CA2886025A1 - Hard open top container and top cover lifting appliance - Google Patents
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Abstract
A hard open top container and top cover lifting appliance; a top cover lock (3) for tightly locking a top cover (2) onto a container body (1) is installed on the top cover of the container; the lower part of the top cover lock (3) is provided with a lock hook (31) for fastening to the container body (1); the upper part of the top cover lock (3) is connected to the top cover (2) via a lock pin shaft (32); a lock pressing handle (33) is disposed at the tail end of the upper part. The top cover (2) is also provided with a lifter thereon for lifting the top cover. The lower part of the top cover lifter is provided with a lifter head (5) disposed on the lock pressing handle (33) to turn the top cover lock (3), causing the lock hook (31) to disengage from the container body. The lower part of the top cover lifter is also provided with a lifting hook (6) acting on the lifter; the tail end of the lifting hook (6) is connected to a lifter actuating mechanism (7) for pushing the lifting hook (6) to hook or disengage from the top cover. Opening the top cover eliminates a manual unlocking step; and the operations such as unlocking and lifting the top cover can be completed sequentially, thus improving cover opening efficiency, saving time and labor, and being safe and efficient.
Description
HARD OPEN TOP CONTAINER AND TOP COVER LIFTING APPLIANCE
Technical Field = 5 The disclosure generally relates to a container, and particularly relates to a hard open top container and a top cover lifting appliance.
Background Generally, an integral type hard top cover container in related art includes a container body and a top cover. Currently, the top cover of the container is locked or released by a top cover lock mounted on a side of the container body of the container. In general, this is done by opening a connection lock between the top cover and the container body firstly by an operator on the ground or using a ladder, and then lifting and transporting the top cover of the container by a forklift or a crane by means of fork pockets or a hanger plate on the top cover of the container.
A lifting appliance in the prior art is inconvenient, since opening and lifting the top cover of the container relates to two separated steps.
The above-mentioned information disclosed in the background is only used for enhancing the understanding to the background of the disclosure. Therefore, it may include information which is not the prior art known by the person skilled in the art.
Summary The technical problem to be solved by this disclosure is to provide a hard open top container and a top cover lifting appliance, aiming to the defects existing in the hard open top container in the prior art.
The disclosure provides technical solutions aiming to the above technical problem.
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a hard open top container is provided. The hard open top container includes a container body, a top cover, at least one top cover lock, and at least one lifting device. The top cover is covered on a top end portion of the container body; the at least one top cover lock is mounted on the top cover, for locking the top cover and the container body, a lower portion of the top cover lock being provided with a lock hook which may be fastened to the container body, an upper portion of the top cover lock being rotatably connected to the top cover, a trailing end of the upper portion of the top cover lock being provided with a lock pressing handle which can rotate the top cover lock to separate the lock hook from the container body; the at least one lifting device is provided on the top cover, for lifting the top cover.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the top cover lock have an inverted "L"
shape.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the lifting device is a top cover lifting component or a top cover lifting hole.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the top cover lifting component and the top cover lock are integrated with each other.
According to another aspect of the disclosure, a top cover lifting appliance for the hard open top container is provided. The top cover lifting appliance comprises a lifter head, a lifting hook, and an actuating mechanism. The lifter head is disposed at a lower portion of the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lock pressing handle of a top cover lock in order to rotate the top cover lock and separate a lock hook from a container body; the lifting hook being rotatably disposed on the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lifting device of a top cover; the actuating mechanism being connected to a trailing end of the lifting hook, in order to push the lifting hook to hook up or separate from the lifting device.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the actuating mechanism is a manual, electric or hydraulic actuating mechanism.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a top portion of the top cover lifting appliance is provided with a connecting device.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the connecting device is fork pockets operated by a forklift and/or a hanger plate operated by a crane.
The hard open top container according to the disclosure has at least one of following advantages comparing with the prior art:
1. The top cover of the hard open top container may be opened by a matched top cover lifting appliance, thereby the step of opening locks by manual work is omitted; and both opening the locks and lifting the top cover are done in sequence by operating the top cover lifting appliance, thus the efficiency of opening the top cover is improved.
Technical Field = 5 The disclosure generally relates to a container, and particularly relates to a hard open top container and a top cover lifting appliance.
Background Generally, an integral type hard top cover container in related art includes a container body and a top cover. Currently, the top cover of the container is locked or released by a top cover lock mounted on a side of the container body of the container. In general, this is done by opening a connection lock between the top cover and the container body firstly by an operator on the ground or using a ladder, and then lifting and transporting the top cover of the container by a forklift or a crane by means of fork pockets or a hanger plate on the top cover of the container.
A lifting appliance in the prior art is inconvenient, since opening and lifting the top cover of the container relates to two separated steps.
The above-mentioned information disclosed in the background is only used for enhancing the understanding to the background of the disclosure. Therefore, it may include information which is not the prior art known by the person skilled in the art.
Summary The technical problem to be solved by this disclosure is to provide a hard open top container and a top cover lifting appliance, aiming to the defects existing in the hard open top container in the prior art.
The disclosure provides technical solutions aiming to the above technical problem.
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a hard open top container is provided. The hard open top container includes a container body, a top cover, at least one top cover lock, and at least one lifting device. The top cover is covered on a top end portion of the container body; the at least one top cover lock is mounted on the top cover, for locking the top cover and the container body, a lower portion of the top cover lock being provided with a lock hook which may be fastened to the container body, an upper portion of the top cover lock being rotatably connected to the top cover, a trailing end of the upper portion of the top cover lock being provided with a lock pressing handle which can rotate the top cover lock to separate the lock hook from the container body; the at least one lifting device is provided on the top cover, for lifting the top cover.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the top cover lock have an inverted "L"
shape.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the lifting device is a top cover lifting component or a top cover lifting hole.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the top cover lifting component and the top cover lock are integrated with each other.
According to another aspect of the disclosure, a top cover lifting appliance for the hard open top container is provided. The top cover lifting appliance comprises a lifter head, a lifting hook, and an actuating mechanism. The lifter head is disposed at a lower portion of the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lock pressing handle of a top cover lock in order to rotate the top cover lock and separate a lock hook from a container body; the lifting hook being rotatably disposed on the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lifting device of a top cover; the actuating mechanism being connected to a trailing end of the lifting hook, in order to push the lifting hook to hook up or separate from the lifting device.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the actuating mechanism is a manual, electric or hydraulic actuating mechanism.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a top portion of the top cover lifting appliance is provided with a connecting device.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the connecting device is fork pockets operated by a forklift and/or a hanger plate operated by a crane.
The hard open top container according to the disclosure has at least one of following advantages comparing with the prior art:
1. The top cover of the hard open top container may be opened by a matched top cover lifting appliance, thereby the step of opening locks by manual work is omitted; and both opening the locks and lifting the top cover are done in sequence by operating the top cover lifting appliance, thus the efficiency of opening the top cover is improved.
2. When mineral powder and dangerous goods are loaded on and transported by the hard open top container, it is unnecessary for operators on the ground to open the locks and transport the top cover, which is time-saving, labor-saving, safe and reliable.
Brief Description of the Drawings The contents shown in the drawings of the description and the reference signs in the drawings will be depicted briefly.
Fig. 1 is a structural schematic view of a first embodiment of a hard open top container and a top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure;
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the first embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when a lock is opened by a forklift;
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the first embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when a top cover is lifted by the forklift;
Fig. 4 is a structural schematic view of a second embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure;
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when the lock is opened by a crane;
and Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when the top cover is lifted by the crane.
Wherein, the reference signs are described as follows:
1 container body, 2 top cover, 3 top cover lock, 31 lock hook, 32 lock pin shaft, 33 lock pressing handle, 4 top cover lifting component, 5 lifter head, 6 lifting hook, 7 actuating mechanism, 8 fork pocket, 9 hanger plate.
Detailed Description The example embodiments now will be described in details with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the example embodiments can be implemented in various manners without being construed as limiting to the embodiments stated herein.
Rather, the embodiments are provided so that the disclosure will be comprehensive and complete, and the conceptions of the example embodiments will be conveyed to the person skilled in the art completely. The same reference numbers will indicate the same or similar structures in the drawings, detailed descriptions of which will not be repeated consequently.
Hard Open Top Container As shown in Figs. 1 to 6, an embodiment of a hard open top container according to the disclosure includes a container body 1, a top cover 2 for covering a top end portion of the container body 1, at least one top cover lock 3 and at least one lifting device.
In an embodiment, the top cover lock 3 may be mounted at a side of the top cover 2 for locking the container body 1 and the top cover 2. The top cover lock 3 may have an inverted "L"
Brief Description of the Drawings The contents shown in the drawings of the description and the reference signs in the drawings will be depicted briefly.
Fig. 1 is a structural schematic view of a first embodiment of a hard open top container and a top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure;
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the first embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when a lock is opened by a forklift;
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the first embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when a top cover is lifted by the forklift;
Fig. 4 is a structural schematic view of a second embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure;
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when the lock is opened by a crane;
and Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure when the top cover is lifted by the crane.
Wherein, the reference signs are described as follows:
1 container body, 2 top cover, 3 top cover lock, 31 lock hook, 32 lock pin shaft, 33 lock pressing handle, 4 top cover lifting component, 5 lifter head, 6 lifting hook, 7 actuating mechanism, 8 fork pocket, 9 hanger plate.
Detailed Description The example embodiments now will be described in details with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the example embodiments can be implemented in various manners without being construed as limiting to the embodiments stated herein.
Rather, the embodiments are provided so that the disclosure will be comprehensive and complete, and the conceptions of the example embodiments will be conveyed to the person skilled in the art completely. The same reference numbers will indicate the same or similar structures in the drawings, detailed descriptions of which will not be repeated consequently.
Hard Open Top Container As shown in Figs. 1 to 6, an embodiment of a hard open top container according to the disclosure includes a container body 1, a top cover 2 for covering a top end portion of the container body 1, at least one top cover lock 3 and at least one lifting device.
In an embodiment, the top cover lock 3 may be mounted at a side of the top cover 2 for locking the container body 1 and the top cover 2. The top cover lock 3 may have an inverted "L"
3 shape, but is not limited thereto.
A lower portion of the top cover lock 3 may be provided with a lock hook 31, which may be fastened to the container body 1 and may be hooked up the container body 1 from below. An upper portion of the top cover lock 3 may be rotatably connected to the top cover 2, for example, by a pin shaft 32. A trailing end of the upper portion of the top cover lock 3 may be provided with a lock pressing handle 33 which may be rotated by an action of a top cover lifting appliance, and then the lock hook 31 is separated from the container body 1.
The lifting device may be arranged at a side of the top cover 2 in order to lift the top cover 2. The lifting device includes a top cover lifting component 4 which may be hooked by a lifting hook 6 of the top cover lifting appliance and a seat (not shown) for fixing the top cover lifting component 4. In other embodiments, the top cover lifting component 4 may be replaced by a structure, such as a top cover lifting hole. The lifting device and the top cover lock 3 on the top cover 2 may be arranged separately or integrally as a whole. In an embodiment, the top cover lifting component 4 may be arranged at a corner of the "L" shaped top cover lock 3.
Embodiment 1 of Top Cover Lifting Appliance As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a first embodiment of a top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure is used for a hard open top container. The first embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance includes a lifter head 5, a lifting hook 6, an actuating mechanism 7 and a connecting device.
The lifter head 5 may be disposed at a lower portion of the top cover lifting appliance, and may act on a lock pressing handle 33 of the top cover lock 3 in order to rotate the top cover lock 3 and separate the lock hook 31 from the container body 1.
The lifting hook 6 may be rotatably disposed on the top cover lifting appliance, and may be situated on a side of the lifter head 5. The lifting hook 6 may have a function of hooking the top cover lifting component 4 on the top cover 2.
The actuating mechanism 7 may be connected to a trailing end of the lifting hook 6, in order to pull and push the lifting hook 6 to hook up and separate from the lifting device. The actuating mechanism 7 may be driven by a manual, electric or hydraulic actuating mechanism, such as an air cylinder or an oil cylinder.
A connecting device may be disposed at a top portion of the top cover lifting appliance. In an embodiment, the connecting device is a fork pocket 8 operated by a forklift.
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the first embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure may open the top cover lock 3 and lift the top cover 2 by cooperating with the hard open top container according to the disclosure. The relevant operation steps are
A lower portion of the top cover lock 3 may be provided with a lock hook 31, which may be fastened to the container body 1 and may be hooked up the container body 1 from below. An upper portion of the top cover lock 3 may be rotatably connected to the top cover 2, for example, by a pin shaft 32. A trailing end of the upper portion of the top cover lock 3 may be provided with a lock pressing handle 33 which may be rotated by an action of a top cover lifting appliance, and then the lock hook 31 is separated from the container body 1.
The lifting device may be arranged at a side of the top cover 2 in order to lift the top cover 2. The lifting device includes a top cover lifting component 4 which may be hooked by a lifting hook 6 of the top cover lifting appliance and a seat (not shown) for fixing the top cover lifting component 4. In other embodiments, the top cover lifting component 4 may be replaced by a structure, such as a top cover lifting hole. The lifting device and the top cover lock 3 on the top cover 2 may be arranged separately or integrally as a whole. In an embodiment, the top cover lifting component 4 may be arranged at a corner of the "L" shaped top cover lock 3.
Embodiment 1 of Top Cover Lifting Appliance As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a first embodiment of a top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure is used for a hard open top container. The first embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance includes a lifter head 5, a lifting hook 6, an actuating mechanism 7 and a connecting device.
The lifter head 5 may be disposed at a lower portion of the top cover lifting appliance, and may act on a lock pressing handle 33 of the top cover lock 3 in order to rotate the top cover lock 3 and separate the lock hook 31 from the container body 1.
The lifting hook 6 may be rotatably disposed on the top cover lifting appliance, and may be situated on a side of the lifter head 5. The lifting hook 6 may have a function of hooking the top cover lifting component 4 on the top cover 2.
The actuating mechanism 7 may be connected to a trailing end of the lifting hook 6, in order to pull and push the lifting hook 6 to hook up and separate from the lifting device. The actuating mechanism 7 may be driven by a manual, electric or hydraulic actuating mechanism, such as an air cylinder or an oil cylinder.
A connecting device may be disposed at a top portion of the top cover lifting appliance. In an embodiment, the connecting device is a fork pocket 8 operated by a forklift.
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the first embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure may open the top cover lock 3 and lift the top cover 2 by cooperating with the hard open top container according to the disclosure. The relevant operation steps are
4 explained as follows.
A forklift 10 may be operated by an operator to extend prongs A of the forklift 10 into the fork pockets 8 of the top cover lifting appliance; the top cover lifting appliance is lifted up to a place right above the hard open top container; the actuating mechanism 7, such as a piston rod of an air cylinder, is retracted to rotate the lifting hook 6 so as to open a lower end portion of the lifting hook 6 outwardly; the top cover lifting appliance is lowered, and the lifter head 5 on the top cover lifting appliance presses down the lock pressing handle 33, so that the top cover lock 3 is rotated to separate the lock hook 31 from the container body 1 and release the top cover 2; the piston rod of the air cylinder is extended out to move the lifting hook 6 inwardly so that the lower end thereof hooks up the top cover lifting component 4; the forklift 10 is operated to lift up the prongs A, so as to separate the top cover lifting appliance and the top cover 2 from the container body I
In the first embodiment, the actions of opening the top cover of the hard open top container and lifting the top cover both are operated by the forklift. The top cover is transported via a conventional lifting operation thereafter without any other operators on the ground. Therefore, this is time-saving, labor-saving, safe and reliable.
Embodiment 2 of Top Cover Lifting Appliance As shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, a second embodiment of a top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure is substantially similar with the first embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure except that:
The connecting device may be a hanger plate 9 operated by a crane, and the hanger plate 9 may be detachable.
Other parts of the second embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance will not be explained further, since they are the same as those in the first embodiment.
As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the second embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure may open the top cover lock 3 and lift the top cover 2 by cooperating with the hard open top container according to the disclosure. The relevant operation steps are explained as follows.
The crane is connected with the hanger plate 9, and the crane is operated to lift the hanger plate 9 and the top cover lifting appliance up to a place right above the hard open top container;
the actuating mechanism 7, such as a piston rod of an air cylinder, is retracted to rotate the lifting hook 6 and open a lower end portion thereof outwardly; the top cover lifting appliance is lowered, and the lifter head 5 on the top cover lifting appliance presses down the lock pressing handle 33, while the top cover lock 3 is rotated to separate the lock hook 31 from the container
A forklift 10 may be operated by an operator to extend prongs A of the forklift 10 into the fork pockets 8 of the top cover lifting appliance; the top cover lifting appliance is lifted up to a place right above the hard open top container; the actuating mechanism 7, such as a piston rod of an air cylinder, is retracted to rotate the lifting hook 6 so as to open a lower end portion of the lifting hook 6 outwardly; the top cover lifting appliance is lowered, and the lifter head 5 on the top cover lifting appliance presses down the lock pressing handle 33, so that the top cover lock 3 is rotated to separate the lock hook 31 from the container body 1 and release the top cover 2; the piston rod of the air cylinder is extended out to move the lifting hook 6 inwardly so that the lower end thereof hooks up the top cover lifting component 4; the forklift 10 is operated to lift up the prongs A, so as to separate the top cover lifting appliance and the top cover 2 from the container body I
In the first embodiment, the actions of opening the top cover of the hard open top container and lifting the top cover both are operated by the forklift. The top cover is transported via a conventional lifting operation thereafter without any other operators on the ground. Therefore, this is time-saving, labor-saving, safe and reliable.
Embodiment 2 of Top Cover Lifting Appliance As shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, a second embodiment of a top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure is substantially similar with the first embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure except that:
The connecting device may be a hanger plate 9 operated by a crane, and the hanger plate 9 may be detachable.
Other parts of the second embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance will not be explained further, since they are the same as those in the first embodiment.
As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the second embodiment of the top cover lifting appliance according to the disclosure may open the top cover lock 3 and lift the top cover 2 by cooperating with the hard open top container according to the disclosure. The relevant operation steps are explained as follows.
The crane is connected with the hanger plate 9, and the crane is operated to lift the hanger plate 9 and the top cover lifting appliance up to a place right above the hard open top container;
the actuating mechanism 7, such as a piston rod of an air cylinder, is retracted to rotate the lifting hook 6 and open a lower end portion thereof outwardly; the top cover lifting appliance is lowered, and the lifter head 5 on the top cover lifting appliance presses down the lock pressing handle 33, while the top cover lock 3 is rotated to separate the lock hook 31 from the container
5 body 1 and release the top cover 2; the actuating mechanism 7, such as a piston rod of an air cylinder, is extended to rotate the lifting hook 6 so that the lower end thereof hooks up the top cover lifting component 4; the crane is operated to lift the hanger plate 9, so as to separate the top cover lifting appliance and the top cover 2 from the container body 1 of the container.
In the second embodiment, the actions of opening the top cover of the hard open top container and lifting the top cover both are operated by the crane. The top cover is transported via a conventional lifting operation thereafter without any other operators on the ground.
Therefore, this is time-saving, labor-saving, safe and reliable.
In the disclosure, the top cover lock 3 may be automatically opened by the top cover lifting appliance at the same time rather than opened by manual work. After this, the top cover lifting appliance hooks up the lifting device mounted on the top cover 2 automatically. Thus, opening the locks and lifting the top cover 2 are done in sequence, which improves the efficiency of opening the top cover.
Industrial Applicability Using the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance fitted thereto according to the disclosure, opening the lock and transporting the top cover are implemented by operating the forklift or the crane, which is time-saving, labor-saving, safe and reliable. In particular, there is no need for operators on the ground in the disclosure, thus the disclosure is particularly adapted to such a situation that the operators on the ground are prohibited in =consideration of the safety, such as transporting mineral powder or dangerous goods by using a hard open top container.
The example embodiments of the disclosure have been illustrated and described in detail herein. It is appreciated that the disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements that are contained in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
In the second embodiment, the actions of opening the top cover of the hard open top container and lifting the top cover both are operated by the crane. The top cover is transported via a conventional lifting operation thereafter without any other operators on the ground.
Therefore, this is time-saving, labor-saving, safe and reliable.
In the disclosure, the top cover lock 3 may be automatically opened by the top cover lifting appliance at the same time rather than opened by manual work. After this, the top cover lifting appliance hooks up the lifting device mounted on the top cover 2 automatically. Thus, opening the locks and lifting the top cover 2 are done in sequence, which improves the efficiency of opening the top cover.
Industrial Applicability Using the hard open top container and the top cover lifting appliance fitted thereto according to the disclosure, opening the lock and transporting the top cover are implemented by operating the forklift or the crane, which is time-saving, labor-saving, safe and reliable. In particular, there is no need for operators on the ground in the disclosure, thus the disclosure is particularly adapted to such a situation that the operators on the ground are prohibited in =consideration of the safety, such as transporting mineral powder or dangerous goods by using a hard open top container.
The example embodiments of the disclosure have been illustrated and described in detail herein. It is appreciated that the disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements that are contained in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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1. A hard open top container, characterized in that the hard open top container comprises:
a container body (1);
a top cover (2), for covering a top end portion of the container body;
at least one top cover lock (3) mounted on the top cover (2), for locking the top cover (2) and the container body (1), a lower portion of the top cover lock (3) being provided with a lock hook (31) which can be fastened to the container body (1), an upper portion of the top cover lock (3) being rotatably connected to the top cover (2), a trailing end of the upper portion of the top cover lock (3) being provided with a lock pressing handle (33) which can rotate the top cover lock (3) to separate the lock hook (31) from the container body (1), at least one lifting device provided on the top cover (2), for lifting the top cover (2)
a container body (1);
a top cover (2), for covering a top end portion of the container body;
at least one top cover lock (3) mounted on the top cover (2), for locking the top cover (2) and the container body (1), a lower portion of the top cover lock (3) being provided with a lock hook (31) which can be fastened to the container body (1), an upper portion of the top cover lock (3) being rotatably connected to the top cover (2), a trailing end of the upper portion of the top cover lock (3) being provided with a lock pressing handle (33) which can rotate the top cover lock (3) to separate the lock hook (31) from the container body (1), at least one lifting device provided on the top cover (2), for lifting the top cover (2)
2. The hard open top container according to claim 1, characterized in that the top cover lock (3) has an inverted "L" shape.
3 The hard open top container according to claim 2, characterized in that the lifting device is a top cover lifting component (4) or a top cover lifting hole.
4 The hard open top container according to claim 3, characterized in that the top cover lifting component (4) and the top cover lock are integrated with each other.
5. A top cover lifting appliance for a hard open top container, characterized in that the top cover lifting appliance comprises:
a lifter head (5), which is disposed at a lower portion of the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lock pressing handle (33) of a top cover lock (3) in order to rotate the top cover lock (3) and separate a lock hook (31) from a container body (1);
a lifting hook (6), which is rotatably disposed on the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lifting device of a top cover (2);
an actuating mechanism (7), which is connected to a trailing end of the lifting hook (6), in order to push the lifting hook (6) to hook up or separate from the lifting device
a lifter head (5), which is disposed at a lower portion of the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lock pressing handle (33) of a top cover lock (3) in order to rotate the top cover lock (3) and separate a lock hook (31) from a container body (1);
a lifting hook (6), which is rotatably disposed on the top cover lifting appliance, and can act on a lifting device of a top cover (2);
an actuating mechanism (7), which is connected to a trailing end of the lifting hook (6), in order to push the lifting hook (6) to hook up or separate from the lifting device
6 The top cover lifting appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that the actuating mechanism (7) is a manual, electric or hydraulic actuating mechanism
7. The top cover lifting appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that a top portion of the top cover lifting appliance is provided with a connecting device
8 The top cover lifting appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the connecting device is a fork pocket (8) operated by a forklift and/or a hanger plate (9) operated by a crane
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