EP1968873A1 - Dispositif de deplacement de bombonne ou bouteille de gaz - Google Patents
Dispositif de deplacement de bombonne ou bouteille de gazInfo
- Publication number
- EP1968873A1 EP1968873A1 EP06794524A EP06794524A EP1968873A1 EP 1968873 A1 EP1968873 A1 EP 1968873A1 EP 06794524 A EP06794524 A EP 06794524A EP 06794524 A EP06794524 A EP 06794524A EP 1968873 A1 EP1968873 A1 EP 1968873A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- bottles
- rack
- loading
- unloading
- arm
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C13/00—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
- F17C13/08—Mounting arrangements for vessels
- F17C13/084—Mounting arrangements for vessels for small-sized storage vessels, e.g. compressed gas cylinders or bottles, disposable gas vessels, vessels adapted for automotive use
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G65/00—Loading or unloading
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2201/00—Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
- F17C2201/01—Shape
- F17C2201/0104—Shape cylindrical
- F17C2201/0109—Shape cylindrical with exteriorly curved end-piece
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2201/00—Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
- F17C2201/03—Orientation
- F17C2201/032—Orientation with substantially vertical main axis
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2201/00—Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
- F17C2201/05—Size
- F17C2201/056—Small (<1 m3)
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
- F17C2205/01—Mounting arrangements
- F17C2205/0103—Exterior arrangements
- F17C2205/0107—Frames
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
- F17C2205/01—Mounting arrangements
- F17C2205/0123—Mounting arrangements characterised by number of vessels
- F17C2205/013—Two or more vessels
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2221/00—Handled fluid, in particular type of fluid
- F17C2221/03—Mixtures
- F17C2221/032—Hydrocarbons
- F17C2221/035—Propane butane, e.g. LPG, GPL
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
- F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
- F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
- F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2270/00—Applications
- F17C2270/01—Applications for fluid transport or storage
- F17C2270/0165—Applications for fluid transport or storage on the road
- F17C2270/0168—Applications for fluid transport or storage on the road by vehicles
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for moving bottles or gas cylinders, comprising means for storing said gas bottles in the form of a rack mounted on transport means and means for loading and unloading said bottles stored in said rack. .
- the present invention is in the field of bottle handling and gas cylinder, particularly in the storage, supply and delivery of gas cylinder or cylinder.
- bottles or gas cylinders considered may be intended for domestic application, such as bottles filled with butane, propane or the like, for industrial or other use.
- Document FR 2 454 415 attempts to solve these drawbacks by proposing a device for handling palletized gas bottles within a rack.
- the latter moved from means of transport to a delivery area where the bottles are unloaded.
- the rack is then deposited on an unloading station comprising a conveyor conveying said gas bottles out of the rack.
- said rack comprises in the lower part an opening arranged so that the unloading means access from below to said bottles.
- the latter supported on the pallet at the periphery of their bottom, are raised by said conveyor at the center, and then moved on the conveyor.
- Another disadvantage lies in the fact that the customer or the handler must, at the time of purchase, remove a bottle from the storage means, thus repeating the binding manipulation operation.
- the storage of the canisters requires a lot of space because of their weight that prevents their storage height, difficult access for a handler.
- the invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art by providing a device for moving bottles or gas cylinders facilitating their handling and handling, compatible with any type of rack.
- the invention relates to a device for moving bottles or gas cylinders, comprising means for storing said gas bottles in the form of a rack mounted on means of transport and means for loading and unloading said bottles stored in said rack.
- This device is characterized in that, on the one hand, said rack is removable so that it can be moved from said transport means to a storage area and, on the other hand, the loading and unloading means are mobile in a displacement zone so as to automatically deliver said bottles stored in the rack from the storage area to a delivery zone, said loading and unloading means comprising an articulated arm provided with means for gripping said bottles inside said rack and mounted in at least one degree of freedom on moving means.
- said gripping means are in the form of an electromagnet.
- said arm is articulated in rotation along a vertical axis relative to the displacement means, in vertical translation along said axis and in horizontal translation orthogonal to said axis.
- said arm is telescopic.
- said displacement means comprise at least one wheel cooperating with guide means, in particular a rail.
- said storage area comprises several racks, said racks being stackable relative to each other.
- the storage area comprises at least one rack adapted to receive empty bottles or bottles for two racks containing bottles or full bottles.
- the loading and unloading means are controlled by a PLC or a numerical control.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically the device according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is an embodiment of a part of the device according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 is another embodiment of a part of the device according to the invention.
- the present invention relates to a device 1 for moving bottles and gas cylinders 2.
- the device 1 comprises means 3 for storing said bottles or gas containers 2.
- These storage means 3 can be in the form of at least one rack comprising housings 4 in 2.
- a rack comprises a metal frame 31 and closure means not shown.
- transport means 40 generally of the type of a vehicle comprising a tray, a trailer or the like.
- a particularity of the transport device 1 according to the invention lies in the possibility of moving all of these storage means 3, thus enabling the entire loading of bottles 2 to be unloaded in a single operation.
- these storage means 3 are provided movably removable from said transport means 40 to a storage area 5.
- the latter may include elements adapted to receive, secure, serve as a base and / or block said rack.
- the movement of the rack occurs through lifting means, for example a crane or a manipulator arm secured to the transport means 40 or independent provided. In this regard, it is necessary to provide within said device 1, an access for said transport means 40.
- lifting means for example a crane or a manipulator arm secured to the transport means 40 or independent provided. In this regard, it is necessary to provide within said device 1, an access for said transport means 40.
- the storage area 5 comprises at least one rack A adapted to receive empty bottles or bottles 2 for two racks B and C receiving 2 bottles full.
- the filling of the rack A with empty bottles 2 is carried out as and when emptying the rack B containing 2 full bottles, so that the rack B initially enclosing the 2 full bottles is found empty to receive the bottles 2 from the other rack C.
- the transport device 1 also comprises means 6 for loading and unloading said bottles 2 stored in said rack. These means 6 are intended to be mobile in a zone of displacement 7 so as to deliver said bottles 2 stored in the rack from the storage area 3 to a delivery area 8.
- These means comprise an articulated arm 9 provided with means 10 for gripping said bottles 2 inside said rack.
- This arm 9 is mounted in at least one degree of freedom on moving means 11.
- These displacement means 11 comprise at least one wheel 12 cooperating with guiding means 13. These may be in the form of a rail secured to the displacement zone 7, for example through appropriate fixing means.
- these displacement means 11 preferably comprise a frame 14 on which four wheels 12 co-operating in pairs with two rails 15 are mounted.
- these rails 15 may extend longitudinally by relative to the storage area 5, therefore along the rack, or in front of the latter, this depending on the configuration of the premises to optimize the usable space. Stoppers may be provided at the end of rail 15 to serve as end of travel means 11.
- the loading and unloading means 6 may be provided motorized to move along the travel zone 7 or the latter may provide for motorization means, not shown, such as a rack or the like.
- the delivery zone 8 may be arranged at at least one of the ends of the displacement zone 7, for example at the end of travel of the guide means 13.
- the loading and unloading means 6 thus move in translation along the guide means 13. Moreover, the arm 9 is articulated according to at least one degree of freedom on the moving means 11.
- the arm 9 can be rotatably mounted on the frame 14, in particular in rotation along a vertical axis and relative to the displacement means 11.
- the arm 9 can be movable in vertical translation along the same axis and / or in horizontal translation orthogonal to said axis.
- the arm 9 is provided horizontal displacement.
- it is in the form of a jib 16 hinged at least one of the uprights is provided telescopic.
- the latter is mounted telescopically so as to enter the housing 4 of the storage means 3 to handle the bottles 2.
- the amounts are hinged to each other in rotation along at least two pivot axes so as to raise or lower vertically said amount telescopic. These amounts can be actuated by stepper motors, cylinders or the like.
- the arm 9 is provided with vertical displacement. It is orientable by translation along axes and under the action of jacks, motors or the like. This arm 9 is always in the form of a bracket 16 having however at least one telescopic provided amount. Another vertical upright can be provided telescopic.
- the vertical movement of the arm 9 is then performed by lifting means 17, such as a rack, a cylinder, a stepper motor or other.
- the vertical displacement can be effected through a digital axis controlled by a PLC, a numerical control or the like.
- the arm 9 also comprises means 10 for gripping said bottles 2.
- These funds can be preferably presented in the form of an electromagnet, but also in the form of a clamp, fixing means by creating depression or other.
- the telescopic arm 9 may also comprise counterweights to compensate for the weight of a bottle 2 during its gripping, in particular to prevent any imbalance during a loading and / or unloading operation.
- the device 1 is controlled automatically by a PLC and / or a numerical control.
- the arm 9 can be actuated by stepper motors, by pulse, thus providing a high accuracy in its movements.
- the device 1 can evolve autonomously within a restricted and closed enclosure, thus ensuring optimum security.
- the conveying device 1 of the can 2 according to the invention makes it possible to optimize the storage space for such bottles 2 by offering simple automatic handling and without manual restraint.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR0552450A FR2889511B1 (fr) | 2005-08-05 | 2005-08-05 | Dispositif de transport de bombonne ou bouteille de gaz |
PCT/FR2006/050783 WO2007017611A1 (fr) | 2005-08-05 | 2006-08-03 | Dispositif de deplacement de bombonne ou bouteille de gaz |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1968873A1 true EP1968873A1 (fr) | 2008-09-17 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP06794524A Withdrawn EP1968873A1 (fr) | 2005-08-05 | 2006-08-03 | Dispositif de deplacement de bombonne ou bouteille de gaz |
Country Status (3)
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EP (1) | EP1968873A1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2889511B1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2007017611A1 (fr) |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR1468959A (fr) * | 1965-11-30 | 1967-02-10 | Aquitaine Petrole | Procédé de chargement et de déchargement à partir de casiers de manutention |
FR2454415A1 (fr) * | 1979-04-17 | 1980-11-14 | Cosan Crisplant As | Procede et systeme de manutention d'objets |
US4642007A (en) * | 1985-03-29 | 1987-02-10 | Mg Industries | Palletized cylinder distribution system |
SE461389B (sv) * | 1986-07-10 | 1990-02-12 | Volvo Ab | Foerfarande och anordning foer oeverfoering av foeremaal |
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2005
- 2005-08-05 FR FR0552450A patent/FR2889511B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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2006
- 2006-08-03 EP EP06794524A patent/EP1968873A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-08-03 WO PCT/FR2006/050783 patent/WO2007017611A1/fr active Application Filing
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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FR2889511B1 (fr) | 2008-10-31 |
FR2889511A1 (fr) | 2007-02-09 |
WO2007017611A1 (fr) | 2007-02-15 |
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