Multifunctional device for managing a pallet with its load

Multifunctional device comprising:

• a base element (3) for placement on a floor;
• a frame member (5) connected to the base element (3) via a motorized rotation member (7) operable to rotate the frame member around a horizontal or nearly horizontal rotation axis (R):
• said device further comprising:
• at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other;
• at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other and perpendicular to said platform elements (9, 11), where at least the second wall element (17) is operable, by means of a respective actuator (49) to approach and move away from the first wall element (15);
• wherein the at least one first platform element (9) is translatable by means of a respective actuator (51) to approach and move away from the second platform element (11) and wherein the rotation axis (R) is parallel to the geometric planes of the at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) and of the at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17), wherein the frame member (5) is provided with one or more lifting tracks (21) and with one or more gripping tracks (23) perpendicular to the one or more lifting tracks (21), wherein said one or more lifting tracks (21) and said one or more gripping tracks (23) are perpendicular to the rotation axis (R);
• where, at least in an initial operating condition in which the first (9) and second (11) platform elements are horizontal, these lifting (21) and gripping (23) tracks are respectively vertical and horizontal and in that each first (9) and second (11) platform element is perpendicular to the lifting tracks (21) and is provided with respective sliding means (52, 53) movable along said lifting tracks (21) and with respective actuation actuators (51, 54) for moving along said lifting tracks (21) and in that each first (15) and second (17) wall element is perpendicular to the gripping tracks (23) and is provided with respective sliding means (56, 57) movable along said gripping tracks (23) and with respective actuation actuators (49, 50) for moving along said gripping tracks (23), and wherein each side edge parallel to the rotation axis (R) of each of the first (9) and second (11) platform elements and of the first (15) and second (17) wall elements bears respective recesses and protrusions (10, 12, 16, 18) that are complementary and that can cross each other.

Multifunctional device comprising:

• a base element (3) for placement on a floor;
• a frame member (5) connected to the base element (3) via a motorized rotation member (7) operable to rotate the frame member around a horizontal or nearly horizontal rotation axis (R);
• said device further comprising:
• at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other;
• at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other and perpendicular to said platform elements (9, 11), where at least the second wall element (17) is operable, by means of a respective actuator (49) to approach and move away from the first wall element (15);
• wherein the at least one first platform element (9) is translatable by means of a respective actuator (51) to approach and move away from the second platform element (11) and wherein the rotation axis (R) is parallel to the geometric planes of the at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) and of the at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17), wherein the frame member (5) is provided with one or more lifting tracks (21) and with one or more gripping tracks (23) perpendicular to the one or more lifting tracks (21), wherein said one or more lifting tracks (21) and said one or more gripping tracks (23) are perpendicular to the rotation axis (R);
• where, at least in an initial operating condition in which the first (9) and second (11) platform elements are horizontal, these lifting (21) and gripping (23) tracks are respectively vertical and horizontal and in that each first (9) and second (11) platform element is perpendicular to the lifting tracks (21) and is provided with respective sliding means (52, 53) movable along said lifting tracks (21) and with respective actuation actuators (51, 54) for moving along said lifting tracks (21) and in that each first (15) and second (17) wall element is perpendicular to the gripping tracks (23) and is provided with respective sliding means (56, 57) movable along said gripping tracks (23) and with respective actuation actuators (49, 50) for moving along said gripping tracks (23) and wherein the frame member (5) is provided with two rail-type lifting tracks (21) and two rail-type gripping tracks (23) and that the sliding means of each of the platform (9, 11) or wall (15, 17) elements along these lifting (21) and gripping (23) tracks are ball, carriage or slide elements and that the respective actuation actuators are of electric, hydraulic or pneumatic linear type.

Multifunctional device comprising:

• a base element (3) for placement on a floor;
• a frame member (5) connected to the base element (3) via a motorized rotation member (7) operable to rotate the frame member around a horizontal or nearly horizontal rotation axis (R);
• said device further comprising:
• at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other;
• at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other and perpendicular to said platform elements (9, 11), where at least the second wall element (17) is operable, by means of a respective actuator (49) to approach and move away from the first wall element (15);
• wherein the at least one first platform element (9) is translatable by means of a respective actuator (51) to approach and move away from the second platform element (11) and wherein the rotation axis (R) is parallel to the geometric planes of the at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) and of the at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17), and wherein the motorized rotation member (7) is of the slewing bearing type with a peripheral ring gear engaged by a pinion actuated by an electric or hydraulic motor.

Multifunctional device comprising:

• a base element (3) for placement on a floor;
• a frame member (5) connected to the base element (3) via a motorized rotation member (7) operable to rotate the frame member around a horizontal or nearly horizontal rotation axis (R):
• said device further comprising:
• at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other;
• at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other and perpendicular to said platform elements (9, 11), where at least the second wall element (17) is operable, by means of a respective actuator (49) to approach and move away from the first wall element (15);
• wherein the at least one first platform element (9) is translatable by means of a respective actuator (51) to approach and move away from the second platform element (11) and wherein the rotation axis (R) is parallel to the geometric planes of the at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) and of the at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17), wherein each of the first (9) and second (11) platform elements comprises a bracket means (31) fixed to the respective sliding means along the lifting tracks (21) connected to a plane means (33) carrying a series of transverse plates (35) mutually spaced apart to form the recesses and protrusions (10, 12) at their side portions and in that each of the first (15) and second (17) wall elements comprises a beam means (43) one end of which is fixed to the respective sliding means along the gripping tracks (23) and carrying a plate (45) whose side portions parallel to the rotation axis (R) are shaped to form the recesses and protrusions (16, 18) on their lateral portions.

Multifunctional device comprising:

• a base element (3) for placement on a floor;
• a frame member (5) connected to the base element (3) via a motorized rotation member (7) operable to rotate the frame member around a horizontal or nearly horizontal rotation axis (R);
• said device further comprising:
• at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other;
• at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17) facing each other and defining respective geometric planes parallel to each other and perpendicular to said platform elements (9, 11), where at least the second wall element (17) is operable, by means of a respective actuator (49) to approach and move away from the first wall element (15);
• wherein the at least one first platform element (9) is translatable by means of a respective actuator (51) to approach and move away from the second platform element (11) and wherein the rotation axis (R) is parallel to the geometric planes of the at least one pair of platform elements first (9) and second (11) and of the at least one pair of wall elements first (15) and second (17), further comprising:
• position sensors (60, 61;
• 62, 63) of each of the platform (9, 11) or wall (15, 17) elements,
• a rotation sensor (64) of the motorized rotation member (7),
• one or more pallet and/or load height sensors (65) placed between the first (9) and second (11) platform elements,
• a programmable microprocessor control device (66) provided with input ports for the data supplied by said sensors and command ports for operating each of the actuators and the motorized rotation member (7).