TWM652666U - Distributed trolley equipment for car body transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

A distributed trolley equipment for car body transportation includes two guide rails, four trolleys and four supporting frames. The two guide rails are arranged parallel to each other; two of the four trolleys are arranged on one of the guide rails, and the other two of the four trolleys are arranged on the other guide rail. The two trolleys corresponding to each guide rail are connected to each other by connecting rods. The trolley includes a base and a plurality of wheels. The base includes at least a first positioning part. The plurality of wheels are pivoted on the base and roll on one of the guide rails; the four support frames are respectively detachably attached to one of the four trolleys. Furthermore, each support frame includes a support base and a support block. The support base includes a supporting portion and a second positioning portion. The second positioning portion is connected to at least one first positioning portion of the base of one of the four trolleys. The support block It is arranged on the support base and extends upward to form a support part.

Description

Distributed trolley equipment for car body transportation

The present invention relates to the technical field of vehicle body transportation, and in particular, to a decentralized trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation that can improve the convenience of use, reduce investment costs, and improve operating efficiency.

For example, in the production process of vehicles (eg, box trucks, trucks, cars, etc.), the vehicle body (eg, frame) must be moved between different production lines in the factory.

Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of a conventional vehicle body transporting state in use. As shown in Figure 1, in the traditional practice, the car body 91 is placed on a large trolley 92, and the trolley 92 carries the car body 91 to move.

However, the conventional trolley 92 is relatively large and occupies a large space in the production line, which relatively hinders the planning of the production line and the flow of operations.

Furthermore, due to the shape of the car body 91, in production lines that need to support the car body 91, such as the chassis production line, an additional car body transfer equipment needs to be used, which relatively increases the equipment investment cost and the production line. Work efficiency is reduced.

In order to solve the above-mentioned various problems caused by the conventional vehicle body transportation and movement, the present invention proposes a distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation, which includes two guide rails, four trolleys and four support frames. Wherein, the two guide rails are arranged parallel to each other; two of the four trolleys are arranged on one of the two guide rails, the other two of the four trolleys are arranged on the other of the two guide rails, and each of the two guide rails The two correspondingly arranged carts are connected to each other by connecting rods. Each of the four carts includes a base and a plurality of wheels, wherein the base includes at least a first positioning portion, and the plurality of wheels are pivoted on The base rolls on one of the two guide rails; the four support frames are detachably attached to one of the four trolleys, and each of the four support frames includes a support base and a support block, wherein The support base includes a supporting portion and a second positioning portion. The second positioning portion is connected to the at least one first positioning portion of the base of one of the four trolleys. The support block is provided on the support base and Extend upward to form a support portion.

As mentioned above, four trolleys in a distributed configuration can be used to transport and move the car body. When the car body needs to be propped up, such as the car body chassis production line in a factory, only the detachable ground attachments are needed. The support frame connected to the trolley can be used to hold it up. There is no need to set up additional vehicle body transfer equipment as in the traditional method. Furthermore, compared with traditional ones, the four distributed trolleys are smaller and lighter, and the space occupied (for example, in a production line) can be relatively minimized. In other words, through the above structural design, the convenience of use can be improved, the investment cost can be reduced, and the operating efficiency can be improved.

Without limitation, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned at least one first positioning part is a positioning hole, and the second positioning part is a positioning pin and is inserted into and joined to the positioning hole.

Without limitation, in some implementations, the number of the above-mentioned at least one first positioning portion is two.

In some non-limiting embodiments, the above-mentioned support portion has an L-shaped cross-section.

Without limitation, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned support portion has a concave cross-section.

Without limitation, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned supporting portion is a supporting hole.

Without limitation, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned connecting rod is a telescopic connecting rod.

Without limitation, in some implementations, each of the above-mentioned two guide rails includes a left side guide rail and a right side guide rail, and the plurality of wheels of each of the four vehicles includes at least one left side wheel and at least one right side wheel, The at least one left wheel rolls on the left guide rail, and the at least one right wheel rolls on the right guide rail.

Without limitation, in some implementations, the base of each of the above-mentioned four vehicles is provided with a plurality of handles.

Without limitation, in some embodiments, at least one of the four vehicles mentioned above further includes a braking member attached to the base and including a brake pedal and a brake column coupled to each other.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described below. Those with ordinary knowledge in the field can understand that the present invention may have potential uses in view of the following teachings. Many modifications and changes. Therefore, it is to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.

Please refer to Figure 2, Figure 3A and Figure 3B at the same time. For example, in a factory that produces vehicles, such as the production of trucks 5, due to various assembly operation requirements, the body 51 (such as the frame) of the truck 5 must be placed on different production lines. At this time, using the distributed trolley equipment 1 for vehicle body transportation described in detail below, the user 6 can easily carry out the transportation and movement operation of the vehicle body 51.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which shows a distributed trolley equipment 1 for vehicle body transportation including two guide rails 2 , four trolleys 3 and four support frames 4 . It should be noted that the two guide rails 2 are only partially shown in FIG. 4 for ease of explanation. In actual factory applications, the two guide rails 2 may have a longer length, for example, depending on the distance between different production lines.

As can be seen from Figure 4, the two guide rails 2 are arranged parallel to each other, two of the four trolleys 3 are arranged on one of the two guide rails 2, and the other two of the four trolleys 3 are arranged on the other of the two guide rails 2. That is to say, Each guide rail 2 is provided with two trolleys 3, and the two trolleys 3 corresponding to each of the two guide rails 2 are connected to each other by connecting rods 30.

Please refer to Figures 4 to 6 at the same time. Each of the four vehicles 3 includes a base 31 and a plurality of wheels 32. The base 31 includes at least a first positioning portion 311, and the plurality of wheels 32 are pivoted on the base 31. And rolls on one of the two guide rails 2, and the above-mentioned connecting rod 30 is connected to the base 31 of the trolley 3 in this example.

In addition, each of the four support frames 4 is detachably attached to one of the four carts 3 respectively, that is, each cart 3 has one detachably attached support frame 4 respectively. Furthermore, each of the four support frames 4 includes a support base 41 and a support block 42. The support base 41 includes a supporting portion 412 and a second positioning portion 411. The second positioning portion 411 is connected to one of the four trolleys 3. In the at least one first positioning portion 311 of the base 31, the support block 42 is disposed on the support base 41 and extends upward to form a support portion 421.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 4 at the same time. When the body 51 of the mobile truck 5 is to be transported, the body 51 is placed on four trolleys 3 in a distributed configuration and is supported by the support portion of the support frame 4 of each trolley 3. 421 to support, and then the plurality of wheels 32 of the trolley 3 make the trolley 3 and the vehicle body 51 supported by it roll on the guide rail 2, thereby achieving the purpose of transporting the mobile vehicle body 51.

Please refer to Figure 7, and please refer to Figures 2 to 4 at the same time. When the vehicle body 51 of the truck 5 is transported to, for example, a chassis production line by the above-mentioned distributed trolley equipment 1 for transporting the vehicle body, it is necessary for the chassis operation. The vehicle body 51 is propped up. At this time, the telescopic arm 7 can be used to cooperate with the resisting portion 412 of the support seat 41 of the support frame 4 to lift the support frame 4 away from the trolley 3 and thereby prop up the vehicle body 51 .

In this embodiment, the supporting portion 412 of the supporting base 41 of the supporting frame 4 is a supporting hole, and the telescopic arm 7 is inserted into the supporting hole to support the supporting frame 4 and the vehicle body 51 it supports. However, the supporting portion 412 can also be designed with other structures and is not limited to the aforementioned supporting hole. For example, the supporting portion 412 can be a supporting flange (block), and the telescopic arm 7 (or clamping arm) abuts (or Clamp) the supporting flange (block) and thereby support the support frame 4 and the vehicle body 51 it supports.

As mentioned above, the four trolleys 3 of the distributed trolley equipment 1 for vehicle body transportation are in a decentralized configuration. Compared with the traditional method, the trolley 3 can be smaller and lighter, and the space occupied by the trolley 3 can be relatively reduced. It is reduced to a minimum, so it will not have any impact on the planning of the production line and/or the flow of operations. In addition, when the vehicle body 51 needs to be propped up, such as the above-mentioned chassis production line, the support frame 4 can be propped up and detached from the trolley 3 simply by using the supporting portion 412 of the support base 41 of the support frame 4. Therefore, When the vehicle body 51 is propped up, there is no need to set up additional vehicle body transfer equipment as in the traditional method. Therefore, the above-mentioned distributed trolley equipment 1 for vehicle body transportation can improve the convenience of use, reduce investment costs, and improve operating efficiency.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 4 at the same time. The connecting rod 30 used to connect the two carriages 3 can ensure that the relative distance between the front and rear carriages 3 is fixed, thereby preventing the carriage 51 from falling during transportation. For example, without the connecting rod 30 , the vehicle body 51 may fall due to the change in the relative distance between the trolleys 3 below during transportation. For example, the trolley 3 in the front moves faster and the trolley 3 in the rear moves faster. The movement is slower, thus increasing the relative distance between the two vehicles 3.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned connecting rod 30 is a telescopic connecting rod. Using the telescopic design, the length of the connecting rod 30 can be adjusted, and accordingly the relative distance between the two trucks 3 can be adjusted. For example, different vehicle types (such as the van of the second preferred embodiment shown in Figure 9) may have different vehicle body structures, such as longer or shorter vehicle bodies, so they can be adjusted The length of the telescopic link allows the trolley 3 to have different relative distances to match different vehicle body structures.

Please refer to Figures 3A, 3B and 4 at the same time. In this embodiment, the support block 42 of the support frame 4 of the trolley 3 located in front of the guide rail 2 has an L-shaped cross-section of the support portion 421 (as shown in Figures 3A and 4 4), the support section 421 of the support block 42 of the support frame 4 of the trolley 3 located behind the guide rail 2 is concave (as shown in Figures 3B and 4), that is to say, the support block 4 of the support frame 4 42 The cross-sectional shape of the supporting portion 421 can be changed according to the body structure of different vehicle types. For example, the front of the body 51 of the truck 5 has a long strip bracket 511, so it is suitable to be supported by the support part 421 of L-shaped section, and the rear of the body 51 has a triangular bracket 512, so it is suitable to be supported by a concave section. It is supported by the supporting part 421 of the surface.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 to 6 simultaneously. In this embodiment, the number of at least one first positioning portion 311 of the base 31 of the trolley 3 located at the front and the number of at least one first positioning portion 311 of the base 31 of the trolley 3 located at the rear are determined. The number of positioning parts 311 is two, of course, the number of at least one first positioning part 311 of the base 31 of the trolley 3 located in the front and/or the number of at least one first positioning part 311 of the base 31 of the trolley 3 located in the rear It can also be one, three, four or other numbers. The purpose is also to be able to adapt to the different body structures that different vehicle types may have. For example, some vehicle types have wider bodies, and some vehicle types have wider bodies. Narrow, etc., at this time, the second positioning part 411 of the support frame 4 can be connected to the first positioning part 311 at different positions as needed. For example, in order to match the structure of the body 51 of the truck 5, the support frame 4 of the trolley 3 located in the front is connected to the first positioning portion 311 (as shown in Figure 4) on the outside of the base 31 of the trolley 3, located at The support frame 4 of the rear trolley 3 is connected to the first positioning portion 311 on the inner side of the base 31 of the trolley 3 (as shown in FIG. 4 ).

Similarly, if the number of the first positioning portions 311 of the base 31 of the trolley 3 is plural, their arrangement can also adopt different configurations to match the different body structures of different vehicle types, such as horizontal or vertical or diagonal. Arranged in equidistant or unequal intervals, arranged in a triangle, etc.

In addition, in this embodiment, the first positioning part 311 of the base 31 of the trolley 3 is a positioning hole, and the second positioning part 411 of the support base 41 of the support frame 4 is a positioning pin, and the positioning pin is inserted into and engaged with the positioning hole, so that The support frame 4 is detachably attached to the trolley 3 . Of course, the opposite design can also be used, that is, the first positioning part 311 can be a positioning pin, and the second positioning part 411 can be a positioning hole; or other positioning structures can also be used, such as a mutually matching groove and bump structure, etc. .

Please refer to Figure 4 again. In this embodiment, each of the two guide rails 2 includes a left guide rail 21 and a right guide rail 22, and the plurality of wheels 32 of each of the four vehicles 3 includes two left wheels 321 and two right wheels 322. , the two left wheels 321 roll on the left guide rail 21, and the two right wheels 322 roll on the right guide rail 22. Thereby, the rolling stability of the trolley 3 on the slide rail 2 can be increased. The number of the aforementioned left wheels 321 and right wheels 322 is not limited, and can be one, three or more.

In addition, in this embodiment, the base 31 of each of the four vehicles 3 is provided with a plurality of handles 312 . Thereby, the trolley 3 can be conveniently moved by manpower or a machine such as a robot arm, such as a maintenance trolley 3 .

In order to allow the trolley 3 to roll to a certain point on the track 2 and then position it at this fixed point, for example, when the trolley 3 is used to transport the vehicle body 51 to the chassis production line as shown in Figure 7, the telescopic arm 7 is used to support the support frame 4 for convenience. , the trolley 3 must be fixed at a fixed point. At this time, as shown in Figure 4, at least one of the four trolleys 3 (in this embodiment, the trolley 3 located at the rear) further includes a braking member 33, which is attached to The base 31 also includes a brake pedal 331 and a brake column 332 that are coupled to each other. Accordingly, when the trolley 3 moves to a fixed point, the user 6 (please refer to Figure 2) can step on the brake pedal 331, and the brake column 332 will be pressed against the brake pedal 331. It presses against the track 2 so that the trolley 3 will not move.

Please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9 at the same time, which shows a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, its main structures are the same as those of the first preferred embodiment mentioned above. The only difference is that this embodiment takes the body 81 of the box-type car 8 as an example, and in order to match the body of the box-type car 8 81 structure, the cross-sections of the support portions 421 of the support blocks 42 of the support frame 4 are all L-shaped, and the support portion 421 at the rear can have L-shaped cross-sections with different shapes from the support portion 421 at the front, as shown in Figure 8 The support portion 421 shown at the rear can have L-shaped walls of different lengths and can be further formed with grooves to match the structure of the body 81 of the box-type car 8 (for example, the body 81 of the box-type car 8 has a matching groove. protruding rod (not shown in the figure)), and the four supporting frames 4 are respectively connected to the first positioning portion 311 on the outside of the base 31 of the trolley 3 . Similarly, the connecting rod 30 used to connect the two vehicles 3 can be a telescopic link and its length can be adjusted as needed to adjust the relative distance between the two vehicles 3 .

In addition, although the above-mentioned distributed trolley equipment 1 for car body transportation is used as an example of transportation between production lines in a factory in this article, it can also be applied to different situations, such as maintenance plants that need to transport between different fixed points. When moving the car body.

In addition, the above directional terms "front (side)", "rear (side)", "left (side)" and "right (side)" are based on the vehicle shown in the drawing. The front of the vehicle is the front, and the remaining Analogy.

1: Distributed trolley equipment for car body transportation

2: Guide rail

21:Left rail

22:Right rail

3: Trolley

30: Connecting rod

31: base

311: First positioning part

312: handle

32:wheels

321:Left wheel

322:Right wheel

33: Brake components

331:brake pedal

332:brake column

4: Support frame

41: Support base

411:Second Positioning Department

412: Resistance part

42:Support block

421: Support part

5: Truck

51:Car body

511:Long strip bracket

512:Triangular bracket

6:User

7:Telescopic arm

8: Box car

81:Car body

91:Car body

92: Trolley

[Fig. 1] is a schematic diagram of a conventional vehicle body transporting state in use.

[Fig. 2] is one of the schematic diagrams of the use state of the vehicle body transporting movement according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 3A] is the second schematic diagram of the use state of the vehicle body transporting movement according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 3B] is the third schematic diagram of the use state of the vehicle body transporting movement according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 4] is a schematic configuration diagram of the distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 5] is an exploded schematic diagram of the front trolley and the support frame of the distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 6] is an exploded schematic view of the rear trolley and the support frame of the distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 7] is a schematic diagram of the operation of the vehicle body on the chassis according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 8] is a schematic configuration diagram of the distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 9] is a schematic diagram of the use state of the vehicle body transportation and movement according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1: Distributed trolley equipment for car body transportation

2: Guide rail

3: Trolley

4: Support frame

21:Left rail

22:Right rail

30: Connecting rod

31: base

32:wheels

33: Brake components

41: Support base

42:Support block

311:First Positioning Department

312: handle

321:Left wheel

322:Right wheel

331:brake pedal

332:brake column

412: Resistance part

421: Support part

Claims (10)

A kind of distributed trolley equipment for car body transportation, including: Two guide rails are arranged parallel to each other; Four cars, two of the four cars are set on one of the two guide rails, the other two of the four cars are set on the other of the two guide rails, and each of the two guide rails is provided with two corresponding ones. The trolleys are connected to each other by connecting rods. Each of the four trolleys includes: The base includes at least one first positioning portion; and A plurality of wheels are pivoted on the base and roll on one of the two guide rails; and Four support frames are respectively detachably attached to one of the four vehicles. Each of the four support frames includes: The support base includes a supporting portion and a second positioning portion, the second positioning portion is coupled to the at least one first positioning portion of the base of one of the four vehicles; and The support block is arranged on the support base and extends upward to form a support part. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first positioning part is a positioning hole, and the second positioning part is a positioning pin and is inserted into and joined to the positioning hole. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the number of the at least one first positioning part is two. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the cross section of the support part is L-shaped. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the cross section of the support part is concave. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the supporting portion is a supporting hole. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting rod is a telescopic connecting rod. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the two guide rails includes a left guide rail and a right guide rail, and the plurality of wheels of each of the four trolleys includes at least one left wheel. And at least one right wheel, the at least one left wheel rolls on the left guide rail, and the at least one right wheel rolls on the right guide rail. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the base of each of the four trolleys is provided with a plurality of handles. The distributed trolley equipment for vehicle body transportation as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the four trolleys further includes a braking member attached to the base and including brake pedals coupled to each other and Brake pillar.

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