| 摘要 |
The present invention is directed towards a dock ramp assembly (100) for a docking ope (104) on a facility; the dock ramp assembly comprising a seal for sealing the docking ope with at least one access door ope on a transport vehicle when the transport vehicle is docked with the facility; the seal comprising an upper seal (504) which extends over a top peripheral edge (106) of the docking ope (104) and adjacent side peripheral edges (110A, 110B) of the docking ope, and, a lower seal (600) which extends beneath the lower peripheral edge (108) of the docking ope, such that the seal extends around the entire periphery of the docking ope (104) and the seal is arranged to form a complete seal between the docking ope and the access door ope when the transport vehicle is docked with the facility; wherein, the dock ramp assembly (100) further comprises a retractable bumper (124A, 124B) which is transitioned from an extended, in-use position in front of the docking ope, to, a retracted, stored position remote from the docking ope. Alternatively, the seal could comprise an upper seal (504) which extends over a top peripheral edge (106) of the docking ope and adjacent side peripheral edges (110) of the docking ope, and, a lower seal (600) which extends beneath the lower peripheral edge (108) of the docking ope, with the upper seal and lower seal acting to form a complete seal around a periphery of the docking ope; wherein, at least one of the lower seal and/or the upper seal are vertically moveable so as to allow the complete seal to be formed between the access door ope on the transport vehicle and the docking ope on the facility, without the need for a retractable bumper. In both solutions, a complete seal can be created whilst offering a bumper to protect the facility and the transport vehicle by either moving the bumper or the lower seal/upper seal to allow the complete seal to be actuated. |
