CA2372827A1 - Freight system for transporting gravure paper rolls - Google Patents
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Abstract
The aim of the invention is to be able to transport, in a simple manner, gravure paper rolls having widths greater than 260 cm in standardized freigh t containers while utilizing, to the greatest possible extent, the cargo space available therein. To this end, the invention provides a freight system characterized in that it can be used in a conventional standardized containe r (1) which can be placed both on a land vehicle as well as on a ship and whic h is provided for accommodating gravure paper rolls (2, 3), whereby each gravu re paper roll (2, 3) is horizontally laid on an individual loading stand (4, 5) and two parallelly adjacent gravure paper rolls (2, 3) are stored such that they are offset with regard to one another in the heights thereof, i.e. stor ed such that they are diagonal to one another.
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Freight System for the Transport of Gravure Paper Rolls The invention relates to a freight system for the transport of gravure rolls arranged horizontally in a land vehicle, particularly a railway car, to the port and for subsequent shipment.
Gravure paper rolls, also called gravure rolls, which may have different measurements, are needed to make printed paper, particularly magazines and newspapers.
Transport presents difficulties, particularly if the gravure rolls have larger measurements, with widths of 2.60 m to 3.60 m, diameters of 1.25 m, and weights of 3,500 kg and 6,000 kg.
Such types of "jumbo" gravure rolls have, until now, been placed in an upright or horizontal position using gripping devices in the railway car and then reloaded repeatedly in conventional ships for shipment. Because of the repeated handling of each individual gravure roll, which is protected only by a cover, there is great danger of damage, so much so that enormous hauling distances, namely to the US, frequently involve rejected goods, which in the end can no longer be used for production of printed work. Moreover, in the previous transport concept, it was a disadvantage to have to gather at least 320 tons of gravure paper rolls for shipment before the transport process itself could get under way, so that at the printing press, it was not possible to have a "just-in-time" delivery of the gravure rolls that have only just been required. A
transport duration of six weeks is to be disadvantageously taken into account, with the disadvantage being associated with maintaining the corresponding stock on site.
AI I La ngu ages Ltd The applicant has therefore considered loading gravure paper rolls into containers and transporting them in containers. This is still possible for an upright arrangement of gravure paper rolls with a roll width of up to 2.60 m, but not for larger gravure paper roll widths, for which an upright arrangement in the container is not possible because the container height is too low. Transporting the rolls in a horizontal position is also ruled out because the loading width of the container is only 2.35 m, making it impossible to place two gravure rolls with a diameter of 1.25 m each side by side in the container, since this would require a loading width of 2 x 125 m = 2.5 m.
The purpose of the invention lies in facilitating transport in standardized freight containers of gravure rolls with widths of more than 260 cm, particularly 290 cm to 360 cm, and, in so doing, avoiding the above-mentioned disadvantages of the known transport of these products while utilizing, to the fullest extent possible, the loading space available in the standardized freight container, in which the handling of the gravure rolls is supposed to be carried out damage-free over the entire hauling distance over land and sea.
The invention is solved according to the invention through a freight system of the type mentioned at the start, characterized by a known standardized container that can be placed on the land vehicle as well as on the ship, to accommodate the gravure rolls, in which each gravure roll is stored horizontally on its own loading frame and two parallelly adjacent gravure rolls are stored such that they are offset with regard to one another in the heights thereof, i.e. stored such that they are diagonal to one another.
With this freight system, gravure rolls can be placed in a horizontal position in the freight container in such a way that the loading space is utilized to the fullest extent possible, even when loading gravure rolls with widths greater than 260 cm, in which handling facilities engage solely on the loading frame, thereby avoiding any danger of damage to the sensitive gravure rolls.
In order to achieve the offset in a simple manner, and consequently, the inevitable decrease of the loading width desired for gravure rolls arranged side by side, it is suggested in a suitable embodiment of the invention to provide a loading frame for the All Languages Ltd surface storage of a first gravure roll in the container and a second loading frame for the raised storage of the second gravure roll, in which the storage levels of the two loading frames are distanced from one another in height at least by the radius of the gravure rolls. A low lift platform track, or preferably, a heavy-duty Ameiset, can be used in accordance with a subsequently described feature combination as a conveyor for loading and unloading the containers with gravure rolls stored on loading frames in the above manner.
This freight system makes it altogether possible to achieve much shorter transport times of only approximately 14 days from the European place of manufacture of the gravure rolls to the printing office in the US, making a single container shipment possible without additional costs; also, the individual gravure rolls need to be handled less and this handling, moreover, is carried out in such a way that the gravure roll itself is not touched by the handling tool, resulting in more favourable transportation costs, particularly also due to the decrease in the storage charges, making a "just-in-time" delivery logistically executable.
Special loading frames have been developed for the transport of the above-described jumbo paper rolls. These are distinguished according to the invention by a lower frame placed on the surface, possibly with feet, with which a structure placed over it is placed with a support for horizontal storage of the gravure roll at the desired height. According to an advantageous embodiment of the loading frame according to the invention, the structure consists of two bearing elements placed with their front ends on the lower frame, with said elements connected on one end with the lower frame and holding the support at the other end. The bearing elements can also be made height-adjustable, for example in a telescopic manner. The bearing elements are advantageously stored in the lower frame such that they can swivel, so that the structure is collapsible. Because the loading frame is collapsible in this manner when not in use, the loading frame according to the invention can be brought back folded in a freight container in great ~ Translator's note: The Gem~an term "Schwerlastameise" could not be found in standard references. It seems likely, however, that this is a reference to a type of pallet transporter, forklift, or other such equipment from a Swiss company, Ameise GmbH.
Ai! Languages Ltd numbers after the transport of the gravure rolls. For example, it is possible to effect a return of up to 70 loading frames in a standard container.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the loading frame according to the invention, the stabilizing structure exhibits struts that extend in the loading state between the two bearing elements and are fixable.
According to the above description, a loading frame for the surface storage of a first gravure roll and a second loading frame for the raised storage of the second gravure roll are to be designed, in the course of which its support in the height vis-a-vis the lower frame is offset essentially by at least the radius of the gravure roll to be accommodated.
As a result, the gravure rolls can be arranged in a standard freight container with the greatest possible packing density. According to another proposal of the invention, the support is designed with a curved surface, adjusted to the diameter of a gravure roll to be accommodated, preferably to a diameter of approximately 125 cm. As a result of the curved surtace, with the radius of curvature adapted to the corresponding radius of the gravure roll to be accommodated, gravure rolls can be stored in a secure manner that prevents rolling, and may also be transported, as well as handled, without damage.
Here, the bearing surface can be suitably designed as non-slip, preferably provided with a non-slip coating, thereby further increasing the security of the storage of the gravure roll placed on the loading frame on the one hand, one, and on the other, reducing the risk of damage to the gravure rolls caused by the loading frame itself.
Finally, belt straps for fixing the gravure roll can be placed on the side of the lower frame.
In order to enable a conveyor, in a simple manner, to grasp the above-mentioned loading frame with gravure roll and to load or unload a container, longitudinal guides are provided on the lower frame, with said guides making it possible for a load suspension device of the conveyor, extending under the lower frame in loading position, to be securely accommodated lengthwise, i.e. parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gravure roll. In this way, the transport of the loading frame, including the gravure roll, is made possible for weights of more than six tons.
All Languages Ltd A method for loading freight containers with gravure rolls is suggested procedurally with the present invention, wherein the gravure rolls are loaded in a horizontal position on one loading frame each, and then arranged one after the other in the freight container in such a way that two parallelly adjacent gravure rolls are stored such that they are offset with regard to one another in the heights thereof, and are arranged overlapping one another crossways, in which the difference in the height of the arrangement of the two gravure rolls preferably corresponds at feast to the radius of a gravure roll.
Through the offsetting in the height, the crosswise arrangement overlapping one another is possible, thereby reducing the total storage width. The offsetting of the two parallel adjacent gravure rolls in terms of the height and the overlapping in the width result in a diagonal arrangement of, the gravure rolls, as a result of which even gravure rolls of greater widths can be transported procedurally with standard freight containers under the greatest possible utilization of loading space. In the process, every handling process for a gravure roll takes place in combination with the appropriate loading frame, in the course of which it is appropriate to fix the gravure roll to the loading frame with straps, for example.
Finally, the present invention suggests a conveyor, particularly a forklift, a heavy-duty Ameise, or the like, for loading and unloading freight containers with gravure rolls placed on loading frames, with said forklift formed by an extended load suspension medium of up to 3 m for grasping the loading frame from below, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gravure roll, having a lifting capability of up to six tons, a lifting height of up to 10 cm, and an underclearance of up to 20 cm.
Other details, features, and advantages of the invention arise from the following description of the appropriate drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are schematically illustrated. The drawings show:
Fig. 1 a schematic representation of the problem and the solution principle of gravure roll transport in the container according to the invention;
All Languages Ltd Fig. 2 an internal view of a container partially loaded with two gravure rolls placed on loading frames;
Fig. 3 a perspective representation of a loading frame in lengthwise direction;
Fig. 4 the loading frame of Fig. 3 in a transverse perspective;
Fig. 5 the loading frame of Fig. 1 for the surface storage and of Fig. 4 for the raised storage with gravure rolls resting thereon; and Fig. 6 a schematic, perspective side view of a heavy-duty Ameise for the loading and unloading of containers with gravure rolls placed on loading frames.
Fig. 1 illustrates the existing problem in transporting gravure paper rolls whose diameter is 1.25m and which cannot be loaded upright in the container because of their width, which is greater than 2.60m, since the container height is too low. The loading width of a standard container is 2.35m. Two gravure rolls, each with a diameter of 1.25m, however repuire a loading width of 2.50m in the horizontal arrangement, which is therefore the only one possible. They therefore do not fit into the container, as schematically shown in the left illustration of Fig. 1.
The illustration on the right shows the solution according to the invention to the problem of loading in the standard container 1, in a horizontal arrangement, such gravure rolls with a loading width of 2.35 m and a loading height of 2.60 m. The two illustrated gravure rolls 2,3, which could have a width of 2.90 m to 3.60 m, which exhibit a diameter of 1.25m and a weight of 3,500 kg to 6,000 kg, are arranged in a horizontal position in the container, in which the second roll 3 is placed above the first roll 2, so that a diagonal loading principle is achieved. By offsetting the two gravure rolls 2,3 arranged parallel adjacent in the heights thereof, i.e., the raised storage of the second gravure roll 3, an overlapping arrangement -- seen crosswise -- is arranged, with said arrangement reducing the loading width of the two gravure rolls 2,3 to the loading width of the container of 2.35m, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.
All Languages Ltd WO 00/68036 ~ PCT/EP99/03109 In order to achieve, in a simple manner, the offsetting of the two parallel adjacent gravure rolls 2, 3 in the heights thereof, and in crosswise direction, to facilitate an arrangement to one another, which is overlapping, thereby reducing the loading width, loading frames 4,5 for the horizontal storage of the gravure rolls 2,3 are used according to Fig. 2 of the drawing. In the process, a loading frame 4 having only a modest height allows a surface placing of the gravure roll 2, while the support of gravure roll 3 on the loading frame 5 takes place at a height that is above the horizontal centre plane of the gravure roll 2, so that the arrangement overlapping one another is facilitated crosswise with the desired total width reduction of the storage. Each loading frame 4 or 5 exhibits a lower frame 6 made of a welded frame made of steel and a structure 7 connected with the lower frame 6, which provides a bearing surtace 8 above the lower frame 6 for the horizontal storage of a gravure roll 2 or 3. The bearing surtace is at ground level for the storage of gravure roll 2, i.e. placed lying directly on the lower frame 6, while the bearing surface for the storage of gravure roll 3 is raised above the horizontal centre plane of the gravure roll 2.
Figs. 3 and 4 show the appropriate constructional design of the loading frame for the increased gravure roll storage.
According to Figs. 3 and 4, the loading frame 5 exhibits an essentially rectangular lower frame 6 with a bearing surface 8 thereon. The structure 7 bearing the surface 8 is made of two bearing elements 9 placed with their front ends on the lower frame 6, with said bearing elements connected on one end with the lower frame 6 and supporting the bearing surface 8 on the other end. The bearing elements 5 are made of a welded frame, which has four rods 10 running vertically to the lower frame 6 in the loading state. The bearing surface 8 is welded with these through a connecting crossbeam 14, which is curved. The curvature is adapted to the cylindrical shape of the gravure roll 3 to be accommodated. Each bearing surface 8 is provided with a non-slip coating 11 made of a sandblasted linoleum. To increase the stability, the structure 7 exhibits four braces 12, which are placed in a detachable manner, and in the loading state, extend All Languages Ltd WO 00/68036 g PCTBP99/03109 diagonally between the two bearing elements 9. These inner braces 12 of the loading frame are each supplemented by a centrally arranged outer brace 13, which connects the lower frame 6 with the cross-sectional crossbeam 14, which is welded to the upper ends of the rods 10 and in each case supports the bearing surface 8.
The bearing elements 9 are stored such that they can swivel (not illustrated) in their bearings on the lower frame 6 so that after unclamping the braces 12, 13, it becomes possible to swing the structure into the inner space of the loading frame that is then freed, and consequently fold the loading frame in order to carry out an empty transport in a space-saving manner.
Fig. 5 of the drawing shows again in greater detail the loading frame 4 for the ground storage of the gravure roll 2 and the loading frame 5 for the increased storage of the gravure roll 3 to one another, in which the loading frame 4 can be modified in such a way that, instead of a complete lower frame in a reduced form, only two support brackets 15, 16 are used for the gravure roll 2, with each support bracket exhibiting a cross-member 17 adapted to the curve of the gravure roll 2, and with said cross-member being fastened to the bearing surface 8.
Fig. 6 shows, in a schematically perspective side view, a conveyer 18, with a so-called Ameise, for loading and unloading containers 1 with gravure rolls 2, 3 arranged on loading frames 4, 5. In the process, the conveyer 18 exhibits two parallelly running load suspension devices 19 whose height can be adjusted, with a length of up to 3.0m, a lifting height of up to 10cm, an underclearance of up to 20 cm, and a lifting capacity of up to 6 tons. The seating position of a person operating the conveyer is elevated to improve the view when maneuvering for loading or unloading.
With its load suspension devices 19, the conveyer 18 takes hold of the respective lower frame 6 of the lengthwise loading frame already provided with the gravure roll, in which the load suspension devices 19 are driven into the longitudinal guides 20 beneath the lower frame 6 and then by moving in height, raises the loading frame with the gravure roll in its entirety. This makes it possible to avoid any direct hard impact of a hoist or the Ali Languages Ltd like with the gravure roll and to carry out all handling for loading and unloading carefully, without touching the actual goods.
All Languages Ltd WO 00/68036 1 ~ PCT/EP99/03109 Reference list I Standard container 18 Ameise 2 Gravure roll 19 Load suspension device 3 Gravure roll 20 Longitudinal guides 4 Loading frame Loading frame 6 Lower frame 7 Structure 8 Bearing surface 9 Bearing elements Rods 11 Linoleum coating 12 Rods 13 Outer rod 14 Cross-member Support bracket 16 Support bracket 17 Cross-member All Languages Ltd
Gravure paper rolls, also called gravure rolls, which may have different measurements, are needed to make printed paper, particularly magazines and newspapers.
Transport presents difficulties, particularly if the gravure rolls have larger measurements, with widths of 2.60 m to 3.60 m, diameters of 1.25 m, and weights of 3,500 kg and 6,000 kg.
Such types of "jumbo" gravure rolls have, until now, been placed in an upright or horizontal position using gripping devices in the railway car and then reloaded repeatedly in conventional ships for shipment. Because of the repeated handling of each individual gravure roll, which is protected only by a cover, there is great danger of damage, so much so that enormous hauling distances, namely to the US, frequently involve rejected goods, which in the end can no longer be used for production of printed work. Moreover, in the previous transport concept, it was a disadvantage to have to gather at least 320 tons of gravure paper rolls for shipment before the transport process itself could get under way, so that at the printing press, it was not possible to have a "just-in-time" delivery of the gravure rolls that have only just been required. A
transport duration of six weeks is to be disadvantageously taken into account, with the disadvantage being associated with maintaining the corresponding stock on site.
AI I La ngu ages Ltd The applicant has therefore considered loading gravure paper rolls into containers and transporting them in containers. This is still possible for an upright arrangement of gravure paper rolls with a roll width of up to 2.60 m, but not for larger gravure paper roll widths, for which an upright arrangement in the container is not possible because the container height is too low. Transporting the rolls in a horizontal position is also ruled out because the loading width of the container is only 2.35 m, making it impossible to place two gravure rolls with a diameter of 1.25 m each side by side in the container, since this would require a loading width of 2 x 125 m = 2.5 m.
The purpose of the invention lies in facilitating transport in standardized freight containers of gravure rolls with widths of more than 260 cm, particularly 290 cm to 360 cm, and, in so doing, avoiding the above-mentioned disadvantages of the known transport of these products while utilizing, to the fullest extent possible, the loading space available in the standardized freight container, in which the handling of the gravure rolls is supposed to be carried out damage-free over the entire hauling distance over land and sea.
The invention is solved according to the invention through a freight system of the type mentioned at the start, characterized by a known standardized container that can be placed on the land vehicle as well as on the ship, to accommodate the gravure rolls, in which each gravure roll is stored horizontally on its own loading frame and two parallelly adjacent gravure rolls are stored such that they are offset with regard to one another in the heights thereof, i.e. stored such that they are diagonal to one another.
With this freight system, gravure rolls can be placed in a horizontal position in the freight container in such a way that the loading space is utilized to the fullest extent possible, even when loading gravure rolls with widths greater than 260 cm, in which handling facilities engage solely on the loading frame, thereby avoiding any danger of damage to the sensitive gravure rolls.
In order to achieve the offset in a simple manner, and consequently, the inevitable decrease of the loading width desired for gravure rolls arranged side by side, it is suggested in a suitable embodiment of the invention to provide a loading frame for the All Languages Ltd surface storage of a first gravure roll in the container and a second loading frame for the raised storage of the second gravure roll, in which the storage levels of the two loading frames are distanced from one another in height at least by the radius of the gravure rolls. A low lift platform track, or preferably, a heavy-duty Ameiset, can be used in accordance with a subsequently described feature combination as a conveyor for loading and unloading the containers with gravure rolls stored on loading frames in the above manner.
This freight system makes it altogether possible to achieve much shorter transport times of only approximately 14 days from the European place of manufacture of the gravure rolls to the printing office in the US, making a single container shipment possible without additional costs; also, the individual gravure rolls need to be handled less and this handling, moreover, is carried out in such a way that the gravure roll itself is not touched by the handling tool, resulting in more favourable transportation costs, particularly also due to the decrease in the storage charges, making a "just-in-time" delivery logistically executable.
Special loading frames have been developed for the transport of the above-described jumbo paper rolls. These are distinguished according to the invention by a lower frame placed on the surface, possibly with feet, with which a structure placed over it is placed with a support for horizontal storage of the gravure roll at the desired height. According to an advantageous embodiment of the loading frame according to the invention, the structure consists of two bearing elements placed with their front ends on the lower frame, with said elements connected on one end with the lower frame and holding the support at the other end. The bearing elements can also be made height-adjustable, for example in a telescopic manner. The bearing elements are advantageously stored in the lower frame such that they can swivel, so that the structure is collapsible. Because the loading frame is collapsible in this manner when not in use, the loading frame according to the invention can be brought back folded in a freight container in great ~ Translator's note: The Gem~an term "Schwerlastameise" could not be found in standard references. It seems likely, however, that this is a reference to a type of pallet transporter, forklift, or other such equipment from a Swiss company, Ameise GmbH.
Ai! Languages Ltd numbers after the transport of the gravure rolls. For example, it is possible to effect a return of up to 70 loading frames in a standard container.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the loading frame according to the invention, the stabilizing structure exhibits struts that extend in the loading state between the two bearing elements and are fixable.
According to the above description, a loading frame for the surface storage of a first gravure roll and a second loading frame for the raised storage of the second gravure roll are to be designed, in the course of which its support in the height vis-a-vis the lower frame is offset essentially by at least the radius of the gravure roll to be accommodated.
As a result, the gravure rolls can be arranged in a standard freight container with the greatest possible packing density. According to another proposal of the invention, the support is designed with a curved surface, adjusted to the diameter of a gravure roll to be accommodated, preferably to a diameter of approximately 125 cm. As a result of the curved surtace, with the radius of curvature adapted to the corresponding radius of the gravure roll to be accommodated, gravure rolls can be stored in a secure manner that prevents rolling, and may also be transported, as well as handled, without damage.
Here, the bearing surface can be suitably designed as non-slip, preferably provided with a non-slip coating, thereby further increasing the security of the storage of the gravure roll placed on the loading frame on the one hand, one, and on the other, reducing the risk of damage to the gravure rolls caused by the loading frame itself.
Finally, belt straps for fixing the gravure roll can be placed on the side of the lower frame.
In order to enable a conveyor, in a simple manner, to grasp the above-mentioned loading frame with gravure roll and to load or unload a container, longitudinal guides are provided on the lower frame, with said guides making it possible for a load suspension device of the conveyor, extending under the lower frame in loading position, to be securely accommodated lengthwise, i.e. parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gravure roll. In this way, the transport of the loading frame, including the gravure roll, is made possible for weights of more than six tons.
All Languages Ltd A method for loading freight containers with gravure rolls is suggested procedurally with the present invention, wherein the gravure rolls are loaded in a horizontal position on one loading frame each, and then arranged one after the other in the freight container in such a way that two parallelly adjacent gravure rolls are stored such that they are offset with regard to one another in the heights thereof, and are arranged overlapping one another crossways, in which the difference in the height of the arrangement of the two gravure rolls preferably corresponds at feast to the radius of a gravure roll.
Through the offsetting in the height, the crosswise arrangement overlapping one another is possible, thereby reducing the total storage width. The offsetting of the two parallel adjacent gravure rolls in terms of the height and the overlapping in the width result in a diagonal arrangement of, the gravure rolls, as a result of which even gravure rolls of greater widths can be transported procedurally with standard freight containers under the greatest possible utilization of loading space. In the process, every handling process for a gravure roll takes place in combination with the appropriate loading frame, in the course of which it is appropriate to fix the gravure roll to the loading frame with straps, for example.
Finally, the present invention suggests a conveyor, particularly a forklift, a heavy-duty Ameise, or the like, for loading and unloading freight containers with gravure rolls placed on loading frames, with said forklift formed by an extended load suspension medium of up to 3 m for grasping the loading frame from below, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gravure roll, having a lifting capability of up to six tons, a lifting height of up to 10 cm, and an underclearance of up to 20 cm.
Other details, features, and advantages of the invention arise from the following description of the appropriate drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are schematically illustrated. The drawings show:
Fig. 1 a schematic representation of the problem and the solution principle of gravure roll transport in the container according to the invention;
All Languages Ltd Fig. 2 an internal view of a container partially loaded with two gravure rolls placed on loading frames;
Fig. 3 a perspective representation of a loading frame in lengthwise direction;
Fig. 4 the loading frame of Fig. 3 in a transverse perspective;
Fig. 5 the loading frame of Fig. 1 for the surface storage and of Fig. 4 for the raised storage with gravure rolls resting thereon; and Fig. 6 a schematic, perspective side view of a heavy-duty Ameise for the loading and unloading of containers with gravure rolls placed on loading frames.
Fig. 1 illustrates the existing problem in transporting gravure paper rolls whose diameter is 1.25m and which cannot be loaded upright in the container because of their width, which is greater than 2.60m, since the container height is too low. The loading width of a standard container is 2.35m. Two gravure rolls, each with a diameter of 1.25m, however repuire a loading width of 2.50m in the horizontal arrangement, which is therefore the only one possible. They therefore do not fit into the container, as schematically shown in the left illustration of Fig. 1.
The illustration on the right shows the solution according to the invention to the problem of loading in the standard container 1, in a horizontal arrangement, such gravure rolls with a loading width of 2.35 m and a loading height of 2.60 m. The two illustrated gravure rolls 2,3, which could have a width of 2.90 m to 3.60 m, which exhibit a diameter of 1.25m and a weight of 3,500 kg to 6,000 kg, are arranged in a horizontal position in the container, in which the second roll 3 is placed above the first roll 2, so that a diagonal loading principle is achieved. By offsetting the two gravure rolls 2,3 arranged parallel adjacent in the heights thereof, i.e., the raised storage of the second gravure roll 3, an overlapping arrangement -- seen crosswise -- is arranged, with said arrangement reducing the loading width of the two gravure rolls 2,3 to the loading width of the container of 2.35m, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.
All Languages Ltd WO 00/68036 ~ PCT/EP99/03109 In order to achieve, in a simple manner, the offsetting of the two parallel adjacent gravure rolls 2, 3 in the heights thereof, and in crosswise direction, to facilitate an arrangement to one another, which is overlapping, thereby reducing the loading width, loading frames 4,5 for the horizontal storage of the gravure rolls 2,3 are used according to Fig. 2 of the drawing. In the process, a loading frame 4 having only a modest height allows a surface placing of the gravure roll 2, while the support of gravure roll 3 on the loading frame 5 takes place at a height that is above the horizontal centre plane of the gravure roll 2, so that the arrangement overlapping one another is facilitated crosswise with the desired total width reduction of the storage. Each loading frame 4 or 5 exhibits a lower frame 6 made of a welded frame made of steel and a structure 7 connected with the lower frame 6, which provides a bearing surtace 8 above the lower frame 6 for the horizontal storage of a gravure roll 2 or 3. The bearing surtace is at ground level for the storage of gravure roll 2, i.e. placed lying directly on the lower frame 6, while the bearing surface for the storage of gravure roll 3 is raised above the horizontal centre plane of the gravure roll 2.
Figs. 3 and 4 show the appropriate constructional design of the loading frame for the increased gravure roll storage.
According to Figs. 3 and 4, the loading frame 5 exhibits an essentially rectangular lower frame 6 with a bearing surface 8 thereon. The structure 7 bearing the surface 8 is made of two bearing elements 9 placed with their front ends on the lower frame 6, with said bearing elements connected on one end with the lower frame 6 and supporting the bearing surface 8 on the other end. The bearing elements 5 are made of a welded frame, which has four rods 10 running vertically to the lower frame 6 in the loading state. The bearing surface 8 is welded with these through a connecting crossbeam 14, which is curved. The curvature is adapted to the cylindrical shape of the gravure roll 3 to be accommodated. Each bearing surface 8 is provided with a non-slip coating 11 made of a sandblasted linoleum. To increase the stability, the structure 7 exhibits four braces 12, which are placed in a detachable manner, and in the loading state, extend All Languages Ltd WO 00/68036 g PCTBP99/03109 diagonally between the two bearing elements 9. These inner braces 12 of the loading frame are each supplemented by a centrally arranged outer brace 13, which connects the lower frame 6 with the cross-sectional crossbeam 14, which is welded to the upper ends of the rods 10 and in each case supports the bearing surface 8.
The bearing elements 9 are stored such that they can swivel (not illustrated) in their bearings on the lower frame 6 so that after unclamping the braces 12, 13, it becomes possible to swing the structure into the inner space of the loading frame that is then freed, and consequently fold the loading frame in order to carry out an empty transport in a space-saving manner.
Fig. 5 of the drawing shows again in greater detail the loading frame 4 for the ground storage of the gravure roll 2 and the loading frame 5 for the increased storage of the gravure roll 3 to one another, in which the loading frame 4 can be modified in such a way that, instead of a complete lower frame in a reduced form, only two support brackets 15, 16 are used for the gravure roll 2, with each support bracket exhibiting a cross-member 17 adapted to the curve of the gravure roll 2, and with said cross-member being fastened to the bearing surface 8.
Fig. 6 shows, in a schematically perspective side view, a conveyer 18, with a so-called Ameise, for loading and unloading containers 1 with gravure rolls 2, 3 arranged on loading frames 4, 5. In the process, the conveyer 18 exhibits two parallelly running load suspension devices 19 whose height can be adjusted, with a length of up to 3.0m, a lifting height of up to 10cm, an underclearance of up to 20 cm, and a lifting capacity of up to 6 tons. The seating position of a person operating the conveyer is elevated to improve the view when maneuvering for loading or unloading.
With its load suspension devices 19, the conveyer 18 takes hold of the respective lower frame 6 of the lengthwise loading frame already provided with the gravure roll, in which the load suspension devices 19 are driven into the longitudinal guides 20 beneath the lower frame 6 and then by moving in height, raises the loading frame with the gravure roll in its entirety. This makes it possible to avoid any direct hard impact of a hoist or the Ali Languages Ltd like with the gravure roll and to carry out all handling for loading and unloading carefully, without touching the actual goods.
All Languages Ltd WO 00/68036 1 ~ PCT/EP99/03109 Reference list I Standard container 18 Ameise 2 Gravure roll 19 Load suspension device 3 Gravure roll 20 Longitudinal guides 4 Loading frame Loading frame 6 Lower frame 7 Structure 8 Bearing surface 9 Bearing elements Rods 11 Linoleum coating 12 Rods 13 Outer rod 14 Cross-member Support bracket 16 Support bracket 17 Cross-member All Languages Ltd
Claims (6)
1. Freight system for the transport of two almost identical cylindrical objects of large width and large diameter, which are stored in a horizontal position with the help of a loading frame on a land vehicle in such a way that they are offset in the height at least by its radius and are placed at a horizontal distance from one another, which is less than its diameter, characterized in that for the transport of objects designed as gravure rolls (2, 3) by means of a land vehicle, preferably a railway car, as well as by means of a ship, the gravure rolls (2, 3) are stored in a known, standardized container (1), each on its own separate loading frame (4, 5), consisting of a lower frame (6) and two bearing elements (9) placed such that they can swivel around a crosswise lying axis with partially cylindrical, curved bearing surfaces (8) adapted to the respective diameter of the gravure rolls (2, 3).
2. Freight system according to Claim 1, characterized in that each loading frame (4, 5) is provided with longitudinal guides (20) on its lower frame (6) for the separate transport of the loading frames (4, 5) by means of a floor conveyor device (18).
3. Freight system according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the supporting elements (9) are connected to the lower frame (6) by means of rods (12).
4. Freight system according to at least one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the bearing surface (8) of the supporting elements (9) is provided with a non-slip coating (11).
5. Freight system according to at least one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the supporting elements (9) are height-adjustable, for example, in a telescopic manner.
6. Freight system according to at least one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the lower frame (6) exhibits belt straps on the side.
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