VEHICLE TRAILER SYSTEM

摘要

A vehicle trailer system for loading, transporting and unloading a load includes a trailer front structure for attachment to a towing vehicle; a pivotable structure pivotally coupled to the trailer front structure and including a transversely-movable structure for a load to slide or roll thereupon. An actuator allows causing transverse movement of the transversely-movable structure relative to a main body of the pivotable structure. A carriage mounted for bidirectional travel on the main body of the pivotable structure, the carriage including a carriage hitch for pivotably coupling a load. The transversely-movable structure in combination with the pivotably coupling carriage hitch allow correcting virtually any misalignments between the cargo container and the trailer, and clearing virtually any obstacle, in such a way that cargo containers will be able to be loaded and unloaded by small vehicles and in practically any location.

主权项

1. A vehicle trailer system for loading, transporting and unloading a load, comprising a trailer including:
a trailer front structure; a pivotable structure arranged rearward of the trailer front structure and pivotably attached to the trailer front structure, the pivotable structure comprising:
an elongated main body extending along a front-to-back, longitudinal direction,a transversely-movable structure carried by the elongated main body at a rear end thereof, the transversely-movable structure selectively movable relative to the elongated main body in a side-to-side, transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and a set of wheels coupled to the pivotable structure and arranged frontward of the transversely-movable structure; wherein the trailer is movable to adopt:
a first configuration, in which the pivotable structure is supported on a surface by the set of wheels and the transversely-movable structure is in the air; anda second configuration, in which the pivotable structure is pivoted rearward relative to the first configuration, the set of wheels is in the air, and the pivotable structure is supported on the surface by the transversely-movable structure.