Ladder and Storage Rack Maintenance Facility Including the Same

• US 20150259979A1
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daifuku Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Daifuku Company Limited
• Inventors: Abe, Takeshi, Kawamura, Shinsuke
• Application Number:
  US14/641,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20150259979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 87/007 Linkable independent elements with the same or similar cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 1/06 in one piece
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 1/39 Ladders having platforms; Ladders changeable into platforms platforms for use on ladders E06C7/16
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 7/48 Ladder heads; Supports for heads of ladders for resting against objects ladders attachable to structures such as poles E06C1/34

Abstract

A ladder includes a pair of protruding portions protruding outwardly on opposite sides in the direction of alignment of the longitudinal bars at the upper end of the longitudinal bars. Structures are provided with a pair of placement support portions spaced apart by a set distance that is longer than the distance between the outer side surfaces of upper end portions of the longitudinal bars in a direction of alignment thereof. The amount of protrusion of the protruding portions is such that the protruding portions overlap in plan view with the placement support portions located at the respective corresponding positions when the ladder is oriented such that a direction of alignment of the upper end portions of the longitudinal bars coincides with the direction of alignment of the placement support portions.

Claims

1. A ladder configured to be portable to be installed across an installation space formed between a pair of structures, the ladder comprising:

a pair of longitudinal bars;

a plurality of lateral bars spanning between the pair of longitudinal bars, the lateral bars being provided so as to be spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the longitudinal bars; and

a pair of protruding portions, the protruding portions protruding outwardly on opposite sides in a direction of alignment of the pair of longitudinal bars at an upper end of the pair of longitudinal bars,

wherein the pair of structures are provided with a pair of placement support portions that are spaced apart by a set distance that is longer than a distance between outer side surface of upper end portions of the pair of longitudinal bars in the direction of alignment,

an amount of protrusion of the protruding portions is set such that the pair of protruding portions overlap in plan view with the placement support portions located at respective corresponding positions when the ladder is oriented such that a direction of alignment of the upper end portions of the longitudinal bars coincides with a direction of alignment of the pair of placement support portions, and

the ladder is configured to be installed across the installation space by the pair of placement support portions receiving and supporting respective corresponding ones of the pair of protruding portions from below.

2. The ladder according to claim 1, further comprising

a flat portion that the operator can ride on, the flat portion being provided at the upper end of the pair of longitudinal bars,

wherein the flat portion is configured such that a top surface of the flat portion is oriented along a horizontal plane in a state in which bottom surfaces of the pair of protruding portions are received and supported by top surfaces of the pair of placement support portions.

3. The ladder according to claim 1, further comprising

an antislip portion that restricts relative movement between the protruding portions and the placement support portions along a horizontal direction, the antislip portion being provided on either or both bottom surfaces of the pair of protruding portions and top surfaces of the pair of placement support portions.

4. The ladder according to claim 2, further comprising

an antislip portion that restricts relative movement between the protruding portions and the placement support portions along a horizontal direction, the antislip portion being provided on either or both bottom surfaces of the pair of protruding portions and top surfaces of the pair of placement support portions.

5. A storage rack maintenance facility in which the ladder according to claim 1 is installed, comprising:

a pair of storage racks each including a plurality of vertically and horizontally arranged storage sections for storing articles, the storage racks being disposed such that front sides thereof face each other with the set distance therebetween; and

a pair of long horizontal members, the horizontal members being provided at a predetermined height on the front sides of the storage racks, so as to be oriented along a left-right direction of the storage racks,

wherein the ladder in installed using the pair of horizontal members as the pair of placement support portions and a space formed between the pair of storage racks as the installation space.

6. A storage rack maintenance facility in which the ladder according to claim 2 is installed, comprising:

a pair of storage racks each including a plurality of vertically and horizontally arranged storage sections for storing articles, the storage racks being disposed such that front sides thereof face each other with the set distance therebetween; and

a pair of long horizontal members, the horizontal members being provided at a predetermined height on the front sides of the storage racks, so as to be oriented along a left-right direction of the storage racks,

wherein the ladder in installed using the pair of horizontal members as the pair of placement support portions and a space formed between the pair of storage racks as the installation space.

7. A storage rack maintenance facility in which the ladder according to claim 3 is installed, comprising:

a pair of storage racks each including a plurality of vertically and horizontally arranged storage sections for storing articles, the storage racks being disposed such that front sides thereof face each other with the set distance therebetween; and

a pair of long horizontal members, the horizontal members being provided at a predetermined height on the front sides of the storage racks, so as to be oriented along a left-right direction of the storage racks,

wherein the ladder in installed using the pair of horizontal members as the pair of placement support portions and a space formed between the pair of storage racks as the installation space.

8. A storage rack maintenance facility in which the ladder according to claim 4 is installed, comprising:

a pair of storage racks each including a plurality of vertically and horizontally arranged storage sections for storing articles, the storage racks being disposed such that front sides thereof face each other with the set distance therebetween; and

a pair of long horizontal members, the horizontal members being provided at a predetermined height on the front sides of the storage racks, so as to be oriented along a left-right direction of the storage racks,

wherein the ladder in installed using the pair of horizontal members as the pair of placement support portions and a space formed between the pair of storage racks as the installation space.

9. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 5, further comprising

a footboard capable of being placed on the pair of horizontal members such that a bottom surface of the footboard is received and supported by top surfaces of the pair of horizontal members.

10. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 6, further comprising

a footboard capable of being placed on the pair of horizontal members such that a bottom surface of the footboard is received and supported by top surfaces of the pair of horizontal members.

11. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 7, further comprising

a footboard capable of being placed on the pair of horizontal members such that a bottom surface of the footboard is received and supported by top surfaces of the pair of horizontal members.

12. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 8, further comprising

a footboard capable of being placed on the pair of horizontal members such that a bottom surface of the footboard is received and supported by top surfaces of the pair of horizontal members.

13. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 9, further comprising

a flat portion that an operator can ride on, the flat portion being provided at the upper end of the pair of longitudinal bars,

wherein the footboard has a thickness in a vertical direction such that a top surface of the footboard is at the same height as a top surface of the flat portion when the ladder is installed across the pair of horizontal members in a state in which the footboard is supported by the pair of horizontal members.

14. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 10, further comprising

a flat portion that an operator can ride on, the flat portion being provided at the upper end of the pair of longitudinal bars,

wherein the footboard has a thickness in a vertical direction such that a top surface of the footboard is at the same height as a top surface of the flat portion when the ladder is installed across the pair of horizontal members in a state in which the footboard is supported by the pair of horizontal members.

15. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 11, further comprising

a flat portion that an operator can ride on, the flat portion being provided at the upper end of the pair of longitudinal bars,

wherein the footboard has a thickness in a vertical direction such that a top surface of the footboard is at the same height as a top surface of the flat portion when the ladder is installed across the pair of horizontal members in a state in which the footboard is supported by the pair of horizontal members.

16. The storage rack maintenance facility according to claim 12, further comprising

a flat portion that an operator can ride on, the flat portion being provided at the upper end of the pair of longitudinal bars,

wherein the footboard has a thickness in a vertical direction such that a top surface of the footboard is at the same height as a top surface of the flat portion when the ladder is installed across the pair of horizontal members in a state in which the footboard is supported by the pair of horizontal members.