DE29505271U1 - Skip loader - Google Patents

Description

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DESCRIPTION Skip loader

The invention relates to a skip loader with at least two arms arranged essentially parallel to one another, articulated in the rear area of the loading area, pivotable about axes running approximately parallel to the rear edge of the loading area, which arms can be bent via a joint, can be changed in length and can be moved individually and synchronously and have container detection elements for a first container in the area of their free ends.

Such skip loaders are well known and are referred to as skip loaders with articulated arm.

Such skip loaders are usually used to transport empty containers to a location, e.g. a construction site, and exchange them for full containers there, or vice versa. If there is only limited space at the construction site, the driver must first find a place to park the container he has brought with him, park it there, then remove the container he is taking with him from the container parking space and replace it with the container he has brought with him, before finally picking up the container he is taking with him for the return journey.

This procedure is complex and involves increased time and maneuvering effort.

Another disadvantage of conventional skip loaders is the fact that only one container can be picked up or set down with a skip loader at a time.

The object of the invention is therefore to create a skip loader that makes it possible to move at least two containers at the same time. This simultaneous movement can be, for example, a simultaneous setting down or picking up of containers arranged one behind the other, or picking up a container and setting down another container at the former location of the picked up container.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that additional detection elements for a second container are provided on the arms.

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This measure ensures that at least one additional container can be swiveled with the arms, meaning that a container can be exchanged quickly even in places where there is only one container storage space. The arm is designed in such a way that the container held at the free end of the arm can be lifted over the container held behind it.

One embodiment of the invention consists in that the additional container detection elements are arranged in the area of the joints.

It is advantageous that means for supporting the arm movement are provided between the two parts connected by the joint.

It can also be provided that means for supporting the arm movement are provided between the lower arm part and the loading area.

According to the invention, the means for supporting the arm movement are hydraulic cylinders.

A further development of the invention consists in that the additional detection elements are removable.

This makes it possible to use the skip loader as a simple skip loader when the inventive double lift function is not required.

One embodiment of the invention provides that chains are provided as the detection elements. However, other container detection elements, such as claws, can also be provided. The invention is described below with reference to drawings. They show

Fig. 1 shows an arm of a skip loader according to the invention, which already has a first

container, when picking up a second container,

Fig. 2 an arm of a skip loader according to the invention during pivoting

two containers,

Fig. 3 an arm of a skip loader according to the invention after setting down the

second container and before setting down the first container.

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The skip loader according to the invention has two arms 2 which are arranged essentially parallel to one another, are hinged in the rear area of the loading area 1 and can be pivoted about axes which run approximately parallel to the rear edge of the loading area 1.

These arms 2 are made of at least two parts and can be bent via a joint 3. They are also adjustable in length; in the example shown, the free end 4 of the arm 2 has an extendable element 5. At the free ends 4 of the arms 2, there are provided, in the usual way, gripping elements 6a for a first container 9a. In addition, in the tipper according to the invention, further gripping elements 6b are provided on the arms 2, e.g. in the area of the joints 3, which enable the accommodation of a further container 9b. These gripping elements 6a, 6b can be designed, for example, as chains, hooks, etc. The gripping elements 6a, 6b, in particular the further gripping elements 6b, can be removable.

Between the free end 4 and the lower arm part 7 connected to the loading surface 1 as well as between the lower arm part 7 and the loading surface 1, means 8a, 8b for executing or supporting the arm movement, e.g. hydraulic cylinders, can be provided.

With the skip loader according to the invention, it is possible to use the arms 2 of the skip loader almost like crane arms, whereby two containers 9a, 9b can be swiveled at the same time. In the case described above, which frequently occurs, where there is little storage space available for containers 9a, 9b and a full container 9b is to be exchanged for an empty container 9a, it is now possible to set the skip loader with the empty container 9a down behind the full container 9b, pick up the full container 9b and then possibly pull the empty container 9a forward. It is also conceivable that firstly the full container 9b is picked up with the other collecting elements 6b and set down on the loading area 1 and then the empty container 9a is set down over the full container 9b on the parking space.

If the loading area 1 is suitably dimensioned, two containers 9a, 9b transported one behind the other can also be set down one after the other or simultaneously.

Claims (7)

Patentarjtjvaltp··, ···; .··, j< · European Patent Attorneys * Agents acting outside the European Patent Office Georg Viel Hans Georg Gergen, Buchenstr. 29, 66386 St. Ingbert Graduate in Economics Christof Viel Engelbert Gergen, Spiesermühle, 66583 Spiesen- Engineer dipiömeE.H.i.c.s. Erversberg Weinbergweg 15 Ottmar Gergen, Max-Planck-Str. 22, 66386 St. Ingbert D-66119 Saarbrücken Telephone (0681) 58 59 59 Fax (0681) 58 59 81 8694/6.2.95 PROTECTION CLAIMS 1. Skip loader with at least two arms arranged essentially parallel to one another, articulated in the rear region of the loading area, pivotable about axes running approximately parallel to the rear edge of the loading area, which arms can be bent via joints, can be changed in length and can be moved individually and synchronously and have detection elements for a first container in the region of their free ends, characterized in that further detection elements (6b) for a second container (9b) are provided on the arms (2). 2. Skip according to claim 1, characterized in that the further detection elements (6b) for the second container (9b) are arranged in the region of the joints (3). 3. Skip according to claim 1, characterized in that means (8a, 8b) for carrying out or supporting the arm movement are provided between the two arm parts (4, 7) connected by a joint (3). 4. Skip according to claim 1, characterized in that means (8a, 8b) for carrying out or supporting the arm movement are provided between the lower arm part (7) and the loading surface (1). 5. Skip loader according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the means (8a, 8b) for carrying out or supporting the arm movement are hydraulic cylinders. Postbank Saarbrücken (bank code 590 100 66) No. 909 83 - 664 German gSftk §*lr,E&aftH\ckts &phgr;&Aacgr;&Aacgr; 5907,00 7e>Ny. 07;36 025 SkSftlia*6OE5LZ^995pl 01)Nr, 2\}·- 860«t73 Patent attorneys ·* *&idigr; ···*!! !·· MUCH&MUCH ·..·'&Zgr;·, * ^: .. ^: ·.. ^: '*.'/*...*' 8694/6.2.95 European Patent Attorneys 6. Skip according to claim 1, characterized in that the further detection elements (6b) are removable. 7. Skip loader according to claim 1 or claim 6, characterized in that chains are provided as detection elements (6a, 6b).