Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
  • B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
  • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
  • B65D2585/6875—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles engines, motors, machines and vehicle parts
  • B65D2585/6882—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles engines, motors, machines and vehicle parts vehicle parts

Definitions

• Device for storing automobile body parts including means for protecting the parts
• the invention relates to the transport of automobile body parts and more particularly the protection of such parts during transport from a manufacturing plant to a vehicle assembly plant.
• Automotive body parts must, after design, be transferred between different sites. It is then essential to provide means for protecting these parts so that they do not undergo damage before being assembled on a motor vehicle.
• the area visible to the end user of the vehicle is called a "visible area" of a bodywork part, therefore after final assembly. It is these visible areas that must above all be preserved from any damage.
• one or more tarpaulins are used to protect the body parts, especially if they are painted.
• Patent EP 1 801 025 discloses a device for protecting bodywork parts, more particularly bumper skins, comprising a bearing provided with means for attaching the bumpers. The latter are first placed in unit protective covers and then suspended through the covers to the down.
• the covers may be poorly positioned or poorly dimensioned and they then create a permanent tension on a visible area, this tension consists of a mechanical stress exerted by the cover. Micro-scratches may appear because of this permanent tension.
• the covers are suspended and certain exceptional conditions of transport, such as a violent braking, can cause shocks or friction between the covers of the same carrier.
• Each bumper can also be moved in its protective cover during transport, especially for bumpers that are increasingly large and therefore heavier. However, these different movements lead to friction between the bumper and its protective cover. All this has the effect of revealing micro-scratches on the surface of the bumpers.
• the covers are not attached to the bearing. Operators are therefore able to place these covers on the ground at the parts reception site. Beyond the fact that the covers can be lost during the return of the transport device, the covers placed on the ground are loaded with dust. When reused, the covers will then deposit dust on the body parts. In addition to the soiling caused, these dusts can be rubbed on the body part during transport. This has for consequence of aggravating the phenomenon of appearance of micro-scratches.
• the invention aims to remedy or greatly reduce all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks by providing a device providing protection of the body parts during storage on a suitable device and their transport to the receiving site.
• the invention relates to a storage device for transporting automobile body parts comprising:
• the protection device comprises a cover element of the bodywork parts adapted to extend at least above the bodywork parts and a storage box of the cover element fixed downwind.
• the cover member is placed in the deployed position around the transported body parts. This avoids the phenomena of friction between the body part and the cover element that generate micro-scratches.
• the cover element is stored in the storage case itself attached to the bearing at the time of removal of the body parts. This makes it possible to prevent the covering element from loading dust when it is removed from the rooms or when the storage device returns empty. This also helps to avoid losing the cover element.
• the storage device may further comprise one or more of the following features, taken alone or in combination:
• the protection device is a unitary protection device for the transported body parts
• the covering element is fixed to the storage box by means of a link capable of allowing an irremovable or removable fastening of the element of cover (10; 110) relative to the storage case (12; 112);
• the storage box of the covering element is hermetic when the covering element is in a stowed position in the storage case;
• the deployed cover element is able to reduce the air passage at the body parts
• the cover element comprises grommets adapted to collaborate with the fastening means of the bodywork part
• the cover element comprises three sides adapted to extend above and on either side of the bodywork part disposed on the storage device;
• the cover element is able to completely surround the bodywork part
• the covering element is in contact with the bodywork part
• the cover member comprises a side facing the body part made of a material adapted to avoid the appearance of micro-scratches on the body part;
• the protection device comprises a handling element fixed to the protective cover
• the handling element is able to interact with a fastener carried by the bearing;
• the handling element is a cover of the storage case
• the handling element comprises a main body and a handling rod or a handle connected to the main body;
• the handling rod or the handle comprises at least one degree of freedom in rotation with respect to the main body.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a top view of a storage device according to a first embodiment of the invention, covering element stored in the storage case;
• FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a side view of the storage device of Figure 1;
• FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a top view of the device of Figures 1 and 2, covering element deployed above the bodywork part;
• FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of a side view of the storage device of Figures 1 to 3, in the configuration shown in Figure 3;
• FIG. 5 is a side view of the storage device of FIGS. 1 to 4, element cover deployed over and on either side of the bodywork part;
• FIG. 8 is a schematic representation of a top view of a storage device according to a second embodiment of the invention, cover element stored in the storage case;
• FIG. 9 is a schematic representation of a side view of the storage device of FIG. 8;
• FIG. 10 is a schematic representation of a top view of a storage device of Figures 8 and 9, covering element deployed above the bodywork part;
• FIG. 11 is a schematic representation of a side view of the storage device of Figures 8 to 10 in the configuration shown in Figure 10.
• FIGS. 1 to 5 representing a first embodiment of the invention.
• FIGS. 1-10 represent a storage device 2 for the carriage of automobile body parts 3 comprising a carrier 4 provided with attachment means 6 of a bodywork part 3 and a protective device 8 of the bodywork parts.
• the figures represent only a body part and a single protective device 8.
• the storage device 2 may nevertheless comprise several body parts 3 and as many protection devices 8 as body parts 3.
• the number of body parts 3 protected by the cover element (s) 10 may vary.
• a single protective device 8 can protect all the body parts 3 present on the storage device 2. We will describe later the case shown in the figures, namely a protective device 8 for a bodywork part 3 .
• Each protection device 8 comprises a covering element 10 of the bodywork part 3 adapted to extend at least above the bodywork part 3 and a storage box 12 of the covering element fixed to the carrier 4.
• the storage device 2 is commonly called “rack arm”.
• the bearing 4 is adapted to receive several body parts 3 through the attachment means 6, retractable means, such as bumper skins. It can be a device with a length of 2.40 m.
• retractable means such as bumper skins. It can be a device with a length of 2.40 m.
• Such storage devices are known to those skilled in the art and will not be the subject of significant development here.
• the storage device 2 further comprises, as indicated above, one or more protection devices 8 of the bodywork parts. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, each bodywork part 3 can be protected unitarily by a protective device 8.
• the storage box 12 may have any shape adapted to the storage of the covering element 10. It is preferentially a fully enclosed housing when it contains the cover element 10. It may nevertheless be a bin without a lid in which the cover element 10 is placed when not in use. This avoids losing the cover element 10 when it is not used, for example when returning the empty storage device.
• the cover element 10 is made of a material able to effectively protect the bodywork part 3. It may for example be the simultaneous use of PP NT to protect the bodywork part from the weather conditions and polyester to guarantee the appearance quality of the room. We can also mention the hairy polypropylene ("hairy polypropylene" in English).
• the cover member 10 may be fixed at one end to the storage case 12, itself connected to the bearing 4 and to ensure the permanent presence of the protective devices 8 on the bearing.
• the fastening of the covering element 10 to the storage box 12 may be permanent (gluing, screwing, etc.) or temporary, for example using pressure knobs, preferably with high mechanical strength, in order to be able to change the cover element if needed.
• the cover member 10 can then be fixed immovably or removably to the storage case 12. It is also conceivable that the cover member 10 is not attached to the storage case 12. An attachment of the cover member 10 to the storage case 12 through two remote attachment points prevents the cover member 10 is returned when deployed.
• the cover member 10 may have an inner face to be turned towards the body part 3 and an outer face turned towards it to the outside.
• each of these two faces can be made of a specific material: a material that does not risk damaging the bodywork part 3 for the inner face and a material that offers good resistance to external conditions for the outer face.
• the outer face more and more dirty over the course of use, will not be put in contact with the body part 3, thus avoiding soiling of the latter.
• the fixing of the storage box 12 to the door 4 can be achieved by conventional means (screwing, gluing, welding, ...) allowing a fixed retention of the protective devices 8. It can also be a fixing allowing a moving the protective device 8 relative to the bearing 4, for example a sliding from top to bottom to allow a height adjustment of the protective devices 8 depending on the nature of the parts to be protected.
• the storage case 12 may be sealed when closed to prevent the cover element 10 from becoming dirty when stored. Indeed, the devices of storage are often stored outside when empty.
• each cover element 10 can protect a bodywork part 3.
• the cover element 10 is placed above and also from and other of the bodywork part 3. This is visible in FIGS. 3 to 5, FIGS. 3 and 4 showing the covering element 10 extended above the bodywork part 3 and FIG. cover member 10 extended above and on either side of the body part 3 (only one side shown). It would also be possible to envisage that the covering element 10 also extends under the bodywork part 3.
• the cover member 10 may be provided with a handling member 14 for easy deployment of the cover member 10 by an operator. This is to allow the operator to deploy the cover member 10 with a maximum of space between the latter and the body part 3 to position it properly.
• This handling element 14 also makes it possible to extend the cover element easily over the width of the bodywork part 3 (especially when there is an accessibility problem for the operator). It may also be interesting to avoid rubbing the cover element 10 against the body part 3 during its deployment.
• This handling element 14 can be placed at the end of the cover element 10 opposite the end of the cover element 10 fixed to the storage case 12.
• It may be a straight bar that can be grasped by the operator to remove the cover member 10 from the storage case 12. It may also be a handling member comprising a main body 19, for example for example a straight bar, connected to the cover member 10 and a handling rod 21 connected to the main body 19 (see Figure 6). This manipulation rod 21 can then be grasped by the operator to deploy the covering element 10.
• the handling rod 21 can be fixed or movable relative to the main body 19. In the case of a mobile handling rod 21 relative to the main body, this mobility can for example be rotational mobility via an adequate connection between the handling rod 21 and the main body, for example a ball joint 25. It could also be a flexibility made possible by the materials used, the aim being to facilitate handling of the covering element 10 by the operator located next to the bodywork part 3 during the deployment of the covering element 10.
• the handling element 14 'can comprise a main body 19 and a handle 23 that can be grasped by the operator, the handle 23 being able to be fixed relative to the body main 19 or mobile, for example via a pivot link 27.
• the handling element 14 may for example interact with fastening elements 16, here taking the form of hooks, present on the bearing 4, for example on the side of the bearing 4 opposite the side to which the protective device 8 is fixed.
• This connection between the handling element 14 and the fastening elements 16 may be a bayonet type connection.
• the handling element 14 can thus interact with the fastening elements 16 in order to keep the covering element 10 stretched over the bodywork part 3.
• the fastening of the covering element 10 to the carrier 4 could also be made by other fastening means such as eyelets interacting with the fastening elements 16.
• the handling element 14 can also act as a cover, preferably a waterproof cover, of the storage box 12 and in a logic of compactness and complete protection of the cover element 10 against dirt when it is stored in the storage case 12.
• the cover element 10 may also comprise eyelets 18 which can be connected to parts 20 of the body part 3. fastening means 6 of the bodywork part 3 and in order to tension the cover element 10 laterally around the bodywork part 3. It may alternatively be means for fixing the eyelets 18 independent of the attachment means 6.
• the clipping points of the cover member 10 may not be located on the body part 3 which allows to better manage the permanent non-tension on visible areas. Alternatively, it is possible to place the points of collision on non-visible areas of the body part 3.
• the operator During the deployment of the cover element 10, the operator has previously deployed the attachment means 6 (if the storage device 2 comprises retractable attachment means 6) and place the body part 3 on these as this is shown in Figures 1 and 2. It then deploys the cover element 10 above the workpiece, using the handling element 14 or any other means previously described if there is any.
• the handling element 14 can interact with the fastening elements 16 in order to keep the cover element 10 stretched over the bodywork part 3, as can be seen in FIGS. 3 and 4.
• the sides of the cover 10, parallel to the deployment direction of the latter, are not yet stretched at this stage of deployment.
• the operator can then pull the cover element 10 on each side of the part of bodywork 3 by fixing the covering element 10 thanks to the eyelets 18 at the parts 20 of the attachment means 6.
• the covering element 10 is then stretched immobile above, on both sides and at a distance from the bodywork part 3. This position at a distance from the bodywork part 3 may make it possible to better protect any bonding due to the protection against dust and the absence of contact with the future bonding surface.
• the cover element 10 can be placed at a distance from the bodywork part 3 or be in contact with the latter. The distance between the two may for example vary between 0 and 50 millimeters.
• the covering element 10 then takes on a shape similar to that of a tent. This protects the body part 3 from dust and external conditions, including weather, but also against micro-scratches caused by friction. This also ensures the geometry of the body part 3.
• the protective device 8 (for example via a continuity between the storage box 12 and the deployed cover element 10) and / or the carrier 4 comprise structures making it possible to seal the ends of the housing. cover member 10 deployed to further limit the passage of air between the cover member 10 and the body part 3.
• the protective device 8 is vertically adjustable relative to the bearing 4, it is then possible to come to press the cover member 10 against the bodywork part 3.
• the choice of materials to achieve the cover element 10 see above
• the position of the seams (outwardly) the absence of permanent tension between the cover element 10 and the visible area will be as many parameters to take into account.
• the cover element 10 can also be used to hold the bodywork part 3 in position on the carrier 4 in addition to the attachment means 6.
• the protective element 10, which is in contact and encompasses the bodywork part 3, is attached to the bearing 4 and thereby contributes to maintaining the position of the bodywork part 3.
• the contacting of the covering element 10 with the bodywork part 3 also makes it possible to protect a possible primary track made on the body part.
• the cover member 10 Upon receipt of the parts, the cover member 10 is removed by detaching the eyelets 18 from the parts 20 and the handling bar 14 from the fasteners 16. The cover member 10 is then stored in the housing 12 and thus protected until next use.
• the operator can then remove the body part 3, fold the means 6 if the latter are retractable and thus access the next body part.
• Figures 8 to 11 show a storage device 102 according to a second embodiment of the invention.
• the cover element 110 is able to completely surround the bodywork part 3, as can be seen in FIGS. 10 and 11.
• the cover element 110 may be in contact with the bodywork part 3, as is the case in FIGS. 10 and 11 (it is then possible to compare the cover element 110 with a protective sock slipped around the body part 3) or at a distance from the latter (the cover element 110 would then be a cylinder deployed around the part).
• the storage box 112 of the protection device 108 is consequently arranged around a fastening means 106 and not above it in order to allow the deployment of the cover element 110 all around the bodywork part 3.
• the cover member 110 may include holding means in the deployed position. These may be bar systems and / or grommets and hooks as in the first embodiment of the invention or a helical structure that extends in the manner of a spring, with for example, a handling element 114, for example in the form of a hoop, for fixing the end that is deployed from the covering element 10. This may be advantageous for maintaining a space between the covering element 10 and the bodywork part 3 while fixing in a simple manner the end of the cover element when it is deployed. It is also conceivable that the cover member 110 is made of an elastic material to ensure its deployment around the bodywork part 3 easily by the operator and then its plating against the latter.
• the cover element 110 can thus be fixed to an attachment element 116 that is independent of the bodywork part 3 in order to be held extended around the bodywork part 3.
• the fixing element 116 here taking the form of a plate (which can prevent the entry of air inside the deployed cover element 110) can be replaced by hooks such as those present in Figures 1 and 2.
• the latter can be made of specific materials.
• the inner face of the cover element 110 that is to say the one facing (or in contact with) the bodywork part 3, can be made in materials not likely to degrade the body part 3 as has been specified above, for example by not creating a point of tension at the future visible parts of the body part 3. It can for example s 'act from the simultaneous use of PP NT to protect the body part from weather and polyester conditions to ensure the appearance quality of the room.
• the method of placing and removing the cover member 110 is identical to that of the cover member 10, except that the cover member 110 will completely surround the body part 3 while being deployed. all around it.
• the fastening means are suitable for this type of protection.
• the cover element may also include a transparent portion to visualize which piece is inside the latter.
• the storage device can also be collapsible or included in the rack volume (embedded in a sidebar).

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
• Packaging Of Machine Parts And Wound Products (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=59746099

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (4)

Family Cites Families (2)

• 2017
  • 2017-06-14 FR FR1755359A patent/FR3067705A1/fr active Pending
• 2018
  • 2018-06-08 EP EP18737336.0A patent/EP3638604A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 2018-06-08 WO PCT/FR2018/051344 patent/WO2018229403A1/fr unknown
  • 2018-06-08 MA MA049390A patent/MA49390A/fr unknown

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events