CN100457579C

CN100457579C - Mobile pallet with various locking means

Info

Publication number: CN100457579C
Application number: CNB2003801035262A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 莫里斯·贝克
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Maurice Baker Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2002-11-18
Filing date: 2003-10-14
Publication date: 2009-02-04
Anticipated expiration: 2023-10-14
Also published as: AU2002952755A0; CN1714030A

Abstract

A pallet (10) for use within a sea freight container, said pallet having a chassis (19) which is provided with locomotion mean such as wheels or roller (20) enabling it to be rolled into and out of the container, and various locking means to immobilise it within the container. A first locking mechanism (30) is a device pivotally mounted on the leading edge (14) and is able to rotate outwardly from the chassis and engage side walls of the container. A second locking means (40) on trailing edge (14) has a screw member which can be screwed out to engage sidewalls of the container. A third locking member (50) has an extensible member (51) to abut one or more rear doors of the container. These locking means or mechanisms maintain the pallets in a securely fixed location within the shipping containers.

Description

Mobile pallet with multiple blocking device

Invention field

The present invention relates to sea goods freight container field, in particular for the pallet in this freight container, and the blocking device that pallet is fixed on the fixed position of sea goods internal container.

Background of invention

As everyone knows, handling load in the cargo-type container at sea can be loaded on the pallet so that carrying.

Recently developed a kind of pallet that can roll into or roll out this freight container.Yet, for pallet the moving of internal container, when freight container is moved or especially when container lot is in the steamer at sea, the mobility of this pallet will have problems in transit.

Obviously, freight container aboard ship needs and can move effectively, also is like this equally when freight container is loaded, unloads and transports.Thereby, be positioned at internal container and not with respect to container safety be fixed on any device of ad-hoc location, for example pallet all can be moved.This produces the problem that causes damage about handling load on this pallet with regard to causing again, also can cause damage to freight container itself under extreme case.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of blocking device of the inner mobile pallet that uses of cargo-type container at sea that is used for.

The present invention is the pallet that is used for the sea goods freight container, and described pallet has the chassis, and it has leading edge, the trailing edge relative with leading edge, and the sidepiece between leading edge and trailing edge; Be used to make this chassis to roll into and roll out the mobile device of freight container; And make this chassis be fixed on the interior blocking device of described freight container, wherein said blocking device is meshed one in the sidepiece of container wall or another pallet and described pallet, and described blocking device also is meshed container wall or another pallet with the leading edge or the trailing edge of described pallet.

Preferably, wherein said blocking device comprises near at least one blocking device that is positioned at chassis or the corner.

Preferably, this mobile device is a plurality of roller bearings, yet also can use roller or other suitable devices.Further preferably, this pallet has the upper surface that is positioned on the chassis, and this surface is provided with porose above any roller bearing position, so that the pallet of same size can be stacked one by one.

Further preferably, this blocking device comprises a plurality of blocking devices that are suitable in the diverse location effect on chassis.

First blocking device is arranged on the either side of its leading edge when this pallet enters freight container.This structure is to center on the device that the shaft element on the chassis pivots and installs, thereby when pallet moved into or shifts out freight container, this device was parallel to container side wall usually.When the leading edge of pallet during near the interior rear wall of freight container, it can be meshed from the chassis to inner rotary and with container side wall.Preferably, the device of this pivot installation is a roller assembly.Yet it is contemplated that any suitable installation or any geared assembly may be used to this device.

Second blocking device is associated with the trailing edge of pallet chassis.This blocking device is included in the main element of pallet rear portion either side, comprises helical element in the described main body, and it can be back-outed to be meshed with the sidewall of freight container.Preferably, provide lock nut to be connected, unclamp to prevent this structure with this main body spiral.

The 3rd blocking device is arranged on the center of pallet chassis trailing edge usually.This blocking device is an extensible member, can be moved into the tight adjacency in one or more back doors with freight container, and preferably support by ratchet and pawl structures.

In order to understand the present invention better, a specific embodiment of the present invention is described by non-limiting example and with reference to the following drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 has shown the scheme drawing of pallet of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the transparent view of the embodiment of pallet leading edge blocking device;

Fig. 3 is the transparent view of embodiment that is positioned at the side lock device of pallet trailing edge;

Fig. 4 is the diagrammatic representation of embodiment that is used to make the anchor fitting of pallet trailing edge and the tight adjacency of container door.

The specific embodiment

(as shown in Figure 1) in a preferred embodiment of the invention, provide the pallet 10 that is used for the sea goods freight container, the blocking device that it has the mobile device of roller or roller bearing 20 forms and makes it to be maintained fixed with respect to internal container.

This pallet has the upper surface 11 that is positioned on the chassis 19, and it is porose 12 that this surface is provided with above any roller bearing position, thereby make the pallet of same size to be stacked one by one.

Further preferably, this blocking device comprises a plurality of blocking devices of the diverse location effect that is suitable on the chassis.

First blocking device 30 (Fig. 2) is arranged on the either side of pallet leading edge 14 when this pallet enters freight container.This device 30 is the devices that pivot and install around the shaft element 31 that is arranged on the pallet chassis.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the leading edge 14 of pallet and trailing edge 16 push by Slot shaping and form, and shaft element 31 is arranged between near the pallet leading edge corner the relative groove face.

This Lock Part 30 comprises two parallel facess 32 that pivot and is connected and is separated by element 34 with shaft element 31, and wherein roller bearing 33 can rotate around element 34.This layout makes that when pallet moved into or shifts out freight container, device 30 was parallel to container side wall 15 usually.When the leading edge of pallet during near the interior rear wall of freight container, device 30 can be meshed from the chassis to inner rotary and with container side wall.

Preferably, the device of this pivot installation is a roller assembly.Yet it is contemplated that any suitable installation or any geared assembly may be used to this device.

Second blocking device 40 is associated with the trailing edge 16 of pallet chassis.Blocking device 40 comprises the main element 41 in the trailing edge groove that is welded on pallet rear portion either side, comprises helical element 42 in the described main element, and it can be screwed out such that it terminal 43 is meshed with the sidewall of freight container.

When terminal 43 mesh, preferably, provide lock screw 44 to be connected with main element 41 spirals with lug 45, unclamp to prevent this structure.

The 3rd blocking device 50 is arranged on the groove in-to-in center of pallet chassis trailing edge 16 usually.This blocking device has extensible member 51, and it can be moved into the tight adjacency in one or more back doors with freight container.

Parts 51 are welded to the bar 52 that can pass support component 58 rotations.Between the paired

ratchet

53 and 54 that parts 51 are arranged on respectively with

ratchet

55 and 56 is meshed and closely adjacent with it.The tooth of these ratchets offsets relative to each other, and can to parts 51 carry out well-tuned from trailing edge 16 when the inner rotary with convenient parts 51.

Lock Part 50 is used to make pallet trailing edge and freight container back door to mesh fully.In practice, can closure set a door of vanning, parts 51 are spun out closely adjacent with this door, can close another then.In case reopen door, can unclamp this ratchet pawl at an easy rate and arrange.

Lock Part 30 is done in order to automatically pallet leading edge corner is arranged on internal container.Yet this setting is not a complete lock device, when pallet can unclamp when freight container takes out automatically.The advantage of this device is that not needing to enter into internal container goes to realize that this unclamps.

Preferably, Lock Part 30 is used for all pallets, and any or both in blocking

device

40 and 50 are used for pallet is arranged on position in the freight container fully.Specifically, when in the freight container that one or more pallets are packed into, can use Lock Part 50 to fill any remaining space.

Except self-evident common needs for intensity, any suitable material may be used to construct the assembly of these blocking devices.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, suppose these, yet if desired, the material of roller bearing also can be the material with some shock absorbing characteristics by hard metalwork manufacturing.

Therefore, the invention provides the pallet that to pack or to unload out the sea goods freight container into and can roll into or roll out this freight container by forklift etc.Be provided for the blocking device that is associated with pallet apparatus, just can be safely on pallet the various goods of transportation and the risk do not damaged in transit.Because the loading and unloading outside execution of cargo-type container at sea is so tray loading also can be as safe as a house.

Though one particular embodiment of the present invention only have been described here, have been appreciated that the change of described feature and institute's materials used and revise still to fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. pallet that is used for the sea goods freight container, described pallet has:

The chassis, it has leading edge, the trailing edge relative with leading edge, and the sidepiece between leading edge and trailing edge;

Be used to make this chassis to roll into and roll out the mobile device of freight container;

And make this chassis be fixed on the interior blocking device of described freight container, wherein said blocking device is meshed one in the sidepiece of container wall or another pallet and described pallet, and described blocking device also is meshed container wall or another pallet with the leading edge or the trailing edge of described pallet.

2. pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said blocking device comprise near at least one blocking device that is positioned at chassis or the corner.

3. pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein this mobile device comprises at least one roller bearing that is installed on the chassis.

4. pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said blocking device has first blocking device of the pallet leading edge both sides that are arranged on when pallet enters freight container, described first blocking device pivots around the shaft element on the chassis and installs, thereby when pallet moves into or shifts out freight container, described first blocking device is parallel to container side wall usually, but in case described first blocking device touches the interior rear wall of freight container, just from described chassis to inner rotary to be meshed with described container side wall.

5. pallet as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first blocking device comprises two parallel facess, is connected and is separated by the container wall engaged element so that an adjacent end is pivoted with this shaft element.

6. pallet as claimed in claim 5, wherein this container wall engaged element is the additional shaft element between described two parallel facess, wherein roller element can be around this shaft element rotation.

7. pallet as claimed in claim 1 wherein provides second blocking device near each corner of pallet trailing edge, this second blocking device is meshed with a side of freight container.

8. pallet as claimed in claim 7, wherein this second blocking device comprises the body element that is welded to the pallet trailing edge, comprises the screw element that can outwards back-out in the described body element, thereby makes its outer end be meshed with container side wall.

9. pallet as claimed in claim 8, wherein this screw element is arranged to keep secure engagement by the lock nut and the container wall that are installed on this screw element.

10. pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said blocking device comprise the 3rd blocking device that usually is provided with at the center of pallet chassis trailing edge, and described the 3rd blocking device has the extendible member that can be moved into the tight adjacency in back door of freight container.

11. pallet as claimed in claim 10, wherein also comprise a horizon bar, this extendible member is connected to horizon bar, described horizon bar can rotate between the supporting member that is arranged on the pallet trailing edge, described horizon bar has and is suitable for and at least one pawl member of ratchet ingear, thereby this extendible member can be regularly screws out with in abutting connection with at least one container door from the pallet trailing edge.

12. pallet as claimed in claim 11, wherein said at least one pawl member is included in the paired ratchet of this horizon bar upper offset, and each in the described paired ratchet has a corresponding ratchet, and is closely adjacent with the opposite end of this extendible member.