Component carrying tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694937-B2
Application number	US-201414224465-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2014
Priority date	Mar 27, 2013
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A component carrying tray includes a bottom plate on which a component is stacked, and a projection. The projection has a main body and a regulator. The main body is hollow and has a tapering shape. The regulator is formed in the main body and extends in a direction perpendicular to the carrying surface and contacts a side surface of the component to regulate the component carried on the carrying surface. The bottom plate has a through hole so that when the component carrying tray is stacked on an additional component carrying tray, a projection of the additional component carrying tray comes into the hollow part of the main body. An opening is formed in the projection and configured to avoid, when the component carrying tray is stacked on an additional component carrying tray, interference between the projection and a regulator of the additional component carrying tray.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A component carrying tray comprising:
a bottom plate having a planar carrying surface capable of having a plurality of components stacked thereon;
a plurality of projections formed to project from the planar carrying surface, each projection of the plurality of projections including:
a main body, the main body being hollow and having a tapering shape defined by a pair of side-wall plates;
a regulator, the regulator being formed on at least one end of the pair of side-wall plates and having a regulating surface perpendicular to the planar carrying surface, the regulating surface configured to regulate each of the plurality of components stacked on the planar carrying surface by contacting an inside surface of each of the plurality of components stacked on the planar carrying surface; and
an opening formed between the pair of side-wall plates and configured to avoid, when the component carrying tray is stacked on an identical additional component carrying tray, interference between one of the plurality of projections of the component carrying tray and a regulator of the identical additional component carrying tray;

a through-hole in the bottom plate at a position corresponding to the hollow portion of the main body configured to allow, when the component carrying tray is stacked on the identical additional component carrying tray, a projection of the identical additional component carrying tray to enter the hollow portion of the main body; and
a handle, the handle being disposed at a location surrounded by the plurality of projections and being formed to project from the bottom plate in the same direction as the plurality of projections,
wherein, when the component carrying tray is stacked on the identical additional component carrying tray, the opening of the component carrying tray is co-planar with the regulator of the identical additional component carrying tray, and
wherein the plurality of projections are spaced out from one another.

2. The component carrying tray according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion is formed on at least one of the pair of side-wall plates to support a bottom plate of the identical additional component carrying tray when the identical additional component carrying tray is stacked on the component carrying tray.

3. The component carrying tray according to claim 1 , wherein the regulating surface is formed at a position to contact an inside surface of at least one component of the plurality of components when the at least one component has a cylindrical shape.

4. The component carrying tray according to claim 1 , further comprising a positioning hole formed in the bottom plate to engage with a positioning pin of a mounting stand.

5. A component carrying tray set comprising:
the component carrying tray according to claim 1 ; and
an annular component, the annular component being (1) at least one of the plurality of components, and (2) positioned with contact between an inside surface of the annular component and the regulating surface of the component carrying tray.

6. A tray in which the component carrying tray according to claim 1 is contained in a pocket.

7. A tray according to claim 6 , wherein the pocket has a depth greater than the height of the component carrying tray.

8. A component carrying tray comprising:
a bottom plate having a planar carrying surface capable of having a plurality of components stacked thereon;
a plurality of projections formed to project from the planar carrying surface, each of projection of the plurality of projections including:
a main body, the main body being hollow and having a tapering shape defined by a pair of side-wall plates, and having an interior side and an exterior side, wherein each of the side-wall plates extends from the interior side to the exterior side;
a regulator, the regulator being formed on at least one end of the pair of side-wall plates that is on the exterior side of the main body, and having a regulating surface perpendicular to the planar carrying surface, the regulating surface configured to regulate each of the plurality of components stacked on the planar carrying surface by contacting an inside surface of each of the plurality of components stacked on the planar carrying surface; and
an opening formed between the pair of side-wall plates, extending upward from the bottom plate and opening to the exterior side of the main body;

a through-hole in the bottom plate at a position corresponding to the hollow portion of the main body; and
a handle, the handle being disposed at a location surrounded by the plurality of projections and being formed to project from the bottom plate in the same direction as the plurality of projections,
wherein the plurality of projections are spaced out from one another.

9. The component carrying tray according to claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of projections, wherein each projection has a main body with an interior side, wherein each interior side faces the interior side of another projection.

10. A component carrying tray comprising:
a bottom plate having a planar carrying surface capable of having a plurality of components stacked thereon;
a plurality of projections formed to project from the planar carrying surface, each projection of the plurality of projections including:
a main body, the main body being hollow and having a tapering shape defined by a pair of side-wall plates;
a regulator, the regulator being formed on at least one end of the pair of side-wall plates and having a regulating surface having two side edges, the side edges being disposed on a plane perpendicular to the planar carrying surface; and
an opening formed between the pair of side-wall plates and defined by the two side edges of the regulating surface, the opening being in the plane;

a through-hole in the bottom plate at a position corresponding to the hollow portion of the main body; and
a handle, the handle being disposed at a location surrounded by the plurality of projections and being formed to project from the bottom plate in the same directions as the plurality of projections,
wherein the plurality of projections are spaced out from one another.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakayama Shugo
• Arai Takashi
• Nakasugi Mikio
• Kobayashi Fumikazu

Classifications

• B65D85/672

  on cores · CPC title

• B65D85/676

  on cores · CPC title

• B65D25/10

  Devices to locate articles in containers {(for protecting articles from mechanical damage B65D81/02)} · CPC title

• B65D85/04

  for coils of wire, rope or hose · CPC title

• B65D25/106 Primary

  Elements projecting into a recess or through a hole in the articles · CPC title