CN109809051A

CN109809051A - Tank container

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Publication number: CN109809051A
Application number: CN201811382596.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: T·麦克拉恩; S·里格比; S·罗斯
Original assignee: WELFIT ODDY Pty Ltd
Current assignee: WELFIT ODDY Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2017-11-21
Filing date: 2018-11-20
Publication date: 2019-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 2038-11-20
Also published as: NL2022039B1; DE102017220794B3; NL2022039A; CN109809051B

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of tank container (1).Wherein container (2) is connected to end frame (5) by annular saddle device (9) at cylindrical sector, wherein the annular saddle device (9) includes dead ring (20), the dead ring (20) includes the foamed material with special-shaped cross-section, and there is interior saddle surface region and outer saddle surface region, wherein inner saddle seating face region, which is formed, is connected to corresponding tank cradle device (17) mutually in form-fit manner to form the cooperation of tank body shape, the outer saddle surface region is formed mutually to be connected to corresponding frame saddle device (13) in form-fit manner to form frame shape cooperation, and each of the tank body shape cooperation and frame shape cooperation are effective on the longitudinal direction of the tank container (1).

Description

Tank container

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of tank containers, and in the tank container, tank body is at cylindrical sector via ring-type Saddle device is connected to end frame.

Background technique

In the field of tank container, it common are two kinds of Basic Designs.It is so-called ISO tank container first, Wherein external dimensions is limited by frame size.The tank body or staving of this ISO tank container are fully located at the external ruler of frame In very little.In general, tank body is connected to frame via annular saddle device at its end (usually plate-like end).

Followed by so-called SWAP tank container, wherein staving extends through the end of frame structure on each end Frame.SWAP tank container or SWAP main body due to bigger volume staving and be suitable for transporting bigger than ISO container Liquid volume.In general, staving itself is surrounded by end frame members, and these end frames are connected to via cyclic annular saddle device Frame member.In general, staving is substantially just directly mounted to end frame in staving circumference or so, but additionally use other knots Structure component (longitudinal frame member and/or diagonal framing component), these other structures components are by the end in staving bottom section Frame is connected to staving itself to increase structural strength.

For thermo-responsive product, need to make the further minimum heat losses between product and ambient enviroment.Therefore, many tank bodies are all It is equipped with the seal around staving (including end), to realize thermoinsulated container.However, passing through tank body support (saddle dress Set) lead to sizable heat loss, this is because in that region, staving or tank body itself are connected by welding to frame, Which forms the so-called heat bridges for being considerably reduced insulation quality.

The insulating layer for being mounted on such as sheet rubber etc between staving and frame saddle device provides impact-absorbing characteristics (for example, with reference to 270 7 891 A1 of DT).However, it is necessary to which staving is fixed on its circumference relative to frame by additional tension device Position.

From different concept a kind of known to 1 251 081 B1 of EP, which provided annular saddle device, the annular saddles Device is using the insulation skirt section between container and frame, and wherein the insulation skirt section includes mutual by the middleware of fibre reinforced plastics Connection end even.In order to obtain enough insulation characterisitics, the middleware of the fibre reinforced plastics must be necessarily arranged at tank body axis Direction on to obtain enough insulation results.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of improved tank containers, and wherein container is mutually connected to insulation mode Frame wherein at least partially avoids known defect.

Summary of the invention

According to the first aspect of the invention, a kind of tank container is provided, wherein container passes through at cylindrical sector Annular saddle device is connected to end frame, wherein the annular saddle device includes:

Dead ring, the dead ring include the foamed material with special-shaped cross-section, and have interior saddle surface region and Outer saddle surface region, wherein inner saddle seating face region is formed and is mutually connected to corresponding tank cradle in form-fit manner Device is to form the cooperation of tank body shape；

The outer saddle surface region is formed mutually to be connected to corresponding frame saddle device in form-fit manner with shape Cooperate at frame shape；

And each of the tank body shape cooperation and frame shape cooperation are in the vertical of the tank container Effectively on direction.

Other aspects and feature of the invention are in being described below of claim, attached drawing and embodiments of the present invention It shows.

Detailed description of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example below with reference to attached drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 shows the perspective view of the first embodiment of tank container according to the present invention；

Fig. 2 shows the perspective views of the second embodiment of tank container according to the present invention；

Fig. 2A shows the perspective view of the third embodiment of tank container according to the present invention；

Fig. 3 shows the three-dimensional cutaway view of the details (Fig. 1 and region A shown in Fig. 2) of saddle device；

Fig. 4 shows the cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the saddle device in Fig. 1 and region B shown in Fig. 2；

Fig. 4 A shows the modification of embodiment shown in Fig. 4；

Fig. 5 shows the third embodiment of the saddle device in the B of region；

Fig. 6 shows the 4th embodiment of the saddle device in the region B of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2；And

Fig. 7 A to 7C shows the different overall plans for the alternative saddle loop device conceived using a variety of profiles.

Reference signs list

1 tank container

2 containers

3 stavings

4 disc-like end portions

5 head frames

6 corner posts

7 corner casting

8 lateral direction elements

9 annular saddle devices

10 longitudinal beams

11 lower diagonal members

12 diagonal beams

12a frame section

12b tank body section

12c insulated section

13 frame saddle devices

14 rolling sections

14 ' roof shape sections

14 " multiple rolling sections

15 saddle plates

16 raised zones

17 tank cradle devices

18 profiled sections

18 ' multiple rolling sections

19 recessed areas

19 ' recessed areas

20 dead rings

20 ' tooth form insulating rings

21 support components

22 M shape sections

22 ' cavetto channel form profiles

23 support foams

24 support foams

25 rectangle tube sections

26 rectangle U sections

27 flat side flanges

28 flat side flanges

29 frame sides

30 tank body sides

31 tooth form friction elements

Specific embodiment

Before attached drawing is described in detail, following overview is carried out for these embodiments referring to Fig.1.

Ring-type saddle device according to the present invention includes by the dead ring of end frame structure and tank structure interconnection.It is described Dead ring includes having the foamed material of special-shaped cross-section or being made of the foamed material.

Statement " foamed material " describes the insulating materials including basic material.The heat of this basic material or cast material Insulation characterisitic is enhanced by foaming structure, is transformed into the foam using basic material or by cast material in the foaming structure Structure.The foaming structure may include aperture and/or hole-closing structure, in the aperture and/or hole-closing structure, by being embedded in base Hollow particle (hollow pearl) and/or fiber in plinth material and generate cavity.

Statement " abnormal shape " related to the present invention describes (parallel surfaces) or different from each other with that can correspond to each other The V-U or rectangle groove shape form of convex surface region and concave surface region.For example, the V-arrangement concave surface for limiting recess portion can be with The U-shaped nonreentrant surface for limiting protuberance is combined, and vice versa.The recess portion either protuberance can form interior saddle Surface region or outer saddle surface region, wherein the interior saddle surface region is formed as cooperating (positve with shape Fitting) mode is connected to corresponding tank cradle device mutually to form tank body shape and cooperate, and outer saddle surface region (no matter Recess portion or protuberance) be formed as mutually being connected in form-fit manner on corresponding frame saddle device formed frame shape match It closes.

Each frame shape cooperation is effective on the longitudinal direction of tank container.The design allows in frame structure Cradle-type support is carried out to the tank body in downward or transverse direction especially relative to the horizontal longitudinal axes of tank body, and Also allow that tank body is safely supported in a longitudinal direction about frame structure.

Between tank body and dead ring between (cooperation of tank body shape) and frame and dead ring between (frame shape cooperation) Shape cooperation allow the compressive strength using foamed material, which is apparently higher than the tensile strength of this material or cuts Shearing stress.Typical foamed material can be urethane foam system, and this urethane foam system forms the dead ring simultaneously And realize that 5 to 40MPa be specially the compressive strength of 12MPa and the thermal conductivity (k value) of 0.065W/mK.Other typical foams Material may include resin, the flexible polyurethane, structuring plastics, elastomer, ceramics of PUR, PIR, hollow glass ball filling.Also Have available ceramic material, the ceramic material or have foaming structure or housing insulation particle (for example, insulation sphere or Ball) to realize the rigid heat resistant structural material with excellent thermal insulation properties.

Have some embodiments, wherein tank cradle device includes M shape ring profile, in the M shape ring profile, profile it is recessed Portion limits the shape of tank body shape cooperation.In this arrangement, recess portion is corresponding or limits the shape of the interior saddle surface of dead ring, The dead ring is formed as reaching the protuberance in the recess portion by M shape ring contour limit.The shape of the recess portion of this M shape ring profile is unlimited It in the sharp V-arrangement recess portion with restriction bottom line, but further include other U-shapeds or ditch flute profile, these U-shapeds or ditch flute profile can fit The shape of tank cradle shape cooperation is limited together in the suitable recess portion of formation.

There are some embodiments, wherein tank cradle device includes two ring profiles, these two ring profiles are in longitudinal side It is attached to tank structure at interval and forms recess portion between upwards, which limits the shape of tank body shape cooperation Shape.This arrangement allows to use tank body shell as the part of the surface for limiting recess portion, which corresponds to the interior saddle table of dead ring Face.

Suitable ring profile can be rectangle semicanal structure, i.e., so-called capitiform profile, these head dummy profiles are arranged in The tank body shell, wherein their open side is to the tank body shell.They can be cavetto (for example, round), triangle or square The shape of shape.

There are some embodiments, wherein frame saddle device includes the frame loops with protrusion contour area, the protrusion wheel Wide region limits the shape of frame shape cooperation.This prominent contour limit of the frame saddle device outer saddle table of dead ring Face region, and define that the frame shape between the i.e. corresponding frame saddle device of dead ring and frame loops cooperates.

In another embodiment, the protrusion contour area (protuberance) of frame saddle device reaches tank cradle device In concave profile region (recess portion).The arrangement realizes the cooperation of the shape between frame saddle device and tank cradle device, and This is by between the cooperation of tank body shape between dead ring and tank cradle device and dead ring and frame saddle device Frame shape cooperation is realized.Thus the protrusion contour area (protuberance) of frame saddle device is nested in tank cradle device In recess portion (concave profile region).Therefore, even if insulation ring structure can also fix the tank to end frame knot just in case failing Structure.

There are some embodiments, wherein the shape of raised zones corresponds to the shape of recessed area.This allows by described Dead ring carries out homogeneous state of stress distribution between the tank cradle device and the frame saddle device.

There are some embodiments, wherein the shape of shape from recessed area (recess portion) of raised zones is different.This arrangement Allow to carry out particular stress distribution from the tank body shell to the frame structure, vice versa.

There are some embodiments, wherein the shape of raised zones (protuberance) is circular, and the wherein shape of the recess portion Shape is that the part with flat side flange is trapezoidal and/or channel form, the flat side flange and the tank surface surround tank table The angle that 30 ° to 90 ° of face, specially 45 ° of angle.This allows the tank body side to have simple cap chamfered shape or M chamfered shape, and And the shape for allowing the frame side to have complete foaming structure compatible.This structure is non-by especially realizing in the vertical direction Often smooth stress and load is distributed and avoids frame saddle device to the wedge impact of dead ring.

There are some embodiments, arrival depth of the depth and raised zones of center dant into recess portion forms 50% to 80 To 60% to 70% ratio, 65% ratio is specifically formd.This relationship allows to carry out very rigid and reliable shape Cooperation, and provided enough between raised zones and recess portion in the case where the failure of the foamed material generating material of dead ring Safety overlapping.

There are some embodiments, wherein the foamed material of dead ring includes one of following: PUR, PIR, being filled with Resin, flexible polyurethane, structuring plastics, the elastomer, ceramics of empty glass spheres.

Have some embodiments, wherein be provided with structural support elements, these structural support elements in interior saddle surface and Between outer saddle surface effectively.This structural support elements may be used as the additional support between frame and tank structure.They Perhaps it additionally aids and adjusts frame relative to staving in the fabrication process.Staving and frame are formed in by casting process in foam ring This is helpful in the case where (foam-in-place) between frame structure.Alternatively, in foamed material (at high temperature) generating material This support component is also possible to helpful in the case where failure, and tank body can be kept to fix relative to frame structure.

There are some embodiments, wherein the region that the frame loops are connected to frame element is arranged in the support component In.Most of load in operation and transportational process are all in the frame via the ring saddle device direct interconnection to tank bucket It is transmitted between container and frame in these regions of body.It is expected that occur peak stress in that region, this peak stress It is likely to form the overload of foaming structure.Support component in these key areas can help to avoid the stress peak in foaming structure Value, and can avoid fatigue problem occur in these regions during the service life of container.

There are some embodiments, wherein the support component is made of a kind of following material: metal is (for example, stainless steel, low Carbon steel, aluminium), fibre reinforced plastics.

There are some embodiments, wherein the dead ring is formed in the inner saddle in foaming process (casting process) at the scene In region between seating face and outer saddle surface, in the situ foaming process, by the examination of former material strand foam or enhancing foam Agent is injected into specific region, can additionally be sealed the specific region to form the Free Surface of the dead ring.

If forming the dead ring during this, other than shape cooperation, the dead ring with Material mating also has occurred between the tank cradle device and the corresponding contact area of the frame saddle device (Stoffschluss).In other words, the interior saddle surface of the dead ring and the outer saddle surface of the dead ring pass through material Cooperation is mutually connected to the contact surface of the tank cradle device and the frame saddle device, in addition to existing frame shape cooperates Except the cooperation of tank body shape, which also fixes the staving in a circumferential direction.Turning now to Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 shows the tank container 1 for taking typical SWAP body design.Tank container includes having cylinder The container 2 of staving 3, the cylindrical body 3 are closed in its end using disc-like end portions 4.

The container is supported by head frame 5, which surrounds the end section of staving 3, and including corner post section 6, corner casting 7 and lower and upper lateral direction element 8.Staving 3 and head frame 5 pass through the annular saddle being described more detail above Device 9 is mutually connected to each other.

These frames connect (Fig. 1, first embodiment) with additional lower diagonal member 11 by lower longitudinal beam 10, or Person is connected directly to staving by diagonal beam 12, and the diagonal beam 12 is divided into frame section 12a and tank body area by insulated section 12c Section 12b.Tank body section 12b is connected to container 2 by saddle device 13, with distribute the load in staving and will likely load It is distributed to lotus even tension to staving shell material (Fig. 2, second embodiment).Fig. 2A shows diagonal beam 12 and passes through saddle device 13 are connected directly to the arrangement (third embodiment) of container 12.

Annular saddle device 9 is more fully described referring to Fig. 3 to Fig. 6.

Fig. 3 shows annular saddle device 9 in a manner of the cross-sectional view of the region A in Fig. 1.Corner post 6 is connected to frame saddle Seat decoration 14a, the frame saddle device 14a include with semicircular rolling section 14 and being soldered to corner post 6.Additional saddle Plate 15 is (not shown in FIG. 3；Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Fig. 4 A and Fig. 5) be connected by welding to rolling section 14 (Fig. 3) and Corner post 6.Rolling section 14 includes the raised zones 16 reached in tank cradle decoration 17.

Tank cradle device 17 is by forming the ring for surrounding staving 3 and two 18 shapes of profiled section for being soldered to staving shell At.Triangle profiled section 18 forms recessed area 19, which forms the raised zones of frame saddle device 13 16 recess portions reached.

Space between raised zones 16 and recessed area 19 is filled the dead ring 20 made of foamed material, wherein absolutely Edge ring 20 has the interior saddle surface region limited by recessed area 19, and has the outer saddle table limited by raised zones 16 Face region.Dead ring 20 is made of high density polyurethane, or by including PUR, PIR other suitable foamed materials, be filled with Resin, flexible polyurethane, structuring plastics, elastomer, ceramics or the their combination of hollow glass ball are made.

Dead ring 20 is made of the injecting fluid foamed material between raised zones 16 and recessed area 19.It is infusing It penetrates before foamed material, adjusts head frame 5 relative to tank body 2 or staving 3.It is fixed to be supported by additional support element 21 Position, the additional support element 21 are designed to the annular spacer being arranged between rolling section 14 and profiled section 18.These Support component 21 can also particularly ring section be located at the angle of lateral direction element 8 (the region B in Fig. 1) and head frame 5 wherein Column 6 (the region A in Fig. 1) those of nearby provides additional structural supports in region.Instead of annular ring, these can also be supported Element 21 is designed as the roundlet cylindricality disk or rectangular blocks being arranged between rolling section 14 and profiled section 18.

It can also be into the hollow section between profiled section 18 and tank body shell and/or between rolling section 14 and corner post 6 Inject the foamed material of higher or lower rigidity.

Fig. 4 to fig. 6 shows the different arrangements of annular saddle device 9.

According to Fig. 4, instead of being provided with roof shape section 14 ' with semicircular rolling section 14, the roof shape section 14 ' are connected to lateral direction element 8 by forming the saddle plate 15 of frame saddle device 13.Instead of two profiled sections 18 in Fig. 3, Equipped with single M shape section 22, which is connected to staving 3 and forms tank cradle device 17.

Fig. 4 is shown in which the hollow space between roof shape section 14 ' and lateral direction element 8 filled with support foam 23 Embodiment.Similarly, the setting support foam 24 between M shape section 22 and staving 3.Dead ring 20, support foam 23 and branch Support foam 24 can be manufactured from the same material, however, the foamed material support foam 23, support foam 24 and dead ring 20 it Between it is different.

Fig. 4 A shows identical as one shown in Fig. 4 but without support foam 23 and 24 annular saddle device 9.

Fig. 5 shows the arrangement for using rolling section 14 in combination with optionally rolling section 22 ', wherein recessed area 19 ' Round raised zones 16 corresponding to rolling section 14.

Fig. 6 be shown in which to replace rolling section 14,14 ' be arranged rectangular tube 25 and the rectangular tube 25 be arranged in rectangle or Arrangement between box tube section 26.

However, in all designs according to Fig. 3 to Fig. 6, between the outer saddle surface and raised zones 16 of dead ring Always there is frame shape cooperation, and also always has tank body shape between recessed area 19 and the outer saddle surface of dead ring 20 Cooperation.

The depth D and raised zones 16 of the recess portion of recessed area 19 are reached between the depth d in recess portion (recessed area 19) Preference relation between 60% and 70% (depth d reach depth D 60% to 70%).

In addition, the angle between the flat side profile flange 27 and/or M shape section 22 and staving surface of profiled section 18 exists Between 30 ° and 90 °.Specially 45 °, and can correspond to the flat side flange 28 of roof shape section 14 '.

Fig. 7 A to Fig. 7 C shows the different arrangements of annular saddle device, and multiple outlines are shown.Fig. 7 A shows Multiple triangular loop sections positioned at frame side 29 and tank body side 30 are gone out, wherein tooth form insulating ring 20 ' is located at 29 He of frame side Between tank body side 30.Fig. 7 B, which is shown, rolls what section 18 ' combined with corresponding in the plurality of rolling section 14 " of tank body side combination Arrangement.Rolling section 14 " is arranged in the recess portion between rolling section 18 ', to form suitable shape cooperation.This polyisocyanate type Arrangement may adapt to increase the possibility load transmission in longitudinal direction and transverse direction, and (both up and down or side is to another Side).

Fig. 7 C is shown in which that dead ring 20 is divided into frame lateral areas section 20a and tank body lateral areas section 20b by special-shaped middle layer 31. This middle layer 31 is suitable for increasing the structural resistance of dead ring 20, and helps to increase the endurance of cutting of foamed material and resistance to Pressure property.

In all embodiments as described above, the cooperation of tank body shape and frame shape cooperation are by interior saddle surface Material mating and outer saddle surface between region and connection tank body or staving region (being as described above recessed area 19) Material mating support between region and connection framework saddle region (being as described above raised zones 16).Certainly, about All raised zones that frame saddle device 13 describes can also be formed as recessed area.This is equally applicable to about tank cradle The recessed area 19 that device 17 describes, the recessed area 19 can also be formed as raised zones.

It is 10 to 50MPa that other insulating materials for being suitable for dead ring 20, which have compressive strength, electric conductivity 0.3W/m^{^}2K's Flexible polyurethane, compressive strength are 20 to 300MPa, electric conductivity is 0.3W/m^2K structuring plastics, compressive strength be 10 to Elastomer that 50MPa, electric conductivity are 0.3W/m^2K, the ceramics that compressive strength is 100 to 500MPa, electric conductivity is 0.3W/m^2K And any combination of above-mentioned material and other materials.

Other embodiments of the present invention and modification are apparent to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. a kind of tank container (1), wherein container (2) is connected to end via annular saddle device (9) at cylindrical sector Portion's frame (5), wherein the annular saddle device (9) includes dead ring (20), which includes having abnormal shape transversal The foamed material in face and have interior saddle surface region and outer saddle surface region, in which:

The interior saddle surface region is formed mutually to be connected to corresponding tank cradle device (17) in form-fit manner with shape Cooperate at tank body shape；

The outer saddle surface region is formed mutually to be connected to corresponding frame saddle device (13) in form-fit manner with shape Cooperate at frame shape；

And each of the tank body shape cooperation and frame shape cooperation are in the longitudinal direction of the tank container (1) On direction effectively.

2. tank container (1) according to claim 1, wherein the tank cradle device (17) includes M shape ring profile (22,22 '), the recess portion of the profile described in the M shape ring profile (22,22 ') define the shape of the tank body shape cooperation.

3. tank container (1) according to claim 1, wherein the tank cradle device (17) includes two ring wheels Wide (26), described two ring profiles (26) are connected to tank structure at interval in the longitudinal direction and are formed in centre Recess portion, the recess portion define the shape of the tank body shape cooperation.

4. tank container (1) according to any one of claim 1 to 3, wherein frame saddle device (13) packet Include frame loops (14；25), the frame loops (14；25) there is prominent contour area, which defines the frame The shape of shape cooperation.

5. tank container (1) according to claim 4, wherein the protrusion profile region of the frame saddle device (13) Domain reaches in the recess portion of the tank cradle device (17).

6. tank container (1) according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the shape of the raised zones corresponds to described recessed The shape in portion.

7. tank container (1) according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the shape of the raised zones is different from described recessed The shape in portion.

8. tank container (1) according to claim 7, wherein the shape of the raised zones is annular shape, and its Described in the shape of recess portion be that the part with plane side profile is trapezoidal and/or channel form, which surrounds tank body table The angle that 30 ° to 90 ° of face, specially 45 ° of angle.

9. the tank container according to any one of claim 5 to 8 (1), wherein the depth of the recess portion with it is described convex Region reaches the ratio that the arrivals depth in institute's recess portion is formed as between 50% to 80% out, and the ratio specifically formed is Between 50% to 60%.

10. tank container (1) according to any one of claim 1 to 9, wherein the foam of the dead ring (20) Material includes one of following: PUR, PIR, the resin filled with hollow glass ball, flexible polyurethane, structuring plastics, elastomer, Ceramics and/or their combination.

11. tank container (1) according to any one of claim 1 to 10, wherein be provided in the interior saddle table Effective structural support element (21) between face and outer saddle surface.

12. tank container (1) according to claim 11, wherein the support component (21) is arranged in the frame Ring (14；25) it is connected in the region of frame element (8,15).

13. tank container (1) according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the support component (21) is by one of following It is made: metal, fibre reinforced plastics.

14. tank container (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dead ring (20) is formed in In region between the interior saddle surface and outer saddle surface.