Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Separable load rack
Patent
1994-09-20
1999-08-10
Brahan, Thomas J.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Separable load rack
414498, B60P 164
Patent
active
059348607
ABSTRACT:
A system for removably installing a truck equipment onto a truck frame comprises a mechanical support assembly for supporting the equipment on the ground in a tilted position. A tilt ramp pivotally mounted to the rear free end of the truck frame, is provided with a pair of elongate parallel frame rails. The truck equipment comprises a pair of elongate guide members to slide on the frame rails and guide longitudinal movement of the equipment on the ramp. An hydraulic cylinder is mounted between the truck frame and the front end of the ramp to tilt that ramp and thereby enable the guide members to engage the tilted frame rails upon rearward movement of the truck frame toward the truck equipment supported on the ground in the tilted position. A winch then hauls the truck equipment on the tilted ramp until the equipment reaches a predetermined position in which it is locked by means of hydraulically operated pins. The truck equipment is then operable. To remove the truck equipment, the ramp and equipment are tilted and the guide members are unlocked from the frame rails. The rope of the winch is finally uncoiled to slide the tilted truck equipment down the tilted ramp and return that equipment to the tilted position where it can be supported by the mechanical support assembly. The guide members can then be disengaged from the frame rails of the ramp by moving the truck frame forwardly.
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