Patent ID: 11905066
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A pallet structure, adapted to be placed on a loading surface of a load compartment of a vehicle, wherein an inclined surface is disposed between the loading surface and a lateral side of the load compartment of the vehicle and a plurality of slits are formed on the inclined surface, wherein the pallet structure comprises:
a top deck board, configured to hold a load bearing;
a bottom deck board, configured to be supported on the loading surface of the vehicle;
a plurality of stringer elements, interlaced between the top deck board and the bottom deck board;
a sloping edge, formed between a lateral edge and the bottom deck board, wherein the sloping edge is adapted to be abutted against the inclined surface of the vehicle; and
a positioning mechanism, connected between the sloping edge and the bottom deck board,
wherein the positioning mechanism comprises:
an engaging element, disposed on the sloping edge and adapted to be engaged with one of the plurality of slits formed on the inclined surface;
a coil spring, connected between the engaging element and the sloping edge and biasing the engaging element to protrude outward from an outer surface of the sloping edge; and
a retaining element, disposed between an inner surface of the sloping edge and an upper surface of the bottom deck board and configured to retain the engaging element to move between an engaging position and a disengaging position;
wherein a protruding end of the engaging element is protruded outward from the outer surface of the sloping edge in the engaging position, and the protruding end of the engaging element is not protruded from the outer surface of the sloping edge in the disengaging position.