Classifications

• • 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
  • B60P3/32—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles
  • B60P3/36—Auxiliary arrangements; Arrangements of living accommodation; Details
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
  • B62D33/00—Superstructures for load-carrying vehicles
  • B62D33/04—Enclosed load compartments ; Frameworks for movable panels, tarpaulins or side curtains
  • B62D33/046—Enclosed load compartments ; Frameworks for movable panels, tarpaulins or side curtains built up with flat self-supporting panels; Fixed connections between panels

Definitions

• the present invention concerns a free standing body for trucks particularly suitable to create all those set-ups that require an equipped vehicle bed such as vans for markets, vans for particular types of transport, motorhomes, caravans, etc.
• a second aim of the present invention is to have a free standing body for trucks that allows the construction of a box that is independent from the vehicles onto which it will be secured.
• a third aim of the present invention is to have a free standing body for trucks that can be connected in a simple, practical, fast and easy way to the vehicle's bed.
• Another aim of the present invention is to have a self bearing body for trucks that has a simple structure with a reduced number of pieces required to construct it, so that it is very practical and flexible.
• a further but not final aim of the present invention is to produce a free standing body for trucks, which is easy to manufacture and works well.
• FIG. 1 shows, schematically and from a perspective view, a free standing body for trucks according to the present invention
• figure 2 shows, schematically and from a perspective view, the free standing body for trucks in figure 1 in a different condition
• figure 3 shows, schematically and from a top-down perspective view, a component of the body in figure 1 ;
• figure 4 shows, schematically and from a bottom-up perspective view, the component of the body in figure 3;
• figure 5 shows, schematically and from a perspective view, the inside of the component of the body in figure 3;
• figure 6 shows, from a perspective view, a component of the body in figure 1 ;
• figure 10 shows, schematically, the outline of a base structural profile of the body in figure 1;
• figure 11 shows, schematically, the outline of a base structural profile related to an access to the body in figure 1 ;
• FIG. 12 shows, schematically, the outline of a panel connection profile for the body to an access to the body in question
• - figure 13 shows, schematically, the outline of a structural profile of the component of the body in figure 5;
• - figures 14 and 15 show, schematically, the outline of a profile for the door frames and for the doors, respectively, of the body in figure 1 ;
• FIG. 16 and 17 each show, schematically, the outline of a profile with hinge for the doors of the body in figure 1.
• n.l denotes a free standing body for trucks as a whole, according to the present invention.
• the free standing body for trucks in question allows to completely reverse the construction method with respect to what has been done so far, in fact, the body or box is created independently from the cabin and bed; the latter are involved later since the body is secured to the bed and the cabin once it has been completed, using the holes drilled in the bed and on the back of the cabin by the manufacturer without the need to carry out any other work.
• this invention it is the body that structures the vehicle and not vice versa, as has been occurring so far.
• the free standing body 1 for trucks is essentially made up of a structural frame made of a series of metal load bearing profiles 2, preferably made of aluminium alloy, that are shaped to house the special joining elements that allow them to be joined together and which are arranged to fit floor and curtain wall panels 6.
• the panels 6 for the floor, curtain wall and doors of the body are made up of extruded aluminium alloy tubular elements duly shaped with interlocking system and bilaminated with different types of materials including aluminium, stainless steel, fibreglass or Kevlar when deemed necessary to meet load bearing or aesthetic requirements.
• the panels 6 are made of a honeycomb structure (core) and they are covered with deferent types of material including aluminium, stainless steel, fibreglass or Kevlar, which - when adequately engaged to the profiles of the frame or of the doors - create a single structure that is light, resistant to loads, bending, torsion and wear.
• the panels 6 are of the type with a closed honeycomb polycarbonate structure but also made of materials with equivalent characteristics. They have insulating capacity and in the configuration where the body requires thermal insulation, the honeycomb is filled with insulating material.
• the floor is made of the same type of panels used for the walls but they are thicker.
• the base profile 20 also features two ducts 213 on one side and two on the adjacent side. Furthermore, the central block 210 features some holes 214 near the shaped ducts 213 that can be threaded to secure a curtain wall element or a support plate.
• the block 210 also envisages an access 215 having the function of cable gland and a first projection 216 that creates a base for a floor panel.
• the free standing body for trucks comprises a panel connection profile 23 envisaged to connect and secure pairs of panels to create the external curtain wall of the body.
• the connection profile 23 is made up of a pair of U-shaped guides 230 with the base 231 of the U in common, as shown in figure 12.
• the inside of the guide features internal vertical walls 232 of the U with knurling to increase friction and therefore the grip of the panels inserted.
• a shaped duct 252 similar in terms of shape and function to the ducts 213 of the profile 20.
• a pair of grooves 253 is positioned on the outside of the curved part of the C-shaped profile 25, which are not visible from the outside because they are closed by a small removable plate 254.
• the duct 252 is present on the entire external perimeter of the floor and ceiling and arranged, when transporting goods, to house rings, belts or load retainers and likewise for the roof. In motorhomes or in set-ups for market traders it becomes an element to fasten containers, furniture, etc.
• the C-shaped profile 25 features other hollow seats 255, 256 and 257 designed for inserting cabling, piping and connections.
• the profiles 2 comprise a perimeter profile 26 for door frames, shown in figure 14, that is made up of a shaped element 260 that features at one end a pair of recesses 260a that have the task of interacting with the base of the U-shaped guide on the C-shaped profile 25 and on the panel connection profile 23 by fitting into the guide to create the perimeter ledge of the door.
• the profile 26 features a hollow seat 261 having the function of cable gland.
• the profiles 2 also include profile 28 with hinge, shown in figure 16, used in the door frame, which has a configuration very similar to the profile in figure 14 featuring a shaped element 280 with a pair of recesses 280a and a hollow seat
• the said shaped element 280 with the pair of recesses 280a is envisaged to fit into the U-shaped guide of the C-shaped profile 25 or of the profile 23 to create the door ledges.
• All the couplings 41 , 42 and 43 of the roof joint 4 are designed to engage the C- shaped profiles 25.
• the third scherd coupling shown in figure 9, connects the lower part of the alcove of a motorhome or that of a roof top of a van.
• the body allows the customer to interchange a flatbed truck with a cowl chassis truck as required, without having to build a new body each time, as currently occurs, with consequent savings as regards the set-up of the vehicles.
• the free standing body can be connected to the bed of vehicle in a simple, practical, fast and easy way that does not require structural operations to adapt the vehicle as with the known technique.

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