Gold Industries Co., Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Robert Boschgmbh

Noriho Matsuzoe

Kentaro Murata

Takao Emoto

Hisayoshi Kunii

A reel for transporting elongate articles has a pair of discs (2) connected to each other by a hub (3) disposed between the discs. L-shaped hooks (8) are formed integral with the hub, and their heads protrude from each of its open ends to engage with slots formed in each disc. Bodies (9a) of resilient pawls (9) for each disc extend from the outer periphery of the hub's internal cylinder (5). Each pawl (9) has a locking end located near and inside the hub's external cylinder (4) at each open end, and the end can rock in axial direction. Stoppers (9A) protruding from the external cylinder are located adjacent to the locking ends so as to inhibit them from rocking in an undesired circular direction. Slots (10) and apertures (11) formed in each disc engage with the hooks (8) and pawls (9), respectively, so that the reel can be assembled and disassembled easily and readily, ensuring a reliable engagement of the discs with the hub during repeated use.

Reel for transporting elongate articles

A parts transporting tray (1) has a rectangular body, a plurality of parts receiving pits (6) formed in the upper face of the body, rows of detention means (2) each formed along one of perimeters of the body such that the adjacent trays can engage one with another, and a locking means (5) for keeping engaged the detention means of the adjacent trays. Each row consists of an upper and lower series of recesses (3) and protrusions (4) alternating one another at a constant pitch and being of a half thickness of the body. The protrusions on one perimeter are staggered with respect to those on the other perimeter, and each protrusion having a hooking portion (4a) facing transverse sides of the tray's body. The protrusions on one tray can loosely fit in the recesses on the other tray, and the trays are caused to slide relatively so that the protrusions on the neighboring trays engage with the recesses when a desired number of the trays are disintegratively connected one to another.

Parts transporting tray

A reel for transporting elongate articles has a pair of substantially flat and round discs, and a hub of a cylindrical shape and interposed between the discs to connect them one to another. Hooks each having a hooking head and a body are secured to an inner periphery of the hub. One or more resilient pawls are provided for each disc, the pawl having a locking end and a body also secured to the inner periphery. The hooking heads are bent perpendicular to the respective bodies, facing in the same circular direction and protruding from open ends of the hub beyond an outer face of each disc. The locking end of the pawl is elastically and temporarily displaceable in an axial direction of the hub. Slots are formed in each disc for engagement with the respective the hooking heads. At least one aperture is also formed in each disc for engagement with the locking ends of the resilient pawls, such that the reel can be assembled and disassembled easily and readily to make it possible to pack the reels compact in a cargo when they have been emptied.

Each of trays forming a tray assembly has a main body having a recess for holding an article to be transported. Connectors protruding from a front and rear sides of the main body mate with each other so that the trays are linked to be flexible relative to each other. Elastic and rockable members formed integral with each main body have locking pawls capable of engaging with the article. Each locking pawl integral with the rockable member and positioned in the recess is always urged to engage with and hold in place the article, such that the pawls can be elastically retracted for an easier loading and unloading of the articles onto and from the recesses.

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Nishinomiya, Japan

Noriho Matsuzoe