Clothing carriage and clothing carrying system including the same

Abstract

To provide a carriage for carrying clothes capable of preventing a hanger bar from falling off during carrying, and a clothes carrying system including the same.SOLUTION: The basket truck 80 includes side surface parts 9092,, panels 100102, attached to the side surface parts 9092, and provided with through-holes 104, at positions facing each other, a hanger bar 110 provided with insertion parts 114A, 114B configured to be inserted into the through-holes of both panels at both ends, and a safety bar 36 installed between both side surface parts 9092, to hold them so that an interval does not become wider than a predetermined interval. The predetermined length is set so that when the hanger bar 110 is slid in the lateral direction with the insertion parts 114A, 114B inserted into the through-holes of the panel 100102, a first flange part 112A and a second flange part 112B provided on the hanger bar 110 abut on the panel 100102 to prevent the hanger bar 110 from falling off.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a transport cart, particularly to a garment transport cart for transporting garments, and to a garment transport system including the same. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, when clothes sold at a clothing store are transported by truck or other transportation means, the clothes must be transported in a state where they are hung on a hanger bar to prevent them from becoming wrinkled. For this reason, some trucks are equipped with hanger bars that are stretched across the inner walls of the truck's cargo box, allowing the clothes to be transported in a hanging state.

[0003] In addition, some basket carts (carts for transporting clothing) are equipped with hanger bars so that clothes can be transported with hangers hanging from them.

[0004] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a clothing transport cart that allows a hanger bar to be installed on the cart by placing and fixing an approximately U-shaped fixed grip and a movable grip over the top of the outer frame that extends in the front-to-rear direction of the lattice frame on both the left and right sides. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-37958 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In the clothing transport cart described in Patent Document 1, the upper hanger bar is configured so that a grip is attached from above to cover the outer frame part that extends in the front-to-back direction, which is the frame body of the lattice frame.Therefore, there is a problem in that the grip is likely to shift position in the front-to-back direction relative to the outer frame part of the lattice frame during transport, and come off the outer frame part.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a garment transport cart capable of preventing hanger bars from falling off during transport, and a garment transport system including the same. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The clothing transport cart of the present invention is a transport cart for transporting clothing in a suspended state, and comprises a cart body, a pair of side sections erected on both the left and right sides of the cart body, at least one of which is rotatably connected to the rear end of the cart body, a pair of perforated panels attached to the pair of side sections and having through holes at positions opposite each other, a hanger bar having first and second insertion sections at both ends which are configured to be able to be inserted into the through holes of the pair of perforated panels, and a spacing retaining member which is installed between the pair of side sections to keep the distance between the pair of side sections from exceeding a predetermined distance, the predetermined distance being set to a length such that when the hanger bar is moved left and right with the first insertion section and the second insertion section inserted into the through holes of the pair of perforated panels to install the hanger bar, the anti-fall-out section installed on the hamburger comes into contact with one of the pair of perforated panels, preventing the hanger bar from falling out of the through holes of the pair of perforated panels.

[0009] In the clothes transporting cart of the present invention, the pair of perforated panels may be detachably attached to the pair of side portions.

[0010] In the clothes transport cart of the present invention, the fall-off prevention portions may be provided at positions adjacent to the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion, respectively.

[0011] In the clothes transport cart of the present invention, the through-hole of the perforated panel may have an external shape of a horizontally elongated rectangle.

[0012] In the clothes transport cart of the present invention, the cart body may include a bottom plate and a rear portion erected on the rear side of the bottom plate.

[0013] The clothing transport system of the present invention comprises a clothing transport cart according to any of the above inventions and a vehicle having a cargo box for loading the clothing transport cart, and the size of the clothing transport cart is set so that two clothing transport carts can be loaded side by side in the width direction of the cargo box. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the clothing transport cart of the present invention, the spacing member maintains the distance between the pair of side surfaces at a distance that prevents the hanger bar from falling out of the through-holes of the pair of perforated panels when the fall-prevention portion abuts against the perforated panels, thereby preventing the hanger bar from falling out of the through-holes of the perforated panels during transport. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a clothing transport system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 2(a) is a diagram showing the configuration of the car bogie related to the first embodiment as seen from the front side, and Figure 2(b) is a diagram showing the configuration of the car bogie related to the first embodiment as seen from the right side. [Figure 3] Figure 3(a) is a plan view of the car bogie related to the first embodiment, Figure 3(b) is a diagram showing a schematic view of the attachment state of the end of the hanger bar to the panel when viewed from the Z1 direction shown in Figure 2(b), and Figure 3(c) is a diagram showing a schematic view of the attachment state of the end of the hanger bar to the panel when viewed from the X1 direction shown in Figure 2(b). [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modified example of the panel shown in FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which a car dolly is loaded into a shipping box of a truck. [Figure 6] FIG. 6(a) is a front view of the car bogie according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6(b) is a side view of the car bogie according to the second embodiment. [Figure 7]Figure 7(a) is a plan view of a car bogie with the hanger bar shown in Figure 6(a) installed, Figure 7(b) is a schematic diagram showing the installed state of the hanger bar when the safety bar shown in Figure 7(a) is inserted into and attached to a cylindrical bracket, and Figure 7(c) is a diagram showing the configuration of the hanger bar. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the car truck in a stored state in which the bottom plate is rotated upward and the right side surface is rotated and folded. [Figure 9] Figure 9(a) shows the hanger bar in an erected state when the safety bar is removed from the cylindrical bracket and the right side portion is rotated slightly to the right to widen the distance between the right side portion and the left side portion, Figure 9(b) shows the hanger bar shown in Figure 9(a) in a state where it has been lifted slightly to remove it from the through hole in the right panel, and Figure 9(c) shows the hanger bar shown in Figure 9(b) in a state where it has been moved to the left and removed from the through hole in the right panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] A clothing transport system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the clothing transport system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2(a) is a diagram showing the configuration of the basket cart 30 as viewed from the front side, and Fig. 2(b) is a diagram showing the configuration of the basket cart 30 as viewed from the right side. In each drawing, the horizontal direction parallel to the front-rear direction of the basket cart 30 is shown as the front-rear direction X, the horizontal direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction X is shown as the left-right direction Y, and the vertical direction is shown as the up-down direction Z.

[0017] As shown in Figures 1 to 2(b), the clothing transport system 10 includes a truck (vehicle) 12 having a shipping box 14, and a plurality of basket carts (clothing transport carts) 30A, 30B, 30C, ... (hereinafter, when no particular distinction is required, they will be referred to as "basket carts 30") that are loaded onto the shipping box 14 of the truck 12. Each basket cart 30 is loaded into the shipping box 14 through a double door 16 at the rear end of the shipping box 14, and is unloaded from the shipping box 14 after being transported to the destination.

[0018] The car trolley 30 has a bottom plate 32 that is roughly square in plan view, a back portion 34 that is arranged on the back side of the bottom plate 32, and a right side portion 40 and a left side portion 50 that stand upright on both the left and right sides of the bottom plate 32, and is configured so that three sides except the front side are surrounded by fences or plate-like members.

[0019] Additionally, multiple identically configured hanger bars 60A, 60B, 60C, ... (hereinafter referred to as "hanger bars 60" when no distinction is necessary) are detachably installed between the right side portion 40 and the left side portion 50. Casters 70A, 70B (hereinafter referred to as "casters 70" when no distinction is necessary) are provided on the bottom surfaces of the front ends of both side portions 40, 50. The back portion 34 also includes a vertically elongated fence-like body 35, which is formed by vertical and horizontal bars arranged on a frame having an outer contour shape of a substantially rounded rectangle, and casters 72A, 72B (hereinafter referred to as "casters 72" when no distinction is necessary) provided on both ends of the bottom side of the vertically elongated fence-like body 35. The hanger bars 60 correspond to the engagement portion of the present invention.

[0020] The above-described casters 70 and 72 have the same function and configuration, except that caster 70 has a stopper function while caster 72 does not. Caster 70 is configured such that brake lever 73 can rotate between a non-braking position shown by a solid line in Fig. 2(a) and a braking position shown by a dashed line, and is configured such that by rotating brake lever 73, the wheel 74 can be switched between the non-braking position where no braking force is applied and the braking position where a braking force is applied.

[0021] The left side surface portion 50 and the right side surface portion 40 described above have the same configuration, and therefore the following description will mainly focus on the right side surface portion 40, and will omit a description of the left side surface portion 50 as appropriate. The right side surface portion 40 is configured by attaching a panel 44 having a vertically long, rounded rectangular shape to a frame body 42 having a substantially rectangular outer shape.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 2(b), the panel 44 is made of a metal or wooden member and has a plurality of through-hole rows L1, L2, L3, ... (hereinafter, referred to as "through-hole row L" when no particular distinction is needed) formed along the up-down direction Z. Each through-hole row L is arranged at equal intervals along the front-rear direction X, and the through-holes 46A, 46B, 46C, ... (hereinafter, referred to as "through-hole 46" when no particular distinction is needed) that make up the through-hole row L have the same configuration and an external shape that is vertically elongated and oval. Furthermore, each through-hole 46 of the panel 44 is arranged opposite a respective through-hole (not shown) formed in the panel 54 of the left side surface portion 50. Therefore, the positions of each through-hole (not shown) in the left side surface portion 50 and each through-hole 46 in the right side surface portion 40 in the front-rear direction X and the up-down direction Z are approximately the same. Therefore, by bridging the hanger bar 60 (described later) between the opposing through-hole 46 and the through-hole of the left side surface portion 50, the hanger bar 60 can be installed substantially parallel to the front-rear direction X.

[0023] 2(a), a fixed bracket 50B that swingably connects the left end 36A of the safety bar 36 is attached at a position slightly above the front end of the left side surface 50, and a cylindrical bracket 40B is provided at the front end of the opposite right side surface 40 for detachably inserting the other end 36B of the safety bar 36, which is bent at a substantially right angle. The safety bar 36 is inserted into the cylindrical bracket 40B to connect the left side surface 50 and the right side surface 40 and maintain a constant distance between the two side surface portions 40, 50.

[0024] In this embodiment, an example is described in which the car bogie 30 is provided with the safety bar 36, but the present invention is not limited to this. The safety bar 36 may not be provided depending on the product specifications and usage environment of the car bogie 30. In this case, the fixed bracket 50B and the cylindrical bracket 40B may also not be provided.

[0025] Here, with further reference to Figures 3(a) to 3(c), the configuration of the hanger bar 60 installed between the left side surface portion 50 and the right side surface portion 40 will be described. Figure 3(a) is a diagram showing the configuration of the car dolly 30 in a plan view. As shown in Figures 2(a) and 3(a), two hanger bars 60 are installed in the up-down direction Z and three hanger bars 60 are installed in the front-rear direction X between the left side surface portion 50 and the right side surface portion 40 so as to be approximately parallel to one another. The intervals between each hanger bar 60 in the front-rear direction X and the up-down direction Z are set so that when garments are hung from each hanger bar 60 via hangers HG1, HG2, HG3, ... (hereinafter, referred to as "hangers HG" as appropriate unless a distinction is required), as shown in Figure 2(a), the distances are such that the garments do not rub against each other too strongly.

[0026] In this embodiment, six hanger bars 60 are installed between both side surface portions 40, 50, but the number of hanger bars 60 may be five or less, or seven or more. Furthermore, the hanger bars 60 may be installed at equal intervals as in this embodiment, or may not be installed at equal intervals.

[0027] In addition, in this embodiment, the installation position of the hanger bar 60 relative to the through hole (not shown) in the left side surface portion 50 and the through hole 46 in the right side surface portion 40 can be adjusted both in the vertical direction Z and the front-to-back direction Y, so the position of the hanger bar 60 can be flexibly and easily changed depending on the size and shape of the clothes to be loaded.

[0028] Fig. 3(b) is a diagram showing a schematic view of the hanger bar 60 attached to the right side surface portion 40 when viewed from the Z1 direction shown in Fig. 2(b), and Fig. 3(c) is a diagram showing a schematic view of the hanger bar 60 attached to the right side surface portion 40 when viewed from the X1 direction shown in Fig. 2(b). In Fig. 3(b) and Fig. 3(c), cross-sectional hatching is omitted to avoid cumbersome illustration.

[0029] As shown in FIGS. 2(a) to 3(c), the hanger bar 60 includes a bar main body 62, which is a rod-like member having a generally cylindrical shape, and joint portions (engagement portions) 64, 66 attached to both ends of the bar main body 62. The bar main body 62 is made of a metal or resin member. Since the joint portions 64, 66 have the same configuration, the following description will mainly focus on the joint portion 64, and will omit a description of the joint portion 66 as appropriate. The joint portion 64 has a vertically elongated rectangular shape when viewed from the Y1 direction and a generally L-shape when viewed from the X1 direction, and has a shape that allows it to be inserted into the through-hole 46. The joint portion 64 may also be made of a resilient resin member.

[0030] As shown in Fig. 3(c), the dimension of the joint portion 64 in the vertical direction Z is formed to be shorter than the length of the through-hole 46 in the vertical direction Z. In addition, as shown in Fig. 3(b), the dimension J1 in the width direction at the outer end of the joint portion 64 is formed to be slightly shorter than the width of the through-hole 46.

[0031] On the other hand, ribs R1 and R2 are provided at both widthwise ends of the end of the joint portion 64 on the side of the bar main body 62, and the widthwise dimension J2 at the end on the side of the bar main body 62 is formed to be longer than the dimension J1 by a length equivalent to the protruding width of the ribs R1 and R2 provided on the joint portion 64.

[0032] Here, the dimension J2 is set to be longer than the width of the through-hole 46. As a result, when the joint portion 64 is inserted into the through-hole 46 from the inside, the ribs R1 and R2 come into contact with the panel 44, thereby serving to restrict the range within which the joint portion 64 can be inserted so that the joint portion 64 does not completely pass through (or penetrate) from the panel 44 to the outside.

[0033] 3(c), an outer claw 68 is provided at the lower end of the joint portion 64 so as to protrude toward the panel 44. Then, by moving the joint portion 64 downward with the ribs R1, R2 of the joint portion 64 in contact with the panel 44, the panel 44 can be sandwiched between the ribs R1, R2 and the outer claw 68.

[0034] Similarly, the joint portion 66 on the opposite side can be inserted into a through-hole (not shown) of the panel 54 and moved downward to sandwich the panel 54 .

[0035] The distance J3 (see FIG. 3(c)) between the ribs R1, R2 and the outer claws 68 in the joint portion 64 described above is preferably set to be slightly wider than the thickness of the panel 44. This makes it easier to insert the joint portions 66, 64 into the through-holes (not shown) of the panel 54 and the through-hole 46 of the panel 44 to sandwich the panels 54, 44, and to remove the joint portions 66, 64 from the panels 54, 44. With the above configuration, the bar main body 62 can be fixed and supported to the left and right panels 54, 44 via the joint portions 66, 64.

[0036] Figure 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a panel 144 that is a modified example of the panel 44 shown in Figure 3(c). In Figure 4, cross-sectional hatching and other illustrations are omitted. In Figure 4, the same components as those in the above-mentioned panel 54 are denoted by the same reference numerals as appropriate, and their explanations are omitted, with only the different configurations being explained.

[0037] 4, panel 144 has the same configuration as panel 44, except that a bulge 59 is provided directly below through-hole 46. This bulge 59 is provided in a position where it can engage with outer claws 68 by pushing down joint portion 64 with joint portion 64 inserted into through-hole 46. This allows joint portion 64 to be more firmly engaged and fixed to panel 144. In this case as well, the same effects as in this embodiment can be obtained.

[0038] According to the car truck 30 of this embodiment, the hanger bar 60 is installed between the left and right panels 54, 44 by inserting the joint portions 66, 64 of the hanger bar 60 into the through-hole (not shown) of the panel 54 and the through-hole 46 of the panel 44. In this way, the hanger bar 60 is installed in a state of being engaged with the through-hole of the panel 54 and the through-hole 46 of the panel 44, and therefore, it is possible to prevent the hanger bar 60 from shifting in position in the front-rear direction X during transportation.

[0039] Furthermore, by engaging the hanger bar 60 with the through hole of the panel 54 and the through hole 46 of the panel 44, even if a force that would bounce up acts on the hanger bar 60 during transportation, causing the hanger bar 60 to displace in the vertical direction Z, the displacement in the vertical direction can also be restricted.

[0040] Next, the procedure for loading the basket cart 30 into the packing box 14 of the truck 12 will be described with reference to Figure 5. Figure 5 is a diagram that schematically shows the state of work in the middle of loading the basket cart 30 into the packing box 14 of the truck 12. As shown in Figure 5, the width W1 (see Figure 3(a)) in the left-right direction of the basket cart 30 is set to a length slightly shorter than half the width dimension W2 inside the packing box 14. This allows two basket carts to be loaded side by side in the width direction of the packing box 14, allowing clothing to be loaded efficiently into the space inside the packing box 14. Another advantage is that the basket cart 30 is not too large, making it easy to handle.

[0041] On the inner wall surface of the cargo box 14 of the truck 12, fixing brackets 15A, 15B, 15C, ... (hereinafter simply referred to as "fixing brackets 15") and fixing brackets 17A, 17B, 17C, ... (hereinafter simply referred to as "fixing brackets 17") are arranged opposite each other at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the truck 12.

[0042] Here, the predetermined interval is set to be slightly longer than the dimension of the car dolly 30 in the fore-and-aft direction X. Furthermore, each fixing bracket 17, 15 has the function of detachably attaching both ends of partition bars 19A, 19B, 19C, ... (hereinafter simply referred to as "partition bars 19" as appropriate). This partition bar 19 serves to prevent collisions between adjacent car dollies 30 in the longitudinal direction of the cargo box 14 when the car dollies 30 sway during transportation. The vertical position of the partition bar 19 may be set appropriately according to the specifications of the cargo box 14. Furthermore, the car dolly 30 may be fixed using a belt in addition to or instead of the partition bar 19.

[0043] Next, the procedure for loading the car dollies 30 into the cargo box 14 will be described. With no cargo loaded into the cargo box 14 of the truck 12, as shown in Fig. 5, the car dollies 30 are loaded side by side at the rear of the cargo box 14, that is, at the positions of the car dollies 30A and 30B shown in Fig. 5, with the double doors 16 of the cargo box 14 in an open state. At this time, the car dollies 30 are loaded into the cargo box 14 so that the rear portions 34 thereof are positioned in front of the truck 12. Then, the brake levers 73 of the casters 70 of each car dolly 30 are rotated from the non-braking position to the braking position. This allows the car dollies 30 to be fixed so that they do not move.

[0044] Next, the partition bar 19 is erected between the fixing brackets 17, 15. The same procedure as above is then repeated, and finally, a partition bar 19 is erected at the rearmost position indicated by the dashed line in Figure 5, and two car carts 30 are loaded side by side, the casters 70 are fixed, and then the double doors 16 are closed. This completes the series of steps for loading the car carts 30.

[0045] Furthermore, when removing the car dollies 30 from the packing box 14, the double doors 16 are opened, the two car dollies 30 loaded at the rear end of the packing box 14 are lowered, and then the partition bars 19 are removed from the fixing brackets 17, 15. This procedure is then repeated to sequentially remove the car dollies 30 from the packing box 14, completing the series of car dolly 30 unloading operations.

[0046] According to the clothing transport system 10 of this embodiment, clothing can be hung on hangers HG and loaded onto the basket cart 30. Therefore, after unloading the basket cart 30 from the shipping box 14, there is no need to re-hang the hangers HG on another hanger rack, etc. This reduces the effort required for unloading work.

[0047] In addition, since the clothes are hung on the hangers HG from the basket cart 30 that has been removed from the shipping box 14, the basket cart 30 can be carried into the back yard of a store or the like to store the clothes until they are sold in the store. This has the advantage that there is no need to install a hanger rack for storage in the back yard.

[0048] In this embodiment, an example is described in which ten car dollies 30 are loaded in the cargo box 14, but the present invention is not limited to this. The number of car dollies loaded in the cargo box 14 may be nine or less, or eleven or more.

[0049] In the first embodiment described above, an example is given in which the hanger bar 60 is installed between the left and right panels 54, 44 by inserting the joint portion 64 of the hanger bar 60 into the through-hole 46 and sandwiching the panel 44 between the outer claws 68 and the ribs R1, R2, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a car bogie 80 according to a second embodiment in which a hanger bar is installed without a joint portion may be used in place of the car bogie 30. The car bogie 80 according to the second embodiment will be described using Figures 6(a) and 6(b). In the following description, components that are the same as those in the car bogie 30 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as appropriate and description thereof will be omitted, and only different components will be mainly described.

[0050] Fig. 6(a) is a front view of the car bogie 80 according to the second embodiment, and Fig. 6(b) is a side view of the car bogie 80 according to the second embodiment. As shown in Fig. 6(a) and Fig. 6(b), the car bogie 80 has a bogie body 86 including a bottom plate 82 having a substantially square shape in a plan view and a back portion 84 arranged on the back side of the bottom plate 82, and a right side portion 90 and a left side portion 92 standing on both the left and right sides of the bottom plate 82, respectively.

[0051] Because the right side 90 and left side 92 are substantially identical in configuration, the following description will focus primarily on the right side 90, with only the differences in the left side 92 being described where appropriate. As shown in FIG. 6(b), the right side 90 includes a frame 98 composed of an outer frame 94 formed of a generally inverted U-shaped pipe and a lower frame 96 connected to the lower end of the outer frame 94 and having a generally L-shaped cross section. Attached to this frame 98 are three equally spaced horizontal beams S1, S2, and S3 (hereinafter, referred to as "horizontal beams S" where no distinction is necessary) and three equally spaced vertical beams T1, T2, and T3 (hereinafter, referred to as "vertical beams T" where no distinction is necessary). A support plate PL1 for supporting the caster 70 is attached to the front bottom of the right side 90.

[0052] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6(b), a right panel (perforated panel) 100 made of a metal member such as stainless steel is detachably attached to the region extending from the center to the top of the right side surface 90. Therefore, if the right panel 100 becomes dirty or deformed, it can be removed from the right side surface 90 and replaced. The upper end of the right panel 100 is provided with a folded portion 101 that is folded back in a generally U-shape. The folded portion 101 fits over and fits onto the outer frame 94 that forms the upper edge of the right side surface 90, thereby hooking and suspending the right panel 100 from the outer frame 94. With the folded portion 101 engaged with the right panel 100, the right panel 100 is fixed to the horizontal beams S and vertical beams T via bolts (not shown).

[0053] The right panel 100 is also provided with a plurality of through-hole rows M1, M2, M3, ... (hereinafter referred to as "through-hole rows M" when no particular distinction is required) along the up-down direction Z. Each through-hole row M is provided at equal intervals along the front-rear direction X, and the through-holes 104A, 104B, 104C, ... (hereinafter referred to as "through-holes 104" when no particular distinction is required) that make up the through-hole row M have the same configuration and present an external shape of a horizontally elongated rectangle.

[0054] Each through-hole 104 of the right panel 100 is disposed opposite each through-hole provided in the left panel (perforated panel) 102 of the left side surface portion 92. Therefore, the positions of each through-hole 104 of the left side surface portion 92 and the right side surface portion 90 in the front-rear direction X and the up-down direction Z are approximately the same. The left panel 102 has the same configuration as the right panel 100.

[0055] Therefore, by bridging the hanger bar 110 (described later) between the opposing through-holes 104 of the right side surface portion 90 and the left side surface portion 92, the hanger bar 110 can be installed substantially parallel to the front-to-rear direction X.

[0056] FIG. 7(a) is a plan view of the car truck 80 shown in FIG. 6(a). In FIG. 7(a), the hanger bar 110 is indicated by a dashed line. As shown in FIGS. 6(a), 6(b), and 7(a), in this embodiment, a total of six hanger bars 110A, 110B, 110C, ... (hereinafter, referred to as "hanger bars 110" as appropriate unless otherwise required) are installed between the right panel 100 and the left panel 102, two in the vertical direction and three in the front-to-rear direction. However, the number of hanger bars 110 installed between the left and right panels 100, 102 may be more or less than six. The hanger bars 110 play a role similar to that of the hanger bar 60 in the first embodiment.

[0057] As shown in FIGS. 6( a) and 7(a), the bottom plate 82 has a generally square shape in a plan view, with the front and left and right edge portions folded downward, and both left and right end portions of the rear end being rotatably supported by the cart body 86. The bottom plate 82 not only serves to place cargo such as cardboard boxes on it, but also serves to prevent the distance between the right side surface 90 and the left side surface 92 from widening during transportation. Furthermore, the bottom plate 82 also serves to prevent the cart 80 from being twisted and deformed due to vibrations of the truck 12, for example, when the cart 80 is loaded into a shipping container 14 of the truck 12 for transportation. Furthermore, by being rotatably supported by the cart body 86 as described above, the cart 80 can be folded and stored by rotating it rearward around the rear end of the bottom plate 82 and standing upright along the back surface 84, i.e., in an upright position.

[0058] As shown in FIG. 6(b), the rear portion 84 has a configuration similar to that of the right side portion 90 described above, and casters 72A and 72B are attached via support plates PL2 and PL3 attached to the bottom of both left and right ends.

[0059] 6(a), latch-type locking mechanisms 120, 130 are provided on the underside of the front end portions of both the left and right sides of the bottom plate 82. Here, because the locking mechanisms 120, 130 have the same configuration, only the locking mechanism 120 will be described, and a description of the locking mechanism 130 will be omitted as appropriate. This locking mechanism 120 includes a substantially box-shaped housing portion 122 that is installed on the underside of the bottom plate 82 and has an open front end, and a lever-equipped slide bar 124 that is arranged to penetrate the housing portion 122 in the left-right direction Y and functions as a crosspiece.

[0060] A fixing plate 126 having a through-hole formed in a position facing the slide bar 124 is attached to the lower front end of the right side surface 90. This fixing plate 126 engages with the slide bar 124 by sliding the slide bar 124 to the lock position shown by the dashed line in Figure 6(a), thereby fixing the bottom plate 82 so that it does not rotate.

[0061] 6(a) , the slide bar 124 is slid to the unlocked position shown by the solid line to release the engagement with the fixing plate 126. Furthermore, by releasing the engagement of the slide bar 134 of the locking mechanism 130 on the opposite side with the fixing plate 136, the bottom plate 82 can be rotated upward.

[0062] Figure 8 is a plan view showing the state when the car dolly 80 is folded. As shown in Figure 8, the above-described left and right locking mechanisms 120, 130 are disengaged, the bottom plate 82 is rotated rearward so that it is aligned with the rear portion 84, and then the slide bar 134 of the left locking mechanism 130 is slid to the above-described locked position to engage with the left side surface portion 92. This restricts the bottom plate 82 from rotating forward, and the bottom plate 82 is held in an upright position along the rear portion 84. Then, the right side surface portion 90 is rotated toward the rear portion 84 as shown by the dashed line. In this manner, the car dolly 80 can also be folded.

[0063] 6(a), the car bogie 80 includes a safety bar (spacing member) 36 that is configured to be able to be installed between the right side surface portion 90 and the left side surface portion 92. A fixed bracket 92A that swingably connects the left end of the safety bar 36 is attached to the car bogie 80 at a position slightly above the front end of the left side surface portion 92, and a cylindrical bracket 90A is provided at the front end of the opposite right side surface portion 90 for detachably inserting the other end of the safety bar 36 that is bent at a substantially right angle.

[0064] This safety bar 36, when inserted into the cylindrical bracket 90A, connects the left side surface portion 92 and the right side surface portion 90 and serves to maintain a constant distance between the side surface portions 90, 92 (hereinafter referred to as the "connected and fixed state" where appropriate). On the other hand, when the safety bar 36 is not inserted into the cylindrical bracket 90A and the left side surface portion 92 and the right side surface portion 90 are not connected by the safety bar 36 (hereinafter referred to as the "unconnected state"), the right side surface portion 90 is rotatably connected to the bogie body 86 via connecting plates RT1, RT2, and RT3 (see FIG. 6(b)). Therefore, the distance between the left side surface portion 92 and the right side surface portion 90 can be slightly increased by slightly rotating the right side surface portion 90 to a position where the fixing plate 126 (see FIG. 6(a)) and the folded portion 82A (see FIG. 6(a)) of the bottom plate 82 come into contact.

[0065] In this embodiment, a safety bar 36 is used to keep the distance between the left and right side portions 90, 92 from exceeding a certain distance, but a member other than a safety bar may be used to keep the distance between the left and right side portions 90, 92 from exceeding a certain distance.

[0066] In this embodiment, the left side surface portion 92, unlike the right side surface portion 90, is connected in a fixed state to the carriage body 86 and is configured not to rotate like the right side surface portion 90. Note that the left side surface portion 92 may be connected to the carriage body 86 in a rotatable manner, while the right side surface portion 90 may be fixed to the carriage body 86 so as not to rotate.

[0067] The configuration of the hanger bar 110 will be described with further reference to Figures 7(b) and 7(c). Figure 7(b) is a diagram schematically illustrating the hanger bar 110 installed between the panels 100, 102 shown in Figure 6(b) when viewed from the front, in a connected and fixed state. Figure 7(c) is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the hanger bar 110. As shown in Figures 7(b) and 7(c), the hanger bar 110 comprises a long, rod-shaped bar main body 112, and a first flange (fall-off prevention portion) 112A, a second flange (fall-off prevention portion) 112B, a right-side insertion portion 114A, and a left-side insertion portion 114B, respectively, on both ends of the bar main body 112. The right-side insertion portion 114A and the left-side insertion portion 114B have substantially the same configuration, extend in the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 110, and are configured to be insertable (in other words, removable) into the through-hole 104 of the right panel 100 and the through-hole of the left panel 102, respectively. The right-side insertion portion 114A and the left-side insertion portion 114B may each be provided at their distal ends with engaging claws 115A and 115B that are bent downward. These engaging claws 115A and 115B also serve to prevent the insertion portions 114A and 114B from damaging adjacent car carts, luggage, etc., when they protrude outward from the through-hole 104 of the right panel 100 and the through-hole of the left panel 102.

[0068] The first flange 112A and the second flange 112B are flanges that are disposed between the bar main body 112 and the insertion portions 114A, 114B on both ends (in other words, at the bases of the insertion portions 114A, 114B), and have a generally rectangular appearance that is slightly larger than the through-hole 104. In the connected and fixed state described above, the first flange 112A and the second flange 112B abut against either the left or right panel 100, 102 when the right insertion portion 114A and the left insertion portion 114B are inserted into the through-holes 104 at opposing positions in the left and right panels 100, 102, thereby preventing the hanger bar 110 from falling off due to the right insertion portion 114A or the left insertion portion 114B slipping out of the through-holes 104 in the left and right panels 100, 102. In this embodiment, right panel 100 and left panel 102 having a large number of through holes are used as the perforated panels, but panels having one or several through holes may also be used as the perforated panels. Also, panels having non-through holes, i.e., recesses, may be used as the perforated panels instead of through holes.

[0069] The length D between the first flange portion 112A and the second flange portion 112B in the hanger bar 110 shown in Figure 7(c), the protruding length D1 of each of the right insertion portion 114A and the left insertion portion 114B (in other words, the length in the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 110), and the distance P1 between the left panel 102 and the right panel 100 in the above-mentioned connected and fixed state shown in Figure 7(b) are set to satisfy the relationship of the following formula (1).

[0070] P1-D <D1···(1) This prevents the hanger bar 110 from dropping out of the through holes 104 of the left and right panels 100, 102 in the connected and fixed state.

[0071] The procedure for removing the hanger bar 110 from the through-holes 104 of the left and right panels 100, 102 will now be described with reference to Figures 9(a) to 9(c). Figure 9(a) shows the installed state of the hanger bar 110 when the right side surface portion 90 is rotated slightly to the right to set the distance between the left panel 102 and the right panel 100 to a distance P2 in an unconnected state in which the safety bar 36 has been removed from the cylindrical bracket 90A, as shown by the dashed line in Figure 6(a). Here, the distance P2 is preferably set to a distance that is approximately 1 cm to 8 cm longer than the above-mentioned distance P1, and more preferably set to a distance that is approximately 3 cm to 5 cm longer than the distance P1.

[0072] The relationship of the following formula (2) holds between the above-mentioned distance P2, the protrusion length D1 of each of the right insertion portion 114A and the left insertion portion 114B (see Figure 7(c)), and the length D between the first flange portion 112A and the second flange portion 112B in the hanger bar 110 (see Figure 7(c)).

[0073] P2-D>D1 (2) That is, the difference between the distance P2 between the right panel 100 and the left panel 102 and the length D between the first flange 112A and the second flange 112B of the hanger bar 110 is greater than the protruding length D1 of the right insertion portion 114A and the left insertion portion 114B. For this reason, as shown in Fig. 9(b), for example, by lifting the hanger bar 110 to a height where the right insertion portion 114A of the hanger bar 110 can be pulled out of the through-hole 104 and then moving it to the left, it becomes possible to pull out the right insertion portion 114A from the through-hole 104 as shown in Fig. 9(c).

[0074] In this embodiment, by making the through-holes 104 of the right panel 100 and the left panel 102 horizontally elongated rectangular as described above, even if a thrusting load due to a bump in the road surface or the like acts on the car cart 80 during truck transport when the car cart 80 is loaded onto a truck, the gap in the vertical direction Z between the through-holes 104 of each panel 100, 102 and the left and right insertion portions 114A, 114B is small, so the amount of jumping up of the hanger bar 110 can be suppressed. Therefore, clothes hung on the hanger bar 110 via hangers or the like can be prevented from falling off due to the hanger bar 110 jumping up.

[0075] According to the car dolly 80 of this embodiment, the safety bar 36 maintains the distance between the left panel 102 of the left side surface 92 and the right panel 100 of the right side surface 90 at a distance that prevents the hanger bar 110 from falling out of the through-holes 104 of the panels 100, 102, by causing the first flange 112A and the second flange 112B to abut against either of the panels 100, 102. This prevents the hanger bar 110 from falling out of the through-holes 104 of the panels 100, 102 during transportation.

[0076] The present invention can be implemented in various forms, including improvements, modifications, and variations based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the invention can be implemented in a form in which any of the features of the invention are replaced with other technology, as long as the same action or effect is achieved. [Explanation of symbols]

[0077] 10. Clothing Transport System 12 Trucks (vehicles) 14 Packing box 30, 30A, 30B, 30C, 80 Cage cart (transport cart) 36 Safety bar (spacing member) 40,90 Right side part 44,54 panels 46,46A,46B,46C Through hole (support hole) 50,92 Left side part 60, 60A, 60B, 60C hanger bar 62,112 Bar body 64,66 Joint 68 Outer Claw 100 Right panel (perforated panel) 102 Left panel (perforated panel) 104,104A,104B,104C through hole 110, 110A, 110B, 110C hanger bar 112A 1st Tsuba 112B 2nd Tsuba 114A Right side insertion part 114B Left side insertion part 115A,115B Engagement claw HG, HG1, HG2, HG3 hanger L,L1,L2,L3 through hole row M,M1,M2,M3 through hole row R1,R2 ribs X Anteroposterior direction Y left / right direction Z vertical direction

Claims

1. A transport cart for transporting clothes in a hanging state, The carriage body and a pair of side surfaces provided on both the left and right sides of the carriage body, at least one of which is rotatably connected to a rear end of the carriage body; a pair of perforated panels attached to the pair of side surfaces, respectively, and having through holes formed at positions facing each other; a hanger bar having a first insertion portion and a second insertion portion at both ends, each of which is configured to be insertable into the through holes of the pair of perforated panels; a spacing member that is installed between the pair of side surfaces to maintain the distance between the pair of side surfaces at a predetermined distance or less; Equipped with The predetermined distance is set to a length such that when the hanger bar is moved in the left-right direction with the first insertion portion and the front second insertion portion inserted into the through holes of the pair of perforated panels and the hanger bar stretched, the anti-dropout portion provided on the hanger bar comes into contact with one of the pair of perforated panels, preventing the hanger bar from falling out of the through holes of the pair of perforated panels. Clothing transport trolley.

2. The pair of perforated panels are detachably attached to the pair of side surfaces.

2. The clothes transport cart of claim 1.

3. The fall-off prevention portion is provided at a position adjacent to each of the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion.

2. The clothes transport cart of claim 1.

4. The through-hole of the perforated panel has an appearance shape of a horizontally elongated rectangle.

2. The clothes transport cart of claim 1.

5. The carriage body includes a bottom plate and a rear portion erected on the rear side of the bottom plate.

2. The clothes transport cart of claim 1.

6. A clothing transport cart according to any one of claims 1 to 5; a vehicle having a loading box for loading the clothing transport cart; Equipped with The size of the clothing transport cart is set to a size that allows two of the clothing transport carts to be loaded side by side in the width direction of the packing box. Clothing transport system.

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