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Synthetic resin pallet and manufacturing method therefor
Assignee: DIC Corp
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Filing: 1999-03-22
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2019-03-22
Abstract
Abstract With a synthetic resin pallet provided with large open portions in an under surface portion for handling with a hand lifter, the aim is to improve the strength of the under surface portion. Therefore there is provided a synthetic resin pallet having an upper surface portion and an under surface portion which is provided with large open portions, the upper surface portion and the under surface portion being connected by columns, with fork insertion apertures formed between the columns, the synthetic resin pallet being integrally formed by connecting a pallet upper part integrally formed with the upper surface portion and column main portions, and a strengthened pallet lower part integrally formed with the under surface portion and column lower end portions, by the respective columns.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuru Fujii
- 👤 Tomoyuki Dobashi
- 👤 Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- 👤 Junro Sugihara
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/38; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/001; B65D19/0012; B65D19/0053; B65D19/0055; B65D19/0057; B65D19/0059; B65D19/0067; B65D19/0069; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/18; B29C65/20; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/114; B29C66/1142; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/54; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/725; B29C66/7252; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/712; B29L2031/7178; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00044; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00079; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00303; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00358; B65D2519/00398; B65D2519/00402; B65D2519/00407; B65D2519/00412; B65D2519/00432; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00562; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/00825; B65D2519/0083; B65D2519/0084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A synthetic resin pallet having an upper surface portion and an under surface portion which is provided with large open portions, the upper surface portion and the under surface portion being connected by columns, with fork insertion apertures formed between the columns, wherein said synthetic resin pallet is integrally formed by connecting a pallet upper part integrally formed with the upper surface portion and column main portions, and a strengthened pallet lower part integrally formed with the under surface portion and column lower end portions, by the respective columns, wherein the pallet lower part is strengthened by adding a filler, and a filler is added to the pallet upper part in an amount of up to half the amount of filler added to the pallet lower part.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A synthetic resin pallet having an upper surface portion and an under surface portion which is provided with large open portions, the upper surface portion and the under surface portion being connected by columns, with fork insertion apertures formed between the columns, wherein said synthetic resin pallet is integrally formed by connecting a pallet upper part integrally formed with the upper surface portion and column main portions, and a strengthened pallet lower part integrally formed with the under surface portion and column lower end portions, by the respective columns, wherein the pallet lower part is strengthened by adding a filler, and a filler is added to the pallet upper part in an amount of up to half the amount of filler added to the pallet lower part.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein the connection by each column is provided by heat welding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the under surface portion in underside view is approximately the shape of a rectangle divided by a horizontal and a vertical line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the under surface portion in underside view is approximately the shape of a rectangle divided by a horizontal line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein reinforcing ribs are formed on an inner face side of the upper surface portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein hollow portions are formed in the pallet upper part.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein hollow portions are formed in the pallet lower part.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein the columns comprise corner columns formed at respective corners, intermediate portion columns formed at intermediate portions of respective sides, and a central portion column formed at a central portion, and the fork insertion apertures are formed between the columns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein the columns comprise side columns formed along a pair of opposite sides, and a central column formed in parallel with and at a central portion between the side columns, and the fork insertion apertures are formed between the columns.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
113 words
A method of manufacturing the synthetic resin pallet of claim 1, wherein the pallet upper part integrally formed with the upper surface portion and the column main portions is formed by injection molding, and the strengthened pallet lower part integrally formed with the pallet under surface portion and the column lower end portions is formed by injection molding, after which the pallet upper part and the pallet lower part are integrally connected by the respective columns, the pallet lower part being strengthened by adding a filler, and a filler being added to the pallet upper part in an amount of up to half the amount of filler added to the pallet lower part.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method of manufacturing a synthetic resin pallet according to claim 10, wherein the integrality is formed by providing the connection by each column by heat welding.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method of manufacturing a synthetic resin pallet according to claim 11, wherein the heat welding is effected using a metal plate which has been heated and subjected to surface stripping treatment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein the filler of the pallet lower part is talc, calcium carbonate, glass fiber, or carbon fiber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein the filler of the pallet upper part is talc, calcium carbonate, glass fiber, or carbon fiber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A synthetic resin pallet according to claim 1, wherein no filler is added to the pallet upper part.
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