DEVICE FOR RESTORING THE PANEL OF A VEHICLE

Abstract

A device for restoring the panel of a vehicle includes a support platform with wheels for transporting same, which is arranged to secure to a base plate of the platform a post with a crossbeam, for mounting pulleys at different heights and in different directions so as to stretch the panel of the vehicle. The base plate is able to descend to the ground, the wheels remaining in a plane elevated above the ground, to immobilise the platform. A vacuum generator, mounted on the base plate, helps to immobilise the platform, suctioning air from a central cavity delimited by a sealing gasket that runs along the edge of the underside of the base plate, allowing a vacuum to be created under the panel to anchor same to the ground and, consequently, immobilise the platform for the stretching operation.

Claims

1. DEVICE FOR RESTORING THE PANEL OF A VEHICLE, having mechanical means for stretching the panel and other anchoring means for immobilising the mechanical means during the stretching operation, wherein it comprises a support platform formed by a rectangular frame in a horizontal position, provided with bearings, which frame hole is partially plugged by a base plate, and arranged to be anchored to a post, receiving the assembling and fixing at different heights of a support, of a manually operated pulley, and which cable or strap ends with a hook, for stretching the panel of a vehicle, while the base plate may be lowered to the ground, by turning a crank in a position transverse to the frame, to this end the plate has at least two vertical connecting rods, which are associated with the rotating axis of the crank and are guided during its movement into trays of the plate, which is subjected to the action of vertical springs.

2. DEVICE FOR RESTORING THE PANEL OF A VEHICLE, according to claim 1, wherein on the base plate of the platform, a pressurized air connection is mounted, and arranged to supply compressed air to a vacuum generator, acting below the base plate through a bore, which involves, a rubber seal along its lower surface, which delimits a central cavity, allowing to create a vacuum for immobilising the plate on the ground and therefore the platform with the mechanical means during the stretching operation of the bodywork of the vehicle.

3. DEVICE FOR RESTORING THE PANEL OF A VEHICLE, according to claim 1, wherein the post may be coupled to an upper beam, perpendicular to the post, and provided with bores, for mounting a second winch, arranged to allow the stretching of the panel of the vehicle in different directions.

4. DEVICE FOR RESTORING THE PANEL OF A VEHICLE, according to claim 1, wherein the lowering movement of the base plate to the ground causes the horizontal frame with the bearings to be located in a plane higher than the ground, disabling them from displacing the platform.

5. DEVICE FOR RESTORING THE PANEL OF A VEHICLE, according to claim 2, wherein the lowering movement of the base plate to the ground causes the horizontal frame with the bearings to be located in a plane higher than the ground, disabling them from displacing the platform.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] For further understanding of the foregoing, the specification is accompanied by a set of drawings in which the object of the invention is shown, without intending that the mentioned graphic representation constitutes a limitation of the peculiar characteristics of this application.

[0022] FIG. 1.represents a perspective view of the device for restoring the panel of a vehicle, comprising a rolling platform constituted by a rectangular frame or casing with bearings, and which base is plugged by a plate. On said plate a post is clamped on which a pulley is mounted, whose cable or strap ends in a hook for stretching the bodywork to be restored of a vehicle. On said plate a compressed air connection is also mounted, in communication with a vacuum generator of said plate.

[0023] FIG. 2shows the same perspective of the device for restoring the panel of a vehicle, where the base plate is lowered to the ground by the operation of the transverse crank of the frame, the rotation axis of which is associated with connecting rods of the base plate, when guided into trays thereof displace vertically the base plate to the ground, so that it can be immobilised on the ground through a vacuum generator receiving the compressed air through the connection.

[0024] FIG. 3.illustrates a perspective view of the base of the device for restoring the panel of a vehicle, where it is seen that the base plate has a rubber seal near its contour, delimiting a central cavity of the plate, which is in communication with the vacuum generator mounted on said plate through a bore.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0025] In the following, the different components constituting the device for restoring the panel of a vehicle are detailed and listed, according to a projected embodiment.

[0026] The device for restoring the panel of a vehicle has mechanical means for stretching the panel and anchoring means for immobilising the mechanical means during the operation of stretching the panel.

[0027] In the first figure it can be seen that the device comprises a support platform (1) formed by a rectangular frame (2) in a horizontal position, provided with bearings (3), which frame hole is partially plugged by a plate (4) that forms the base of the platform.

[0028] In said base plate it is seen that the mechanical means are to be anchored, such as the post (5), provided with a series of bores to mount and fix at different heights a support (6) of a pulley (7) with a manually operated crank, and which cable or strap (8) ends in a hook (9), arranged to stretch the panel of a vehicle for its restoration.

[0029] In this way, the mechanical means for stretching the panel are mounted on the rolling platform, which facilitates the mobility and approach of said mechanical means around the vehicle for repairing it.

[0030] In the second figure it is seen that the base plate (4) of the platform may lower to the ground, by rotating a crank (10) in a position transverse to the frame, for which purpose the plate has at least two vertical connecting rods (12), which are associated with the rotating axis (11) of the crank and which are guided during its rotating movement into trays (13) of the plate, which is subjected to the action of vertical springs (14).

[0031] Likewise, in the second figure it can be seen that the crank has been turned with the connecting rods in one direction, and that it has caused a vertical lowering movement of the base plate of the platform, until it was resting on the ground, while the frame (2) of the platform with the bearings (3) is in a position higher than the ground, so as to prevent the platform from moving through its bearings.

[0032] In the first and second figures it can be seen that on the base plate (4) of the platform, a pressurized air connector (15) is mounted, which is in communication with a vacuum generator (21), allowing a vacuum to be created below the base plate through a bore (16).

[0033] In the third figure, the bore (16) of the base plate can be seen, as well as the rubber seal (17) which is arranged along the lower surface of the base plate and which delimits a central cavity (18).

[0034] All this is arranged so that when the compressed air is injected through the connection (15) so as to operate the vacuum generator (21), the base plate (4) can be anchored to the ground, immobilising the rolling platform and, therefore, the mechanical means mounted on the platform, during the stretching operation of the vehicle bodywork.

[0035] In the first and second figures it can also be seen that the post (5) anchored onto the base plate (4) may couple an upper beam (19), perpendicular to the post and provided with bores (20), in order to anchor another winch, allowing the stretching of the vehicle panel in other directions.