CN111646029B - Combined container - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a combined container. The combined container includes at least two containers. The end of the container is provided with a lintel and a threshold extending in a horizontal direction, and only one upright column is fixedly arranged between the lintel and the threshold in a vertical direction. The lintel, the post and the sill define at least one end opening; a top connector connected between the respective door headers of two adjacent containers; and a bottom connector connected to each of the adjacent two containers between the thresholds. According to the combined container of the present invention, when at least two containers are placed side by side, the end openings of adjacent containers communicate with each other to form a larger opening, and the internal spaces of adjacent containers communicate with each other to form a larger accommodating space. It can ensure that the container can be transported normally, and users can combine multiple containers to place larger equipment that cannot be placed in a single container.

Description

Combined container

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of container structures, in particular to a combined container.

Background technique

A container refers to a large loading container with certain strength, rigidity and specifications, which is specially used for turnover or transportation of goods. Since the 1960s, the container has gradually developed into a multimodal international transportation tool. When using containers to transfer goods, they can be directly loaded in the consignor's warehouse, transported to the consignee's warehouse for unloading, and there is no need to remove the goods from the box for reloading when changing vehicles or ships on the way.

Since the container has sufficient accommodation space, some existing containers are often used for storing equipment. Users can transport the container to the location where the equipment needs to be placed, and then place the equipment in the container through the end opening of the container. However, in order to facilitate transportation, the specifications and dimensions of the existing containers have certain industry standards, and the size of the end opening of each container has certain restrictions. When the size of the equipment to be placed is too large, it will not be able to It is placed in a container and thus cannot meet the needs of the user.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a combined container to at least partially solve the above-mentioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A series of concepts in simplified form have been introduced in the Summary section, which are described in further detail in the Detailed Description section. The Summary of the Invention section of the present invention is not intended to attempt to limit the key features and essential technical features of the claimed technical solution, nor is it intended to attempt to determine the protection scope of the claimed technical solution.

The invention provides a combined container, the combined container includes at least two containers, the ends of the containers are provided with a lintel and a threshold extending in a horizontal direction, and only one vertical column is fixedly arranged in the vertical direction. between the lintel and the sill, the lintel, the post and the sill define at least one end opening;

a top connector connected between the respective door headers of two adjacent containers; and

a bottom connecting piece, the bottom connecting piece is connected between the respective sills of two adjacent containers.

Optionally, the container includes a first container, the first container includes a first door header, a first door sill and a first column, the top end of the first column is connected to the end of the first door header, the The bottom end of the first column is connected to the end of the first door sill, the first door lintel, the first column and the first door sill are configured to be C-shaped, the first door lintel, the first column and the first door sill to form one of the end openings.

Optionally, the container includes a second container, the second container includes a second door lintel, a second door sill and a second column, the top end of the second column is connected to the middle of the second door lintel, the first The bottom ends of the two upright pillars are connected to the middle of the second door sill, the second door lintel, the second upright pillar and the second door sill are configured as I-shaped, the second door lintel, the second upright pillar and the second door sill The second door sill forms two of the end openings.

Optionally, the end of the first lintel is provided with a first top corner piece.

Optionally, the bottom connector includes a first bottom horizontal plate and a first bottom vertical plate that are connected to each other, wherein the first bottom horizontal plate has a bottom latch extending upward in a vertical direction, and the bottom latch is used for inserted into the first bottom corner piece.

Optionally, the end of the first door sill is provided with a first bottom corner piece.

Optionally, the bottom connector includes a first bottom horizontal plate and a first bottom vertical plate that are connected to each other, wherein the first bottom horizontal plate has a bottom latch extending upward in a vertical direction, and the bottom latch is used for inserted into the first bottom corner piece.

Optionally, the inner side of the first lintel is provided with a top first reinforcing structure; and/or

The inner side of the first door sill is provided with a bottom first reinforcing structure.

Optionally, the first container includes a first movable column, and the first movable column is detachably disposed between the first door header and the first door sill in a vertical direction.

Optionally, the second container includes a second movable column, and the second movable column is detachably disposed between the second door header and the second door sill in a vertical direction.

The combined container according to the present invention includes a plurality of containers, the ends of the containers have at least one end opening defined by the lintel, the upright column and the threshold, and when at least two containers are placed side by side, the end openings of the adjacent containers communicate to form a more With a large opening, the interior spaces of adjacent containers are connected to form a larger accommodation space, which not only ensures the normal transportation of containers, but also allows users to combine multiple containers to place larger equipment that cannot be placed in a single container. .

Description of drawings

The following drawings of the present invention are incorporated herein as a part of the present invention for understanding of the present invention. The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of the present invention and their description, which serve to explain the principles of the present invention.

In the attached picture:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a combined container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic view of the installation of the top connector of the combined container shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side view of the top connector shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a schematic view of the installation of the bottom connector of the combined container shown in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a side view of the bottom connector shown in Figure 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the direction of line A-A in Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the direction of line B-B in Fig. 1;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of a first container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction of line C-C in FIG. 8;

10 is a schematic structural diagram of a second container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in Figure 10; and

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E in FIG. 10 .

Description of reference numbers:

100: The first container 110: The first column

111: The first reinforcement structure of the corner post 112: The second reinforcement structure of the corner post

113: The third reinforcement structure of the corner post 120: The first lintel

121: First top corner piece 122: Top first reinforcement structure

123: Second reinforcement structure at the top 130: First threshold

131: Bottom reinforcement structure 132: First bottom corner piece

141: The first movable column 200: The second container

210: Second column 211: Support column reinforcement structure

220: Second lintel 221: Second top corner piece

230: Second door sill 231: Second bottom corner piece

241: Second movable column 251: Fixing bolt

252: Fixing nut 253: Elastic connector

300: Top connector 310: First top cross plate

311: Top latch 320: First top riser

330: Fixing bolt 400: Bottom connector

410: First bottom cross plate 411: Bottom latch

420: First bottom riser 430: Fixing bolts

Detailed ways

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these details. In other instances, some technical features known in the art are not described in order to avoid confusion with the embodiments of the present invention.

It should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments in accordance with the present invention. As used herein, the singular forms are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Furthermore, it should also be understood that when the terms "comprising" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not exclude the presence or Addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or combinations thereof.

Now, exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These exemplary embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. It should be understood that these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of these exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and thus their descriptions will be omitted.

The present invention provides a combined container, which can be used to store equipment with a larger size. Hereinafter, the combined container according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 12 .

In an embodiment according to the present invention, the combined container includes at least two containers, wherein a door lintel and a door sill extending in the horizontal direction are arranged at the end of the container along the length direction, the door lintel is located above the door sill, and there is only one The upright column is fixedly arranged between the door lintel and the door sill in the vertical direction, and the door lintel, the door sill and the upright column define at least one end opening of the container. In addition, the combined container also includes a top connector and a bottom connector. When a plurality of containers are placed side by side along the width direction of the container, the top connector can be connected between the respective door lintels of two adjacent containers, and the bottom connector can be connected. between the respective thresholds of two adjacent containers.

In this embodiment, the overall size of the container is designed according to international standards, so that it can be transported by general-purpose container transport equipment. For example, vehicles and ships for transporting conventional containers can transport the container in this embodiment.

After the user transports the combined container to the destination, the ends of the multiple containers can be aligned, and the lintels and door sills of the multiple containers can be connected through the top connecting piece and the bottom connecting piece. For a combined container, the end opening defined by the door lintel, the upright column and the door sill on a single container can form a larger end opening with the end opening of the adjacent single container, and the inner space of the adjacent container communicates to form a larger end opening. a larger accommodation space. The user can then place a larger size device in this larger accommodation space via this larger end opening.

The combined container according to the present invention includes a plurality of containers, the ends of the containers have at least one end opening defined by the lintel, the upright column and the threshold, and when at least two containers are placed side by side, the end openings of the adjacent containers communicate to form a more With a large opening, the interior spaces of adjacent containers are connected to form a larger accommodation space, which not only ensures the normal transportation of containers, but also allows users to combine multiple containers to place larger equipment that cannot be placed in a single container. .

In a specific embodiment according to the present invention, the combined container includes two types of containers: a first container and a second container. When at least two containers are placed side by side in the width direction, the first container is placed on the outside, and the second container is placed between the two first containers. It can be understood that one or more second containers may be placed between the two first containers. In a not-shown embodiment, the combined container may include only the first container, and placing two first containers side by side can also accommodate equipment with a larger size.

The following will exemplarily describe a method for combining a combined container with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 , in an embodiment according to the present invention, the combined container includes a first container 100 and a second container 200 , wherein the first container 100 It is placed on the outside, the second container 200 is placed on the inside, and more second containers 200 can be placed on the right side of the second container 200, and then the first container 100 can be placed on the right side of the second container 200 on the rightmost side, to form a complete combined container. Of course, the first container 100 can also be directly placed on the right side of the second container 200 in FIG. 1 , which can also form a complete combined container.

How the first container 100 and the second container 200 are assembled will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 , the end of the first container 100 is provided with a first door lintel 120 , a first column 110 and a first threshold 130 , wherein the first door lintel 120 extends in the horizontal direction and is disposed on the top of the first container 100 , The first door lintel 120 may be connected with the top plate of the first container 100 , the first door sill 130 may be extended in a horizontal direction and disposed at the bottom of the first container 100 , and the first door sill 130 may be connected with the bottom plate of the first container 100 . The first upright post 110 is fixedly disposed between the first door lintel 120 and the first door sill 130 in the vertical direction. Further, the top end of the first column 110 is connected to the end of the first door lintel 120 , the bottom end of the first column 110 is connected to the end of the first door sill 130 , the first door lintel 120 , the first column 110 and the first door sill 130 The configuration is C-shaped, whereby the first door lintel 120 , the first column 110 and the first threshold 130 form an end opening at the end of the first container 100 .

The second container 200 includes a second door lintel 220 , a second door sill 230 and a second column 210 . The top end of the second column 210 is connected to the middle of the second door lintel 220 , and the bottom end of the second column 210 is connected to the middle of the second door sill 230 , the second door lintel 220, the second column 210 and the second door sill 230 are configured as an I type, whereby the second door lintel 220, the second column 210 and the second door sill 230 form two end openings.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the end opening formed by the first container 100 can communicate with the left end opening formed by the second container 200 to form a larger end opening, and the user can pass through the larger end opening. External openings to accommodate larger devices.

In order to facilitate the combination of two adjacent containers, as shown in FIG. 1 , a first top corner piece 121 is provided at the end of the first door lintel 120 , and a second top corner piece is provided at the end of the second door lintel 220 221 , as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the first top corner piece 121 and the second top corner piece 221 may be fixedly connected by the top connecting piece 300 . Specifically, the top and side portions of the first top corner piece 121 and the second top corner piece 221 are provided with through holes, and the top connecting piece 300 includes a first top horizontal plate 310 and a first top vertical plate 320 that are connected to each other, which can be It is understood that the cross section of the top connector 300 may be L-shaped, wherein the first top cross plate 310 has two top latches 311 extending downward in the vertical direction, and the two top latches 311 can be respectively inserted into into the through holes of the first top corner piece 121 and the second top corner piece 221, and then insert the fixing bolts 330 into the through holes of the first top corner piece 121 and the second top corner piece 221 in the horizontal direction respectively and connect with the through holes. The top bolts 311 are screwed together, whereby the first door lintel 120 and the second door lintel 220 are fixed together.

In order to further enhance the fixing effect between two adjacent containers, correspondingly, as shown in FIG. A second bottom corner piece 231 is provided. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the first bottom corner piece 132 and the second bottom corner piece 231 can be fixedly connected by a bottom connecting piece 400 . Specifically, the bottom and side portions of the first bottom corner piece 132 and the second bottom corner piece 231 are provided with through holes, and the bottom connecting piece 400 includes a first bottom horizontal plate 410 and a first bottom vertical plate 420 that are connected to each other, which can be It should be understood that the cross-section of the bottom connector 400 may be L-shaped, wherein the first bottom cross plate 410 has two bottom pins 411 extending upward along the vertical direction, and the two bottom pins 411 can be inserted into the first A bottom corner piece 132 and a second bottom corner piece 231 are inserted into the through holes of the first bottom corner piece 132 and the second bottom corner piece 231, and then the fixing bolts 430 are inserted into the through holes of the first bottom corner piece 132 and the second bottom corner piece 231 in the horizontal direction respectively and are connected to the bottom corner piece 231. The bolts 411 are screwed together, whereby the first rocker 130 and the second rocker 230 are fixed together.

Preferably, in order to improve the structural strength of the first door lintel 120 and prevent the first door lintel 120 from being deformed due to excessive force, in this embodiment, the inner side of the first door lintel 120 is provided with a top first reinforcing structure 122 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the top first reinforcing structure 122 is arranged on the inner side of the first door lintel 120 along the width direction of the first container 100. It can be understood that the top first reinforcing structure 122 is arranged along the length direction of the first door lintel 120. Exemplarily, the top first reinforcing structure 122 may be configured as an L-shape or a U-shape, and certainly may be configured as other structures capable of enhancing the strength of the first door lintel 120 . A second top reinforcement structure 123 is also provided on the inner side of the first lintel 120, and the second top reinforcement structure 123 can be sleeved outside the first top reinforcement structure 122, thereby not only playing a protective role, but also increasing the first lintel 120. Strength of.

Further, in order to improve the structural strength of the first door sill 130 , in this embodiment, a bottom reinforcement structure 131 is provided on the inner side of the first door sill 130 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the bottom reinforcement structure 131 is arranged on the inner side of the first door sill 130 along the width direction of the first container 100 . Exemplarily, the bottom reinforcement structure 131 may be configured as an L-shape or a U-shape, and certainly may be configured as other structures capable of enhancing the strength of the first sill 130 .

In addition, in order to improve the structural strength of the first column 110 , in the present embodiment, a reinforcing structure is similarly provided on the inner side of the first column 110 . As shown in FIG. 7 , the reinforcement structures provided on the inner side of the first upright post 110 include a first reinforcement structure 111 of a corner post, a second reinforcement structure 112 of a corner post, and a third reinforcement structure 113 of a corner post. These reinforcing structures for reinforcing the first column 110 can be set according to the actual size of the first column 110 . Exemplarily, the first reinforcing structure 111 of the corner post may be configured in an M-shape and fixedly connected with the inner wall of the first upright post 110, the second reinforcing structure 112 of the corner post may be constructed in a U-shape and be fixedly connected with the inner wall of the first upright post 110, and the corner post No. The three reinforcing structures 113 can be configured in a U-shape and are sleeved in the second reinforcing structures 112 of the corner posts and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the first upright post 110 , thereby increasing the structural strength of the first upright post 110 .

Further, the size of the first column 110 along the width direction of the first container 100 can be designed according to user requirements. When the size of the equipment to be placed is too large, the size of the first column 110 along the width direction of the first container 100 can be reduced. The corresponding reinforcement structure of the first column 110 can thus be adjusted.

Further, in order to improve the structural strength of the second column 210 , in this embodiment, a support column reinforcement structure 211 is also provided on the inner side of the second column 210 . As shown in FIG. 7 , the support column reinforcement structure 211 is arranged on the inner side of the second column 210 along the length direction of the second container 200 . It is understood that the support column reinforcement structure 211 is arranged along the length direction of the second column 210 . Exemplarily, the support column reinforcement structure 211 may be configured as an L-shape or a U-shape, and certainly may be configured as other structures capable of enhancing the strength of the second column 210 .

In this embodiment, in order to prevent the containers in the combined container from being deformed during transportation, a movable column is also provided at the end of the container.

Specifically, the first container 100 includes a first movable column 141 , the first movable column 141 is detachably disposed between the first door header 120 and the first door sill 130 in a vertical direction, and the second container 200 includes a second movable column 241 , the second movable column 241 is detachably disposed between the second door lintel 220 and the second door sill 230 along the vertical direction.

Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the end of the first container 100 is provided with two first movable uprights, and two ends of one of the first movable uprights 141 are respectively connected with the first lintel 120 of the first container 100 . The end of the first sill 130 is connected to the end of the first sill 130. It can be understood that the first movable column 141 is arranged at the position of the corner column of the conventional container, and the two ends of the first movable column 141 are connected to the first container 100 through three bolts respectively. Fixed connection, the two ends of the other first movable column are respectively connected with the middle part of the first door lintel 120 of the first container 100 and the middle part of the first threshold 130, and the two ends of the first movable column are respectively connected to the first container through two bolts. 100 fixed connections.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , the end of the second container 200 is also provided with two second movable uprights 241 . The end of 220 is connected to the end of the second sill 230. It can be understood that the second movable column 241 is arranged at the position of the corner column of the conventional container, and the two ends of the two second movable columns 241 are respectively connected to the third movable column 241 through three bolts. The two containers 200 are fixedly connected.

Hereinafter, how the second movable column 241 is fixedly connected with the second container 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 12 . A fixing nut 252 is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the second lintel 220 , the end of the second movable column 241 is provided with a through hole for the fixing bolt 251 to pass through, and the fixing bolt 251 vertically upward passes through the end of the second movable column 241 The through hole is bolted to the fixing nut 252 inside the second lintel 220 . Similarly, the bottom end of the second movable column 241 can also be fixedly connected to the second container 200 in the same manner. Correspondingly, the first movable column 141 may also be fixedly connected to the first container 100 through the above-mentioned connection manner.

Preferably, an elastic connecting piece 253 can be provided between the second movable column 241 and the second door lintel 220 and the second door sill 230 to ensure the connection effect between the second movable column 241 and the second door lintel 220 and the second door sill 230, and at the same time It can buffer the force between the second movable column 241 and the second door lintel 220 . Correspondingly, an elastic connecting member may also be provided between the first movable column 141 and the first container 100 .

In the embodiment not shown, the combined container may only include the first container. In this case, the two first containers are placed side by side symmetrically along the width direction of the container. The two first containers may also adopt the above-mentioned embodiment. The first container 100 and the second container 200 are connected in a way that they are connected to each other, so that the end openings of the two first containers are communicated with each other, and the accommodating spaces are communicated, and equipment with larger size can also be placed.

The present invention has been described by the above-mentioned embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only for the purpose of illustration and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the scope of the described embodiments. In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and more variations and modifications can also be made according to the teachings of the present invention, and these variations and modifications all fall within the protection claimed in the present invention. within the range. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims (8)

1. A combined container, characterised in that it comprises at least two containers, the ends of which are provided with a lintel and a sill extending in a horizontal direction, and only one upright is fixedly arranged in a vertical direction between the lintel and the sill, the lintel, the upright and the sill defining at least one end opening;

a top connector connected between respective lintels of two adjacent containers; and

a bottom connector connected between respective sills of two adjacent containers,

wherein the containers include first containers and second containers, at least one of the second containers being located between two of the first containers in a width direction;

the first shipping container includes a first lintel, a first sill and a first pillar, a top end of the first pillar is connected to an end of the first lintel, a bottom end of the first pillar is connected to an end of the first sill, the first lintel, the first pillar and the first sill are configured in a C-shape, the first lintel, the first pillar and the first sill forming one of the end openings;

the second container includes a second lintel, a second sill and a second pillar, a top end of the second pillar is connected to a middle portion of the second lintel, a bottom end of the second pillar is connected to a middle portion of the second sill, the second lintel, the second pillar and the second sill are configured in an I-shape, and the second lintel, the second pillar and the second sill form two of the end openings.

2. A combined container as claimed in claim 1, in which the end of the first lintel is provided with a first roof corner piece.

3. A modular container as claimed in claim 2, in which the top connection comprises a first top cross plate and a first top riser connected to each other, in which the first top cross plate has top pins extending downwardly in a vertical direction for insertion into the first top corner fittings.

4. A combination container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end of the first sill is provided with a first bottom corner fitting.

5. A combination container as claimed in claim 4, wherein the bottom connection comprises a first bottom cross plate and a first bottom riser connected to each other, wherein the first bottom cross plate has a bottom spigot extending upwardly in a vertical direction for insertion into the first bottom corner fitting.

6. A combination container according to claim 1,

a top first reinforcing structure is arranged on the inner side of the first door head; and/or

A bottom first reinforcing structure is arranged on the inner side of the first doorsill.

7. The combination container of claim 1, wherein the first container includes a first movable post that is removably disposed in a vertical direction between the first header and the first sill.

8. The combination container of claim 1, wherein the second container includes a second movable post that is removably disposed in a vertical direction between the second header and the second threshold.

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