JP2002002487A - Carriage for shop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carriage for a shop favorably carrying empty corrugated fiberboard boxes in their folded states. SOLUTION: This carriage for the shop comprises a grip frame 3 vertically fixed to the rear part of a lower frame 1 disposed horizontally, a bottom top board 5 disposed on the bottom frame 1, and two pairs of casters 12 and 13 in the bottom end of the grip frame 3 and the front bottom of the bottom frame 1 respectively. A vertical frame 4 is erected in front of the grip frame 3 on the bottom frame 1 spaced from the grip frame 3, a frame member is fixed along eth insides of the grip frame 3 and the vertical frame 4, and a board-shaped material storage part 20 is formed between the grip frame 3 and the vertical frame 4 as a vertically long space extending upward from the bottom frame 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a store trolley used for carrying goods at mass retailers such as supermarkets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In large-scale mass retailers such as supermarkets, a large amount of goods carried in from the outside are placed on a store cart in a state of being put in a cardboard box, and transported to a predetermined display shelf or the like. Therefore, the merchandise is taken out of the cardboard box, the merchandise is moved from the trolley to the display shelf, and while performing such operations, the goods are transported and placed on the display shelves arranged in various places. As the goods are placed on the display shelf from the trolley, empty boxes (cardboard boxes) of the goods are left on the trolley, and the empty boxes of cardboard are transported to a predetermined place at the end of loading, or Since the merchandise carrier carries the merchandise home, the cardboard box moves while being placed on the cart even during the conveyance of the merchandise.

[0003]

At this time, empty boxes of cardboard are folded and placed on a trolley for bulkiness, but when the goods being transported and the folded cardboard boxes are mixed on the trolley, It was difficult to stably transport the folded cardboard box, and the cardboard box fell from the cart.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a store cart that can satisfactorily transport an empty cardboard box in a folded state.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a store cart according to the present invention has a handle frame vertically fixed to a rear portion of a horizontally disposed lower frame, and a lower frame is mounted on the lower frame. A store trolley in which a plate is disposed, and two pairs of casters are attached to a lower end of a handle frame and a bottom surface of a front portion of a lower frame, wherein a vertical frame is provided in front of the handle frame, and a handle is provided on the lower frame. Standing at an interval from the frame, reinforcement support rods are fixed along the inside of the handle frame and the vertical frame, and plate-like objects are stored between the handle frame and the vertical frame as a vertical space extending upward from above the lower frame. A part is formed.

Here, the rear portion of the lower top plate is pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft so that the front portion of the lower top plate on the lower frame can rotate upward, and the width of the front portion of the lower frame is adjusted to the width of the rear portion. The lower frame may be formed in a substantially U-shape smaller than the width.

Further, the upper frame may be fixed to the front of the upper portion of the vertical frame in parallel with the lower frame, and the upper top plate may be disposed on the upper frame.

[0008]

[Function] A store cart having such a configuration is used when a product in a cardboard box is carried in from a mass retailer such as a supermarket from the outside, and the product in the cardboard box is placed on a lower top plate or an upper top plate. They are placed and transported in order to a certain place such as a display shelf where those products are displayed. When the product is transported to the display shelf for display, the product is taken out of the cardboard box and placed on the shelf, and the empty cardboard box is folded, stored in the dolly plate storage section, and stored next. Move to the display shelf of The folded cardboard box is left on the cart in the middle of transportation along with the cardboard box containing the product, but the folded cardboard box must be stored in a sufficient plate-shaped object storage section that extends upward from the lower frame. Therefore, only the product can be stably placed on the lower or upper top plate and transported.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a store trolley, FIG. 2 shows a left side view thereof, and FIG. 3 shows a rear view thereof. Reference numeral 1 denotes a bogie lower frame, which is formed by bending a rectangular pipe having a rectangular cross section into a substantially U-shape. The end portions 1a, 1a on both sides of the lower frame 1 are fixed to the lower portions 3a on both sides of the handle frame 3 disposed vertically, in a vertical and horizontal state with respect to the handle frame 3. This end portion 1a,
Above 1a, a later-described plate-like material storage section 20 is formed. The width of the lower frame 1 on the tip side is formed to be narrower than the width on the end portions 1a, 1a side (handle frame side), thereby enabling nesting (a plurality of carts can be stored in front and back in a stack).

On the lower frame 1, a vertical frame 4 is erected in front of the handle frame 3 with an interval from the handle frame 3, and the upper frame 2 is placed above the vertical frame 4 in parallel with the lower frame 1. It is attached. The vertical frame 4 is composed of two rods erected on both sides of the lower frame 1,
A plurality of reinforcing support rods 4a as frame members are fixed between the two vertical frames 4 so as to be connected horizontally. In addition, 2
A reinforcing support rod 4b is connected and fixed between the connecting rods 4a. A vertically long space on the lower frame 1 formed between the handle frame 3 and the vertical frame 4 constitutes a plate-like material storage portion 20 which is a storage location of the folded cardboard box.

Two reinforcing support bars 3a are horizontally connected and fixed as frame members between the handle frames 3 on both sides, and two reinforcing support bars 3b are further provided between the two reinforcing support bars 3a. , 3b are connected and fixed vertically. On the upper part of the handle frame 3, a handle portion 3c to be held by the user when operating the bogie is formed horizontally.

On the other hand, on the upper part of the vertical frame 4, the base of the upper frame 2 horizontally arranged above the lower frame 1 is fixed by abutting against the side of the vertical frames 4, 4. Like the lower frame 1, the upper frame 2 is formed by bending a plane into a substantially U-shape, and the width at the tip is formed smaller than the width at the end (support rod side) to enable nesting. I have.

Further, two reinforcing rods 7, 7 are provided at the front portions on both sides of the vertical frames 4, 4, respectively.
The frames are vertically connected and fixed, and reinforced and supported so as to keep the upper frame 2 and the lower frame 1 in a horizontal state. A plate 8 is mounted between the vertical frame 4 and the reinforcing bar 7. Further, in the space between the handle frame 3 and the vertical frame 4, that is, at the bottom of the plate-like object storage section 20, two connecting rods 9 a and a push-up and connecting rod 9 b constituting the bottom frame are connected between the lower frames 1 on both sides. The connecting rod 9c is fixed in the front-rear direction between the connecting rod 9a and the push-up and connecting rod 9b.

The connecting rods 9a and 9c and the push-up / connecting rod 9b constitute a bottom frame of the storage section 20. The push-up and connecting rod 9b horizontally fixed between the handle frames 3, 3 is mounted in accordance with the height position between the lower frame 1 and the lower top plate 5 thereon, and is used when nesting a plurality of carts. When the tip of the lower top plate 5 of the rear bogie hits the push-up and connecting rod 9b, it acts to push up the front portion of the lower top plate 5.

The lower top plate 5 provided on the lower frame 1
The rear portion is rotatably supported by a horizontal shaft 5a and attached thereto, and both ends of the horizontal shaft 5a are fixed to side portions of the vertical frame 4. Therefore, the front part of the lower top plate 5 can be rotated above the horizontal position about the horizontal axis 5a. Similarly, an upper top plate 6 disposed on the upper frame 2 has a rear portion pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft 6 a, and both ends of the horizontal shaft 6 a are fixed to the vertical frame 4. The front part of the upper top plate 6 is rotatable about a horizontal axis 6a above a horizontal position.

Both the lower top plate 5 and the upper top plate 6 are formed into a light plate shape with an internal space by blow molding of synthetic resin, and lower inclined surfaces 5b, 6b are formed at their front ends.
Therefore, at the time of nesting of the cart, the lower
The lower inclined surface 5b of the front end of the lower table 5 hits the push-up and connecting rod 9b of the front bogie, and rotates so that the front part of the lower top plate 5 is lifted up. Similarly, the lower inclined surface 5b of the front end of the upper top plate 6 of the rear bogie hits the rear end of the upper top plate 6 of the front bogie, and the front portion of the upper top plate 6 rotates so as to be lifted upward.

Casters 12 with brakes are attached to the lower ends on both sides of the handle frame 3 of the cart, and a pair of free casters 13, 13 are attached to the bottom surfaces on both sides at the front of the lower frame 1. . The casters 12, 12 with brakes have a structure in which the operator operates the brakes with his / her feet. However, since the casters 12 are attached to the lower end of the handle frame 3 at the rearmost part of the bogie, the operator can easily operate it. The brake lever is visible and the brake lever can be easily operated with the foot. A folding frame 11 is attached to the front portions of the lower top plate 5 and the upper top plate 6 so as to be foldable and stowable, and prevents a load placed on the lower top plate 5 or the upper top plate 6 from dropping. When the folding frame 11 is not used, the folding frame 11 can be stored by falling down into a groove on the lower top plate 5 or the upper top plate 6.

Next, the mode of use of the store trolley having the above configuration will be described. This trolley is suitably used, for example, at the time of bringing in a cardboard box product from the outside at a mass retailer such as a supermarket.

The user places the products in the cardboard box on the lower top plate 5 and the upper top plate 6 of the cart, and sequentially transports the products to a place such as a display shelf for displaying the products. When the goods are transported to the display shelf for display, the goods are taken out of the cardboard boxes and placed on the shelves, and the empty cardboard boxes are folded, and as shown in FIG. 20
Store it inside and move to the next display shelf.

The lower table 5 and the upper table 6 of the carriage being transported
The cardboard box containing the product is left on the top, but the empty and folded cardboard box is placed in the plate-like object storage unit 20, so that the product and the folded cardboard box are stably transported. be able to. In addition, the plate-like material storage unit 20 includes:
Since it is formed as a high space extending upward from the lower frame 1, the folded cardboard box can be satisfactorily stored in the plate-like object storage portion 20 without protruding upward.

When the cardboard stored in the front part of the handle frame reaches the handle, when the user operates the carriage with the handle, the cardboard hits the hand and is difficult to operate. If the plate-shaped object storage portion 20 is formed deeply to the lower frame 1 and is a cardboard box of a normal size, the stored cardboard does not reach the handle portion 3c, so such a problem does not occur.

The rear caster 12 with a brake
Is attached to the lower end of the handle frame 3,
The position of the caster 12 with the brake can be easily visually recognized by the user who operates the handle 3c.
2 can be easily operated by foot.

In the above embodiment, the two-stage cart provided with the lower top plate 5 and the upper top plate 6 has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to a one-stage cart provided with only the lower top plate. is there. In the above description, a trolley that can be nested has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to a trolley that cannot be nested.

[0024]

As described above, according to the store trolley of the present invention, the plate-like object storage portion is formed between the handle frame and the vertical frame as a vertically long space extending upward from above the lower frame. When transporting a product in a cardboard box to a display shelf, etc., the empty cardboard box can be folded and stored in the plate-like object storage section of the trolley. The folded cardboard box can be stably transported. Further, the plate-like object storage portion is located immediately before the handle frame, but since the height is formed as a vertically long space extending upward from above the lower frame, the folded cardboard box protrudes upward and is placed on the handle frame. The handle does not reach the handle, and the user can operate the carriage with the handle well without being disturbed by the cardboard.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a store trolley showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the bogie.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the carriage.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the carriage.

FIG. 5 is a left side view showing a use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-lower frame 2-upper frame 3-handle frame 3c-handle portion 4-vertical frame 5-lower top plate 5a-horizontal shaft 6-top top plate 6a-horizontal shaft 12-caster with brake 13-free caster 20-plate shape Object storage department

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A handle frame is vertically fixed to a rear portion of a horizontally disposed lower frame, a lower top plate is disposed on the lower frame, and a lower end portion of the handle frame and a front portion of the lower frame. A store trolley having two pairs of casters attached to the bottom surface of a handle frame, wherein a vertical frame is erected in front of the handle frame at an interval from the handle frame on the lower frame, and A frame member is attached along the inside of the vertical frame, and a plate-like object storage portion is formed between the handle frame and the vertical frame as a vertically long space extending upward from above the lower frame. Trolley for stores. 2. A rear portion of the lower top plate is pivotally supported by a horizontal axis so that a front portion of the lower top plate on the lower frame can rotate upward, and a width of the front portion of the lower frame is reduced. 2. The lower frame is formed in a substantially U-shape narrower than the width of the rear portion.
The store trolley described. 3. The store trolley according to claim 1, wherein an upper frame is fixed to a front side of an upper portion of the vertical frame in parallel with the lower frame, and an upper top plate is disposed on the upper frame.