JPS5940394Y2 - Cargo handling equipment using forklift - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for handling cargo by a forklift, particularly for loading and unloading light vehicles such as agricultural tractors onto a transport vehicle.

Conventionally, when using a forklift to load a vehicle machine having a horizontally long axle or other shaft onto the loading platform of a transport vehicle, that is, a truck, a rectangular platform is attached to the fork of the forklift on the ground, and the platform is grounded. Two stevedores use the wheels of a vehicle, etc. to push up the machinery, etc. on the ground and place it on the rectangular platform, and then raise the fork of the forklift to match the height of the truck's loading platform. Three stevedores on the truck move the vehicle machinery, etc. to the truck bed, and in order to make effective use of the loading platform area, they pull up the horizontally long machinery and make it vertically long.

When unloading, the reverse is done, but this method has drawbacks such as overloaded working conditions and the need for six people, including the forklift driver.

This invention was devised for the purpose of eliminating the above drawbacks.
Working conditions have been reduced to 1 forklift driver.
The cargo can be transported and handled by a total of 3 people, including 2 people and 2 people.

Next, the case where the present invention is used for cargo handling by an agricultural tractor as shown in the embodiment of the drawings will be explained as follows.

A support stand 2 is mounted on the forks 1 and 1' of a forklift F (see Figs. 3 and 4) at an interval slightly wider than the vehicle width of the machine to be loaded, that is, in this embodiment, an agricultural tractor T (see Figs. 3 and 4). , 2' and hinges 4, 4' for supporting the pivot shaft 3, and a rotation stopper 5 is provided on the lower surface between the two forks 1, 1'.

Both forks 1 are rotatably supported by hinges 4 and 4'.
, 1' is provided with a support 6 fixed to the pivot 3, and has a replaceable pad 7 at its tip, and a weight 9 can be slid and fixed via a rod 8 at the other end. This serves to keep the support 6 substantially horizontal under normal conditions.

A stand 10 is attached to the tip of the agricultural tractor T so that it can be placed in a vertical position so as to save space when loaded onto a truck.

However, when loading the tractor T onto a truck bed, insert the forks 1 and 1' facing the underside of the tractor T, and insert the pins 11 previously provided on both sides of the tractor T.
Alternatively, support stands 2.2' may be fitted on both sides of the axle.

The position of this pin 11 or the position of the axle must be on the side of the forklift F from the center of gravity of the tractor T.

Then, when the forks 1 and 1' are raised, the lift side of the tractor T is lifted, and the tractor T is moved to the pin lj &
As the four cores, the stand 10 side rotates downward, and the pad 7 comes into contact with a part of the tractor T during this period.

As the rotation of the tractor T progresses further and the support 6 comes into contact with the rotation stopper 5, the rotation of the tractor T is stopped and the tractor T is placed in a substantially vertical position with the stand 10 at the lower end.

At this time, the weight 9 is located close to the pivot 3 to weaken the rotational force of the support 6 in the counterclockwise direction (in the drawing), and the tractor T is stabilized by the rotation stopper 5 with the pin 11 and the support 6. and will be supported.

The forklift F is driven in this supported state, and the lifts 1 and 1' are raised near the transport truck so that the lower surface of the stand 10 is located slightly above the surface of the truck bed. 1
If the tractor T is lowered, the tractor T can be loaded vertically onto the loading platform using the stand 10 as a platform.

Next, when unloading the machine etc. placed vertically in this way from the truck to the ground, the weight 9 can be fixed in advance at a position away from the pivot 3, that is, at the tip of the rod 8, or the weight 9 can be slid. Then, when the forklift F is raised and supported by aligning the pin 11 and the support stands 2 and 2', and when the stand 10 is stable on the ground, the forklift F is moved backward, and the tractor T is moved around the axis 3. When it rotates counterclockwise and reaches the angle where the support body 6 forms, it is balanced by the weight 9 or the wand 8
The support body 6 and the rod 8 are brought into a substantially horizontal state due to the balance by the weight 9 which slides on the top and moves to the tip of the rod 8, the pad 7 is removed from the machine, and the tractor T can be returned to its normal lateral position.

Also, if the machine etc. has unevenness that comes into contact with the support 6, etc.,
The pad 7 is provided so that the base can be raised and the position can be moved according to the shape.

As described above, the present invention allows a conventional forklift to be used by replacing the forks or adding an additional device, and the device is simple and extremely labor-saving.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the device according to the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a plan view of the main parts, and FIG. 2 being a side view. Figures 3 and 4 show specific examples of transporting and handling horizontally long machines using the device of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a horizontally long machine or the like is pulled up vertically by raising the fork of the forklift. The symbol F is a forklift, and T is an oblong vehicle-like machine. 1, 1' are forks, 2, 2' are support stands, 3 is pivots, 4
, 4' is a hinge, 5 is a rotation stopper, 6 is a support, 7 is a pad, 9 is a weight, 10 is a stand, and 11 is a pin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A support having a fork of a forklift equipped with a support base for rotatably supporting a machine to be transported and handled, a rotation stopper for stopping the rotation at a predetermined position, and a pad at the tip for contacting the machine, etc. A cargo handling device using a forklift with a rotatable body.