Inloader
The inloader is a special form of the semi-trailer . These semi-trailers have no continuous axles between the wheels, but a special form of independent wheel suspension , the so-called single wheel swing arm. A special chassis is required for this independent wheel suspension . This therefore has the shape of a tuning fork in plan view .
purpose
The Innenlader is required for the transport of large panes of glass ( float glass ). These glass panes have a height of up to 3,600 mm. Since they are transported upright, they would exceed the maximum internal height of 2,950 mm on conventional semi-trailers.
The Innenlader is also used in the transport of precast concrete parts, such as girders or binders.
variants
Another variant is the double-deck inloader. The chassis is similar to that of the glass inloader and the concrete inloader. Only the chassis is provided with a box body. This creates an interior height of approx. 3,700 mm in the box body. This interior height is subdivided with an intermediate floor so that there are two loading decks of the same height, each 1,825 mm. The upper deck thus has the dimensions L × W × H 13,600 mm × 2,450 mm × 1,825 mm. 33 Euro pallets or 54 roll containers (720 mm × 820 mm) can be loaded on the upper deck .
The lower deck is restricted to the front by the offset to the fifth wheel and to the rear by the wheel arches. Nevertheless, 22 euro pallets or 33 roll containers can be loaded on the lower deck.
In total, a double-deck inloader can load 55 euro pallets or 87 roll containers. That is approx. 66% more than a conventional semi-trailer.
Restrictions: Limited by the internal height, only Euro pallets or roll containers up to a total height of 1,800 mm can be loaded.
The double-deck inloader has an empty weight of approx. 10,500 kg and thus has a payload of approx. 21,500 kg (with an SZM weight of approx. 8,000 kg).
Loading: In the driving position, the loading height of the lower deck is approx. 300 mm, that of the upper deck approx. 2,145 mm. Most of the loading ramps at the warehouses are around 1,300 mm high. The double-deck inloader has a vertical lift so that loading can work on every ramp and even at ground level. When closed, the platform of the vertical lift closes the rear portal and can be moved horizontally from this position. In this horizontal platform position, the vertical lift can be brought "vertically" to the level of the upper deck, that of the lower deck and the level of the loading ramp. This means that the loading ramp can be moved from the upper deck or the lower deck; and vice versa.
literature
- Thomas Heintzmann: Inloader . Fiedler, Bruchköbel 2006, ISBN 978-3924425036 .
