Vehicle with lifting equipment

Abstract

vehicle with - a lifting device (10), - a lifting harness (100) carried with the vehicle and connectable to the lifting device (10), which has at least two lifting slings (120) and a spreader bar (130) separating the lifting slings (120) from each other, and - at least one tow bar carried with the vehicle for towing the vehicle, characterized in that the spreader bar (130) is the tow bar of the vehicle.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a vehicle with a lifting device. In particular, the invention relates to a vehicle with a lifting device and a lifting harness carried along with the vehicle and connectable to the lifting device, which has at least two lifting devices and a spreader beam that spaced the lifting devices apart. Specifically, the invention relates to a recovery vehicle, for example, an armored recovery vehicle.

[0002] Recovery vehicles, whether armored or wheeled, often have a lifting device in the form of a crane, which can be used to upright crashed vehicles. In the military sector, these vehicles also often serve a function related to lifting, transporting, or replacing components from other vehicles. For example, individual vehicles can be equipped with different mission modules. These mission modules are adapted to the respective mission purpose, but generally have the same geometry and the same connectors for connection to the corresponding vehicle.

[0003] To ensure the orderly lifting of such large loads, lifting gears are typically used. These include rope or chain attachments, which are attached at one end to a beam crossbeam and spread by a spreader beam. Such devices are known, for example, from US 24 719 E, DE 203 20 793 U1, GB 385 467 A, DE 16 55 082 A, and DE 40 00 915 A1.

[0004] However, vehicles designed for this purpose have the disadvantage of a relatively high total weight, as the weight of the lifting gear carried by such a vehicle alone can easily reach 1,000 kg.

[0005] The object of the invention is therefore to design a vehicle with a lifting device and a lifting harness which is carried along with the vehicle and can be connected to the lifting device and which has at least two lifting means and a spreader bar which spaced the lifting means apart from one another, in such a way that the vehicle with this equipment has the lowest possible total weight and is nevertheless able to lift heavy loads with large dimensions.

[0006] This object is achieved according to the invention by the vehicle having the features of claim 1. The subclaims represent advantageous embodiments of the invention.

[0007] The basic idea of ​​the invention is to use a tow bar already carried with the vehicle as a spreader bar instead of a lifting gear with a specially designed spreader bar. The tow bar has the advantage that it is designed as an aid for towing a vehicle, capable of withstanding tensile and compressive loads, and is therefore fundamentally suitable as a spreader bar. In addition, a tow bar has receptacles at its two opposite ends for attachment to the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed. These receptacles are usually designed to accommodate bolts. In this case, these receptacles can be used for other purposes, such as guiding the lifting gear.If bolt couplings are provided at the ends of the tow bars - as is common on military wheeled vehicles or tanks, for example - which are connected to towing eyes arranged on the vehicles, the lifting gear can be guided in the U-shaped holder of the tow bars and secured by the bolt against jumping out of these holders.

[0008] The idea underlying the invention is therefore essentially to achieve savings in the total weight of the vehicle by using the tow bar of the vehicle, which is already carried or carried with the vehicle, as the spreader bar of the lifting gear.

[0009] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the weight of the lifting gear could be reduced from 1,300 kg when using a separate spreader bar to 85 kg by using the already existing tow bars as a spreader bar.

[0010] According to the invention, a vehicle is therefore proposed with a lifting device, a lifting harness which is carried along with the vehicle and can be connected to the lifting device and which has at least two lifting means and a spreader bar which spaced the lifting means apart from one another, and at least one tow bar which is carried along with the vehicle for towing the vehicle, the spreader bar being the tow bar of the vehicle.

[0011] By using the tow bar that is already carried with the vehicle, an additional spreader bar required for the lifting gear can be dispensed with by using the vehicle's tow bar as a spreader bar.

[0012] Preferably, the vehicle has a tow bar with a bolt coupling at each end. The bolt couplings are designed such that they can be connected to the towing eyes provided on the vehicle for towing purposes. In the present case, the U-shaped receptacles of the bolt coupling form the receptacle for guiding the lifting gear, with a bolt inserted into the bolt coupling serving to prevent the lifting gear from slipping out of the receptacle.

[0013] According to a further preferred embodiment, the lifting gear carried on board the vehicle comprises a beam cross member connectable to the lifting gear. A plurality of lifting devices, preferably arranged in pairs, are provided on this beam cross member. In particular, two pairs of two lifting devices and correspondingly two tow bars are provided, which are already part of the equipment of military vehicles.

[0014] The lifting devices themselves are designed as ropes or chains, with at least one lifting device preferably having a turnbuckle for adjusting the length of the lifting device and / or each lifting device being provided with a stop element for securing the tow bar to the lifting device. The stop element thus acts as a stop for the tow bars, preventing them from slipping along the stop element. If the lifting device is designed as a chain, it is possible to bolt a specific chain link to the tow bar in addition to or as an alternative to a stop element.

[0015] According to a further preferred embodiment, the vehicle has a crane as a lifting device, wherein the vehicle is particularly preferably a military vehicle. In particular, the vehicle is a recovery vehicle, wherein the military recovery vehicle is specifically an armored recovery vehicle or a wheeled vehicle.

[0016] The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to a particularly preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. They show: Fig. 1 a front view of a particularly preferred lifting harness attached to the lifting gear of a vehicle with a mission module attached thereto; Fig. 2 a plan view of the Fig. 1 shown embodiment; and Fig. 3 a side view of the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shown embodiment.

[0017] Fig. Figure 1 shows a front view of a particularly preferred lifting harness attached to the hoist of a vehicle with a mission module attached thereto. In particular, Fig. 1 the crane block of a lifting device 10 attached to a vehicle (not shown), to which a load 200 designed as a mission module is attached by means of a lifting harness 100.

[0018] The lifting gear 100 has a beam cross member 110 that can be connected to the hoist 10. Two lifting devices 120 are arranged at each of the two free ends of the beam cross member 110, with the paired lifting devices 120 being connected to the beam cross member 110 on opposite sides. The lifting devices 120 can be designed as ropes or chains, either in one piece or in multiple pieces, and each have a shortening hook at their free ends.

[0019] In the example shown, the shortening hooks are suspended in attachment points 210 arranged on the load 200, wherein a pair of attachment means 120 is spread by a spreader bar 130 formed by a tow bar of the vehicle.

[0020] Fig. 2 shows the Fig. 1 shown arrangement in a plan view, from which the arrangement of the tow bars 130 within the lifting gear 100 becomes clear.

[0021] Finally, Fig. 3 a side view of the Fig. 1 and Fig.2, but without tow bars 130 inserted into the lifting gear 100. Thus, the hoist 10, the beam cross member 110, the lifting devices 120 attached thereto, and the attachment points 210 of the load 200 connected thereto are shown. Turnbuckles 122 and the attachment elements 124 attached to the respective attachment device 120 can also be seen. The turnbuckles 122 enable individual length adjustment of the respective attachment device 120, whereas the attachment elements 124 are attached to the position of the attachment device below which the tow bars 130 are inserted and are prevented from slipping.

Claims

[1] Vehicle with - a lifting device (10), - a lifting harness (100) which is carried along with the vehicle and can be connected to the lifting device (10), which has at least two lifting means (120) and a spreader bar (130) which space the lifting means (120) apart, and - at least one tow bar carried with the vehicle for towing the vehicle, characterized by that the spreader bar (130) is the tow bar of the vehicle. [2] Vehicle according to claim 1, characterized by that the tow bar has a bolt coupling at each end. [3] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the lifting gear (100) has a beam cross member (110) connectable to the lifting gear (10). [4] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the lifting devices (120) are ropes or chains. [5] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that at least one lifting means (120) has a turnbuckle (122) for adjusting the length of the lifting means (120). [6] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by one stop element (124) connected to the stop means (120) and acting as a stop for the tow bars [7] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the lifting device (10) is a crane. [8] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the vehicle is a military vehicle. [9] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the vehicle is a recovery vehicle. [10] Vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the vehicle is an armoured recovery vehicle or a wheeled vehicle.

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