DE29503742U1 - Approach buffers for loading ramps - Google Patents

Description

Company Gebr. Koch GmbH + Co., Feldstr. 51, 32791 Lage/Lippe

"Approach buffers for loading ramps"

The innovation relates to a buffer for loading ramps.

Trucks are loaded at warehouses almost exclusively on loading ramps, which should be approximately the same height as the vehicle loading area. There are also dock levelers that allow adjustment between the loading ramp and the vehicle loading area.

From the generic DE-92 01 381 Ul, a start-up buffer for ramps has become known, which adapts to the up and down movements of the vehicle during loading and unloading and thus prevents damage to the buffer and its fastening.

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However, it often happens that the ramp height is significantly lower than the height of the vehicle loading area, which means that the vehicle drives over the edge of the ramp and may therefore damage the gate or facade of the building or even cause damage to the vehicle.

The innovation is based on the task of creating a buffer that can be adapted to the different heights of the vehicle loading areas compared to the ramp heights.

This task underlying the innovation is solved by the teaching of the main claim. 30

Advantageous embodiments are explained in the subclaims.

In other words, it is proposed that the actual buffer block on the approach buffer is adjustable in height so that it can be extended beyond the upper edge of the loading ramp or the dock leveler.

When the vehicle is docked, the buffer block is in a position above ramp height so that the vehicle can lean against it, although it must of course be ensured that the actual approach buffer is also sufficiently anchored. If the buffer block interferes with loading the vehicle, it can be lowered so that its upper edge is level with ramp height and can no longer hinder the loading process.

The guide of the pull-out main body can be designed as a U-iron, rectangular tube, square tube, special guide profile, etc., whereby the height can be adjusted manually or by hydraulic, pneumatic or mechanical means.

In order to be able to lower the ram even under pressure from the vehicle that has hit it, play can be introduced into the guide by removing a wedge or turning an eccentric so that it can be lowered. The ram protection should be able to be attached to any ramp or to already installed loading bridges.

An example of the innovation is shown in the attached drawing.

The drawing shows a starting buffer 1, which consists of a buffer block 2 that is arranged on a height-adjustable support. The height-adjustable support is guided in a main support 3, although the drawing does not show how the height can be adjusted. All of the usual technical devices can be used here.

Claims (5)

„, HABBEL & HABBEL ^: ·· ^: "&iacgr;* * ''"'"^Viphh^H.-Q. Habbel ^fJ PATENT ATTORNEYS european patent attorney Dipl.-lng. Lutz Habbel · ^D - ^{48019 Mönster} DipL-Qeogr. Peter Habbel 03.03 . TELEPHONE (02 51J 5 35 78-0 ■ FAX f02 51}53 19 OURFILES: (please specify) K50/1 7845 X/Sc Company Gebr. Koch GmbH + Co.,
Feldstr. 51, 32791 Lage/Lippe "Approach buffers for loading ramps" Protection requirements: 1. Buffer for a loading ramp or a loading bridge, the buffer block of which is adjustable in height, characterized by adjustability of the buffer block (2) beyond the surface of the loading ramp or the dock leveler. 2. Starting buffer according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment is carried out mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically. 3. Starting buffer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjustment is carried out manually House address: Am Kanonengraben &eeacgr; . D-48151 Münster he follows. 4. Starting buffer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a hydraulic cylinder that can be actuated from both sides for adjusting the buffer block (2). 5. Starting buffer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a main support (3) which is sufficiently anchored and a height-adjustable support (4) which carries the buffer block (2).