JP2750659B2 - Vehicle transport trolley and vehicle transport method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle transporting trolley and a vehicle transporting method which can be moved manually without operating an engine when a vehicle is carried in and out of a room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle is carried in and out by operating an engine.

[0003]

When an engine is operated to move a vehicle into and out of a room and inside a room, exhaust gas from the engine fills the room, and it takes time and effort to remove the exhaust gas. Further, the exhaust gas odor remains even after being removed outside the room, which is not preferable in terms of environmental hygiene. On the other hand, in a vehicle equipped with power steering, if the engine is not operated, the operation of the steering wheel is heavy, and there is a problem that the movement requires considerable labor and time.

[0004] In order to solve such problems, the present invention provides a vehicle transporting trolley and a vehicle transporting method capable of moving a vehicle easily and efficiently with a small number of human powers without operating an engine. The purpose is to:

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle transport vehicle according to the present invention is provided with a bifurcated tire holding a vehicle tire on a flat concave truck frame movable by a free roller. It consisted by mounting the claws via a lifting jack.

In the above-described vehicle transport method, a fork-shaped tire holding claw is provided together with the transport vehicle with respect to either the right or left front wheel or the rear wheel of the vehicle. The vehicle may be moved into and out of the room with the tire held by holding the tire by lifting the tire.

The above-mentioned free rollers are attached to the center of the bottom frame portion of the bogie frame, and the free rollers provided on the left and right frame portions of the bogie frame are moved toward the inside of the tire of the vehicle from the tip of the tire holding claw. Arrange so that it is located.

Further, the lifting jack is attached to the center of a jack mounting beam having both ends fixed to the left and right frames in parallel with the front of the bottom frame, and the tire holding claw is fixed by the lifting jack. It is fixed to the main pillar of the tire holding claw which is integrated with the power transmission table to be raised and lowered.

In addition, the power transmission table is integrally mounted on guide pipes fitted respectively to two guide rods having lower ends fixed near the left and right of the lifting jack on the jack mounting beam. The upper end is fixed to the guide rod fixing plate together with the upper end of the fixing rod having the lower end fixed to the center of the bottom frame portion, and the forked tire holding claw is raised and lowered along the guide rod by the lifting jack. It was configured as follows.

[0010]

The tire holding claw provided on the transport cart is
Using a jack lever, lower the vehicle and insert it into either the left or right front wheel or the rear wheel of the vehicle, together with the transport trolley, from the vehicle width direction. Set to support the full width.

Then, the lifting jack is operated with the jack lever, and the tire is lifted upward while supporting the tire by the tire holding claw, so that the tire floats from the ground.

When the tire rises above the ground, the jack is stopped by the jack lever, and then the vehicle is pushed by a small amount of manpower. In addition, the direction is steered by holding the steering portion above the main pillar of the tire holding claw. While moving, the carriage is moved to a desired position. After the movement, the tire holding claw is lowered by using a jack lever, and the tire is not supported. Then, the transport carriage is pulled out in the vehicle width direction and stored in an appropriate place.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A vehicle transport cart 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used for loading and unloading a vehicle to be exhibited in a showroom of an automobile dealership or the like. And a lifting jack 5 mounted on a jack mounting beam 4 formed integrally with the bogie frame 3, and a bifurcated tire holding claw 7 integrally fixed to a tire holding claw main pillar 8.

The free rollers 2 are rotatably supported by left and right frames 3a, 3a and a bottom frame 3b of the bogie frame 3, respectively. One free roller 2 provided on each of the left and right frame portions 3a, 3a is attached to the tire 1 by the tire holding claw 7.
With the wheels 8 and 19 held normally, the free rollers 2 provided on the inner frame of the tires 18 and 19 from the center line Y-Y of the tire width w and on the bottom frame portion 3b are stable and steerable. Are arranged at a center portion of the bottom frame portion 3b so as to increase the distance.

The bogie frame 3 is made of a round steel rod in consideration of strength, workability, and the like, and has a flat concave surface.

The jack mounting beam 4 is provided as a member for mounting the jack 5 using a round steel bar, and also serves as a reinforcement for the bogie frame 3 and is arranged parallel to and near the front of the bottom frame portion 3b. A jack 5 is attached to the center of the mounting beam 4, and both ends of the mounting beam are connected to the left and right frame portions 3a, 3a.
a are integrally fixed to each other by welding or the like.

The jack 5 employs a commercially available hydraulic jack which can be freely moved up and down and stopped by operating a jack lever 6.

The tire holding claw 7 is formed by bending a round steel bar into an L-shape, and the interval f between the parallel portions 7a of the claw is set so that various kinds of tires can be properly held. 34% (20 °) to 85% before and after the line XX
(60 °) is set as a practical range. That is,
When the front and rear portions are less than 34%, when the tire holding claws 7 having a diameter d (34 mmφ) suitable for obtaining sufficient support rigidity for lifting the vehicle are used, the distance between the grounds GL1 and GL2 and the tires 18 and 19 is reduced. It becomes difficult to insert the tire holding claw 7 into the tire. Further, when the front and rear sides are 85% or more, the bite of the tire is likely to occur, and the lift amount of the tire holding claw 7, that is, the position (GL1 to H3, GL2 to h3) with respect to the ground GL1, GL2 increases. Failure occurs. On the other hand, at 42% (25 °) or more before and after each,
Even if the grounds GL1 and GL2 have some irregularities, there is no hindrance to the insertion of the tire holding claws 7 and
Below 0% (45 °), the holding claws 7 do not bite the tires 18 and 19 at all, and the support position (H2, h2) for the tires 18 and 19 can be set relatively low. 5 can also be reduced, which is a suitable range.

In FIG. 5, D1 is a diameter of 746 mmφ of a three-number class tire, and D2 is a diameter of 496 mmφ of a tire of a mini passenger car.

The black circles indicate the positions of the tire holding claws 7 used in the tires D1 and D2 in the preferred range, and the white circles indicate the positions in the practical range. further,
H1 to H3 and h1 to h3 correspond to the ground GL when the tire holding claws 7 support the tires 18 and 19, respectively.
1 and GL2.

After the distance f between the parallel portions 7a, 7a of the tire holding claw 7 is set as described above, the upper end extending to both parallel portions 7a, 7a of the tire holding claw 7 is attached to the holding claw fixing plate. 9 and the tire holding claw main column 8 are fixed by welding or the like.

An elevating member 17 for smoothly moving up and down the tire holding claw 7 is formed by a guide tube 10 at both ends of the fixed plate 9 and a power transmission stand 11 and a main column 8 of the tire holding claw at the top. Both are integrally formed by welding or the like.

Two guide rods 12 fitted to the guide tube 10 are arranged close to the left and right of the lifting jack 5 and the upper end thereof is detachably screwed to the guide rod fixing plate 13 by a nut 15. The lower end is integrally fixed to the mounting beam 4 by welding or the like.

In order to stabilize the fixing plate 13, a fixing rod 14 is provided as a reinforcing member.
3 is detachably screwed with a nut 16 with a nut 16,
The lower end is integrally fixed to the center of the bottom frame 3b of the bogie frame 3 by welding or the like.

The transporting trolley 1 constructed as described above
The use of is explained.

First, the jack 5 is moved by the jack lever 6.
Is lowered, the tire holding claw 7 also descends by its own weight and comes into contact with the ground.

In this state, the parallel portions 7a, 7a are supported in the width direction of the vehicle so that the lower portions of the left and right tires 18, 19, either one of the front and rear wheels, are supported by the parallel portions 7a, 7a of the tire holding claws 7. Then, the entire carrier 1 is inserted.

When the transfer cart 1 is completely inserted, the parallel portions 7a, 7a of the tire holding claws 7 are
Check that 9 is properly supported. Then, the jack lever 6 is manually operated, and the lifting member 17 integrated by the jack 5 is operated in the ascending direction to lift the tires 18 and 19 to the extent that they are separated from the ground.

With this, the mounting of the transport trolley 1 is completed, the vehicle is pushed by a small number of humans, and a desired steering wheel is steered in the direction with the steering portion 8a on the upper portion of the main pillar 8 of the tire holding claw. The carrier 1 is moved to the position.

When the movement of the vehicle to the desired position is completed, the jack 5 is lowered by operating the jack lever 6. At the same time as the descent, the tire holding claw 7 is lowered by its own weight, and separates from the tires 18 and 19 that have been supported. Thereafter, the transporting carriage 1 is pulled out in the vehicle width direction, and the vehicle carrying-in operation is completed.

When the vehicle is moved to another position or carried out of the room, the above operation may be repeated.

Incidentally, a braking device may be provided on a part of the bogie frame 3 in order to make the lifting operation of the vehicle by the transport bogie 1 easier.

[0034]

As described above, according to the vehicle carrier truck of the present invention, the flat concave carriage frame is provided with the free roller at the center of the bottom frame portion and the tip of the bifurcated tire holding claw. It can be moved lightly by the free rollers provided on the left and right frame portions so as to be positioned closer to the inside of the tire. Further, the fork-shaped tire holding claw is integrated with a power transmission table which is raised and lowered by a lifting jack mounted on a center portion of a jack mounting beam fixed to the left and right frame portions in parallel near the front of the bottom frame portion. Attach the power transmission table to the guide tube fitted to two guide rods whose lower ends are fixed near the left and right of the lifting jack on the jack mounting beam, and attach the upper ends of the two guide rods to the bottom. The fixed rod is fixed to the fixing plate together with the upper end of the fixed rod whose lower end is fixed at the center of the frame, so that the fixed rod can be firmly stabilized and the bifurcated tire can be held along the fixed rod. The nail can be raised and lowered safely and smoothly. In addition, the members for lifting and lowering the bifurcated tire holding claw, such as the lifting jack, the power transmission table, the guide rod, and the fixing rod, are gathered in the vicinity of the center of the jack mounting beam, and the flat concave bogie frame is formed. Since it is designed to fit within the surroundings, a lightweight, compact and compact vehicle carrier can be manufactured at low cost, and the vehicle with the engine stopped can be smoothly moved to every corner of a small room. On the other hand, according to the vehicle transport method of the present invention, when the vehicle is transported into and out of the room using the vehicle transport cart, the vehicle can be easily moved without operating the engine. The labor and time required for discharging the exhaust gas are not required. Also, since there is no residual exhaust gas odor, the indoor environment can be improved and comfortable, which leads to an improvement in work efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle transport cart according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle transport vehicle of FIG. 1 is mounted on a front wheel right tire of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle transport cart of FIG. 1 is mounted on both rear wheels of the vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the vehicle transporting trolley showing a state where the forked tire holding claw supports the tire.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a support state of a tire by a forked tire holding claw.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle carrying cart 2 Roller 3 Flat concave bogie frame 3a, 3a Left and right frame portion 3b Bottom frame portion 4 Jack mounting beam 5 Elevating jack 7 Bifurcated tire holding claw 7a, 7a Tire holding parallel part 8 Bifurcated Tire holding claw main pillar 10 Guide tube 11 Power transmission stand 12 Guide rod 13 Guide rod fixing plate 14 Fixing rod

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bifurcated tire holding claw supporting a vehicle tire is mounted on a plane concave bogie frame movable by a free roller via a jack for lifting and lowering.
Attached to the center of the bottom frame portion of the bogie frame, the free rollers provided at the ends of the left and right frame portions of the bogie frame are arranged so as to be located closer to the inside of the vehicle tire from the tip of the tire holding claw, The lifting jack is attached to the center of the jack mounting beam with both ends fixed to the left and right frames, parallel to the front of the bottom frame, and the tire holding claw is integrated with the power transmission table that is raised and lowered by the lifting jack The power transmission table is fixedly attached to two guide rods, the lower ends of which are fixed near the left and right sides of the lifting jack in the jack mounting beam, respectively, and the power transmission table is integrally attached to the guide pipes, The upper end of the guide rod is fixed with a guide rod fixing plate together with the upper end of a fixed rod whose lower end is fixed to the center of the bottom frame portion, and the fork-shaped tire holding claw is fixed to the fixed rod by the lifting jack. Up and down along Vehicle transport carriage, characterized in that the the like. 2. A vehicle transport vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each of the vehicles has a bifurcated tire holding claw with respect to one of the right and left wheels of either the front wheel or the rear wheel of the vehicle. Move it so that it is inserted below the tire in the vehicle width direction,
A vehicle transport method comprising: moving a non-engine-operated vehicle in a room by means of a wheel of the vehicle not lifted and the vehicle transport truck in a state where the vehicle body is lifted together with the tire by the holding claws.