A pallet and a trolley on which the pallet can be placed.

Abstract

The present invention provides a pallet that can be stored while placed on a trolley, and a trolley on which the pallet can be placed. [Solution] The pallet has a pallet body for supporting a trolley equipped with wheels, and the pallet body has a wheel mounting section for supporting the wheels of the trolley, and the wheel mounting section has a concave recess.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a pallet capable of placing other carts and a cart on which the pallet can be placed.

Background Art

[0002] Pallets may be used in the distribution process of goods, and the goods placed on the pallets can be transported by a forklift. Such pallets can be placed on a cart together with the pallet when loading goods and transported.

[0003] As such, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2023-28192, "a cart having a substantially square loading platform and a plurality of wheels under the loading platform, and capable of installing columns standing upright at the four corners of the loading platform, the cart having a pallet that can be placed with either the flat plate surface or the girder leg surface facing up, the pallet being composed of one or more flat plates on the flat plate surface, having a recess penetrating in one side direction of the loading platform on the girder leg surface, and the horizontal movement being restricted by the columns standing upright at the four corners." is disclosed.

[0004] The above-mentioned cart can place a pallet, but when storing it when not in use, the pallet is removed from the cart, the cart is placed at a predetermined location for each cart, and the removed pallets may be stacked and stored in a location different from the cart.

[0005] Also, when in use, the pallet is placed on the cart again, and the goods are placed on the pallet for use, and it is necessary to repeat such operations when in use or not in use.

[0006] Thus, when in use, the pallet is placed on the cart, and when storing, after removing the pallet from the cart, the cart must be placed flat. Also, the pallets must be stacked on top of each other and stored in a different location, and the above operations are extremely disadvantageous and inconvenient. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0007] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-78037 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0008] This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its objective is to provide a pallet that can be stored with the pallet placed on a trolley, and a trolley on which the pallet can be placed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] To solve the aforementioned problems, the pallet of the first aspect has a pallet body for placing a trolley equipped with wheels, the pallet body has a wheel mounting section for placing the wheels of the trolley, and the wheel mounting section has a concave recess.

[0010] To solve the aforementioned problems, the pallet of the second perspective has a pallet body for placing a trolley equipped with wheels, the pallet body has a wheel mounting section for placing the wheels of the trolley, and the wheel mounting section has a recess that is circular in shape when viewed from above.

[0011] To solve the aforementioned problems, the third pallet has a pallet body for mounting a trolley equipped with wheels, the pallet body has a wheel mounting section for mounting the wheels of the trolley, the wheel mounting section has a concave recess and a connecting section for connecting to the pallet body, the recess has an opening, and the opening connects to the connecting section.

[0012] To solve the aforementioned problems, the fourth aspect of the pallet has a pallet body for placing a trolley equipped with wheels, the pallet body has a wheel mounting section for placing the wheels of the trolley, the wheel mounting section has a recess that is circular in shape in plan view and a connecting section for connecting to the pallet body, the recess has an opening that opens up, and the opening connects to the connecting section.

[0013] To solve the aforementioned problems, the fifth aspect of the pallet has a pallet body for mounting a trolley equipped with wheels, the pallet body has a wheel mounting section for mounting the wheels of the trolley, the wheel mounting section has a concave recess and a connecting section for connecting to the pallet body, the recess has an opening, the pallet body has a wheel mounting engagement section created by processing a conventional pallet for arranging the wheel mounting section, the wheel mounting section is placed on the wheel mounting engagement section, and the connecting section is connected to the pallet body.

[0014] To solve the aforementioned problems, the sixth aspect of the pallet has a pallet body for mounting a trolley equipped with wheels, the pallet body has a wheel mounting section for mounting the wheels of the trolley, the wheel mounting section has a recess that is circular in shape in plan view and a connecting section for connecting to the pallet body, the recess has an opening, the pallet body has a wheel mounting engagement section created by processing a conventional pallet for mounting the wheel mounting section, the wheel mounting section is placed on the wheel mounting engagement section and the connecting section is connected to the pallet body.

[0015] To solve the aforementioned problems, the trolley of the seventh perspective is a trolley on which the pallets of the first and fourth perspectives can be placed, and which has a displacement prevention device that prevents the pallet from shifting position when the pallet is placed on it. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] Since the present invention is configured and operates as described above, it is possible to provide a pallet that can be stored with a pallet placed on a cart and a cart on which the pallet can be placed.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0017] [Figure 1] It is a perspective view of the pallet. [Figure 2] It is a plan view of the pallet. [Figure 3] It is a rear view of the pallet. [Figure 4] It is a front view of the pallet. [Figure 5] It is a perspective view of the wheel mounting portion. [Figure 6] A is a plan view of the wheel mounting portion. B is a bottom view of the wheel mounting portion. [Figure 7] A is a front view of the wheel mounting portion. B is a left side view of the wheel mounting portion. [Figure 8] A is a right side view of the wheel mounting portion. B is a rear view of the wheel mounting portion. [Figure 9] It is a perspective view of a pallet body obtained by processing a conventional pallet. [Figure 10] It is a perspective view of the cart. [Figure 11] It is a rear perspective view of the cart. [Figure 12] It is a conceptual perspective view of a state in which a pallet is placed on the cart. [Figure 13] It is a conceptual perspective view of a state in which the handle is removed from the cart, a pallet is placed on the base plate portion, and another pallet is placed on top of the other base plate portion. [Figure 14] It is a conceptual rear perspective view of a state in which the handle is removed from the cart, a pallet is placed on the base plate portion, and another pallet is placed on top of the other base plate portion.

[0018] The pallet 10 of this embodiment will now be described. The pallet 10 has a pallet body 11 and a wheel mounting section 50. The pallet body 11 has a rectangular shape in plan view with a predetermined thickness and has an upper surface section 20 on its top surface and a lower surface section 30 on its bottom surface. The side surface section 40 of the pallet body 11 has an opening 45 for inserting the forks of a forklift (not shown). Inside the pallet body 11, there is a support section 80 which serves as a column to support the upper surface section 20 and the lower surface section 30, and a plurality of second support sections 90 are also arranged. The support section 80 is located in the center of the inside of the pallet body 11, and the second support sections 90 are located between each of the openings 45.

[0019] The pallet 10 has wheel mounting sections 50 at the four corners of its flat top surface 20. The wheel mounting sections 50 are for mounting the wheels 120 of the trolley 100, which will be described later, and it is preferable that their positions coincide with the positions of the four wheels 120 of the trolley 100, which will be described later. It is also preferable that the wheels 120 are called casters and are held in a way that allows them to rotate in order to change the direction of travel.

[0020] Furthermore, the wheel mounting section 50 is preferably made of metal and can be attached to the pallet 10. The wheel mounting section 50 also has a recess 51. The recess 51 is concave in shape. The recess 51 also has an opening 52 and a side surface 53. The recess 51 also has a bottom surface 54, and it is preferable that the bottom surface 54 has drainage holes 54a at any position. However, it is preferable that the drainage holes 54a be in the center of the bottom surface 54.

[0021] In this embodiment, it is preferable that the side portion 53 has a tapered shape in side view, decreasing in diameter from the opening 52 towards the bottom portion 54. Furthermore, it is preferable that the recess 51 has a circular shape in plan view, but it is not limited to this. The depth of the recess 51 is preferably 19.3 millimeters, for example, when the diameter of the wheels 120, 120, 120, 120 of the trolley 100 (described later) is 100 millimeters, but it is not limited to this.

[0022] Alternatively, the pallet 10 can be constructed by integrally molding the wheel mounting section 50 with the pallet body 11 beforehand. In this case, the pallet body 11 and the wheel mounting section 50 may be molded from synthetic resin (not shown).

[0023] The opening 52 is located at the upper end of the recess 51, and a connecting portion 59 is positioned in the opening 52. The connecting portion 59 has a first connecting portion 60 and a second connecting portion 70, and the first connecting portion 60 and the second connecting portion 70 are integrally connected to the opening 52, respectively. The first connecting portion 60 has a flat upper connecting portion 61 and three lower connecting portions 65 that are bent and connected from the upper connecting portion 61, and the lower connecting portions 65 have screw holes 65a for connecting to the pallet body 11.

[0024] Furthermore, the second connecting portion 70 has a flat second upper connecting portion 71 and three second lower connecting portions 75 connected to the second upper connecting portion 71 in a bendable manner, and the second lower connecting portions 75 have second screw holes 75a for connecting to the pallet body 11.

[0025] Next, the trolley 100 will be described. The trolley 100 has a base plate portion 110 on which objects are placed. The base plate portion 110 has wheels 120 positioned at the four corners of its underside 111. The trolley 100 also has a handle portion 150 that serves as a handle and is configured to be removable. The base plate portion 110 also has a positional displacement prevention device 170 to prevent the pallet 10 from shifting when it is placed on it. The spacing between the wheels 120, 120, 120, 120 of the trolley 100 is preferably 909.6 millimeters between the front wheels or between the rear wheels, and preferably 910 millimeters between the front wheels and the rear wheels, but is not limited to these values.

[0026] The displacement prevention device 170 is preferably positioned in the center of each side 111, 112, and 113 of the base plate portion 110. It is also preferable to position it near the center of the rear portion 114. This prevents the pallet 10 from shifting position relative to the trolley 100 when it is placed on the base plate portion 110. A fixing device 190 is also positioned at the bottom of the base plate portion 110. This fixing device 190 is for fixing the base plate portion 110 by pressing against the floor surface below or the pallet 10, which will be described later.

[0027] The wheel mounting section 50 can be attached to a commercially available conventional pallet 200. Therefore, by processing a conventional pallet 200, a pallet body 11 with the wheel mounting engagement section 15 can be obtained. Furthermore, by attaching the wheel mounting section 50 to the wheel mounting engagement section 15, a pallet 10 can be created. The difference between the conventional pallet 200 and the pallet body 11 is whether or not it has the wheel mounting engagement section 15. Components identical to those in the pallet body 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals and their descriptions may be omitted.

[0028] In the conventional method, holes are drilled using a jig 300 at the four corners of the pallet 200, corresponding to the positions where the wheels 120, 120, 120, and 120 of the trolley 100 are located, and these holes are designated as wheel mounting engagement parts 15. The wheel mounting part 50 is then placed on the wheel mounting engagement parts 15, and bolts B are inserted through the screw holes 65a in the lower connection part 65 and the second screw holes 75a in the second lower connection part 75 to connect to the pallet body 11. In this way, the pallet 10 can be manufactured by processing a conventional pallet 200 stored at a customer's site, for example, thereby allowing the conventional pallet 200 to be recycled without being left unused.

[0029] Next, regarding the storage method of the pallet 10 after use, with the pallet 10 placed on the trolley 100, the handle portion 150 of the trolley 100 is removed. In this case, the base plate portion 110 has a displacement prevention device 170 that prevents the pallet 10 from shifting position when it is placed on it, so the pallet 10 is less likely to fall off the base plate portion 110. At this time, the fixing device 190 protrudes downward and presses against the floor surface or the pallet, fixing it in place.

[0030] Furthermore, with a pallet 10 placed on the base plate 110, other pallets 10' can be placed on other base plate 110' and stacked. At that time, the wheels 120', 120', 120', 120' on the other base plate 110' are positioned on the wheel mounting parts 50, 50, 50, 50 on the pallet 10 respectively, so there is little risk of the other base plate 110' falling off the pallet 10 placed on the base plate 110. In that case, the base plate 110' has a displacement prevention device 170' that prevents the aforementioned pallet 10' from shifting position when it is placed on it, so there is little chance of the pallet 10' falling off the base plate 110'. Furthermore, the fixing device 190' protrudes downward and presses against the pallet 10 on the base plate portion 110, so that the other base plate portion 110' can also be fixed to the base plate portion 110 via the pallet 10 on that base plate portion 110.

[0031] In this way, other base plates 110' on which pallets 10' are placed can be stacked. Since each pallet 10' has wheel mounting sections 50', 50', 50', and 50' respectively, additional base plates (not shown) can be stacked on top. By repeating this process multiple times, multiple base plates 110 on which pallets 10 are placed can be stored together. Therefore, storage space can be minimized. In addition, unlike conventional pallets, it eliminates the hassle of removing the pallets from the trolley when not in use, stacking them for storage, and then placing them back on the trolley when needed.

[0032] Furthermore, if the wheel mounting section 50 has a circular recess 51 in plan view, even if the wheels 120 placed on the base plate section 110 of the trolley 100 can change direction, the wheels 120 can be placed on the wheel mounting section 50 without being limited to that direction, thus eliminating the need to align the direction of the wheels 120. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0033] 10 pallets 11 Pallet body 20 Top part 30 Bottom part 40 Side part 45 Opening 50 Wheel mounting section 51 Recess 52 Opening 53 Side part 54 Bottom 54a Drainage hole 59 Connection part 60 First connection section 70 Second connection section 80 Support part 90 Second support part 100 carts 110 Base plate section 120 wheels 170 Anti-misalignment device B bolt

Claims

1. In order to place a trolley equipped with wheels, It has a pallet body and, The pallet body has a wheel mounting section on which the wheels of the trolley are mounted, The wheel mounting section is a pallet having a concave recess.

2. In order to place a trolley equipped with wheels, It has a pallet body and, The pallet body has a wheel mounting section on which the wheels of the trolley are mounted, The wheel mounting section is a pallet having a recess that is circular in shape when viewed from above.

3. In order to place a trolley equipped with wheels, It has a pallet body and, The pallet body has a wheel mounting section on which the wheels of the trolley are mounted, The wheel mounting portion has a concave recess and a connecting portion for connecting to the pallet body. The recess has an opening, The aforementioned opening is a pallet connected to the aforementioned connecting part.

4. In order to place a trolley equipped with wheels, It has a pallet body and, The pallet body has a wheel mounting section on which the wheels of the trolley are mounted, The wheel mounting portion has a recess that is circular in shape when viewed from above, and a connecting portion for connecting to the pallet body. The recess has an opening, The opening is a pallet connected to the connecting part.

5. In order to place a trolley equipped with wheels, It has a pallet body and, The pallet body has a wheel mounting section on which the wheels of the trolley are mounted, The wheel mounting portion has a concave recess and a connecting portion for connecting to the pallet body. The recess has an opening, The pallet body has a wheel mounting engagement portion that is created by processing a conventional pallet in order to arrange the wheel mounting portion, A pallet in which the wheel mounting portion is positioned in the wheel mounting engagement portion, and the connecting portion is connected to the pallet body.

6. In order to place a trolley equipped with wheels, It has a pallet body and, The pallet body has a wheel mounting section on which the wheels of the trolley are mounted, The wheel mounting portion has a recess that is circular in shape when viewed from above, and a connecting portion for connecting to the pallet body. The recess has an opening, The pallet body has a wheel mounting engagement portion, which is made by processing a conventional pallet in order to mount the wheel mounting portion, A pallet in which the wheel mounting portion is positioned in the wheel mounting engagement portion, and the connecting portion is connected to the pallet body.

7. A trolley capable of carrying any of the pallets described in claims 1 to 6 above, A trolley having a positional displacement prevention device for preventing the pallet from shifting position when the pallet is placed on it.

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