Title:
TRUCK COUPLING MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014136511
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a truck coupling mechanism capable of automatically connecting and disconnecting trucks carried by a self-propelled carrier without needing any other power.SOLUTION: A truck 30 comprises a first connection member 38 provided at one end in the longitudinal direction and a second connection member 40 provided at the other end in the longitudinal direction and configured to be connectable to the first connecting member 38. On a truck carrier route 14, projecting portions or recessed portions are arranged. The first connection member 38 of one truck 30 and the second connection member 40 of the other truck 30 are configured to be automatically connected when the one truck 30 is carried by a self-propelled carrier 20 and pressed to the rear end of the other truck 30, and the connected first connection member 38 and second connection member 40 are configured to be automatically disconnected by being vertically separated from each other when the connected trucks are carried by the self-propelled carrier 20, and the one truck and the other truck 30 pass the projecting portion or the recessed portion.
Inventors:
HASHIMOTO KAZUAKI
SAKAGUCHI RYUTA
UCHIHARA SATOSHI
SAKAGUCHI RYUTA
UCHIHARA SATOSHI
Application Number:
JP2013006362A
Publication Date:
July 28, 2014
Filing Date:
January 17, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD
International Classes:
B61G1/04; B65G35/08; B62B5/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2008143517A | 2008-06-26 | |||
| JP2006117079A | 2006-05-11 | |||
| JP2012030947A | 2012-02-16 | |||
| JP2014091369A | 2014-05-19 | |||
| JPH06208415A | 1994-07-26 | |||
| JPS63180617U | 1988-11-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Mitsuo Tanaka
Kyousei Tamura
Yukino Okunishi
Kyousei Tamura
Yukino Okunishi