JPH0230935B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a container for collective transportation of air conditioners (hereinafter referred to as a container), which is essentially a freight car.

Conventional Structure and Problems Conventionally, air conditioners and the like are individually packaged and shipped in packaging materials such as wooden frames and cardboard at a completed manufacturing plant. However, this type of product packaging is very costly as each product is packaged one by one.Moreover, when the product is delivered to the customer, once the packaging is unpacked, the packaging material that was unpacked is no longer needed, and the packaging is I have trouble processing the materials. This has the disadvantage that when a large quantity is delivered to a customer such as a building company, in particular, unpacking and processing of the packaging materials requires a great deal of effort.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container for collective transportation in which several air conditioners are loaded, and to streamline the transportation of air conditioners using this container. do.

Structure of the Invention The present invention provides a base having wheels fixed to the bottom and main pillars erected from the four corners, a folding device provided in the middle of the main pillars, and a holder for loading an air conditioner. And, on this base, on the two sides in the middle of the main pillar,
An intermediate support having an intermediate cross beam and an upper cross beam, supported by the intermediate cross beam, and having an intermediate end beam and an intermediate receiving part, and an upper support supported by the upper cross beam and having an upper end beam and an upper holding part. This is a container for collective transportation of air conditioners.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. Fig. 1 shows an air conditioner to be loaded. 1 is the main body, a blower 2, a heat exchanger 3, an intake side duct connection port 4 of the same shape on the upper and lower surfaces, and an outlet side duct connection port 5. has.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a container 6 for collective transportation in which several air conditioner main bodies 1 are loaded. FIG. 3 is an external view of the container 6 when assembled. In Fig. 3, numeral 7 is a rectangular base that becomes a swivel wheel, and wheels 8, 9, 1 are installed on the square bottom of this base 7.
0,11 (only 11 is not shown), this wheel 8,9,
10, 11 are fixed to the lower cross beams 12, 13, and the main column 1 is erected from a square integrally with these beams 12, 13.
4, 15, 16, 17, this main pillar 14, 16 and 1
Lower end girder 18, 19 installed between 5 and 17, intermediate cross beam 2 installed between main pillars 14, 15 and 16, 17
0, 21, and upper cross beams 22, 23, which are integrally constructed. 24 is the lower gable beam 1
8, 19, a lower receiving part 25, 26, consisting of a pair of plates 24a, 24b for receiving and loading the shoulder 5a of the duct connection port 5 of the air conditioner so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction; Reference numerals 27 and 28 are stand supports which are installed near both ends of the lower cross beams 12 and 13 and are used to place another container, and 29 and 30 are stand supports which are used as stands when placing another container. In other words, when a number of containers are folded up and placed, the next carriers 29 and 30 of another container are fitted into the next carriers 25, 26, 27, and 28. Further, the next fixtures 29 and 30 are fixed below the lower cross beams 12 and 13. 31 is an intermediate support, and this intermediate support 31 has intermediate gable beams 32 and 33,
It consists of an intermediate receiving part 34, and this intermediate end beam 32, 3
3 and an intermediate receiving part 34 whose both ends are constructed between the beams are fixed integrally. The intermediate receiving portions 34 form a pair to receive the respective shoulders 4a and 5a of the duct connection ports 4 and 5 as shown in FIG. Support holders 35 and 36 are provided at both ends of the intermediate end beam 32, and the support holders 35 and 36 are hooked onto the intermediate cross beams 20 and 21. Similarly 37, 38
Reference numerals 38 (not shown) are support holders provided at both ends of the intermediate end beam 33, which are hooked onto the intermediate cross beams 20 and 21. 39 is an upper support, and this upper support 39 consists of upper end beams 40, 41 and an upper holder 42 with both ends installed between the upper end beams 40, 41 and a plurality of upper holders 42. Fixed and integrally constructed. The upper holders 42 form a pair to receive the shoulder 4a of the duct connection port 4 of the main body 1, which has the intermediate receiving portion 34 receiving the duct connection port 5 as shown in FIG. 43 and 44 are provided at both ends of the upper end beam 40, and the upper support 39
These support holders 43 and 44 can be hooked onto the upper cross beams 22 and 23. Similarly, 45 and 46 are support holders provided at both ends of the upper end beam 41, which are hooked onto the upper cross beams 22 and 23 to hold the upper support 3.
Hold 9. 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a
A support tool is provided to hang down integrally from both ends of the lower surface of each upper gable beam 40, 41, and is used to support the upper gable when folded. 47 is at the top and is the main body 1 of the air conditioner.
Both ends are fixed to the upper gables 40, 41 by the holding part top plate which becomes a cover for the duct connection port 4 when loaded. 48, 49, 50, 51 at the time of delivery to the site,
In order to suspend the entire base 7 with a crane or the like, hanging fittings fixed (welded) to both ends of the upper beams 22, 23, 52, 53, 54, 55 are the wheels 8,
Seats 9, 10, and 11, and wheel seats that also serve as reinforcement.
(55 is not shown), 56, 57, 58, 59 are hinge covers provided below the four main pillars 14, 15, 16, 17, and are provided as covers to become the main pillars when assembled. Handles 60, 61, 62, respectively
63 are provided. Each of the hinge covers 60 to 6
Since the folding devices 64, 64a in 3 are all the same, one of them will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. 65
is a lower mounting plate fixed to the lower main pillar 14, 66 is an upper mounting plate fixed to the upper main pillar 14, 67 and 68 are a pair of lower support plates erected from the lower mounting plate 65, 69, 7
0 is a pair of upper support plates erected from the upper mounting plate 66;
These upper and lower support plates 67, 68, 69, and 70 are fixed by welding 71. 72 is a support pin, and this support pin 72 has holes 73 provided in the upper support plates 69 and 70 and holes 74 provided in the lower support plates 67 and 68.
The support pin 72 is inserted into the support pin 72 and is prevented from coming off by the flanges 75 and 76, and is rotatably connected. or,
In the folding devices 64 provided on the main columns 14 and 16 shown in FIG. 6, the dimensions A and B from the bottom to the folding devices 64 are such that B is larger than A by the width C of the main column 16. As a result, equilibrium is reached when the folding is completed. Further, the folding devices 64a in the main pillars 15 and 17 are also similar to 64 described above.

In the above configuration, the main body 1 of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is loaded into the container 6 at the same time as the manufacturing is completed. Initially, the intermediate support 31 in Fig.
, the so-called wheels 8, 9, 10, 11 and the lower cross beam 12, with the upper support 39 removed.
13, lower gable beam 18, 19, main pillar 14, 15, 1
The main body 1 is loaded on the base 7 consisting of the base 6, 17, and the lower receiving part 24. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the shoulder 5a is placed on the lower receiving part 24 so that the duct connection port 5 escapes. When a large number of main bodies 1 are loaded in this way, the intermediate gable beams 32, 3
3 and an intermediate support part 34 from above.
It is held by hooking it to the intermediate cross beams 20 and 21 using the rods 7 and 38. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the duct connection port 4 of the lower main body 1 is held between the pair of intermediate receiving portions 34 to prevent it from falling. Then, in the same manner as described above, the shoulder 5a is loaded on the intermediate receiving part 34 so that the duct connection port 5 escapes, so that the main body 1 is fully loaded on the intermediate receiving part 34. FIG. 2 shows the upper support 3, which is fully loaded, and is composed of an upper gable 40, an upper holder 42, and a holder top plate 47.
9 from above with support holders 43, 44, 45,
46 to hook it onto the upper cross beams 22 and 23. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the duct connection port 4 is held by a pair of upper holders 42 to prevent it from falling and is closed by a holder top plate 47. When loading is finished in this way, wheels 8, 9, 1
0 and 11 to the specified location (to a warehouse, truck, etc.), or use a forklift to transport the lower beam 1.
When transporting by inserting a nail under 2 or lifting it with a crane etc., use the hanging bracket 4 in Figure 3.
8, 49, 50, and 51 to lift it up and move it to a predetermined position.

Next, at the installation site where the customer is located, the product is lowered from the truck using a crane or a forklift and moved to a predetermined location. At this site, first of all,
Remove the upper support 39 and remove the middle support 3.
Lower the upper main body 1 loaded on 1 one by one. Next, remove the intermediate support 31, and
Lower the main unit 1 from the lower tier above. At this point, when all the units have been unloaded, the support holders 35, 36, 37, 3 of the intermediate support 31 are
8 to the lower cross beams 12 and 13, and then attach the upper support 39 to the support 43 as shown in FIG.
a, 44a, 45a, and 46a to support the intermediate support 31 by placing it on the intermediate end beams 32 and 33, and store it at the lowest position in the same way as the intermediate support 31. Next, the main pillars 14 and 15, the main pillar 16,
17 is placed inside. That is,
Handles 6 of hinge covers 56, 57 shown in FIG.
Use 0,61 to raise it upward. (In the lowered state as shown in the figure, the upper ends of the lower cross beams 12 and 13 are in contact). And after raising it, the 8th
Since the support pin 72 is rotatable as shown in the figure, the main columns 14 and 15 in FIG. 6 easily fall inward, and the main columns 16 and 17 also fall inward in the same way. be. At this time, the B dimension in FIG. 6 is made larger than the A dimension by the width C, so that the folding is completed so that the folding is balanced. When one container is folded in this way, the next container 6 will be stacked on top of the previous container, so at this time, the next container 6, as shown in FIG.
The next fixture (29 in FIG. 3) of another container is stacked on top of 26, 27, and 28.

In the above embodiment, the main bodies 1 are stacked in two tiers, a lower tier and an upper tier, but they can also be stacked in a single tier. That is, instead of the intermediate support 31, the upper support 39 may be installed at the position of the intermediate support 31. In addition, main pillars 14, 15, 1
It is also possible to set the lengths 6 and 17 at the position of the intermediate support 31 from the beginning to create a container exclusively for single-level stacking. At this time, the intermediate support 31 is unnecessary and only the upper support 39 is required.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention consists of wheels for transportation located in a square part, four main pillars that stand up from the square part and have a folding device that can be folded inward in the middle, and a pair of wheels installed between these main pillars. A base consisting of a lower cross beam and a lower gable beam, a plurality of lower receivers installed between the lower gable beams and receiving the lower part of the air conditioner main body in pairs, a pair of upper cross beams installed between the main pillars, and An upper end beam having support holders at both ends that are removably hooked between the upper end beams, an upper support consisting of a plurality of upper holders installed between the upper end beams and receiving the upper part of the air conditioner main body, The upper support can be placed on the base by hooking the support holder to the lower cross beam, and the main pillar can be folded onto the upper side of the upper support on the base using a folding device. It has the following effects.

Since there is no need to package the air conditioner itself,
Loading and unloading can be done easily.

Since neither packing nor unpacking work is required, productivity can be improved and transportation can be facilitated.

Costs can be reduced by eliminating the need for packaging materials and the cost of disposing of packaging materials on site.

It is reasonable because the container is reused.

Multiple air conditioners can be placed in one container.

After the main body has been conveyed, a large number of containers can be placed and grouped together using the next stand holder.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of an air conditioner main body loaded in a container according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of the air conditioner main body loaded in a container of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a diagram of the present invention Fig. 4 is an external view of the container when it is assembled, Fig. 4 is an external view of the same container with the intermediate support placed on it when folded, Fig. 5 is an external view of the same container with the upper support placed on it from Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is the external view of the same container when it is folded. 7 is a sectional view of the folding device shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the folded portion of the folding device. 7... Base, 8, 9, 10, 11... Wheel, 12,
13... Lower cross beam, 14, 15, 16, 17... Pillar, 18, 19... Lower end beam, 22, 23... Upper cross beam, 24... Lower receiver, 43, 44, 45, 46...
Support holder, 39... Upper support, 40, 4
1... Upper end beam, 42... Upper holder, 64, 64a
...Folding device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Wheels for movement located in the square part 9, 9, 1
0, four main pillars 14 that stand up from the square part and have folding devices 64, 64a that can be folded inward in the middle;
15, 16, 17, a pair of lower cross beams 12, 13 and lower end beams 18, 19 installed between the main pillars, and a pair of lower cross beams 18, 19 installed between the lower end beams 18 and lower end beams 19, A plurality of lower receiving parts 24 for receiving lower parts, and a pair of intermediate cross beams 2 installed between the main columns.
0, 21 and a base consisting of upper cross beams 22, 23.
8, and a pair of intermediate gable beams 3 in the middle of the main pillar.
2, 33, and support holders 35, 36, 37 are provided at both ends of the intermediate end beams 32, 33 for removably hooking onto the intermediate cross beams 20, 21, and the upper part of the air conditioner main body is and a plurality of intermediate receiving parts 34 for receiving the lower part, and the intermediate gable beam 3.
Between the main columns above 2 and 33 is a pair of upper gable beams 4.
0, 41, and support holders 43, 44, 45, 46 for removably hooking on the upper cross beams 22, 23, and supports for supporting when folding. 43a, 44a,
45a and 46a, and the upper end beam 40
Between the upper girder 41 and the upper girder 41, there are a plurality of holding part top plates 47 and an upper holding tool 42 for holding the upper part of the air conditioner main body.
The support 39 is configured to hold the upper part of the air conditioner main body placed on the intermediate receiving part 34, and after the air conditioner main body is lowered, the intermediate gable 32, The support holders 35, 36, 37 of 33 are removed and placed on the lower cross beams 12, 13, and the support holders 43, 44, 4 of the upper end beams 40, 41 are removed.
5, 46 are removed and the supports 43a, 44a,
45a and 46a are placed on the intermediate end girders 32 and 33, the upper main pillar is folded down to the end girder side using a folding device, and other containers are placed on the intermediate girder beams 32 and 33. A container for collective transportation of air conditioners that can be mounted.