinforcing ribs 403 are fixed to the top or bottom surface of the pallet body 401. Several reinforcing ribs are provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the reinforcing ribs 403. The reinforcing ribs are arranged perpendicular to the reinforcing ribs 403 and are used to reinforce the pallet body 401. When placing or loading the pallet body 401, it can be placed in a positive and negative order, which greatly saves space. The mutually locked arrangement makes the position of the wheel hub more stable during transportation. The number of pallet slots 402 of the pallet body 401 can be adjusted according to actual needs. It can be distributed in a rectangular or irregular shape. The present invention does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0057] The back of the pallet body 401 is provided with several reinforcement ribs in the middle and around the sides to strengthen the pallet body 401. Several through-holes are also provided for mounting anti-slip pads. There are two types of anti-slip pads: one installed between the bottom reinforcement ribs to prevent the pallet from sliding during forklift loading and unloading, and the other installed at the bottom corners or corners to prevent the pallet from sliding during transportation. The number of anti-slip pads is preferably eight, but multiple is possible and is not limited here.

[0058] The partition body 101 can be snapped into the tray body 401 .

[0059] A further optimized solution is that the bottom surface of the tray body 401 located at the bottom is symmetrically provided with two first card slots and a second card slot, the first card slot is distributed along the length direction of the tray body 401, and the second card slot is distributed along the width direction of the tray body 401, and the top surface of the top cover is symmetrically provided with two third card slots and a fourth card slot, the third card slot is distributed along the length direction of the top cover, and the fourth card slot is distributed along the width direction of the top cover, a binding belt is wrapped around the first card slot and the third card slot and then fixed to the position of several tray bodies 401, and another binding belt is wrapped around the second card slot and the fourth card slot and then fixed to the position of several tray bodies 401.

[0060] By symmetrically opening the first, second, third and fourth card slots and using binding belts to wrap and fix them in different directions (length and width), the pallet body 401 can be ensured to be more stable during stacking or transportation, reducing shaking and displacement, thereby improving overall safety; through a simple and efficient bundling and fixing method, it replaces the complex locks or special fixing devices that may be required in the traditional way, which helps to reduce costs and is also convenient for maintenance and replacement.

[0061] According to a further optimized solution, the thickness of the tray body 401 is 3-9 mm.

[0062] According to a further optimized solution, the thickness of the partition body 101 is 0.8-5 mm.

[0063] To further optimize the solution, a locking groove is provided on the top surface of the top cover, the locking groove is formed by the downward protrusion of the top surface of the top cover to form a locking protrusion, the tray slot 402 is formed by the downward protrusion of the bottom surface of the tray body 401 to form a tray protrusion, the tray protrusion and the locking groove are limited and matched, and the locking protrusion and the tray slot 402 are limited and matched.

[0064] Example 2:

[0065] The only difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that the wheel hub storage groove 102 of this embodiment is a hollow structure without reinforcing ribs, which can reduce material consumption and directly place the wheel hub in the wheel hub storage groove 102.

[0066] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0067] The embodiments described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit of the present invention, various modifications and improvements to the technical solutions of the present invention made by ordinary technicians in this field should fall within the scope of protection determined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pallet assembly for transporting and storing a wheel hub, characterized in that: include: A tray structure (4) and a plurality of partition structures (1) are sequentially arranged from bottom to top, and a top cover is provided above the wheel hub on the uppermost partition structure (1); The partition structure (1) comprises a partition body (101), a hub storage unit is provided on the top surface of the partition body (101), and a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure are provided on the circumference of the hub storage unit.

2. A wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wheel hub storage unit comprises a plurality of wheel hub storage grooves (102), wherein the wheel hub storage grooves (102) are recessed downwards to form wheel hub storage protrusions (202) on the bottom surface of the partition body (101).

3. A wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: A reinforcing rib (103) protruding upward from the bottom surface of the partition body (101) is provided in the wheel hub storage groove (102). The reinforcing rib (103) is cross-shaped and protrudes upward to form a reinforcing rib clamping groove (203).

4. The wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first positioning structure includes a plurality of corner special-shaped grooves (106), wherein the plurality of corner special-shaped grooves (106) are respectively opened at the four corners of the top surface of the partition body (101), and the corner special-shaped grooves (106) are formed by being recessed downward from the top of the partition body (101) to form corner special-shaped protrusions (206); A plurality of middle special-shaped grooves (107), wherein the plurality of middle special-shaped grooves (107) are opened in the middle of the top surface of the partition body (101), and the plurality of middle special-shaped grooves (107) are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the hub storage groove (102) located at the center, and the middle special-shaped grooves (107) are formed by the top of the partition body (101) being recessed downward to form a middle special-shaped protrusion (207); Two edge-shaped grooves (109), the two edge-shaped grooves (109) are respectively opened on two sides of the top surface of the partition body (101), the edge-shaped grooves (109) and the middle-shaped groove (107) are arranged in parallel, and the edge-shaped grooves (109) are formed by the top of the partition body (101) being recessed downward to form edge-shaped protrusions (209); A plurality of safety blocking grooves (110) are provided, each of the safety blocking grooves (110) being located between two adjacent hub storage grooves (102), and the safety blocking groove (110) is formed by a downward depression of the top of the partition body (101) to form a safety block (210).

5. The wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second positioning structure includes Two groups of first protrusions (104), the two groups of first protrusions (104) are respectively fixed to the two sides of the top surface of the partition body (101), the first protrusions (104) are vertically distributed with the side special-shaped grooves (109), and the first protrusions (104) are upwardly protruded from the bottom of the partition body (101) to form a first slot (204); A plurality of annular protrusions (105), wherein the plurality of annular protrusions (105) are fixedly connected to the top surface of the partition body (101), and the plurality of annular protrusions (105) are distributed in an annular shape around the circumference of the hub storage groove (102) located at the center, and the annular protrusions (105) are upwardly protruded from the bottom of the partition body (101) to form an annular groove (205); Two arc-shaped protrusions (108), the two arc-shaped protrusions (108) are respectively fixed to the two sides of the top surface of the partition body (101), the arc-shaped protrusions (108) are arranged parallel to the side special-shaped grooves (109), and the arc-shaped protrusions (108) are upwardly protruded from the bottom of the partition body (101) to form an arc-shaped groove (208).

6. The wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tray structure (4) comprises a tray body (401), and a plurality of tray slots (402) are provided on the tray body (401); A plurality of reinforcing ribs (403) are provided between adjacent tray grooves (402), and the plurality of reinforcing ribs (403) are fixedly connected to the tray body (401). A plurality of reinforcing ribs are provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the plurality of reinforcing ribs (403), and the reinforcing ribs are arranged perpendicular to the reinforcing ribs (403) for reinforcing the tray body (401).

7. A wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the tray body (401) located at the bottom is symmetrically provided with two first card slots and a second card slot, the first card slot is distributed along the length direction of the tray body (401), and the second card slot is distributed along the width direction of the tray body (401), and the top surface of the top cover is symmetrically provided with two third card slots and a fourth card slot, the third card slot is distributed along the length direction of the top cover, and the fourth card slot is distributed along the width direction of the top cover, a binding belt is wrapped around the first card slot and the third card slot, and then the position of several tray bodies (401) is fixed, and another binding belt is wrapped around the second card slot and the fourth card slot, and then the position of several tray bodies (401) is fixed.

8. The wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The thickness of the tray body (401) is 3-9 mm.

9. The wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness of the partition body (101) is 0.8-5 mm.

10. The wheel hub transport and storage pallet assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The top surface of the top cover is provided with a latching groove, the latching groove is formed by the top surface of the top cover protruding downward to form a latching protrusion, the tray slot (402) is formed by the bottom surface of the tray body (401) protruding downward to form a tray protrusion, the tray protrusion is limitedly matched with the latching groove, and the latching protrusion is limitedly matched with the tray slot (402).

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