GB2255054A - Adjustable container vehicles. - Google Patents
Adjustable container vehicles. Download PDFInfo
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- GB2255054A GB2255054A GB9208910A GB9208910A GB2255054A GB 2255054 A GB2255054 A GB 2255054A GB 9208910 A GB9208910 A GB 9208910A GB 9208910 A GB9208910 A GB 9208910A GB 2255054 A GB2255054 A GB 2255054A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
- B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
- B60P1/64—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading the load supporting or containing element being readily removable
- B60P1/6418—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading the load supporting or containing element being readily removable the load-transporting element being a container or similar
- B60P1/6481—Specially adapted for carrying different numbers of container or containers of different sizes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D53/00—Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains
- B62D53/04—Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains comprising a vehicle carrying an essential part of the other vehicle's load by having supporting means for the front or rear part of the other vehicle
- B62D53/06—Semi-trailers
- B62D53/067—Multi-purpose, convertible or extendable load surface semi-trailers
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Abstract
A vehicle trailer includes chassis members 18, 19 with cross-members 20, 20A, 25, 26, 27, 21 having rollers movable in slots 32, 34 in members 18, 19. Fixed member 21 carries twist locks 23. Members 25, 26, 27 carry twist locks 28, 29, 30 and form part of structure 24 movable by ram 35 between a rear position, in which rear container 40 can be held by the locks on members 25, 26 and forward container can be held by the locks on members 27, 21, and a forward position in which a container is supported by members 25, 26. This allows appropriate positioning of the container in the forward position. An arrangement for a single container is also described. <IMAGE>
Description
IMPROVEMSiTS IN OR RELATING TO VEHICLES Al TRAILERS
This invention relates to vehicles and trailers.
According to this invention a trailer has a chassis having fore and aft laterally spaced frame members, fore and aft spaced apertures in the members, transverse members movable in the apertures and carrying container holding means, and means for moving the transverse members forwards and rearwards.
There may be a rear transverse member supported in a rear aperture and two intermediate transverse members supported in the forward aperture.
There may be ram means for moving the transverse members.
There may be structure comprising the transverse members so that the transverse members move together.
The invention includes a vehicle having such a trailer.
The invention may be performed in various ways and two specific embodiments, with possible modifications will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a side view of a vehicle viith se.i- trailer;
Fig. 2 is a plan vie of ne seri-trailer;
Fig. 3 is a front vie of part of Fig. 2 on An
enlarged scale;
Fig. 4 is a side view of another arrangement; Fig. 5 is a plan view of p2rt of Fi. 4; and
Fig. 6 is a perspective of part of Tig. 4 on
an enlarged scle.
An articulated vehicle 10 has a driving or tractor portion 11 with pairs of wheels 12. sei- trailer 13 can be coupled to e portion 11 in known marker by a so called fifth wheel coupling 14. The trailer 13 has pivotable front legs 15 for supporting the trailer when detached fror the portion 11. The trailer 13 has three sets of rear wheels 16 mounted beneath a chassis 17 having two fore and aft laterally spaced I-beams 18, 19 secured together by cross members 20, 20A, and a front transverse member 21 carries a pair of twist locks 23.
A structure 24 has three transverse members 25,26, 27 respectively carrying pairs of twist locks 28, 29, 30.
The member 25 is movable on rollers 31 in slots 32 in the vertical or webs 33 of the I-beams 18, 19; and the members 26, 27 similarly move in slots 34. The structure 24 is moved forwards and rearwards by an hydraulic ram 35 whose cylinder 37 is fixed to crossmember 20A and whose piston 36 is connected to member 26. The ram 35 is powered from. the hydraulic circuit 38 associated with the tractor portion 11.
vith the structure 24 in a rearward positon in the slots 32, 24, two containers 40 can be supported on the trailer, one behind the other, the rear contam- er 40 being held by locks 28, 29 and the forward container 40 by locks 30, 23. As is known, the twist locks can be releasably engaged with mounting corner sockets in the containers.If only one container is to be carried, the ram 35 is energized to move the structure 24 forwards to bring the two rear palrs of twist locks 28, 29 into the appropriate positions In relation to the chassis 17 bearing in rnind the particular load that is being carried and having regard for example to a desired or permitted load on the wheel axles.
The tops of the outer parts 50 of the transverse members 21, 25, 26, 27 are substantially at the same level as the tops 51 of the beams 18, 19.
Fig. 3 is a front view of one of the transverse members 25, 26, 27 showing a top plate 25a slightly above surface 51 and with depending side plates 25b carrying removable bolts 25c on which can rotate rollers 31. Thus if the bolts 25c and nuts 25d are removed, the transverse member can be lifted upwards with structure 24. Plates 39, 39a are welded at the lower and upper edges of the slots 32, 34, the rollers 31 running on the plates 39.
The arrangement of Figs. 4 to 6 is for a single container 40. In this case there are two transverse members 60, 61 carrying twist locks 23 and fixed to structure 62 movable by ram 63 between a rear and a forward position. Again rollers 31 are provided running on plates 39 in slots 32, 34 in webs 33.
The trailer part 13 may have two or three sets of wheels and the tractor part 11 may have two or three sets of wheels. Thus depending on the load and the type of tractor and trailer, the container can be adjusted in position fore and aft to obtain desired permitted loading on the wheel axles.
The arrangements can be used whether the beards 18, 19 are stepped, or not steped (as shown).
A container on the trailer can be inoved rearwards to an unloading position and forwards to
a transport position.
Claims (8)
1. A trailer having a chassis having fore and aft laterally spaced frame members, fore and aft spaced apertures in the members, transverse members movable in the apertures and carrying container holding means, and means for moving the transverse members forwards and rearwards.
2. A trailer as claimed In Clim 1, comprising a rear transverse member supported in 2 rear aperture and two intermediate transverse members suporte in a forward aperture.
3. A trailer as claimed in Claim 1, comprising forward and rearward transverse members respectively supported in forward and rearward apertures.
4. A trailer as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the transverse eers comprise rollers movable in the apertures.
5. A trailer as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the moving means comprIses ram means.
6. A trailer as claimed in any preceding claim, including structure comprising the transverse members so that the transverse members move together.
7. A trailer substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, or
Figs. 4 to 6, of the accompanying drawings.
8. A vehicle having a trailer as claimed in any preceding claim.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9208910A GB2255054A (en) | 1991-04-24 | 1992-04-24 | Adjustable container vehicles. |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB919108819A GB9108819D0 (en) | 1991-04-24 | 1991-04-24 | Improvements in or relating to vehicles and trailers |
| GB919118037A GB9118037D0 (en) | 1991-04-24 | 1991-08-21 | Improvements in or relating to vehicles and trailers |
| GB9208910A GB2255054A (en) | 1991-04-24 | 1992-04-24 | Adjustable container vehicles. |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB9208910D0 GB9208910D0 (en) | 1992-06-10 |
| GB2255054A true GB2255054A (en) | 1992-10-28 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB9208910A Withdrawn GB2255054A (en) | 1991-04-24 | 1992-04-24 | Adjustable container vehicles. |
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Cited By (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2779106A1 (en) * | 1998-05-27 | 1999-12-03 | Trouillet Semi Remorques | Device for controlling and moving a load carriage relative to a load platform |
| GR20000100163A (en) * | 2000-05-12 | 2002-01-31 | Αγγελλογλου Ν. Ιωσηφ | Platform for turning containers over |
| FR2919546A1 (en) * | 2007-08-03 | 2009-02-06 | Christophe Gaussin | Shipping container carrying vehicle e.g. trailer, for e.g. harbor installation, has arm fixed to one of longitudinal side rails and extended in its alignment between side rails by reinforcing crosspiece joining rails |
| WO2009080970A2 (en) * | 2007-12-12 | 2009-07-02 | Christophe Gaussin | Container-carrying vehicle |
| EP2336006A1 (en) * | 2009-12-18 | 2011-06-22 | Vak Oy | Trailer of a vehicle |
| JP2012201130A (en) * | 2011-03-23 | 2012-10-22 | Nippon Fruehauf Co Ltd | Vehicle body structure of semi-trailer |
| NL2008619C2 (en) * | 2012-04-10 | 2013-10-15 | Vlastuin Group B V | SLIDING TORQUE BAR AND TRAILER WITH SLIDING TORQUE BAR. |
| EP3093220A1 (en) * | 2015-05-12 | 2016-11-16 | System Trailers Fahrzeugbau GmbH | Expandable vehicle trailer |
| EP3501891A1 (en) | 2017-12-19 | 2019-06-26 | Tirsan Treyler Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | Octagonal telescopic extensible container carrier vehicle |
Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0094701A1 (en) * | 1982-05-09 | 1983-11-23 | Agam Metal Works Limited | Semitrailer for container transport |
| US4580805A (en) * | 1984-11-23 | 1986-04-08 | Titan, Inc. | Extendable container chassis for trucks |
| EP0217075A2 (en) * | 1985-08-31 | 1987-04-08 | Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH | Semi-trailer for containers |
| GB2196307A (en) * | 1986-10-17 | 1988-04-27 | Fruehauf Crane Ltd | Trailer goods vehicles |
| EP0414254A2 (en) * | 1989-08-24 | 1991-02-27 | Blunck, Christian | Semi-trailer for a container |
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Patent Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0094701A1 (en) * | 1982-05-09 | 1983-11-23 | Agam Metal Works Limited | Semitrailer for container transport |
| US4580805A (en) * | 1984-11-23 | 1986-04-08 | Titan, Inc. | Extendable container chassis for trucks |
| EP0217075A2 (en) * | 1985-08-31 | 1987-04-08 | Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH | Semi-trailer for containers |
| GB2196307A (en) * | 1986-10-17 | 1988-04-27 | Fruehauf Crane Ltd | Trailer goods vehicles |
| EP0414254A2 (en) * | 1989-08-24 | 1991-02-27 | Blunck, Christian | Semi-trailer for a container |
Cited By (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2779106A1 (en) * | 1998-05-27 | 1999-12-03 | Trouillet Semi Remorques | Device for controlling and moving a load carriage relative to a load platform |
| GR20000100163A (en) * | 2000-05-12 | 2002-01-31 | Αγγελλογλου Ν. Ιωσηφ | Platform for turning containers over |
| FR2919546A1 (en) * | 2007-08-03 | 2009-02-06 | Christophe Gaussin | Shipping container carrying vehicle e.g. trailer, for e.g. harbor installation, has arm fixed to one of longitudinal side rails and extended in its alignment between side rails by reinforcing crosspiece joining rails |
| WO2009080970A2 (en) * | 2007-12-12 | 2009-07-02 | Christophe Gaussin | Container-carrying vehicle |
| WO2009080970A3 (en) * | 2007-12-12 | 2009-08-20 | Christophe Gaussin | Container-carrying vehicle |
| EP2336006A1 (en) * | 2009-12-18 | 2011-06-22 | Vak Oy | Trailer of a vehicle |
| JP2012201130A (en) * | 2011-03-23 | 2012-10-22 | Nippon Fruehauf Co Ltd | Vehicle body structure of semi-trailer |
| NL2008619C2 (en) * | 2012-04-10 | 2013-10-15 | Vlastuin Group B V | SLIDING TORQUE BAR AND TRAILER WITH SLIDING TORQUE BAR. |
| EP2650170A1 (en) * | 2012-04-10 | 2013-10-16 | Vlastuin Group B.V. | Trailer provided with a movable coupling beam |
| EP3093220A1 (en) * | 2015-05-12 | 2016-11-16 | System Trailers Fahrzeugbau GmbH | Expandable vehicle trailer |
| EP3501891A1 (en) | 2017-12-19 | 2019-06-26 | Tirsan Treyler Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | Octagonal telescopic extensible container carrier vehicle |
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| GB9208910D0 (en) | 1992-06-10 |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |