| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | VEHICLE RESTRAINTS WITH ACTIVATED CATCHES | US14174583 | 2014-02-06 | US20150217951A1 | 2015-08-06 | Kurt Lessard; Timothy Cotton; Andrew Brooks |
| Vehicle restraints with activated catches are disclosed. An example vehicle restraint includes a main body mountable at a loading dock and to move vertically relative to the loading dock. A barrier is movable relative to the main body to selectively block and release a RIG of a vehicle, where the barrier is selectively movable to a first blocking position to block the RIG, a stored position to release the RIG, and an intermediate position between the first blocking position and the stored position. A pawl is movable relative to the barrier between an activated position and a released position. A stop is carried by the main body and a pawl actuator is coupled to at least one of the main body and the barrier. The pawl actuator has a contact surface to engage the RIG, where the contact surface is movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the barrier. The contact surface moves between the raised position and the lowered position in response to relative movement between the RIG and the barrier while the contact surface is in engagement with the RIG. Movement of the contact surface from the raised position to the lowered position is to cause the pawl to move from the released position to the activated position. The pawl is spaced apart from the stop when the barrier is at the intermediate position while the pawl is in the released position and the pawl to engage the stop when the barrier is at the intermediate position while the pawl is in the activated position. | ||||||
| 162 | Downwardly insertable vehicle restraints | US12751584 | 2010-03-31 | US09096397B2 | 2015-08-04 | Andrew Brooks; Ben Wieberdink; Bradley J. Stone; Jonathan Andersen; Kurt Lessard; Norbert Hahn; Pamala Pietrangelo; Timothy Cotton |
| Vehicle restraints are disclosed herein. An example vehicle restraint disclosed herein includes a deck installable at the loading dock and a lip extending from the deck where the deck and lip are movable between a stored configuration and an operative configuration such that the deck and lip in the operative configuration provide a bridge between a vehicle bed and a platform when the deck is installed at a loading dock and the vehicle is at the loading dock. A blocking member is selectively attachable to the lip to selectively engage and disengage a restraint feature of the vehicle bed. The blocking member restricts forward movement of the vehicle relative to the loading dock when the blocking is engaged with the restrain feature and the blocking member allows forward movement of the vehicle relative to the loading dock when the blocking is disengaged from the restraint. | ||||||
| 163 | Positioning mechanism | US13400820 | 2012-02-21 | US09096387B2 | 2015-08-04 | Dong-Cheng Liu; Kun Chen; Ya-Juan Xiao |
| A positioning mechanism, used for positioning a material being transported, includes a loading assembly and a positioning assembly. The loading assembly includes a fixing member and a loading member movably fixed to the fixing member for loading the material. The positioning assembly includes a first engaging member mounted on the loading member, and a second engaging member engaged with the first engaging member. The second engaging member includes a mounting plate and a locking rod mounted on the mounting plate. The mounting plate is located beside a predetermined position. The first engaging member defines a connecting portion. The second engaging member includes a locking rod. The locking rod forms a latching end, and the latching end is tapered outwardly along the axis of the locking rod. The latching end engages with the connecting portion to position the loading member to the predetermined position. | ||||||
| 164 | Safety barrier systems for loading docks | US13461409 | 2012-05-01 | US08826963B2 | 2014-09-09 | Aaron J. Wiegel; Donald P. Grant; Jason Dondlinger; Joseph Korman, Jr.; Ronald P. Snyder |
| Example safety barrier systems for vehicle loading docks comprise a retractable flexible barrier with a special powered latching mechanism that locks the barrier in place and prevents it from being retracted under certain hazardous dock conditions. In some examples, the barrier cannot be retracted when there is no vehicle at the dock while the dock's door is open. In some examples, an alarm is energized when concurrently the door is open, the barrier is retracted and there is no vehicle at the dock. | ||||||
| 165 | TRAILER STABILIZER | US13957131 | 2013-08-01 | US20140159340A1 | 2014-06-12 | Robert Peter Kimener; Thomas Terrence Kimener; Daniel Wahlstrom |
| A trailer stabilizer and signaling system comprising: (a) a repositionable freight trailer stabilizer comprising a frame having mounted thereto a wheel, the repositionable freight trailer stabilizer including a repositionable jack; and, (b) a stabilizer signaler operatively coupled to the trailer stabilizer, the stabilizer signaler including a deployable signal configured to confirm the trailer stabilizer is secured under a parked freight trailer. | ||||||
| 166 | Loading bay | US13515680 | 2010-11-29 | US08733034B2 | 2014-05-27 | Miguel Angel-Iglesias Ballester |
| This loading bay includes a hinged ramp to form a passage between the warehouse and the container of the truck. The loading bay has a lateral and upper shelter, and a hinged platform that is located at a level below the hinged ramp. The loading bay includes movable frontal stops, assembled on the front end of the platform and that define contact surfaces for the trailer or container of the truck when it is approaching the loading bay. In addition, a position detector is provided for detecting the position of the frontal stops and activates an luminous signal device to issue different luminous messages depending on the movement of the frontal stops. In addition, the loading bay has a device for longitudinally moving the frontal stops away from the container of the truck once it is stationary in the loading bay. | ||||||
| 167 | VEHICLE RESTRAINTS WITH ROTATING AND TRANSLATING BARRIERS | US13604315 | 2012-09-05 | US20140064892A1 | 2014-03-06 | Greg Proffitt; Matthew Sveum |
| Example vehicle restraints with rotating and translating barriers are disclosed herein. An example vehicle restraint disclosed herein a main body installable at a loading dock and a barrier to be coupled to the main body. The barrier rotates about an axis relative to the main body between an upper blocking position to block the RIG and a stored position to release the RIG, where for a given elevation of the main body the barrier being higher in the upper blocking position than in the stored position. The barrier moves radially with respect to the axis. | ||||||
| 168 | Vehicle restraint with bi-directional sensor | US13330209 | 2011-12-19 | US08616826B2 | 2013-12-31 | Timothy Cotton; Jonathan Andersen; Kurt Lessard; Ben Wieberdink |
| A vehicle restraint restricts the movement of a vehicle at a loading dock by engaging the vehicle's RIG (rear impact guard). The vehicle restraint includes a barrier carried by a vertically translatable track follower, the barrier being driven by a motor or some other type of power unit. A RIG sensor detects the RIG's horizontal position relative to the barrier and can periodically energize the motor to maintain the barrier in generally continuous contact with the RIG, even if the RIG moves horizontally away from the barrier. Detection of such horizontal movement of the RIG triggers the barrier to move accordingly to reduce a horizontal gap that may have formed between the RIG and the barrier. | ||||||
| 169 | Constant torque vehicle restraint | US12655339 | 2009-12-29 | US08596949B2 | 2013-12-03 | David Harrington |
| The present invention is an impact vehicle restraint with a constant-torque, multi-mode electric motor to secure the ICC bar of a trailer to a loading dock. A mounting plate anchors a carriage to the front of the loading dock. The carriage is biased to a raised position and has a pair of spaced shear plates that house a hook. An electric gearmotor rotates the hook between retracted and extended positions. When extended, the hook secures and holds the ICC bar to the dock. The motor has a higher power level or mode to raise and lower the hook, and a lower power level or mode to continuously adjust the position of the hook and keep it in forced engagement with the ICC bar during the process of loading and unloading the trailer. A control system cycles the motor and hook through an operating cycle. | ||||||
| 170 | Truck restraint for loading dock | US12764459 | 2010-04-21 | US08532816B2 | 2013-09-10 | Gregory Ion |
| A device for restraining a horizontal bar at the rear of a vehicle to a stationary support adjacent a loading dock, the device having: a frame having a vertical track and a mounting bracket for securing the frame to the stationary support; a suspended carriage mounted to the track for vertical movement relative to the track, the suspended carriage having a forwardly and upwardly extending member. | ||||||
| 171 | Vehicle restraint system | US12760248 | 2010-04-14 | US08529183B2 | 2013-09-10 | Grigore Ion |
| The invention relates to a system for restraining a vehicle at a loading dock, having a base, an arm rotatably mounted to the base for rotating between a lowered position out of contact with the vehicle, a partially elevated position and an upright position for contacting the vehicle to restrain the vehicle in a position suitable for loading or unloading, an arm rotator, a position sensor to detect the rotational position of the arm, a lock and a lock actuator for locking the arm, and a controller in operative communication with the position sensor for determining the position of the vehicle relative to the dock upon contact between the arm and the vehicle for actuating the lock to retain the arm in the upright position to restrain the vehicle. | ||||||
| 172 | Track follower for a vehicle restraint | US11956156 | 2007-12-13 | US08287223B2 | 2012-10-16 | Jonathan Andersen; Timothy Cotton |
| A vehicle restraint includes a hook supported by a carriage that travels vertically along a track, wherein the hook can move to selectively restrain or release a vehicle's ICC bar at a loading dock. The carriage includes a unique roller arrangement that minimizes friction while maximizing the rolling line contact between a set of rollers and the track. Instead of individual rollers mounted at opposite ends of a shaft extending from the carriage, two or more rollers are mounted to a module, and two such modules are rotatably or otherwise movably attached to the ends of the shaft. Each module includes a shaft-receiving bore having an inner diameter comparable to that of a conventional individual roller, thus the unique roller arrangement lends itself well to retrofit applications. | ||||||
| 173 | Truck Restraint for Loading Dock | US12764459 | 2010-04-21 | US20110264270A1 | 2011-10-27 | Gregory ION |
| A device for restraining a horizontal bar at the rear of a vehicle to a stationary support adjacent a loading dock, the device having: a frame having a vertical track and a mounting bracket for securing the frame to the stationary support; a suspended carriage mounted to the track for vertical movement relative to the track, the suspended carriage having a forwardly and upwardly extending member; a vertical motion actuator mounted to the frame and having: a master carriage slidably mounted to the suspended carriage, the master carriage engaging the suspended carriage for moving the suspended carriage between a lower retracted position and an upper engaged position wherein the member engages a forward surface of the horizontal bar; and a resilient suspension member disposed between the master carriage and the suspended carriage and having a resilient range of travel, whereby the suspended carriage is capable of vertically floating relative to the master carriage within the range of travel; a control system including: a suspended carriage position sensor on at least one of: the master carriage; and the suspended carriage for determining the position of the suspended carriage relative to the master carriage; and a processor in communication with the position sensor and the vertical motion actuator that: determines when the suspended carriage has engaged the horizontal bar by measuring the relative distance between the suspended carriage and the master carriage; and produces a signal command to the vertical motion actuator to move the master carriage relative to the suspended carriage by a predetermined distance. | ||||||
| 174 | DOWNWARDLY INSERTABLE VEHICLE RESTRAINTS | US12751584 | 2010-03-31 | US20110243693A1 | 2011-10-06 | Andrew Brooks; Ben Wieberdink; Bradley J. Stone; Jonathan Andersen; Kurt Lessard; Norbert Hahn; Pamala Pietrangelo; Timothy Cotton |
| Example vehicle restraints engage various features of a vehicle to restrain the vehicle at a loading dock. Some example restraints reach over and around a vehicle's rear impact guard. Some example restraints engage a hole or opening in a vehicle bed. Some example restraints are a combination bumper and blocking member. Some example restraints are a combination blocking member and a dock leveler lip. | ||||||
| 175 | SUPPORT FRAME VEHICLE RESTRAINTS | US13073418 | 2011-03-28 | US20110176896A1 | 2011-07-21 | Jonathan Andersen; Ben Wieberdink; Timothy Cotton; Pamala Pietrangelo; Kurt Lessard; Norbert Hahn; Henk De Lang |
| Restraints for restraining a vehicle at a loading dock are described. An example restraint described herein includes a brace movable between a holding position and a release position. A first portion of the brace engages a supporting portion of the vehicle and a second portion of the brace engages a non-movable location at the loading dock to restrain the vehicle relative to the loading dock when the brace is in the holding position. For the holding position, the first portion of the brace moves in one direction underneath the vehicle to engage the supporting portion and the second portion moves in a second direction underneath the vehicle to engage the non-movable location. The first and second portions retract to allow the vehicle to move relative to the loading dock when the brace is in the release position | ||||||
| 176 | TRAILER DOCKING REPOSITIONABLE SUPPORT | US13010462 | 2011-01-20 | US20110175323A1 | 2011-07-21 | Robert Peter Kimener |
| A trailer stabilizing device for stabilizing a parked freight trailer comprising a frame having mounted thereto at least a right side wheel and a left side wheel, the frame also including a hitch, a fifth wheel, and at least one of a repositionable wheel chock and a repositionable hook, the trailer stabilizing device further including a repositioning device in order to reposition at least one of the repositionable wheel chock and the repositionable hook. The present disclosure also includes a method of stabilizing a parked trailer at a loading dock, the method comprising: (a) positioning a wheeled trailer stabilizer underneath a parked freight trailer at a loading dock while landing gear of the parked freight trailer are deployed and a kingpin of the parked trailer is accessible; (b) securing the kingpin of the parked freight trailer to a fifth wheel of the wheeled trailer stabilizer; and, (c) deploying a repositionable hook operatively coupled to the frame of the wheeled trailer stabilizer so the repositionable hook couples to a cleat mounted to the ground, where deployment of the hook is operative to exert a pulling force on the kingpin. | ||||||
| 177 | Constant torque vehicle restraint | US12655339 | 2009-12-29 | US20110158778A1 | 2011-06-30 | David Harrington |
| The present invention is an impact vehicle restraint with a constant-torque, multi-mode electric motor to secure the ICC bar of a trailer to a loading dock. A mounting plate anchors a carriage to the front of the loading dock. The carriage is biased to a raised position and has a pair of spaced shear plates that house a hook. An electric gearmotor rotates the hook between retracted and extended positions. When extended, the hook secures and holds the ICC bar to the dock. The motor has a higher power level or mode to raise and lower the hook, and a lower power level or mode to continuously adjust the position of the hook and keep it in forced engagement with the ICC bar during the process of loading and unloading the trailer. A control system cycles the motor and hook through an operating cycle. | ||||||
| 178 | Support frame vehicle restraints | US12119974 | 2008-05-13 | US07914042B2 | 2011-03-29 | Jonathan Andersen; Ben Wieberdink; Timothy Cotton; Pamala Pietrangelo; Kurt Lessard; Norbert Hahn; Henk De Lang |
| A vehicle restraint restrains a vehicle at a loading dock by engaging a rail that is part of the vehicle's support frame, wherein the rail is normally used for adjusting the position of the vehicle's rear wheels. In a preferred embodiment, the restraint includes an adjustable-length arm attachable between the vehicle and the loading dock. The arm includes a retractable or removable pin that engages one of a series of holes in the rail or releasably engages some feature of the loading dock. In some examples, the restraint clamps onto the rail, particularly if the rail has no available open holes for a pin to be inserted. In some cases, the restraint also provides the vehicle with vertical support. | ||||||
| 179 | Brace system and method for a vehicle at a loading dock | US10743577 | 2003-12-22 | US07841823B2 | 2010-11-30 | Matt Sveum; Matthew Tourdot; Dave Holm; David Klumb |
| To help hold a (trailer) bed of a truck or trailer steady at a loading dock as the truck is being loaded or unloaded of its cargo, a yieldable vehicle brace exerts a substantial, but limited, reactive force upward against the trailer's rear impact guard to resist the trailer's downward movement. In some embodiments, the brace holds the trailer bed stationary up to a certain load limit and provides the trailer bed with a controlled or dampened descent when the load exceeds that limit. In some cases, the reactive upward force exerted by the brace increases with the downward velocity of the trailer bed. The reactive force can be created by one or more pressure relief valves, hydraulic fluid passing through a flow restriction, a brake, a spring, or various combination thereof. Some embodiments of the brace include provisions for accommodating horizontal movement of the rear impact guard. | ||||||
| 180 | Apparatus and method for preventing a vehicle from being driven away from a loading bay | US10858001 | 2004-06-01 | US07552606B2 | 2009-06-30 | Michael Drummond |
| A vehicle includes a coupling assembly for connecting first and second sections of a brake supply line, the coupling assembly comprising complementary first and second couplings which fit together. A safety device is complementary to one coupling and which can be fitted to the coupling so that it cannot be connected to the other coupling. The safety device includes a locking device which is operable to prevent removal of the safety device from the coupling; the locking device prevents removal of a key until the locking device is operated. The key removed from the locking device can be used to enable use of a loading bay. | ||||||
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