EP1101727A1 - Dispositif de levage de baril - Google Patents

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EP1101727A1
EP1101727A1 EP00650191A EP00650191A EP1101727A1 EP 1101727 A1 EP1101727 A1 EP 1101727A1 EP 00650191 A EP00650191 A EP 00650191A EP 00650191 A EP00650191 A EP 00650191A EP 1101727 A1 EP1101727 A1 EP 1101727A1
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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
    • B66F9/02—Stationary loaders or unloaders, e.g. for sacks

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  • the present invention relates to a keg hoist of the type comprising a lifting platform movable up and down within a substantially vertically arranged lift shaft and having vertically spaced apart keg receiving openings.
  • keg encompasses generally all forms of kegs, barrels and drums in other words any essentially cylindrical article of relatively substantial size as well as other non cylindrical articles with which it may be used.
  • the term "entrance opening” and “exit opening” refer simply to the function of that opening when it is having a keg delivered into it and similarly delivered out of it.
  • the operation could be delivery from the exit opening rather than the entrance opening of, for example, a hoist in a cellar.
  • feed and discharge are terms used in the same way.
  • keg hoists which are essentially lifting platforms movable up and down within some form of substantially vertically arranged lift shaft. They very often are not mounted within a lift-shaft, but are simply lifting platforms such as a scissors-lift actuated platform which are movable from a position adjacent the floor of the cellar to a position adjacent the entrance to the cellar which as stated already, is usually on the exterior of the building such as a wall thereof communicating with the pavement or possibly portion of the premises such as a car park attached to the public house or hotel. The barrels are then manhandled and rolled onto the platform and as inevitably happens accidents occur.
  • a keg hoist of the type comprising a lifting platform movable up and down within a substantially vertically arranged keg retaining shaft and having vertically spaced-apart keg receiving openings characterised in that the lifting platform comprises a pair of spaced-apart endless flexible connectors bridged by spaced-apart support bars movable between one entrance opening and an exit opening through the keg retaining shaft and then outside the shaft on the return.
  • the shaft is formed from an open framework.
  • the advantage of this construction is that it is an inexpensive and relatively efficient hoist which does not have any elaborate machinery. Indeed, it is envisaged that the hoist would not require any electric motor or the like to operate it but could simply operate by gravity and the use of some form of brake for delivery into a cellar while the lifting of empty kegs out of the cellar could be carried out by any mechanically operated mechanism.
  • the flexible connector comprises a drive chain led around sprocket wheels, each support bar being connected to the drive chain by a further length of chain wrapped around it and connected to the drive chain.
  • the vertically spaced-apart openings comprise a horizontal opening adjacent the uppermost part of the shaft and a vertical opening adjacent the bottom of the shaft.
  • a lead-in ramp having an opening to permit the passage of a bar therethrough, across it and down through the shaft whereby movement of the bar into and across the ramp moves a keg towards the horizontal opening.
  • a discharge ramp adjacent the vertical opening.
  • discharge ramp can be a lead-in ramp and vice versa.
  • the keg hoist comprises a drive motor for the flexible connectors, a controller for operating the drive motor and keg presence sensors adjacent both openings. The use of a motor will save additional work.
  • the controller comprises means on sensing the presence of a keg at the entrance opening and the absence of a keg at the entrance opening indexes the drive motor to move the keg a predetermined distance.
  • the controller is preferably adapted to continue to move the keg until the presence of a keg is sensed at the exit opening.
  • the invention further provides a keg hoist for mounting adjacent an opening in a vertical wall of a cellar comprising:-
  • a discharge ramp adjacent the vertical opening comprising a stationary floor engaging portion inclined downwardly across the vertical opening to the floor and a pivotal portion spaced-apart from the stationary portion for the passage of a bar therebetween, the pivotal portion being movable from one inclined position substantially in line with the stationary floor engaging portion for discharge of a keg to a vertical position for reception of a keg.
  • a releasable keg retaining door is mounted in the vertical opening.
  • a keg hoist mounted on a cellar floor 2 which cellar has an exterior wall 3 and an entrance hatch 4 at ground level 5.
  • the keg hoist 1 comprises an open framework comprising a keg retaining shaft 10 and a return shaft 11.
  • the keg retaining shaft 10 has vertically spaced-apart keg receiving openings, namely, an entrance opening provided by a horizontal opening 12 and an exit opening provided by a vertical opening 13.
  • the framework comprises a plurality of fixed uprights 14, 15 and horizontal cross members 16, together with a pivotal upright 17 mounted by a pivot joint 18 from a horizontal strut 19.
  • the upright 17 is connected at its lower end to the upright 15 by an adjustment screw 20.
  • the uprights 15 and 17 carry sprocket wheels 21 around which are led endless flexible connectors formed by chains 22, which chains 22 carry by a further length of chain 23, spaced-apart support bars 25 (see Fig. 4).
  • Drive for the endless chains 22 is by a motor 30 having a controller 31 formed from a conventional microprocessor.
  • Keg presence sensors 32, 33 respectively, at the horizontal opening 12 and the vertical opening 13 are provided.
  • a chain and an indexing sensor 34 is also provided and the sensors 32, 33, 34 are connected to the controller 31.
  • a lead-in ramp 40 is provided by the framework at the hatch 4 for the horizontal opening 12 and includes an opening to permit the passage of a support bar 25 therethrough, across it and down through the keg retaining shaft 10.
  • Kegs are identified by the reference numeral 50 and various subscript letters in the drawings are used to illustrate the position of the keg 50 as it travels through the hoist and thus in the description, the reference numerals and the various subscripts refer equally to keg position and are so referred to.
  • the kegs 50 are not shown in each drawing and therefore reference has to be made specifically to Figs. 1, 3 and 5. Initially, and presuming there are no other kegs in the keg hoist 1, although other kegs are illustrated, a keg 50, identified as 50a (Fig. 5), is rolled towards the hatch 4 to the position 50b (Fig.
  • keg is rolled up the discharge ramp 45 with the pivotal portion 47 lying vertical and the keg 50g is lifted up the keg retaining shaft 10 to the position 50h, then the keg 50h is moved across towards the hatch 4.
  • keg hoist again identified by the reference numeral 1 and similar parts are identified by the same reference numerals.
  • two sets of chains 22 and support bars 25 In this particular construction, a barrel or keg, for example, will be maintained not simply against the sides or vertical uprights 14, 15 of the keg retaining shaft 10, but can be slotted between the two support bars 25. Further, they will be particularly useful for carrying other articles such as, for example, crates 51, as illustrated.
  • a gate 71 for the vertical opening to prevent kegs 50 rolling across the cellar floor 2.
  • the motor 31 operates to index chains a distance sufficient to allow the keg to be moved across and through the keg retaining shaft in an orderly manner.
  • cellars project from buildings below pavements and the entrance to the cellar is thus in the pavement.
  • the beer keg hoist according to the invention might be accessible from an interior room and thus the entrance to the beer keg hoist would be from the floor.
  • the beer keg hoist 1 is mounted again on the cellar floor 2 except that now the cellar wall 3 extends below the pavement 80 outside an exterior wall 81 of the building in which the cellar is housed.
  • a guide frame formed from guide rails 85 having depending spigots 86 for engagement with holes in the pavement 80 is provided to guide the kegs 50 through and into the keg hoist 1.
  • the keg hoist 1 operates in substantially the same way as heretofore.
  • the keg hoist when full will present a keg 50 at the opening in the pavement, often referred to as the cellar door, protruding about three quarter height above pavement or street level.
  • the keg has to be removed before a further keg will be indexed up.
  • the guide rail 85 can be stored within the keg hoist 1 when not in use.
  • a motorised version may not always be necessary and a simple mechanical actuator with a brake will be sufficient particularly where the delivery of heavy filled kegs is downwards, for example, into an underground cellar or store.
  • keg hoist according to the invention may be used to store kegs, further optimising cellar space.

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US7893128B2 (en) 2006-06-13 2011-02-22 Evonik Glodschmidt GmbH Cationic radiation-curing controlled release coating materials
CN113562417A (zh) * 2021-07-27 2021-10-29 浙江瑞晟智能科技股份有限公司 一种吊挂输送线及控制方法

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US1494343A (en) * 1922-11-28 1924-05-20 William A Culbertson Ranging truck
CH131431A (de) * 1928-02-01 1929-02-15 Schellenbaum & Co A Vorrichtung zum Befördern von Bierfässern in den oder aus dem Keller.
GB1008554A (en) * 1961-11-03 1965-10-27 Hewlett Malone Sawrie Continuous vertical lift
US3557940A (en) * 1968-10-11 1971-01-26 Mac Mfg Co Inc Barrel elevator
GB1549467A (en) * 1976-04-22 1979-08-08 Renault Article handling apparatus

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NL81746C (fr) *
US1494343A (en) * 1922-11-28 1924-05-20 William A Culbertson Ranging truck
CH131431A (de) * 1928-02-01 1929-02-15 Schellenbaum & Co A Vorrichtung zum Befördern von Bierfässern in den oder aus dem Keller.
GB1008554A (en) * 1961-11-03 1965-10-27 Hewlett Malone Sawrie Continuous vertical lift
US3557940A (en) * 1968-10-11 1971-01-26 Mac Mfg Co Inc Barrel elevator
GB1549467A (en) * 1976-04-22 1979-08-08 Renault Article handling apparatus

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US7893128B2 (en) 2006-06-13 2011-02-22 Evonik Glodschmidt GmbH Cationic radiation-curing controlled release coating materials
CN113562417A (zh) * 2021-07-27 2021-10-29 浙江瑞晟智能科技股份有限公司 一种吊挂输送线及控制方法
CN113562417B (zh) * 2021-07-27 2023-07-07 浙江瑞晟智能科技股份有限公司 一种吊挂输送线及控制方法

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