WO2007053897A1 - Conveyor belt cargo carrying and transfering device for vehicles - Google Patents
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- WO2007053897A1 WO2007053897A1 PCT/AU2006/001678 AU2006001678W WO2007053897A1 WO 2007053897 A1 WO2007053897 A1 WO 2007053897A1 AU 2006001678 W AU2006001678 W AU 2006001678W WO 2007053897 A1 WO2007053897 A1 WO 2007053897A1
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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
- B60P1/36—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using endless chains or belts thereon
- B60P1/38—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using endless chains or belts thereon forming the main load-transporting element or part thereof
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- the present invention relates to a cargo carrying device for vehicles.
- BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION Manually loading and unloading cargo to and from vehicles, eg. truck beds, is a time consuming and physically demanding exercise.
- the cargo eg. a box
- the cargo When loading a truck bed, not only must the cargo, eg a box, be lifted onto the truck bed, but it must also be physically moved along the truck bed.
- the cargo when unloading a truck bed, the cargo must first be physically moved to the rear of the truck bed before it can be lifted off the truck bed.
- conveyor devices are often used to assist in loading cargo onto and from truck beds.
- Such conveyor devices are usually fixed or mobile conveyors at the dock which can be arranged to have one end protrude over the truck bed.
- the cargo needs to be physically moved along the truck bed to and from the conveyor.
- such conveyor devices are rarely found outside of commercial loading docks.
- a cargo carrying device for a vehicle said device including: a conveyor belt having a width substantially equal to a width of a cargo carrying area of said vehicle, said conveyor belt having a first end attached to a first roller and a second opposite end attached to a second roller, wherein, upon installation to said vehicle, said first roller is located substantially at a rear end of said vehicle and said second roller is located forward of said first roller substantially at an opposite end of the cargo carrying area of said vehicle, such that at least a portion of said conveyor belt substantially covers said cargo carrying area, wherein selective rotation of said first and/or second roller causes said conveyor belt to move towards or away from said rear end of said vehicle to facilitate loading or unloading of cargo to/from said cargo carrying area at said rear end.
- the present invention advantageously provides embodiments which remove the need to manually move cargo along a cargo carrying area of a vehicle, thereby facilitating ease of loading and unloading cargo to/from the vehicle at any time.
- Fig. 1 is a side view of a vehicle incorporating cargo carrying device
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the vehicle of Fig. 1 ; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view a cargo carrying device.
- Fig. 1 shows a vehicle 10 incorporating a preferred form of the cargo carrying device 12.
- the vehicle 10 shown is a utility vehicle of the type normally having a rear load tray, being the area of the vehicle where cargo is normally carried.
- the normally present rear load tray has been replaced by the cargo carrying device 12, which is installed on the vehicle's rear chassis 14.
- the cargo carrying device 12 takes up substantially the same width as the cargo carrying area of vehicle 10.
- FIG. 3 there is shown the cargo carrying device 12 in isolation.
- the device 12 includes two rollers 16, 18 rotatably mounted within and at opposing ends of a frame 20.
- a conveyor belt 22 is shown extending between the rollers 16, 18.
- the conveyor belt 22 includes a first end securely attached to roller 16 and a second opposing end securely attached to roller 18. It will be appreciated that the belt 22 can be attached to the rollers by any suitable means.
- the conveyor belt has a width extending substantially across the entire width of the frame 20. Ideally, the belt has a minimum length of approximately twice the length of the frame 20.
- the frame 20 is open-topped thereby exposing the surface of the conveyor belt 22 to allow cargo to be placed thereon.
- a number of support members 24 to support the belt 22 when cargo is loaded onto its surface.
- roller 16 when the device 12 is installed on the vehicle 10, roller 16 is located at the rear of the vehicle, where cargo is normally loaded onto and unloaded from the conveyor belt 22. It will be appreciated that by rotating roller 16 clockwise, in relation to the perspective of Fig. 1 , the conveyor belt will wrap around roller 16 and cargo loaded on the surface of the belt 22 will move in the direction of roller 16 towards the rear of the vehicle 10. Similarly, by rotating roller 18 anticlockwise the belt 22 will be caused to move in the opposite direction and, hence, cargo will move away from the rear of the vehicle 10.
- the rollers 16, 18 are adapted to be selectively connected to a motor or the like, such as an electric or hydraulic motor, in order to drive the respective roller and cause the belt to move in the desired direction.
- electric control means such as a control panel
- the rollers could be driven by manual means, for example by providing a handle at the end of the rollers which can be turned by hand. If it is anticipated that the device is to carry fairly light loads, then such manual means may be directly connected to the roller in order to manually rotate the roller.
- the manual means could be connected to the roller by way of a gear mechanism to increase the torque provided to the roller. Either way, the manual force that would need to be exerted would be conceivably less exerting than having to lift and move cargo along the device.
- the conveyor belt 22 By having the conveyor belt 22 extend substantially across the entire width of the device 12, it is ensured that all the cargo loaded onto the device 12 is moved when the belt 22 is moved. It will be appreciated that the conveyor belt should be formed of sufficiently strong and durable material to support practical weights of cargo. Practical tests have found that Kevlar meets the requirements for an ideal material. However, it is anticipated that other materials may be suitable depending upon the intended usage.
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US8999190B2 (en) | 2007-10-12 | 2015-04-07 | Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. De C.V. | Heat transfer compositions |
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GB1155855A (en) * | 1965-07-12 | 1969-06-25 | Antonio Poma Pique | A Truck, Lorry Or Van With Means Facilitating Loading And Unloading |
BE829426A (en) * | 1974-05-31 | 1975-09-15 | SEMI-TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH A MOVING BOTTOM | |
DE3434102A1 (en) * | 1984-09-17 | 1986-03-20 | Robert Erich 5231 Kroppach Schüchen | Vehicle for transporting loads |
GB2191755A (en) * | 1985-12-11 | 1987-12-23 | Teruo Kashihara | A cargo-handling apparatus |
DE3901895A1 (en) * | 1989-01-23 | 1990-07-26 | Kloeckner Paul Gmbh | COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITH REVERSIBLE LOADING FLOOR |
EP0173936B1 (en) * | 1984-09-06 | 1990-10-17 | Fudickar Metall Gmbh | Lorry comprising a loading surface of the conveyor belt type |
SU1622194A1 (en) * | 1989-02-13 | 1991-01-23 | Головное Специализированное Проектно-Конструкторское Технологическое Бюро | Semitrailer |
FR2669869A1 (en) * | 1990-11-29 | 1992-06-05 | Pique Beltra Antonio | Mechanism for continuous loading and unloading in lorries and the like |
US5902090A (en) * | 1996-05-24 | 1999-05-11 | Eta Industries | Cargo handling truck bed |
US6702542B1 (en) * | 2002-02-26 | 2004-03-09 | Premier Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. | Luggage transporter and loader and method therefor |
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GB1155855A (en) * | 1965-07-12 | 1969-06-25 | Antonio Poma Pique | A Truck, Lorry Or Van With Means Facilitating Loading And Unloading |
BE829426A (en) * | 1974-05-31 | 1975-09-15 | SEMI-TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH A MOVING BOTTOM | |
EP0173936B1 (en) * | 1984-09-06 | 1990-10-17 | Fudickar Metall Gmbh | Lorry comprising a loading surface of the conveyor belt type |
DE3434102A1 (en) * | 1984-09-17 | 1986-03-20 | Robert Erich 5231 Kroppach Schüchen | Vehicle for transporting loads |
GB2191755A (en) * | 1985-12-11 | 1987-12-23 | Teruo Kashihara | A cargo-handling apparatus |
DE3901895A1 (en) * | 1989-01-23 | 1990-07-26 | Kloeckner Paul Gmbh | COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITH REVERSIBLE LOADING FLOOR |
SU1622194A1 (en) * | 1989-02-13 | 1991-01-23 | Головное Специализированное Проектно-Конструкторское Технологическое Бюро | Semitrailer |
FR2669869A1 (en) * | 1990-11-29 | 1992-06-05 | Pique Beltra Antonio | Mechanism for continuous loading and unloading in lorries and the like |
US5902090A (en) * | 1996-05-24 | 1999-05-11 | Eta Industries | Cargo handling truck bed |
US6702542B1 (en) * | 2002-02-26 | 2004-03-09 | Premier Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. | Luggage transporter and loader and method therefor |
Cited By (1)
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US8999190B2 (en) | 2007-10-12 | 2015-04-07 | Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. De C.V. | Heat transfer compositions |
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