WO2010115222A2 - Plate-forme de support - Google Patents

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WO2010115222A2
WO2010115222A2 PCT/ZA2010/000017 ZA2010000017W WO2010115222A2 WO 2010115222 A2 WO2010115222 A2 WO 2010115222A2 ZA 2010000017 W ZA2010000017 W ZA 2010000017W WO 2010115222 A2 WO2010115222 A2 WO 2010115222A2
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support platform
frame
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platform according
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Johan Lombard
Ronald Ralph Wamback
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High Point Trading 393 Cc
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Priority to ZA2011/02927A priority Critical patent/ZA201102927B/en

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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
    • B60P1/003—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading vehicles with loading gates

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  • THIS invention relates to a support platform. More specifically, the invention relates to a support platform for supporting a load either on or remote from a transport vehicle.
  • Transport vehicles such as panel or utility vans, trucks or lorries, are adapted to carry various loads. Occasionally it happens that when a vehicle reaches its destination, the vehicle cannot be offloaded as either there is insufficient storage space for the load, there are no offloading berths or there is no offloading equipment available. This can cause a problem if the vehicle is required for further use or needs to be serviced, which consequently can lead to a loss of income for the owner of the vehicle.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a relatively inexpensive device to the operator of a load carrying vehicle to enable him to load or offload a vehicle carrying a heavy and/or bulky load in a quick, easy and safe way and preferably single handedly.
  • a support platform for a vehicle having a cargo area including:
  • a frame being adapted to support a load, the frame having a first end and an opposite second end;
  • rollers joined to the frame and being positioned to operatively protrude at least partially below the frame;
  • a collapsible second leg joined to the frame near the second end of the frame, wherein the second leg is movable between a first position, wherein the second leg extends between an operatively lower side of the frame and a support surface on which the support platform is supportable, and a second position, wherein a major portion of the second leg is located above an operatively upper side of the frame.
  • the one or more rollers may comprise at least one or more first rollers and at least one or more second rollers located, with respect to one another, nearer the first end and the second end of the frame respectively, the support platform being capable of rolling in and out of the vehicle cargo area on the rollers.
  • the first rollers are located at the first end of the frame, or between the first end of the frame and the first leg.
  • the second rollers are located between the first leg and the second end of the frame.
  • the second rollers are located between the first leg and the second leg.
  • the first leg may be pivotally movable relative to the frame between a first position, wherein the first leg extends between an operatively lower side of the frame and the support surface on which the support platform is supportable, and a second position, wherein the first leg lies substantially parallel to the frame and in the same plane as the frame.
  • the first leg is movable into the first position under the force of gravity.
  • the first leg is structurally supported in the first position by one or more arms extending between the first leg and frame, the arm being connected to the frame at a location spaced away from an axis about which the first leg is pivotably connected to the frame.
  • the arm is a telescopic arm.
  • the second legs are also pivotably connected to the frame.
  • the first and second legs may further be releasably lockable in their respective first positions.
  • the arms extending between the first legs and the frame each comprise a primary quick-release locking mechanism for automatically locking the first legs in the first position, or any position between the first and second positions, and allowing the locking mechanism to be quickly released so as to return the first legs to the second position.
  • the support platform comprises a secondary locking mechanism for locking the second legs in the first and second positions, the secondary locking mechanism being located near the location at which the second legs are pivotally connected to the frame and comprise a locking formations correspondingly engageable with locking formations on the second legs.
  • the first and second legs typically have independent levelling jacks adapted to allow levelling, raising or lowering of the frame.
  • the second end of the frame is locatable, in a loaded condition relative to the vehicle, flush with a rear of the vehicle or so as to overhang the rear of the vehicle, thereby enabling movement of the second legs into the first position.
  • the second end of the frame may be locatable flush with the rear of the vehicle or may overhang the rear of the vehicle by rolling the support platform into this position.
  • the second end of the frame may be locatable flush with the rear of the vehicle or overhangs the rear of the vehicle as a result of the length of the frame, measured between the first and second ends, relative to the length of the cargo area of the vehicle.
  • the first and second legs may be first and second leg frames each having a pair of support feet independently movable relative to the leg frames by the levelling jacks.
  • the first and second leg frames each comprise at least a pair of telescopic leg members each having one end telescopically movable relative to the leg frames and an opposite end on which the support feet are connected, the support feet being movable relative to the respective telescopic leg member between a first position, wherein operatively lower surfaces of the support feet are orientated to make contact with the support surface, and a second position, wherein the operatively lower surfaces of the support feet are orientated to lie substantially parallel to the legs to which the support feet are connected.
  • the support feet are pivotally connected to, and pivotally movable relative to the telescopic leg members.
  • the first and second legs may comprise wheel receiving formations for releasably attaching wheels, such that wheels attached to the wheel receiving formations extend at least partially past terminal ends of the legs, thereby enabling the support platform to be movably supported on the support surface by the wheels.
  • the wheels have brakes.
  • the support platform is typically adaptable to carry any load.
  • the load is from a group consisting of shipping containers, crates, boxes or pallets.
  • the load may be a camper box or utility box.
  • the frame is substantially rectangular in shape.
  • the support platform may be releasably lockable to the cargo area of the vehicle.
  • the support platform is releasably lockable to a bracket pre-installed in the cargo area of the vehicle.
  • the bracket further comprises guiding formations for guiding the support platform into the cargo area of the vehicle during loading.
  • the support platform may further include a releasably attachable reinforcing member, attachable to the support platform between the frame and the second legs, for reinforcing the second legs positioned in the first position.
  • the support platform is preferably, capable of supporting a load of at least R250 kilograms.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a support platform in accordance with the present invention
  • Figure 2 shows a side view of the support platform of figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows a plan view of the support platform of figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 shows a side view of the support platform in a first position for loading onto a vehicle
  • Figure 5 shows a side view of the support platform in a second position for loading onto a vehicle
  • Figure 6 shows a side view of the support platform in a third position for loading onto a vehicle
  • Figure 7 shows a side view of the support platform in a fourth position for loading onto a vehicle.
  • Figure 8 shows a side view of the support platform in a position fully loaded onto the vehicle.
  • a support platform according to the invention is designated generally with the reference numeral 10 in figures 1 to 3.
  • the support platform 10 is adapted to support a load such as shipping containers, crates, boxes or pallets. More particularly, camper boxes for the leisure market or utility boxes for the commercial market.
  • the support platform 10 is further adapted to be loaded onto the cargo area of any suitable type of transport vehicle having unrestricted rear access, i.e. such as having a tailgate or doors that can be opened or removed.
  • the support platform 10 includes a frame 12 being substantially rectangular in appearance when seen in top view having opposite side beams 14,16 joined together by opposite end beams 18,20 representing the operatively front end and rear end of the support platform 10 respectively.
  • the frame 12 further comprises a number of intermediate cross beams 22 for providing the support platform 10 with structural strength and stability.
  • a first set of rollers 24 is provided at or near the operatively front end beam 18 of the frame 12.
  • the first set of rollers 24 are preferably at least two rollers, each of which being located proximate the side beams 14,16.
  • a second set of rollers 26 is provided nearer to the operatively rear end beam 20 of the frame 12.
  • the second set of rollers 26 are preferably at least two rollers, positioned between two sets of legs 28,30 and being spaced apart from one another such that each of the rollers 26 are located proximate the side beams 14,16. It will be appreciated that further sets of rollers may be provided at any location along the frame 12.
  • each of the rollers 24,26 are positioned so that they extend beyond an operatively lower side of the frame 12 so that they protrude partially below the frame 12.
  • additional rollers can be provided to each set of rollers 24,26 so that if necessary, the rollers can extend fully across between the side beams 14,16.
  • the two sets of legs 28,30 are preferably each rigid leg frames pivotally joined to the frame 12.
  • the first or forward legs 28 are located to be spaced apart from the end beam 18, so that the first set of rollers 24 are located substantially at the end beam 18, or between the end beam 18 and the first legs 28.
  • the forward legs 28 are joined to the frame 12 at pivot axis 32 and are structurally supported by arms 34, in particular telescopic arms, extending between the forward legs 28 and the frame 12 at a location spaced away from the pivot axis 32.
  • the forward legs 28 are adapted to be pivoted between a first lowered position, in which they extend between the operatively lower side of the frame 12 and a support surface (i.e. the ground) on which the support platform is supportable, and a second raised position, in which they are pivoted in between the side beams 14,16 to lie substantially parallel to the frame 12 in the same plane.
  • each of the telescopic arms 34 have a primary quick-release locking mechanism 35 for automatically locking the forward legs 28 in the lowered position, or any position between the lowered and raised positions, and allowing the locking mechanism to be quickly released so as to return the forward legs 28 to the raised position.
  • the forward legs 28 are preferably movable from the raised position to the lowered position under the force of gravity.
  • the second or rear legs 30 are located near to or at the end beams 20 and joined to the frame 12 at pivot axis 36. With reference to figure 7 and figure 8, the rear legs 30 are adapted to be pivoted between a first lowered position, in which they extend between the operatively lower side of the frame 12 and the ground on which the support platform is supportable, and a second raised position, in which a major portion of the rear legs 30 is located above an operatively upper side of the frame 12.
  • the rear legs 30 preferably extend substantially perpendicularly to the frame 12 when in the lowered and raised positions.
  • the support platform comprises a secondary locking mechanism 37.
  • the secondary locking mechanism 37 is located at the location at which the rear legs 30 are pivotally connected to the frame 12 and comprise 5 locking formations correspondingly engageable with locking formations on the rear legs 30.
  • the rear legs 30 may be slidably movable, instead of pivotably movable, relative to the frame 12 such that the rear legs 30 are movable between the lowered and raised positions by a sliding action of the rear legs
  • the locking mechanisms 35,37 provide a means for structurally locking the legs 28,30 to the frame 12 so as to prevent unwanted movement and possible collapse of the support platform 10. It will be appreciated even further that the rear legs 30, locked in the lowered position, is reinforcable with a releasably attachable reinforcing member (not shown), attachable to the support platform
  • the legs 28,30 have independent levelling jacks to allow the levelling, raising or lowering of the frame 12. More particularly, the forward and read legs 28,30 each have a telescopic leg member 38, telescopically movable with respect to the
  • the telescopic leg members 38 and support feet 40 of each of the respective legs 28,30 are movable jointly and/or independently by actuation of the levelling jacks, thereby enabling the support platform 10 to brought into a level orientation regardless of the undulations of the ground on which the support platform 10 is supported.
  • the support feet 40 are pivotally movable relative to the telescopic leg members 38 between a first position, wherein operatively lower surfaces 42 of the support feet are orientated to make contact with the ground, and a second position, wherein the operatively lower surfaces 42 of the support
  • the support legs 40 lie substantially parallel to the legs to which the support feet 40 are connected.
  • the support legs 40 are movable between the first and second positions by actuation of the levelling jacks.
  • the legs 28,30 each comprise wheel
  • the wheels are typically caster type wheels and include brakes (not shown) for restraining the movement of the support platform 10 relative to the ground.
  • the support platform 10 is directly co-operative with the cargo area of a vehicle and locakable thereto for the purposes of transportation.
  • the support platform 10 is co-operative with, and lockable by support platform locking mechanisms 48 to a bracket (not shown), pre-installed in the cargo area of the vehicle.
  • the bracket may further include guiding formations for guiding the support platform 10 into the cargo area of the vehicle during loading.
  • the vehicle 50 is reversed to the support platform 10, as illustrated in figure 4 and figure 5, so that the end beam 18 and rollers 24 are positioned above the cargo area 52.
  • the levelling jacks on the forward legs 28 are adjusted to lower the frame 12 so that the first set of rollers 24 rest on the cargo area and the support feet 40 of the forward legs 28 are raised from the ground.
  • the primary quick-release locking mechanism 35 of the telescopic arms 34 are released thereby unlocking the forward legs 28 with respect to the frame 12 such that the forward legs 28 can be pivoted to their raised position. It will be appreciated that the forward legs 28 can again be locked in place in the raised position.
  • the support platform 10 is then rolled onto the cargo area 52 by reversing the vehicle 50 under the frame 12, the support platform 10 being supported during rolling by the first set of wheels 24 and the second legs 30. It will be appreciated that as the support platform 10 is rolled into the cargo area 52, the second set of wheels 26 also come into contact with the cargo area 52 thereby further supporting the support platform 10 on the cargo area 52.
  • the levelling jacks of the rear legs 30 are adjusted to slightly raise the support feet 40 of the rear legs 30 from the ground, thereby fully lowering the support platform 10 onto the vehicle 50.
  • the rear legs 30 are then unlocked, pivoted into their raised position and then locked into place.
  • the support platform 10 is then secured to the vehicle 50 as required and transported in a conventional manner.
  • the support platform 10 is unsecured from the vehicle 50 and the rear legs 30 unlocked, pivoted to their lowered position and again locked into place.
  • the levelling jacks are adjusted such that the rear legs 30 lift the read end of the support platform 10 from the cargo area 52 of the vehicle 50.
  • the vehicle 50 is then driven partially out from under the frame 12, i.e. to such position wherein the rollers 24 are still supported by the cargo area 52 but wherein the forward legs 28 can be pivoted to their lowered position. It will be appreciated that the forward legs 28 may be capable of falling from the raised position to the lowered position under the force of gravity.
  • the forward legs 28 are locked into place, their levelling jacks are adjusted to fully raise the frame 12 off the cargo area 52, whereafter the vehicle 50 can be driven away for other use as required.
  • the wheels 46 may be attached to the wheel receiving formations 44.
  • the support frame 10 can then be lowered onto the wheels 46 and wheeled to a desired storage location. It will be appreciated that where the load is relatively light, the wheels 46 may be kept on the support platform 10 such that the support platform 10 is loadable and unloadable by a pushing action rather than having to drive the vehicle under or out from beneath the frame 12.
  • the rear end of the frame 12 must be located flush with the rear of the vehicle 40 or overhang the rear of the vehicle 40.
  • the required positioning of frame 12 with the rear of the vehicle 40 is possible either by rolling the support platform 10 into this position or by manufacturing the frame 12 such that its length is either substantially the same or greater than the length of the cargo area of the vehicle 40.
  • the support platform 10 will be capable of supporting loads of at least 250 kilograms.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une plate-forme de support. Plus précisément, l'invention concerne une plate-forme de support permettant de supporter une charge sur ou éloignée d'un véhicule de transport, qui est relativement peu onéreuse et permet à un opérateur de charger et de décharger un véhicule de manière rapide, facile, sûre et de préférence sans assistance. La plate-forme de support comprend : un châssis permettant de supporter une charge; un premier montant rabattable relié au châssis proche d'une première extrémité; une ou plusieurs roulettes disposées pour faire saillie de manière fonctionnelle au moins partiellement au-dessous du châssis; et un second montant rabattable relié au châssis proche de la seconde extrémité du châssis, le second montant pouvant se déplacer entre les première et seconde positions, le second montant se prolongeant au-dessus d'un côté supérieur fonctionnel du châssis dans la seconde position.
PCT/ZA2010/000017 2009-04-01 2010-03-31 Plate-forme de support WO2010115222A2 (fr)

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FR3048652A1 (fr) * 2016-03-14 2017-09-15 Central Design Vehicule de transport de marchandise avec transfert au sol
EP3372447A1 (fr) 2017-03-06 2018-09-12 Kilian Waldschmidt Dispositif de disposition sur la surface de chargement d'une camionnette
CN109866690A (zh) * 2019-04-03 2019-06-11 徐工集团工程机械有限公司 工程车辆

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US5709362A (en) * 1994-05-14 1998-01-20 Pandoro Limited Actuation of semi-trailer support legs
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ES2462142A1 (es) * 2012-11-21 2014-05-22 Juan Manuel DE LA HUERTA DÍAZ Contenedor de transporte para el interior de vehículos
FR3048652A1 (fr) * 2016-03-14 2017-09-15 Central Design Vehicule de transport de marchandise avec transfert au sol
EP3372447A1 (fr) 2017-03-06 2018-09-12 Kilian Waldschmidt Dispositif de disposition sur la surface de chargement d'une camionnette
CN109866690A (zh) * 2019-04-03 2019-06-11 徐工集团工程机械有限公司 工程车辆

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