Transport vehicle for taking up and taking down containers and the like onto or from a loading platform thereof

摘要

PCT No. PCT/NL94/00257 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 3, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 3, 1996 PCT Filed Oct. 20, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/11143 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 27, 1995A vehicle is provided with a tiltable loading platform and an engaging device to control the movement of containers onto and off of the loading platform. Auxiliary wheels or rollers attached to a slidable carrier can be lowered into a position in which they contact the surface supporting the vehicle. The auxiliary wheels or rollers may rotate about an axis parallel to the axles of the vehicle and bear a portion of the overall load during loading/unloading, thereby providing additional support for the rearmost wheels and axle. In addition to or instead of such an orthogonal arrangement, auxiliary wheels or rollers may be provided which rotate about an axis which lies at an angle to the vehicle axles. Position corrections of the vehicle can be performed during loading and unloading by moving the vehicle forward or backward with such angled rollers or wheels in contact with the surface supporting the vehicle.