Pallet

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a pallet. The pallet includes a main body, a clamping device configured on the main body and having a clamping groove, and a clamping plate mounted in the clamping groove. The clamping groove forms a number of groups of grooves corresponding to the clamping plate for clamping the clamping plate, and the clamping plate engages with the corresponding groove to fix packing boxes of different size. The pallet of the present disclosure can fix packing boxes of different size by fixing the clamping plate in different grooves.

Description

BACKGROUND

[0001] 1. Technical Field

[0002] The present invention relates to technologies of package material, and more particularly, to a pallet for cargo turnovers.

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art

[0004] In order to improve a loading rate of liquid crystal module packages, the liquid crystal modules are often stacked in multilayer. At present, a pier corner of a plastic pallet is often "" shaped to facilitate the forking of a manual forklift and an automatic forklift. However, this kind of structure may bring the following problem that if the difference between a size of the paper box placed on the pallet and the size of the plastic pallet, including a length and width of the plastic pallet, is less than a width of the pier corner of the plastic pallet, the liquid crystal module in the lower paper box may be crushed after the upper pallet in stacks fall down. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, in which FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing that a size of a conventional pallet matches with that of a paper box; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing that the size of a single conventional pallet does not match with that of the paper box; and FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing that the size of the stacked pallet does not match with that of the paper box.

[0005] As shown in FIG. 1, when stacking the conventional pallets 1, if the size of the paper box 3 matches with the size of the pallet 1, the paper box 3 can be fixed. As shown in FIG. 2, if the size of the paper box 3 does not match with the size of the pallet 1, and the difference H between the size of the paper box 3 and the size of the pallet 1 is greater than or equal to a width L of the pier corner 2 of the pallet 1, after a number of pallets 1 are stacked together and are loaded, the lower paper box may be tilted towards one side of the pallet 1 due to vibration and swaying of the car during transportation. The pier corner shown in the portion A in FIG. 3 may slide down from an edge of the lower paper box 3, which causes the pallet 1 to lose the supporting point and further results in the falling down of the stacked pallets.

[0006] Additionally, since the liquid crystal modules can be applied in products of different size, correspondingly, the sizes of the paper boxes used for packing the liquid crystal modules may be differed from each other. Thus, the plastic pallets of different size are required to meet the requirements of stacking the paper boxes of different size, which results in a variety of sizes of the pallets in the production line. Additionally, the cost of the open model of the plastic pallet is relatively expensive. On the other hand, if universal paper boxes are used to pack the liquid crystal modules of different size, the cost of the package material may be increased.

SUMMARY

[0007] The main object of the present disclosure is to provide a pallet for meeting the requirements of stacking packing boxes of different size and thereby stably fixing the packing boxes of different size.

[0008] For achieving the above object, the pallet provided in the present disclosure includes a main body, a clamping device configured on the main body and having a clamping groove, and a clamping plate mounted in the clamping groove. The clamping groove forms a number of groups of grooves corresponding to the clamping plate for clamping the clamping plate, and the clamping plate engages with the corresponding groove to fix packing boxes of different size.

[0009] Preferably, the clamping plate is L shaped and a thickness of the clamping plate is greater than or equal to a width of the corresponding groove.

[0010] Preferably, the clamping groove includes a number of parallel lateral grooves and a number of parallel longitudinal grooves intersecting with the lateral grooves.

[0011] Preferably, a height of the pallet extends towards the packing box on the top pallet in stacks.

[0012] Preferably, the number of the clamping device is four and the four clamping devices are respectively arranged at four corners of the main body.

[0013] Preferably, the number of the clamping plate is two and the two clamping plates respectively fix two opposite corners of the packing box.

[0014] Preferably, the clamping groove is structured as a number of ""-shaped characters being arranged in parallel.

[0015] Preferably, the clamping groove is structured as a number of ""-shaped characters being arranged in parallel.

[0016] Preferably, the clamping groove is structured as a number of F-shaped characters being arranged in parallel.

[0017] Preferably, a height of the clamping plate is greater than a depth of the corresponding groove.

[0018] Preferably, the clamping device is integrally formed with the main body.

[0019] Preferably, the main body is made of plastic.

[0020] Preferably, the clamping plate and the main body are made of the same material.

[0021] Preferably, the clamping plate is made of high density polyethylene, polypropylene, or paper.

[0022] Preferably, the clamping device is independent from the main body, and the clamping device is fixed to the main body by being attached to the main body or by being clamped to the main body.

[0023] Preferably, the main body is made of plastic.

[0024] Preferably, the clamping plate and the main body are made of the same material.

[0025] Preferably, the clamping plate is made of high density polyethylene, polypropylene, or paper.

[0026] Preferably, the number of the clamping plate is equal to that of the clamping groove.

[0027] Preferably, the clamping plate is "" shaped.

[0028] The clamping groove of the pallet of the present disclosure is configured with a number of groups of grooves, and the clamping plate can engage with the corresponding groove to fix the packing boxes of different size. Thus, the pallet of the present disclosure can fix the packing boxes of different size by clamping the clamping plate 30 in different grooves. Thus, one size of the pallet can be produced to correspond to the packing boxes of different size, which improves the generality of the pallet, saves transportation cost, and thus saves the cost required for open model to produce pallets of different size.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily dawns to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

[0030] FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing that a size of a conventional pallet matches with that of a paper box;

[0031] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing that the size of a single conventional pallet does not match with that of the paper box;

[0032] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing that the size of the stacked pallet does not match with that of the paper box;

[0033] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a pallet in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG. 5 is a three-dimensionally exploded view of the pallet of FIG. 4;

[0035] FIG. 6 is a top view of the pallet of FIG. 5;

[0036] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the portion B of FIG. 6 corresponding to assembly ways of different kinds of clamping plates;

[0037] FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a lengthened structure of the clamping plate of the pallet; and

[0038] FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a pallet in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to "an" or "one" embodiment is this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.

[0040] Referring to FIGS. 4 to 8, in which FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a pallet in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 5 is a three-dimensionally exploded view of the pallet of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is a top view of the pallet of FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the portion B of FIG. 6 corresponding to assembly ways of different kinds of clamping plates; and FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a lengthened structure of the clamping plate of the pallet.

[0041] The present disclosure provides the pallet in accordance with a first embodiment. The pallet includes a main body 10, a clamping device 20 configured on the main body 10 and having a clamping groove 21, and a clamping plate 30 mounted in the clamping groove 21. The clamping groove 21 includes a number of groups of grooves corresponding to the clamping plate 30 for clamping the clamping plate 30, and the clamping plate 30 engages with the corresponding groove to fix packing boxes 40 of different size.

[0042] In specific application of the pallet, the to-be-fixed packing box 40 is placed on the main body 10 and is located in the space defined by the clamping device 20. After that, suitable grooves are selected according to the size of the packing box 40 and the clamping plate 30 is inserted into the corresponding groove. The packing box 40 can be a paper box or a plastic box, etc, which is not limited in the present disclosure. The packing box 40 is a hexahedron with a quadrilateral bottom surface, thus, two of the clamping plates 30 diagonally arranged can be used to fix the packing box 40. Additionally, the number of the clamping plate 30 is equal to that of the clamping groove 21. Preferably, the number of the clamping plate 30 can be four, and the four clamping plates 30 can be used to fix four corners of the bottom surface of the packing box 40, which allows the packing box to be fixed more stably. As shown in FIG. 7, the clamping plate 30 can be fixed in the clamping groove 21 in different ways. In this way, different grooves can be flexibly selected to engage with the clamping plate 30 according to different sizes of the packing boxes 40.

[0043] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by configuring a number of groups of grooves in the clamping groove 21, the clamping plate 30 can engage with the corresponding groove to fix the packing boxes 40 of different size. Thus, the pallet of the present disclosure can fix the packing boxes 40 of different size by clamping the clamping plate 30 in different grooves. Thus, one size of the pallet can be produced to correspond to the packing boxes 40 of different size, which improves the generality of the pallet, saves transportation cost, and thus saves the cost required for open model to produce the pallets of different size.

[0044] In the present disclosure, the clamping plate 30 can be "" shaped, at this time, two of the clamping plates 30 can be combined to fix one corner of the packing box 40. Preferably, the clamping plate 30 can be L shaped and a thickness of the clamping plate 30 is greater than or equal to a width of the corresponding groove. With the thickness of the clamping plate 30 being greater than or equal to the width of the corresponding groove, the clamping plate 30 can engage with the corresponding groove tightly and securely, which avoids the looseness of the clamping plate 30 after the clamping plate 30 is inserted into the corresponding clamping groove 21. Additionally, the L-shaped clamping plate 30 can simplify and ease the fixing of the clamping plate 30; meanwhile, a number of L-shaped clamping plates 30 can be used to fix four corners of the packing box 40, thereby fixing the packing box stably and avoiding the looseness of the packing box 40 relative to the main body 10.

[0045] Specifically, the clamping groove 21 is composed of a number of parallel lateral grooves and a number of parallel longitudinal grooves intersecting with the lateral grooves. For example, the clamping groove 21 can be structured as a number of ""-shaped characters being arranged in parallel, or can be structured as a number of ""-shaped characters being arranged in parallel, which is not limited in the present disclosure, provided that there are different kinds of combinations of the grooves in the clamping groove 21 in which the clamping plate 30 can be inserted. In the present disclosure, the clamping groove 21 is structured as a number of F-shaped characters being arranged in parallel. As shown in FIG. 8, in the embodiment, a number of grooves in the clamping groove 21 can engage with the clamping plate 30.

[0046] Specifically, the clamping devices 20 are respectively configured at the four corners of the main body 10. Additionally, when stacking the pallets of the present disclosure, for example, when a number of packing boxes 40 need to be placed on a same plane of the main body 10, the clamping devices 20 can be configured according to the number of the packing boxes 40. As shown in FIG. 8, when stacking the pallets 30, eight clamping devices 20 are required if two packing boxes 40 are placed on each layer of the pallet 30. Each packing box 40 is fixed by every four clamping devices 20.

[0047] In the present disclosure, a height of the clamping plate 30 is greater than a depth of the corresponding groove. And the height of the clamping plate 30 can be determined according to the size of the packing box loaded on the pallet. In the present disclosure, the height of the clamping plate 30 can be suitably lengthened. As shown in FIG. 8, after the clamping plate 30 is clamped, the height of the clamping plate 30 can at most reach the top packing box 40. This structure can stably fix the middle packing box 40, and avoid the inclining or sliding of the middle packing box 40 caused by the swaying of the stacked pallets in transportation and thus avoid the crushing of the packing box 40 caused thereby.

[0048] In the embodiment, the clamping device 20 and the main body 10 are integrally formed. Preferably, the main body 10 is made of plastic. Being made of plastic, the forming of the main body 10 is facilitated, thus, the clamping device 20 can be integrally formed with the main body 10 to facilitate the production of the clamping device 20 on the main body 10 and to save the production cost.

[0049] In the embodiment, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, or paper can be selected and used as the material of the clamping plate 30. Preferably, the clamping plate 30 and the main body 10 are made of the same material. With the clamping plate 30 and the main body 10 being made of the same material, the clamping plate 30 and the clamping groove 21 can engage with each other more tightly, thereby tightening the connection between the clamping plate 30 and the pallet.

[0050] Referring to FIG. 9, which is a schematic view of a pallet in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0051] The present disclosure further provides a pallet of a second embodiment. The difference between the pallet of the second embodiment and the first embodiment lies in that, the clamping device 20 of the second embodiment is independent from the main body 10, and the clamping device 20 can be fixed to the main body 10 by being attached to the main body or by being clamped to the main body. After the clamping device 20 is in use for many times, the width of the clamping groove 21 may become greater due to the repetitive friction between the clamping groove 21 and the clamping plate 30, making the clamping plate 30 being incapable of engaging with the clamping groove 21 tightly. In this case, the clamping plate 30 may become loosening after being inserted into the clamping groove 21. At this time, the used clamping device 20 can be detached and replaced by a new clamping device 20, which prevents the whole pallet from being replaced and thus reduces the cost. Furthermore, the clamping device 20 can be preferably clamped to the main body 10 to simplify the assembly and disassembly of the clamping device 20.

[0052] Even though information and the advantages of the present embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the mechanisms and functions of the present embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; and that changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present embodiments to the full extend indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A pallet, comprising a main body, a clamping device configured on the main body and having a clamping groove, and a clamping plate mounted in the clamping groove; the clamping groove forming a plurality of groups of grooves corresponding to the clamping plate for clamping the clamping plate, and the clamping plate engaging with the corresponding groove to fix packing boxes of different size.

2. The pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping plate is L shaped and a thickness of the clamping plate is greater than or equal to a width of the corresponding groove.

3. The pallet as claimed in claim 2, wherein the clamping groove comprises a plurality of parallel lateral grooves and a plurality of parallel longitudinal grooves intersecting with the lateral grooves.

4. The pallet as claimed in claim 3, wherein a height of the pallet extends towards the packing box on the top pallet in stacks.

5. The pallet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the number of the clamping device is four and the four clamping devices are respectively arranged at four corners of the main body.

6. The pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the clamping plate is two and the two clamping plates respectively fix two opposite corners of the packing box.

7. The pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping groove is structured as a plurality of ""-shaped characters being arranged in parallel.

8. The pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping groove is structured as a plurality of ""-shaped characters being arranged in parallel.

9. The pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping groove is structured as a plurality of F-shaped characters being arranged in parallel.

10. The pallet as claimed in claim 5, wherein a height of the clamping plate is greater than a depth of the corresponding groove.

11. The pallet as claimed in claim 10, wherein the clamping device is integrally formed with the main body.

12. The pallet as claimed in claim 11, wherein the main body is made of plastic.

13. The pallet as claimed in claim 11, wherein the clamping plate and the main body are made of the same material.

14. The pallet as claimed in claim 11, wherein the clamping plate is made of high density polyethylene, polypropylene, or paper.

15. The pallet as claimed in claim 10, wherein the clamping device is independent from the main body, and the clamping device is fixed to the main body by being attached to the main body or by being clamped to the main body.

16. The pallet as claimed in claim 15, wherein the main body is made of plastic.

17. The pallet as claimed in claim 15, wherein the clamping plate and the main body are made of the same material.

18. The pallet as claimed in claim 15, wherein the clamping plate is made of high density polyethylene, polypropylene, or paper.

19. The pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the clamping plate is equal to that of the clamping groove.

20. The pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping plate is "" shaped.