WO1992010415A1 - Plate-forme mobile permettant de stocker des marchandises et des automobiles - Google Patents

Plate-forme mobile permettant de stocker des marchandises et des automobiles Download PDF

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WO1992010415A1
WO1992010415A1 PCT/US1991/000755 US9100755W WO9210415A1 WO 1992010415 A1 WO1992010415 A1 WO 1992010415A1 US 9100755 W US9100755 W US 9100755W WO 9210415 A1 WO9210415 A1 WO 9210415A1
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platform
chassis
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containers
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Martin David Chance
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Ramp International East Coast U.S.A., Inc.
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Priority to BR919106180A priority Critical patent/BR9106180A/pt
Priority to KR1019920700694A priority patent/KR920702310A/ko
Priority to JP3504918A priority patent/JPH06503535A/ja
Publication of WO1992010415A1 publication Critical patent/WO1992010415A1/fr

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/54—Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying
    • B65D88/542—Ramps forming part of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
    • 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
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/06—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects for carrying vehicles
    • B60P3/08—Multilevel-deck construction carrying vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
    • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
    • B65D2585/686—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles vehicles
    • B65D2585/6867—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles vehicles automobiles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0294—Vehicle bodies

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for readily storing freight and automobiles inside maritime containers.
  • Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the interior of a container equipped with the present invention with the first vehicle loaded and ready to accept the second vehicle.
  • Figure 2 shows a side elevational view of the container shown in figure 1 with four automobiles loaded therein and showing where a forklift engages the platform for raising and lowering it when there are no vehicles in the lower level.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a top view of the container shown in figure 2, without the automobiles, to schematically represent platform used in the preferred embodiment.
  • Figure 4 is a representation of a partial elevational view of one of the vertical inner posts where a corner of the platform is pivotally mounted.
  • Figure 5 illustrates an isometric view of the platform utilized in the present invention and the respective vertical post assemblies for each corner.
  • Figure 6 is an end elevational view, as seen from the entrance to the container, showing two end vehicles secured for transportation.
  • Figure 7 shows a magnified detailed view of the guard rail on floor of the container.
  • Figure 8 is a partial elevational view of the lowered platform ready to admit vehicles for the upper level with the help of the ramp.
  • Figure 9 shows a detail view of the engagement between the ramp and the platform.
  • Figure 10 shows a detailed view, in isometric, of the upper end of the rear post assembly.
  • Figure 11 depicts a partial isometric representation of the lower end of the rear post assembly shown in figure 8.
  • Figure 12 illustrates how taller vehicles can be loaded in a container using the present invention for its maximum volumetric utilization.
  • Figure 13 shows a platform assembly being transported from its storage site to the container where it is going to be utilized.
  • Figure 14 is an end view from inside the container showing the wheel and ski assemblies mounted to the front end of the platform.
  • Figure 15 is a detail view of the mechanism used in the preferred embodiment to transversally fasten the platform assembly in place.
  • Figure 16 is a detail view of the mechanism used in the preferred embodiment to longitudinally fasten the platform assembly in place.
  • Figure 17 shows a top view of the innermost, middle and outermost (entrance to the container) sections of the chassis assembly.
  • FIG. 10 where the present invention is generally referred to with numeral 10, it can be observed that it basically includes platform assembly 20, chassis assembly 25 with vertical supporting front and rear post assemblies 40 and 140 collapsably keeping assemblies 20 and 25 in a spaced apart relationship and locking assemblies 190 associated with each one of said rear post assemblies 140.
  • Platform assembly 20 extends substantially along the entire length of container C which is typically 12 meters in length.
  • Container C has a substantially rectangular floor plan and include a floor, four top frame members, four bottom frame members and four corner container posts.
  • Platform assembly 20 has substantially a rectangular projected shape with two lateral sides 22 and 23 longer than its two end sides 24 and 25, as best seen in figure 5.
  • One of the end sides of platform 20 is denominated inner side 24 and it is pivotally mounted to the upper sections of front post assemblies 40 which are located substantially adjacent to the inner end wall I of container C.
  • the other end side is denominated outer end side 25 of platform assembly 20 and includes pockets 26 that receive the fork member of conventional forklift F. In this manner, outer end side end 26 can be lifted and lowered by forklift F.
  • Once in the desired position it is locked in place on supporting rear post assemblies 140 and locking assemblies 190, which includes locking pin 60 and 61, as best seen in figure 8.
  • plates 48 and 48' are adapted to exert transversal forces against the container's side walls Si and S2, thereby keeping inner side 24 of platform 20 rigidly in place.
  • Plate 48 is mounted to one end of spacer member 50 through threaded shafts 49 and 49' which pass through built-in threaded pieces 43 and 43'. When shafts 49 and 49' are rotated: they cause plates 48 and 48' to move towards or away from side walls Si and S2, as seen in figures 3 and 15.
  • Transversal member 50 is perpendicularly and rigidly mounted to slidable members 52 and 52' which cause elongated member 50 to travel towards and away from member 42 and locked in place through a locking mechanism which includes, in this preferred embodiment, tubular section 59 and pin 57 that is insertable through openings 56 and 58.
  • Members 50 and 50' permit inner post assemblies 40 to be kept at a spaced apart relationship with respect to inner wall I.
  • Figure 5 shows, primarily, platform assembly 20 suspended in a spaced apart relationship with respect to chassis assembly 25, which is partially shown. Also, shown in this figure .are wheel well covers 27 that are hingedly mounted to wheel wells 125 of platform 20 so that the underside of vehicles that are low (Jaguars, Porches, etc.) can not come in contact with platform assembly 20. Also, by closing wheel wells 125 with covers 27, the inventor has been able to accommodate up to six smaller vehicles in a 12 meter container. In the preferred embodiment, wheel well covers 27 are rigidly mounted to platform assembly 20 and in cooperative arrangement to cover wheel wells 125 when lowered. Oil pan 28 is intended to collect any possible leaking oil from a vehicle loaded on the inner end of platform 20 and the same function is intended for spring loaded rolled sheet 29 that includes hook 29' to keep it in distension.
  • Fastening mechanism 70 includes a flexible cord or band 72 preferably made of a nylon material that is passed through a fixed point in platform assembly 20.
  • Ratchet assembly 74 permits the tight adjustment of band 72 forcing vehicle V downward.
  • Front elongated post member 42 extends vertically from lower longitudinal chassis member 21 of chassis assembly 25 to slightly more than one half of the height of roof R with respect to bottom B.
  • the lower end of member 42 is pivotally and perpendicularly secured to structural member 21, as best seen in figure 4; 5 and 17.
  • the upper end 47 of member 42 is pivotally and removable secured platform assembly 20 through upper C-shape plate 51 and removably to pin 53.
  • post member 42 When apparatus 10 is in use, post member 42 is vertically disposed through the action of lower C- shape plate 45 and pins 43.
  • Reinforcing member 19 is designed to counteract any load forces and it is also pivotally mounted to member 21 of chassis assembly 25.
  • chassis assembly 25 includes member 21' that extends longitudinally like member 21 but not the entire length.
  • Member 21' is rigidly mounted to tire guiding member 122 that extends longitudinally the entire length of the container.
  • Spacer member 130 is rigidly mounted to tire guiding member 122, approximately around its center, and co-acts with adjustable space mechanism substantially opposite to member 130.
  • Tire guiding members 122, 124 and 126 insure that vehicle V is parked in the right place while at the same time it provides a structural function to the chassis assembly.
  • Spacer mechanism 140 insures, with member 130, that the chassis assembly 25 does not move around during transportation.
  • Another spacer mechanism 150 mounted to chassis assembly 25 keeps the latter at a predetermined spaced apart relationship with respect to inner wall I.
  • FIG 7 the relative position of a tire of vehicle V loaded on chassis assembly 20 is shown. Also, rear post member 162 is received by rear C-shape member 164 that is, in turn, rigidly mounted to lower longitudinal structural member 21.
  • FIG 8 shows an elevational view of the rear portion of platform assembly 20 in its lowered position and ramp assembly 80 mounted thereon.
  • Rear post assembly 160 includes rear elongated post member 162 that extends vertically from roof R down to bottom surface B of container C. The lowermost end of member 162 rests on plate 41 that in turn rests on bottom surface B, as best seen in figures 6, 7 and 11.
  • the upper end of members 162 include plates 41' that are adjustable along the longitudinal axis of member 162 through rotation of threaded pin 141', as best seen in figures 8 and 10.
  • a portion 145 in member 162 has been reduced in width to facilitate avoiding contact with the exterior mirrors of automobiles that are loaded and unloaded from container C.
  • FIG 9 shows in greater detail the engagement of ramp assembly 80 with platform assembly 20. basically, this engagement is intended to effectively prevent the separation of these two assemblies when the vehicles are loaded and unloaded from platform assembly 20.
  • Hook 174 is rigidly attached to steel wire 175 on one end and the other end of steel wire 175 can be tied to a fixed position, such as shown in figure 10.
  • steel wire 175 can withstand the weight of platform assembly 20, at least temporarily, thereby preventing an accident.
  • a rather l.arge vehicle VL is shown occupying the space of tow vehicles and this is accomplished by leaving platform assembly 20 down. After the vehicles loaded on platform assembly 20 are unloaded, the vehicle on the left on bottom surface B is unloaded after platform assembly 20 is lifted and locked in place.
  • forklift F hauls platform assembly 20 that includes ski member 100 over which the inner end rests.
  • the weight is preferably shared with wheel assemblies 102.
  • Wheel assemblies 102 are removably mounted to the inner end of platform assembly 20 through removable pin members 104 passed through hole 108, as best seen in figure 14.
  • Wheel assemblies 102 include wheel 106 that supports the weight of apparatus 10.

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Abstract

Appareil (10) permettant de charger des marchandises et des automobiles dans des conteneurs maritimes ayant une forme globalement rectangulaire. Des ensembles de support (40) et (140) sont montés verticalement dans le conteneur sur une structure de châssis (25). Une structure de plate-forme (20) est montée pivotante sur les ensembles de support (40) et (140) qui sont les plus proches de l'extrémité suitée les plus à l'intérieur du conteneur (C). Un chariot à fourche (F) ou un autre système de levage est utilisé pour monter et descendre l'autre extrémité de la plate-forme (20), et des dispositifs de blocage sont utilisés pour maintenir en place la plate-forme (20), suivant un angle prédéterminé par rapport au plan de la structure de châssis (22) et au plancher du contenu (C). Des ensembles de support avant (40) sont montés de manière à pouvoir se replier de sorte qu'on peut stocker l'appareil tout entier dans un volume efficace. Des éléments à skis (100) et à roues (102) sont montés sous l'avant de la structure de châssis (25) pour faciliter le transport de l'appareil (10) par le chariot à fourche (F).
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BR919106180A BR9106180A (pt) 1990-12-10 1991-02-05 Aparelho para armazenar cargas,e veiculos com rodas,dentro de conteiners
KR1019920700694A KR920702310A (ko) 1990-12-10 1991-02-05 자동차 및 화물을 적재하기 위한 가동 플랫폼
JP3504918A JPH06503535A (ja) 1990-12-10 1991-02-05 貨物と自動車を収納する可動プラットホーム

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