JPH10181418A - Carrier for vehicle and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To load and unload heavy machinery simply and stably. SOLUTION: A tilting frame 6 is supported on both laterals of a chassis 2 with a shaft enter 5 in the breadth of a carrier and the tilting frame 6 is composed to be rotationally moved by an elevating cylinder 7, while a tilting frame 6 forwarding and backwarding cylinder 13 is provided and the cylinder 13 is connected to a deck 4. With a heavy machinery loaded on the front part of the deck 4, the tilting frame 6 is tilted together with the deck 4 by the elevating cylinder 7 after retreating the deck 4 along a guide rail 3 by the forwarding and backwarding cylinder 13 and, by further retreating the deck 4 along the tilting frame 6 by the forwarding and backewarding cylinder 7, the rear end of the deck 4 is ground.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle for vehicles, and more particularly to a vehicle suitable for carrying heavy equipment such as bulldozers, asphalt finishers and other special vehicles for civil engineering work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when using heavy equipment such as a bulldozer or an asphalt finisher at a construction site, when moving the heavy equipment to the construction site, if the heavy equipment is driven by itself, the traveling speed is only slow. And the road surface may be damaged. In order to avoid such a situation, a method is generally adopted in which heavy equipment is mounted on a large vehicle carrier and transported to a construction site.

[0003] At this time, in order to mount the heavy equipment on a large vehicle carrier, the heavy equipment is hoisted by using a crane or the like each time. Not very efficient.
Further, a structure for getting on and off the vehicle using a guide plate provided at the rear part of the loading platform is also known, but the installation of the guide plate gives a sense of oppression to the driver of the following vehicle.

[0004] Conventionally, the carrier of a vehicle carrier is slid down and inclined backward so that a heavy machine can be carried on and off without preparing a crane or the like, and the rear end of the carrier is grounded. In such a case, the heavy equipment was driven by itself to get on and off the loading platform.

[0005] As this type of vehicle carrier, the following is conventionally known. First, a first prior art example will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, guide rails 5 are provided on both sides of a chassis 51 of a vehicle carrier 50 along the front-rear direction.
The carrier 3 is placed on the guide rail 53, and the carrier 54 is movably disposed along the front-rear direction by a forward / backward moving cylinder (not shown) provided between the chassis 51 and the carrier 54. A bracket 53A is integrated on both sides of the rear end of the guide rail 53, and the bracket 53A and the chassis 51 are connected by a rotating shaft 52. It rotates around 52. A hydraulic cylinder 55 for tilting is supported by the chassis 51 at a position forward of the position of the rotation shaft 52, and the tip of a cylinder rod 55 </ b> A of the hydraulic cylinder 55 is pivotally attached to a guide rail 53.

The procedure for getting the heavy equipment M on and off in the vehicle carrier 50 will be described.
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 13 (A), the vehicle is loaded at a position in front of the carrier 54 for stable and safe traveling. The heavy equipment M at this time does not move when the transport vehicle 50 travels,
It is fixed to an appropriate position on the carrier 54 by a wire or the like (not shown).

Thereafter, when arriving at the destination and performing the getting-off operation of the heavy machine M, if the heavy machine M is tilted while the heavy machine M is in the front position of the carrier 54, the heavy machine M is moved to a position far from the rotating shaft 52. Since the heavy machine M is mounted, the load on the loading platform 54 increases, and it is inconvenient to get off the heavy machine M. Therefore, as shown by a virtual line in FIG.
Is moved to the vicinity of the rotation shaft 52. Next, FIG.
As shown in (B), when the hydraulic cylinder 55 is operated to extend its cylinder rod 55A, the guide rail 53 rotates about the rotation shaft 52, and the carrier 54 also inclines accordingly.

In this state, the back-and-forth forward cylinder is actuated to retreat the loading platform 54 along the guide rail 53, and the trailing end thereof is grounded. .

Although the detailed structure is unknown, it is considered that the technique described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 59-111740 is similar.

Next, a second prior art example will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, in a vehicle carrier 60, an elevating device 66 is provided between a driver's seat 65 and a loading platform 64. Can move back and forth to a position above the guide rail 63 as in the first embodiment.

The procedure for dismounting the loaded heavy machine M in the transport vehicle 60 according to the second prior example will be described. As shown in FIG. At the destination, the lifting rod 66A of the lifting device 66 is extended at the destination while the vehicle is loaded at the front position, and the front of the transport vehicle 60 is lifted up.
The whole is inclined. Then, as in the preceding example 1, the loading platform 64 is slid along the guide rail 63 so that the rear end thereof is grounded.

[0012]

However, among the above prior arts, in the vehicle carrier 50 according to the first prior art,
Prior to the heavy machine M getting off, it is necessary to make the heavy machine M self-propelled and move backward, and then to tilt the carrier 54. For this reason, the driver of the vehicle carrier 50 moves the heavy equipment M by itself away from the driver's seat, returns to the driver's seat again, and
4 tilting is required. When the driver of the vehicle carrier 50 is not suitable for driving the heavy equipment M, it is necessary to accompany a driver dedicated to the heavy equipment M.

On the other hand, the vehicle carrier 60 according to the second prior art requires a large elevating device for inclining the carrier 64, and the state of the heavy equipment M at the time of getting off is extremely unstable. State.

Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily and stably get on and off heavy machinery.

[0015]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a carrier for carrying vehicles on a chassis, and a chassis extending in a front-rear direction with respect to the chassis. A guide rail provided on the vehicle, a loading platform on which vehicles arranged movably in the front-rear direction along the guide rail are mounted, and a support having an axis in the width direction of the transport vehicle on both sides of the chassis. Tilted frame, at a front position before the axis of the tilted frame,
An elevating cylinder provided to the chassis, connected to a front portion of the tilting frame, for rotating the front portion of the tilting frame around the axis, and moving the loading platform in the front-rear direction along the tilting frame. Guide means for movably guiding, and a forward / reverse cylinder fixed to the tilting frames on both sides, connected to the loading platform, and moving the loading platform along the guide rail or the tilting frame. It is a vehicle carrier characterized by the following.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the guide means includes:
A plurality of freely rotatable rollers provided at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the tilting frame, and a slide rail integrated with a side of the loading platform and placed on the upper surface of the rollers. 1 is a vehicle carrier.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the loading platform is fixed to the chassis at its forward limit, and a lock device for releasing the locking when the loading platform starts to retreat is provided between the loading platform and the chassis. The vehicle carrier according to claim 1.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle carrier according to the first aspect, wherein the guide by the guide rail of the carrier is released when the tilting frame is rotated by the lifting cylinder.

In a conventional vehicle transport vehicle, a forward / backward cylinder provided between the loading platform and the chassis slides the loading platform along the guide rail.
Further, the guide rail is tilted. Therefore, after the guide rail is once tilted together with the carrier, it is necessary to retreat while sliding the carrier along the guide rail. In this case, as described above, it is impossible or inappropriate to tilt the guide rail and the bed immediately without moving the heavy machine M backward.

However, according to the present invention, the tilt frame is pivotally supported on both sides of the chassis in the width direction of the transport vehicle so as to have an axis in the width direction of the transport vehicle, and the tilt frame is rotated by the lifting cylinder. A forward-backward cylinder is provided for the tilting frame, and the forward-backward cylinder is connected to a carrier.

Therefore, first, while the heavy machine is loaded on the front of the loading platform, the loading platform is retracted along the guide rail by the forward / backward moving cylinder, and then the tilting frame is tilted with the loading platform by the lifting / lowering cylinder. The bed can be retracted along the tilting frame by the cylinder, and the rear end of the bed can be grounded.

As a result, there is no need to previously move the heavy equipment on the carrier to the rear of the carrier.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. (Structure Description) FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicle carrier 1 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1. 5 to 8 are arrow views showing the positions in FIG. In each of these drawings, the driver's seat is not shown. The transport vehicle 1 has a chassis 2, and a guide rail 3 extending from a position slightly behind the front end to near the rear end is fixed on a main bone of the chassis 2 extending in the front-rear direction.

A loading platform 4 on which the heavy equipment M is mounted is disposed above the guide rail 3 so as to be slidable along the guide rail 3. The slide of the bed 4 is performed while the rollers 4C pivotally supported by the angle members 4A and the channel members 4B of the bed 4 rotate along the guide rails 3.

On both sides of the chassis 2,
Frame 6 by a rotating shaft 5 having an axis in the width direction of
Is supported. 2A is a mounting member for the rotating shaft 5.

At a front position of the tilting frame 6 in front of the rotating shaft 5, a lifting cylinder 7 is provided on the chassis 2 via a mounting member 2B by a trunnion method. The pivoting shaft 8 is connected to the rotating shaft 5 so as to rotate the front portion of the tilting frame 6 about the rotating shaft 5.

On the other hand, guide rollers 9, 9... Are axially supported on the inner surface of the tilting frame 6 on the center shaft side of the transport vehicle 1 and fitted between the flange of the channel member 4B and the intermediate member 4D. In addition, auxiliary guide rollers 10 are provided near the lifting cylinder 7 in order to stably perform the lifting operation by the lifting cylinder 7 and to slide the loading bed 4 along the tilting frame 6 reliably. .

Therefore, when these structures are tilted by the lifting cylinder 7 when the carrier 4 is tilted, the tilt frame 6
The guide means according to the present invention is configured to guide the loading platform 4 along the guide (the same applies when a heavy machine is loaded).

On the other hand, two connecting members 11, 11 are fixed across the tilting frames 6, 6 on both sides, and a forward / reverse cylinder is mounted on the connecting members 11, 11 via mounting members 12, 12. 13 and 13 are provided. The front ends of the cylinder rods of the forward and backward moving cylinders 13 are connected to the rear end of the bed 4. Therefore, the tilting frames 6, 6
, The forward / backward moving cylinders 13, 13 also tilt.

The forward and backward moving cylinders 13 and 13
In the initial stage of retreat (the heavy machine M is loaded on the front part), it is moved along the guide rails 3, 3, and in the end stage of retreat, along the tilt frames 6, 6 tilted by the lifting cylinder 7.

A grounding leg 14 is provided to extend over the rear ends of the tilting frames 6 and 6.

(Explanation of Operation) FIG. 9 to FIG. 9 show a case where the heavy machine M loaded on the front part of the loading platform 2 is lowered under the above structure.
The operation will be described with reference to FIG.

First, transportation by the transport vehicle 1 is performed in a state where the heavy equipment M is loaded on the front part of the carrier 2 as shown in FIG. When the vehicle arrives at the destination, the forward / backward moving cylinders 13, 13 are operated, and the loading platform 4 is slid backward as shown in FIG. In this case, the sliding is performed while each roller 4C rotates on the slide rail 3. At the time of sliding, the channel 4B is engaged with the guide rollers 9, 9,... Of the tilting frames 6, 6, so that the carrier 4 is guided.

Next, at the position at or near the slide limit, the lift cylinders 7, 7 are operated to
As shown in FIG. 1, the tilting frames 6 and 6 are tilted clockwise about the rotation shaft 5 as an axis. As a result, as can be seen particularly from FIG. 7, the carrier 4 also tilts via the guide rollers 9, 9,. At the same time, the forward / backward moving cylinder 13 in which the tilting frames 6 and 6 are integrated with the body also tilts. In this tilted state, the guide rollers 9 move away from the slide rail 3. That is, when the tilting frame 6 is rotated by the lifting / lowering cylinder 7, the guide of the carrier 4 by the guide rail 3 is released.

With this tilt, the grounding leg 14 touches the ground,
In addition, the rear end of the bed 4 is grounded.

In this case, it is desirable to set a tilt limit angle in advance. Therefore, in the case of a ground condition where the rear end of the carrier 4 does not touch the ground, the forward / reverse cylinder 13,
13 is further operated, and the carrier 4 is retracted using the tilting frames 6 and 6 as a guide until the rear end of the carrier 4 comes into contact with the ground.

As described above, the slide length of the forward / reverse cylinder 13 and the elevation angle of the elevation cylinder 7 can be appropriately selected. Therefore, after tilting the loading platform 4 backward, how much the tilting frame 6 and the loading platform 4 are tilted, and furthermore, the rear end of the loading platform 4 is directly grounded, or
Can be selected along with the tilting frames 6 and 6 until the rear end of the loading platform 4 comes into contact with the ground.

When the position of the center of gravity of the heavy machine M is in the vicinity of the lifting cylinder 7, or when the heavy machine M is lightweight, the lifting cylinder 7 is tilted to a desired tilt angle, and then the carrier 4 is moved back and forth. It can slide with the advance cylinder 13.

On the other hand, as is clear from FIGS. 10 and 11, when the loading platform 4 is tilted, the loading platform 4 is retreated so that the heavy machine M is positioned near the lifting cylinder 7, so that the loading platform 4 is left as it is. Even if it is tilted, the carrier 4 does not become unstable. This is not possible with the prior art.

When the heavy machine M is loaded, the operation is only the reverse of the above, and the explanation is omitted.

(Regarding the Locking Device) As can be seen from the above description, it is necessary to keep the carrier 4 stable with respect to the chassis 4 except for the lifting and lowering work of the heavy equipment M.

Therefore, the loading platform 4 is fixed to the chassis 2 at its forward limit, and a lock device 20 for releasing the securing when the loading platform 4 starts to retreat is provided with the loading platform 4 and the chassis 2 as shown in FIG. And is provided between them.

In the embodiment, the lock device 20
Is provided at a front portion of the loading platform 4 with respect to the projecting member 2 </ b> E projecting to the side of the chassis 2. That is, the fixed block 21 is fixed on the projecting member 2E, and the electric motor 22 is fixed to the fixed block 21 so that the stroke rod 23 moves forward and backward. The stroke rod 23 can be inserted through the through holes of the brackets 24, 24 integrated with the fixed block 21, and is guided by a guide cylinder 25 fixed to the rear bracket 24.

On the other hand, a bracket 40 having an insertion hole is integrated with the carrier 4. The stroke rod 23 penetrates the insertion hole of the bracket 40.

A flange stopper 26 is integrated with the stroke rod 23. Fixed block 21
The forward / backward limit switches 27A and 27B are fixed corresponding to the flange stopper 26.

In such a lock device, the vehicle is in a state shown by a solid line during traveling. That is, the stroke rod 23 includes the brackets 24, 24 and the bracket 4
0, and conversely, the bracket 40 is in a state where the forward and backward movement is prevented by the stroke rod 23 (locked state).

At the start of the backward slide of the bed 4, the switch in the driver's seat is positioned at one position and the electric motor 22 is operated. As a result, the stroke rod 23 retreats and comes off the bracket 40. Therefore, the bed 4 can be moved backward by operating the forward and backward moving cylinders 13, 13. The retraction limit of the stroke rod 23 is detected by a retraction limit switch 27B struck by a flange stopper 26. Only upon this detection, a power take-out (PTO) (not shown) is activated, and the operation of the forward and backward cylinders 13, 13 becomes possible. .

Conversely, when the load in the driver's seat is moved to the other position after the heavy machine M is loaded and the carrier 4 is moved to the forward limit, the stroke rod 23 moves forward and the insertion hole of the bracket 40 is inserted. It penetrates and the bed 4 is locked. At the same time, the forward limit switch 27A is hit by the flange stopper 26, and the PTO is stopped. As a result, the carrier 4 does not slide unexpectedly.

[0049]

As described above, according to the vehicle carrier according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and stably carry on and off heavy equipment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a skeleton of a vehicle carrier according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow 7-7 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a schematic front view of a running state and a start of unloading.

FIG. 10 is a schematic front view when the bed is retracted.

FIG. 11 is a schematic front view when the bed is tilted.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a lock device.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a first conventional example.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a second conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle carrier, 2 ... Chassis, 3 ... Guide rail, 4
… Loading bed, 5… tilt shaft, 6… tilt frame, 7… lifting cylinder, 9… guide roller, 10… auxiliary guide roller, 1
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Connecting member, 13 ... Forward-backward cylinder, 20 ... Locking device.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A carrier for carrying vehicles on a vehicle, a chassis, a guide rail extending in the front-rear direction with respect to the chassis, and movable in the front-rear direction along the guide rail. A loading platform on which the arranged vehicles are mounted, a tilting frame which is axially supported on both sides of the chassis and has an axis in the width direction of the carrier, and a front position of the tilting frame in front of the axis. A lifting cylinder provided to the chassis, connected to a front portion of the tilting frame, and configured to rotate the front portion of the tilting frame about the axis; and moving the loading platform along the tilting frame in the front-rear direction. Guide means for movably guiding to the tilting frame on both sides, connected to the loading platform, and moving the loading platform along the guide rail or the tilting frame. And a forward / backward moving cylinder. 2. The guide means is a plurality of freely rotating rollers provided at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the tilting frame, and is integrated with a side portion of the loading platform and rides on the upper surface of the rollers. The vehicle carrier according to claim 1, comprising a slide rail having a relationship. 3. The loading device according to claim 1, wherein the loading platform is fixed to the chassis at its forward limit, and a locking device for releasing the locking when the loading platform starts to retreat is provided between the loading platform and the chassis. Vehicles and vehicles. 4. The vehicle carrier according to claim 1, wherein the guide by the guide rail of the carrier is released when the tilting frame is rotated by the lifting cylinder.