JPS63255140A - Sliding re-loading device for container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To collect and distribute containers in simple ways at a low cost without requiring complicated equipment and a large quantity of manual labor by pulling the containers through a cable by a motor-driven which and delivering the containers between a plurality of vehicles. CONSTITUTION:When a container 1 loaded on a small-sized truck 3 is reloaded onto a large-sized truck 4, each guide groove 5 of the both trucks 3 and 4 is allowed to coincide. Then, a winch 8a is operated and a cable 7a is loosened to separate from the rear edge 6b of the container 1, and after the cable 7a and the cable 17 of the large-sized truck 4 are connected in a connection part 18, the top edge of the cable 17 is connected with the rear edge 6b of the container 1. Then, a fixing device F of the small-sized truck 3 is released, and the winch 8a is wound up and rewound at the same time. When the rear edge of the container 1 contacts the stopper 10 of the large-sized truck 4, the container 1 and a load carrying platform 4a are automatically connected by the fixing device F.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention is a sliding container transloading device, and more specifically, a device for easily transloading containers between two vehicles without requiring manpower or cargo handling equipment. This invention relates to a sliding container transshipment device that allows for container sliding.

(Prior art) Generally, when shipping local agricultural and fishery products or processed foods to a large city, for example, when shipping dairy products manufactured at a local factory to a store in Obe City, the following method is used: is taken.

In other words, dairy products are stored in refrigerated containers that can be operated while refrigerated, and multiple containers are loaded onto large trucks and sent to distribution centers in large cities, where they are loaded onto one small delivery truck using a crane, etc. After transferring the containers one by one, they were delivered to wholesalers, supermarkets, etc.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) This method requires a large number of workers and cargo handling equipment when transferring a container between a large truck and a small truck. The major drawbacks were that there was a lot of wasted time, such as long waiting times, and that transshipment costs accounted for a large proportion of distribution costs.

In order to eliminate these drawbacks, the inventor of the present invention has already proposed a container loading truck that can easily transfer containers between large trucks and small trucks without requiring cargo handling equipment or much manpower. are doing.

However, if this container loading truck is used, although the above-mentioned drawbacks can be solved, there are other problems such as requiring equipment such as a hydraulic cylinder and increasing the cost of renovating the trunk.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sliding container transshipment device that allows containers to be easily collected and delivered at low cost without requiring labor or expensive equipment.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A container slide transshipment device according to the present invention is a container slide transshipment device that transloads a container while sliding it between a first vehicle and a second vehicle. an upper slide guide member provided;
a first lower guide member provided on the upper surface of the loading platform of the first vehicle and loosely fitted with the upper slide guide member; and a first lower guide member provided on the upper surface of the loading platform of the second vehicle and loosely fitted with the upper slide guide member. 2, and a slide drive mechanism that is provided on the first or second vehicle and pulls the cable connecting the container while guiding it with the guide member, and the container is delivered while sliding. It is configured as follows.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the container slide transshipment device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment will be explained using an example in which the first vehicle is a large truck and the second vehicle is a small truck.

In the present invention, a large truck capable of carrying multiple dedicated containers (hereinafter referred to as containers) is used as a transport vehicle for long-distance transportation between local factories and urban distribution centers, etc. For short-distance deliveries to and from stores, a small truck carrying one container is used as a delivery vehicle. Then, at the distribution center, the containers are transferred one by one from a large truck to multiple small trucks for delivery, and the empty containers are transferred from the small trucks that have completed delivery to large trucks, as in the past. Significant improvements have been made to the handling of containers at the time of delivery.

FIGS. 1 to 3 are explanatory diagrams showing a state in which a small truck serving as a delivery vehicle and a large truck serving as a transport vehicle are connected, and a container loaded on the small truck is transferred to the large truck.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an aluminum container, which has a heat-insulating structure so that dairy products and the like that require refrigeration can be stored therein and transported in a cold state. A pair of sled-shaped legs 2, 2 which are parallel to the longitudinal direction and have a constant width are provided on the bottom of the container 1, and are compatible with guides 1Jls and 5 on the loading platform of a small truck 3 or a large truck 4. It is supposed to be done. Further, connecting portions 5a and 5 are provided at the lower portions of the front and rear surfaces of the container 1, respectively, for connecting cables for towing the container.
It has b.

The small truck 3 for delivering the container 1 is a flat body vehicle made of steel, and the loading platform 3a has a pair of guides for connecting the vehicle body to the loading platform 4a of the large truck 4 at right angles to slide the container 1. Grooves 5.5 are provided.

The pair of guides a5 and 5 are provided in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the loading platform 3a so as to correspond to the pair of sleds 2 and 2 of the container, and the width of this groove 5 is slightly wider than the width of the sled 2. The depth of the sled 5 is about half the height of the sled 2. A pair of electric winches are equipped with traction cables 7a and 7b for sliding the sleds 2 and 2 using the guide grooves 5 and 5 as tracks and transferring the container l to and from the large truck 4. 8a and 8b are provided on the cab back 9 in front of the loading platform 3a. This electric winch is driven by a 24V DC power source.

The electric winches 8a, 8b are provided with a remote control switch and an overload prevention device (not shown) to move and stop the container and prevent excessive speed from being applied.

Further, a container stopper 10 is provided at the front end of the loading platform 3a to prevent the container l from colliding with the winches 8a, 8b and the cab bag 9.

Furthermore, in order to fix the container 1, a fixing device F as shown in FIG.
It is installed to connect the containers to prevent containers from falling due to vibrations during transportation.

That is, in the container, a short and short airfoil plate 11 and a short ski-shaped plate 12 whose front part is curved upward protrude from the front lower part of the left side and the rear lower part of the right side with respect to the sliding direction. A certain distance is placed between the plates 11 and 12 in the horizontal and vertical directions. Further, a hole 12a is provided in the center of this plate material 12. On the other hand, connecting members 13.14 are provided on the front left side and rear right side of the upper surface of the loading platform 3a of the small trunk 3 at positions corresponding to the plate members 11.12 when the container 1 is mounted.

The connecting member 13 is fixed on the loading platform 3a, and has an inverted U-shaped cross section in the direction parallel to the direction of the truck, and prevents the container from floating during transportation by inserting the wing-shaped plate member 11 into the recess. can do. Further, the member 14 is a cylindrical member vertically projected above the loading platform, and is inserted into the hole 12a of the plate 12 of the container l to prevent the container from moving in the front-back direction. This cylindrical member 14 is elastically supported by a spring (not shown) provided at the bottom of the platform floor.
When the container 1 slides forward on the guide grooves 5, the head is held down by the tip of the ski-shaped plate 12 and is connected to the hole 12a.

Further, by loosening the fixing device support section at the bottom of the loading platform, the connection between the container 1 and the loading platform 3a is released.

In addition, contact rubber 15 is provided on the loading platform 3a1 and the end of the small truck 3 in order to reduce the shock of contact when connecting with the loading platform 4a of the large truck 4.

Similar to the loading platform 3a of the small truck 3, guide grooves 5 are provided on the floor surface of the loading platform 4a of the large truck 4 which is connected to the small truck 3 to deliver the container 1 thereto. A large truck 4 carries multiple containers 1...
1 is loaded, a pair of guide grooves 5, 5 are provided in parallel to the transverse direction of the loading platform for each position where the container cart 1...1 is to be loaded. In addition, corresponding to the guides m5 and 5, each container cart 1...
...Guide rollers 16, 16... for each mounting position of 1.
...16 are provided. This guide roller 16
Then, the cable 17 connected to the rear end 6b of the container 1 is reversed and connected to the cable 7a wrapped around the winch 8a at the connection part 18, and the container 1 is pulled backward by the electric winch 8a. can be moved to.

Also, on the loading platform 4a of this large truck, container stoppers 10, 10, .
...10 and fixing members 13.13...13.14
・14...14 are provided.

Regarding the present invention configured in this way, the operation when the container 1 mounted on the small truck 3 is transferred to the large truck 4 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, the small truck 3 approaches the right side of the large truck 4, and the small truck 3 is moved so that the guide grooves 5, 5 of the large truck 4 and the guide grooves 5, 5 of the small truck 3 are aligned. Connect both vehicles while maintaining their position. In this initial state, the electric winch (hereinafter referred to as winch) 8
The cable 7b of the winch 8a is connected to the container 1 at a connecting portion 6a, and the cable 7a of the winch 8a is connected to the rear end connecting portion 6b of the container 1.

Moreover, the container 1 and the loading platform 3a are fixed at two places by the container fixing device FF.

In order to transfer the container 1 to a large truck from this state, the tension on the cable 7a is loosened by operating the winch 8a, and the cable 7a is separated from the rear end 6b of the container 1, and the cable 7a and the large truck 4 are separated from each other. The cable 17 and the connection part 18
and connect the tip of the cable 17 to the rear end 6b of the container l.

Next, the fixing device FF of the small truck 3 is released. Then, the winch 8a is hoisted and the winch 8b is hoisted back simultaneously, and the large truck 4 of the container 1 is
Start moving to. At this time, if the winding speed of the cable 7a is operated to be higher than the unwinding speed of the cable 7b, the cable will not slacken. Winch 8a18 until the rear end of container 1 hits container stopper 10 of large truck 4
When b is operated, the container l and the loading platform 4a are automatically connected by the fixing device F-F on the loading platform 4a of the large truck. Once the joints 18 of 17 are separated, the transshipment is completed. The cable 17 is left attached to the large truck 4.

When transferring the container l from the large trunk 4 to the small truck 3, the same procedure may be followed by operating the winches 8a and 8b in the opposite direction of rotation.

As for the connecting parts 5a and 5b between the container 1 and the cables, as shown in FIGS. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, pulleys 18a and 18b may be separately provided to guide the cable 1as7b.

Note that the sled legs 2, 2 of the container l and the guide grooves 5, 5 of the truck beds 3a, 4a do not necessarily have to be a pair, and may be formed integrally.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, an electric winch is used to tow the container with a rope and the container is transferred between two vehicles, which requires complicated equipment and a lot of equipment. It has the great advantage of being able to easily collect and deliver containers at low cost without requiring any manpower.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the sliding container transloading device according to the present invention, in which a small truck carrying a container is connected to a large truck, where (A) is the side surface of the container, and (B) is the back surface of the container. , FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the container is being moved, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the container has been reloaded, FIG. 4 (A) is a perspective view of the container fixing device, and (B ) is an explanatory diagram showing the coupled state of the fixing device, (C) is a plan view of the container showing the position of the fixing device, and FIG. 5 shows the warped portion of the container. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the guide roller portion, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the state around the winch. l... Container 2... Sled 3...
・Small truck 4...Large truck 5...
・Guide groove 6...Joining part 7 a, 7
b, 17 = Cables 8a, 8b...Electric winch 11.12.13.14...Fixing device 16...Guide roller

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a container slide transfer device that transfers a container while sliding the container between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, an upper slide guide member provided on the lower surface of the container and an upper slide guide member provided on the upper surface of the loading platform of the first vehicle are provided. a first lower guide member that is loosely fitted to the upper slide guide member; a second lower guide member that is provided on the upper surface of the loading platform of the second vehicle and that is loosely fit to the upper slide guide member; Alternatively, the container is configured to include a slide drive mechanism that is installed on a second vehicle and pulls a cable connecting the container while guiding it with a guide member, and is configured to deliver and deliver the container while sliding the container. Slide transloading device.