JPH01181627A - Goods loader for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten a working time by providing the starting end side of the 2nd conveyer on the starting end side of the 1st conveyer provided movably right and left, and at the same time, turning followingly the 2nd conveyer in accompaniment with the 1st conveyer moving right and left. CONSTITUTION:A right and left moveming truck 8 is arranged on a stand 7 fixed on a floor surface 6, and the rear end of a marshalling conveyer 15 provided on this truck 8 is fitted rotatably at the truck 8. Also, a middle conveyer 36 is arranged at the back of the marshalling conveyer 15, and its terminal portion is fitted at the starting end portion of the marshalling conveyer 15 and the starting end portion is turnably fitted at a table 37. As a result, when a truck 5 is located on the lower side of the stand 7, the truck 8 moves left, and the conveyer 15 starts the loading of goods to the foremost row portion on the load stand 4 of the truck 5.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a cargo loading device for a vehicle.

(Prior Art) In recent years, road networks have been improved, and there is a tendency for vehicles to be used instead of railways as a means of transporting cargo.

When transporting cargo with this truck, it is necessary to load the cargo onto the cargo bed of the trunk, but conventionally, when loading cargo, a worker would load the cargo onto a heald conveyor, and the cargo would be transferred to the cargo bed of the truck using an 8-car heald conveyor. The commonly used method was to transport the cargo to the top, and from there, workers would pick up the cargo and line it up on the loading platform.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, since conventional cargo loading devices are configured using a fixed belt conveyor, workers manually transport and line up the cargo on the truck bed. Loading cement bags, etc., is hard work that causes occupational diseases such as back injuries, and is inefficient, which has become an even more serious problem as trunks have become larger.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of these conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a heavy-duty cargo loading device that can simplify cargo loading work and shorten working time.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the vehicle cargo loading device according to the first invention of the present application is provided with a pedestal on which the loading platform of the vehicle is arranged, and a first conveyor is mounted on the pedestal. is disposed so as to be movable in the left and right direction, and the terminal end of the second conveyor is pivoted to the starting end of the first conveyor so as to be rotatable around the vertical axis, and the starting end of the second conveyor is rotatable around the vertical axis. The first conveyor is movably supported on the base so that the second conveyor is rotated in accordance with the left-right movement of the first conveyor, and the first conveyor is further moved in the left-right direction.
A conveyor left and right drive device is provided.

Further, in the vehicle cargo loading device according to the first invention, preferably, the terminal end side of the first conveyor is provided so as to be movable up and down with respect to the frame, and the first conveyor is configured to move the terminal end side of the first conveyor up and down. It is advisable to provide a lifting device.

Furthermore, the vehicle cargo loading device according to the first invention includes:
Preferably, the first conveyor includes a cargo chute at its terminal end, and the chute includes a hood that is enclosed at the front and both sides and is open at the rear, and slopes downwardly from the terminal end, and includes a cargo chute at the bottom of the hood. The terminal end of the first conveyor includes an alignment plate that is rotatable around a horizontal axis and can be retracted to the rear of the opened hood to open the bottom of the hood, and an alignment plate drive device; It is preferable that the cargo carried out is received by a downwardly inclined alignment plate and a hood, and then the alignment plate is retracted rearward by a drive device so that the cargo is carried out while being tidy.

Furthermore, the vehicle cargo loading device according to the second invention of the present application is provided with a truck on which the drive wheels of the vehicle are placed, and which moves the truck in the front and rear directions as the cargo platform is loaded. The vehicle is equipped with a truck drive device that transports the vehicle in the front and rear directions.

(Function) In the first invention of the present application, the first conveyor≧a is appropriately moved in the left-right direction by the first conveyor left-right drive device, and its terminal end is set on an appropriate location on the loading platform of the vehicle. 2
The conveyor rotates in accordance with the left and right movement of the first conveyor, and both conveyors constitute an integrated conveyor. In such a state, when cargo is placed on the second conveyor, the cargo is conveyed by the second conveyor toward the first conveyor, and further conveyed by the first conveyor toward the loading platform and placed in the appropriate position on the loading platform. The cargo is then loaded into the first
By the left-right movement of the conveyor and the follower rotation of the second conveyor, the items are automatically aligned and loaded at an appropriate position in the vehicle width direction on the vehicle platform.

Further, in this first invention, the terminal end side of the first conveyor is provided to be able to rise and fall freely, and when the terminal end side of the first conveyor is moved up and down to an appropriate height by the first conveyor lifting device,
The cargo is placed on the loading platform at a short distance from the first conveyor.
Otherwise, the cargo may fall and be loaded onto cargo already loaded on the loading platform.

Furthermore, in this first invention, when a chute having an alignment plate is provided at the end of the first conveyor and an alignment plate drive device for rotating the alignment plate is provided, the cargo on the first conveyor is once aligned. The cargo is placed on a plate and the alignment plate is rotated by the alignment plate driving device, so that the cargo is dropped and loaded onto the loading platform.In this way, the cargo is not thrown forward by the conveying force of the first conveyor, and is placed on the loading platform. It will be loaded at the correct location.

Furthermore, in the second invention of the present application, in addition to the first invention, there is provided a truck on which the drive wheels of the vehicle are placed and a truck drive device for moving the truck back and forth. The device appropriately moves the cart in the front and rear directions, and the loading platform of the vehicle is appropriately sent in the front and back direction with respect to the end of the first conveyor, whereby the cargo is automatically aligned at appropriate positions in the front and rear directions on the loading platform. It will be loaded.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show a vehicle cargo loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, °1 is a loading device, and behind the loading device 1 (on the right side of Figure 1.2) is an automatic bagged cement supply device 3 that automatically supplies bagged cement (cargo) 2 to it. Further, a truck (vehicle) 5 is arranged below the loading bag Wt1, and a truck (vehicle) 5 on which the bagged cement 2° is loaded onto the loading platform 4 is arranged.

In the loading device 1, a pedestal 7 is provided on the floor surface 6.
is fixed, and a left-right movable trolley 8 is disposed on the pedestal 7, and the left-right movable trolley 8 is provided so as to be movable left and right by horizontal wheels 9a, vertical wheels 9b, and rails 10.
A motor 11 and a sprocket 12a are installed approximately in the center of the pedestal 7.
, 12b, 12c, 12d and chain 1
A left-right drive device (first conveyor left-right drive device) 14 consisting of 3a and 13b is provided, and the chain 13b
Both ends are fixed to the left and right movable cart 8. On this left and right moving cart 8 is an alignment conveyor (first conveyor) 15.
The rear end of the alignment conveyor 15 is rotatably supported around a horizontal axis 15a at the rear of the left-right moving cart 8, while a lifting platform 16 is provided at the front end of the left-right moving cart 8. A motor 17, sprockets 18a, 18b, 18c and a chain 19a are fixed to the lifting platform 16.
Lifting device (first conveyor lifting device) 20 consisting of 19b
is provided, and the chain 19b is connected to the alignment conveyor 1.
It is fixed at 5. The alignment conveyor 15 is composed of left and right guides 21, a plurality of rollers 22, and a belt 23, and a tension adjustment mechanism 24 for adjusting the tension of the belt 23 is provided at the rear of the alignment conveyor 15. A conveyor drive device 28 consisting of a motor 25, sprockets 26a and 26b, and a chain 27 is provided in the section.

Furthermore, a cargo chute is provided at the front end of the alignment conveyor 15. That is, the guide 21 surrounds the boss 29 and the front and both sides, and the hood 61 is open at the rear.
is fixed, and the upper alignment plate 30 is tilted and fixed, and the lower alignment plate 31, which forms the bottom of the hood 61, is pivotably supported on the boss 29 so as to be rotatable about four horizontal directions, and the cylinder 32 and An alignment plate drive device 34 consisting of a lever 33 and rotating the lower alignment plate 31 is provided.

Also, behind the alignment conveyor 15, there is an intermediate conveyor (
A second conveyor) 36 is provided. The intermediate conveyor 36 has its terminal end supported at the starting end of the alignment conveyor 15, and its starting end supported on a table 37 on the floor 6, which is a base, so as to be rotatable about vertical axes 36a and 36b, respectively. Rails 38 and wheels 39 are interposed between the conveyor 36 and the alignment conveyor 15 to guide relative movement between the conveyor 36 and the alignment conveyor 15. Like the alignment conveyor 15, this intermediate conveyor 36 is composed of left and right guides 40, a plurality of rollers 41, and a belt 42, and a tension adjustment device is provided at the lower front part of the intermediate conveyor 36 to adjust the tension of the belt 42. +143 is provided, and a motor 44 and sprockets 45a and 45b are provided on the upper front side of the intermediate conveyor 36.
A conveyor drive device 47 consisting of a chain 46 and a chain 46 is provided, and rollers 48 are attached to the front end of the intermediate conveyor 36.

Further, a starting end conveyor 49 is arranged behind the intermediate conveyor 36. This starting end conveyor 49 is attached to the table 37, and although it is not shown, it is composed of a guide, a roller, and a belt like the alignment conveyor 15. A driving conveyor drive is provided.

Further, on the floor surface 6, left and right iron plates 50 for wheel guidance are disposed in the front-rear direction, and a cart 52 on which the drive wheels 51 of the vehicle 5 are placed is provided on the iron plate 50, and both A roller is interposed between them. A guide 53 extending in the front-rear direction is disposed outside the iron plate 50, and
2 is the guide 53, the horizontal upper wheel 54a, and the vertical wheel 54.
It is possible to move forward and backward guided by b, and
On the floor surface 6 are a motor 55, a sprocket 56a,
56b, 56c, 56d, 56e,
56f and chains 57a, 57b, and 57c, and a truck drive device 58 for moving the truck 52 back and forth is provided.

Furthermore, the bagged cement automatic supply device 3 is fixed on the table 37. This bagging cement automatic supply device 3 is composed of an automatic bag supply device 59 and a plurality of nozzles 60, and the automatic bag supply device 59 and the nozzles 60 are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the start end conveyor 49. ing.

Next, the operation of this device will be explained.

In this device, when the truck 5 moves backward under the frame 6 while the wheels of the truck 5 are guided by the iron plate 50 and the rear wheels 51 are placed on the truck 52, the left and right drive device 14 is activated and the motor 11 rotates in the opposite direction, the left-right moving cart 8 is moved to the left (see arrow A in FIG. 1), the alignment conveyor 15 is located at the left end on the loading platform 4 of the truck 5, and the intermediate conveyor 36 , it rotates in the left direction (see arrow B in FIG. 1) around the rear end pivot point 36b. Further, the lifting device 20 is activated, the motor 17 rotates forward, the alignment conveyor 15 rotates downward (see arrow C in FIG. 1) around the rear end pivot point 15a, and the alignment plate 30.31 descends. and is located at the lowest position.

In addition, regarding the position of the truck 5, the bogie drive device 58
The front row of the truck bed 4 is aligned with the alignment plate 30.3.
The position of the trolley 52 is set so that it is below 1.

When preparation for loading is thus completed, the automatic bagged cement supply device 3 is activated, and each conveyor drive device 28, 47 is activated. Then, in the bag cement automatic supply device 3, cement bags are supplied one after another by the automatic bag feed device 59, and the cement bags are sprayed and filled with cement powder by the nozzle 60 to form the bag cement 2. This is placed on the starting end conveyor 49. - On the other hand, in each conveyor drive device 28, 47 (however, the starting end conveyor 49 is not shown), the motors 2S and 44 rotate, and the rotational force is applied to the heald 2.
3.42, the belt 23.42 rotates, and the bagged cement 2 placed on the starting end conveyor 49 is conveyed one after another on the intermediate conveyor 36 and the alignment conveyor 15. Then, this bagged cement 2 is placed on the alignment plate 30.
31 and hits the stop plate 61, the alignment plate drive device 34 is activated, the cylinder 32 rotates the lever 33, and the lower alignment plate 31 rotates downward (see the arrow in Figure 2.3). The bagged cement 2 falls onto the left end of the front row of the loading platform 4 of the truck 5 and is loaded, and the cylinder 32 immediately operates in reverse to return the lower alignment plate 31 to its original state.
At the same time, the lifting device 20 is activated, the motor 17 rotates in the opposite direction, the alignment conveyor 15 rotates upward, and the alignment plates 30, 31
rises a little above its lowest position, and then this operation is repeated, and a large number of bagged cement 2 are loaded onto the left end of the front row of the loading platform 4.

When the bagged cement 2 is loaded to the left end of the front row on the loading platform 4 to a predetermined height, the left and right drive bags W14 are activated and the motor 1 is activated.
1 rotates in the forward direction, and the left-right moving cart 8 is now moved a predetermined distance to the right (see arrow E in FIG. This causes the bagged cement 2 to be loaded into the next space in the front row of the loading platform 4, and this operation is repeated to load the bagged cement 2 to a predetermined height across the entire width of the front row of the loading platform 4. 2 is loaded.

When the bagged cement 2 is loaded across the entire width of the front row of the loading platform 4, the left-right drive device 14 is activated and the motor 11 rotates in the reverse direction, and the left-right movable truck 8 is positioned at the left end of the loading platform 4 again, and is raised and lowered. The device 20 is actuated to cause the motor 17 to rotate in the forward direction, setting the alignment plates 30, 31 to their lowest positions, and at the same time, the cart drive device 58 is actuated, so that the cart 52 moves forward a predetermined distance to move toward the trunk. advance 5,
As a result, the alignment conveyor 15 is located at the left end of the loading platform 4 again, and the alignment plates 30 and 31 are positioned above the second row of the loading platform 4.
Bagged cement 2 at a predetermined height across the second row gold width.
The bagged cement 2 is loaded over the entire surface of the loading platform 4 of the trunk 5 by repeating the above-described operations. Although the control of each drive device and lifting device is not explained, the operator may do this while observing the work situation, or the control device may do this according to a predetermined work procedure. Good too.

In the apparatus of this embodiment as described above, the alignment conveyor 15 is moved left and right, and the intermediate conveyor 36 is rotated accordingly, so that the operator does not have to carry it on the loading platform 4. The bagged cement 2 can be aligned and loaded across the entire width of the vehicle, simplifying the loading work and greatly shortening the working time.

Further, in this device, the alignment conveyor 15 is moved up and down when loading the bagged cement 2, so the bagged cement 2 does not fall a large distance, and the bags can be prevented from being torn.

In addition, in this device, the bagged cement 2 is once placed on the alignment plate 30.
31 and then loaded onto the loading platform 4, the bagged cement 2 is not thrown forward by the conveying force of the conveyor 15 (the bagged cement 2
are stacked accurately, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the loads from collapsing during transportation.

Furthermore, in this device, each time loading of one row of the loading platform 4 is completed, the truck 5 is moved forward a predetermined distance by the truck driving device 58, so that the bagged cement 2 is aligned and loaded over the entire length of the loading platform 4. You can also
There is no need to operate the engine of the truck 5 during the loading operation (this is also advantageous in terms of fuel consumption of the trunk 5).

In the above embodiment, an example that is applicable to a loading device for bagged cement has been described, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other systems as well. Furthermore, instead of rotating the rear end pivot point of the alignment conveyor 15 and raising and lowering its terminal end, it is also possible to raise and lower the entire conveyor 15 and raise and lower its terminal end.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the vehicle cargo loading device according to the first and second inventions of the present application, the first conveyor is provided so as to be movable from side to side, and the first conveyor is provided so as to be movable from side to side. Since the second conveyor is made to rotate automatically, the cargo can be automatically loaded by arranging it across the entire width of the loading platform without the need for workers to carry it around on the loading platform. It can be simplified and has the effect of significantly shortening work time.

Further, according to the vehicle cargo loading device according to the present invention, since the terminal end side of the first conveyor is raised and lowered as necessary, the cargo can be loaded onto the loading platform with a short falling distance. This has the effect of preventing damage to cargo during consolidation and loading.

Further, according to the vehicle cargo loading device according to the present invention, since the alignment plate is provided at the end of the first conveyor to receive the cargo once if necessary, the cargo is thrown out by the general feeding force of the first conveyor. This has the effect of allowing cargo to be loaded accurately without any hassle.

Further, according to the cargo loading device for a vehicle according to the second invention of the present application, the truck on which the driving wheels of the vehicle are placed is further provided to move the vehicle back and forth. Cargo can be loaded automatically, and the vehicle's fuel efficiency can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a vehicle cargo loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the device, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of the terminal end of the alignment conveyor 15 in the device. , FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of the starting end of the alignment conveyor 15 in the above apparatus. 1. Loading device 2. Bagged cement (cargo) 4.
Loading platform 5... Trunk (vehicle) 7... Frame 14... Left and right drive device (first conveyor left and right drive device) 15... Alignment conveyor (first conveyor) 20... Lifting device 30.3
1. Alignment plate 34. Alignment plate drive device 36.
Intermediate conveyor (second conveyor) 52... Cart 58.
・Bogie drive device patent applicant: Masahiro Kitauchi, attorney, Hisao Ishii, patent attorney, Figure 3

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A platform on which a loading platform for a vehicle is stored below, and a platform that extends in the front and rear directions of the vehicle platform and is movable in the horizontal direction on the platform, and transports cargo toward the platform. A first conveyor, the terminal end of which is connected to the starting end of the first conveyor in a transferable manner, and the left and right sides of the first conveyor are centered around the starting end, which is pivotally supported around the vertical axis with respect to the loading base located at the rear of the gantry. Cargo loading for a vehicle, characterized by comprising a second conveyor whose terminal end swings left and right as it moves in the width direction, and a first conveyor left-right drive device that moves the first conveyor in the width direction. Device. (2) The vehicle cargo load according to item 1, wherein the terminal end side of the first conveyor is provided so as to be movable up and down with respect to the frame using the starting end side as a fulcrum, and the terminal end side is moved up and down by the first conveyor lifting device. Including device. (3) The first conveyor is provided with a cargo chute at its terminal end, and the chute has a hood that is surrounded on the front and both sides and is open at the rear, and extends downwardly from the terminal end and extends downward from the bottom of the hood. and an alignment plate drive device, which is rotatable around a horizontal axis and can be retracted to the rear of the opened hood to open the bottom of the hood; Cargo loading for a vehicle according to item 1, wherein the cargo is received by the downwardly inclined alignment plate and the hood, and then the alignment plate is retracted rearward by a drive device to carry out the cargo in an orderly manner. Device. (4) a pedestal on which a loading platform for a vehicle is stored below; and a pedestal extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle platform and movable in the widthwise direction on the pedestal, and for transporting cargo toward the loading platform. 1 conveyor, and the terminal end side is connected to the starting end side of the first conveyor so that transfer is possible, and the left and right width of the first conveyor is centered on the starting end side, which is pivoted around the vertical axis with respect to the loading base located at the rear of the gantry. a second conveyor whose terminal end swings left and right as it moves in the direction; a first conveyor left-right drive device which moves the first conveyor in the width direction; 1. A cargo loading device for a vehicle, comprising: a cart movable in the direction; and a cart driving device that transports the cart forward by the size of the cargo as the cargo is loaded onto the loading platform.