GB2549602A - Apparatus for use in determining the weight of a trailer and the goods located therein - Google Patents
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Abstract
A trailer comprises multiple axels and wheels 28, and support members 30, 32 for supporting the trailer when not attached to a tractor, cab or towing vehicle. Load detection means (possibly load cells, weight sensors, strain gauges) are installed to detect the load applied to the axels, and to the support means, and provide an indication of the weight of the trailer. The load detection may comprise detection of the air pressure of a pneumatic air suspension system. The support members (possibly stands, props, legs, jacks or landing gear) may be movable or extendable by manual or powered means. The operator may be able to determine whether a predetermined threshold weight has been exceeded. The trailer may include a first and second cavity and a door assembly allowing access to one cavity at a time, and a door sensor. In a further aspect, a method of loading and determining the weight of the trailer comprises measuring the force applied to the axels and detecting the door position, whilst each of the cavities is loaded.
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APPARATUS FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE WEIGHT OF A TRAILER AND THE GOODS LOCATED THEREIN
The invention to which this application relates is to an invention for use with vehicles which are used to move goods between different locations via road transport and in particular, although not necessarily exclusively, apparatus which typically comprises a trailer in which the goods to be moved are stored and the trailer is provided to be attachable to, and separable from, a drive unit, typically known as a tractor unit, which includes the engine, driver cab and controls. Use of these vehicles with trailers is well known and typically the goods will be loaded from a warehouse or storage facility, onto the trailer at a first location and then the goods are moved in the trailer to a second location at which the goods can be removed from the trailer and the trailer may then be loaded with further goods or moved to a further location for loading.
Although there are many different types of trailers, there is always a need to ensure that the trailer, when it is fully loaded, -does not exceed recommended, or legal, weight limits. The reason for this is to ensure that the trailer, when being transported on public roads, is not overly susceptible to tipping or overloading.
Conventionally, this problem is addressed by the provision and use of a weighbridge which is of a size to accommodate the trailer and tractor unit when joined together on the weighbridge and the weight of the same is detected and a decision can then be made as to whether the combined weight of the tractor unit and trailer exceeds, or is below, a predefined weight limit. If the weight is below the limit then the use of the tractor and trailer can proceed whereas if the weight is above the pre defined limit then goods will need to be removed from the trailer until the weight drops below the pre defined limit.
While this is acceptable for the weighing of the trailer and tractor in combinations, it is not known to be able to detect the weight of the trailer with goods loaded therein when the same is separate from the tractor unit. This can cause problems in relatively high usage warehouse environments, where the trailer will often be loaded with the goods from the warehouse, without the tractor unit being attached to the trailer.
While it would be possible for the trailer and tractor unit, when combined together, to be subsequently weighed using the conventional apparatus, this would mean that if the trailer is overloaded and above a predefined weight, the trailer would have to be returned to the warehouse to be unloaded and then would take up a free space in the warehouse facility, while the required amount of goods are unloaded from the same. This can be difficult to achieve in relatively high usage environments and therefore causes unnecessary expense to the warehouse operator and/or transport operator and loss of time.
An aim of the present invention is therefore to provide apparatus which allows the weight of a trailer, with goods thereon, to be detected, without the need for the trailer to be connected to the tractor unit.
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a trailer for the transport of goods therein, said trailer having a cavity defined by at least one floor, side walls, roof and front and rear ends and in which the goods are held, and at, or towards the front end of the trailer there are provided mounting means for mounting the trailer with a tractor unit and a plurality of support members on the underside of the at least one floor so as to support the trailer at a height from a support surface when the trailer is not attached to the tractor unit, and towards the rear end of the trailer and on the underside of the said at least one floor there are provided a plurality of axles on which wheels are mounted and wherein detection means are provided to detect the load which is applied to the plurality of axles and the load which is applied to the support members so as to provide an indication of the weight of the trailer and/or any goods held therein at an instant of time.
In one embodiment, the detection means for the rear axles, detect the air pressure of the pneumatic air system which controls the operation of the suspension of the rear axles. Typically, the detected pressure can then be translated into an equivalent weight value.
In one embodiment, the support members can be moved between an extended position to provide the support for the trailer and a withdrawn position when the trailer is mounted to the tractor unit.
In one embodiment the movement of the support members between the positions is by a manual mechanical movement system or in another embodiment the movement of the support members between the positions is via operation of a hydraulic, pneumatic and/or electrical powered system.
Typically the detection means are located so as to detect the condition of the hydraulic system and/or the force applied to the manual movement system when the support members are in the extended position.
Typically the detected values are translated into an equivalent weight value.
Typically therefore the weight of the trailer at an instant of time, can be determined with reference to the determined weight values for support members and the suspension system for the rear axles and the said values are combined to provide an indication of the overall trailer weight.
Preferably, any operating interface for the support members and/or the manual movement means for the support members, are located so as to be accessible to be selectively operated by the user of the trailer.
In one embodiment, display means are provided at at least one location on the trailer so as to allow the weight of the trailer at that instant of time, to be displayed.
In one embodiment, the display means are located within the cavity so as to be viewable by the user of the trailer as goods are loaded into the trailer and thereby allow the user to determine if or when the weight of the trailer is approaching or exceeds a pre determined weight limit.
In one embodiment, the trailer cavity includes a first floor, and a second floor, spaced vertically from the first, so as to define two cavity portions, both of which are accessed via an opening located at the rear end of the trailer.
In one embodiment the weight of each of goods in each of the cavity portions can be separately identified and also combined to provide a weight for all of the goods in the trailer and/or the whole of the trailer.
In one embodiment display means are provided in each of the said cavity portions.
In one embodiment a door assembly is provided at the opening into the trailer and the door assembly is provided to allow access to only one of the said cavity portions at any given time.
In one embodiment the door assembly includes sensing means which detect the opening, closing and/or movement of portions of the door assembly.
In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a method of loading and determining the weight of a vehicle trailer, said trailer including a cavity in which the goods are held, said cavity defined by side walls, a roof, front and rear end walls and a first floor and split into two cavity portions by a second floor, vertically spaced above the first floor, said rear end having a door assembly to allow the selective access to the first and second cavity portions said method including the steps of identifying a starting weight value for the trailer, moving the door assembly to an open, position and loading goods into one of the cavity portions first, moving the door assembly to a closed or second open position, detecting the change in position of the door assembly and identifying the change in weight of the trailer which has occurred and allocating the change in weight value to the said cavity portion into which the goods have been loaded, and, if required, moving the door assembly to allow access to the other of said cavity portions and loading goods into the said other of the cavity portions and when the door assembly is subsequently moved, sensing the movement, detecting the change in the weight of the trailer from the previously detected weight value and allocating any change in weight as the weight of the goods in the said other of the cavity portions and adding the change in the weight value to the starting weight value to provide a new overall trailer weight.
In one embodiment the sensed movement of the door assembly is between an open position at which access is possible to a first cavity portion to a closed position and then to an open position to allow access to the second cavity portion to a closed position.
In another embodiment the sensed movement of the door assembly is between a closed position to a first open position then to a second open position and then to a closed position for sequential access to the said cavity portions.
Typically the sensing means are microswitches which detect the opening and closing or movement of the door parts.
In one embodiment the door system used is described in the applicant’s patent application EP2732999.
Specific embodiments of the invention are now described with reference to the accompanying drawings; wherein
Figures 1(a) to (c) illustrate views of a trailer in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
Figures 2 (a) to (c) illustrate an embodiment of a display screen for use in displaying the detected weight of the trailer in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
Figures 3a-c illustrate different embodiments of trailers with which the invention can be used; and
Figures 4a-c illustrate a rear view of the trailer and illustrate one embodiment of door assembly.
With reference to Figures 3a-c, there is illustrated embodiments of trailers in accordance with different embodiments and with which the invention as herein described can be used.
In each embodiment of the invention the trailer 2, comprises a floor 4, a roof 6, side walls 8, 10, a first end wall 12 provided at the front of the trailer and a second end wall 14 provided at the opposing end of the trailer. Typically, the end 14 is provided with a door assembly which allows an opening 16 in the end, to be selectively opened and closed, with the same being open, to allow access for the movement of goods to and from the interior cavity 18 of the trailer.
The interior cavity 18 of the trailer is split into 2 cavity portions, 20, 22, by a provision of a second floor 24 which is vertically spaced from the first floor.
In Figure 3a the floor 24 only extends partially along the length of the cavity and therefore the total weight of the goods which can be stored in the trailer (the payload) is 18117kg. This means that the trailer is run at a weight which is less than that which would be permitted under safety regulations and therefore represents inefficient usage of the cavity space and the vehicle trailer and increased cost and fuel consumption in order to move the goods as parts of the trailer such as the step portion 13 at the front end 12 are inaccessible to certain goods storage types such as rollcages on which the goods are stored and moved. In Figure 3b the floor 24 extends along the length of the trailer cavity and therefore a greater proportion of the cavity is available for the storage of the goods and so the possible payload for goods such as those stored in roll cages is an improved 21647kg. However this is still not an efficient use of all the space and it can be the case that the step portion 13 is still not used and indeed weights have to be located at this portion in order to provide a more even weight distribution along the trailer.
In Figure 3c an improved format of trailer is provided which is as described in the applicant’s granted patent GB2532839. In this case the floor 24 extends along the length of the trailer and the step portion is removed so that goods can be moved all the way to the front end 12 so that all of the available floor space can be available. This means that the possible payload can increase to 25400kg which therefore represents a considerable improvement in the weight and number of roll cages which can be accommodated in the trailer.
Figures 4a-c illustrate the rear end 14 of the trailer and illustrate a door assembly 25 which includes two portions 27, 29. In Figures 4a the two portions 27 are vertically spaced so as to close the opening into the trailer. In Figure 4b the portion 290 has been moved downwardly as indicated by arrow 31 to overlie the portion 27 and therefore allow access to be gained to the cavity portion 22 to move goods into and from the same. In Figure 4c then from the position shown ion Figure 4b both portions 27, 29 have been moved as indicated by arrow 33 upwardly to allow access to be gained to cavity portion 20. Of course if starting from the closed position shown in Figure 4a only portion 27 needs to be moved upwardly to reach the condition shown in Figure 4c. Typically, sensing means such as microswitches are provided in order to allow the movement of the door assembly portions 27, 29 to be detected and hence the condition of the door assembly to be known. This, in turn, is used to allow the determination of which of the cavity portions is accessible at any given time and so the change in weight of the trailer at that given time can be allocated to the particular cavity portions which was accessible at the time and which is known due to the detected position of the door portions 27, 29 at that time.
As illustrated in Figures la-c and Figure 3c for this type of trailer and indeed the trailers shown in Figures 3a and b, the trailer is supported at a safe distance from a support surface 26, via axles with wheels and tyres 28 located towards the rear of the trailer and support members 30 provided towards the front of the trailer and typically at both sides of the trailer.
Also provided towards the front of the trailer, are location means 32 which is provided for location with a tractor unit 34 shown in broken lines in figure 1(b), and the tractor unit, when attached, forms, in combination with the trailer, the articulated vehicle. However, in many instances, when the trailers are being loaded, the trailer 2 will not be attached to the tractor unit 34 and so there is a need to be able to determine the weight of the goods which are loaded on the trailer at that time.
In accordance with the invention, the weight detection is achieved by providing detection means to determine the pressure of the pneumatic suspension system 36 acting on the axles 28 and, from the air pressure readings which change as the weight of the trailer changes, to determine a value for the weight. In addition, the hydraulic oil pressure, if a hydraulic system is used to move the support members 30 to the extended position shown in Figure la, is detected by pressure sensing means connected to the hydraulic system. If mechanical force is used for manual movement of the support members this is detected by sensing means such as load sensors. The values from these sensing means, which change depending on the weight of the trailer, are monitored so as to provide readings from the points of contact between the trailer body and the support surface 26, these being the air suspension for the rear and load cells for manual movement means or sensors for the hydraulic pressure for the front of the trailer. These sensor readings are then processed to give values in weight units and which weight values can be allocated to a particular instant of time of use of the trailer.
If fitting a hydraulic system the controls are preferably located at a location 38 which improves the speed of parking trailers and the safety/comfort of the operator.
Figures 2a-c illustrate a display screen 39 for use with the trailer to provide a visual indication of the change of weight in the trailer as it is loaded or unloaded. The display indicates schematically 40, the trailer and indicates the locations 42, 44 at which the points of contact and hence weight values are calculated. It also indicates in row 46 the total of the weight values at an instant in time for the locations 42, 44 and at 46’ the total weight of the trailer.
In Figure 2a the only weight detected is the weight of the empty trailer. In Figures 2b and c the weight values at line 46 change as the goods are loaded onto the trailer and in addition weight values are provided in row 48 for the loads at the locations 42, 44 and the total weight for the goods on the floor 4 of the trailer. At row 50, the weight values are provided for the weight at locations 42 and 44 and for the total weight of goods on floor 24.
The weight of each of goods in each of the cavity portions can be separately identified and also combined to provide a weight for all of the goods in the trailer.
In one embodiment this is achieved by loading the goods onto the floor 4 first and then, once loaded, closing or moving the access doors at the end 14 so as to prevent further access to that floor. Detection means such as microswitches, detect the closure or movement of the doors which allows the weight increase detected at that time to be allocated as the weight of the goods on the lower floor. When the doors are subsequently moved or opened to allow access to load goods onto the second upper floor, the additional load added thereafter is allocated to the second floor.
Typically the sensing means are microswitches which detect the opening and closing or movement of the door parts.
Indicators can be provided on the display screen to indicate which floor is being loaded with goods at that time and if a load of a floor or the trailer as a whole exceeds a predetermined limit a visual indicator 51 and/or alarm can be generated. The display screens are typically located within the cavity of the trailer and maybe fixed or movable by the operator. In one embodiment a display screen is located in each cavity portion.
Furthermore historical logs can be provided of the loads which a particular trailer has carried. A comparison of the Figures 2b and c will illustrate that as further goods are added onto the respective floors so the weight values detected will change.
With this information, then the weight of the trailer can be determined without the need for the same to be connected to a tractor unit and/or transported to a location at which there is provided a weighbridge. This also means that the possibility of subsequent weighing of the trailer when connected to a tractor, and only then identifying that the trailer is overloaded is avoided and so expensive unloading and movement of the trailer is avoided.
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1. A trailer for the transport of goods therein, said trailer having a cavity defined by at least one floor, side walls, roof and front and rear ends and in which the goods are held, and at, or towards the front end of the trailer there are provided mounting means for mounting the trailer with a tractor unit and a plurality of support members on the underside of the at least one floor so as to support the trailer at a height from a support surface when the trailer is not attached to the tractor unit, and towards the rear end of the trailer and on the underside of the said at least one floor there are provided a plurality of axles on which wheels are mounted and wherein detection means are provided to detect the load which is applied to the plurality of axles and the load which is applied to the support members so as to provide an indication of the weight of the trailer and/or any goods held therein at an instant of time.
2. A trailer according to claim 1 wherein the detected values are translated into a weight value for the trailer in selected weight units.
3 A trailer according to claim 1 wherein the detection means for the rear axles detect the pressure of a pneumatic air system which controls the operation of a suspension system associated and operable with the said rear axles.
4 A trailer according to any of the preceding claims wherein the support members are movable between an extended position to provide the support for the trailer and a withdrawn position when the trailer is mounted to the tractor unit.
5 A trailer according to claim 4 wherein the movement of the support members between the positions is by a manual mechanical movement system.
6 A trailer according to claim 4 wherein the movement of the support members between the positions is via operation of a hydraulic, pneumatic and/or electrically powered system.
7. A trailer according to claims 5 or 6 wherein the detection means detect the condition of the hydraulic system or the force applied to the manual movement system when the support members are in the extended position.
8 A trailer according to claims 5 or 6 wherein the hydraulic system operating interface for the support members and/or manual movement means for the support members, are located so as to be selectively operated by the operator of the trailer.
9. A trailer according to claim 1 wherein the detection means include a display means provided at at least one location on the trailer so as to allow the weight of the trailer at that instant of time, to be displayed.
10. A trailer according to claim 9 wherein an operator can determine from the display if or when the weight of the trailer is approaching or exceeds a predetermined weight limit.
11. A trailer according to claims 9 or 10 wherein the display means are located within the cavity so as to be viewable by the operator of the trailer as goods are loaded into the trailer.
12. A trailer according to any of the preceding claims wherein the detection means include data processing means to provide a value for the weight of the trailer at an instant of time with reference to the determined weight values for the support members and the suspension system for the rear axles and the combination of the same.
13. A trailer according to any of the preceding claims wherein the cavity includes a first floor and a second floor, said second floor spaced vertically above the first, so as to define two cavity portions.
14 A trailer according to claim 13 wherein the weight of the goods in each of the cavity portions are separately identified and indicated on the display means and are combined to provide a weight for the whole trailer and/or all of the goods in the trailer at that instant of time.
15 A trailer according to claim 13 wherein display means are provided in each of the said cavity portions.
16 A trailer according to any of the preceding claims wherein a door assembly is provided at the opening at the rear end into the trailer and the door assembly includes sensing means which detect the opening, closing and/or movement of portions of the door assembly.
17 A trailer according to claim 16 wherein the door assembly is provided to allow access to only one of the said cavity portions at any given time.
18 A method of loading and determining the weight of a vehicle trailer, said trailer including a cavity in which the goods are held, said cavity defined by side walls, a roof, front and rear end walls and a first floor and split into two cavity portions by a second floor, vertically spaced above the first floor, said rear end having a door assembly to allow the selective access to the first and second cavity portions said method including the steps of identifying a starting weight value for the trailer, moving the door assembly to an open, position and loading goods into one of the cavity portions first, moving the door assembly to a closed or second open position, detecting the change in position of the door assembly and identifying the change in weight of the trailer which has occurred and allocating the change in weight value to the said cavity portion into which the goods have been loaded, and, if required, moving the door assembly to allow access to the other of said cavity portions and loading goods into the said other of the cavity portions and when the door assembly is subsequently moved, sensing the movement, detecting the change in the weight of the trailer from the previously detected weight value and allocating any change in weight as the weight of the goods in the said other of the cavity portions and adding the change in the weight value to the starting weight value to provide a new overall trailer weight.
19. A method according to claim 18 wherein the sensed movement of the door assembly is between an open position at which access is possible to a first cavity portion to a closed position and then to an open position to allow access to the second cavity portion to a closed position. 20 A method according to claim 18 wherein the sensed movement of the door assembly is between a closed position to a first open position then to a second open position and then to a closed position for sequential access to the said cavity portions.
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