Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J5/00—Doors
  • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
  • B60J5/0497—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides for load transporting vehicles or public transport, e.g. lorries, trucks, buses
  • B60J5/0498—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides for load transporting vehicles or public transport, e.g. lorries, trucks, buses with rigid panels pivoting about a horizontal axis

Definitions

• the invention relates to a side wall for the box body of a truck or a trailer, with an upper and a lower side wall part, which are hinged together at their adjacent longitudinal edges, the upper side wall part at its upper
• Guide rails are slidably guided below the roof of the box body, and wherein the lower side wall part is arranged in the box structure arranged closure rails and is slidably guided and folded under the upper side wall part together with the upper side wall part under the roof of the box body.
• guide elements are arranged on the lower longitudinal edge of the lower side wall part, which can be moved with the aid of screw spindles from the bottom of the box structure in the vertical direction under the roof of the box structure.
• the lower side wall part folds under the upper side wall part, which swivels outwards and upwards, until both side wall parts come together and both
• Box construction are slidably guided. Furthermore, the lower side wall part is arranged in the box structure
• Locking rails slidably guided and foldable under the upper side wall part, so that the upper side wall part can be pushed together with the lower side wall part under the roof of the box structure.
• This known side wall also has the disadvantage that the articulated connections or the guide elements of the side wall parts are subjected to very high mechanical loads when opening and closing, so that these elements often tear off from the longitudinal edges of the side wall parts.
• the object of the invention is therefore to develop a side wall of the type mentioned in such a way that, with a simple design, there is a high level of operational reliability with a long service life and little maintenance and that in addition an easier opening and closing of the side wall is ensured.
• vertical closure rails in which the side wall parts are guided, are connected at their lower end pivotably about a horizontal axis to the box structure and that the side wall parts are connected to such a
• Guide rollers are advantageously rotatably arranged on both sides at the lower edge of the upper side wall part, which are slidably guided in the locking rails.
• the carriages are preferably of such a type with a prestressed spring, gas pressure spring or the like. connected that the upper
• the force of the spring, gas pressure spring or the like greater than the force required to operate the
• Deflection roller or the like Is guided to a drive near the roof of the box body.
• the upper side wall part and the lower side wall part are preferably connected to one another by a rope or the like guided over deflecting rollers such that when the side wall parts are actuated by the cable pull, the lower side wall part is folded up under the upper side wall part.
• the one end of the rope is preferably fastened approximately in the middle of the lower side wall part, the rope is via a deflection roller arranged approximately in the middle of the upper side wall part and via one at the lower edge of the upper part
• the other end of the rope is at one
• the sliding element which is slidably guided in the closure rail up to an upper stop.
• the sliding element is such with a preloaded spring, weight or the like. connected that the rope is held in a tensioned state.
• the drive device for operating the side wall parts has a cable or the like. on, one end of which is fastened near the upper edge of the closure rail, via a deflecting roller in the upper section of the lower side wall part, via a further deflecting roller in the lower section of the upper
• the locking rails can preferably be locked in the closed and in the open position of the side wall parts on the box structure by a locking device.
• a flange is arranged on the lower edge of the lower side wall part, which engages in a courage of the box structure in the closed state of the side wall parts.
• FIG. 1 shows a side wall according to the invention on a box body of a truck in a perspective view
• Fig. 2 shows the closed side wall in longitudinal section with a
• the side wall in longitudinal section and 9 to 11, the side wall in another embodiment of the drive device in different positions in longitudinal section.
• Wach Fig. 1 iat a box body with a floor (3), roof (4) and side walls (5) arranged on a truck (1).
• a side wall (5) consists of an upper side wall part (6) and a lower one
• Guide rails (9) are arranged, in which carriages (10) are slidably guided, which are articulated to the upper longitudinal edge (11) of the upper side wall part (6).
• gas pressure springs (12) are arranged under the roof (4), the front end of their piston rod carries a deflection roller (13) around which a rope (14) is placed, one end of which in the middle of the roof (4) at the point designated (15) and the other end of which is connected to the carriage (10) (Fig. 2).
• the gas pressure springs (12) are biased such that the upper portion of the upper side wall part (6) in the closed state of the side wall abuts a stop (16) of the roof (41 of the box body (2).
• two lateral vertical locking rails (17) are arranged on the box structure, which overlap the side wall parts (6) and (7) at their lateral edges on the outside and in which the side wall parts in the longitudinal direction of the Lock rails are slidably guided.
• the locking rails (17) are at its lower end about a horizontal axis with the bottom (3) of the box body (2) pivotally connected v and at its upper end by a locking device, not shown, lockable with the roof (4) of the box body (2). In the closed state of the side wall (5), they hold over the lateral edges of the side wall parts
• guide rollers (13) are arranged on both sides at the lower edge of the upper side wall part (6), which are slidably guided in the upper section of the closure rails (17).
• a drive device, not shown, with a drive, not shown, is connected to one end of a cable pull (19) (in particular FIG. 4) which has a deflection roller arranged on the box structure (2) near the upper longitudinal edge (11) of the upper side wall part (6) (20) and a guide roller (21) arranged near the guide roller (8) on the upper side wall part (6) and the other end of which is attached to the upper end of the locking rails (17) at the point designated (22) (FIG. 2 and 4).
• the one end of a rope (24) is fastened approximately at the center of the lower side wall part (7) at the point denoted by (23). 6) arranged deflection roller (25) and a further deflection roller (26) (FIG. 3) arranged approximately in the vicinity of the guide roller (18) on the upper side wall part and with its other end on a sliding element (27) (FIG. 3) is attached. 3, the sliding element (27) is displaceably guided in the lower section of the locking rail (17) up to an upper stop (28).
• the sliding element (27) is od or a biased spring, not shown, a weight.
• Rope (24) is always taut.
• Pneumatic cylinder is formed, actuated, so the
• Cable (19) moves in the direction of the arrow designated (31) in Fig. 2.
• the closure rails (17) fold in the direction of the arrows (32) into the position shown in FIG. 4. Since the guide rollers (18) are displaceably guided in the upper side wall part (6), the upper one becomes by the further actuation of the cable (19)
• the lower side wall part (7) is first pushed upwards in the locking rails (17) by pivoting the upper side wall part (6), so that the flange (29) of the lower side wall part (7) except
• Pivoting movement of the upper side wall part (6) is pivoted upwards, as shown in FIG. 5.
• the guidance of the guide rollers (18) in the closure rails (17) has the effect that the angular position of the closure rail is dependent on the opening angle of the upper side wall part (6), so that it is ensured that the closure rails (17) when the side wall parts (6) are lowered. and (7)
• Be the embodiment of the drive device for actuating the side wall parts according to FIGS. 9 to 11 is a cable (40) with one end near the upper edge (22) of the
• the cable (40) is via a deflection roller (41) in the upper section of the lower one

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• 1989
  • 1989-01-21 DE DE19893901797 patent/DE3901797C1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
• 1990
  • 1990-01-10 WO PCT/DE1990/000009 patent/WO1990008050A1/de not_active Ceased
  • 1990-01-10 EP EP19900901556 patent/EP0406384A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 1990-01-19 PT PT9291390A patent/PT92913A/pt not_active Application Discontinuation

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