JP3171748B2 - Vehicle equipped with container transshipment device - 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 equipped with a container transshipment device for transposing containers between a freight train and a truck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle equipped with a container transshipment device is provided with a fork mast on a vehicle body so as to be movable on the vehicle body, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-11248. A fork is provided on the mast so as to be able to move up and down, and an elevating table is provided on the vehicle body so as to be able to move up and down and rotate. The fork supports the bottom of the container and lifts the container. We were doing wholesale and transshipment.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the fork mast is provided so as to be movable on the vehicle body, the fork mast cannot be extended downward from the vehicle body. Forks that move up and down along the mast, for example, when unloading containers to and from the ground, when they are lowered near the ground, they will be supported only by a part of the fork mast. Was unstable and dangerous. In addition, since the container is swung by the lifting platform separately provided from the fork, it takes time to transfer the container between the fork and the lifting platform, and there is a problem that workability is poor.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle equipped with a container transshipment device, wherein a swivel is rotatably provided on a body frame, and a mast is erected on the swivel. The mast is provided so as to be capable of extending and contracting in the vertical direction, and is provided on the swivel table so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction thereof. The lower device is connected continuously.

[0005] In a vehicle provided with the container transshipment device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the mast is provided to be swingable with respect to the swivel base.

[0006]

The container is lifted up and down via the mast, moved on the swivel base, and swiveled. Transfer between cars and freight trains.

[0007] According to a second aspect of the present invention, the mast provided with the hanging device is provided on a swivel so as to be swingable, so that the hanging device is inclined with respect to the container on a slope or the like. Even in the state, the inclination of the suspension device is corrected by swinging the mast, and the positioning with the container is easily performed.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle provided with a container transshipment device according to the present invention.

Vehicle 1 provided with this container transshipment device
In this example, a container transshipment device is directly mounted on a lorry.

On the vehicle body frame 11 of the vehicle 1, a container transshipment device is mounted. This container transshipment device
A swivel 12, a mast 2, and a suspension device 3 are provided.

The swivel base 12 is provided on the vehicle body frame 11 so as to be rotatable about a swivel center X by driving means (not shown).

The mast 2 is erected on a swivel 12. The mast 2 is configured such that an extendable portion 22 is extendable upward from an mast main body 21 by an extendable cylinder 23, and is movable in a longitudinal direction on the swivel table 12 by moving means (not shown). As a moving mechanism of the mast 2, for example, a moving roller 24 is provided at the lower end of the mast 2 and the telescopic cylinder 23, and the moving roller 24 is rolled along a guide rail 25 (see FIG. 2) provided on the swivel 12. It is configured as follows.

Further, one end of a truss member 13 is connected to the mast main body 21, and a movable roller 24 is provided on the other end of the truss member 13 so as to roll along the guide rail 25. Normally, the mast 2 is stably supported on the swivel 12. Further, the truss member 13 is constituted by a telescopic cylinder, and the mast 2 is turned by the telescopic operation of the truss member 13.
Is configured to be swingable.

The suspension device 3 is provided at the upper end of the telescopic part 22 of the mast 2. The hanging device 3 hangs the container by hanging at four corners of the upper surface of the container, and each hanging portion 31 that can be hung at the locking portion provided at the four corners of the upper surface of the container can freely project outward. It is provided in.

The reference numeral 14 in FIG.
Support legs for stably supporting the vehicle body frame 11
Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation room, and 16 denotes a box containing an engine and a hydraulic unit.

Next, the container transfer operation of a vehicle equipped with the container transfer device configured as described above will be described.

First, when a container is transshipped from a freight train to a freight car, the vehicle 1 is stopped between the freight train 4 and the freight car 5 as shown in FIG. The support legs 14 protrude downward, and the body frame 11
Is stably supported. Thereafter, the suspending device 3 is disposed above by extending the telescopic cylinder 23 to extend the telescopic portion 22 of the mast 2 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2).
Each hanging portion 31 of the suspension device 3 is extended outward and arranged so as to correspond to the locking portions at the four upper corners of the container C placed on the freight train 4 (see the dashed line in FIG. 2).

Subsequently, the swivel table 12 is turned 90 ° so that the suspension device 3 faces the container C, and the mast 2 is moved from the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. (See FIG. 3).

Then, the suspending device 3 is lowered by retracting the telescopic portion 22 of the mast 2, and each hanging portion 31 of the suspending device 3 is moved.
Are respectively engaged with the locking portions of the container C. After this,
As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, the mast 2 is extended to move the suspension device 3 upward, the container C is lifted upward from the freight train 4, and the mast 2 is further moved to move the suspension device 3. Is moved onto the swivel table 12, and the container C is arranged at a position where the center thereof coincides with the swivel center X of the swivel table 12 (see FIG. 4).

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the swivel 12 is swiveled by 180 ° (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6), and the mast 2 is moved to move the container above the carrier 51 of the truck 5. After the disposition, the mast 2 is retracted to place the container C on the loading platform 51 of the lorry 5, the hook 31 of the suspension device 3 is released from the locking portion of the container C, and the container C is transshipped. Finish the work.

Here, the hook 31 of the suspension device 3 described above is used.
When the vehicle 1 is hung on the locking portion of the container C, the vehicle 1
When the place where the vehicle is stopped is on a slope, the suspension device 3 mounted on the vehicle 1 is also inclined, and the suspension device 3
The position of the latching portion 31 of the container C and the locking portion of the container C may shift. In such a case, the mast 2 is swung by expanding and contracting the truss member 13, and the hanging portion 31 of the suspension device 3 is used.
By adjusting the inclination of the suspension device 3,
And the locking portion of the container C can be easily aligned. Further, the mast 2 is mounted on the turntable 12 as described above.
It is possible to move the container C even if it is swung, but in order to stably support the container C by suspending it, the container C should be vertically It is preferable to be erected.

Further, when the container C is unloaded to the lorry 5, the state of the container C can be adjusted by swinging the mast 2 so that the hanging portion 31 of the suspension device 3 and the locking portion of the container C can be adjusted. Can be easily separated.

The transshipment of the container C from the lorry 5 to the freight train 4 can be performed in the same manner as described above.

Further, instead of placing the container C on the freight train 4 or the lorry 5 by the above-described operation, the container C can be directly unloaded and unloaded on the ground or as shown in FIG. It is also possible.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of a vehicle equipped with the container transshipment device according to the present invention.

The vehicle equipped with the container transshipment device is configured to run by driving the caterpillar 6 by a driving device (not shown). The configuration and operation of the container transposition device are the same as those of the above-described embodiment. The same reference numerals are given to the same members, and the description is omitted.

FIG. 9 shows still another embodiment of a vehicle provided with the container transshipment device according to the present invention.

Vehicles equipped with this container transshipment device
It is of a trailer type, and can be moved to a destination by connecting and towing a tractor T. The configuration and operation of the container transshipment device are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

The vehicle equipped with the container transshipment device is not limited to a vehicle directly mounted on a lorry, a caterpillar system or a trailer system as in this embodiment, but may be a caterpillar system shown in FIG. Instead of the caterpillars, wheel-type wheels may be used as traveling wheels.

[0031]

As described above, according to the vehicle equipped with the container transshipment device according to the first aspect, the lifting operation of the suspension device, the moving operation of the mast in the longitudinal direction during turning, and By rotating the swivel table so that the center of the container coincides with the swivel center of the swivel table, the container suspended by the suspension device is suspended between the lorry and the freight train. The device can be constantly rotated and stably supported for suspension, and the transshipment work can be performed safely. In addition, the containers are suspended by turning the swivel table without having to swing the container one by one on the swivel table. The workability is good because the vehicle can be turned in the closed state.

Further, according to the vehicle provided with the container transshipment device according to the second aspect, the mast provided with the suspension device is provided on the swivel so as to be swingable, so that the mast can be suspended on an inclined ground or the like. Even when the device is tilted with respect to the container, the mast can be swung to correct the tilt of the suspension device, thereby easily aligning the suspension device with respect to the container. Good workability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of a vehicle provided with a container transshipment device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a container transfer operation performed by a vehicle including the container transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a container transfer operation by a vehicle including the container transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a container transfer operation performed by a vehicle including the container transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a container transshipment operation by a vehicle including the container transshipment device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a container transfer operation by a vehicle including the container transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the container transfer apparatus when stacking containers in two stages.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing another embodiment of a vehicle provided with the container transshipment device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing another embodiment of a vehicle provided with the container transshipment device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Body frame 12 Swivel base 2 Mast 3 Suspension device C Container

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-64-34895 (JP, A) JP-A-5-262179 (JP, A) JP-A 60-195266 (JP, U) (58) Survey Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65G 63/00 B60P 1/48 B65G 67/02 B66C 23/36

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A with swivel base on the vehicle body frame is provided pivotably, the mast swivel base on is erected, together with the mast is provided telescopically in the vertical direction, the longitudinal on the swivel base A vehicle provided with a container transshipment device, which is provided movably in the direction, and a suspension device which is engaged with an upper surface of the container and is capable of suspending the container is connected to an upper end of the mast. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the mast is swingably provided with respect to the swivel.