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
  • B60P3/42—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects convertible from one use to a different one
  • B60P3/426—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects convertible from one use to a different one from transport of fluids to transport of other types of goods

Definitions

• This invention relates to a vehicle superstructure enabling option at transport of fluids, bulk and general loads, the vehicle superstructure comprising at least one container for fluids and/or bulk material and the vehicle having a loading surface for mixed goods.
• a vehicle 0 superstructure according to the invention has no limita ⁇ tions as regards e.g. loading and unloading directions on the vehicle, and it is possible to carry out loading as- well as discharge from above by means of a crane, an overhead crane or the like as well as loading and 5 discharge from the side by means of e.g. a goods vehicle in the form of a fork lift truck or the like.
• a goods vehicle in the form of a fork lift truck or the like There are no limitations as to available height of loading space at transport of part loads beyond what is controlled by vehicle rules and the like, i.e. liquid or bulk contai- 0 ners on the vehicle do not limit the loading height of the miscellaneous goods in their upturned position of non-use.
• the inventive vehicle superstructure also en ⁇ ables that at transport of the various types of materi ⁇ als the load can always be placed very favourably in re- lation to the axles and wheels of the vehicles, i.e. an advantageous axle pressure distribution is obtained.
• Fig. 1 is a schematic lateral view of a truck supporting a vehicle superstructure according to the invention.
• Fig. 2 is a schematic top plan view of the vehicle superstructure according to Fig. 1
• Fig. 3 is a schematic lateral view of a trailer vehicle also supporting a vehicle super ⁇ structure according to the invention
• Fig. 4 is a schematic top plan view of the vehicle superstructure according to Fig. 3.
• Fig. 1 shows a vehicle in the form of a truck 1 which supports on its platform surface 2 a vehicle super ⁇ structure 3 according to the invention.
• the vehicle su- perstructure 3 comprises walls 4-7 and/or a roof 8.
• the walls 5-7 can preferably be opened, and the same applies to the roof 8, as i.a. the greatest possible option is obtained in this way in respect of loading and unload ⁇ ing directions at loading and discharge of part loads.
• the vehicle superstructure 3 according to the invention also comprises a container 9 for liquid or bulk loads, which container is shown in Fig. 1 with dashed lines in a let-down position of use and in the same figure with dash and dot lines in an upturned position of non-use or repose.
• the con ⁇ tainer 8 is pivotally arranged between its position of use and position of repose about an axle 13. Pivotal operation between said positions can be carried out by the aid of a hoist means (not shown) or some other de- vice suitable for this.
• the container 9 is shown in Fig. 2 in its upturned position of repose, and- it is realized
• a vehicle superstructure 22 according to the inven ⁇ tion is shown in Fig. 3 as arranged on the platform sur ⁇ face 21 of a trailer vehicle 20.
• the vehicle superstruc ⁇ ture 22 comprises walls 23-26 and/or a roof 27. The walls
• the containers 28, 29 are shown in Fig. 3 by means of dashed lines in their position of use and by means of dash and dot lines in their upturned position of re ⁇ pose. In said position of repose they are placed furthest to the front and rearwards, respectively, in the space
• the available loading space at transport of part loads is defined by the undersides 32 and 33, res ⁇ pectively, the floor surface 21, the walls 24, 25 and the roof 27 of the containers 28, 29, which is best ap-
• FIG. 4 shows the containers 28, 29 in up ⁇ turned position of repose. Also in this embodiment it is suitable to swing the containers 28, 29 between the positions of use and repose by means of a hoist device (not shown) or some other manoeuvering device suitable
• the truck according to Fig. 1 can for instance support two containers, which in upturned position of repose are furthest to the front and rearwards on the platform surface of the vehicle. It is also possible to arrange on the truck only one con ⁇ tainer which is furthest to the back side of the plat ⁇ form surface of the vehicle in upturned position.
• a se ⁇ ries of variations are of course possible as regards the number of containers and their design and placement on the vehicle.
• the vehicles are provided with a loading surface of some kind capable of supporting part loads, containers and superstructure, but the loading surface can of course also be included as part of the vehicle superstructure.

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• 1985
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