Module used for stacking thin plate panels
The present invention provides a module used for stacking thin panels that allows for stacking of a plurality of thin panels in the vertical direction efficiently and stably. The module includes a sandwiching support portion, a load transmitting portion, and a positioning portion. The sandwiching support portion sandwiches and supports the thin panel. The load transmitting portion is coupled with the sandwiching support portion, and transmits the weight of the thin panel in the vertical direction. The positioning portion relatively positions thin panels, which are stacked in the vertical direction, in the horizontal direction. The sandwiching support portion includes a lower plate-shaped body and a vertical wall. The lower plate-shaped body is disposed on a lower portion of the module. The vertical wall extends upward from an outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body to form an approximately C-shaped cross-sectional surface in conjunction with the lower plate-shaped body. The load transmitting portion includes a load transmitting surface, which is formed outward from an outer surface of the vertical wall. The positioning portion includes an inner lock portion on an inner edge of the lower plate-shaped body and an outer lock portion on the outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body. The inner lock portion is contactable with an inner edge of an upper portion of the module. The outer lock portion is contactable with an outer edge of the upper portion of the module.
1. A module used for stacking thin panels, comprising:
a sandwiching support portion configured to sandwich and support the thin panel;
a load transmitting portion coupled with the sandwiching support portion, the load transmitting portion transmitting a weight of the thin panel in a vertical direction; and
a positioning portion configured to relatively position the thin panels in a horizontal direction, the thin panels being stacked in the vertical direction,
wherein:
the sandwiching support portion includes a lower plate-shaped body and a vertical wall, the lower plate-shaped body being disposed on a lower portion of the module, the vertical wall extending upward from an outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body to form an approximately C-shaped cross-sectional surface in conjunction with the lower plate-shaped body, the sandwiching support portion sandwiching and supporting the thin panel inserted from an opening of the C-shaped cross-sectional surface,
the load transmitting portion includes a load transmitting surface formed outward from an outer surface of the vertical wall,
the positioning portion includes an inner lock portion on an inner edge of the lower plate-shaped body, an outer lock portion on an outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body, and an upper plate-shaped body disposed on the upper portion of the module, the inner lock portion being contactable with an inner edge of the upper plate-shaped body, the outer lock portion being contactable with an outer edge of the upper plate-shaped body,
the sandwiching support portion includes the vertical wall that couples the outer edge of the upper plate-shaped body with the outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body to form the approximately C-shaped cross-sectional surface by the upper plate-shaped body and the lower plate-shaped body, and
the sandwiching support portion is configured to sandwich and support the thin panel inserted between the lower plate-shaped body and the upper plate-shaped body from an opening of the C-shaped cross-sectional surface.
2. A module used for stacking thin panels, comprising:
a sandwiching support portion configured to sandwich and support the thin panel;
a load transmitting portion coupled with the sandwiching support portion, the load transmitting portion transmitting a weight of the thin panel in a vertical direction; and
a positioning portion configured to relatively position the thin panels in a horizontal direction, the thin panels being stacked in the vertical direction,
wherein:
the sandwiching support portion includes a lower plate-shaped body and a vertical wall, the lower plate-shaped body being disposed on a lower portion of the module, the vertical wall extending upward from an outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body to form an approximately C-shaped cross-sectional surface in conjunction with the lower plate-shaped body, the sandwiching support portion sandwiching and supporting the thin panel inserted from an opening of the C-shaped cross-sectional surface,
the load transmitting portion includes a load transmitting surface formed outward from an outer surface of the vertical wall,
the positioning portion includes an inner lock portion on an inner edge of the lower plate-shaped body, an outer lock portion on an outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body, and an upper plate-shaped body disposed on the upper portion of the module, the inner lock portion being contactable with an inner edge of the upper plate-shaped body, the outer lock portion being contactable with an outer edge of the upper plate-shaped body,
the sandwiching support portion includes the vertical wall that couples the outer edge of the upper plate-shaped body with the outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body to form the approximately C-shaped cross-sectional surface by the upper plate-shaped body and the lower plate-shaped body,
the upper plate-shaped body and the lower plate-shaped body each have an L shape with a notch at a corner portion, thereby forming an opening in the vertical wall, the opening including an outer edge corresponding to each of notches of the upper plate-shaped body and the lower plate-shaped body, and side edges of the vertical wall, the side edges facing each other and extending in the vertical direction, and
the thin panel is positioned to be in contact with the edges that form the opening and project from the opening when the thin panel is sandwiched and supported by the sandwiching support portion.