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
  • B60P7/00—Securing or covering of load on vehicles
  • B60P7/06—Securing of load
  • B60P7/08—Securing to the vehicle floor or sides
  • B60P7/0807—Attachment points
• • 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
  • B60P7/00—Securing or covering of load on vehicles
  • B60P7/06—Securing of load
  • B60P7/08—Securing to the vehicle floor or sides
  • B60P7/10—Securing to the vehicle floor or sides the load being plates, cases, or boxes

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a fixing device, particularly for securing loads on means of transport or the like.
• fixing devices of the known type resides in that they are extremely flexible and can adapt to any type of load, such as: crates, pallets, trolleys, bars, plates, industrial machines, farming machines, and many others.
• a further drawback which is common to both described devices, resides in that the time required for securing the load may assume important values in relation to the actual transport time, with an associated reduction of the efficiency of the logistics department involved.
• the aim of the present invention is to provide a fixing device that allows the securing of a load on a means of transport in a manner which is simple, fast, and most of all independent of the skill and experience of the operator.
• an object of the present invention is to provide a fixing device that allows fixings of the load in compliance with the applicable statutory provisions on the subject matter.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a fixing device that is simple and straightforward to provide in such a manner as to reduce the time required to secure the load, reducing the time needed to a few seconds regardless of the skills of the operator.
• a further object of the present invention is to provide a fixing device that is simple to provide and quick to install.
• a fixing device particularly for securing loads on means of transport or the like, characterized in that it comprises retention means of a magnetic kind which can be associated with at least one between the loading compartment of a means of transport or the like and the load to be loaded into said loading compartment for the fixing by magnetic effect of said load in said loading compartment; means for quick activation and deactivation of said retention means being further comprised for the locking of said load to said loading compartment and for the release of said load from said loading compartment; said retention means being designed to interact magnetically with a portion of said load or of said loading compartment of a ferromagnetic kind.
• Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle on tire-equipped wheels with a fixing device according to the present invention installed on board;
• FIGs 4 and 5 are two rear elevation views of the portion of the vehicle shown in Figures 2 and 3 and show in sequence the steps of the fixing of the load according to the invention
• FIGs 6 and 7 are two enlarged-scale detail views of the portion of the vehicle shown in Figures 4 and 5 according to the invention.
• the fixing device particularly for securing loads on means of transport or the like, in the present embodiment is configured in such a manner as to be installed on a means of transport or the like, designated by the reference numeral 1 , which can be, for example, a light truck.
• a means of transport or the like designated by the reference numeral 1
• the reference numeral 1 can be, for example, a light truck.
• what is described hereinafter can be installed with appropriate modifications on any other means of transport, such as wheeled vehicles, trains, ships and aircraft.
• the fixing device comprises retention means 2 of a magnetic kind which can be associated with at least one between the loading compartment 3 of the means of transport 1 and the load 4 to be loaded into the loading compartment 3 for fixing the load 4 in the loading compartment 3 by magnetic effect.
• the retention means 2 which are designed to interact magnetically with a portion 5 of the load 4 or of the loading compartment 3 of a ferromagnetic kind depending on how the fixing device is installed, comprise at least one electropermanent magnet 6 of the type with reversible polarity.
• the retention means 2 comprise a plurality of electropermanent magnets 6 which can be associated with the walls of the loading compartment 3 by means of a support 7 which is fixed to the wall and extends along the entire length of the loading compartment 3.
• the fixing device comprises furthermore means 8 for the quick activation and deactivation of the retention means 2 for locking the load 4 to the loading compartment 3 and for the release thereof from the loading compartment 3.
• the quick activation and deactivation means 8 comprise at least one control module 9 which is associated with one or more electropermanent magnets 6 and is provided with a user interface for the intervention of the operator during the steps for loading and unloading the load 4 in and from the loading compartment 3.
• the user interface means cited above comprise at least one keypad which can be associated with the walls of the loading compartment 3 to control the quick activation and deactivation means 8 and for the consequent state switching of the retention means 2.
• the user interface means comprise a module for the visual or acoustic signaling of the state of the retention means 2 and/or of the state transition of the retention means 2.
• a ceiling-mounted unit 10 which is fixed to the ceiling of the loading compartment 3 and supports a plurality of keypads.
• Each keypad in turn comprises two buttons 11 and 12, respectively, for the activation and deactivation of the retention means 2 which can integrate inside them a luminous signaling lamp, thus forming the visual or acoustic signaling module described earlier.
• the quick activation and deactivation means 8 comprise an electronic module 13 assigned to at least one among: the electronic management of the retention means 2, the electronic management of the user interface means, and the conversion of the electrical voltage of the electrical system of the means of transport 1 into the operating voltage of the retention means 2.
• the electropermanent magnets 6 are therefore located on the support 7 which is fixed on the wall and extends along the entire length of the loading compartment 3.
• the operator can place the load 4 so that the portions 5 are proximate to the electropermanent magnets 6, in order to re-magnetize them simply by pressing the associated button 11 and consequently lock the load 4.
• the fixing device particularly for securing loads on means of transport or the like, thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the accompanying claims.
• the fixing device as conceived can be adopted for the anchoring of items of various kinds or of people, as in the case of disabled people on wheelchairs, patients on stretchers, or bodies.
• the fixing device can be installed in order to fix the load inside vehicles, inside containers, etc., but it can also be used to fix the bodies themselves to the chassis of the means of transport, as in the case of containers or roll-off bodies.

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