GB2510114A - Load lock carrier for a commercial vehicle - Google Patents
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- GB2510114A GB2510114A GB201301175A GB201301175A GB2510114A GB 2510114 A GB2510114 A GB 2510114A GB 201301175 A GB201301175 A GB 201301175A GB 201301175 A GB201301175 A GB 201301175A GB 2510114 A GB2510114 A GB 2510114A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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Abstract
A load lock carrier 10, for retaining at least one load lock element for securing load of a commercial vehicle, comprises at least one first carrier 12 element having at least one first receptacle 28a for receiving the load lock element at least partially, and at least one second carrier 14 element which is coupled to the first carrier element 12 and movable in relation to the first carrier element 12 between a locking position in which the load lock element is capable of being retained In the receptacle 28a and at least one release position in which the load look element is capable of being removed from the receptacle 28a, wherein the second carrier element 14 is translationally slideable between the locking position and the release position in relation to the first carrier element 12.
Description
Load Lock Carrier for a Commercial Vehicle The invention relates to a load lock carrier for a commercial vehicle according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
Load lock carriers for commercial vehicles, for example, heavy duty trucks and trailers are well-known from the general prior art. For example, such load lock carrier is mounted on an exterior back wall of the truck's driver's cab. The load lock carrier is used to safely retain and secure at least one load lock element, Such load lock element serves for securing load of the commercial vehicle. For example, such load lock element is used to secure loads in a trailer. When the load lock element is not in use, it can be stowed and fastened by means of the load lock carrier.
In order to retain the load lock element, the load lock carrier comprises at least one first carrier element which has at least one first receptacle for receiving the load lock element at least partially. This means that the load lock element can be arranged at least partially in the receptacle.
The load lock carrier also comprises at least one second carrier element which is coupled to the first carrier element. The second carrier element is movable in relation to the first * carrier element between a locking position and at least one release position. In the locking position the load lock element is capable of being retained in the receptacle. In the release position the load lock element is capable of being removed from the receptacle. In * other words, the load lock element can be arranged in the receptacle by moving the *". : second carrier element to its release position. Having arranged the load lock element at * least partially in the receptacle the second carrier element can be moved to its locking position. In doing so, the load lock element is retained in the receptacle. Thus, the load lock element cannot be removed from the receptacle. *
Normally, the load lock carriers have a so-called clam shell design with the second carrier element being pivotably held on the first carrier element between the locking position and the release.cjposition Thereby, the second carrier element can be swung between the locking position and the release position. Such load lock carrier can be found in US 4869,377. It has shown that this can be complicated for an operator since it requires the operator to precariously balance on a small plate welded to a frame rail of a frame of the commercial vehicle while using two hands to remove a locking feature for locking the second carrier element in its locking position and swing the second carrier element open.
It is therefore the object of the present invention to further develop a load lock carrier of the previously mentioned kind in such way that the second carrier element can be moved between its released position and its locking position in a very easy and comfortable way.
This object is solved by a load lock carrier having the features of patent claim 1 Advantageous embodiments with expedient and non-trivial further developments of the invention are indicated in the other patent claims.
In order to provide a load lock carrier of the kind indicated in the preamble of patent claim 1, whose second carrier element can be moved between the locking position and the release position in a very easy and comfortable way, according to the present invention the second carrier element is translationally slideable between the locking position and the release position in relation to the first carrier element. This design of the load lock carrier will allow an operator of the load lock carrier to open and close the load lock element with only one hand. Thus, the operator can use one hand for sliding the second carrier element and the other hand, for example, for holding on to a handle while standing on a plate of a frame of the commercial vehicle Further advantages, features and details of the invention derive from the following description of a preferred embodiment as well as from the drawing. The features and feature combinations previously mentioned in the description and the features and feature combinations mentioned in the following description of the figures and/or shown in the figures alone can be employed not only in the respective indicated combination, but * : * also in any other combination or taken alone, without leaving the scope of the invention.
The drawing shows in: .. : Fig. 1 a schematic and perspective view of a load lock carrier for retaining load lock elements for securing load of a commercial vehicle, the load lock carrier comprising three carrier elements, wherein one of the carrier elements is translationally slideable between a locking position and at least one release position in relation to the other carrier elements; Fig. 2 a schematic and perspective exploded view of the load lock carrier viewed from the back of the load lock carrier; and Fig. 3 a further schematic and perspective exploded view of the load lock carrier, viewed from the front of the load lock carrier.
Fig. 1 shows a load lock carrier 10 in its assembled state. The load lock carrier 10 is used *for commercial vehicles such as but not limited to heavy duty trucks and trailers. Th! load lock carrier 10 serves for retaining load lock elements. Such load lock elements are used for securing load, for example, in a trailer.
As can be seen from an overall view of Fig. ito 3, the load lock carrier 10 comprises a first carrier element in the form of a top plate 12, a second carrier element in the form of a middle plate 14 and a third carrier element in the form of a bottom plate 16. The carrier elements are made of an injection molded polymer material. Such injection molded polymer material is used to keep the coefficient of friction, the weight and the cost of the load lock carrier 10 particularly low.
The load lock carrier 10 also comprises a mounting bracket 18 by means of which the load lock carrier 10, for example, can be mounted on an exterior back wall of a driver's cab of the commercial vehicle, The mounting bracket 16 has two tabs 20, 22 having respective through openings 24, 26. The tabs 20, 22 are spaced away from each other in the longitudinal direction of the mounting bracket 18. In the assembled state the tabs 20, * 22 bend away from the top plate 12. By means of the tabs 20, 22 and the through openings 24, 26 the load lock carrier 10 can be mounted on the exterior back wall of the driver's cab. Mounting elements, for example, in the form of screws can be inserted * through the through openings 24, 26 thereby mounting the mounting bracket 18 on the * exterior back wall. * * * *
Although in Fig. 1 to 3 only two tabs 20, 22 are shown, similar mounting brackets could be used by means of which the load lock carrier 10 can also be mounted on the exterior back * wall, but instead have three, four or more tabs with respective through openings by S.....
means of which the load lock carrier 10 can be mounted on the back wall. For example, the mounting bracket 18 might have the tabs 20, 22 shown in Fig. ito 3 and two other tabs that mirror the present tabs 20, 22. Thus, the load lock carrier 10 can be supported from the bottom by the other tabs.
The middle plate 14 is arranged between the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16, thus, the middle plate 14 is sandwiched between the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16. The top plate 12, the middle plate 14 and the bottom plate 16 have respective corresponding receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c and 34a-c which overlap each other at least partially. The receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c, 34a-c which are also referred to as aligned cavities serve for receiving and retaining respective load lock elements. This means that a first load lock element can be arranged and secured within the receptacles 28a-c. A second load lock element can be received and secured within the receptacles 30a-c. A third load lock element can be received and secured within the receptacles 32a-c. A fourth load lock element can be received and secured within the receptacles 34a-c.
In order to provide a very easy and comfortable handling of the load lock carrier 10, the middle plate 14 which is coupled to the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 is translationally slideable between a locking position shown in Fig. 1 and at least one release position not shown in Fig. ito 3. The top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 are attached together by fastening elements in the form of screws 36 as well as by fastening elements in the form of hex head screws 38. Thereby, the top plate 12 and the bottom* plate 16 cannot move in relation to one another.
In said locking position the load lock elements arranged in the receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c, 34a-c are retained in the receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c, 34a-c. In order to remove the load lock elements from the receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c, 34a-c or insert the load lock elements into the receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c, 34a-c, the middle plate * 14 is to be slid from the locking position into the release position. Referring to the image plane of Fig. 1, the middle plate 14 is to be slid to the right in order to move the middle plate 14 into the release position.
For limiting the movement of the middle plate 14 in relation to the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16, limiting elements in the form of a protrusion 40 and a corresponding * recess 42 (Fig. 3) are provided. The recess 42 is formed as a cut out of the middle plate * 14. The protrusion 40 isa protrusion of the bottom plate 16.
In the assembled state of a load lock carrier 10, the protrusion 40 engages in the recess 42 which allows but also limits the movement of the middle plate 14. The middle plate 14 can be slid from the locking position into the direction of release position until the protrusion 40 bears against a wall bounding the recess 42 of the middle plate 14. Once a load lock element is placed in the respective receptacles 28a-c or 30a-c or 32a-c or 34a-c, the middle plate 14 is slid to the left into the locking position comfortably squeezing the load lock element into a stable and secured vertical position.
The middle plate 14 can be locked in the locking position by means of respective tabs 44a and 44b with respective through openings 46a and 46b of the top plate 12 and the middle plate 14. In the locking position the through openings 46a and 4Gb overlap each other so that a locking element can be inserted through the through openings 46a and 4Gb. The locking element, for example, can be configured as a padlock1 a carabineer, a ziptie, etc. By using such locking element the middle plate 14 is not movable anymore in relation to the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 thus securing the load lock element. In the present case, the tab 44b of the middle plate 14 is but should not be limited to a corner 48 of the middle plate 14.
The top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 are also attached together by means of the hex head screws 38. Thus, the screws 36 serve for attaching the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 together in the vertical direction, whereas the hex head screws 38 serve for attaching the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 together in the horizontal direction. The hex head screws 38 also attach the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 to a mounting bracket which is not shown.
By means of the hex head screws 38 the top plate 12 is clamped between the mounting bracket 18 and the bottom plate 16. As can be seen in Fig. 3, the top plate 12 has a downward protrusion in the form of an overhanging lip 50 at its back facing away from the * receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c, 34a-c. The overhanging lip 50 corresponds to a protrusion in the form of an upward vertical portion 52 of the bottom plate 16. In the ". : assembled state the overhanging lip 50 is arranged between the vertical portion 52 and * the mounting bracket 18. The hex head screws 38 can be inserted through respective through openings 54 in the vertical portion 52. Furthermore, the overhanging lip 50 has respective slots 56 for the hex head screws 38. Moreover, the mounting bracket 18 has " respective through openings 58 for the hex head screws 38. * .
Therefore, the hex head screws 38 which, for example, are press fit into the vertical portion 52 and can go through the through openings 54, the slots 56 and the through openings 58. In order to attach the mounting bracket 18 to the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 by means of the hex head screws 38, respective nuts are screwed on.the hex head screws 38 extending through the through openings 54, the slots 56 and the through openings 58. Thereby, the top plate 12, the bottom plate 16 and the mounting bracket 18 are clamped together with the overhanging lip 50 being sandwiched between the vertical portion 52 and the mounting bracket 18.
To keep noise and vibration caused by the load lock elements shaking while stowed within the receptacles 28a-c, 30a-c, 32a-c, 34a-c, eight damping elements in the form of rubber elements 60a and 60b are provided, four of which are assigned to the top plate 12 and four of which are assigned to the middle plate 14. In the present case, the rubber elements 60a are assigned to the top plate 12 and the rubber elements 6Db are assigned to the middle plate 14. As can be seen from Fig. ito 3, the rubber elements 60a, 60b are formed as small curved elements which are press fit, for example, with pressure sensitive adhesive into the respective recesses 62a and 62b of the top plate 12 and the middle plate 14.
The middle plate 14 has a handle 70 via which an operator of the commercial vehicle, for example, the driver of the commercial vehicle can move the middle plate very easily and corn forta bly.
The assembly of the load lock carrier 10 is as follows: The hex head screws 38 are pres fit into the recessed through openings 54 on the vertical portion 52 of the bottom plate 16.
The vibration dampening rubber elements GOb are press fit into the respective recesses 62b of the slideable middle plate 14. The slideable middle plate 14 including the rubber elements 60b is then placed on top of the bottom plate 16 making sure to mate the protrusion 40 with the recess 42 of the middle plate 14.
*. The vibration dampening rubber elements 60a are press fit into the respective recesses . : 62a of the top plate 12. The top plate 12 is then lowered onto the assembly comprising * " the middle plate 14 and the bottom plate 16, wherein upward protrusions 64 which are arranged on respective ends of respective fingers 66 of the bottom plate 16 are nested within respective recesses of respective downward protrusions 68 of the top plate 12.
* As can be seen best in Fig. 3, the slots 56 of the rear overhanging lip 50 of the top plate 12 simply fit over respective ends of the hex head screws 38 which at this point would be jutting out of the back of the assembly.
The fastening elements in the form of the screws 36 are then screwed upwards through the fingers 66, through the vertical protrusions 64 which are nested within the respective recesses of the protrusions 68, the screws 36 securing the bottom plate 16 and the top plate 12 together with the middle plate 14 sandwiched between the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16 and being slideable in relation to the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 16.
At this point, all plates 12, 14, 16 are now assembled. The last step is to attach the mounting bracket 18 to the assembled plates 12, 14, 16.
The hex head screws 38 are slid through the through openings 58 of the mounting bracket 18. On a side of the mounting bracket 18, the side facing away from the overhanging lip 50, the nuts are secured to the hex head screws 36 thus securing the mounting bracket 18 to the bottom plate 16 via the vertical portion 52 and sandwiching the overhanging lip 50 there between. The mounting bracket 18 is then attached to the exterior rear wall of the driver's cab, for example, utilizing any fastening elements which are fed through the through openings 24, 26 of the tabs 20, 22. *. .* * * * S
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- Claims 1. A load lock carrier (10) for retaining at least one load lock element for securing load of a commercial vehicle, the load lock carrier (10) comprising: -at least one first carrier (12) element having at least one first receptacle (28a) for receiving the load lack element at least partially, and -at least one second carrier (14) element which is coupled to the first carrier element (12) and movable in relation to the first carrier element (12) between a locking position in which the load lock element is capable of being retained in the receptacle (28a) and at least one release position in which the toad lock element is capable of being removed from the receptacle (26a), characterized in that the second carrier element (14) is translationally slideable between the locking position and the release position in relation to the first carrier element (12). * .*". :
- 2. The load lock carrier (10) according to claim 1, * ° characterized in that the second carrier element (14) has at least one second receptacle (28b) corresponding to the first receptacle (28a), the load lock element being capable of * being retained in both the first receptacle (28a) and the second receptacle (28b) in * *..*.* * the locking position.
- 3. The load lock carrier (10) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the load lock carrier (10) comprises at least one third carrier element (16) which is connected to the first carrier element (12), the second carrier element (14) being arranged at least partially between the first carrier element (12) and the third carrier element (16) and translationally slideable between the locking position and the release position in relation to the third carrier element (16).
- 4. The load lock carrier (10) according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the third carrier element (16) has a third receptacle (28c) which overlaps at least partially the first receptacle (28a) and the second receptacle (26b), the load lock element being capable of being retained in the receptacles (28a, 28b, 28c) of the carrier elements (12, 14, 16) in the locking position
- 5. The load lock carrier (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the carrier elements (12, 14, 16)is made of a plastic material, in particular from an injection molded polymer material.
- 6. The load lock carrier (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in at least one of the receptacles (28a, 28b, 28c) at least one damping element (60a, 60b) for damping movements of the load lock element in relation to the load lock carrier (10)is arranged.
- 7. The load lock carrier (10) according to any one of the preceding claims! characterized in that * the load lock carrier (10) comprises at least one limiting element (40, 42) by means * of which the movement of the second carrier element (14) in relation to the first *:*. carrier element (12) is limited. *... * * * ** *SSS S
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| US3836058A (en) * | 1971-09-24 | 1974-09-17 | Barreca Prod Co | Mounting rack for skis or the like |
| US3897895A (en) * | 1974-03-21 | 1975-08-05 | A L & W Ltd | Ski carriers |
| GB2205354A (en) * | 1987-05-28 | 1988-12-07 | Harry Bailey | Load restraining device |
| GB2360751A (en) * | 2000-03-27 | 2001-10-03 | Service Van Systems Ltd | A rack for transporting elongate objects |
| US20050098595A1 (en) * | 2003-11-11 | 2005-05-12 | Smith Robert F. | Clamp assembly for securing a ladder to a vehicle rack |
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| US3836058A (en) * | 1971-09-24 | 1974-09-17 | Barreca Prod Co | Mounting rack for skis or the like |
| US3897895A (en) * | 1974-03-21 | 1975-08-05 | A L & W Ltd | Ski carriers |
| GB2205354A (en) * | 1987-05-28 | 1988-12-07 | Harry Bailey | Load restraining device |
| GB2360751A (en) * | 2000-03-27 | 2001-10-03 | Service Van Systems Ltd | A rack for transporting elongate objects |
| US20050098595A1 (en) * | 2003-11-11 | 2005-05-12 | Smith Robert F. | Clamp assembly for securing a ladder to a vehicle rack |
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