JP3052612B2 - Container loading equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container loading apparatus for mechanizing loading operations for containers on a trailer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when shipping cargoes stored three-dimensionally on pallets in a factory warehouse or the like, there are cases where these cargoes are loaded into containers on a trailer and shipped.
In this case, the operation of loading the load into the container becomes a problem. In general, use a forklift to transport the load to the container along with the pallet.If the trailer is equipped with a lifter, lift the load to the floor of the container using the lifter.If the lifter is not equipped, The load was directly lifted to the floor of the container by a forklift, and then the load was manually rolled to the back of the container and carried and stacked.

[0003]

However, the work of loading a load into the container not only requires a great deal of labor, but also involves a problem that the inside of the container is narrow and involves danger.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a container loading apparatus which mechanizes loading of a load into a container, thereby saving labor and improving safety.

[0005]

Loading device of a container according to the present invention in order to achieve the above object In order to achieve the above, the lifter having a lift platform which moves up and down close to the rear opening of the container on the trailer, said A telescomb that is provided on the lifter lift platform and expands and contracts to reciprocate the loading table on which the load is placed from the lift table into the container ;
And the load on the mounting table is
And a pusher for pushing into, the pusher, on the placing
A push plate abutting the side of the load on the table, and one end of the push plate
And a cylinder connected to the mounting table at the other end . The lifter may include a transfer device that sucks a load conveyed in the vicinity of the lifter by a suction cup and transfers the load to a mounting table that stands by on the elevating table.

[0006]

When a load is placed on the mounting table waiting on the elevating table to extend the telescopic core, the load is conveyed from the rear opening of the container to the back while remaining on the mounting table. Next, the cylinder of the pusher is extended , and the push plate is
While extrusion of cargo to the direction of extension of the telescopic arm, Therese
By retracting the mounting table by retracting the co-arm ,
The load is unloaded on the container floor. When this operation is sequentially performed and the first-stage loading is completed, the elevator may be raised and the second-stage loading may be performed in the same manner as described above.

In this way, the work of loading the container can be performed mechanically, so that labor can be saved and safety can be improved. In addition, if the load conveyed in the vicinity of the lifter is sucked by the suction cup of the transfer device and transferred to the mounting table waiting on the elevating table, the labor can be further reduced and the working efficiency is improved. .

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a loading device installed in a warehouse or the like of a factory. The loading device 1 moves up and down in proximity to a rear opening 4 of a container 3 on a trailer 2. A lifter 6 having a table 5 is provided. In this embodiment, the lifter 6 is mainly composed of a base 7 installed on the ground G, and a horizontal and rectangular lift 5 provided on the base 7 via a pantograph type lifting mechanism 8 so as to be movable up and down. Is configured. Then, on the lift 5, a mounting table 9 on which a load (for example, a can containing chemicals) C is placed is reciprocated from the lift 5 into the container 3.
Is installed.

[0010] The telescopic core 10 has an outer cylinder 11a, a middle cylinder 11b, and an inner cylinder 11c formed of a square pipe.
The outer cylinder 11a is fixed to the rear center of the elevating platform 5 by a bracket 12 along its longitudinal direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner cylinder 11b is provided inside the outer cylinder 11a, and the inner cylinder 11c is provided within the inner cylinder 11b.
3 is slidably fitted through the connector 3. As means for expanding and contracting the middle cylinder 11b and the inner cylinder 11c forward in the longitudinal direction,
Racks 14a and 14 are provided on the sides of the middle cylinder 11b and the inner cylinder 11c.
b are provided, and motors 16a and 16b having pinions 15a and 15b meshing with the respective racks 14a and 14b are attached to the front end sides of the outer cylinder 11a and the middle cylinder 11b, respectively. A support leg 1 having wheels 17 rolling on the lift 5 is provided at the lower front end of the middle cylinder 11b.
8 are provided to prevent the bending of the middle cylinder 11b.

The mounting table 9 is formed in an L-shaped section, and the front end of the inner cylinder 11c is pivotally supported by a pin at the center of the rear surface of the rear rising portion 9a. The mounting table 9
Wheels 19 that roll on the lift 5 and the floor 3a of the container 3 are attached to the lower surface of the container. Further, the mounting table 9
Is provided with a pusher 20 for pushing out the load C from the mounting table 9. The pusher 20 is mounted on the mounting table 9 so as to be movable back and forth, and a push plate 20a is attached to the rear surface of the rising portion 9a of the mounting table 9 via a bracket 21. It mainly comprises an electric cylinder 20b for driving the front and rear 20a. Note that a cushion 20c is attached to the push plate 20a.

On the other hand, the lifter 6 is
As means for transferring the load C conveyed to the vicinity of the side of the loading table 9 on the stand 9 on the elevating platform 5, a transfer device 24 having a suction cup 23 for adsorbing the load C is provided above the lifter 6. ing. The transfer device 24 includes a frame 25 installed on the ground G so as to straddle the lifter 6. A left and right rail 26 provided above the frame 25 is provided with a traverse rail 28 via a traveling device 27. Longitudinal direction of elevator 5 (X direction)
A trolley 30 having a suspender 29 is supported on the traversing rail 28 in the width direction (Y direction) of the elevator 5.
It is supported so that it can traverse freely. A suspending device 31 having a total of nine suction cups 23 movably in the XY directions by a cylinder or the like is suspended from the suspending tool 29. These suckers 2
Reference numeral 3 is connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) via a switching valve. By moving the suction cups 23 in the X and Y directions, a plurality of loads C can be mounted on the mounting table in an arbitrary arrangement such as a staggered pattern. On the ground on one side of the lifter 6, a loading place 33 for placing the load C transported by the forklift 22 together with the pallet 32 and a veneer board storage place 35 for placing the plywood 34 are provided. Also, in FIG.
Denotes an operation panel for operating the transfer device 24 and the loading device 1;
Reference numeral 7 denotes a stopper for positioning the trailer 2 with respect to the lifter 6.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. First, the telescope 10 in the loading device 1 is contracted, and the mounting table 9 is positioned on the elevating table 5 and is in a standby state. When the trailer 2 on which the container 3 is placed with respect to the loading device 1 is retracted and positioned by the stopper 37, and the rear door (not shown) of the container 3 is opened, the lift 5 of the lifter 6 is moved to the floor 3a of the container 3. To the height of Next, the lifting device 31 of the transfer device 24 is lowered onto the load C in the loading area 33, the load C is sucked by the suction cup 23, the load C is lifted, and the load C is transferred to the mounting table 9 in an arbitrary arrangement. .

Next, when the telescopic core 10 is extended, the mounting table 9 is horizontally moved from the elevating table 5 to the inner part of the container 3 while the load C is being loaded, and the pusher 20 is moved in series.
Sunda 20b while extruding the load C by stretching the Teresukoa
By retracting the mounting table 9 by contracting the
The load C is lowered on the floor 3a of the container 3. At this time,
The stroke of the solder 20b pushes the load C out of the mounting table 9.
Just a stroke is enough. When this operation is sequentially performed and the first-stage loading is completed, the elevator 5 may be raised to the height of the load C in the container 3 and the second-stage loading may be performed in the same manner as described above. If the plywood 34 is placed on the load C immediately after the load C is transferred to the mounting table 9, the second-stage load can be stacked on the first-stage load with the plywood plate 34 interposed therebetween. It is convenient for unloading manually.

Since the work of loading the load C into the container 3 is performed mechanically, labor saving and improvement in safety can be achieved. Further, the load C conveyed in the vicinity of the lifter 6 is sucked by the suction cup 23 of the transfer device 24 and transferred to the mounting table 9 waiting on the elevating table 5, so that further labor saving can be achieved. Work efficiency is improved.

Although the lifter 6 and the transfer device 24 are fixed on the ground G in the above embodiment, they may be movable on rails or on the ground by providing wheels. Further, the transfer device 24 is not limited to that of the embodiment, and the load C may be directly transferred to the mounting table 9 by, for example, a forklift.

[0017]

In summary, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects are exhibited.

(1) A load is placed on a mounting table which stands by on an elevator, and is conveyed to the inner part of the container by extension of the telescopic core, and the load is lowered by lowering the mounting table while pushing out the load with a pusher. Therefore, the operation of loading the load into the container can be performed mechanically and safely, thereby saving labor and improving safety. Also, the pusher was attached to the mounting table
The pusher push stroke pushes the load from the
A stroke just enough to suffice is sufficient.

(2) If the load conveyed in the vicinity of the lifter is adsorbed by the suction cup of the transfer device and transferred to the mounting stand which stands by on the elevating table, further labor saving can be achieved and work efficiency can be improved. Is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 2 trailer 3 container 4 rear opening 5 elevating table 6 lifter 9 mounting table 10 telescopic core 20 pusher 23 sucker 24 transfer device C load

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lifter having a lift platform that moves up and down in proximity to a rear opening of a container on a trailer, and the lifter
Provided on the lifting platform, the telescopic arm to stretch so as to reciprocate in the container placing table for placing the load from the lifting table, provided in the mounting table, the load on the mounting table
A pusher that pushes out the telescopic core in a direction of extension , wherein the pusher abuts on a side of the load on the mounting table.
With one end connected to the push plate and the other end connected to the mounting table.
A container loading device, comprising: a closed cylinder . 2. The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the lifter includes a transfer device for sucking a load conveyed in the vicinity of the lifter by a suction cup and transferring the load to a mounting table waiting on the elevating table. A container loading device according to claim 1.