A tank handling accessory

Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of storage tank handling accessories, applied to fork truck to handle storage tank, the fork truck includes fork truck portal, storage tank bottom has support frame, the storage tank handling accessories includes connecting mechanism, bottom support mechanism and top protection mechanism.Connecting structure is detachably connected with fork truck portal.Bottom support mechanism is connected with connecting mechanism and is used to support the bottom of support frame.Top protection mechanism is connected with connecting mechanism and is used to support the top of storage tank to prevent storage tank from toppling.The present application proposes a kind of storage tank handling accessories, cooperates with fork truck, provides a new way for storage tank handling, can realize the efficient handling of storage tank, improves the handling mobility of storage tank, reduces the handling cost of storage tank, can also take into account the handling needs of different sizes of storage tank, with higher versatility.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of tank handling, in particular to a tank handling accessory. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing common tank for storing liquid or solid is generally a cylindrical structure with a large volume, and the tank bottom is also provided with a support frame, which is relatively heavy. At present, when the tank is handled, the rope is generally bound on the support frame at the bottom of the tank, and then hoisted by a traveling crane or a crane. This transfer mode uses large hoisting equipment and has poor mobility, low handling efficiency and high cost. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, in view of the technical problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of the present application is to provide a tank handling accessory which is used in cooperation with a forklift to realize efficient handling of the tank, improve the mobility of the tank handling, and reduce the cost of tank handling.

[0004] The present application provides a tank handling accessory applied to a forklift for handling a tank, wherein the forklift comprises a forklift gantry, and the tank bottom is provided with a support frame, and the tank handling accessory comprises:

[0005] A connecting mechanism which is detachably connected with the forklift gantry;

[0006] A bottom supporting mechanism which is connected with the connecting mechanism and used for supporting the bottom of the support frame; and

[0007] A top protection mechanism which is connected with the connecting mechanism and used for supporting the top of the tank to prevent the tank from toppling over.

[0008] The present application provides a tank handling accessory which is used in cooperation with a forklift to realize efficient handling of the tank, improve the mobility of the tank handling, and reduce the cost of tank handling.

[0009] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the connecting mechanism comprises:

[0010] A rear connecting frame which is detachably connected with the forklift gantry on one side;

[0011] A front connecting frame which is located on the other side of the rear connecting frame and is connected with the rear connecting frame in a sliding fit; the bottom supporting mechanism and the top protection mechanism are both connected with the front connecting frame; and

[0012] A driving member which is installed on the rear connecting frame and used for driving the front connecting frame to move horizontally on the rear connecting frame.

[0013] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the forklift mast has two vertically and oppositely arranged channel steels; one side of the rear connecting frame is provided with two rolling connecting pieces, and the two rolling connecting pieces are respectively arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the two channel steels; the rolling connecting piece comprises a vertically arranged connecting plate, and two upward and downward arranged main rollers are installed on the side of the connecting plate facing the corresponding channel steel, and the two main rollers are arranged in the channel steel and are in rolling contact with the wing plates of the channel steel.

[0014] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the side of the connecting plate facing the corresponding channel steel is also provided with two side rollers, the two side rollers are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the main roller located above, the axial direction of the side roller is perpendicular to the axial direction of the main roller, and the two side rollers are in rolling contact with the web plate of the channel steel.

[0015] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the side of the rear connecting frame away from the forklift mast is provided with two oppositely arranged connecting seats at the top, two horizontally arranged sliding holes are formed through the two connecting seats, and the central axes of the two sliding holes are parallel or coincident; the top end of the front connecting frame is fixed with two side moving shafts, and the two side moving shafts are respectively slidably penetrated through the two sliding holes.

[0016] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the bottom of the side of the rear connecting frame away from the forklift mast is provided with two oppositely arranged sliding grooves; the side of the front connecting frame facing the bottom of the rear connecting frame is provided with two sliding blocks, and the two sliding blocks are respectively connected in sliding fit with the two sliding grooves.

[0017] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the driving piece comprises a side moving cylinder; the middle part of the side of the rear connecting frame away from the forklift mast is fixed with a fixed seat; the side moving cylinder is horizontally arranged, the fixed end of the side moving cylinder is fixed on the fixed seat, and the telescopic end of the side moving cylinder is connected with the front connecting frame.

[0018] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the bottom supporting mechanism comprises a guide shaft, two forks and a lead screw; the guide shaft is fixed on the front connecting frame; the two forks are arranged in parallel and opposite directions, each fork comprises a horizontal section inserted into the bottom of the support frame and a vertical section connected perpendicularly with the horizontal section, the vertical section is provided with a sleeve at the top end, and the sleeve is slidably sleeved on the guide shaft; the lead screw is parallel to the guide shaft, and the lead screw is fixed on the front connecting frame, two moving blocks are slidably connected on the lead screw, and the two moving blocks are respectively connected with the vertical sections of the two forks.

[0019] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the bottom of the front connecting frame is provided with a plurality of side-by-side arranged insertion slots; the vertical section of each fork is further connected with a chain, one end of the chain away from the fork is connected with a bolt, and the bolt is inserted into one of the insertion slots.

[0020] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned scheme of the present application, the top protection mechanism comprises a protection frame and two protection rods; the protection frame is located above the front connecting frame, and the bottom of the protection frame is provided with two mounting frames, the two mounting frames are respectively located on the two sides of the front connecting frame, and the two mounting frames are connected with the front connecting frame; the two protection rods are located on the two sides of the storage tank, and the distance between the two protection rods is adjustable, and the two protection rods are vertically installed on the protection frame.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. The present application provides a storage tank handling accessory which is used in cooperation with a forklift, providing a new way for storage tank handling, capable of realizing efficient handling of the storage tank, improving the mobility of the storage tank handling, reducing the cost of storage tank handling, and also capable of considering the handling needs of storage tanks of different sizes, having high universality.

[0023] 2. The storage tank handling accessory of the present application, when handling the storage tank, realizes connection with the forklift mast of the forklift through the connecting mechanism, so that the entire storage tank handling accessory can move with the forklift, thereby being capable of handling the storage tank to a designated position, while the bottom supporting mechanism supports the support frame at the bottom of the storage tank, and the top protection mechanism protects the top of the storage tank, preventing the storage tank from falling during handling, realizing safe and efficient handling of the storage tank.

[0024] 3. In the storage tank handling accessory of the present application, the distance between the two forks of the bottom supporting mechanism can be adjusted, and the distance between the two protection rods of the top protection mechanism can also be adjusted, so that the storage tank handling accessory can consider the handling needs of storage tanks of different sizes.

[0025] 4. In the present application, the front connecting frame can be driven by the driving member to move horizontally on the rear connecting frame, and when handling, the forks of the handling accessory need to be forked into the support frame at the bottom of the storage tank, if there is a left-right deviation between the forks and the support frame, the front connecting frame can be directly driven to move horizontally left and right to adjust the position of the forks, ensuring that the forks are aligned with the support frame at the bottom of the storage tank, so that the position of the forks does not need to be adjusted by reversing, improving the handling efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a storage tank handling accessory according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0027] Figure 2 Another perspective view of a storage tank handling accessory according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0028] Figure 3 A working principle diagram of a storage tank handling accessory according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0029] Figure 4A partial structure schematic view of a storage tank carrying accessory proposed in an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0030] Figure 5 A perspective view of Figure 4

[0031] Figure 6 An exploded view of a connecting structure and a bottom supporting mechanism in a storage tank carrying accessory proposed in an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0032] Figure 7 A structure schematic view of a top protection mechanism in a storage tank carrying accessory proposed in an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0033] Reference signs: 1, storage tank; 2, support frame; 3, forklift mast; 31, channel steel; 4, connecting mechanism; 41, rear connecting frame; 42, front connecting frame; 43, side moving cylinder; 44, connecting plate; 45, main roller; 46, side roller; 47, connecting seat; 48, side moving shaft; 49, sliding groove; 410, sliding block; 411, fixing seat; 412, insertion slot; 5, bottom supporting mechanism; 51, guide shaft; 52, fork; 53, screw rod; 54, sleeve; 55, moving block; 56, chain; 57, bolt; 6, top protection mechanism; 61, protection frame; 62, protection rod; 63, mounting frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below in conjunction with specific embodiments. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.

[0035] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application herein is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0036] The present embodiment aims at the technical problem that the current storage tank 1 is generally lifted by a travelling crane or a crane during transfer, the lifting equipment used in this transfer mode is large and has poor maneuverability, the carrying efficiency is low, and the cost is high, and provides a storage tank carrying accessory which is used in cooperation with a forklift to realize efficient transfer of the storage tank 1, improve the carrying maneuverability of the storage tank 1, and reduce the carrying cost of the storage tank 1.

[0037] The storage tank carrying accessory of the present embodiment is applied to a forklift to carry the storage tank 1, the forklift includes a forklift mast 3, and the bottom of the storage tank 1 has a support frame 2. Referring to Figures 1-4 ​The tank carrying accessory of the embodiment comprises a connecting mechanism 4, a bottom supporting mechanism 5 and a top protecting mechanism 6.

[0038] In the embodiment, the connecting mechanism 4 comprises a rear connecting frame 41, a front connecting frame 42 and a driving member, wherein the rear connecting frame 41 is used to be connected with the forklift mast 3, the front connecting frame 42 is connected with the rear connecting frame 41 and is used to be connected with the bottom supporting mechanism 5 and the top protecting mechanism 6, and the driving member is used to drive the front connecting frame 42 to move horizontally on the rear connecting frame 41.

[0039] In combination Figure 5 The rear connecting frame 41 is vertically arranged, one side surface of the rear connecting frame 41 is provided with two rolling connecting members, each of the rolling connecting members comprises a connecting plate 44 arranged vertically, two main rollers 45 arranged vertically are mounted on each of the two connecting plates 44 away from each other, a side roller 46 is mounted on each of the two connecting plates 44 on the upper and lower sides of the main roller 45 located at the upper side, and the axial direction of the side roller 46 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the main roller 45. It should be noted that the existing forklift mast 3 is generally provided with two C-shaped channel steels 31 arranged vertically opposite to each other, the two rolling connecting members on the rear connecting frame 41 are respectively arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the two channel steels 31 of the forklift mast 3, the two main rollers 45 and the two side rollers 46 of the rolling connecting members are arranged in the corresponding channel steels 31, wherein the main roller 45 is in rolling contact with the two wing plates of the channel steel 31, and the side roller 46 is in rolling contact with the web plate of the channel steel 31. When installing, the two rolling connecting members are correspondingly arranged with the two channel steels 31 of the forklift mast 3, and the main rollers 45 and the side rollers 46 of the rolling connecting members are inserted into the corresponding channel steels 31, so that the connection between the rear connecting frame 41 and the forklift mast 3 can be realized, and the main rollers 45 and the side rollers 46 can roll up and down in the channel steels 31. Figure 6 In the embodiment, two connecting seats 47 arranged opposite to each other are arranged at the top of one side of the rear connecting frame 41 away from the forklift mast 3, a sliding hole is horizontally and through-provided in each of the connecting seats 47, and the central axes of the sliding holes of the two connecting seats 47 coincide. A fixing seat 411 is further arranged at the middle position of one side of the rear connecting frame 41 away from the forklift mast 3, and two sliding grooves 49 arranged opposite to each other are arranged at the bottom of one side of the rear connecting frame 41 away from the forklift mast 3.

[0040] The front connecting frame 42 is vertically arranged and located on the side of the rear connecting frame 41 away from the forklift mast 3, and the top of the front connecting frame 42 is provided with two horizontally arranged side moving shafts 48, both ends of each side moving shaft 48 are fixed on the front connecting frame 42 by bolts, and the two side moving shafts 48 respectively penetrate two sliding holes and are in sliding fit with the two connecting seats 47. The side of the front connecting frame 42 facing the rear connecting frame 41 is provided with two oppositely arranged sliding blocks 410 at the bottom, and the two sliding blocks 410 are in sliding fit connection with the two sliding grooves 49 of the rear connecting frame 41. In the embodiment, a plurality of parallelly arranged insertion grooves 412 are also formed at the bottom of the front connecting frame 42.

[0041] The driving member includes a side moving cylinder 43, which is horizontally arranged, and the fixed end of the side moving cylinder 43 is fixed on the fixed seat 411 of the rear connecting frame 41 by bolts, and the telescopic end of the side moving cylinder 43 is fixed on the front connecting frame 42 by bolts. Due to the sliding fit of the side moving shaft 48 with the connecting seat 47 and the sliding fit of the sliding block 410 with the sliding groove 49, when the side moving cylinder 43 is extended or retracted, the front connecting frame 42 can move horizontally to the left or to the right.

[0042] The bottom supporting mechanism 5 is used for supporting the support frame 2 at the bottom of the storage tank 1. In the embodiment, the bottom supporting mechanism 5 comprises a guide shaft 51, two forks 52 and a lead screw 53. The guide shaft 51 is horizontally arranged and parallel to the side moving shaft 48, and the middle and both ends of the guide shaft 51 are fixed on the front connecting frame 42. The lead screw 53 is located below the guide shaft 51 and parallel to the guide shaft 51, and the middle and both ends of the lead screw 53 are fixed on the front connecting frame 42. The lead screw 53 is slidably connected with two moving blocks 55. The two forks 52 are arranged in parallel and opposite directions. Each fork 52 comprises a horizontal section inserted into the bottom of the support frame 2 and a vertical section connected perpendicularly to the horizontal section. The vertical section is provided with a sleeve 54 which is slidably sleeved on the guide shaft 51. The vertical sections of the two forks 52 are connected with the two moving blocks 55 on the lead screw 53, respectively. In the embodiment, in order to prevent the forks 52 from moving left and right during the carrying process, a chain 56 is connected to the vertical section of each fork 52. One end of the chain 56 away from the fork 52 is connected with a latch 57 which can be inserted into one of the insertion slots 412 of the front connecting frame 42. Of course, in other embodiments, other ropes or the like can be used instead of the chain 56. In the embodiment, when the storage tank 1 is carried, the two forks 52 are first moved on the guide shaft 51 to adjust the distance between the two forks 52 according to the size of the support frame 2 at the bottom of the storage tank 1. After the distance between the two forks 52 is adjusted, the two latches 57 are respectively clamped in the two insertion slots 412, and then the fork parts of the two forks 52 are inserted into the bottom of the support frame 2. Through the arrangement of the driving member, when the storage tank is carried, the forks 52 of the carrying tool need to be inserted into the support frame 2 at the bottom of the storage tank 1. If there is a left-right deviation between the fork 52 and the support frame 2, the front connecting frame 42 can be directly driven by the side moving cylinder 43 to move horizontally left and right to adjust the position of the fork 52, so as to ensure that the fork 52 is aligned with the support frame 2 at the bottom of the storage tank 1, thereby avoiding the need to reverse the fork position and improving the carrying efficiency.

[0043] The top supporting mechanism is used for supporting the top of the storage tank 1 to prevent the storage tank 1 from falling over. In combination with Figure 7 , in the embodiment, the top supporting mechanism comprises a protection frame 61 and two protection rods 62. The protection frame 61 is located above the front connecting frame 42, and the bottom of the protection frame 61 is provided with two mounting frames 63. The two mounting frames 63 are respectively located on the two sides of the front connecting frame 42, and the two mounting frames 63 are connected with the front connecting frame 42 by bolts. The two protection rods 62 are located on the two sides of the storage tank 1 and the distance between the two protection rods 62 is adjustable. The two protection rods 62 are vertically mounted on the protection frame 61. In use, the distance between the two protection rods 62 is adjusted according to the size of the storage tank 1 in advance, and then the two protection rods 62 are fixed with the protection frame 61.

[0044] Next, the working principle of the storage tank carrying tool of the embodiment will be described in combination with Figure 3 .

[0045] Since the size of the storage tank 1 is various, the size of the support frame 2 at the bottom of the storage tank 1 also changes with the size of the storage tank 1. When the storage tank 1 is carried by the embodiment, the two rolling connecting pieces of the rear connecting frame 41 are respectively matched with the two channel steels 31 of the forklift mast 3, and the main rollers 45 and the side rollers 46 of the rolling connecting pieces are inserted into the top of the corresponding channel steel 31. Due to gravity, the main rollers 45 and the side rollers 46 roll along the channel steel 31, and drive the rear connecting frame 41 to move to the lowermost of the forklift mast 3. Then, according to the size of the storage tank 1 to be carried, the distance between the two protective rods 62 is adjusted, and according to the size of the support frame 2, the distance between the two forks 52 is adjusted. After the distance is adjusted, the forklift is started, the fork part of the two forks 52 is inserted into the bottom of the support frame 2, and at the same time, the two protective rods 62 are located at both sides of the storage tank 1 to protect the storage tank 1. Then, the forklift can carry the storage tank 1 to the designated position.

[0046] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "mounted on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or there can be intervening components. When a component is referred to as being "disposed on" another component, it can be directly disposed on the other component or there can be intervening components. When a component is referred to as being "fixed to" another component, it can be directly fixed to the other component or there can be intervening components.

[0047] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description herein is for describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0048] Any combination of the above-described technical features of the embodiments can be made, and in order to make the description simple, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described, however, as long as the combination of the technical features does not exist contradictory, it should be considered as the scope of the description.

[0049] The above-described embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as limiting the scope of the patent. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of variations and improvements can be made, which are within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the patent of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A tank handling accessory for use with a fork lift truck for handling a tank (1), the fork lift truck comprising a fork lift truck mast (3), the tank (1) having a support frame (2) at its base, characterised in that, The storage tank carrying accessory comprises: a connecting mechanism (4) detachably connected with the forklift mast (3); the connecting mechanism (4) comprises a front connecting frame (42); a bottom supporting mechanism (5) connected with the connecting mechanism (4) and used for supporting the bottom of the support frame (2); and a top protection mechanism (6) connected with the connecting mechanism (4) and used for supporting the top of the storage tank (1) to prevent the storage tank (1) from toppling; the top protection mechanism (6) comprises a protection frame (61) and two protection rods (62); the protection frame (61) is located above the front connecting frame (42), the bottom of the protection frame (61) is provided with two mounting frames (63), the two mounting frames (63) are respectively located on the two sides of the front connecting frame (42) and are connected with the front connecting frame (42); the two protection rods (62) are located on the two sides of the storage tank (1) and the distance between the two protection rods (62) is adjustable, and the two protection rods (62) are vertically mounted on the protection frame (61).

2. The tank handling tool of claim 1, wherein The connecting mechanism (4) comprises: a rear connecting frame (41) one side of which is detachably connected with the forklift mast (3); a front connecting frame (42) located on the other side of the rear connecting frame (41) and in sliding fit connection with the rear connecting frame (41); the bottom supporting mechanism (5) and the top protection mechanism (6) are connected with the front connecting frame (42); and a driving member mounted on the rear connecting frame (41) and used for driving the front connecting frame (42) to move horizontally on the rear connecting frame (41).

3. The tank handling tool of claim 2, wherein The forklift mast (3) has two vertically and oppositely arranged channel steels (31); one side of the rear connecting frame (41) is provided with two rolling connecting members, and the two rolling connecting members are respectively arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the two channel steels (31); the rolling connecting member comprises a vertically arranged connecting plate (44), two upper and lower arranged main rollers (45) are mounted on the side of the connecting plate (44) facing the corresponding channel steel (31), and the two main rollers (45) are arranged in the channel steel (31) and are in rolling contact with the wing plates of the channel steel (31).

4. The tank handling tool of claim 3, wherein Two side rollers (46) are also mounted on the side of the connecting plate (44) facing the corresponding channel steel (31), the two side rollers (46) are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the main roller (45) located above, the axial direction of the side roller (46) is perpendicular to the axial direction of the main roller (45), and the two side rollers (46) are in rolling contact with the web plates of the channel steel (31).

5. The tank handling tool of claim 2, wherein Two oppositely arranged connecting seats (47) are arranged on the top of the side of the rear connecting frame (41) away from the forklift mast (3), two horizontally arranged sliding holes are formed through the two connecting seats (47), and the central axes of the two sliding holes are parallel or coincident; the top end of the front connecting frame (42) is fixed with two side moving shafts (48), and the two side moving shafts (48) are respectively slidably penetrated through the two sliding holes.

6. The tank handling tool of any one of claims 2-5, wherein, Two oppositely arranged sliding grooves (49) are arranged on the bottom of the side of the rear connecting frame (41) away from the forklift mast (3); two sliding blocks (410) are arranged on the bottom of the side of the front connecting frame (42) facing the rear connecting frame (41), and the two sliding blocks (410) are in sliding fit connection with the two sliding grooves (49).

7. The tank handling tool of any one of claims 2-5, wherein, The driving member comprises a side moving cylinder (43); a fixing seat (411) is fixed to the middle of the side of the rear connecting frame (41) away from the forklift mast (3); the side moving cylinder (43) is horizontally arranged, the fixed end of the side moving cylinder (43) is fixed to the fixing seat (411), and the telescopic end is connected with the front connecting frame (42).

8. The tank handling tool of any one of claims 2-5, wherein, The bottom supporting mechanism (5) comprises a guide shaft (51), two forks (52) and a lead screw (53); the guide shaft (51) is fixed to the front connecting frame (42); the two forks (52) are arranged in parallel; each fork (52) comprises a horizontal section inserted into the bottom of the support frame (2) and a vertical section connected with the horizontal section perpendicularly, the vertical section is provided with a sleeve (54) at the top end, and the sleeve (54) is sleeved on the guide shaft (51); the lead screw (53) is parallel to the guide shaft (51), and the lead screw (53) is fixed to the front connecting frame (42); the lead screw (53) is slidably connected with two moving blocks (55), and the two moving blocks (55) are connected with the vertical sections of the two forks (52) respectively.

9. The tank handling tool of claim 8, wherein, The bottom of the front connecting frame (42) is provided with a plurality of slot (412) arranged side by side; the vertical section of each fork (52) is further connected with a chain (56), one end of the chain (56) away from the fork (52) is connected with a bolt (57), and the bolt (57) is inserted into one of the slot (412).

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