Removable Base for Direct Trolley Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of loading and unloading goods from pallets to and from industrial trucks is time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring an intermediate transfer operation that can be arduous for operators.
Innovation Solution
A removable base with a planar upper face and a lower face designed to fit on the loading platform of an industrial truck, allowing direct loading and unloading without the need for palletization or depalletization, and featuring locking members for grouping or ungrouping bases as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If goods are loaded onto standardized pallets and then transferred to industrial trucks, then goods can be transported efficiently, but intermediate transfer operations are required which consume time and manpower
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized pallet is segmented into multiple removable bases of smaller dimensions. Each base can be independently loaded onto the industrial truck, eliminating the need to handle the entire pallet. This segmentation allows direct loading of goods onto the truck platform without intermediate transfer operations, thereby improving productivity and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential function of the pallet (supporting and transporting goods) from the standardized pallet structure. By removing goods from the standardized pallet and placing them directly onto removable bases that fit the industrial truck platform, the intermediate transfer operation is eliminated. The bases are taken out from the pallet structure and used independently on the truck.
2Ease of operation
If manual handling is used to transfer goods from pallets to trolleys, then flexibility is maintained, but the operation becomes arduous and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the loading platform of the industrial truck with the bases that support the goods. The bases are designed to fit directly onto the truck platform, combining the support function and the transport function into a single integrated system. This eliminates the need for separate manual transfer operations between pallets and trolleys, making the operation easier and faster.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standardized pallets are used for all goods, then storage and transport are simplified, but adaptation to different truck platform dimensions is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized pallet is divided into multiple smaller bases with dimensions adapted to the industrial truck platform. This segmentation allows the handling system to use standardized manufacturing for the bases while achieving adaptability to the specific truck platform dimensions. The modular nature of the bases maintains simplicity in the handling system.
Solution Approach 2:
The bases are designed with specific local dimensions that match the industrial truck platform, while the overall system maintains the benefits of standardized handling. The local adaptation of base dimensions to the truck platform provides versatility without requiring complete customization of the entire handling system.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a loading and unloading device that comprises a removable base (10) having dimensions adapted to those of the loading bed (26) of a handling trolley (62), said base having a generally planar upper face (12) for receiving goods (32) and being surrounded by a peripheral edge (14) for retaining the goods (32), a lower face (16) shaped so as to maintain the base (10) on the loading bed (26) of the trolley (62), and four side faces (18) connecting the upper face (14) and the lower face (16).