EP0325889A1 - Spreader device - Google Patents
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- EP0325889A1 EP0325889A1 EP88730285A EP88730285A EP0325889A1 EP 0325889 A1 EP0325889 A1 EP 0325889A1 EP 88730285 A EP88730285 A EP 88730285A EP 88730285 A EP88730285 A EP 88730285A EP 0325889 A1 EP0325889 A1 EP 0325889A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
- B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
- B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
- B66F9/075—Constructional features or details
- B66F9/12—Platforms; Forks; Other load supporting or gripping members
- B66F9/18—Load gripping or retaining means
- B66F9/186—Container lifting frames
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- the present invention relates to a spreader device for forklifts, cranes, straddle carriers and the like.
- FIGS.4 and 5 show a conventional spreader device.
- (a) indicates a hollow spreader frame,
- each boom is extended or contracted so that the distance between the right side group of the connecting member (e) and twist lock pin box (d) and the left side group of these is adjusted to the length of each container.
- This adjustment can be done between the length (A) in FIG.4 and the length (B) in FIG.5 to carry containers of different sizes.
- the present invention provides a spreader device for forklifts and the like carrying a container, being characterized in that the spreader device comprises a hollow spreader frame, pairs of booms inserted into the spreader frame from the left and right ends of the spreader frame in such a way that the booms can extend and contract in the left and right directions, a right hollow connecting member and a left hollow connecting member for connecting the outer ends of each pair of the booms, two pairs of adjustment frames inserted into the right and left connecting members in such a way that these adjustment frames can move in the front and back directions, twist lock pin boxes fixed to the outer ends of the pairs of the adjustment frames, a twist lock pin in each of the twist lock pin boxes, means for extending and contracting the booms, and means for extending and contracting the adjustment frames.
- the spreader device comprises a hollow spreader frame, pairs of booms inserted into the spreader frame from the left and right ends of the spreader frame in such a way that the booms can extend and contract in the left and right directions, a right hollow connecting
- the spreader device of the present invention is constructed as described above.
- the connecting member cylinders move in the direction of extension or contraction so that the booms, connecting members and twist lock pin boxes are adjusted in the right and left directions (as indicated by the bi-directional arrow X in FIG.1) to a container to be carried.
- the pin box cylinders are activated to move the adjustment frames and twist lock pin boxes in the front and back directions (as indicated by the bi-directional arrow Y in FIG.1) about the connecting members.
- (1) indicates a hollow spreader frame
- (2′) hollow connecting members connecting the outer ends of the booms (3) two pairs of adjustment frames inserted into the connecting members (2′) in such a way that the adjustment frames can move in the front and back directions (directions indicated by the arrow Y in FIG.1), and (4) twist lock pin boxes fixed to the outer end of each of the adjustment frames (3).
- twist lock pins located in the twist lock pin boxes, and (5) the central position of each of the twist lock pins.
- the connecting member cylinders (8),(8) for extending and contracting the connecting members are activated so as to adjust the connecting members (2′), the adjustment frames (3) and the twist lock pin boxes (4) in the left and right directions (as indicated by the arrow X).
- (A) indicates the length of the spreader when the pin boxes (4),(4) are extended to the right and left
- (B) indicates the extension on one side.
- the spreader can be used for containers of various lengths.
- the pin box cylinders (9),(9) for the extension and contraction of the twist lock pin boxes are activated to adjust the front and rear adjustment frames (3) and the twist lock pin boxes (4) in the front and back directions (indicated by the arrow Y).
- (C) notes the distance in the front-back direction between the pin boxes as they are in the extended positions
- (D) shows the extension on one side.
- the spreader device of the present invention can be adjusted to different types of containers with different lengths by activating the means for contracting and extending the booms (these means are shown as the connecting cylinders in the above embodiment by way of example) to move the connecting members and the twist lock pin boxes in the right and left directions (as indicated by the arrow X). Also, for containers with quite different widths, the means for contracting and extending the adjustment booms (these means are shown as the pin box cylinders in the above embodiment by way of example) are activated to adjust the positions of the twist lock pin boxes relatively to the connecting members in the front and back directions (as indicated by the arrow Y). In this way, the spreader device of the present invention can be used not only for containers of different lengths but also for ones with much different widths.
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- The present invention relates to a spreader device for forklifts, cranes, straddle carriers and the like.
- FIGS.4 and 5 show a conventional spreader device. (a) indicates a hollow spreader frame, (b) booms that are inserted into the left and right sides of the spreader frame (a) and can be extended in the left and right directions, (e) connecting members that connect the outer ends of the booms (b), (d) twist lock pin boxes fixed to the front and rear ends of the each of the connecting members (e).
- To cope with containers with different lengths, each boom is extended or contracted so that the distance between the right side group of the connecting member (e) and twist lock pin box (d) and the left side group of these is adjusted to the length of each container. This adjustment can be done between the length (A) in FIG.4 and the length (B) in FIG.5 to carry containers of different sizes.
- In the conventional spreader shown in FIGS.4 and 5 and explained above, since each of the twist lock pin boxes (b) is fixed to the connecting member (e) and the distance (C) between the pair of twist lock pin boxes on each side cannot be adjusted, it has been a problem that this conventional spreader cannot be used if the width of a container varies one from another very much.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved spreader device that is adjustable to containers with very different widths as well as with different lengths.
- That is, the present invention provides a spreader device for forklifts and the like carrying a container, being characterized in that the spreader device comprises a hollow spreader frame, pairs of booms inserted into the spreader frame from the left and right ends of the spreader frame in such a way that the booms can extend and contract in the left and right directions, a right hollow connecting member and a left hollow connecting member for connecting the outer ends of each pair of the booms, two pairs of adjustment frames inserted into the right and left connecting members in such a way that these adjustment frames can move in the front and back directions, twist lock pin boxes fixed to the outer ends of the pairs of the adjustment frames, a twist lock pin in each of the twist lock pin boxes, means for extending and contracting the booms, and means for extending and contracting the adjustment frames.
- The spreader device of the present invention is constructed as described above. To carry various containers with very different lengths, the connecting member cylinders move in the direction of extension or contraction so that the booms, connecting members and twist lock pin boxes are adjusted in the right and left directions (as indicated by the bi-directional arrow X in FIG.1) to a container to be carried. If the width of containers varies one from another by much, the pin box cylinders are activated to move the adjustment frames and twist lock pin boxes in the front and back directions (as indicated by the bi-directional arrow Y in FIG.1) about the connecting members.
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- FIG.1 shows a plan of an embodiment of the spreader device of the present invention with the pin box cylinders on the right side being omitted;
- FIG.2 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG.1 seen in the direction of an arrow II in FIG.1;
- FIG.3 is a vertical sectional view of the embodiment of FIG.1 along the III-III line and seen in the direction of the arrows; and
- FIGS.4 and 5 show plans of a conventional spreader device.
- The spreader device of the present invention will be explained with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS.1 to 3. In the figures, (1) indicates a hollow spreader frame, (2) pairs of booms inserted into the right and left sides of the spreader frame (1) in such a way that the booms can be extended or contracted in the right and left directions (directions indicated by the arrow X in FIG.1), (2′) hollow connecting members connecting the outer ends of the booms, (3) two pairs of adjustment frames inserted into the connecting members (2′) in such a way that the adjustment frames can move in the front and back directions (directions indicated by the arrow Y in FIG.1), and (4) twist lock pin boxes fixed to the outer end of each of the adjustment frames (3).
- (6) denotes twist lock pins located in the twist lock pin boxes, and (5) the central position of each of the twist lock pins.
- (7) indicates friction metal pieces disposed between the inner surface of the spreader frame (1) and the outer surface of the boom (2),(8) connecting cylinders disposed between the right and left connecting members (2′),(2′) and the spreader frame (1) for extending and contracting the connecting members (2′), and (9) pin boxes cylinders disposed between a pair of the twist lock pin boxes (4),(4) and the connecting member (2′). In FIG.1 the pin box cylinders placed on the right connecting member are omitted from the figure for clarity.
- The operation of this spreader device will now be explained in detail.
- To carry containers of different lengths (different sizes in the right left direction), the connecting member cylinders (8),(8) for extending and contracting the connecting members are activated so as to adjust the connecting members (2′), the adjustment frames (3) and the twist lock pin boxes (4) in the left and right directions (as indicated by the arrow X). In FIG.1, (A) indicates the length of the spreader when the pin boxes (4),(4) are extended to the right and left, and (B) indicates the extension on one side. Thus the spreader can be used for containers of various lengths.
- To carry containers of very different widths (different sizes in the front-back direction), the pin box cylinders (9),(9) for the extension and contraction of the twist lock pin boxes are activated to adjust the front and rear adjustment frames (3) and the twist lock pin boxes (4) in the front and back directions (indicated by the arrow Y). In FIGS.1 and 2, (C) notes the distance in the front-back direction between the pin boxes as they are in the extended positions, and (D) shows the extension on one side. Thus the spreader device can be used for containers of very different widths.
- The operation of the cylinders explained above may be done using conventional methods such as a remote control method with the use of fluid pressure.
- The spreader device of the present invention can be adjusted to different types of containers with different lengths by activating the means for contracting and extending the booms (these means are shown as the connecting cylinders in the above embodiment by way of example) to move the connecting members and the twist lock pin boxes in the right and left directions (as indicated by the arrow X). Also, for containers with quite different widths, the means for contracting and extending the adjustment booms (these means are shown as the pin box cylinders in the above embodiment by way of example) are activated to adjust the positions of the twist lock pin boxes relatively to the connecting members in the front and back directions (as indicated by the arrow Y). In this way, the spreader device of the present invention can be used not only for containers of different lengths but also for ones with much different widths.
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A hollow spreader frame;
two pairs of booms inserted into said spreader frame from the left and right ends of the spreader frame in such a way that said booms can extend and contract in the left and right directions;
a right hollow connecting member and a left hollow connecting member for connecting the outer ends of each pair of said booms;
two pairs of adjustment frames inserted into the right and left connecting members in such a way that said adjustment frames can move in the front and back directions;
twist lock pin boxes fixed to the outer ends of the pairs of said adjustment frames'
twist lock pins in said twist lock pin boxes;
means for the extension and contraction of said booms;
and
means for the extension and contraction of said adjustment frames.
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GB1328101A (en) * | 1969-09-02 | 1973-08-30 | Lancer Boss Ltd | Lifting apparatus |
DE2053507A1 (en) * | 1970-10-31 | 1972-05-04 | Hilgers Ag, 5456 Rheinbrohl | Crane suspension |
GB2031841A (en) * | 1978-10-23 | 1980-04-30 | Lancer Boss Ltd | Load lifting frames or use with load lifting vehicles and equipment |
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US5147171A (en) * | 1991-07-25 | 1992-09-15 | Caterpillar Industrial Inc. | Side shift carriage for a lift mast |
NL2005296C2 (en) * | 2010-09-01 | 2012-03-05 | Fred Korrel | CONTAINER CLAMP. |
CN107720532A (en) * | 2017-11-17 | 2018-02-23 | 湖州金胜豪塑料制品有限公司 | A kind of building materials tower crane transport box |
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