A tray, particularly for transporting vehicle wheels and/or vehicle-wheel rims, an assembly of tray and wheels and/or wheel-rims, and, a support

Abstract

The invention relates to a tray, particularly for transporting vehicle wheels and / or vehicle-wheel rims, having at least one substantially plane structure (5) and at least two first supports (2), each of the first supports (2) comprising at least one first guide-and-positioning element (3), the two first supports (2) being associated to the structure (5) in a cooperating way, the first guide-and-positioning elements (3) of the two associated first supports (2) defining at least one first region (4) for horizontally accommodating at least one vehicle wheel / vehicle-wheel rim (6), the tray (1) further comprising at least two second supports (2'), each of the second supports (2') comprising at least one second guide-and-positioning element (3') associable to a horizontally-accommodated wheel / wheel rim (6) and at least one third guide-and-positioning element (3''), the two second supports (2') being associable to the wheel / wheel rim (6) in such a way that the third guide-and-positioning elements (3'') define at least one second region for horizontally accommodating at least one wheel / wheel rim. The invention further relates to an assembly of tray and wheels and / or wheel rims and a support for use on the aimed-at tray.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a pallet for receiving and transporting wheels and / or rims of different diameters and configurations, to assemblies formed of pallets with wheels and / or rims, and to supports for use with such a pallet. Background technique [0002] Traditionally, vehicle wheels are transported from the factory to their destination (at the vehicle assembly plant) on pallets, also known as pallets, with multiple wheels positioned on pallets such that adjacent pallets do not touch each other and between them contact can damage the paintwork of the wheels. In order to be able to stack the maximum number of wheels that can be carried on a single pallet, small spaced stops are provided, set on the flanged wheels, so that a wheel set on another wheel will only touch this spacer , thus preventing scratches to the paintwork, which are sure to occur due to movement during transport. [0003] Another possibility to avoid scratching the paintwork of sta...

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Problems solved by technology

The difficulty with this scheme is the formation of the slots; it requires steps that are expensive to manufacture

Furthermore, this solution does not address the need for spacers or spacers in order to stack the wheels

[0011] Until now, no one has proposed a pallet with supports that prevent the wheels being transported from shifting sideways and that allow the wheels to be stacked without destroying contact between the wheels

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