JPS62234745A - Cargo loading device for van type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to visually confirm the position of a front panel by making at least one slat member of rear part of multiple slat members flexibly constituting a main body of a conveyer having the front panel in the front part of the conveyer of a different color form the other slat members. CONSTITUTION:A conveyer main body 12 having ends and driven by an endless chain is fixed to a bottom plate 6 forming part of a van body. A front panel 13 is arranged in upright condition for preventing cargos from being disordered at the front end of the conveyer main body 12. It is designed so that the tail end of the conveyer main body 12 is shifted upward when the front panel 13 comes to a position immediately before a front wall 4. In this case, the conveyer main body 12 is formed with a hard slat member 14 and a soft slat member 15 connected alternately in succession. The top surface of one soft slat member 15 located at the rear part of the conveyer main body 12 is colored with a color 19 different from that of other slat members.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention is used in the field of cargo handling equipment installed in van-type vehicles for transporting powder and granular materials and cardboard boxes.

(b) Conventional technology Conventionally, cargo handling equipment used inside van bodies uses an endless chain to move an end-shaped conveyor body back and forth. In order to transport both granules and cardboard boxes, multiple slat members are continuously connected to form a single sheet and have a bendable structure.The front part of the conveyor body has a structure that prevents the cargo from collapsing and discharges it. A front panel is installed to increase efficiency.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above structure, there is no problem in grasping the position of the front panel because the front panel is always moved to the forwardmost position when loading powder and granular materials. When loading cardboard boxes, the front panel is hidden by the cardboard boxes in order to gradually move the conveyor body forward while loading the cardboard boxes onto the conveyor body, and the front panel approaches the front wall of the van body. It was difficult to determine whether or not the conveyor body was moving forward.

As a result, there were problems such as unloaded luggage and wasted space at the rear of the van body.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems. An endless chain is provided in the front-rear direction within the van body mounted on the vehicle body, and the chain includes: A plurality of slat members are continuously connected to form a single sheet and have an end-shaped conveyor body that is bendable.A front panel is erected at the front part of the conveyor body, and at least one of the rear parts of the conveyor body A cargo handling device for a van-type vehicle, characterized in that one slat member has a different color from other slat members, and a change in color indicates that the front panel approaches the forwardmost position. It is.

(e) Examples Below, examples will be explained using drawings. (1) is a vehicle body (2)
The van body (1) has a ceiling (3), a front wall (4), both side walls (5) (5), and a bottom plate (6).
) and a rear door (7) that can be opened and closed, and the said both side walls (
A part of the cover (8) (8) is formed at the bottom of 5H5),
A bottom plate (6) is fixed to this cover part (8) (8).

Part (8) of the cover (8) Inside is an endless chain (
9) (9) is provided, the chains (9) (9) are hooked on sprockets (10) (10) arranged in the front and rear, and the front sprockets i to (10) are connected to the motor (11).
), the chains (9) (9) move back and forth.

An end-shaped conveyor body (12) is integrally fixed between the pair of left and right chains (9), and a front panel (13) is provided at the front end of the conveyor body (12) to prevent cargo from collapsing. is set upright, and the length of the conveyor body (12) is the length of the conveyor body (12) when the front panel (13) is in the front position just before contacting the front wall (4) of the van body (the forwardmost position).
The length is such that the rear end is in the position immediately before upward movement.

As shown in Fig. 3, the conveyor body (12) is made of hard slat members (14) made of metal such as aluminum.
and soft slat members (15) made of a soft material such as vinyl chloride are alternately connected to form a wedge shape.

The hard slat members (14)... have a box-like cross section, and both ends thereof are connected to chains (9) (9) by bolts (16)...
) so that cargo can be placed on the top surface.

The soft slat members (15) cover the gaps between the hard slat members (14), prevent the powder from spilling out, and enable the conveyor body (12) to move in an arc. The mounting portions (17), which have a mouth-shaped cross section and extend downward at both ends, are the hard slat members (14).
The soft slat member (15) can be fixed to the hard slat member (14) by fitting from above into the fitting portions (18) formed on the front and rear surfaces of the soft slat member (15). There is.

Among the soft slat members (15) located at the rear of the conveyor main body (12) (Fig. 3L), one soft slat member (15) is placed on the upper surface of the other soft slat member (15).
5) When the colored soft slat member (15) moves upward, the front panel (13) is colored (19) in a color different from that of the van body (1).
It is designed to notify the worker that he/she is approaching the front wall (4).

(20) is a hard slat member (14) at the rear end.
(21)... is a support member that prevents the hard slat member (14)... from deflecting in the middle.

(22) is an inlet for powder and granular materials provided on the ceiling (3) of the bun body (1), and the inlet (22) has a lid (23).
(23) is provided.

Fig. 4 shows another embodiment in which the conveyor body is entirely composed of hard slat members (24)...
24) has a cylindrical part (25) at its front end and a holding part (25) at its rear end.
6), and the holding part (26) rotatably holds the cylindrical part (25) of another hard slat member (24), so that the cylindrical part (25) becomes a single piece as a whole, and the cylindrical part (25) It can be bent around the center.

Furthermore, the cylindrical portion (25)... has a chain (9) (
The pins (27) of 9) are fitted to integrate the conveyor body with the chains (9) and (9).

In the conveyor body, the rear (side) of the conveyor body
Among the hard slat members (24) located in , the upper surface of one hard slat member (24) is colored in a color different from the color of the other hard slat members (24) (28).
It is.

In addition, although only one slat member is colored in the embodiment, it is not limited to one slat member, and it is also possible to color the entire rear part.

It is also possible to color the front part of the conveyor body, or to color the front part and the rear part in different colors.

Further, the coloring position is not limited to the upper surface of the slat member, and the same effect can be obtained even if the entire slat member is colored and molded.

Furthermore, although the soft slat members are colored in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, it is also possible to color the hard slat members.

The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration. Next, the operation will be explained. First, when loading cargo such as cardboard boxes, the door (7)
), place the baggage on the conveyor body (12) with the front panel (13) in the rearmost position.

When the load is loaded, the motor (11) is started and the chain (9)
) (9) and the conveyor body (12) are moved forward.

As a result, a part of the conveyor main body (12) located below moves upward, and the baggage is moved forward, and a space for placing the baggage is created, and the baggage is placed in this space.

By repeating the above operations until the front panel (13) comes close to the front wall (4), the van body (1) can be fully loaded with cargo.

At that time, when the baggage is placed on the conveyor body (12), the front panel (13) becomes invisible and the front panel (
13), but when the front panel (13) approaches the front wall (4), the colored soft slat member (15), which had been at the bottom, moves upward and the colored soft slat member (15) moves upward. (19) The colored colors are visible to the workers.

This allows the worker to easily know the remaining amount of cargo that can be loaded, and allows the worker to carry out the loading work without leaving any unloaded cargo or wasting space.

When unloading cargo, open @ (7), then open the motor (11).
) When the chains (9) (9) are reversed, the conveyor body (12) and front panel (13) move rearward, allowing the loads on the conveyor body (12) to be unloaded one by one.

Next, when loading powder or granular cargo, use the front panel (
13) to the forwardmost position, then close the door (7).

Thereafter, the input port (22) in the ceiling (3) is opened, and the cargo is loaded into the van body (1) through the input port (22).

At that time, the conveyor body (12) is made of hard and soft slat members (
14) (15) Because it is wedge-shaped, the baggage will not fall out from the conveyor body (12).

When the van body (1) is full of luggage, the loading slot (22)
) and transport it to the designated location.

When unloading cargo, listen to the door (7), then open the motor (11).
), the conveyor body (12) and the front panel (13) move backwards, allowing the loads on the conveyor body (12) to be unloaded one by one.

(f) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a conveyor body having a front panel at the front part, which is constructed by continuously forming a plurality of slat members into a single piece, and is bendable. Since the color of the slat members is made to be different from other colors, it is possible to transport powder and granular materials as well as cardboard boxes, and it is also possible to easily know the position of the front panel when loading cardboard boxes. This eliminates the need for leftover cargo or wasted space, which is the case with conventional methods, and increases transportation efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A, FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the conveyor body, and FIG. 4 is another embodiment. (1) is the van body, (2) is the vehicle body, (9) is the chain, (12) is the conveyor body, (13) is the front panel, (14) is the hard slab member, (15) is the soft slat member, (19) ) are colored. Applicant Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. Figure 4

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) An endless chain is provided in the front and rear direction in the van body mounted on the vehicle body, and the chain has ends that are made into a single piece by continuously connecting a plurality of slat members and are bendable. a conveyor body having a shape of a shape is attached, a front panel is erected at the front part of the conveyor body, at least one slat member at the rear of the conveyor body is made different in color from other slat members, and the front panel is attached to the frontmost part of the conveyor body. A cargo handling device for a van-type vehicle, characterized in that a change in color indicates that the vehicle is approaching a location. (2) The cargo handling device for a van-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor main body is formed by alternately connecting hard slat members and soft slat members. (3) The cargo handling device for a van-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor body is formed by continuously connecting hard slat members. (4) A cargo handling device for a van-type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the soft slat members have different colors. (5) A cargo handling device for a van-type vehicle according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the hard slat members have different colors.