US-20260125251-A1 - VEHICLE FRAME RACK

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Abstract

A vehicle frame rack includes first to fourth support portions, movable in a vehicle width or a vehicle length direction with respect to each other and supporting first to fourth wheels, respectively of the vehicle. Further, the support portions include respective height display portions and lifting adjustment portions.

Inventors

Mamoru SETOGUCHI
Jun Sato

Assignees

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
ALTIA CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20250919
Priority Date: 20241101

Claims (8)

1 . A vehicle frame rack comprising: a first support portion that supports a first wheel of a vehicle; a second support portion that supports a second wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a width direction of the vehicle; a third support portion that supports a third wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a length direction of the vehicle; a fourth support portion that supports a fourth wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the third wheel in the width direction of the vehicle; a first frame rack having the first support portion and the second support portion at a predetermined height; and a second frame rack separated from the first frame rack and having the third support portion and the fourth support portion at a predetermined height, wherein in the first frame rack, the first support portion or the second support portion moves in the width direction of the vehicle, in the second frame rack, the third support portion and the fourth support portion move in a length direction of the vehicle, the third support portion or the fourth support portion also moves in the width direction, the first support portion includes, between itself and the first frame rack, a first height display portion and a first lifting adjustment portion, the second support portion includes, between itself and the first frame rack, a second height display portion and a second lifting adjustment portion, the third support portion includes, between itself and the second frame rack, a third height display portion and a third lifting adjustment portion, and the fourth support portion includes, between itself and the second frame rack, a fourth height display portion and a fourth lifting adjustment portion.
2 . The vehicle frame rack according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first support portion, the second support portion, the third support portion, and the fourth support portion includes a wheel stopper that stops rotation of a wheel of the vehicle.
3 . The vehicle frame rack according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame rack includes a first beam laid in the width direction, the first support portion or the second support portion that moves in the width direction sandwiches the first beam between wheels from upper and lower sides and moves in the width direction along the first beam, the second frame rack includes a second beam laid in the length direction and a first movable portion that moves along the second beam, the first movable portion sandwiches the second beam with wheels from the upper and lower sides, and moves in the length direction along the second beam, the first movable portion includes a third beam laid in the width direction and a second movable portion that moves along the third beam, and the second movable portion sandwiches the third beam with wheels from the upper and lower sides, and moves in the width direction along the third beam.
4 . The vehicle frame rack according to claim 1 , wherein a support portion that moves in the width direction in the first support portion, the second support portion, the third support portion, and the fourth support portion includes a side plate in contact with a side surface of a supported wheel, and moves in the width direction by being pushed by the wheel.
5 . A vehicle frame rack comprising: a first support portion that supports a first wheel of a vehicle; a second support portion that supports a second wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a width direction of the vehicle; a third support portion that supports a third wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a length direction of the vehicle; a fourth support portion that supports a fourth wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the third wheel in the width direction of the vehicle; a first frame rack having the first support portion and the second support portion at a predetermined height; and a second frame rack separated from the first frame rack and having the third support portion and the fourth support portion at a predetermined height, wherein in the first frame rack, the first support portion or the second support portion moves in the width direction of the vehicle, in the second frame rack, the third support portion and the fourth support portion move in the length direction of the vehicle, the third support portion or the fourth support portion also moves in the width direction, the first frame rack includes a first beam laid in the width direction, the first beam includes a first beam bottom portion, and first beam side wall portions at both ends in the width direction above the first beam bottom portion, the first support portion or the second support portion includes, on a bottom surface thereof, a first spring, which is deformed by weight of the vehicle, and a first wheel or a second spring and a second wheel, and the first wheel or the second wheel moves inside in the width direction the first beam side wall portions while rolling on the first beam bottom portion, the second frame rack includes a second beam laid in the length direction, and a first movable portion that moves along the second beam, the first movable portion includes the third support portion, the second beam includes a second beam bottom portion, and second beam side wall portions at both ends in the width direction above the second beam bottom portion, the first movable portion includes, on a bottom surface thereof, a third spring, which is deformed by the weight of the vehicle, and a third wheel, and the third wheel moves inside the second beam side wall portions in the width direction while rolling on the second beam bottom portion, the first movable portion further includes a third beam laid in the width direction and a second movable portion that moves along the third beam, the second movable portion includes the fourth support portion, the third beam includes a third beam bottom portion, and third beam side wall portions at both ends in the width direction above the third beam bottom portion, the second movable portion includes, on a bottom surface thereof, a fourth spring, which is deformed by the weight of the vehicle, and a fourth wheel, and the fourth wheel moves inside the third beam side wall portions in the width direction while rolling on the third beam bottom portion, a dimension in the height direction of the first spring and the first wheel or a dimension in the height direction of the second spring and the second wheel in a state in which the vehicle is not mounted on the vehicle frame rack is larger than a dimension in the height direction of the first beam side wall portions, and the dimension in the height direction of the first spring and the first wheel or the dimension in the height direction of the second spring and the second wheel in a state in which the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle frame rack is equal to or smaller than the dimension in the height direction of the first beam side wall portions, a dimension in the height direction of the third spring and the third wheel in a state in which the vehicle is not mounted on the vehicle frame rack is larger than a dimension in the height direction of the second beam side wall portions, and the dimension in the height direction of the third spring and the third wheel in a state in which the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle frame rack is equal to or smaller than the dimension in the height direction of the second beam side wall portions, and a dimension in the height direction of the fourth spring and the fourth wheel in a state in which the vehicle is not mounted on the vehicle frame rack is larger than a dimension in the height direction of the third beam side wall portions, and the dimension in the height direction of the fourth spring and the fourth wheel in a state in which the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle frame rack is equal to or smaller than the dimension in the height direction of the third beam side wall portions.
6 . The vehicle frame rack according to claim 5 , wherein each of the first support portion, the second support portion, the third support portion, and the fourth support portion includes a wheel stopper that stops rotation of a wheel of the vehicle.
7 . The vehicle frame rack according to claim 5 , wherein the first frame rack includes a first beam laid in the width direction, the first support portion or the second support portion that moves in the width direction sandwiches the first beam between wheels from upper and lower sides and moves in the width direction along the first beam, the second frame rack includes a second beam laid in the length direction and a first movable portion that moves along the second beam, the first movable portion sandwiches the second beam with wheels from the upper and lower sides, and moves in the length direction along the second beam, the first movable portion includes a third beam laid in the width direction and a second movable portion that moves along the third beam, and the second movable portion sandwiches the third beam with wheels from the upper and lower sides, and moves in the width direction along the third beam.
8 . The vehicle frame rack according to claim 5 , wherein a support portion that moves in the width direction in the first support portion, the second support portion, the third support portion, and the fourth support portion includes a side plate in contact with a side surface of a supported wheel, and moves in the width direction by being pushed by the wheel.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) The present application claims priority to and incorporates by reference the entire contents of Japanese Patent Application No. 2024-193018 filed in Japan on Nov. 1, 2024. BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates to a vehicle frame rack. Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. H8-245191 discloses, as a frame rack for automobile maintenance which can be easily adjusted to an appropriate height, can be easily used, and has improved usability, a frame rack in which a hydraulic jack the supporting head of which is lifted/lowered is fixed to a top base of a three-legged base. A configuration in which it is possible to support vehicles having different dimensions of a wheelbase or a tread by using four bases and adjusting positions of the bases according to the dimensions of the vehicles is described. SUMMARY There is a need for providing a vehicle frame rack that can facilitate leveling of a vehicle and achieve high safety in work of removing a heavy object that is a battery. According to an embodiment, a vehicle frame rack includes: a first support portion that supports a first wheel of a vehicle; a second support portion that supports a second wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a width direction of the vehicle; a third support portion that supports a third wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a length direction of the vehicle; a fourth support portion that supports a fourth wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the third wheel in the width direction of the vehicle; a first frame rack having the first support portion and the second support portion at a predetermined height; and a second frame rack separated from the first frame rack and having the third support portion and the fourth support portion at a predetermined height. Further, in the first frame rack, the first support portion or the second support portion moves in the width direction of the vehicle, in the second frame rack, the third support portion and the fourth support portion move in a length direction of the vehicle, the third support portion or the fourth support portion also moves in the width direction, the first support portion includes, between itself and the first frame rack, a first height display portion and a first lifting adjustment portion, the second support portion includes, between itself and the first frame rack, a second height display portion and a second lifting adjustment portion, the third support portion includes, between itself and the second frame rack, a third height display portion and a third lifting adjustment portion, and the fourth support portion includes, between itself and the second frame rack, a fourth height display portion and a fourth lifting adjustment portion. According to an embodiment, a vehicle frame rack includes: a first support portion that supports a first wheel of a vehicle; a second support portion that supports a second wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a width direction of the vehicle; a third support portion that supports a third wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the first wheel in a length direction of the vehicle; a fourth support portion that supports a fourth wheel of the vehicle which wheel is separated from the third wheel in the width direction of the vehicle; a first frame rack having the first support portion and the second support portion at a predetermined height; and a second frame rack separated from the first frame rack and having the third support portion and the fourth support portion at a predetermined height. Further, in the first frame rack, the first support portion or the second support portion moves in the width direction of the vehicle, in the second frame rack, the third support portion and the fourth support portion move in the length direction of the vehicle, the third support portion or the fourth support portion also moves in the width direction, the first frame rack includes a first beam laid in the width direction, the first beam includes a first beam bottom portion, and first beam side wall portions at both ends in the width direction above the first beam bottom portion, the first support portion or the second support portion includes, on a bottom surface thereof, a first spring, which is deformed by weight of the vehicle, and a first wheel or a second spring and a second wheel, and the first wheel or the second wheel moves inside in the width direction the first beam side wall portions while rolling on the first beam bottom portion, the second frame rack includes a second beam laid in the length direction, and a first movable portion that moves along the second beam, the first movable portion includes the third support portion, the second beam includes a second beam bottom portion, and second beam side wall portions at both ends in the width direction above the second beam bottom portion,