CN101808914A

CN101808914A - Car support frame with tyre projection buffer

Info

Publication number: CN101808914A
Application number: CN200880101903A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马丁·克莱夫-史密斯
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-06-05
Filing date: 2008-06-05
Publication date: 2010-08-18
Also published as: WO2008149157A1; GB0710702D0; GB0810283D0; EP2162370A1; GB2449988A; US20100172709A1

Abstract

A vehicle support deck frame (10) is condfigured to allow wheel (12) penetration through the deck depth and projection somewhat below the deck underside, so that a projecting wheel and/or attendant tyre (13) acts as a resiliently deformable spacer, cushion, bolster or buffer, in relation to an underlying (vehicle) load (30); such a 'sunken' wheel disposition allows a vehicle to sit lower in relation to the deck, so reducing the load depth (31) on that deck.

Description

Car support frame with tyre projection buffer

Technical field

The applicant designs and a kind ofly is used for storing in the airtight scope of the cargo-type container of different (otherwise) standards and the detouchable of transport vehicle, the support frame of the minimum that takes up space.This framework is removably supported by removable pillar, and each pillar itself inserts in the recess in the container wall portion fold and fixes by support being installed and fixed to the freight container inner frame.This transformation (conversion) has different brands: SkyRac (k) and TransRac (k) (trade mark), and has some patents separately, comprises GB 0024214.9 and GB0226012.3.Dedicated web site Www.trans-rak.comShowed TransRak.

In this is transformed, hold the deck frame assembly of (self-contained) from the container floor layer towards top lift movably, certainly, and it is suspended in the centre of internal container height, to allow another vehicle or load introducing bottom and to place on the floor.The applicant has designed a kind of customised " hawser " in all directions (this term comprises line, rope and chain) suspension that this deck promotes that is used for, it uses between the hawser entrance/exit point of every end and drives connecting gear (it is inner to be arranged on deck itself), and with suspension associated working above the insertion framework that is suspended in the minimum lateral column that takes up space, described lateral column is contained in the container side wall fold and by gripping to support, and this support is soldered on the freight container inner frame.

Cable suspended allows the deck along with the manual lateral in the freight container area occupied (footprint) is regulated and free floating and different angle crustal inclination with lengthwise position, simultaneously, and by the cable suspended load capacity.Be used for the fore-and-aft tilt that bevelled different ends in deck promote the different wireline deployed of generation and have attached tension adjustment, it is moved by suitable vertical deck and provides.The layout of any load that carries on deck and deck influence residue load space availability and with the gap of other deck or load.In addition, the layout of the load on the deck also influences residual volume and gap.

The protection of following load

Important consideration for the vehicle support deck of this lifting is, other the easy impaired load below the protection, the especially easily impaired following vehicle or the vehicle of lower row or column of being located immediately at.Little, a careless misoperation or misdeem is misunderstood because of casual deck-vehicle or vehicle-vehicle contact and is caused considerable damage.

That optimizes packing density need and guarantee between the load and the needs of the operating clearance that the safety between the deck frame of carrying upper strata (vehicle) load and lower floor's (vehicle) load is suitable some contradiction a little.

Preorder statement of the present invention

In aspect more of the present invention, the applicant has realized that the load support framework can adopt the customization structure, more closely holds mutually to allow each load downside and top profile or profile.Therefore, think that going up loading frame can and/or surpass described area occupied extension in last or following load area occupied, so that gap optimum each other keeps going up load support and stability simultaneously.Like this, for the mutual layout of vehicle and framework, can make full use of the complicated and different profile of outer curve up and down of vehicle.

Operator's safety

Operating deck and also very important by opening up/open operator's safety of loading in (unloading) vehicle process down.The same with safety and reliability, also expect minimum " obstruction " or reinforce the simplification that realizes operation by displaceable member.Be to allow the operator mainly in a side job of the deck load that hangs, rather than directly work in its lower section useful.

The deck turnover

Another problem is, for the end height change in whole end is regulated to the end fore-and-aft tilt, the turnover on " far away " deck at " osed top " freight container end place (for example by sailing V shape loader transporter (fork-lift truck) into freight container from the in-out end of opening).Therefore, it is infeasible introducing this loader transporter for the lifting of deck end at a distance.The applicant's the system of cable suspended in all directions allows optionally to promote and reduce the end, deck.

Background technology

Manufacturing and widely used freight container are standard forms, and are used for general goods or mixed cargo.They and vehicle load do not have inherent compatibility.With regard at the moment, can not have normalisation towards the development form of goods and change.The framework of certain material of load bearing requirements of the vehicle (automobile) on another vehicle on the central frame of any kind in being supported in the freight container scope may carry the difficult traffic condition lower support and the fixed weight of highway, railway and the sea route of any freight container in the above.But sufficiently solid framework means and takes up space greatly, therefore occupies limited space in the freight container shell, can sacrifice some useful capacity weights.In a word, the inner space is limited, and expectation maximizes the load space degree of utilization.

Usually, the one or both ends of vehicle are curve shapes, rather than simple rectangle---have stay do not utilize, and waste, useless thus place risks.For this risk being reduced to minimum, with vehicle or go up the vehicle that hangs more precisely or vehicle stock tilts or tendency on one side with the profile of lower floor's vehicle of being equipped with the insertion on container floor.

Designed a kind of " free floating " that is used for vehicle carrying cable suspended deck in all directions before the applicant, wheel is carried in the shaping deck.This makes to load to have alerting ability, and allows manually to carry out loading operation, with horizontal and/or end wise trim locations before the fixing load of being hung with the adjustable tension restraint strap.

Summary of the invention

(vehicle) load arrangements relevant with the deck

A kind of removable framework or deck that is used for the vehicle load support, be constructed to be installed in the scope of cargo-type container, frame assembled has a plurality of adustable wheels and/or tyre fitting, and this wheel and/or tyre fitting are constructed to allow tire to pass the degree of depth of framework to stretch out from downside.

This deck can be a detouchable, and allows the improvement of various criterion freight container to adapt to (retro-fit) or transformation.

For some loadtype, structure and combination or mixing, especially road vehicle, allowing partial load partly to pass the degree of depth on deck and when the deck downside stretches out, the problem that (vehicle) load arrangements relevant can occur with lower tween deck, and these are solved in a different manner by aspects more of the present invention.

In a kind of structure, wheel pillar, support or carrying structure are constructed to support excircle wheel and tire to pass, but do not contact the risk of the vehicle body on the deck.Therefore, allow wheel and tire partly some sagging or hang enter and pass the downside that hangs the deck be positioned at the deck downside below, pass to allow tire---similarly be in notional shallow slot.A kind of exemplary construction is minimum open frame, lattice or " line " frame structure.By removing fixing unbending member and allow to rearrange neatly the residue member, the form of this minimum is easier to be suitable for different vehicle shape.

Difference

This kind framework and so-called urgent vehicle frame (for example, the road surface damage or the service that recovers employed) between have difference because urgent vehicle frame only relates to and bears littler part and promote task, do not relate to and restrictedly pile up and encapsulate.

General objects of the present invention is, the vehicle contact is reduced to just minimum level, is subjected to not re-construct being easy to with stoping, supports consistent with the vehicle that keeps safety.Though need more careful and more accurately vehicle be aimed at mutually with support, can use built-in vehicle jack point, for example usually with blanking lid (blanking cover) hiding curb girder hole.In this case, simple (recoverable) bar or the handle that inwardly stretches out that is used for each jack point (two of typically every sides) will be essential.Vertical or horizontal Telescopic handle can be carried in the swing arm with the end wise aligned position; By the degree of stretching out or extend provide laterally or across adjusting.Therefore, think that multistage plunger may satisfy each this supporting pin.Can assemble extensible round end, spiral tapered end pin or recoverable cross head pin, so that extension is locked in the jack point.Can use rotation or connect the suitable swing arm of installing to promote vehicle body downwards, to promote that wheel passes between the movable fixed part at the tire contact point place of circumferentially spaced.

The available local cushion block that promotes is controlled tire, and is controlled wheel thus and pass partial bores in the vehicle support deck.This cushion block can hang from deck frame, and only operates when car deck is reduced to container floor.Alternately, can carry the displacement cushion block by cushion block frame with the common suspension of operationally arranging and only when the deck reduces, operating of vehicle frame.Vehicle and cushion block frame can at one end pivot, and therefore, it mutual action occurs when tilting, to load (unloading) by the lower end that is positioned at separately on the container floor.

Description of drawings

Now, with reference to accompanying drawing and scheme drawing, only by case description specific embodiments more of the present invention, wherein:

Figure 1A shows intensive mounting structure; Inner installation or inner ccontaining vehicle keep " suitable " intermediate space border simultaneously with more effectively encapsulation;

Figure 1B shows the longitudinal cross-section of the freight container part with two vehicle load, and its use is carried on the lifting and the bevelled that insert on the pillar and hangs deck frame, and lower floor's vehicle is positioned on the container floor; At one end keep the working clearance 35, keep gap 33 at the other end;

Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 D shows the continuous handling stage of the removable car deck that is used for freight container, and it allows (loaded) wheel of loading to pass deck construction and stretches out a little below framework and wheel supporting members;

More specifically

Fig. 2 A shows the car deck that is positioned on the container floor, has certain vertical scroll space between wheel supporting members at interval, to allow vehicle loading (unloading);

Fig. 2 B shows above container floor the car deck of Fig. 2 A that rises a little, wheel pass between the strut member at interval and belowdecks side below stretch out a little, therefore, vehicle integrally is positioned on the wheel supporting members;

Fig. 2 C shows the car deck of Fig. 2 A, and move or displacement cushion block and putting on itself and floor;

Fig. 2 D shows freight container and the deck configuration of Fig. 2 C with the car deck that is positioned on the container floor.Cushion block on the container floor and car deck mutual action so that wheel is risen on the deck level, thereby allow vehicle to leave wheel supporting members and leave the deck;

Fig. 2 E shows a kind of auxiliary bearing frame, it is used for and the juxtaposed tire cushion block of vehicle support deck, and have complementary structure and an area occupied, to allow the tire cushion block to insert or enter wheel hole in the top vehicle support deck framework partly, promote the tire and relevant vehicle wheel component that is contacted then, away from vehicle frame, open up to be easy to vehicle/open; The cushion block framework can be minimum, perhaps,

Fig. 2 F shows and a series ofly hangs and exercisable subframe or subordinate frame when vehicle frame is reduced to the deck fully from vehicle frame;

Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D shows from complete vertically span to minimum span and at the car deck that substitutes of part, wheel position piecewise span and constructs; More specifically

Fig. 3 A shows to have slope end and local wheel connecting element and passes the complete vertically span car deck on deck to allow the part wheel;

Fig. 3 B shows car deck separately or segmentation, and the front and back one deck section with interval of slope end is respectively applied for front and back wheel;

Fig. 3 C shows the car deck that separates of Fig. 3 B, and has longitudinal tie rod between the front and rear part, and does not have the slope end;

Fig. 3 D shows the modification of the car deck that separates of Fig. 3 B that area occupied reduces, and does not have the slope end equally;

Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 D shows a kind of car deck of peripheral boundary rod type, is used to be assemblied in vehicle wheelbase (vehicle wheel base) exterior circumferential; More specifically

Fig. 4 A shows the lateral plan on vehicle outer shroud bar framework deck, and it shows the wheel by horizontal opposite end bar position limit;

Fig. 4 B shows the isometric view on the vehicle bar framework deck of Fig. 4 A; Auxiliary member can be installed, to locate (address) vehicle body or to make it stable thereon;

Fig. 4 C shows the lateral plan of the adjustable span modification of the car deck with telescopic mounted inside frame bars; It can provide vertically (being wheelbase) and a kind of during laterally (being wheelspan) regulates or two kinds; In case set positions, contained spring bias voltage and adjustment or continuous friction braking blocking device can keep this position;

Fig. 4 D shows the isometric view of the adjustable span car deck of Fig. 4 C;

Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 D shows the interior ring bar framework car deck different with the car deck of Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 D, and it is constructed to be assemblied in the inside and on every side in the interior week of vehicle wheelbase; More specifically

The lateral plan of ring bar framework in Fig. 5 A shows; The wheel supporting members (not shown) can be installed on the outside of ring, to locate each wheel;

Fig. 5 B shows the isometric view of the interior ring bar framework car deck of Fig. 5 A;

Fig. 5 C shows the lateral plan of the car deck of Fig. 5 A, and it has adjustable vertical span to be suitable for specific vehicle load wheelbase; Also can correspondingly be provided for the car deck of horizontal span or wheelspan;

Fig. 5 D shows the isometric view of the car deck of Fig. 5 C;

The car deck that separates of boom end frame loops before and after Fig. 6 A to Fig. 6 B shows and has independently; More specifically

Fig. 6 A shows the lateral plan on the ring framework deck that separates of reflecting that front and back wheel is independently passed;

Fig. 6 B shows the isometric view on the end loops framework deck of Fig. 6 A;

Fig. 6 C and Fig. 6 D show " I " shape framework deck and arrange, the wheel of opposite end is to being supported by corresponding transverse bar respectively, and transverse bar is connected by longitudinal tie rod;

More specifically

Fig. 6 C shows the fixing lateral plan of wheel of reflection opposite end;

Fig. 6 D shows the isometric view on the I shape framework deck of Fig. 6 C;

The last load support frame side that Fig. 6 E to Fig. 6 G reflection exceeds load area occupied " suspension " or horizontal " lateral-supporting " keeps mutual operating clearance simultaneously to extension; Therefore:

Fig. 6 E shows framework longitudinal or the longeron that is arranged on top track of vehicle (and in fact at whole vehicle body and area occupied) outside, and simultaneously, the lateral column at wheelbase place is by local tire contact end wise limiting wheel;

Fig. 6 F shows when the lateral plan of very near stacked load significantly when sidepiece is seen, has the deck vehicle strut member above being positioned on the horizontal span framework of " wide " track or Fig. 6 E;

Fig. 6 G shows the end elevation of the stacked load of Fig. 6 F, and it shows in fact than from the more conspicuous total load of Fig. 6 F gap; Therefore, longeron unhinderedly is arranged on the up and down side direction of vehicle load width and whole area occupied just, has utilized the traditional or representative type waist shape top profile of lower floor's vehicle; Therefore, the present invention allows the mutual closely mounted inside and/or the inside of load and framework to hold;

Fig. 7 A to Fig. 7 B shows " I " shape bar structure deck frame with (telescopic) adjustable longitudinal tie rod, to adapt to the variety of vehicle load wheelbase; More specifically

Fig. 7 A shows the lateral plan of " I " shape framework, and it has reflected the constraint of confinement end bar;

Fig. 7 B shows the isometric view on Fig. 7 A's " I " shape framework deck;

Fig. 7 C to Fig. 7 D shows the modification of square-section " I " the shape bar deck frame of (telescopic) adjustable vertical span, has double-type wheel fixed link at every end; More specifically

Fig. 7 C shows the independent regulation of the fixing and wheelbase of wheel;

Fig. 7 D shows the isometric view of the car deck of Fig. 7 C;

Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B show the car deck of Fig. 7 C and Fig. 7 D, and it comprises the vehicle sensors that is used for wheelbase induction (and alternatively, wheelspan is responded to) and (manual or automatic) adjusting; More specifically

Fig. 8 A shows the lateral plan of the car deck of loading, is provided with near detector or sensor at the upper deck horizontal surface, with the position/road degree of registration of vehicle and/or wheel; Can manually or automatically (promptly use the setting of pre-programmed), or regulate deck and/or wheel span with sensor drive ground;

Fig. 8 B shows the isometric view of the car deck support spine of Fig. 8 A;

Fig. 9 shows the vary in diameter that the adustable wheel that is used for the locating wheel distance is fixed and the wheel that is used to expect passes the deck;

Figure 10 shows the lateral plan of the car deck with tire strut member shaping or that moulding is arranged, is used for fixing the tire sidepiece and allows optimum wheel to pass the deck; Therefore, the crooked clamshell style plate of part circular relatively arranges in pairs, with at the lower right tire sidepiece of 3/4ths quadrant place fixed phase; This allows the more close wheel axis of strut member on even keel, simultaneously, removes inboard or " the wheel back " suspension, location and guiding piece;

Figure 11 A and 11B reflected until the fixing arc of the wheel of the certain limit of diameter end position, in fact, is from fact not to being bordering on two relative limits that the wheel that falls is fixed and supported; More specifically

Figure 11 A shows the minimum wheel with limited wheel fixed axis (axis) and passes the deck;

Figure 11 B shows has that the diameter wheel is fixed and the maximum wheel fixed axis that supports passes the deck maximum;

Figure 12 shows the car deck that is installed on the loading on the cantilever support framework that is arranged in the freight container; Has independently wheel supporting members in the opposite end;

Figure 13 shows the front elevation of the fixing and supporting construction of wheel, and it allows to run through according to the interval of the relative circumferential strut bar of wheel and upright position control wheel the degree of depth on deck; Shown in the position, have minimum clearance between wheel downside and the floor level face; Generally, this has reflected the physical constraints factor for the gap between the vehicle body downside, in wheel and the tire operation changeability aspect passing;

Vehicle weight when Figure 14 A to Figure 14 C shows the deck frame inclination is shifted, and it has utilized the wheel suspension operation of relative deck end; More specifically

Figure 14 A shows and is used at each deck end device of vertical shifting wheel independently; Therefore, think that the down-drawable vehicle body to be compressing the suspension of an end, and allow wheel supporting members to launch a little or open the degree of depth to hold and to help definite wheel to pass the deck;

Figure 14 B shows the deck, the subsidiary trend that has the compression vehicle hanging and promote to pass than the deck (degree of depth) of low side;

Figure 14 C shows towards the tare than low side (being the rear end in this case) and shifts, has subsidiary suspension compression and the wheel between corresponding relative wheel strut bar passes, according to presetting strut bar at interval or according to towards this effort at interval is set; The vehicle body that hitches can launch at relative (in this case) front end, and wheel pivot arm opens;

Figure 15 A and Figure 15 B show the use of vehicle body or chassis jack point, are used for optionally regulating installation vehicle body above deck, determine that with (help) wheel passes the degree of depth on deck; More specifically

Figure 15 A shows the lateral plan of the vehicle on the deck that is set in place in freight container, and the vehicle body hold-down arm or the Jack that vertically separate are removable, to determine body layout;

Figure 15 B shows the body lifting jack of Figure 15 A, it is optionally activated and arranges, so that the degree of depth that body layout and wheel pass the deck to be set;

Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B show the selectivity adjusting that (magnetic) is fixed to the vehicle body of deck frame, determine that with (help) wheel passes the degree of depth on deck; More specifically

Figure 16 A shows the lateral plan of the vehicle on the deck of being located in the freight container, and deck frame is provided with the electromagnet that vertically separates, with energising (shown in Figure 16 B) optionally with the vehicle body above the deck pulls down and promote wheel to pass corresponding spaced apart supports bar;

Figure 16 B shows the magnetic pull of operating Figure 16 A.

The specific embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing

Cable suspended deck 10 is equipped with one group of support and the connecting element 11 at interval that is used for wheel 12 and tire 13 in all directions.This allows to open up/opens or advance/withdraw from loading and unloading, and in the load-carrying state local the maintenance.

A kind of deck configuration will be vertical slope 14 at a pair of interval sidewards or the slope section (length) at interval partly of moving part as wheel.A kind of even littler open lattice frame ramp structure (for example, relative bar (not shown)) sufficient wheel and the tire that allows to be used for the stationary load state passes, if but do not have certain special introducing (lead in) or leave the bar slope to hinder loading.But rod-shape is a fore-and-aft tilt, but and side direction and end wise placement.Adjustable deck 10 is carried on inserts on support frame (not shown) or the sidepiece pillar 17, the sidepiece pillar is arranged in the cargo-type container 20 of other standard form with relative right mode detouchable, and fixes by support being installed and fixed to freight container inner frame (not shown).

When car deck 10 is positioned on the container floor 23, promote wheels 12 from support and connecting element 11, and obtain extra rolling interval 40, it allows vehicle to obtain power, to leave the wheel fixed interval and to leave the deck.

In order further to help wheel 12 to leave deck 10, can on container floor 23, assemble the displacement cushion block 24 that leaves or unload.These cushion blocks are used to be placed in the groove on deck 10, the deck are being reduced on the container floor 23, promote the wheel horizontal surface with the upper surface by the deck, from support and connecting element and deck groove release wheel, and allow vehicle to leave car deck.In addition, slope end 14 allows to enter more reposefully and leave the deck.

Can consider various deck assembly, support and connecting element can be installed on this deck assembly in every way.Therefore, the deck can be made up of the independent deck frame that is used for front and back wheel.

Minimum deck construction can comprise the interior ring bar or the outer shroud bar 41 of limiting wheel 12, and can install thereon and support and connecting element.Telescopic ring bar can adapt to vehicle length and change.

Similarly, " I " ellbeam structure can comprise the one or more strut bars 42 that are used for front-wheel and trailing wheel 12, and it is connected by vertical connecting portion 43.This connecting portion can comprise bar, slip pole or more substantial structure (shown in Fig. 8 B).

In order to help the automatic telescopic adjustment in vehicle location, consider vehicle sensors 44.Ideally, vehicle sensors will be arranged in the upper surface of car deck, with the distance of monitoring distance vehicle body.Alternatively, or additionally, vehicle sensors also can be arranged in the downside on deck.

A special consideration of the present invention is that the degree of depth of passing the deck by wheel is provided with the vehicle layout.Therefore, in some modification of Miao Shuing, the transfer of tare when utilizing the deck to tilt is to pass the degree of depth on deck and the vehicle layout is set above deck by wheel is set in the back.

More at large, can provide the wheel degree of depth and/or position adjustments according to vehicle chassis, wheel and tire size.The motion wheel can have the feature of the major diameter alloy wheel that is equipped with shallow side or so-called low-profile tire (low-profile, flat tire), and this makes wheel be vulnerable to side direction contact infringement.Can design the fabric strap of certain form or sack so that the risk of wheel rim infringement is reduced to minimum, simultaneously, be maintained fixed in the time of on being tied to the deck and keep.If no, operationally, the support frame profile should suitably be avoided wheel rim, and this helps tire body, even also be favourable when having shallow side wall portion.

Be not only the weight of automobile, and any tension force that hitches all will trend towards causing tire compression, reduce tire surface (thread) to the degree of depth between wheel rim and the sidewall raised side, thereby reduce their effective " buffer depth " to a certain degree.For harder sidewall tire (for example, low section or flat tire modification), this effect reduces pro rata.

Though, if do not supported by the ground contact, wheel may be from its suspension sagging (until operational limit), still under its deadweight, obtainable inner space before this will waste is unless guarantee to have the gap around lower floor's vehicle upper (operator's compartment, bonnet and protective cover profile).On the contrary, be enough to allow the chassis of wheel and suspension to be positioned at lower part, but not contact above deck of chassis simultaneously, keep the chassis to be supported on the wheel.So, even have the additional weight of chaufeur, also can keep opening up/open the ability of getting off.

Adjustable framework

Wheelbase and wheel diameter are fixed

Adjustable supports can adapt to different vehicle wheelbases and wheel diameter with bearing frame and wheel fixture construction.Can change various relatively-movable members about the position of the reference chart that is provided with on the structure and alignment mark and manual regulation by the operator, or the manual regulation by target vehicle is provided simply.

Automatically regulating

Framework can be configured to when opening up " stacked " vehicle and the vehicle reset when opening and automatically (vertical or horizontal span ground) regulate.Therefore, think, be accompanied by the adjusting of wheel arm, bar or base plate (tray), can provide the lengthwise position of wheel support and fixed arm or base plate to regulate, wheel arm, bar or base plate itself can vertically be regulated span or have the ability of change " throat (throat) ".Open lattice or skeleton structure that wheel arm, bar or base plate are also minimum are so that carry out this adjusting.In fact, the maintenance bar that separates of a pair of reasonable placement or pillar may be just enough.Corresponding control apparatus (facility) can provide horizontal span.

Under any circumstance, when vehicle is lowered to that its wheel contacts with container floor and also the deck is reduced to when being positioned on the floor, vehicle can " leave " deck frame.

In more complicated modification, the jenny of certain form (traveller) can be designed to operation around tire circumference, and work at tire with between the energy disperser of vehicle body or chassis downside, so that if not all available suspension operations, pull down motor-car wheel and tire by using part.Last center (over-centre) operation effect (tripaction) can be provided with or order about separation when loading, and when unloading with its cancellation or invalid.

Simpler or more passive solution is to support vehicle body simply on energy disperser or cushion rubber partly, and allows by hanging operation wheel " naturally " under the weight that himself is not bearing on the spring to be hung.Can be according to the rubber roller that the separates design sort buffer device that is installed on corresponding single Jack or the public lifting stirrup.According to direction of traffic, can only need permission wheel suspension at one end, and stretch and hang.At the other end (a still supported end), can on wheel, pull down the motor-car body then, downwards so that further move at the unsupported wheel of the other end.Tension band between vehicle chassis and the deck frame can satisfy this design.

The gap

Static loading (promptly, when hang do not move or when being limited to the deck by band) " residue " gap of admissible minimum " dynamically " that may be unsuitable for when driving whole suspension operation move, therefore, when whole deck reduces, recover bigger or normal running clearance, and vehicle leaves from the deck.

Hang operation

Admittedly have plenty of certain wheel service requirement in the vehicle hanging, it is greatly about " neutral (neutral) " (not loading or normal load) state, and is relevant with vehicle chassis or vehicle body.If support vehicle body by other wheel that still contacts with ground, or vehicle body or the chassis lower pin of passing through certain form connect Jack, upholder or wedge support vehicle body, if do not add restriction in addition, wheel can move down (just as notional hole groove) separately or jointly so, till using up its limit that hangs operation.

For some vehicle (for example, 4 * 4 cross-country cars), can provide sizable suspension operation.By more complicated modification, but electronic or pneumatic bodywork height is regulated the limiting wheel operation.Except having the rear-mounted older type of leaf spring, for mainly independently motion, wheel is an independent suspension, is subjected to anti-rolling rod restriction.

Usually, the wheel supporting members that if the relatively little or less ratio of available wheel operation just is enough to be used for that wheel and/or tire are entered to be separated, between them, pass them and surpass them, stretch out a little from the below of the deck frame downside that is draped to allow tire at least.This degree of stretching out is variable, and still, one inch or several inches etc. may be just enough.Actual limiting factor be vehicle body downside and deck frame with and/or strut member itself between the gap.

That be shaped even customised strut member, for example relative (part circular) crooked outline " clamshell style " plate of suitable thickness can be used to the right tire side of 3/4ths " quadrant " layout place's fixed phase below, allow strut member along the more close wheel axis of horizontal surface, simultaneously, remove suspension, location and the guiding piece of " wheel rear and/or below ".

The wheel of the maximum or limit fixedly arc will be horizontal, the horizon that intersects with wheel axis especially, and still, this limit will have wheel slip and the risk of " fatal " wheel from falling between the strut member.This is owing to inherent tire flexibility, and not special inwardly clamping load-this load will make the tire periphery inwardly be out of shape a little.

Insert

As auxiliary backup protection measure, can stretch out at tire and insert " insert " that adapts between periphery and the lower floor's vehicle load.

Outer overhang wheel strut member

In principle, wheel supporting members can be by being positioned at the freight container scope but be positioned at outside the vehicle body structure (for example, be fixed to the pillar of freight container inner frame) the cantilevered fashion carrying, and can inwardly guide towards wheel, but the gap between vehicle body and the freight container side any reduce to open up making/and drive loading (unloading) and have more challenge.

In automatic mode,

-when loading left up by vehicle, be used for wheelbase automatic compensation wheel supporting members to being run into; And

-wheel supporting members is arranged in the diameter of the wheel that is run into;

Can automatically use vehicle body or chassis upholder---promptly by opening up action triggers also on the contrary by opening recovery.Usually, in case load, make vehicle body " be positioned at " space hold that can reduce the top, deck near the place, deck, and help between vehicle and container top, to keep the working clearance of safety.

If only be the vehicle in the transportation to be moved minimize, can consider that (if not OVEREXERTION) vehicle chassis of certain reality hitches and compresses its strut member, still, this will be unwelcome extra installation steps.That is to say that in case be raised and tilt to the loading turnover state of desired loading or below, deck, deck itself will be limited by the adjustable spring band.

The location, deck that promotes

A kind of deck easily form comprises vertical slope, local slope section, base plate or the ladder supports bar or the crosspiece at a pair of interval that is used for the wheel operation.There is no need between the retaining (bay) continuous slope is being set between wheel, and only need the fully structure of insertion, be positioned at the wheelbase place of appointment to keep local wheel supporting members at least in use.Therefore, the container floor of insertion or local platform (displacement) cushion block that promotes or slope can be satisfied and opened up/open the wheel carrying of getting off.

Wheelbase

Vertical span between the wheel or wheelbase can move by the one or both ends of permission on bearer frame and regulate.(so-called telescopic) sliding frame and locking (so-called pin and hole or groove) device is just enough.Towards the in-out end of freight container location is optimum, regulate being convenient to, and the operator need not be than entering freight container to begin to load the farther of necessary distance travel.Usually, expectation minimizes the operator on deck that hangs or the appearance below the load.Even allow below load, to pass in and out, consider that for health and safety should stipulate standby stop pin or safe limit, this makes that loading (unloading) and altitude above deck and position operation slows down.

Wheelspan

As mentioned, tread change also can be adapted to by the horizontal adjusting of deck frame, and is irrelevant with any wheelbase that is provided with respectively.Therefore, think that double-type, relative inside and outside double-type guide plate, chute or funnel can be used for the wheel that each runs into, and by the lower tire side wall contact relevant frame section of bias voltage inwardly or outwards.

Wheel diameters

The wheel that vertically separates of relative wheel side is fixing can to have adjustable span according to wheel diameter and loading with hold-down arm, therefore, can change wheel and tire and between arm, pass the degree of depth that enters the deck with them according to being provided with at interval, thus definite their stretching out from the below of deck downside.

Be provided with at interval if pass the mechanism of (though not allowing vehicle chassis to contact) by optimization is this, can promote the tire of deck level below to pass so with the deck.The spring bias voltage can be used as the weight that is used for this variable interval or loads position-sensing unit, and the optimized buffer effect is provided.

The applicant has considered a kind of automatic modification, and the vehicle energy that its use is opened up or the vehicle weight of power or passive suspension come the mobile deck frame unit, passing and stretch out with the optimization tire.

This deck unit can be included in the applicant's the fwd deck bont, the feature of this device is, cable suspended in all directions with (have power, power-assisted is power operated or manually operated) actuating device of coordination, allow deck " free floating " (till location and stretch limit band), regulate vertical and lateral position are carried out trickle (manually operated) by operator's intervention.

Weight shifts

When deck frame tilts, produce certain appropriate weight according to the accuracy of leaning angle and shift, it trends towards at one end compressing vehicle hanging and removes in the opposite end or discharge compression.Therefore, being positioned at vehicle on the bevelled deck trends towards and the deck slight inclination as one man that tilts.Be supported on spring bias voltage on the relative wheel supporting members, pillar spring-loaded or hydraulic pressure and/or pneumatic prestrain may work to it by launching a little, allows that bigger wheel passes between the strut member.

Therefore, in an inclined direction, tire at vehicle one end place or a pair of relative tire may be than bigger to tire of another tire or another by the degree of mild compression.Therefore, if wheel can be relatively moved (promptly, one or two member is removable) strut member fix, the strut member of longitudinal interval can change along with partial load so, this interval (for example can increase, along with the open strut bar on the relative tire side), thus the degree of depth that allows bigger loading wheel and tire further to pass the deck, and stretch out manyly from the deck downside.The deck frame structure

Minimum deck frame reduces to be equipped with the area occupied in the load capacity of freight container of this deck frame, less to available commercial used load influence, and allow stacked vehicle or lower floor's vehicle (above the floor) and above the suspension deck between have bigger operating clearance.Like wheel supporting members application class independently, consider, to allow the local gap of different vehicle dimensions and structure and bigger flexibility of operation.

Simultaneously, should keep the working clearance of safety between " lifting " and " lower floor " load, this may be dynamically changeable in transit, because vehicle is mobile a little on it hangs, even limited the deck that hangs, even and between vehicle and deck, assemble check strap.

Collision or actual any contact between vehicle and load supports or poorer and another vehicle (increase and damage the result) should be wished to be prevented from.That is to say the inherent elastic buffer of available attached tire or slow down the low contact of impacting.Even it is also good than scraping (by direct metal-metal contact) by tire friction on the vehicle paint or wearing and tearing.

External frame

Reflect that as Fig. 6 E to Fig. 6 G vehicle support deck of the present invention can have such member: for example, be positioned at exterior vertical part of stacked vehicle area occupied or longeron a little.This support frame can be constructed to keep respectively between the stacked mutually vehicle load and deck frame and supported vehicle load between operating clearance, with the tight load that allows to hold mutually and assemble mutually, and the intrusion that the volume of whole load is had minimum.

Support frame also can be constructed to allow stacked vehicle load to be assemblied in public area occupied or the plane configuration (planform), simultaneously, allows vehicle support deck side direction outstanding (overspill), but in the freight container scope.It may be easily that this side girder is arranged in the container side wall.When the operation handrail with manual " fine setting "-freely hung deck (its passive weight is carried, and still has the deck level that moves freely, to the last by sandwich stop with status of support till) the location time, this may also be useful.The cross-sectional plane exterior or framing member that dangles can increase---that is, making deeplyer---and need not act on the contrary on vehicle-framework, perhaps on vehicle-vehicle gap.

Encapsulation or local the filling or bridgeware

Auxiliary elasticity encapsulation or local filling or bridgeware, isolation wedge, energy disperser or cushion rubber still can assemble (freely or at the scene) in easy impaired vehicle body zone, or insert between the member closely arranged side by side, but the present invention reduces (if not avoiding) dependence to these elements.

The magnetic folder

Be subject to shielding, can arrange electromagnetic clamp powerful, the selectivity energising, to spur vehicle body towards the deck from the interference of vehicle electronics or local area radio command net; Promote wheel passing between the fixed interval part at tire circumference place once more.

Oil gas Jack (Hyro-Pneumatic Jack)

Alternatively, can arrange the oil gas Jack, relatively to locate deck and vehicle load.

" mix and coupling "

For concrete effect or result, optionally mix described various feature and with its combinations matches.

Therefore, for example, deck frame wheelbase and wheelspan comformability can constructively make up with the automatic vehicle sensing and the clamping at scene; Be set for the preparation of wheel fixed arm of the degree of depth that runs through the deck of expectation as optimization, help then to arrange vehicle to be set and below the deck relevant, available buffer buffers effect to be set effectively with the lower floor load on the deck.

List of parts

10 wagon decks

11 support and fixture

12 wheels

13 tires

14 slopes

17 support columns

20 cargo containers

23 container floors

24 displacement cushion blocks

25 cantilever designs

30 lower floor's vehicle load

The 31 load degree of depth

32 tops/supported vehicle

33 gaps between the upper and lower vehicle at top vehicle front place

35 gaps between the upper and lower vehicle at top rear vehicle end place

36 wheel fixed axis

40 scroll space

41 ring bars

42 support bars

43 connecting portions

44 vehicle sensors

The 45 tire support members that are shaped

The tire support member of 46 spring-biaseds

47 vehicle body outrigger jacks

48 electromagnetism bodies folder.

Claims

1. one kind is used for removable framework or the deck that vehicle load supports, be constructed to be installed in the scope of cargo-type container, described frame assembled has a plurality of adustable wheels and/or tyre fitting, and described adustable wheel and/or tyre fitting are constructed to allow tire to pass the degree of depth of described framework to stretch out from described framework underside.

2. support frame according to claim 1 wherein, has the independent support that is positioned on tire downside and/or the sidewall, fixing and holding device.

3. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described wheel and/or tire surpass described framework underside and stretch out about one inch below described framework undersides.

4. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described wheel and/or tire surpass described framework underside and stretch out about two inches below described framework undersides.

5. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described support frame is removable to be positioned on the container floor vehicle turnover when being used for loading or unloading.

6. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, have wheel and/or the tire strut member that vertically to regulate, to adapt to different wheelbases, wheel and diameter of tyres.

7. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, but wheel and/or tire strut member with lateral adjustments, to adapt to different car gages.

8. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, has the wheel supporting members that is constructed to keep the gap between vehicle body and the framework.

9. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, the layout of stretching out wheel that hangs vehicle is used as and relevant energy disperser or the cushion rubber of lower floor's vehicle.

10. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, having can be along with the wheel supporting members of the effective overhang of deck position adjustments or the degree of depth, to allow the deck of vehicle by being lowered, but, when promoting, allow wheel between strut member, to stretch out and form a different ladder to stop passing through of off-the-shelf vehicle on the deck.

11., wherein, pass suspended wheel that strut member stretches out and in transportation, move by auxiliary limited part restriction vehicle such as the minimum of rope or belt according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim.

12. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, constructing described support frame makes, when being reduced to framework on the container floor, the wheel of vehicle load can be on the floor between the corresponding strut member, and between strut member and wheel, keep enough axial clearances, to allow when opening up loading, before running into strut member, to set up vehicle power.

13. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, have the one or more cushion blocks that are arranged on the container floor, sentence and be convenient to cross wheel is risen to more close strut member summit, described cushion block remains on the floor when framework promotes, thereby allows wheel to pass between strut member.

14., wherein,, and come support frame by the device of from comprise the group that crosses cushion block, selecting with slope from the container floor lift frame according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim.

15. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, container floor comprises bevelled loading or unloading slope, still, in case framework is risen to the top, slope, wheel passes between strut member at interval.

16. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, form lattice or segmentation " minimum requirements ", skeleton, open that described support frame is constructed to, with possible layout optimization that will be relevant with the vehicle load of being carried, thereby make the load of passing the deck degree of depth member pass optimization, and the interval and the mutual action optimization that make they and lower floor's load, wherein, the member of described load is specially tire.

17. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described support frame be constructed to keep respectively between the stacked mutually vehicle load and deck frame and supported vehicle load between operating clearance, with under the situation minimum to the influence of overall load ability, permission inside holds the compact load with mounted inside.

18. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described support frame is constructed to allow the stacked vehicle load of assembling in public area occupied or plane configuration, allows the vehicle support deck side direction outstanding simultaneously, but in the freight container scope.

19. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, have local the lifting or the displacement cushion block, its can be arranged as the control tire and and then the control wheel pass partial bores in the vehicle support deck.

20. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, have local the lifting or the displacement cushion block, its can be arranged as the control tire and and then the control wheel pass partial bores in the vehicle support deck; This cushion block hangs from described deck frame, and and if only if can operate when car deck is reduced to container floor.

21. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, have local the lifting or the displacement cushion block, its can be arranged as the control tire and and then the control wheel pass partial bores in the vehicle support deck; Described displacement cushion block is by the cushion block framework for carrying of the suspension of arranging with vehicle frame co-operate ground, and and if only if can operate when the deck is reduced to container floor.

22. according to each described support frame in the aforementioned claim, wherein, have local the lifting or the displacement cushion block, its can be arranged as the control tire and and then the control wheel pass partial bores in the vehicle support deck; Described displacement cushion block is by the cushion block framework for carrying of the suspension of arranging with vehicle frame co-operate ground, and and if only if can operate when the deck is reduced to container floor; Vehicle and cushion block frame hanging are used for vehicle loading at one end to pivot and enter or unload away, thereby corresponding framework mutual action occurs when tilting in freight container, with by being positioned at the corresponding lower end loading or unloading on the container floor.