FIXING DEVICE FOR FIXING A SWAP BODY IN OR ON A PICK-UP AREA OF A VEHICLE AS WELL AS A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF FIXING DEVICE

Abstract

A fixing device for fixing a swap body in or on the pick-up area of a vehicle. At least one support structure is positioned in the pick-up area, with at least one pick-up floor positioned in the pick-up area, with at least one rail-style guide element spaced from the pick-up floor which is fixed to the support structure or the swap body and which demonstrates a guide surface. At least one support element is positioned on a swap body or on the support structure which is positioned between the guide element and pick-up floor when transferring the swap body into the pick-up area or out of the pick-up area. At least the guide surface of at least one guide element demonstrates an incline in relation to the pick-up floor.

Claims

1. A fixing device for fixing a swap body in or on the pick-up area of a vehicle with at least one support structure positioned in the pick-up area, with at least one pick-up floor positioned in the pick-up area, with at least one rail-style guide device spaced from the pick-up floor which is fixed to the support structure or the swap body and which has a guide surface and with at least one support aid positioned on a swap body or on the support structure which is positioned between the guide element and pick-up floor when transferring the swap body into the pick-up area or out of the pick-up area and can at least be sectionally slid onto or rolled off touching the guide surface of the rail-style guide element and can be or is supported against transverse movement to the direction of transfer, wherein at least the guide surface of at least one guide element demonstrates an incline in relation to the pick-up floor.

2. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein at least one adjustment unit, with which the incline of the guide surface of the guide element can be adjusted in stages or infinitely in relation to pick-up floor.

3. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein at least one clamping unit which includes at least one clamping element with which the guide element can be clamped in the direction to the support element and/or with which the support element can be clamped in the direction to the guide element.

4. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the guide element and the support structure or, that the guide element and swap body are temporarily or permanently fixable or fixed to one another or include a joint component and/or that the support aid and support structure or that the support aid and swap body are temporarily or permanently fixable or are fixed to one another or include a joint component.

5. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the guide element and the supporting element are positioned at the height of one of the surfaces of the swap body facing one of the pick-up floors, with a minimal distance to the pick-up floor.

6. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the support aid includes at least one support element which can at least be sectionally slid or rolled off the touching the guide surface of the rail-style guide aid and in particular includes a runner or castor and/or the support aid includes at least one load-bearing element with which the support aid can be fixed to the swap body or support structure and to which one end of the support element can be positioned.

7. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein at least one guide element is positioned on the support structure of the pick-up area and/or that at least one support element is positioned on the swap body.

8. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein at least two guide elements and at least two support aids, which are positioned respectively opposite one another and that the swap body is positioned between both guide elements and support aids.

9. The fixing device according to claim 6, wherein the support aid includes at least two support elements which are positioned on opposite sides of the load-bearing element and that it is stretched across the width of the swap body, when observed transverse to the direction of transfer.

10. The fixing device according to claim 8, wherein a centering unit which includes at least two guide aids which combined incorporate a funnel-shaped section through which the swap body is essentially positioned centrally in the pick-up area during transfer on or in the pick-up area.

11. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein at least one retaining element attached to the support structure or the swap body, which fits into a pick-up device on the swap body or the support structure and fixes the swap body against movement in the transfer direction, can be transferred into a release position in which the swap body is released for movement in the direction of transfer.

12. The fixing device according to claim 11, wherein the retaining element has a pin-style shape and can be transferred from the locked position into the release position and back transverse to the transfer direction.

13. The fixing device according to claim 11, wherein the retaining element is positioned on the pick-up floor of the pick-up area and can be transferred transverse to the direction of transfer of the locked position to the release position and back and/or if the retaining element includes at least one reset device through which the retaining element can be pre-clamped in the locked position.

14. The fixing device according to claim 11, wherein the pick-up device includes a contour tapering in the transfer direction, on which the retaining element fits into the locked position.

15. A vehicle with a pick up area in which a swap body is able to be fixed by a fixing device according to claim 1, which is fixed to at least one support structure positioned in the pick-up area, which at least one pick-up floor positioned in the pick-up area, which at least one rail-style guide element spaced to the pick-up floor, which is fixed to the support structure or the swap body and which demonstrates a guide surface and which includes at least one support aid positioned on a swap body or on the support structure which is positioned between the guide element and pick-up floor when transferring the swap body into the pick-up area or out of the pick-up area and can at least be sectionally slid onto or rolled off touching the guide surface of the rail-style guide element and can be or is supported against transverse movement to the direction of transfer, whereby at least the guide surface of at least one guide element demonstrates an incline in relation to the pick-up floor.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] The drawing shows:

[0045] FIG. 1 A sectional back view of a vehicle with a fixing device according to the invention;

[0046] FIG. 2 A detailed view of an area according to FIG. 1;

[0047] FIG. 3 A perspective plan view of a support aid of a fixing device;

[0048] FIG. 4 A bottom view of a swap body with two support aids;

[0049] FIG. 5 A perspective plan view of a pick-up area of the vehicle;

[0050] FIG. 6 A plan view of the pick-up area of the vehicle according to FIG. 5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0051] The figures show fixing device equipped overall with references 2 for fixing a swap body 4 in or on a pick-up area 6 of the vehicle 8. A support structure 10 is positioned in pick-up area 6 of the vehicle 8. Further, the pick-up area 6 of the vehicle 8 includes a pick-up floor 12 positioned in pick-up area 6.

[0052] The fixing device 2 includes at least one rail-style guide element 14 spaced from the pick-up floor 12. In the embodiments shown in the Figures, the rail-style guide element is fixed to support structure 10 of the vehicle 8. The guide element 14 includes a guide surface 16. Moreover, the fixing device 2 includes support aids 18 which are fixed to the swap body 4 in the embodiments shown in the Figures. The support aids 18 include two support elements 20 which have a castor-style form and are fixed to a load-bearing element 22. The support aids 18 are fixed to the floor of the swap body 4 via the load-bearing element 22. Furthermore, the support elements 20 of the support aid 18 fit to the guide surface 16 of the guide element 14, if the swap body 4 is positioned in the pick-up area 6.

[0053] When transferring and positioning the swap body 4 in the pick-up area 6 of the vehicle 8, the swap body 4 is supported via support aid 18 on the guide surface 16 and is supported on this by touch sliding or rolling against movement transverse to the direction of transfer. The guide surfaces 16 are inclined in relation to the pick-up floor 12.

[0054] In order to be able to set the incline of guide surface 16 of the guide element 14, the fixing device 2 includes an adjustment unit 24 which can be used to adjust the incline of the guide surface 16 in relation to the pick-up curve 12.

[0055] The Figures show an embodiment of the fixing device 2 in which the guide element 14 is detachably fixed to the support structure 10 of the vehicle 6. The support elements 18 are also detachably fixed to swap body 4.

[0056] Guide element 14 and support element 18 are positioned on one of the surfaces of the swap body 4 facing the pick-up floor 12, whereby the distance to the pick-up floor 12 is minimal.

[0057] In order to guarantee the guidance of the swap body when transferring to pick-up area 6, two guide elements 14 are anticipated in the embodiment shown in the Figures, which are positioned on opposite sides to one another in relation to the swap body 4. This holds the swap body 4 on both sides with guide element 14.

[0058] In order to fix the swap body 4 against movement in the direction of transfer, the fixing device 2 includes a pin-style retaining element 26 which is fixed into the pick-up floor 12. The pin-style retaining element 26 can fit into a correspondingly formed pick-up device 28 in the swap body 4 if the swap body 4 is positioned in pick-up area 6. To this end, the retaining element 26 is pre-clamped in a locked position by a reset element which cannot be seen in the Figures, in which the retaining element 26 fits into the pick-up device 28. The retaining element 26 can be transferred from the locked position into a release position, in which the retaining element 26 is unmeshed from the pick-up device 28 in the swap body 4, in order to remove swap body 4 from the pick-up area 6.

[0059] FIG. 1 shows a view of an area of the vehicle 8. This includes a cargo bicycle in the embodiment shown in the Figure. To this end, the vehicle 8 includes three wheels 30 with which the vehicle 8 can be driven on a driving surface. The swap body 4 for its part includes castors 32 with which the swap body 4 can be brought up to the pick-up area 6 via a ramp, for example.

[0060] FIG. 1 shows that the swap body 4 is essentially centred in pick-up area 6 of the vehicle 8 using fixing device 2. This enables the mass point of the swap body 4 to be aligned transversely with the mass point of the vehicle 8, whereby the driving properties of the vehicle 8 are improved.

[0061] FIG. 2 shows a detailed view of the area according to FIG. 1.

[0062] FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the support element 18. In FIG. 3 it can be seen that the support element 18 includes a load-bearing element 22 where the castor-style support elements 20 are formed on its free ends.

[0063] In FIG. 4 it can be seen that the support elements 18 can be positioned in the front and back area of the swap body 4 according to FIG. 3. This are detachably screwed to the floor of the swap body 4 according to the embodiment in FIG. 4.

[0064] FIGS. 5 and 6 show a pick-up area 6 of the vehicle 8.

[0065] The features of the invention disclosed in the above description, in the claims and in the drawing, may be essential both individually and in any combination in the realisation of the invention in its various embodiments.

REFERENCE LIST

[0066] 2 Fixing device [0067] 4 Swap body [0068] 6 Pick-up area [0069] 8 Vehicle [0070] 10 Support structure [0071] 12 Pick-up floor [0072] 14 Guide element [0073] 16 Guide surface [0074] 18 Support aid [0075] 20 Support element [0076] 22 Load-bearing element [0077] 24 Adjustment unit [0078] 26 Retaining element [0079] 28 Pick-up [0080] 30 Wheels [0081] 32 Castors