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US 2003/0143061 A1Published application
Self-propelled truck for handling and transporting bins
OwnerDiego Odorizziinventor
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A self propelled truck having as support chassis or frame (2), two pairs of wheels (3) arranged on opposite sides of support chassis (2), a steering device (4) and driving means (31) for a pair of wheels (3) the support frame (2) comprises two longitudinal sides spaced from one other, each of which being supported by a respective pair of wheels (3), at least one pair of transverse members (13, 14) designed to rigidly bridge the two longitudinal sides of the truck and to delimit therewith a longitudinal tunnel, at least one lifting-lowering shaft (15) for a bin (7) between the longitudinal sides of the truck, lifting-lowering means (27, 48) carried by the support chassis (2) at each lifting-lowering shaft and displaceable between a fully lowered position and a fully lifted position, and removable engagement means (20, 25; 51, 52; 51a, 52a; 55) for a bin (7), which is rigidly displaceable with the lifting-lowering means (27; 48) and designed to engage a bin (7) on the ground at a lifting-lowering shaft and to hold it constrained to the lifting-lowering means (27; 48), driving means (30) for the lifting-lowering means (27; 48) and the removable engagement means (20, 25; 51, 52; 51a, 52a; 55), and a control unit (35).
A self propelled truck having as support chassis or frame, two pairs of wheels arranged on opposite sides of said support chassis, a steering device and driving means for at least one wheel or pair of wheels wherein the said support frame comprises two longitudinal sides spaced from one other, each of which being supported by a respective pair of wheels, at least one pair of transverse members designed to rigidly bridge the said two longitudinal sides and to delimit therewith a longitudinal tunnel, at least one lifting-lowering shaft for at least one bin between the said longitudinal sides, lifting-lowering means carried by said support chassis at each lifting-lowering shaft and displaceable between a fully lowered position and a fully lifted position, and removable engagement means for a bin, which is rigidly displaceable with said lifting-lowering means and designed to engage a bin on the ground at a lifting-lowering shaft and to hold it constrained to said lifting-lowering means, driving means for said lifting-lowering means and said removable engagement means, and a control unit.
A method of handling bins by means of a self-propelled truck according to any preceding claim, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.