Material or article handling – Elevator or hoist and loading or unloading means therefor – Separable rack
Patent
1994-10-21
1997-04-08
Werner, Frank E.
Material or article handling
Elevator or hoist and loading or unloading means therefor
Separable rack
294 6732, 206386, 206598, 206397, 108 535, 414607, 414911, A47F 510
Patent
active
056181531
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an arrangement pertaining to the transportation of goods, such as paper rolls.
2. Description of the Related Art
The transportation of large paper rolls from the paper machine to the final consumer is encumbered with problems in the form of a large number of handling and trans-shipment or reloading operations, among other things. These operations are time-consuming, risk intensive and relatively often result in damage to the rolls.
The present invention provides a solution to these problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention thus relates to an arrangement pertaining to the transportation of goods, such as paper rolls, which includes a load carrier having a bottom plate intended for support said goods, for instance paper rolls.
The arrangement is mainly characterized by a lifting post by means of which the load carrier can be lifted, said lifting post being centrally located and protruding upward from the bottom plate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to exemplifying embodiments thereof and also with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
FIG. 1 is a schematic, perspective view of a first embodiment of an inventive unloaded load carrier;
FIG. 2 illustrates the load carrier shown in FIG. 1 carrying a load of four paper rolls;
FIG. 3 illustrates handling of a load carrier with the aid of a fork-lift truck;
FIG. 4 illustrates handling of the load carrier in accordance with the invention, with the aid of a crane arrangement;
FIG. 5 illustrates handling of load carriers in accordance with the invention with the aid of a traverse hoist arrangement;
FIG. 6 illustrates a combination of material handling situations;
FIG. 7 illustrates schematically a warehouse in accordance with FIG. 6; and
FIG. 8 illustrates schematically a hoist fitting for an inventive lifting post.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
FIG. 1 illustrates a load carrier 1 which includes a bottom plate 2 intended to support paper rolls 3 for instance, and a lifting post 4 which extends centrally u from the bottom plate. Also shown in the Figure is a cover plate 5 which, according to one preferred embodiment, is intended to cover or generally cover the upper surfaces 6 of the rolls placed on the bottom plate 2 (FIG. 2) and which includes an aperture 7 through which the lifting post 4 can be reached or project.
The bottom plate is provided with pockets 8 which accommodate the lifting forks of a fork-lift truck, said pockets preferably being provided on all sides 9 of the bottom plate.
It is preferred that the lifting post is removable from the bottom plate. In this regard, although not shown, the lifting post may be lockable to the bottom plate by means of a bayonet fitting or by some other suitable means. Subsequent to removing the lifting posts from respective bottom plates, the bottom plates can be stacked one upon the other for return to a depot, for instance. It is also preferred that the lifting posts can be extended and shortened, in order to be able to adapt the vertical extension of the post to differing heights/lengths of the paper rolls. For instance, the lifting post may have a telescopic construction in a suitable manner, although not shown.
Mounted on the upper free end 10 of the lifting post is a hoist fitting 11. The hoist fitting is preferably adapted for container handling, wherein according to a preferred embodiment the fitting is essentially of the kind that is disposed in the corners of the container and comprises a housing, FIG. 8, having at least one upwardly facing elongated opening 12 through which a generally arrow-pointed lifting head 13 of a generally know kind can be inserted, wherein the head can be locked in engagement with the fitting by turning the head. Further turning of the head will bring it to a position in which it can be removed through said opening. The lifting head may be arranged generally in accordance with the teachings of Swe
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Werner Frank E.
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