Patents Assigned to Toyota Steel Center Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10059539
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance system for an object and for conveying the object to a container mounted on a chassis of a trailer. The conveyance system includes a jack device that lifts the chassis from below, and a stage device arranged behind the jack device. The stage device includes a conveyance body on which the object is placed and conveyed, a stage on which the conveyance body travels, a mobile body supporting the stage and capable of movement in a front-back direction of the chassis, and a jack mechanism provided to the mobile body and that raises the stage from below to lift or lower the stage. The mobile body moves forward and the jack mechanism lowers the stage while the jack device raises the chassis, and the conveyance body travels on floor faces of the stage and the container in this state to convey the object to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA STEEL CENTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ito, Manabu Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160236881
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance system for an object and for conveying the object to a container mounted on a chassis of a trailer. The conveyance system includes a jack device that lifts the chassis from below, and a stage device arranged behind the jack device. The stage device includes a conveyance body on which the object is placed and conveyed, a stage on which the conveyance body travels, a mobile body supporting the stage and capable of movement in a front-back direction of the chassis, and a jack mechanism provided to the mobile body and that raises the stage from below to lift or lower the stage. The mobile body moves forward and the jack mechanism lowers the stage while the jack device raises the chassis, and the conveyance body travels on floor faces of the stage and the container in this state to convey the object to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA STEEL CENTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki ITO, Manabu MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 7188816
    Abstract: A pallet P of the present invention consists of a pallet main body 1, four mount sections 2 provided on the pallet main body 1, and a lower open space 5 provided below the pallet main body 1 and having open four sides. The pallet main body 1 has an abutment frame section 3 which can abut on an inner wall of a dry container A and other pallets P. According to this pallet P, if a predetermined number of pallets P are contained in the container A, the abutment frame sections 3 abut on the other pallets P, whereby a predetermined number of coiled carrying articles C which are loaded on the pallets P vertically are arranged in a zigzag fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Toyota Steel Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Aoki, Nobuaki Itou, Nobuhiro Kato
  • Patent number: 6808356
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a device convenient for carrying pallet loaded with article into and/or from container. The introducing device 3 is comprised of: the stage 5; the first lifting/sliding devices 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d, which support the pallet 11 to allow it to move horizontally while keeping it lifting up to the floor surface of the stage; and the second lifting/sliding devices 29a, 29b, 29c and 29d, which receive the pallet from the first lifting/sliding devices and support it to allow it to move horizontally while keeping it lifting up to the floor surface of the container 2. The introducing device 3 is possible to be used for discharging operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Toyota Steel Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Iwasaki, Tatsuhiko Aoki, Kouichi Tsuruta
  • Publication number: 20020094258
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a device convenient for carrying pallet loaded with article into and/or from container. The introducing device 3 is comprised of: the stage 5; the first lifting/sliding devices 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d, which support the pallet 11 to allow it to move horizontally while keeping it lifting up to the floor surface of the stage; and the second lifting/sliding devices 29a, 29b, 29c and 29d, which receive the pallet from the first lifting/sliding devices and support it to allow it to move horizontally while keeping it lifting up to the floor surface of the container 2. The introducing device 3 is possible to be used for discharging operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Toyota Steel Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Iwasaki, Tatsuhiko Aoki, Kouichi Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 6379107
    Abstract: A method of introducing/discharging a heavy article is provided that allows for introducing and/or discharging a coil-shape heavy article to and from a transporting receptacle. The method includes utilizing a pallet, a stage, and a carrying vehicle to introduce/discharge the coil-shape heavy article. A coil-shape heavy article is secured to the pallet using a securing member and is transported, while secured to the pallet, between the stage, which is secured to the transporting receptacle, and the transporting receptacle. The stage includes a table having a height that is adjustable relative the floor surface of the transporting receptacle. Movement of the pallet between the stage and the transporting receptacle is performed by levitating a support frame of the carrying vehicle on which the pallet has been positioned using a controllable discharge of gas exiting from exhaust nozzles of the carrying vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Toyota Steel Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Iwasaki, Kouichi Tsuruta, Tatuhiko Aoki, Nobuaki Itou