FI107523B - Storage Construction - Google Patents

Description

107523 Storage structure

Background of the Invention

The present invention relates to a storage structure in a transport vehicle, the storage structure comprising a storage space 5 for essentially defining a body structure for articles.

In particular, the invention relates to storage structures used as cargo spaces for tire delivery vehicles. Tire delivery vehicles, body-mounted tire delivery vehicles, can be delivered and picked up by tire manufacturers, tire retreaders or tire dealers at various outlets, customers or other locations. This would then be a delivery / pickup truck in which the tires are loaded into the load compartment, i.e. the transport basket, and from which the tires can be unloaded and reloaded during the delivery / pickup drive. Instead of tires, there may be other objects such as barrels, cable coils, other coils or other objects. When in the cargo area, the rings or the like are in a plurality of stacks, each with a plurality of rings or the like overlapping.

Instead of a fixed load compartment in the vehicle, the storage structure may be, for example, a detachable or removable bodywork structure, such as a self-contained container, which may be left separately at a location.

Known storage structures, e.g. perform only a vertical: * ·· 25-way lift / lower movement on a tire or other object, especially in the case of a forward / reverse load and to remove one tire from the vehicle, it is often necessary to move one out or multiple stacks to access: T: A stack containing the tire that you wish to remove from the load compartment of the vehicle.

Known solutions have a number of disadvantages, especially if the basket-30 structure is used for storage and delivery of • •. ··· items. kuljetusrakenteena. In known storage structures, the end of the body structure has a so-called tailgate lift, which is only capable of vertical movement. The bodywork always has to load the items to be distributed in the order where the first to be unloaded is through the loading / unloading door. *! : 35 gentle behind and the last to be unloaded at the rear of the bodywork. If picking, i.e. reloading, occurs during delivery, all items in the bodywork • · · • # 2 107523 must be moved during delivery from the original loading position to the front of the unloading door for unloading and to the rear of the bodywork. The situation is easier if the delivery vehicle has side doors in addition to the tail lift and a side lift in connection with them. In the case of tire return / return, the tires overlap in stacks, which means that when moving the tires in the load space, they have to be lowered and re-stacked. For example, if a container, or body structure, has six tire stacks, for example having two stacks side by side in three rows, and if the desired tire out of the body structure is at the rear of the body structure, such as a container opposite. If the desired tire is down in that stack, then the other rings on that stack must be lifted off that stack. In prior art solutions, side doors, end doors 15 or end stern lifts are not utilized for moving objects such as tires within the load compartment when moving or removing an object such as a tire into the load compartment. Side doors and main doors only open the route, and the tailgate lifts the objects only in the lift / lower movement outside the load area.

A known storage structure such as the one mentioned above has several disadvantages, such as, for example, that the loading time for loading and unloading of the tires will be considerably long and will therefore lead to unnecessarily high labor costs. In addition, the aforementioned known structure prevents an expensive transport vehicle from proceeding as soon as possible

Il "25 drive, because unloading as well as loading is slow. In addition, the problem • ·:> 4 | * Mana is that the route of a vehicle such as a tire delivery vehicle has to be designed according to the order in which -: gas is left at some destination, so the route cannot be freely planned.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a novel storage structure which. avoid problems and drawbacks associated with known solutions.

To achieve the aforesaid object, the storage structure i according to the invention is characterized in that

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the structure comprises a pivoting part with a support structure for objects, which · ·! : 35 at the same time serves as both a loading and unloading device for storing objects, and] which storage device further comprises a pivoting arrangement for pivoting • over the pivoting articles on the pivoting member, the pivoting arrangement is arranged to carry the pivoting support of the pivoting arrangement for the thief 5 to vertically view the drop of the height position on the pivoting portion when pivoting the pivoting member outwardly from the pivot, , which brought-10 mii as a base support in the pivoting position in the pivoting position is flipped to the bodywork.

The invention is based on the fact that the storage structure is provided with one or more pivoting members which turn the stacks of objects from an overlapping position to an adjacent position when the articles are pivoted out of the basket structure 15. The objects may be stacked directly on top of each other on the pivoting member, or the pivoting member may be provided with separators between the objects supporting the overlapping objects.

The storage structure may have a plurality of pivoting members and, when the storage structure is a body of a delivery vehicle, the pivoting arrangement 20 pivots the pivoting members from a platform height to a horizontal position for loading and / or unloading up to a platform or

,, (: The advantages of the storage arrangement according to the invention are the ease of loading and unloading of the articles. When it is known, for example, that a certain ring or other object which is desired * out of the body is in a particular stack, the stack is, i.e., that stack is pivoted out of the bodywork * »«, for example in a horizontal position, for example, against the ground, with the side surface of the swinging door forming part of the swinging member of the bodywork structure. are placed in an adjacent position, whereby the adjacent group of items / ··. can be easily picked up by the item of interest. The tires or the like received in the delivery / collection vehicle are then loaded · '-: to the storage spaces vacated during unloading or otherwise free storage spaces in the pivoting portions of the body structure 35. The solution according to the invention enables the loading of heavy objects such as tires and / or trucks without a separate loading device. The solution of the invention relieves the warehousekeeper and / or the driver of physically heavy lifting and stacking of forbidden excess weight, and the invention saves time during unloading and loading of the vehicle while allowing for more lane planning. The solution of the invention enables the delivery vehicle driver's job to be transformed from physical loading and unloading into a meaningful job, such as that of a salesperson, which expands the search capabilities in the person selection phase. Preferred embodiments of the invention enhance the advantages of the basic invention and make the storage structure more versatile and usable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now be further described in connection with preferred embodiments, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention in side 15 as seen in Figure 2 shows a first embodiment of the invention the arrow end seen in the direction A of Figure 1 split direction of arrow A, Figure 3 is a top for the first invention in a view of 20 Figure 4 shows a second embodiment of the invention seen from the side, Figure 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

First, a first embodiment of Figures 1-3 will be discussed. Figures 1-3 show a vehicle 1, such as a truck 25, having a storage structure 2. In the example of the figures, the storage structure in the preferred • · ·; * j *. thus, the embodiment has a fixed load compartment structure 2 of the transport vehicle 1.

Alternatively, the storage structure 2 could be a separate container which is moved, for example, by a container handling device, or the storage structure 2 could be a separate container. a container that can be detached from vehicle 1 and lowered separately from the vehicle or [.. * 30, removed from the vehicle and possibly re-lifted into the vehicle • · ·; 1.

Alternatively, the storage structure 2 could be a storage unit located in a building or other space. This may be, for example, a tower-like storage structure in the tire shop where the tires are loaded and Ί 35 from which they are exposed. The storage unit does not necessarily have to have walls, as in the attached drawings, but the storage structure could be open because the building provides adequate protection.

The vehicle 1 comprises a cab 1a, tires 1b and a body 1c. The storage structure, the core of which is the body structure 2, such as container 2, is attached to the drive body 1c by the driving body 1c.

In the example shown in the figures, articles 11-19 are car tires.

The storage structure 2 comprises a pivot portion 54 with a support structure 41-43 supporting articles such as rings 11-19. Preferably there are a plurality of pivot portions such as 10 54. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-3, there are, for example, four pivoting parts represented by reference numerals 51-54. In the future, most of the focus will be on pivot portion 54, but the applicant would like to note that the pivot portion 155 of Figs. 1-3 and Figs. 4-5 of other pivot portions 51-53 may also have similar design and operation to the pivot portion 54.

The storage structure 2, such as the cargo compartment structure 2 of the vehicle, comprises a body structure defining a storage space 2a, such as a container 3, for articles 11-19.

Further, the storage structure 2 comprises a pivoting arrangement 61-66 for pivoting articles 11-19 in a basket 20 structure such as container 3 by a pivoting arrangement 61-66 on the pivot portion 54 out of the basket structure such as container 3 to the position of the articles. 11-19 are adjacent to one another with the outer surface of the pivot portion 54 facing the ground 90 or the like against the base surface 90.

25 In this context, it is noted that the term container generally refers to those wall structures and provided a floor and ceiling that at least partially · · * define the load space. Most preferably, a container such as a vehicle load compartment structure or similar body structure is closed or closable on each of the six surfaces, but it may be possible for the container to have a grid bottom, for example, or for some reason not all sides, bottom or roof of the container - closed or lockable. Thus, the term container should be broadly understood to include no. ···. only to be completely enclosed or fully enclosed. And, as mentioned above, it can also be a completely wall-less body structure, for example, a storage unit in a tire shop.

However, it can be noted that preferably each pivot part 51-54,. : as the pivot portion 54 comprises a support structure 41-43 as part of the bottom support member, which when attached to the pivot portion 54 forms at least a portion of the bottom of the body structure 3 such as container 3 and a second pivotable ring stack P8 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the support structure comprises a bottom support 41 for articles 11-19 which, when pivoting the pivot portion 54, turns into articles 11-19, or at least the outermost article 11, directly and at least indirectly to a side 41 as shown in Figure 2. Similarly, the support portion 42 supporting the upper end of the stack becomes a side support portion. Similarly in the embodiment 10, the support structure comprises an object side support 43 which, when pivoting the pivoting portion 54 to an open position, becomes the object support as shown in Figure 2.

Most preferably, however, as shown in the figures, the structure is such that at least the sides and roof of the container are closed or closable to protect objects from rain, dust and snow. Optionally, the bottom may be grid-like or otherwise at least partially open as long as the articles have a support, most preferably the support is provided by a support member 41 comprising a pivoting member 54 over which the lower ring 11 of the stack is engaged.

In Figures 1-3, object stacks such as ring stacks or other object stacks 20 have eight, i.e. stacks P1-P8, i.e. two stacks for each pivot part 51-54. Thus, in the preferred embodiment, the same pivoting member, for example the pivoting member 54, has a place for at least two groups of objects which, in the preferred embodiment, are parallel to each other, such as stacks P7 and P8.

It will be seen from the figures that the body structure such as container 3 comprises the sides 25 71, 72 and the ends 81, 82 between the sides. The sides are longer than the ends. Pages • ·: '·· refer to areas that are on the same page as the vehicle's 1 page.

• · · The ends 81, 82 are transverse to the sides. The end 82 is, in a sense, an intermediate end, because behind it is a conventional compartment, or space 300, which is accessible to a basket: such as the extreme rear end of the container. If the pivoting member 30 54 mainly formed the side 72 of the body structure 3, such as the side 72 of the container 3, then the pivoting member 54 itself could possibly be considered as a · 72 side.

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It will be seen that the preferred embodiment, 35 on the same side 71 of the container has at least two pivoting portions 51, 52, and the like. · ': Respectively, it is found that the same side 72 of the container has at least two pivoting portions 53, 72.753,54. It will be appreciated that in a preferred embodiment, the pivoting portion, such as the pivoting portions 52, 54 in FIG. That is, in Fig. 3, the pivot part 52 has two adjacent ring groups P3, P4, which in the situation shown in Fig. 1 are stacks that are adjacent to each other within the container 5. Whereas in Fig. 3, when the pivoting member 52 is turned open to the ground 90, the rings 11-19 in the same pile are adjacent to each other and no longer overlapping. Thus, each side 71, 72 of the container preferably has at least one pivot part.

It is found that the side, for example page 71, comprises a sidewall 71a and that the sidewall 71a comprises an opening 71b in which the pivoting portion 52 is located when the objects, i.e. rings 10, are in the container 3; P4 or 11 to 19 objects out of the container. In this embodiment, the pivot portion 52 is part of the side wall when closed, i.e. the wall opens when the pivot portion 52 is pivoted. The structure is similar to the other pivoting members 51, 53, 54. For the pivot 15 portion 54, the body structure 2 has an opening 72b on the side 72, i.e. a side wall 72a.

Alternatively, it could be a structure where the side / end of the vehicle storage structure would have an open side door / end door with a swivel or swivel portion behind it, but such a solution would not be as good as the wall would be double the opening of the door would be needed as a precautionary measure.

It will be seen from Figures 1-3 that the pivoting member, i.e., the pivoting member 52, is on the side of the container. It will be seen that in Figures 1-3 each pivot portion 51-54 is on the side of the container.

In particular, Figure 2 shows that the pivoting arrangement comprises a pivoting means 61 and a pivoting support 62, 63, 66 on which the pivoting member 54 is pivotable by the power of the pivoting means 61 as shown in Fig. 2. In a preferred embodiment, the pivoting device 61 is a hydraulic actuator, i.e. a hydraulic cylinder, the piston of which exits the hydraulic cylinder 30 under the action of hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic cylinder is secured to the mounting point 64. The piston projecting from the auxiliary cylinder is attached to the pivoting part 65 at the mounting point. 54. Reference numeral 66 denotes axes, pivots, etc. The struts 62, 62 are intermediate portions which pivot relative to each other with respect to the axle 66.

The support structure comprising the pivoting member 54 comprises a first support ... · 35 41, which supports a stack of objects, such as ring piles P7, P8, below when the ring pin: · · · · · is in container 3 and when the ring stack is pivoted.

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The support structure further comprises a second support member 42 which supports the upper end of the tire stack during pivoting movement as shown in Figure 2. The aforementioned first and second support members 41 and 42 also support the tire stack in the situation shown in Figure 2 in a position where the tire stack is pivoted out of container 3 against ground 5 90 to a position where rings 11-19 of the stacked tire group . The first support portion 41 supports the tire stack at the side of the vehicle and the second support portion 42 supports the tire stack at a distance further from the vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, the first support member 41 is also the bottom support member 41 on which the ring stack P is located when the pivot member 54 is closed. That is, in a preferred embodiment, the support structure 41, 42 is transverse to the pivoting member 54, thus the support member 41 serves as a base on which the objects, i.e. rings 11-19, are located within the container 3.

In a preferred embodiment, the pivot portion such as 54, the pivot axis 15, i.e. the pivot axis, is substantially horizontal. In a preferred embodiment, the pivot point, or pivot axis line, is lower than the pivot portion 54 when closed so that the pivoting pivot shown in Fig. 2 can be easily reached and the pivoting end of the pivoting movement reaches ground 90.

In a preferred embodiment, the pivot axis, such as the pivot axis, or the pivot axis, is substantially parallel to the side of the container. A transverse rotation of 90 degrees is achieved. to the side of vehicle 1.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the pivot range 62, 63 · · · 25 of the strut 62 is at least 90 degrees. Ko. in one embodiment, the pivoting members 51, 1 · 154 are communicating with the support points 62, 63 via pivoting members 100, such as pivot arms 100. That is, between the pivoting portion such as the axle 54 and the axle 66 of the strut 66: the pivoting arrangement comprises a lengthwise arm structure 100 or other color structure. Hereby, according to Fig. 2, the advantage is obtained that the object stack can be pivoted from the higher container 3 against the ground 90 on the pivot 54.

. ···. It will be seen from the figures that the pivot portion 100 has a pivot arm 100 on both edges of the pivot portion 54. In particular, Fig. 3 shows that: the pivoting device 61, i.e. the hydraulic cylinder and the pistons, is in the middle region of the pivoting part 54, thereby achieving a balanced pivoting movement.

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The embodiment of Figures 1-3 shows a version in which the pivoting parts are located only on the sides of the vehicle. In the embodiment of Figures 1-3, container 3 also comprises a conventional container compartment 300 into which objects such as rings or other articles are loaded through aperture 301 with the aid of a conventional turntable 5 Turia 302.

Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be discussed, which is shown in Figures 4-5. The pivot portions 51-54 are of the same type as in Figures 1-3. The actual difference between the embodiment of FIGS. 4-5 and FIGS. 1-3 is that in FIGS. 4-5 the storage structure 2 also comprises a pivoting portion at the end of the storage structure 10 represented by reference numeral 155. The pivoting support of the pivoting portion 155 is represented by reference numeral 162. The end wall-5 comprises an end wall 170. The end wall 170 comprises an opening 180 in which the pivot portion 155 is located when the articles 11-19 are in the container, and from which opening 180 the pivot portion 170 is open for pivoting articles out of the container. Thus, in the embodiment of Figures 4-5, there are four side opening pivot portions 51-54, and at least one opening pivot portion 155 at end 170. Each pivot portion preferably has at least two groups of objects (and support structures for object groups). for example, 10 stacks P1-P10.

In a preferred embodiment, the pivot part (54) is a pivot wall part, i.e. the pivot part forms at least part of the wall of the body structure. This avoids multiple structures.

Embodiments of the invention have been described above primarily in connection with a version in which the bodywork is a container such as a vehicle load compartment structure, 25 but it will be understood that the embodiment of the more general term bodywork may also be used in place of the container; it is understood that such versions are within the scope of this application. The body structure may thus be at least partially open.

In order that the pivoting members 51-54 and 155 are locked in a manner other than locked by the hydraulics of the pivoting member only, there is a locking between each pivoting member and the fixed structure of the body structure.

It will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that as technology advances, the basic idea of the invention can be implemented in many different ways. The invention and its embodiments are thus not limited to the examples described above, but may vary within the scope of the claims.

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Claims (28)

107523 Container structure in a transport vehicle, comprising a container structure (3) for objects (11-19), which mainly defines a storage space, characterized in that the container structure in the transport vehicle comprises a pivot part (54) provided with an object-supporting support structure (41-43). articles to be stored (11-19) as both a loading and unloading device, and further comprising a pivoting arrangement (61-66) for pivoting articles (11-19) stacked on top of a pivoting member (54) over a pivoting member (54) on a pivoting member (54). (41-45), supported from the body structure to a position where the articles (11-19) are adjacent to each other, and that the pivoting arrangement is arranged on the pivoting support provided by the pivoting arrangement to perform a vertical view of the pivoting portion outwardly pivoting from the body structure, whereby the support (43) acting as the bottom support (43) for the articles in the open position of the pivoting member achieves a height position lower than the support (41) acting as a bottom support (41) in that position , with the pivoting part pivoted to the body structure. Storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the body structure (3) comprises the sides (71, 72) and the ends (81, 82, 170) between the sides. Storage structure according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pivot part (54) is on the side (72) of the body structure. • * .. 25 Storage structure according to Claim 3, characterized in that: at least two pivot parts (51-52,: T; 53-54) are provided on the same side of the bodywork structure. Storage structure according to Claim 3, characterized in that each side of the body structure has at least one pivot part (51-52, 53-54). A storage structure according to claim 3, characterized in that the side comprises a sidewall, and the sidewall comprises an opening having a pivoting member when the articles are in the body structure and from which the pivoting member is: * ": pivotable when folding objects out of the body structure. . *. 35 A storage structure according to claim 1 or 2, known as *; ; The pivot part (155) is located at the end of the body structure. • * «« e * 107523 Storage structure according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the end comprises an end wall (170) and the end wall comprises an opening (180) in which the pivot part (155) is located when the articles are in the car body and from which the pivot part is pivotable. objects being ejected from the body structure. Storage device according to Claim 1, characterized in that, in addition to the pivoting arrangement comprising said pivoting support (62, 63, 66) on which the pivoting member is pivotable, the pivoting arrangement comprises a pivoting device (61) which performs pivoting. Storage structure according to Claim 9, characterized in that between the pivoting part (54) and the support (62, 63, 66) the pivoting arrangement comprises a longitudinal arm structure (100) or other intermediate structure. Storage structure according to Claim 9, characterized in that the pivoting device (61) is a hydraulic pivoting device. Storage structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support structure comprises a support part (41) which is transverse to the pivot part. Storage structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support structure comprises a part (43) which is substantially parallel to the pivot part (54). Storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage structure is a cargo space structure (2) of a transport vehicle (1). . A storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage structure is a separate container unit of a transport vehicle. ... T 25 Storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the transport vehicle is a truck. Storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage structure is a storage structure used for transporting and / or storing vehicle tires (11-19). Storage structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that the storage structure is a storage structure used for transporting and / or storing reels and / or barrels. Container structure according to claim 9, characterized. j that the swivel range of support is at least 90 degrees. : ,,]: 35 Storage structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that the pivot axis of the pivoting member is substantially horizontal. * «· • · • · •« t • · 107523 Storage structure according to Claim 20, characterized in that the pivot axis of the pivot part is substantially parallel to the side of the body structure. Storage container according to Claim 1 or 12, characterized in that the support structure comprises a support part (41) acting as a base support for objects, which when turned when the pivoting part (54) is turned into a position (41). Storage structure according to Claim 1 or 13, characterized in that the support structure comprises a support part 10 (43) acting as a side support for the objects, which when turned when the pivoting part (54) is turned into an object, becomes a bottom support (43). Storage structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that the body structure is a container. Storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the pivoting part (54) is a pivoting wall part. Storage structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support (41) of the support structure comprising the pivoting part (54) acting as a base support for the objects (41) in the position of the pivoting part pivoted to the car body is part of the bottom . A storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (43) of the support structure comprising the pivoting portion (54) acting as a base support for the objects in the pivoting position of the pivoting portion in the open position forms part of the load wall wall. in a position where the pivoting member is pivoted to the body structure. Storage structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that the drop of the height position M »·, '' · of the pivoting portion by the pivoting arrangement is performed as a drop of the height position relative to the elevation position of the bottom of the load: • · · «« * · 4 «IM •« l · «• · · ► *« «· •« «« • I «• M 107523