Pallet structure with air bag structure, cabinet device with pallet structure, and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018111717-A1
Application number	US-201715468095-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 23, 2017
Priority date	Oct 26, 2016
Publication date	Apr 26, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A pallet structure includes at least one bottom plate and at least one air bag. The at least one bottom plate is disposed on a bottom side of the cabinet for supporting the cabinet. The at least one air bag is detachably installed on a bottom side of the at least one bottom plate. The at least one air bag is inflated to prop the at least one bottom plate against the cabinet upwardly until at least one supporting component of the cabinet leaves away from a supporting surface, so as to effectively absorb a shock load during transportation of the cabinet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A pallet structure with air bag structure capable of absorbing a shock load when transporting a cabinet, the pallet structure comprising:
at least one bottom plate for supporting the cabinet; and at least one air bag detachably installed on the at least one bottom plate, when the at least one air bag is inflated, the at least one air bag propping the at least one bottom plate against the cabinet upwardly, so as to enable at least one supporting component of the cabinet to leave away from a supporting surface.

2 . The pallet structure of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of air bags and further comprising an inflating pipe assembly connected between the plurality of air bags and for inflating the plurality of air bags at the same time.

3 . The pallet structure of claim 2 , further comprising at least one lateral plate fixed on the at least one bottom plate and abutting against at least one lateral side of the cabinet.

4 . The pallet structure of claim 3 , comprising a plurality of lateral plates and further comprising a plurality of adjusting modules, and each of the plurality of adjusting modules comprising two rods slidably disposed on the corresponding lateral plate.

5 . The pallet structure of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of adjusting modules further comprises a connecting component slidably connected between the two rods disposed on the two adjacent lateral plates.

6 . The pallet structure of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of adjusting modules further comprises a plurality of fixing components, a sliding slot is formed on each of the plurality of rods, an adjusting slot is formed on each of two ends of each of the plurality of connecting components, at least one of the plurality of fixing components passes through the corresponding sliding slot to be fixed onto the corresponding lateral plate for restraining a relative movement between the corresponding rod and the corresponding lateral plate, and at least another one of the plurality of fixing components passes through the corresponding sliding slot and the corresponding adjusting slot to be fixed onto the corresponding connecting component for restraining a relative movement between the corresponding rod and the corresponding connecting component.

7 . The pallet structure of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of connecting components is substantially formed in an L-shape.

8 . The pallet structure of claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of ball bearing slides, and each of the plurality of ball bearing slides being disposed between the corresponding rod and the corresponding lateral plate.

9 . The pallet structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one supporting component contacts the supporting surface when the at least one air bag is deflated.

10 . The pallet structure of claim 1 , further comprising at least one packing strap, a plurality of recesses being formed on the at least one bottom plate, and the at least one packing strap wrapping the cabinet and passing through the plurality of recesses to fix the cabinet onto the at least one bottom plate.

11 . A cabinet device comprising:
a cabinet comprising a bottom side, at least one lateral side, and at least one supporting component disposed on the bottom side; and a pallet structure comprising:
at least one bottom plate for supporting the cabinet; and
at least one air bag detachably installed on the at least one bottom plate, when the at least one air bag is inflated, the at least one air bag propping the at least one bottom plate against the cabinet upwardly, so as to enable at least one supporting component to leave away from a supporting surface.

12 . The cabinet device of claim 11 , wherein the pallet structure comprises a plurality of air bags and further comprises an inflating pipe assembly connected between the plurality of air bags and for inflating the plurality of airbags at the same time.

13 . The cabinet device of claim 12 , wherein the pallet structure further comprising at least one lateral plate fixed on the at least one bottom plate and abutting against at least one lateral side of the cabinet.

14 . The cabinet device of claim 13 , wherein the pallet structure comprises a plurality of lateral plates and further comprises a plurality of adjusting modules, and each of the plurality of adjusting modules comprises two rods slidably disposed on the corresponding lateral plate.

15 . The cabinet device of claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of adjusting modules further comprises a connecting component slidably connected between the two rods disposed on the two adjacent lateral plates.

16 . The cabinet device of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of adjusting modules further comprises a plurality of fixing components, a sliding slot is formed on each of the plurality of rods, an adjusting slot is formed on each of two ends of each of the plurality of connecting components, at least one of the plurality of fixing components passes through the corresponding sliding slot to be fixed onto the corresponding lateral plate for restraining a relative movement between the corresponding rod and the corresponding lateral plate, and at least another one of the plurality of fixing components passes through the corresponding sliding slot and the corresponding adjusting slot to be fixed onto the corresponding connecting component for restraining a relative movement between the corresponding rod and the corresponding connecting component.

17 . The cabinet device of claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of connecting components is substantially formed in an L-shape.

18 . The cabinet device of claim 14 , wherein the pallet structure further comprises a plurality of ball bearing slides, and each of the plurality of ball bearing slides is disposed between the corresponding rod and the corresponding lateral plate.

19 . The cabinet device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one supporting component contacts the supporting surface when the at least one air bag is deflated.

20 . The cabinet device of claim 11 , wherein the pallet structure further comprises at least one packing strap, a plurality of recesses is formed on the at least one bottom plate, and the at least one packing strap wraps the cabinet and passes through the plurality of recesses to fix the cabinet onto the at least one bottom plate.

21 . The cabinet device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one supporting component is a wheel or a post.

22 . A method of utilizing a pallet structure for transporting a cabinet, the method comprising:
disposing at least one bottom plate of the pallet structure on a bottom side of the cabinet for supporting the cabinet; inflating at least one air bag of the pallet structure to prop the at least one bottom plate against the cabinet upwardly until at least one supporting component of the cabinet leaves away from a supporting surface for absorbing a shock load during transportation of the cabinet; and deflating the at least one air bag of the pallet structure to lower the at least one bottom plate until the at least one supporting component contacts the supporting surface.

23 . The method of claim 22 , further comprising:
disposing at least one lateral plate to abut against at least one lateral side of the cabinet.

24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
inflating the at least one air bag of the pallet structure after loading the

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Jiang Jheng-Ying

Classifications

• B65D2519/00815

  on the pallet · CPC title

• B65D2585/647

  furniture · CPC title

• B65D2519/00786

  for lifting, e.g. hooks, loops · CPC title

• B65D19/44

  Elements or devices for locating articles on platforms · CPC title

• B65D2519/0086

  Protection against environmental hazards, e.g. humidity, bacteria, fire · CPC title