WO2001021514A1 - Powered loading apparatus for trucks and the like - Google Patents

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WO2001021514A1
WO2001021514A1 PCT/IT1999/000298 IT9900298W WO0121514A1 WO 2001021514 A1 WO2001021514 A1 WO 2001021514A1 IT 9900298 W IT9900298 W IT 9900298W WO 0121514 A1 WO0121514 A1 WO 0121514A1
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Luigi Pellegrino
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G67/00—Loading or unloading vehicles
    • B65G67/02—Loading or unloading land vehicles
    • B65G67/04—Loading land vehicles
    • B65G67/20—Loading covered vehicles

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  • the present invention relates in general to powered apparatus for loading trucks and the like.
  • the invention has been developed in particular for providing a transfer system between a load storing station, normally for pallets (for instance a storing platform) and loading platforms of trucks which, in each turn, are aligned with said loading apparatus.
  • US 3952887 discloses a loading apparatus having the features contained in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such apparatus comprises a longitudinal loading carpet having idle rollers for supporting a pallet load and ground- engaging rollers.
  • Power drive means are provided for moving the loading carpet along its longitudinal direction.
  • pallets are placed on the carpet and the carpet is then extended into the vehicle. The load is then restrained while the carpet is withdrawn from beneath the pallets, to allow the loads to rest on the vehicle support platform.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks, and to provide a powered loading apparatus for trucks of the type defined in the preamble of claim 1, which, compared with known solutions, has an improved operative efficiency and a greater flexibility of use. According to the invention, this object is principally achieved by means of the features defined in the characterizing portion of claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan schematic view of an apparatus according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a lateral view showing schematically the apparatus according to the invention in use
  • - figure 3 is a cross-section taken along the line III-III of figure 1
  • - figure 4 is a cross-section in a greater scale of the part indicated by the arrow IV in figure 3
  • figure 5 is a partial cross-section taken along the line V-V of figure 4
  • figure 6 is a partial plan view of the part indicated by the arrow VI in figure 4
  • figure 7 is a partial cross-section taken along the line VII-VII of figure 5,
  • - figure 8 is a view taken along the line VIII of figure 4, and - figures 9 and 10 are, respectively, lateral and plan view of the part indicated by the arrow IX in figure 2.
  • a powered apparatus for loading trucks and the like is indicated at 10.
  • the apparatus 10 is placed between the loading platform P of a truck A or the like, and a storing station 12.
  • the storing station 12 is formed by a loading platform including a plurality of conveyors 14 parallel to each other, on which there is placed a load C formed by either pallets L or by products staked on a support base.
  • the conveyors 14 are provided for advancing the load C along a longitudinal direction indicated by the arrow X in figures 1 and 2.
  • the apparatus 10 comprises a base structure 16 having powered wheels 18 which engage a pair of rails 20 extending on the ground along a transversal direction Y.
  • the base structure 16 carries a vertically movable support structure 22.
  • Lifting devices 24, formed for instance by hydraulic cylinders, are provided for controlling the vertical movement of the support structure 22.
  • the vertically movable support structure 22 comprises a plurality of support beams 26 which extend along the longitudinal direction X.
  • the support beams 26 have respective upper rolling surfaces 28 extending side by side to each other and defining a support plane.
  • the two outer beams 26 carry respective racks 30 which extend along the longitudinal direction X for the whole length of the beams 26.
  • the apparatus 10 comprises a roller loading carpet 32 which extends in the longitudinal direction X for the whole length of the support beams 26.
  • the loading carpet 32 comprises two sections 34 substantially symmetric with respect to a vertical longitudinal plane passing for the center line of the loading carpet 32.
  • each section 34 comprises a plurality of inner longitudinal plates 36a, 36b, ... and a plurality of outer longitudinal plates 38a, 38b, ... .
  • the longitudinal plates of the same side 36a, 36b and 38a, 38b are articulated to each other about transversal axes by respective articulation elements 40, 42, so as to form two articulated walls on the outer and inner side of each section 34 which extend in the longitudinal direction X for the whole length of the loading carpet 32.
  • the inner lateral plates 36a, 36b, ... are articulated to the corresponding inner lateral plates 36a, 36b, ... of the other section 34 about a longitudinal axis 34 by means of respective articulation elements 46.
  • each section 34 of the loading carpet 32 comprises a plurality of idle rollers 48, a plurality of powered rollers 50 and a plurality of carpet support rollers 52.
  • the idle rollers 48 and the powered rollers 50 have all the same diameter and are rotatably supported about respective transversal axes by the lateral plates 36a, 38a, 36b, 38b, ... .
  • shafts 54 carrying the carpet support rollers 52.
  • the articulation elements 40, 42 which articulate to each other adjacent a lateral plates 36a, 36b, ... and 38a, 38b, ... are articulated on the shafts 54.
  • Each shaft 54 carries two pairs of carpet support rollers 52 which are placed in correspondence with the support beams 26 and are spaced apart from each other by an idle roller 48 which is rotatably mounted on the shaft 54.
  • Each pair of carpet support rollers 52 is carried by two triangularly-shaped plates 56 carrying two parallel shafts 58 on which the carpet support rollers 52 are idly mounted.
  • the loading carpet 32 comprises a motor assembly 60 for driving the powered rollers 50.
  • the motor assembly 60 is carried by a pair of support walls 62 parallel to each other, fixed to the inner lateral plates 36 placed at one end of the loading carpet 32.
  • the motor assembly 60 comprises an electric motor 64, a reduction unit 66 and a belt transmission assembly 68.
  • the motor assembly 60 drives a longitudinal transmission shaft 70 formed by a plurality of shaft sections 70a, 70b, ...
  • each of the rollers 50 placed at the end of the carpet 32 carry a pair of toothed pulleys 78 engaged by respective endless chains 80.
  • the apparatus 10 comprises two motor assemblies 82 which control movement of the loading carpet 32 in the longitudinal direction X.
  • Each of said motor assemblies 82 comprises an electric motor 84 with its own axis arranged vertically and a reduction unit with angular transmission 86 whose output shaft carries a gear 88 engaging with a respective rack 30.
  • Each motor assembly 82 is connected to an outer lateral plate 88 of the loading carpet 32 and carries a pair of wheels 90 which engage a longitudinal rolling guide 92 and support the weight of the respective motor assembly 82.
  • the two motor assemblies 82 are connected to the loading carpet 32, therefore it will be understood that such motor assemblies can produce the movement of the carpet 32 along the longitudinal direction X with respect to the support structure 22. During such longitudinal movement, the carpet support rollers 52 roll on the respective upper surfaces 28 of the beams 26. It will also be understood that the movement of the carpet 32 in the direction X, controlled by the motor assemblies 82, and the operation of the powered rollers 50 controlled by the motor assembly 60 are independent from each other, and therefore it is possible to move the carpet 32 in a direction and at the same time rotating the powered rollers 50 so as to produce the movement of the load with respect to the carpet in the opposite direction, so that in a fixed coordinate system the load remains stationary whereas the carpet is withdrawn beneath the load.
  • the vertically movable base structure 22 carries a pair of vertical rollers 94 arranged laterally with respect to the carpet 32 in correspondence with the end of the apparatus 10 opposite to the loading platform 12.
  • the vertical rollers 94 are idle and have the purpose of guiding the load C during the movement which brings the carpet 32 and the load C on the platform P of the truck A.
  • a pair of guiding walls 96 are rotatably mounted about the axes of the rollers 94.
  • the walls 96 are associated with respective motors 98 adapted to rotate the walls 96 about their vertical axes.
  • On the axes of the motors 98 there are provided sensor means for detecting the condition in which a wall 96 contacts a respective lateral wall of the truck A.
  • a conventional electronic control unit (not shown) can be provided for controlling the movement in the direction Y of the apparatus 10 on the basis of information coming from the sensors associated with the lateral walls 96, so as to produce automatically the alignment of the apparatus 10 with the truck A.
  • the vertically movable structure 22 can also be provided with an oscillating wall 10 articulated about a horizontal axis and intended to rest on the platform P of the truck.
  • a control system similar to the one associated with the lateral walls 96 can be provided for automatically carrying out the alignment in a vertical direction between the vertically movable structure 22 and the platform P of the truck, on the basis of the signals provided by a sensor (not shown) adapted to detect the angular position of the oscillating wall 10.
  • the operation of the previously disclosed apparatus is the following.
  • the load C is placed on the conveyors 14 of the loading platform 12 for instance by fork lifts.
  • the apparatus 10 is moved in the transversal direction Y until it is aligned to a conveyor 14.
  • the conveyor 14 carrying the load C is then operated for producing the movement of the load C towards the loading carpet 32 and the powered rollers 50 are driven at a peripheral speed equal to that of the conveyor 14. In this manner, the load is transferred from the conveyor 14 to the loading carpet 32.
  • the powered rollers 50 are stopped and the apparatus 10 is brought in a position aligned with the loading platform P of a truck to be loaded.
  • the powered rollers 50 are maintained still and the carpet 32 is advanced in longitudinal direction until all the load C is inserted inside the loading compartment of the truck. During this movement, the carpet support rollers 52 roll on the platform P of the truck. Finally, the load C is transferred from the carpet 32 to the platform P. This operation is carried out by withdrawing the carpet 32 outside the truck and at the same time rotating the powered rollers 50 in the opposite direction, so that the individual pallets L remain still while the carpet 32 is withdrawn beneath them.
  • composition of the load C on the carpet 32 can also be carried out without using the conveyors 14, for instance by placing the individual pallets L at one end of the carpet 32 by means of a fork lift and by progressively advancing the pallets L placed on the carpet 32 by means of the powered rollers 50.

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Abstract

Powered apparatus for loading trucks (A) and the like, comprising: a loading carpet (32) extending along a longitudinal direction (X) and provided with a plurality of transversal load support rollers (48, 50) and with a plurality of transversal carpet support rollers (52), and motor means (86) adapted to move the carpet (32) along said longitudinal direction (X). At least part of said load support rollers (50) are powered.

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POWERED LOADING APPARATUS FOR TRUCKS AND THE LIKE
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The present invention relates in general to powered apparatus for loading trucks and the like. The invention has been developed in particular for providing a transfer system between a load storing station, normally for pallets (for instance a storing platform) and loading platforms of trucks which, in each turn, are aligned with said loading apparatus. US 3952887 discloses a loading apparatus having the features contained in the preamble of claim 1. Such apparatus comprises a longitudinal loading carpet having idle rollers for supporting a pallet load and ground- engaging rollers. Power drive means are provided for moving the loading carpet along its longitudinal direction. For loading a truck, pallets are placed on the carpet and the carpet is then extended into the vehicle. The load is then restrained while the carpet is withdrawn from beneath the pallets, to allow the loads to rest on the vehicle support platform.
The main disadvantage of this known solution is that for transferring the load from the roller carpet to the truck platform, it is necessary to restrain the load while the roller carpet is withdrawn beneath the load. In fact, the load can be damaged by this loading procedure. Furthermore, this known loading apparatus generally requires the use of fork lifts for the composition of a load on the roller loading carpet.
The object of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks, and to provide a powered loading apparatus for trucks of the type defined in the preamble of claim 1, which, compared with known solutions, has an improved operative efficiency and a greater flexibility of use. According to the invention, this object is principally achieved by means of the features defined in the characterizing portion of claim 1.
Further secondary features of the apparatus according to the invention are defined in the dependent claims.
The invention will now be disclosed in detail with reference to the attached drawings, given purely by way of non-limiting example, in which:
- figure 1 is a plan schematic view of an apparatus according to the invention,
- figure 2 is a lateral view showing schematically the apparatus according to the invention in use,
- figure 3 is a cross-section taken along the line III-III of figure 1, - figure 4 is a cross-section in a greater scale of the part indicated by the arrow IV in figure 3,
- figure 5 is a partial cross-section taken along the line V-V of figure 4, figure 6 is a partial plan view of the part indicated by the arrow VI in figure 4,
- figure 7 is a partial cross-section taken along the line VII-VII of figure 5,
- figure 8 is a view taken along the line VIII of figure 4, and - figures 9 and 10 are, respectively, lateral and plan view of the part indicated by the arrow IX in figure 2.
With reference initially to figures 1 and 2, a powered apparatus for loading trucks and the like is indicated at 10. In the condition of use, the apparatus 10 is placed between the loading platform P of a truck A or the like, and a storing station 12. In the example shown in the figures, the storing station 12 is formed by a loading platform including a plurality of conveyors 14 parallel to each other, on which there is placed a load C formed by either pallets L or by products staked on a support base. The conveyors 14 are provided for advancing the load C along a longitudinal direction indicated by the arrow X in figures 1 and 2. With reference to figure 3, the apparatus 10 comprises a base structure 16 having powered wheels 18 which engage a pair of rails 20 extending on the ground along a transversal direction Y. The base structure 16 carries a vertically movable support structure 22. Lifting devices 24, formed for instance by hydraulic cylinders, are provided for controlling the vertical movement of the support structure 22. With reference to figure 4, the vertically movable support structure 22 comprises a plurality of support beams 26 which extend along the longitudinal direction X. The support beams 26 have respective upper rolling surfaces 28 extending side by side to each other and defining a support plane. The two outer beams 26 carry respective racks 30 which extend along the longitudinal direction X for the whole length of the beams 26. With reference to figure 4, 5 and 6, the apparatus 10 comprises a roller loading carpet 32 which extends in the longitudinal direction X for the whole length of the support beams 26. The loading carpet 32 comprises two sections 34 substantially symmetric with respect to a vertical longitudinal plane passing for the center line of the loading carpet 32. With reference in particular to figure 6, each section 34 comprises a plurality of inner longitudinal plates 36a, 36b, ... and a plurality of outer longitudinal plates 38a, 38b, ... . The longitudinal plates of the same side 36a, 36b and 38a, 38b are articulated to each other about transversal axes by respective articulation elements 40, 42, so as to form two articulated walls on the outer and inner side of each section 34 which extend in the longitudinal direction X for the whole length of the loading carpet 32. The inner lateral plates 36a, 36b, ... are articulated to the corresponding inner lateral plates 36a, 36b, ... of the other section 34 about a longitudinal axis 34 by means of respective articulation elements 46.
With reference to figure 6, each section 34 of the loading carpet 32 comprises a plurality of idle rollers 48, a plurality of powered rollers 50 and a plurality of carpet support rollers 52. The idle rollers 48 and the powered rollers 50 have all the same diameter and are rotatably supported about respective transversal axes by the lateral plates 36a, 38a, 36b, 38b, ... .
With reference to figures 5 and 6, at regular intervals along the loading carpet 32 there are provided shafts 54 carrying the carpet support rollers 52. The articulation elements 40, 42 which articulate to each other adjacent a lateral plates 36a, 36b, ... and 38a, 38b, ... are articulated on the shafts 54. Each shaft 54 carries two pairs of carpet support rollers 52 which are placed in correspondence with the support beams 26 and are spaced apart from each other by an idle roller 48 which is rotatably mounted on the shaft 54. Each pair of carpet support rollers 52 is carried by two triangularly-shaped plates 56 carrying two parallel shafts 58 on which the carpet support rollers 52 are idly mounted. As shown in figure 5, the carpet support rollers 52 roll on the upper surface 28 of the support beams 26 and maintain the idle rollers 48 and the powered rollers 50 spaced apart from the surface 28. With reference to figures 4 and 5, the loading carpet 32 comprises a motor assembly 60 for driving the powered rollers 50. The motor assembly 60 is carried by a pair of support walls 62 parallel to each other, fixed to the inner lateral plates 36 placed at one end of the loading carpet 32. The motor assembly 60 comprises an electric motor 64, a reduction unit 66 and a belt transmission assembly 68. With reference to figures 5, 6 and 7, the motor assembly 60 drives a longitudinal transmission shaft 70 formed by a plurality of shaft sections 70a, 70b, ... articulated to each other by universal joints 72 placed in correspondence with the articulation zones between the lateral plates 36a, 36b, ... . On the transmission shaft 70 there are fixed bevel gears 74 which mesh with corresponding bevel gears 76 fixed to the powered rollers 50. Therefore, the rotation of the transmission shaft 70 about the longitudinal axis 44 produces the rotation of the powered rollers 50 about respective axes of rotation.
With reference to figure 5, in a terminal zone of the loading carpet 32 there are provided a plurality of rollers 50 which extend above the motor assembly 60 and which are not reached by the transmission shaft 70. In order to improve the efficiency of the composition of a load on the carpet 32 it is desirable that such rollers 50 be powered. With reference to figure 7, each of the rollers 50 placed at the end of the carpet 32 carry a pair of toothed pulleys 78 engaged by respective endless chains 80. One of said chains, indicated 80a, engages a toothed pulley 78a fixed to a roller 50 which is driven by the transmission shaft 70 through mutually meshing bevel gears 74, 76. It will be understood that with the arrangement shown in figure 7 the rollers 50 are driven in rotation by the chains 80, 80a, by using as driving member a roller 50 connected to the transmission shaft 70 through the bevel gears 74, 76. With reference to figures 4 and 8, the apparatus 10 comprises two motor assemblies 82 which control movement of the loading carpet 32 in the longitudinal direction X. Each of said motor assemblies 82 comprises an electric motor 84 with its own axis arranged vertically and a reduction unit with angular transmission 86 whose output shaft carries a gear 88 engaging with a respective rack 30. Each motor assembly 82 is connected to an outer lateral plate 88 of the loading carpet 32 and carries a pair of wheels 90 which engage a longitudinal rolling guide 92 and support the weight of the respective motor assembly 82. The two motor assemblies 82 are connected to the loading carpet 32, therefore it will be understood that such motor assemblies can produce the movement of the carpet 32 along the longitudinal direction X with respect to the support structure 22. During such longitudinal movement, the carpet support rollers 52 roll on the respective upper surfaces 28 of the beams 26. It will also be understood that the movement of the carpet 32 in the direction X, controlled by the motor assemblies 82, and the operation of the powered rollers 50 controlled by the motor assembly 60 are independent from each other, and therefore it is possible to move the carpet 32 in a direction and at the same time rotating the powered rollers 50 so as to produce the movement of the load with respect to the carpet in the opposite direction, so that in a fixed coordinate system the load remains stationary whereas the carpet is withdrawn beneath the load.
With reference to figures 9 and 10, the vertically movable base structure 22 carries a pair of vertical rollers 94 arranged laterally with respect to the carpet 32 in correspondence with the end of the apparatus 10 opposite to the loading platform 12. The vertical rollers 94 are idle and have the purpose of guiding the load C during the movement which brings the carpet 32 and the load C on the platform P of the truck A. A pair of guiding walls 96 are rotatably mounted about the axes of the rollers 94. The walls 96 are associated with respective motors 98 adapted to rotate the walls 96 about their vertical axes. On the axes of the motors 98 there are provided sensor means for detecting the condition in which a wall 96 contacts a respective lateral wall of the truck A. If one of the lateral walls 96 contacts the internal wall of the truck A and the other wall 96 does not, it means that the apparatus 10 is not correctly aligned with the truck A. A conventional electronic control unit (not shown) can be provided for controlling the movement in the direction Y of the apparatus 10 on the basis of information coming from the sensors associated with the lateral walls 96, so as to produce automatically the alignment of the apparatus 10 with the truck A.
Referring always to figures 9 and 10, the vertically movable structure 22 can also be provided with an oscillating wall 10 articulated about a horizontal axis and intended to rest on the platform P of the truck. A control system similar to the one associated with the lateral walls 96 can be provided for automatically carrying out the alignment in a vertical direction between the vertically movable structure 22 and the platform P of the truck, on the basis of the signals provided by a sensor (not shown) adapted to detect the angular position of the oscillating wall 10.
The operation of the previously disclosed apparatus is the following. The load C is placed on the conveyors 14 of the loading platform 12 for instance by fork lifts. The apparatus 10 is moved in the transversal direction Y until it is aligned to a conveyor 14. The conveyor 14 carrying the load C is then operated for producing the movement of the load C towards the loading carpet 32 and the powered rollers 50 are driven at a peripheral speed equal to that of the conveyor 14. In this manner, the load is transferred from the conveyor 14 to the loading carpet 32. When all the load C has been transferred on the carpet 32, the powered rollers 50 are stopped and the apparatus 10 is brought in a position aligned with the loading platform P of a truck to be loaded. Then, the powered rollers 50 are maintained still and the carpet 32 is advanced in longitudinal direction until all the load C is inserted inside the loading compartment of the truck. During this movement, the carpet support rollers 52 roll on the platform P of the truck. Finally, the load C is transferred from the carpet 32 to the platform P. This operation is carried out by withdrawing the carpet 32 outside the truck and at the same time rotating the powered rollers 50 in the opposite direction, so that the individual pallets L remain still while the carpet 32 is withdrawn beneath them.
The composition of the load C on the carpet 32 can also be carried out without using the conveyors 14, for instance by placing the individual pallets L at one end of the carpet 32 by means of a fork lift and by progressively advancing the pallets L placed on the carpet 32 by means of the powered rollers 50.

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1. Powered apparatus for loading trucks (A) and the like, comprising:
- a loading carpet (32) extending along a longitudinal direction (X) and provided with a plurality of transversal load support rollers (48, 50) and with a plurality of transversal carpet support rollers (52), and
- motor means (86) for moving the carpet (32) along said longitudinal direction (X) , characterized in that at least part of said load support rollers (50) are powered.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the loading carpet (32) comprises two longitudinal sections (34), each of which is provided with a plurality of carpet support rollers (52) and powered rollers (50), a longitudinal transmission shaft (70) being arranged between said sections (34) and being operatively associated with the powered rollers (50) of both sections (34).
3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that each of said sections (34) comprises a plurality of inner and outer lateral plates (36a, 36b,..., 38a, 38b,...) articulated to each other about transversal axes and carrying said carpet support rollers (52) and said powered rollers (50) .
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the inner lateral plates (36a, 36b,...) of one section (34) are articulated to corresponding inner lateral plates (36a, 36b,...) of the other section (34) about a longitudinal axis (44) coincident with the axis of said transmission shaft (70).
5. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said longitudinal transmission shaft (70) comprises a plurality of sections (70a, 70b,...) connected to each other by universal joints (72).
6. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said longitudinal transmission shaft (70) is connected to the powered rollers (50) by means of bevel gears (74, 76) .
7. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that at least part of said powered rollers (50) are driven in rotation by a transmission including longitudinally extending endless chains (80, 80a) .
8. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said means for moving the carpet (32) along said longitudinal direction (X) comprise at least one motor assembly (82) connected to the carpet (32) and carrying a motorized gear (88) meshing with a stationary longitudinal rack (30) .
9. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by comprising sensor means for detecting the alignment conditions in a transversal direction (Y) between the loading carpet (32) and a truck (A).
10. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by comprising sensor means for detecting the alignment conditions in a vertical direction between the loading carpet (32) and the platform (P) of a truck.
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