(19)
(11) EP 1 681 241 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/29

(21) Application number: 06100360.4

(22) Date of filing: 16.01.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 19/10(2006.01)
B65D 21/02(2006.01)
 B65D 19/12(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 17.01.2005 JP 2005008990

(71) Applicant: Maki Tech Co., Ltd.
Nagoya 456-0027 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Moronaga, Fumihiro
    Nagoya, 456-0027 (JP)

(74) Representative: Tanhua, Pekka Vilhelm 
Berggren Oy Ab, P.O. Box 16
00101 Helsinki
00101 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) Article storage apparatus


(57) The invention provides an article storage apparatus (1) which has a high earthquake resisting strength and can achieve weight saving and cost reduction. The article storage apparatus uses a lattice-shaped panel in which a plurality of rod-like members intersect, and is provided with a bottom panel (2) forming a loading surface for an article to be stored, front (3) and rear lattice-shaped panels (4) provided in a rising manner in both front and rear end portions of the bottom panel, and side lattice-shaped panels (5,6) provided in a rising manner in both side portions of the bottom panel. Further, side surfaces of the side lattice-shaped panels are provided with an upper reinforcing member (7) attached along an upper end portion of the panel and having a higher flexure strength than that of the rod-like member. Further, there are leg portions (8) provided having engagement portions (9) capable of engaging with at least the upper reinforcing member and provided in a lower surface of the bottom panel. The engagement portions of the leg portions of the article storage apparatuses adjacent vertically to each other are engaged with at least the upper reinforcing member, at the time of piling a plurality of the article storage apparatuses. Since the article storage apparatus is reinforced by the upper reinforcing member, it is possible to manufacture the article storage apparatus having a high earthquake resisting strength.







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