JP6060130B2 - Vehicle transport device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle transport device that transports a vehicle equipped with wheels such as a completed vehicle.

  Conventionally, a completed vehicle has been transported by an engineer actually running with an engine running. However, when actually running with the engine in the factory, there is a problem that the working environment in the factory deteriorates due to exhaust gas. In addition, manned driving and transportation by technicians has a problem that manpower is required and the production cost becomes high.

JP 2009-298515 A

  The present invention has been made based on such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle transport device that can easily unmanned transport a vehicle with a simple configuration.

  In Patent Document 1, a tire conveyor is disposed so as to press the rolling surface of the wheel from the rear, and the vehicle is line conveyor for pressing the wheel and moving the vehicle forward by moving the tire pusher with a chain conveyor. Is described. However, since the vehicle conveyor line conveyor described in Patent Document 1 uses a chain conveyor, a large-scale safety measure is necessary, and the drive motor is large, so the layout route layout is difficult to change. was there.

  The vehicle transport device of the present invention transports a vehicle equipped with wheels, and moves along with the vehicle to transport the vehicle, and is attached to the transport body to move the transport body. A transport wheel for driving, a drive motor for moving the transport body main body by driving the transport body wheel, and a rotationally disposed relative to the transport body main body, and pressing the rolling surface of the wheel from the rear side A rear arm and a front arm that is disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the transport body and that presses the rolling surface of the wheel from the front are provided.

  In the vehicle conveyance device of the present invention, the rear arm and the front arm are rotated, the rear arm is disposed behind the vehicle wheel, and the front arm is disposed in front of the vehicle wheel. Next, the drive wheels are driven by the drive motor to move the transport body, and the wheels of the vehicle are pressed by the rear arm to rotate the wheels to move the vehicle.

  According to the vehicle transport device of the present invention, the transport body body is provided with the transport body wheel, the transport body wheel is driven by the drive motor so that the transport body body can be moved, and the rolling surface of the wheel is mounted on the transport body body. Since the rear arm that presses the wheel from the rear and the front arm that presses the rolling surface of the wheel from the front are provided, the carrier body is moved by the drive motor, and the rolling surface of the wheel is pressed from the rear by the rear arm. And a vehicle can be easily conveyed by self-propelled. Therefore, environmental deterioration in the factory can be suppressed, and the production cost can be reduced. Moreover, since the apparatus can be reduced in size and weight, it can be easily moved with a small drive motor. Therefore, the conveyance path can be easily changed.

  In addition, if a direction control means having a rear outer guide roller, a rear inner guide roller, a front inner guide roller, and a front outer guide roller is provided, the traveling direction can be easily changed, and the conveyance path can be freely set. Can be set to

It is a figure showing the structure seen from the back of the vehicle conveying apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the structure seen from the vehicle conveying apparatus shown in FIG. It is another figure showing the structure seen from the vehicle conveying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure showing the structure seen from the side surface of the vehicle conveying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the function of the vehicle conveyance apparatus shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration viewed from the rear of a vehicle transport apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are viewed from above the vehicle transport apparatus 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows the configuration viewed from the side of the vehicle transport apparatus 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the function of the vehicle transport apparatus 10 shown in FIG. The vehicle transport device 10 transports a vehicle equipped with wheels M, for example, a completed vehicle. The vehicle transport device 11 moves with the vehicle to transport the vehicle, and is attached to the transport body main body 11. A transport body wheel 12 for moving the body body 11 and a drive motor 13 for moving the transport body body 11 by driving the transport body wheel 12 are provided. In FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5, the wheel M is represented by a broken line, but in FIG. 4, the wheel M is represented by a solid line.

  The transport body 11 includes, for example, a frame 11A provided so as to surround the transport wheel 12, and one or a plurality of frame casters 11B are provided below the frame 11A. . For example, one carrier wheel 12 is provided for the carrier body 11. The drive motor 13 is disposed, for example, on one side surface of the carrier wheel 12.

  The vehicle transport device 10 is also disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the transport body main body 11, and is capable of rotating with respect to the transport body main body 11 and a rear arm 14 that presses the rolling surface of the wheel M from the rear. A front arm 15 is provided that presses the rolling surface of the wheel M from the front so that the wheel M does not travel too much. For example, the rear arm 14 and the front arm 15 are disposed on the other side surface side of the transporter wheel 12 with respect to the frame 11A with a space in the front-rear direction so that the wheel M can be sandwiched therebetween. . Note that the front-rear direction means the front-rear direction in the traveling direction of the vehicle transport apparatus 10. Moreover, in FIG. 2, the advancing direction of the vehicle conveyance apparatus 10 is shown by the arrow.

  The rear arm 14 and the front arm 15 are, for example, rotatable in the horizontal direction with the frame 11A side as the base end. When the vehicle is transported, for example, as shown in FIG. When the wheel M is sandwiched between the front arm 15 and the front arm 15 so that the vehicle transport device 10 is disposed or removed from the wheel M, as shown in FIG. The front end side can be opened rearward, and the front end side of the front arm 15 can be opened forward. For example, one or more rear arm casters 14A are provided on the lower side of the rear arm 14, and one or more front arm casters 15A are provided on the lower side of the front arm 15, for example.

  For example, a wheel rolling roller 14 </ b> B for rotating the wheel M by pressing the rolling surface of the wheel M is rotatably disposed on the front side surface of the rear arm 14, that is, the side surface on which the wheel M is in contact. Yes. For example, a wheel escape prevention roller 15B with which the rolling surface of the wheel M abuts is rotatably disposed on the rear side surface of the front arm 15, that is, the side surface with which the wheel M abuts. The wheel rolling roller 14B and the wheel escape prevention roller 15B are, for example, free rollers that can freely rotate. The rotation axis of the wheel rolling roller 14B and the rotation axis of the wheel escape prevention roller 15B are configured to be substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the wheel M when the vehicle is transported, for example.

  The height of the wheel rolling roller 14B from the floor surface 20 is preferably set to a height at which the wheel M can be efficiently rolled when, for example, the rolling surface of the wheel M is pressed by the wheel rolling roller 14B. .

  It is preferable that the vehicle transport apparatus 10 further includes direction control means 16 that controls the traveling direction of the wheels M. The direction control means 16 is, for example, disposed on the rear arm 14 and is disposed on the rear outer guide roller 16A that changes the traveling direction by pressing the rear outer surface of the wheel M, and the rear of the wheel M. A rear inner guide roller 16B that changes the traveling direction by pressing the inner surface, a front inner guide roller 16C that is disposed on the front arm 15 and changes the traveling direction by pressing the front inner surface of the wheel M, and the front arm And a front outer guide roller 16D that changes the traveling direction by pressing the front outer surface of the wheel M.

  In the drawing, the case where the vehicle transfer device 10 is arranged from the left side, that is, from the outside with respect to the wheel M located on the left side of the vehicle facing the traveling direction is shown. On the other hand, you may make it attach the vehicle conveying apparatus 10 from the right side. In this case, the vehicle transport device 10 is configured to face in the traveling direction and reverse to the left and right.

  The rear outer guide roller 16A, the rear inner guide roller 16B, the front inner guide roller 16C, and the front outer guide roller 16D are, for example, freely rotatable free rollers. It arrange | positions so that it may rotate according to rotation of M. For example, it is preferable that these rotation shafts are arranged so as to be parallel to the straight line connecting the contact position of the wheel M with the side surface and the rotation shaft of the wheel M, respectively.

  Thus, in the illustrated case, when the traveling direction is bent to the left, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the vehicle transport device 10 is turned to the left, the front inner guide roller 16C and the rear outer guide roller 16A contacts the wheel M, presses the wheel M, and turns the direction of the wheel M to the left. Further, when the traveling direction is bent to the right, for example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the vehicle transport device 10 is turned to the right, the front outer guide roller 16D and the rear inner guide roller 16B are turned to the wheels M. It abuts, presses the wheel M, and turns the direction of the wheel M to the right.

  It is preferable that the vehicle transport apparatus 10 further includes guide means 17 for guiding the transport path of the transport body main body 11. This is because the vehicle can be safely and stably automatically driven. The guide unit 17 includes, for example, a guide rail 17A disposed along the transport path, and a connection portion 17B that connects the transport body 11 and the guide rail 17A. For example, one end of the connecting portion 17B is disposed on the transport body main body 11, and the other end is disposed so as to be movable with respect to the guide rail 17A. At the other end of the connecting portion 17B, for example, a pair of rail guide rollers 17C are disposed so as to sandwich the guide rail 17A therebetween.

  The vehicle transport device 10 is used by being disposed, for example, with respect to one wheel M of the vehicle, for example, one wheel M located in front. In the present embodiment, a case where the vehicle is disposed from the left side with respect to the left front wheel M in the traveling direction will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the front end side of the rear arm 14 is opened rearward, the front end side of the front arm 15 is opened forward, and the vehicle conveying device is placed on the left side of the wheel M on the front left side of the vehicle, that is, outside. 10 is arranged. Next, the rear arm 14 and the front arm 15 are rotated in the horizontal direction, the rear arm 14 is disposed behind the wheel M, and the front arm 15 is disposed forward of the wheel M. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear arm 14 and the front arm 15 are made substantially parallel, and the wheel M is sandwiched therebetween.

  Subsequently, the drive wheel 12 is driven by the drive motor 13, and the transport body 11 is moved along the guide rail 17A, for example. Thereby, the wheel rolling roller 14B of the rear arm 14 contacts the rolling surface behind the wheel M, presses the wheel M to rotate the wheel M, and moves the vehicle along the guide rail 17A, for example. For example, when the guide rail 17A is bent to the left, the transport body 11 turns to the left along the guide rail 17A. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5A, the front inner guide roller 16C and the rear outer The guide roller 16A contacts the wheel M and presses the wheel M. Thereby, the direction of the wheel M turns to the left, and the direction of the vehicle turns to the left. For example, when the guide rail 17A is bent to the right, the transport body 11 turns to the right along the guide rail 17A. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the front outer guide roller 16D and the rear The inner guide roller 16B contacts the wheel M and presses the wheel M. Thereby, the direction of the wheel M turns to the right, and the direction of the vehicle turns to the right.

  When the vehicle is transported to the target position, the vehicle transport device 10 stops, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the front end side of the rear arm 14 is opened rearward, and the front end side of the front arm 15 is opened frontward. The vehicle transport device 10 is removed from M. Thereby, the vehicle is transported by the vehicle transport device 10.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the transport body main body 11 is provided with the transport body wheel 12, the transport body wheel 12 is driven by the drive motor 13, and the transport body main body 11 can be moved. Since the rear arm 14 that presses the rolling surface of the wheel M from the rear and the front arm 15 that presses the rolling surface of the wheel M from the front are provided, the transport body 11 is moved by the drive motor 13. The vehicle can be easily transported by self-propelling by pressing the rolling surface of the wheel M from the rear by the rear arm 14. Therefore, environmental deterioration in the factory can be suppressed, and the production cost can be reduced. Moreover, since the apparatus can be reduced in size and weight, it can be easily moved by the small drive motor 13. Therefore, the conveyance path can be easily changed.

  Further, if the direction control means 16 having the rear outer guide roller 16A, the rear inner guide roller 16B, the front inner guide roller 16C, and the front outer guide roller 16D is provided, the traveling direction can be easily changed. The conveyance path can be set freely.

  The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the guide unit 17 is configured by the guide rail 17A has been described. However, the guide unit 17 may have another configuration. For example, instead of the guide rail 17A, a magnetic tape, a groove guide, a color tape, or the like may be provided, and a control mechanism for controlling the transport body 11 to move along these may be provided. Further, for example, a GPS, a camera, or an optical sensor may be used so that the transport body 11 moves along the transport path.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the rear outer guide roller 16A and the rear inner guide roller 16B are disposed on the rear arm 14 and the front inner guide roller 16C and the front outer guide roller 16D are disposed on the front arm 15 has been described. However, the rear outer guide roller 16 </ b> A and the front outer guide roller 16 </ b> D may be disposed on the transport body 11. Furthermore, the vehicle transport apparatus 10 of the present invention may not include all the above-described components, and may include other components.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle conveying apparatus, 11 ... Conveyor body main body, 11A ... Frame, 11B ... Frame caster, 12 ... Conveyor wheel, 13 ... Drive motor, 14 ... Rear arm, 14A ... Rear arm caster, 14B ... Wheel rolling roller, 15 ... front arm, 15A ... front arm caster, 15B ... wheel escape prevention roller, 16 ... direction control means, 16A ... rear outer guide roller, 16B ... rear inner guide roller, 16C ... front inner guide roller, 16D ... front outer guide roller , 17 ... guide means, 17A ... guide rail, 17B ... connecting portion, 17C ... rail guide roller

Claims (3)

A vehicle transport device that transports a vehicle equipped with wheels,
A carrier body that moves with the vehicle and conveys the vehicle;
A carrier wheel attached to the carrier body for moving the carrier body;
A drive motor for moving the carrier body by driving the carrier wheel;
A rear arm that is rotatably arranged with respect to the carrier body and presses the rolling surface of the wheel from behind;
A forward arm that is rotatably arranged with respect to the carrier body, and that presses a rolling surface of the wheel from the front ;
The vehicle transport device according to claim 1, wherein a rotation rolling roller for rotating the wheel by pressing the rolling surface of the wheel is rotatably disposed on the rear arm . Directional control means for controlling the traveling direction of the wheel,
The direction control means includes a rear outer guide roller that changes a traveling direction by pressing a rear outer surface of the wheel, a rear inner guide roller that changes a traveling direction by pressing a rear inner surface of the wheel, and the wheel. The front inner guide roller that changes the traveling direction by pressing the front inner surface of the vehicle, and the front outer guide roller that changes the traveling direction by pressing the front outer surface of the wheel. Vehicle transport device.   3. The vehicle transport apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising guide means for guiding a transport path of the transport body main body.

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