Patent ID: 9550445
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B60P

Claim:
1. A loading module configured to accommodate at least two vehicles, comprising a lower loading plate, which has a forward end and a rear end and is configured to receive a first vehicle, an upper loading plate, which has a forward end and a rear end and is configured to receive a second vehicle, a front device, which is fixedly attached to and extends upwardly from the lower loading plate and connects the lower loading plate with the upper loading plate, wherein the upper loading plate is rotatably attached to the front device, and two hydraulic cylinders, which are provided on a respective side of the lower loading plate and the upper loading plate and arranged to enable displacement of the upper loading plate between a lower position, which permits movement of the second vehicle to and from the upper loading plate, and an upper position, which permits movement of the first vehicle to and from the lower loading plate, wherein said displacement is a rotary movement, wherein the two hydraulic cylinders extend in a direction which together with the lower loading plate forms an acute angle having a tip directed towards the forward end when the upper loading plate is located in the lower position and in the upper position, wherein the loading module comprises a ramp, which has a rear end and a forward end that is rotatably connected to the lower loading plate at the rear end of the lower loading plate, wherein the ramp is rotatable between a lowered position, when the rear end rests against the ground, and a raised position, wherein the upper loading plate, when this is located in the upper position and the ramp is located in the raised position, rests against at least one projection of the ramp, which projection is provided at a distance from the rear end of the ramp, and wherein the loading module forms a self-supporting unit to permit positioning of the loading module on a trailer or on the ground.