EP1547965A1 - Lifting and transport device for a container - Google Patents

Abstract

The lifting and transporting unit for the connecting to especially a transportable container has a rack-and-pinion jacking device (25) installed on a supporting outrigger arrangement (23) which by fastening devices (41) is connected to locking corner pieces of the container to pivot around a vertical axis (43). A wheel unit (27) is attached to the rack-and-pinion jacking device, and a crank handle (51) is provided for the operating of the rack-and-pinion jacking device. The rack-and-pinion jacking device has a lifting rack (30) consisting of a base rack (28) and a rack extension (29), and the crank handle serves both for the operating of the rack-and-pinion jacking device and also for the rack connecting unit.

Description

The present invention relates to a lifting and transporting device for connection to a specially designed as a container transport body.

Lifting and transporting devices of the type mentioned are used to a container on the locking corner pieces the Lifting and transport equipment are each mounted, maneuverable support. Such containers are often with technical facilities equipped, which changes over short distances in their position without having to load the container every time on a truck or the like is necessary. At the same time, such Lifting and transport facilities also loading the container on a raised cargo area without the aid of further lifting or Crane devices enable and should during a transport of the loaded container remain on the container without hindrance be. In addition, however, if necessary, an easy installation or disassembly of the lifting and transport facilities be possible, without the need for special tools that would be necessary would be included.

The present invention is therefore based on the object, a Hubund Propose transport device, without disturbing influence on the transport dimensions of the container can remain on this and in the simplest possible way from an inactive loading configuration can be converted into an operating configuration.

The above object is achieved by a lifting and transporting device solved with the features of claim 1.

The lifting and transport device according to the invention for connection to a specially designed as a container transport body is with a toothed rack lifting device arranged on a carrying arm device provided, wherein the support arm means by means of fastening means on locking corner pieces of the transport body is connected pivotably about a vertical axis, and has a the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung mountable wheel device and a Crank for operating the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung on. The rack lift has one by means of a rack and pinion connecting device from a base rack and a rack extension assembled rack on, and the crank serves both for actuating the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung and for actuation the rack connecting device.

The subdivision of the Hubzahnstange in a base rack and a Rack extension, by means of the rack and pinion connecting device can be assembled, allows the lifting and Transport device in their Verlastkonfiguration in their height considerably reduce, so that a projection of the lifting and transporting device during transport of the container provided therewith the container height can be avoided. Because of the special Formation of the lifting and transport device according to the invention, which makes it possible anyway for the operation of the lifting and Transport device also needed crank for assembling the Hub rack becomes an easy operable installation the lifting and transport device allows without this needed special tool would have to be carried extra.

It is particularly advantageous if the crank for actuating the rack connecting device optionally with one of two around one High axis of the Hubzahnstange offset by 180 ° drive ends of a Actuating shaft of the rack connecting device is connectable. In this way it is possible, regardless of which Containerecke the lifting and transport device is posted, the To use the rack connecting device from the side, which is easier to access.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if the crank for connecting the fastening devices with the locking corner pieces of the transport body serves, since thus also the fastening devices without the Use special tool with the transport body connectable are.

The same applies in the case that the crank for the production of Connection of the wheel device with the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung serves as well as with the wheel adapter.

In addition, if the crank is directly or intervening Arrangement of a crank gear boom with a drive shaft the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung is connectable, despite only one for the lifting and transporting device to be provided between crank a direct operation of Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung or an operation of Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung via the interposed Crank gear boom to be selected.

Particularly advantageous for a space-saving overall arrangement of Hubund Transport device in the outbound configuration is when the Rack extension of the lift rack in the out-of-load configuration independent in one of the rack connecting device trained rack extension receptacle is held.

Furthermore contributes to a space-saving overall arrangement of the lifting and Transporter in the outbound configuration when the crankcase boom around the drive shaft of the rack lifting device is pivotable against the base rack of Hubzahnstange.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the lifting and Transport device explained in more detail with reference to the drawing.

Fig. 1

einen in seinen Eckbereichen mit Hub- und Transporteinrichtungen versehenen Container;

Fig. 2

eine Explosionsdarstellung einer Hub- und Transporteinrichtung;

Fig. 3

eine Rückansicht eines auf einer Lkw-Ladefläche verlasteten Containers mit in den Eckbereichen angeordneten Hub- und Transporteinrichtungen;

Fig. 4

die in Fig. 3 rechte Hub- und Transporteinrichtung in einer Hubkonfiguration;

Fig. 5

zwei an einer Stirnseite des Containers angeordnete Hub- und Transporteinrichtungen mit unmittelbar auf eine Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung wirkender Kurbel bzw. mittelbar über einen Kurbelgetriebeausleger an die Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung angeschlossener Kurbel;

Fig. 6

eine Radeinrichtung einer Hub- und Transporteinrichtung, die über einen Radanschlussadapter unmittelbar an einem Verriegelungseckstück des Containers angebracht ist;

Fig. 7

eine Hub- und Transporteinrichtung mit einem anstatt einer Radeinrichtung an der Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung angeordneten Standfuß;

Fig. 8

einen Container in Rollkonfiguration mit an den Verriegelungseckstücken angeordneten Radeinrichtungen;

Fig. 9

den in Fig. 8 dargestellten Container in einer Draufsicht;

Fig. 10

einen Container mit daran angeordneten Hub- und Transporteinrichtungen während einer Rampenauffahrt;

Fig. 11

den in Fig. 10 dargestellten Container in einer Draufsicht;

Fig. 12

einen Container mit daran angeordneten Hub- und Transporteinrichtungen während der Verlastung auf eine Lkw-Ladefläche;

Fig. 13

einen Container in Draufsicht mit möglichen Positionierungen bzw. Konfigurationen der in den Eckbereichen angeordneten Hub- und Transporteinrichtungen;

Fig. 14

eine Eckbefestigungseinrichtung zur Positionierung der Hub- und Transporteinrichtungen entsprechend den in Fig. 13 dargestellten Positionen.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a container provided in its corner areas with lifting and transporting means;

Fig. 2

an exploded view of a lifting and transporting device;

Fig. 3

a rear view of a container loaded on a truck bed container with arranged in the corners lifting and transport facilities;

Fig. 4

the right in Figure 3 lifting and transporting device in a Hubkonfiguration;

Fig. 5

two arranged on one end side of the container lifting and transporting means with acting directly on a rack lifting crank or indirectly via a crank gear boom connected to the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung crank;

Fig. 6

a wheel device of a lifting and transport device, which is attached via a Radanschlussadapter directly to a locking corner piece of the container;

Fig. 7

a lifting and transporting device with a instead of a wheel device on the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung arranged stand;

Fig. 8

a container in roll configuration with arranged on the Verriegelungseckstücken wheel devices;

Fig. 9

the container shown in Figure 8 in a plan view.

Fig. 10

a container with lifting and transport means arranged thereon during a ramp ramp;

Fig. 11

the container shown in Figure 10 in a plan view.

Fig. 12

a container with lifting and transport means arranged thereon during the load on a truck bed;

Fig. 13

a container in plan view with possible positioning or configurations of the arranged in the corner areas lifting and transport facilities;

Fig. 14

a Eckbefestigungseinrichtung for positioning the lifting and transporting devices according to the positions shown in Fig. 13 .

Fig. 1 shows a formed in the present case as a cab container 20, which is provided in its corners with Verriegelungseckstücken 40, 42, are connected to the lifting and transporting devices 22. The lifting and transporting devices 22 each have a carrying arm device 23, which is fastened by means of two fastening devices 39, 41 to the locking corner pieces 40, 42 of a high edge 24 of the container 20. The support arm devices 23 each receive a rack lifting device 25, which actuates a lifting movement of the container 20 via a crank drive 26. In order to enable a method of the container 20, the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtungen 25 are provided at its lower end with a mountable wheel device 27.

As can be seen in particular from Fig. 2 , which shows an exploded view of a lifting and transporting device 22, the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung 25 has a two-piece, namely from a base rack 28 and a rack extension 29 existing Hubzahnstange 30. The Hubzahnstange 30 and the base rack 28 of the Hubzahnstange 30 is held in a rack receptacle 31 between two receiving walls 32, 33. A Hubgetriebe 53 of the crank mechanism 26 is connected with intermediate receiving the base rack 28 in the rack receptacle 31 via connecting pins 34, 35 with the free ends of the receiving walls 32, 33 of the rack receptacle 31 that a non-positive gear engagement between the screw jack 53 and the toothing of the base rack 28 is given.

As shown in FIG. 2 further shows, the support arm means 23 is provided in a main tube 36 with a telescopic extension 37 having a ball head 38 at its upper end. The ball head 38 serves, as shown in FIG. 1 , for receiving in a fastening device 39 which is bolted to an upper locking corner piece 40 of the container 20. At the lower end of the main pipe 36, a fastening device 41, also shown in FIG. 14, is provided, which serves for screwing to a lower locking corner piece 42 ( FIG. 1 ) of the container 20. The support arm device 23 can be pivoted about a vertical axis or pivot axis 43 with respect to the fastening devices 39, 41 and can be locked in a selected relative position by means of a locking device 44 which acts together with the fastening device 41 as a positioning device 45. To lock the length of the support arm device 23 is an effective between the main pipe 36 and the telescopic extension 37 connecting pin 46th

2 , a rack connecting device 47 is provided between the base rack 28 and the rack extension 29 connectable therewith and, in the present case, has a plug portion 48 formed on the rack extension 29 adapted to engage a top rack base bar 28 Socket 49 is used. To lock the connection between the plug part 48 and the female part 49 is provided at both ends with a not-shown inner square locking spindle 50 which is actuated with a crank 51, which is also part of the crank mechanism 26 for driving the Hubzahnstange 30 and Connection with a drive shaft 52 of a lifting gear 53 of the Zahnstagenhubeinrichtung 25 is used.

From a synopsis of Figs. 1 and 2 it is clear that the rack extension 29 in not required use, so for example in the left in Fig. 3 shown Verlastekonfiguration the lifting and transporting device 22, in a bushing corresponding to the female part 49 of the base rack 28 Rack extension receptacle 54 is used, which is arranged in the present case on an upper arm 55 of the support arm device 23. In order to prevent 29 korrosionsverursachende impurities or the like can get into the bushing part 49 at a not used in the female part 49 of the base rack 28 rack extension 29, in the socket part 49 a plug cap 56 can be used, which is otherwise arranged for storing record in the rack extension receptacle 54 can be.

Furthermore, Fig. 2 shows the arranged for connection to a arranged at the lower end of the base rack 28 receiving plate 57 wheel means 27 which connected to a support bracket 58 of the wheel assembly 27 has a Einsteckzapfen 59 for insertion into a not shown here receiving opening of the receiving plate 57. For axial locking of the wheel device 27 on the base rack 28, a circumferential locking groove 60 is provided on the insertion pin 59, which cooperates with a locking bolt 61 which is inserted above the receiving plate 57 in receiving openings 62 of the base rack 28 and engages tangentially in the locking groove 60.

Finally, FIG. 2 shows a crank drive arm 63, which is also shown in FIG. 1 , and which is provided between the lifting gear 53 and the hand crank 51 in order to be able to make an ergonomically favorable positioning of the hand crank 51 in case of need.

FIG. 3 shows in a rear view a container 20 loaded on a truck bed 64, on the rear end face 65 of which two lifting and transport devices 22 are arranged. The left in Fig. 3 lifting and transporting device 22 is in its Verlastekonfiguration. In the Verlastekonfiguration all loose-to-handle components of the lifting and transport device 22 are in their Verwahranordnung. For this purpose, the crank gear extension 63 is accommodated by means of its drive shaft 66 in a sleeve-shaped receptacle (not shown in detail) in the upper arm 55 and thus suspended on the pivoting against the rear end face 65 ( FIG . Alternatively, it is also possible, as shown in FIG. 3 in parallel, to select a cradle arrangement for the crank gear extension 63 in which the crank gear extension arm 63 is pivoted about its drive shaft 66 inserted into the lift gear 53 against the base rack 28.

As shown in FIG. 3 also shows, the hand crank 51 is added in its Verwahranordnung with its drive shaft 67 in a sleeve-shaped receptacle not shown here in the upper arm 55 of the support arm 23 hanging. In addition, Fig. 3 shows a wheel adapter 68 in its Verwahranordnung on a receiving pin 69 which is disposed on a lower arm 80 of the support arm means 23. The wheel adapter 68 serves, as shown in FIG. 6 , for the direct connection of a wheel device 27 of the lifting and transport device 22 to a lower locking corner piece 42 of the container 20.

The lifting and transporting device 22 shown on the right in FIG. 3 is pivoted outwardly into a plane parallel to the end face 65 of the container 20 in preparation for the lifting configuration shown in FIG. 4 with its carrying arm device 23. In this pivoted position, in which the wheel device 27 is arranged at right angles to the plane of the end face 65, takes place, as can be seen from the synopsis of FIGS . 3 and 4 , a removal of the rack extension 29 from the rack extension receptacle 54 and insertion of the plug part 48 of the rack extension 29 in the female part 49 of the base rack 28 with subsequent, not shown here locking the rack connecting device 47 by means of the locking handle 50 inserted in the hand crank 51st

Fig. 12 shows the already slightly above the level of the truck bed 64 by means of the lifting and transporting devices 22 raised container 20. Here are the crank gear boom 63 in its downwardly pivoted position, in reaching a hand crank 51 from a roadway level standing person is easily possible.

In the same way as the ends of the locking spindle 50 connecting bolts 70, 71 are provided for connecting the fasteners 39 and 41 with the upper Verriegelungsseckstück 40 and lower Verriegelungseckstück 42 of the container 20 with an inner square not shown here for connection to the hand crank 51. Furthermore, the hand crank 51 serves to screw in the locking bolt 61, which, as stated above, the axial securing of the wheel assembly 27 at the lower end of the Hubzahnstange 30 and the base rack 28 by a tangential engagement in the locking pin 60 formed on Einsteckzapfen 59 worried. Similarly, the hand crank 51 serves to screw a locking bolt 72 in the wheel adapter 68 to allow axial securing between the wheel adapter 68 and the wheel assembly 27, as shown in Fig. 6 . The connection of the wheel adapter 68 with the lower Verriegelungseckstück 42 of the container 20 via a screwed through the hand crank 51 connecting pin 73rd

Also, in the same manner as the axial securing between the wheel 17 and the Hubzahnstange 30 and the base rack 28, as shown in Fig. 7 , the operation of the locking bolt 61 in the lower end of the Hubzahnstange 28 for axially locking engagement in a locking groove 74 a Spigot 75 on an alternative to the wheel 27 usable stand 76 by means of the hand crank 51st

As is apparent from the illustration of FIG. 5 , it is for actuating the lifting gear 53 of the rack lift 25 optionally possible to drive the lifting gear 53 directly to the crank 51 or the screw jack 53 by means of the between the screw jack 53 and the crank 51 frictionally arranged crank gear boom 63rd to press.

8 and 9 , the container 20 is provided at its lower Verriegelungseckstücken 42 via the wheel adapter 68 with the wheel means 27, so that the container 20 can be moved forward while rolling. For this purpose, a drawbar device 78 is connected to the locking corner pieces 42 of a front end face 77, which allows the coupling of the container 20 to a traction device, not shown here. In these rolling configurations of the container 20, the rack lifting devices 25 of the lifting and transporting devices 22 are pivoted independently of the wheel devices 27 in their load configuration against the front end face 77 and rear end face 65 of the container 20. Alternatively, the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtungen 25 remain with retracted Hubzahnstangen30 also in its swung-out position.

FIG. 13 shows different pivoting positions of the complete lifting and transporting devices 22, which take place by means of a relative positioning of the locking toothed device 30 connected to the locking device 44 with respect to the fastening device 41. The possible relative positions of the locking device 44 or of the lifting toothed rod 30 with respect to the fastening device 41 are defined by the arrangement of different through holes 82 in the fastening device 41, which in cooperation with a locking pin 79 ( FIG. 2 ) of the locking device 44, the different pivot positions A, B, C, D, E, as shown in FIG .

FIGS . 10 and 11 show , by way of example, a roll configuration of the container 20, which makes it possible to drive over a ramp 81 while maintaining a horizontal positional orientation of the container 20. In this case, the two front lifting and transporting devices 22 and the two rear lifting and transporting devices 22 are continuously changed in their lifting height in order to keep the container height above ground H _G constant during the overrunning process. As can be seen in particular from FIG. 11 , different track widths can be set for the front lifting and transporting devices 22 and the rear lifting and transporting devices 22.

Claims (8)

Lifting and transporting device (22) for connection to a in particular designed as a container transport body (20) a toothed rack lifting device arranged on a carrying arm device (23) (25), wherein the support arm means by means of fastening means (39, 41) on locking corner pieces (40, 42) of the transport body about a vertical axis (43) pivotally connected, one to the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung mountable wheel device (27) and a crank (51) for Operation of Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung, wherein the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung one by means of a rack and pinion connecting device (47) consists of a base rack (28) and a rack extension (29) comprises a composite lifting rack (30), and the crank both for actuating the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung as well as for actuating the rack connecting device serves. Lifting and transporting device according to claim 1,
characterized in that the crank (51) for actuating the rack connecting device (47) is selectively connectable to one of two about a vertical axis of the Hubzahnstange (30) offset by 180 ° drive ends of an actuating shaft (50) of the rack connecting device. Lifting and transporting device according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that the crank (51) for establishing the connection of the Eckbefestigungseinrichtungen (39, 41) with the Verriegelungseckstücken (40, 42) of the transport body (20). Lifting and transporting device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the crank (51) is used to make the connection of the wheel device (27) with the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung (25). Lifting and transporting device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the crank (51) serves to make the connection of the wheel device (27) with the wheel adapter (68). Lifting and transporting device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the crank (51) is connectable to a drive shaft (52) of the rack-and-pinion lifting device (25) directly or under an intermediate arrangement of a crank-geared extension arm (63). Lifting and transporting device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the rack extension (29) of the rack (30) in a Verlastekonfiguration the lifting and transport means (22) in one of the rack connecting means (47) independently formed rack extension receptacle (54) is held. Lifting and transporting device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the crank gear boom (63) in a Verlauskonfiguration the lifting and transport device (22) about the drive shaft (52) of the Zahnstangenhubeinrichtung (25) against the base rack (28) of the Hubzahnstange (30) is pivoted.

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