The stationary Gocargo system

• strong construction needed because of the loading and unloading with fork lifts
• no parts sticking out because of the risk of damaging
• resistant to dust and dirt from the warehouse floor
• endless slat conveyor for shortest cycle times

The stationary Gocargo system is assembled with the following parts:
 

Steel construction The basis of the stationary Gocargo consists of a rigid, stable steel framework. This frame is completely constructed with standard profiles. To achieve the utmost in stability all connections in this frame are fully welded. The complete framework is assembled with sand blasted profiles and can be coated in any non-metallic RAL colour required.

Drive unit To minimize the number of moving parts involved in the driving of the stationary dock the complete drive unit is integrated within the transporting part of the dock. For maintenance and repairs to the engine, reduction and chain transmission the slat profiles can be removed from the outside without the need of special tools.

Transport chain and guiding To reduce the amount of wear as much as possible and to assure the maximum in reliability, the transporting chains are heavily over dimensioned. The transporting part consists of two transport chains. The steel slats are mounted with steel rivets to each link of this chain. The chain itself is guided by 20 pieces of adjustable, maintenance free steel guides.

Slats To realise the flat and smooth floor on which the cargo is transported the slats are mounted with a minimal gap between them. The slats are made of steel tubes of 45 x 30 mm with a length of 2500 millimeters. The slats are electric galvanized. Each slat is mounted to the transport chain with four steel rivets. To access the drive and other parts within the transporting part there are two floor sections, which are bolted to the chain. These sections can be removed from the outside.

Support To enable the high concentrated forces on the slats they are supported between the two transport chains. When the maximum force is applied to the slats they deflect by a calculated two millimetres before they get supported. The supports are steel profiles with a mounted synthetic sliding strip. The return part of the chain with slats is supported on two steel profiles with synthetic sliding strip.

Take over rolls There are different alternatives to make the take over point between the stationary Gocargo dock and the semi trailer equipped with the Gocargo easier. An axle of 70 millimetres in diameter is mounted in situations where all dimensions of cargo should be transferred. If only standard or fixed unit dimensions are transferred the solution with six times three smaller rolls is the best solution.

Controls To avoid damage to the control cupboard it usually gets mounted into the rigid steel frame of the dock or another safe location as for example the wall close to the equipment. Most of the functions during loading and unloading are controlled from this control cupboard because the fixed stationary systems are a better place for the more advanced control parts. Due to this, the controls of the mobile systems can be built as simple as possible. For safety reasons there are emergency stops mounted to every corner of the Gocargo dock.

Positioning frame In front of the stationary Gocargo equipment a hot dip galvanized frame is mounted rigid to the floor. Gocargo steel wheels are used to position the trailer as accurate as possible before the stationary . These wheels are mounted rigid to the trailer chassis. When driving towards the dock the steel wheels are guided to the right height, width and distance by the frame. During the positioning, the trailer is raised approximately 1,5 cm from its air suspension to prevent any kind of reaction. The trailers are positioned very precise, up to a few millimetres, by this positioning method.