Tire-wheel transport structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9988183-B2
Application number	US-201515501531-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2015
Priority date	Aug 6, 2014
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A tire-wheel transport pallet having engaging parts engaging the lower circumferential edge section of the rims of a plurality of tire wheels, and a mounting surface on which the tire wheels lying sideways are arranged; a partition plate prevents a horizontal positional shift, and interposed between an upper and a lower level of the tire wheels, which are stacked on the mounting surface in a plurality of levels; a lid covering the uppermost level of the tire wheels, and having, on its bottom surface, a plurality of wheel-position-determining concavities engaging the upper circumferential edge section of the rims of the tire wheels. Furthermore, the bottom surface of the pallet has a plurality of legs projecting downward, and the top surface of the lid has a plurality of leg-position-determining concavities corresponding to the plurality of legs on the pallet, so to stack a plurality of units.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tire-wheel transport structure comprising:
a pallet including a placing surface on which a plurality of tire wheels is placeable with the plurality of tire wheels laid on the tire wheels' sides and a plurality of engagement parts formed on the placing surface, the plurality of engagement parts being engageable with lower peripheries of rims of the plurality of tire wheels;
a partition plate configured to be interposed between the plurality of tire wheels in an upper stage and the plurality of tire wheels in a lower stage, the plurality of tire wheels being stacked in multiple stages on the placing surface of the pallet, to avoid lateral displacement of the plurality of tire wheels in the upper stage and the plurality of tire wheels in the lower stage; and
a lid configured to cover the plurality of tire wheels in an uppermost stage, the lid having a lower surface having a plurality of wheel positioning recesses being engageable with upper peripheries of the rims of the plurality of tire wheels, wherein
the pallet has a lower surface having a plurality of legs projected downwardly,
the lid has an upper surface having a plurality of leg positioning recesses respectively correspondingly shaped to the plurality of legs of the pallet so that a plurality of units is stackable, where each of the plurality of units is constituted by the pallet, the plurality of tire wheels stacked in multiple stages, the partition plate, and the lid, and
a depth of the leg positioning recesses is less than a height of the legs projecting from the pallet.

2. The tire-wheel transport structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the lid is made of a hollow resin molding integrally having a double-walled structure including an upper wall and a lower wall,
the plurality of leg positioning recesses is provided on the upper wall in such a manner that the plurality of leg positioning recesses is depressed toward the lower wall, and
the plurality of wheel positioning recesses is provided on the lower wall in such a manner that the plurality of wheel positioning recesses is depressed toward the upper wall.

3. The tire-wheel transport structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of wheel positioning recesses is grooves respectively corresponding to the upper peripheries of the rims.

4. The tire-wheel transport structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of wheel positioning recesses is grooves respectively corresponding to the upper peripheries of the rims.

5. The tire-wheel transport structure according to claim 1 , wherein
bottom surfaces of the legs of the pallet are provided with engagement recesses, and
the leg positioning recesses of the lid are provided with projections projecting upward and engageable with the engagement recesses.

Assignees

• Kyoraku Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ikeguchi Naohiro
• Sueoka Masaaki

Classifications

• B65D2519/00815

  on the pallet · CPC title

• B65D19/004

  and each contact surface having a discrete foot-like shape · CPC title

• B65D85/06

  for tyres · CPC title

• B65D19/44 Primary

  Elements or devices for locating articles on platforms · CPC title

• B65D2519/00965

  when loaded · CPC title