VEHICLE FOR CONTAINER CARGO WORKING

• Main Author: YONEDA TAKU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.12.1989
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PURPOSE:To carry out conveyance without causing damage to a load by providing an up/down liftable supporting member in the rear of a container which is loadable/unloadable on a carrier composed of a truck and enabling loading/ unloading while keeping the horizontal posture by synchronizing the front and rear portions of the container. CONSTITUTION:Supporting members 3 each rotatably supporting a roller 7 on its bottom end are provided liftably along guide members 5 on both sides in the rear of a container body 2, whereas, a linking member 11 is provided in the center on the upper portion while providing a liftable movable member 16 on its lower portion in the front of the container body 2. On the other hand, a column device 51 which is longitudinally moved along a sub-frame 47 by the drive of a hydraulic motor via a chain 58 is provided on a carrier 45, and a linking member 61 which is lifted up/down by the action of a pair of hydraulic cylinders 71 is provided on this column device 51. A hook 63 on the linking member 61 is engaged with the movable member 16 to synchronously lift up the supporting members 3 via chains 21, 31 at the time of lifting up the movable member 16.