Patent ID: 8286290
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A dock leveler which is installed in an installation space formed in a dock of a warehouse or factory and can provide a passage way for transportation means or carrying means and in which rails are formed forward from within the installation space on the ground, wherein the dock leveler comprises: a body which is rotatably coupled to upper portion of a rear end of the installation space of the dock; and a supporting device which supports the body when positioned in the installation space and moves toward the front of the body so that a rear end portion of the supporting device can be connected to a front end portion of the body when the passage way for the transportation means or carrying means is to be provided, wherein the supporting device comprises: a base formed in such a way as to move on the ground and supporting the whole supporting device; a supporting plate inclined forward on upper portion of the base at the same inclination angle as that of the plate of the body when connected to a front end portion of the body; supporting members installed on both side portions of the base to support the plate of the body; and guides installed on both side portions of the base inward from the supporting members and supporting the sliding members of the body in such a way that the sliding members can move relative to the guides so that the front portion of the body can be rotated downward.