US3874538A - Restraint for conveyorized trailers and the like - Google Patents

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US3874538A
US3874538A US456307A US45630774A US3874538A US 3874538 A US3874538 A US 3874538A US 456307 A US456307 A US 456307A US 45630774 A US45630774 A US 45630774A US 3874538 A US3874538 A US 3874538A
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Eugene S Kessler
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/52—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using rollers in the load-transporting element

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  • ABSTRACT (Zll Appl. No.: 456,307
  • a vehicle-mounted roller conveyor has three parallel sets of rollers with two aisles therebetween.
  • a restraining member in each aisle movable laterally and downg? i ZMISM 2936/35 2 wardly is biased to a raised position in which it is inl B" F p 1/6 terengageable with the side of a container which over- [58] earch 296/35 A lies only two of the sets of rollers. If a container completely overlies the aisle itself.
  • an inclined actuating [56] References cued shoe engageable by the container moves the restrain- UNI STATES PATENTS ing members out of the way.
  • the present invention has a its object to pro ⁇ ide improved restraining apparatus which cl'l'ccth el iestrains containers which occupy less than the full width of the con- ⁇ eyor sy stem. but which is automatically moved to a non-interfering position by a container ot'grcater width or which must occupy the same area as the restraining apparatus itsell'.
  • Related ohjects are to pro ⁇ ide restrainmg means of the indicated character which is simple. rugged and positive in operation. compact. light in weight and low in cost.
  • FIG. I is a perspective view ol a eomcyorircd semi trailer with cargo containers thereon and typit'ying an emironment in which the invention is adapted to he used.
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view on a larger scale showing the improved restraining means and adjacent portions of the ⁇ ehicle and conveyor system;
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional elevation-a] view taken substan tially as indicated by the line lll' lll in FIG. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows. showing the improved restraining means as viewed from the rear and in raised position. also fragmentarily showing a portion of a cargo container restrained thereby;
  • FIG. 4 is a view taken on the same line showing the restraining unit in retracted position
  • FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.
  • semi-trailer has a tlat bed containing three parallel lines ot'convcyor rollers. generally designated ll. l2 and I3.
  • the rollers l5 may be of conventional construction and are freely journaled in suitable longitudinal frame rails as l6. l7. 18 of the vehicle.
  • the three lines of conveyor rollers are spaced apart to provide two longitudinal aisles 24. therehe' tween. As shown in FIG. 2 the aisles may he provided with walkway gratings as 27 and similar gratings may of course he installed between the rollers. if desired.
  • the aisles accommodate conveyor chain 30 and hook-like components (not shown) attached thereto for moving cargo along the rollers.
  • actuating means form no part ot'thc present invention and the details thereof need not he considered herein.
  • Containers pallet and the like with which this .i pa ratus i intended to he used are provided with laterally extending hottom flanges. one of which is shown at 33 in FIG. 3. and such cargo containers. pallets and the like are constructed in trans ⁇ crse dimensions which are standardized to the e ⁇ tent that they are either appro ⁇ i mately two-thirds the width of the vehicle. or the full width of the vehicle.
  • guard rails 34. 35 Carried by each of the longitudinal side rails l6. ll of the vehicle are guard rails 34. 35 which pre ⁇ ent lateral movement ol cargo members off of the bed. l'he guard rails 34. 35 are carried by posts 36 w eldcd to the side frame rails. The posts have inturned top hook portions 38 adapted to overengagc the llanges 33 ot' the cargo members.
  • Containers and the like which are of less than the full width. such a the container 40 shown in FIG. I. are always placed in engagement with one or the other of the side rails 34. 35. so that top hook portions 38 meren gage the bottom t'lange along the outer side. and at such time the other end of the base of the staiulardi/ed partwidth container merlies the farther aisle (aisle 25. as
  • each assembly includes a hook-like restraining member 42 hi ased upwardly and inwardly. toward the opposite aisle. in such manner that the container bottom flange far thest from the side rail which the container abuts will slide under the restraining hook 42 as the container is moved along the conveyor system. and will be restrained thereby when the container is at rest.
  • the restraining hook 42 is pivoted on a longitudinally extending pin 44.
  • An arm 45 fixed with respect to the hook 42 is urged by a tension spring 46 in a direction to rock the hook upwardly and inwardly. the farther end of the spring 46 being engaged in an abutment portion 48 carried hy the frame 52 of the restraining mechanism.
  • the pin 44 is mounted in the side walls of the restraining mechanism frame 52. which is L -shaped when viewed in plan. as in FIG. 5.
  • the frame 52 carries at a position spaced laterally from pin 44 a second pivot pin 54 serving as a pi ⁇ otal mounting for a shoe assembly generally designated 55 having top tapered portions generally designated 50. 5
  • the tapered portions include top sloping surfaces 56 57. which incline downwardly from the central portion of the shoe. and front sloping surfaces 58. 59. which incline laterally away from the eenterline of the vehicle as they diverge from the central portion of the shoe.
  • the shoe assembly has a centrally relieved area 60 to provide clearance for the restraining hook 42. arm 45 and related parts. the relieved area being bridged by a bar 62 fast in the two end portions 56.
  • a partavidth container such as the container 40 is so placed on the trailer bed that it closely abuts one of the rails 34. 35 (left rail 34 when oriented as shown i. It then completely o ⁇ erlies one aisle (left aisle 24. a shown), As it rides toward tltc front or rear of the trailer. the bottom of the container engages the sloping shoe portions 56 and 57 of the restraining mechanisms contained in aisle 24. thereby automatically mov ing the restraining books 42 thereof downwardly out of the way into the well area 65 in which the restraining assemblies are installed. The end of the base portion of the container 40 which is over the aisle 25. however.
  • the flange will be oyerlaitl by at least one of the hooks 42. while its opposite outer flange will also he o erengaged by one of the holding portions 38.
  • the container is positioned too far from the side of the ⁇ ehiele to properly underengage the books 42.
  • the front sloping surfaces 58 or 5 will cam the container into proper alignment.
  • the container When the shoe and hook parts are in raised position to confine a part-width container. the container is confined against lateral displacement by the outer rail as 34 along its outer side. and by the integral nose wall portions 66. 68 ofthe central area of the shoe along its other side.
  • a crank arm 72 is provided. fast on a rock shaft 74 which extends to and is operable by a handle 75 at the side of the vehicle. the crank arm being connected to the shoe 55 by a tension member 76 such as a link. cable or chain. and the parts being arranged so that rotation of the handle pulls the shoe down against its biasing spring 46. thereby also retracting hook 42.
  • the rock shaft ntay as shown extend transversely of the ⁇ ehicle through frame members as I6. 17 in which it is journaled. and from the former of which it projects to the exterior where it carries the handle 75 at a convcnient location beside the vehicle.
  • the shaft and crank arm 72 are positioned and proportioned so that the free end of the arm lies under the shoe. to which it is connected by the tension member 76. which is illustrated as a cable.
  • release means may be provided for each shoe. a release for only one shoe in each aisle will often be all that is desired. if it is practical simply to move the containers to the manually releasable unit when lifting off is required.
  • the rock shaft may also extend entirely across the vehicle and be similarly connected to aligned shoes in both aisles.
  • a protectne shield 70 is pioudetl in the well as to pre ⁇ cnt interference bctw ecu any ol the parts. such as the con eyor chain mechanism 30. and the re training mechanism.
  • a con eyoriled ⁇ ehiclc ha a conveyor sys tem thereon along which cargo members of different widths are movable.
  • cargo restraining means carried by the which: in areas between spaced elements of the con ⁇ eyor system and spaced from both sides of such sy stem.
  • said restraining means including a restraining element movable between a raised holding position in which it projects above the top plane of the conveyor system and a depressed position below such plane. means biasing said element to the raised position. and an actuating shoe for the restraining element engage able by a cargo member which extends laterally thereover in bridging relation thereto while resting on the conveyor. to move the restraining means down to the retracted position. and whereby at other times said element is raised and is thereby effective to extend upwardly beside and restrain a cargo member which lies to one side of such bridging position.
  • Cargo restraining means as defined in claim i wherein the restraining element is movable laterally as Well as upwardly and is effccti e to restrain unwanted vertical movement of a cargo member lying to one side thereof. and laterally facing abutment portions carried by the shoe for restraining unwanted lateral movement of such a cargo member.
  • each of said restraining means including a restraining element mo ⁇ ahle between a raised holding position in which it projects above the top plane of the conretor portions and a depressed position helou such plane. and an actuating shoe for each such restraining element engageahle by a cargo incinher which is resting upon two or more of the conveyor portions in bridging relation to the intermediate aisle. to mow said restraining means in such intermediate aisle to the retracted position.
  • Cargo restraining means as defined in claim 8 including a suhframe assemhl secured to the vehicle and defining said frame.
  • the hiasing means also being carried by said frame.
  • the means connecting the shoe to the hook-like memher comprising an arm attached to the shoe and directly engaging the interior of the hooklike memher.
  • the shoe having eammahle surfaces inclined do ⁇ n ⁇ 'ardl from a central portion thereof. the shoe when in the raised position hating its central portion ahore such plane and the eammahle surfaces heing inclined do ⁇ 'n ⁇ 'ardl therefrom in opposite directions longitudinall of the conveyor portions.
  • Cargo restraining means as defined in claim I including means for moving the shoe and restraining element do ⁇ 'n ⁇ 'ardl to depressed position comprising an actuator therefore carried hy the vehicle at a position remote front the cargo restraining means.
  • (at-go restraining means as defined h claim 9 including means for moving the shoe and restraining element downnardl) to depressed position comprising an actuator therefore carried h the ⁇ ehicle at a position remote from the cargo rc training means.

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