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WO2004082993A2
WO2004082993A2 PCT/IB2004/000753 IB2004000753W WO2004082993A2 WO 2004082993 A2 WO2004082993 A2 WO 2004082993A2 IB 2004000753 W IB2004000753 W IB 2004000753W WO 2004082993 A2 WO2004082993 A2 WO 2004082993A2
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Christian Theodor Murman
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LAGON INVESTMENT HOLDINGS Pty Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/003—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading vehicles with loading gates

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  • This invention relates to a storage assembly. More particularly, this invention relates to a vehicle having an extendable storage assembly, a kit for an extendable storage assembly, and to a method of transporting articles using such extendable storage assembly.
  • Light delivery vehicles are commonly used by courier companies to transport and deliver articles.
  • a drawback of these vehicles is that access to the storage area is generally provided through the back door only, requiring the driver to enter the vehicle in order to identify and remove articles located closer to the front of the storage area, adjacent the driver's cabin.
  • This cumbersome unloading process increases the delivery time for the articles, reduces the storage capacity of the storage area, may result in damage to articles, and renders the driver and the vehicle vulnerable to potential hijackers.
  • hijacking usually occurs while the driver is in the back of the vehicle and is distracted, identifying the article to be delivered.
  • By closing the back door of the. vehicle and locking the driver inside hijackers can easily incapacitate the driver and drive off with the vehicle, its contents and the driver.
  • the articles are typically individually packed in the vehicle's storage area. Thereafter, the articles are checked and an acknowledgement of receipt is signed before the driver continues on the delivery route. It is an object of this invention to provide a storage assembly for accessing articles within a delivery vehicle, from outside the vehicle.
  • an extendable storage assembly including:
  • a first support surface slidably connected to, or captured by the first guide and movable between a retracted position in which the first support surface is located wholly within the storage area and an extended position in which the first support surface extends from the storage area;
  • a second support surface for supporting articles to be transported in the vehicle; and wheels on the second support surface;
  • the vehicle is a light delivery vehicle.
  • the first guide is a channel.
  • the first support surface includes bearing wheels along two opposite side edges that are captured within and guided along the channel.
  • the channel and bearing wheels may form a double bearing guide.
  • the first support surface includes at least one handle for moving the first support surface between the retracted and the extended positions.
  • the first support surface includes a lock for locking the first support surface into at least one predetermined position along the first guide.
  • the predetermined positions may be the retracted position, the extended position and an intermediate position.
  • the lock comprises apertures along the first guide and a bolt on the first support surface that is biased towards the apertures to extend therethrough when the bolt and an aperture are aligned.
  • the lock is actuated by the handle.
  • the first support surface includes a second guide for guiding movement of the second support surface on the first support surface.
  • the second guide may be a channel for channeling movement of at least one wheel therein.
  • the second support surface includes shelves for supporting articles above the articles supported directly on the second support surface.
  • the second support surface includes at least two tiers of shelves.
  • the height of the shelves is adjustable.
  • the second support surface may also include a lip along its perimeter edges for retaining articles on the second support surface.
  • the second support surface includes a second handle for moving the second support surface.
  • the second support surface includes a second lock for locking the second support surface into at least one predetermined position along the first support surface.
  • the second lock comprises apertures along the first support surface and a second bolt on the second support surface that is biased towards the apertures to extend therethrough when the second bolt and an aperture are aligned.
  • the second lock is actuated by the second handle.
  • the second support surface includes securing means for in use securing articles to the second support surface.
  • the position of the securing means on the second support surface is adjustable.
  • the securing means includes an eye through which a tie may be secured.
  • the second support surface may include extendable legs and the wheels may be located at the free ends of the extendable legs.
  • the second support surface further includes auxiliary wheels that are movable between a stored position, in which the auxiliary wheels are located adjacent the second support surface, and an extended position, in which the auxiliary wheels are spaced from the second support surface, such that the second support surface may be wheeled using the auxiliary wheels when the second support surface is not located on the first support surface.
  • auxiliary wheels are secured to the ends of arms that are pivotally connected at their other end to the second support surface.
  • the method further includes the step of wheeling the support surface off from the extendable surface after the vehicle has completed its delivery route.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an extendable storage assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 1(a) shows an end view of an alternative embodiment of a second support surface including shelves
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section through the extendable storage assembly of figure 1;
  • Figure 3 shows a top cross-sectional view of the extendable storage assembly of figure 1 showing a locking system on a first support surface, and an enlarged view of a portion of the locking system;
  • Figure 4 shows a top view of the extendable storage assembly of figure 1 showing a locking system on the second support surface
  • Figure 5 shows a securing means on the second support surface shown in figure 4.
  • the storage assembly 10 includes a vehicle 12 (only partially shown) having a storage area 14, first guides 16 in the form of mounting rails, a planar first support surface 18 and a second support surface 20 in the form of a trolley.
  • the vehicle 12 is a light delivery vehicle, or a bakkie having a canopy, providing access to the storage area 14 via a back door (not shown).
  • a back door not shown
  • On the floor of the storage area 14 are mounted parallel mounting rails 16 that extend along the length of the storage area 14.
  • the first support surface 18 includes a rectangular planar plate 22 having parallel runners 24 along two of its major edges, and a second guide 25 in the form of parallel wheel guides extending from its upper surface. At a minor end of the first support surface 18 is a handle 26.
  • the trolley 20 includes a rectangular planar support surface 28 for supporting articles 30 to be delivered. Wheels 32 are provided on the bottom of the planar support surface 28, and a handle 34 is provided at a minor end of the trolley 20. A lip 35, made of sheet metal, extends upwards from the peripheral edges of the planar support surface 28.
  • a central shelving support 36 Extending perpendicularly from the planar support surface 28 is a central shelving support 36 to which (as can be seen in figure 1 a) tiers of shelves 38 may be connected for supporting a second layer of articles 30 thereon.
  • the height of the shelves 38 relative to the planar support surface 28 is preferably adjustable.
  • the parallel mounting rails 16 are spaced to correspond to the width of the first support surface 18 and are bolted to the floor of the storage area 14.
  • the first support surface 18 is thereafter connected to, or captured by the mounting rails 16 by sliding the runners 24 into the mounting rails 16.
  • the first support surface 18 may be slid along the mounting rails 16 between a retracted position, in which the first support surface 18 is located wholly within the storage area 14, and an extended position, in which the first support surface 18 extends from the storage area 14, and protrudes from the vehicle 12.
  • the trolley 20, loaded with articles 30, is then wheeled up a ramp (not shown) and on to the planar plate 22 of the first support surface, with the wheels 32 guided along the planar plate 22 by the wheel guides 25.
  • the driver of the vehicle 12 When delivering an article, the driver of the vehicle 12 opens the back door (not shown) and pulls on the handle 26 to extend the first support surface 18 towards the extended position, providing the driver with easy access to all the articles 30 on the trolley 20 while standing outside the vehicle 12. After the selected article 30 has been removed from the trolley 20, the first support surface 18 is pushed back into the retracted position and the back door is closed. It will be appreciated that at no stage is the driver required to enter the storage area 14 of the vehicle 12. This reduces the risk of hijacking of the vehicle 12 and allows all the storage area 14 in the back of a light delivery vehicle 12 to be utilised for storing articles 30.
  • Figure 2 shows the mounting rails 16 including channels 40 that extend along the length of the mounting rails 16, and guide wheels 42 rotatably connected to the mounting rails 16 above the channels 40.
  • the corresponding runners 24 on the first support surface 18 include bearing wheels 44 and bearing rails 46.
  • the bearing wheels 44 are captured within, and movable along the channels 40 while the bearing rails 46 bear ontop of the guide wheels 42, to form a double bearing sliding system.
  • This figure also shows the wheels 32 of the trolley 20 captured within the wheel guides 25 and the lip 35 extending from the side edges of the planar support surface 28 for retaining articles 30 on the planar support surface 28.
  • Figure 3 shows the locking system for locking the first support surface 18 in position on the mounting rails 16.
  • the locking system includes a set of three apertures 48 in each mounting rail 16 and a corresponding pair of bolts 50 on the major side edges of the first support surface 18.
  • the bolts 50 are sized to fit within the apertures 48 and are biased towards the apertures by springs 52 located within housings 54.
  • cords 56 are attached to the bolts 50 and run over rollers 58, whereafter the cords 56 are connected to each other by a clamp 60.
  • a single cord 56 extends from the clamp 60 to the handle 26.
  • the cord 26 By pulling the handle 26 away from the first support surface 18, the cord 26 actuates the bolts 50 against the bias of the springs 52 into the housings 54 and out of the apertures 48, to unlock the first support surface 18 from the mounting rails 16.
  • the first support surface 18 may be locked into the retracted, the extended, or an intermediate position.
  • This locking system also operates as a safety mechanism to prevent uncontrolled deployment of the first support surface 18 towards the extended position, since by releasing the handle 26, the bias of the springs 52 automatically extends the bolts 50 into the next set of apertures 48 passed by, and aligned with the bolts 50.
  • FIG 4 shows a similar locking system for the trolley 20.
  • Apertures 62 are defined by the wheel guides 22 and a similar bolting system 64, rollers 66 and cords 68 are provided on the trolley 20.
  • Pulling the second handle 34 on the trolley 20 actuates the bolts 64 against the bias of the springs into the housings and out of the apertures 62, to unlock the trolley 20 from the first support surface 18.
  • the trolley 20 can be secured in predetermined positions on the first support surface 18.
  • two shorter trolleys 20 may individually be secured on the first support surface 18.
  • the trolley 20 also includes adjustable securing means 70 in the form of eyes 72 that are securable between rails 74 on the planar support surface 28. To secure articles 30 in position on the trolley 20, ties 76 are placed over the articles 30 and tied to the eyes 72.
  • the trolley 20 may further include an extendable auxiliary wheel system in the form of auxiliary wheels secured to the ends of arms that are pivotally connected to the trolley 20 so that the extendable auxiliary wheel system is movable between a stored position, in which the arms are generally parallel to the planar support surface 28 with the auxiliary wheels located adjacent the bottom surface of the planar support surface 28, and an extended position, in which the arms extend generally perpendicularly relative to the planar support surface 28.
  • the extendable auxiliary wheel system is moved into the extended position and the trolley 20 is pushed or pulled along the ground on the auxiliary wheels.
  • the extendable auxiliary wheel system is moved into the stored position and the trolley 20 is wheeled onto the first support surface 18 using the wheels 32.
  • a method of transporting articles includes the steps of loading a support surface 20 with articles 30, wheeling the support surface 20 on to an extendable surface 18 provided on a vehicle 12, driving the vehicle 12 to a destination, extending the extendable surface 18 from the vehicle 12 to provide access to the articles 30 from outside the vehicle 12, and removing at least one selected article 30 from the support surface 20 for delivery to the destination.
  • This allows for replacement trolleys (similar to 20) to be loaded and checked by personnel at the courier depot while the delivery vehicle 12 completes its delivery route. After return of the vehicle to the courier depot, the typically empty trolley 20 is removed from the vehicle and replaced with the previously loaded and checked replacement trolley.
  • the mounting rail and runner may comprise a single bearing wheel within a single channel and a variety of alternative shelving options on the trolley are possible.
  • the second support surface may include extendable legs with the wheels located at the free ends of the extendable legs.

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Abstract

L'agencement (10) de stockage extensible monté dans une zone de stockage (14) dans un véhicule (12) comprend des rails de montage (16) assujettis dans la zone de stockage (14), une première surface de soutien (18) reliée aux rails de montage (16) de manière à glisser sur ceux-ci ou à être bloquée sur ceux-ci, soit dans une position de retrait dans laquelle la première surface de soutien (18) est entièrement située dans la zone de stockage (14), soit dans une position déployée dans laquelle la première surface de soutien (18) s'étend au-delà de la zone de stockage (14) et fait saillie sur le véhicule (12). L'agencement (10) de stockage comprend également une seconde surface de soutien (20) pour porter des articles (30) à transporter dans le véhicule (12) et des roues (32) montées sur la seconde surface de soutien (20) de sorte que les articles (30) puissent être chargés sur la seconde surface de soutien (20) qui, à son tour, peut être déplacée sur les roues sur la première surface de soutien (18) qui peut être déployée jusqu'à sa position déployée afin de donner accès aux articles (30) depuis l'extérieur du véhicule (12). L'invention concerne également un kit de montage de cet agencement (10) et un procédé d'utilisation de cet agencement (10).
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