DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING A TRANSPORT ITEM, AND METHOD

Abstract

A device for transporting a transport item and for attaching to a lifting vehicle, in particular for attaching to the transport apparatus of a forklift truck, said vehicle in particular comprising a mast means and said device comprising: a longitudinal transport means, more particularly a fork means, for at least temporarily receiving the transport item, in particular two or more longitudinal transport means; a tilting means for longitudinally tilting the longitudinal transport means, more particularly fork means, in particular two or more longitudinal transport means; and at least one electromechanical actuator means, in particular for linear displacement, said actuator means acting on an attachment region of the longitudinal transport means, in particular multiple longitudinal transport means, in order to tilt said transport means.

Claims

1.-10. (canceled)

11. A device (1) for transporting a transport item, the device being configured for attaching the device to a lifting vehicle, comprising a longitudinal transport means (4) for at least temporarily receiving the transport item, a tilting means (5) for longitudinally tilting the longitudinal transport means (4), an electromechanical actuator (6) which acts on an attachment region (7) of the longitudinal transport means (4) for tilting.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the electromechanical actuator (6) comprises at least one of an electrodynamic active means for linear adjustment, an electric motor, a DC motor, a synchronous motor, an asynchronous motor, a linear motor, a plunger coil, and an electric adjustment cylinder (10).

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the electromechanical actuator (6) comprises two electric adjustment cylinders (10) arranged parallel to one another in the tilting means (5), and wherein a force effect of the electromechanical actuator (6) is supported on an axis of rotation (11) above the electromechanical actuator (6).

14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the tilting means (5) comprises a lift carriage (8) which is provided for arrangement on a mast, wherein the electromechanical actuator (6) is arranged in a supported manner on the lift carriage (8), an upper end (12) of an electric cylinder on an axis of rotation (11) for exerting a tipping via a lever for tilting the longitudinal transport means.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the lift carriage (8) has a holding frame (13), wherein a guide contour (16) is provided on an inner side (14) of a vertical supporting arm (15) of the holding frame (13), wherein an adjusting wheel (17) is provided on a lower region (18) of the electromechanical actuator (6) which is guided in a supportable manner on an inner edge of the guide contour (16) for force transmission by guide rollers (20) which are arranged in a displaceable manner in the guide contour (16).

16. The device according to claim 14, wherein the lift carriage (8) has a holding frame (13), wherein the electromechanical actuator (6) is an electric adjusting cylinder (10) arranged at a lower end (21) on a tilt lever element (22), which is arranged in a tippable manner on a lower region (23) of the holding frame (13) and is arranged to act in a tilting manner on the attachment region (7) of the longitudinal transport means (4).

17. The device according to claim 11, wherein a traverse spindle with a worm drive with an electric motor is arranged horizontally, with a transmission for driving the tilting means (5).

18. The device according to claim 14, wherein the longitudinal transport means (4) is arranged on a lateral adjustment means (24) for the longitudinal transport means (4) in lateral direction and wherein the lateral adjustment means (24) is integrated in a lift mast or is attachable to the lift carriage (8), wherein the lateral adjustment means (24) is tiltable by the tilting means (5), such that, in doing so, the longitudinal transport means (4) attached to the lateral adjustment means is also tilted.

19. The device according to claim 11, further comprising a measuring sensor for measuring a tilt angle (25) of the longitudinal transport means (4) for controlling the tilting means (5).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of a device for transporting a transport item.

[0023] FIG. 2 shows a device for transporting a transport item.

[0024] FIG. 3 an exploded perspective view of a device for transporting a transport item.

[0025] FIG. 4 shows a device for transporting a transport item.

[0026] FIGS. 5a-c a show a device for transporting a transport item in tilted positions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of a device 1 for transporting a transport item for attaching to a lifting vehicle (not shown), in particular with a mast means (not shown), in particular on a transport device of a forklift truck (not shown), comprising exemplary longitudinal transport means 4 for at least temporarily receiving the transport item, in particular fork means 9, in particular two or more longitudinal transport means 4, a tilting means 5 for the longitudinal tilting of the longitudinal transport means 4, in particular fork means 9, in particular two or more longitudinal transport means 4, comprising at least one electromechanical actuator means 6, in particular for linear adjustment, which acts on an attachment region 7 of the longitudinal transport means 4, in particular multiple longitudinal transport means, for tilting, wherein the electromechanical actuator means 6 has an electrodynamic active means for linear adjustment, in particular an electric motor, in particular a DC motor and/or synchronous/asynchronous motor and/or a linear motor and/or a plunger coil, in particular an electric adjustment cylinder 10.

[0028] FIG. 2 shows a device 1 with a lift carriage means 13 with exemplary tilt settings with tilt angle 25.

[0029] FIG. 3 shows a device 1 in a perspective exploded view and advantageously with lateral adjustment means 24.

[0030] FIG. 4 shows a device 1 with two electric adjustment cylinders 10, and exemplarily with lateral adjuster 24.

[0031] FIGS. 5a-c show a device 1 in various tilting positions. The lift carriage means 8 has a holding frame 13, wherein the at least one electromechanical actuator means 6, in particular the electric adjustment cylinder 10, is arranged at a lower end 21 on a tilt lever element 22, which is arranged in a tippable manner on a lower region 23 of the holding frame 13 and is arranged to act in a tilting manner on the attachment region 7 of the longitudinal transport means 4.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0032] 1 Device for transporting

[0033] 4 Longitudinal transport means

[0034] 5 Tilting means

[0035] 6 Electromechanical actuator

[0036] 7 Attachment region

[0037] 8 Lift carriage means

[0038] 9 Fork means

[0039] 10 Electric adjustment cylinder

[0040] 11 Axis of rotation

[0041] 12 Upper end

[0042] 13 Holding frame

[0043] 14 Inner side

[0044] 15 Supporting arm

[0045] 16 Guide contour

[0046] 17 Adjusting wheel means

[0047] 18 Lower region

[0048] 20 Guide roller

[0049] 21 Lower end

[0050] 22 Tilt lever element

[0051] 23 Lower region

[0052] 24 Lateral adjustment means

[0053] 25 Tilt angle