CN111646029B

CN111646029B - Combined container

Info

Publication number: CN111646029B
Application number: CN202010326986.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨保同; 刘华存; 李庆; 刘珊珊
Original assignee: China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd; CIMC Containers Holding Co Ltd; Yangzhou Tonglee Reefer Container Co Ltd
Current assignee: China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd; Yangzhou Tonglee Reefer Container Co Ltd; CIMC Container Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-23
Filing date: 2020-04-23
Publication date: 2022-09-20
Anticipated expiration: 2040-04-23
Also published as: CN111646029A

Abstract

The invention discloses a combined container, which comprises at least two containers, wherein the end parts of the containers are provided with a door head and a door sill which extend along the horizontal direction, only one upright post is fixedly arranged between the door head and the door sill along the vertical direction, and the door head, the upright post and the door sill define at least one end part opening; the top connecting piece is connected between the door heads of the two adjacent containers; and the bottom connecting piece is connected between the respective doorsills of the two adjacent containers. According to the combined container, when at least two containers are arranged side by side, the end openings of the adjacent containers are communicated to form a larger opening, and the inner spaces of the adjacent containers are communicated to form a larger accommodating space, so that the normal transportation of the containers can be ensured, and a user can combine a plurality of containers to place larger equipment which cannot be placed in a single container.

Description

Combined container

Technical Field

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

Background

A container is a large cargo container having a certain strength, rigidity and specification and dedicated for the transportation of goods. Since the last 60 s, containers have gradually evolved into an international common transport vehicle for multimodal transport. When the container is used for transferring goods, the goods can be directly loaded in the warehouse of a shipper and unloaded in the warehouse of a consignee, and the goods do not need to be taken out from the container for reloading when vehicles and ships are changed midway.

Existing partial containers are also often used to store equipment due to the container having sufficient accommodation space that a user can transport the container to a location where the equipment needs to be placed and then place the equipment in the container via the end opening of the container. However, in order to facilitate transportation, the specifications and dimensions of the existing containers have certain industry standards, the size of the end opening of each container has certain limitations, and when the size of equipment to be placed is too large, the equipment cannot be placed in the container, so that the requirements of users cannot be met.

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

Disclosure of Invention

In this summary, concepts in a simplified form are introduced that are further described in the detailed description. The summary of the invention is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

The invention provides a combined container, which comprises at least two containers, wherein the ends of the containers are provided with a door lintel and a door sill which extend along the horizontal direction, only one upright post is fixedly arranged between the door lintel and the door sill along the vertical direction, and the door lintel, the upright post and the door sill define at least one end opening;

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

and the bottom connecting piece is connected between the respective doorsills of the two adjacent containers.

Optionally, the shipping container comprises a first shipping container comprising a first lintel, a first sill and a first pillar, the top end of the first pillar being connected to the end of the first lintel, the bottom end of the first pillar being connected to the end of the first sill, the first lintel, the first pillar and the first sill being configured in a C-shape, the first lintel, the first pillar and the first sill forming one of the end openings.

Optionally, the container comprises a second container comprising a second lintel, a second sill and a second pillar, a top end of the second pillar being connected to a middle portion of the second lintel, a bottom end of the second pillar being connected to a middle portion of the second sill, the second lintel, the second pillar and the second sill being configured in an I-shape, the second lintel, the second pillar and the second sill forming two of the end openings.

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

Optionally, the bottom link includes a first bottom cross plate and a first bottom riser that are connected to each other, wherein the first bottom cross plate has a bottom plug pin that extends upward along a vertical direction, the bottom plug pin is configured to be inserted into the first bottom corner fitting.

Optionally, a first bottom corner piece is provided at an end of the first rocker.

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

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

Optionally, the first container comprises a first moveable pillar that is removably disposed in a vertical direction between the first lintel and the first sill.

Optionally, the second container comprises a second movable pillar detachably disposed in a vertical direction between the second lintel and the second threshold.

The combined container comprises a plurality of containers, the end parts of the containers are provided with at least one end opening limited by a door lintel, a column and a door sill, when at least two containers are arranged side by side, the end openings of the adjacent containers are communicated to form a larger opening, and the inner spaces of the adjacent containers are communicated to form a larger accommodating space, thereby ensuring that the containers can be normally transported and a user can combine a plurality of containers to place larger equipment which can not be placed by a single container.

Drawings

The following drawings of the invention are included to provide a further understanding of the invention. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a combination container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of the installation of the top connection of the modular container shown in fig. 1;

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

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the installation of the bottom connection of the combi-container shown in fig. 1;

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

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a first container according to one embodiment of the present invention;

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

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a second container according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 10; and

fig. 12 is a sectional view taken in the direction of line E-E of fig. 10.

Description of the reference numerals:

100: the first container 110: first upright post

111: corner post first reinforcing structure 112: second reinforcing structure of corner post

113: corner post third reinforcing structure 120: first door lintel

121: first top corner piece 122: first reinforcing structure at top

123: top second reinforcing structure 130: first threshold

131: bottom reinforcing structure 132: first bottom corner fitting

141: first movable pillar 200: second container

210: second pillar 211: support column reinforcing structure

220: second door lintel 221: second top corner fitting

230: second threshold 231: second bottom corner fitting

241: second movable pillar 251: fixing bolt

252: fixing the nut 253: elastic connecting piece

300: top connector 310: first top transverse plate

311: top latch 320: first top riser

330: fixing the bolt 400: bottom connector

410: first bottom cross plate 411: bottom bolt

420: first bottom riser 430: fixing bolt

Detailed Description

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 present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the embodiments of the invention.

It should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the invention. As used herein, the singular is intended to include the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will now 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 is to 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 description will be omitted.

The present invention provides a combination container which can be used to store equipment having a large size, and hereinafter, a combination container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 12.

In one embodiment according to the invention, the modular shipping container comprises at least two shipping containers, wherein a lintel and a sill extending in a horizontal direction are provided at the lengthwise ends of the shipping containers, the lintel being located above the sill and only one upright being fixedly arranged in a vertical direction between the lintel and the sill, the lintel, the sill and the upright defining at least one end opening of the shipping container. In addition, the combined container also comprises a top connecting piece and a bottom connecting piece, when a plurality of containers are juxtaposed along the width direction of the containers, the top connecting piece can be connected between the respective lintels of two adjacent containers, and the bottom connecting piece can be connected between the respective doorsills of two adjacent containers.

In the present embodiment, the overall size of the container is designed according to international standards so as to be transportable by a general container transport apparatus, for example, both vehicles and ships for transporting conventional containers can transport the container in the present embodiment.

When the user transports the assembled container to the destination, the ends of the plurality of containers may be aligned and the lintels and doorsills of the plurality of containers may be connected by the top and bottom connectors. In the case of a combined container, the end opening defined by the lintel, the pillar and the door sill of an individual container can form a larger end opening with the end opening of an adjacent individual container, and the internal spaces of adjacent containers are communicated to form a larger accommodating space. The user can then place a larger sized device in this larger receiving space via this larger end opening.

In a particular embodiment according to the invention, the combination container comprises both a first container and a second container. When at least two containers are juxtaposed in the width direction, the first container is placed on the outside, and the second container is placed between the two first containers. It will be appreciated that one or more second containers may be placed between the two first containers. In an embodiment not shown, the combi-container may also comprise only first containers, and placing two first containers side by side also allows to accommodate equipment of larger size.

Hereinafter, a method of combining the combined containers will be exemplarily described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and 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 is placed at an outer side, the second container 200 is placed at an inner side, more second containers 200 can be placed at a right side of the second container 200, and then the first container 100 is placed at a right side of a rightmost second container 200 to form a complete combined container. Of course, the first container 100 can be directly placed on the right side of the second container 200 in fig. 1, and a complete combined container can be formed.

How the first container 100 and the second container 200 are combined will be described in detail with the aid of the drawings. As shown in fig. 1, a first lintel 120, a first upright 110 and a first door sill 130 are provided at an end of the first container 100, wherein the first lintel 120 extends in a horizontal direction and is provided at a top of the first container 100, the first lintel 120 may be connected to a ceiling of the first container 100, the first door sill 130 extends in a horizontal direction and is provided at a bottom of the first container 100, and the first door sill 130 may be connected to a floor of the first container 100. The first pillar 110 is fixedly disposed between the first lintel 120 and the first sill 130 in the vertical direction. Further, a top end of the first pillar 110 is connected to an end of the first door header 120, a bottom end of the first pillar 110 is connected to an end of the first door sill 130, and the first door header 120, the first pillar 110 and the first door sill 130 are configured in a C-shape, whereby the first door header 120, the first pillar 110 and the first door sill 130 form one end opening at an end of the first container 100.

The second container 200 includes a second lintel 220, a second sill 230, and a second pillar 210, a top end of the second pillar 210 is connected to a middle portion of the second lintel 220, a bottom end of the second pillar 210 is connected to a middle portion of the second sill 230, and the second lintel 220, the second pillar 210, and the second sill 230 are configured in an I-shape, whereby the second lintel 220, the second pillar 210, and the second sill 230 form two end openings.

As shown in fig. 1, the end opening formed by the first container 100 can communicate with the end opening formed by the second container 200 on the left side to form a larger end opening through which a user can place larger sized equipment.

In order to facilitate the assembly of two adjacent containers, as shown in fig. 1, a first overhead corner piece 121 is disposed at an end of the first lintel 120, and a second overhead corner piece 221 is disposed at an end of the second lintel 220, and as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the first overhead corner piece 121 and the second overhead corner piece 221 may be fixedly connected by an overhead connector 300. Specifically, the top and side portions of the first and second

top corner pieces

121 and 221 are provided with through holes, and the top connection member 300 includes a first top cross plate 310 and a first top vertical plate 320 connected to each other, it is understood that the top connection member 300 may have an L-shaped cross section, wherein the first top cross plate 310 has two top bolts 311 extending downward in a vertical direction, the two top bolts 311 can be respectively inserted into the through holes of the first and second

top corner pieces

121 and 221, and then the fixing bolts 330 are respectively inserted into the through holes of the first and second

top corner pieces

121 and 221 in a horizontal direction and are threadedly connected with the top bolts 311, whereby the first and

second lintels

120 and 220 are fixed together.

In order to further improve the fixing effect between two adjacent containers, correspondingly, as shown in fig. 1, a first bottom corner fitting 132 is provided at the end of the first sill 130, and a second bottom corner fitting 231 is provided at the end of the second sill 230, and as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first bottom corner fitting 132 and the second bottom corner fitting 231 can be fixedly connected by a bottom connecting member 400. Specifically, the bottom and side portions of the first and second

bottom corner fittings

132 and 231 are provided with through holes, and the bottom connector 400 includes a first bottom cross plate 410 and a first bottom vertical plate 420 that are connected to each other, it being understood that the bottom connector 400 may have an L-shaped cross section, wherein the first bottom cross plate 410 has two bottom latches 411 that extend upward in a vertical direction, the two bottom latches 411 being capable of being inserted into the through holes of the first and second

bottom corner fittings

132 and 231, respectively, and then fixing bolts 430 are inserted into the through holes of the first and second

bottom corner fittings

132 and 231, respectively, in a horizontal direction and are threadedly connected with the bottom latches 411, whereby the first and

second door sills

130 and 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 an excessive force, in the present embodiment, a top first reinforcing structure 122 is provided on the inner side of the first door lintel 120. As shown in fig. 6, the top first reinforcing structure 122 is provided on the inner side of the first door header 120 in the width direction of the first container 100, and it will be appreciated that the top first reinforcing structure 122 is provided in the length direction of the first door header 120. The top first reinforcement structure 122 may be configured in an L-shape or U-shape, for example, but may be configured in other structures that can improve the strength of the first door lintel 120. The inner side of the first door lintel 120 is further provided with a second top reinforcing structure 123, and the second top reinforcing structure 123 can be sleeved outside the first top reinforcing structure 122, so that the protection effect can be achieved, and the strength of the first door lintel 120 can be increased.

Further, in order to improve the structural strength of the first rocker 130, in the present embodiment, a bottom reinforcement structure 131 is provided inside the first rocker 130. As shown in fig. 6, the bottom reinforcement structure 131 is disposed inside the first rocker 130 in the width direction of the first container 100, and it can be understood that the bottom reinforcement structure 131 is disposed along the length direction of the first rocker 130. Illustratively, the bottom reinforcement structure 131 may be configured in an L-shape or a U-shape, but may be configured in other structures capable of increasing the strength of the first rocker 130.

In addition, in order to improve the structural strength of first column 110, in the present embodiment, a reinforcing structure is similarly provided inside first column 110. As shown in fig. 7, the reinforcing structures provided inside the first pillar 110 include a corner pillar first reinforcing structure 111, a corner pillar second reinforcing structure 112, and a corner pillar third reinforcing structure 113. These reinforcing structures for reinforcing first vertical column 110 may be provided according to the actual size of first vertical column 110. Illustratively, the corner post first reinforcing structure 111 may be configured in an M-shape and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the first upright post 110, the corner post second reinforcing structure 112 may be configured in a U-shape and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the first upright post 110, and the corner post third reinforcing structure 113 may be configured in a U-shape and sleeved in the corner post second reinforcing structure 112 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 the user's requirement, and 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 reinforcing structure of first upright 110 may be adjusted accordingly.

Further, in order to improve the structural strength of the second upright column 210, in the present embodiment, a support column reinforcing structure 211 is also provided on the inner side of the second upright column 210. As shown in fig. 7, the support column reinforcing structure 211 is disposed inside the second column 210 in the length direction of the second container 200, and it is understood that the support column reinforcing structure 211 is disposed in the length direction of the second column 210. Illustratively, the supporting column reinforcing structure 211 may be configured in an L-shape or a U-shape, but may be configured in other structures capable of increasing the strength of the second column 210.

In the present embodiment, in order to prevent the container in the combined container from being deformed during transportation, a movable column is further provided at an end portion of the container.

Specifically, the first container 100 includes a first movable pillar 141, the first movable pillar 141 being detachably disposed between the first lintel 120 and the first sill 130 in the vertical direction, and the second container 200 includes a second movable pillar 241, the second movable pillar 241 being detachably disposed between the second lintel 220 and the second sill 230 in the vertical direction.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, the end portion of the first container 100 is provided with two first movable posts, wherein both ends of one first movable post 141 are respectively connected with the end portion of the first lintel 120 and the end portion of the first sill 130 of the first container 100, it can be understood that the first movable post 141 is provided at the position of the corner post of the conventional container, both ends of the first movable post 141 are respectively fixedly connected with the first container 100 through three bolts, both ends of the other first movable post are respectively connected with the middle portion of the first lintel 120 and the middle portion of the first sill 130 of the first container 100, and both ends of the first movable post are respectively fixedly connected with the first sill 100 through two bolts.

In addition, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the end of the second container 200 is also provided with two second movable pillars 241, both ends of the two second movable pillars 241 are connected with the end of the second lintel 220 of the second container 200 and the end of the second threshold 230, respectively, and it can be understood that the second movable pillars 241 are provided at the positions of corner posts of the conventional container, and both ends of the two second movable pillars 241 are fixedly connected with the second container 200 by three bolts, respectively.

Hereinafter, how the second movable post 241 is fixedly coupled to 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 door lintel 220, a through hole through which a fixing bolt 251 can pass is formed in the end part of the second movable upright 241, and the fixing bolt 251 vertically upwards passes through the through hole in the end part of the second movable upright 241 and is in bolted connection with the fixing nut 252 on the inner side of the second door lintel 220. Similarly, the bottom end of the second movable upright 241 can be fixedly connected to the second container 200 in the same manner. Correspondingly, the first movable upright 141 can also be fixedly connected with the first container 100 by the above-mentioned connection method.

Preferably, an elastic connector 253 may be disposed between the second movable pillar 241 and the second lintel 220 and the second threshold 230, so as to ensure the connection effect between the second movable pillar 241 and the second lintel 220 and the second threshold 230, and at the same time, to generate a buffering effect on the acting force between the second movable pillar 241 and the second lintel 220. Correspondingly, an elastic connection may also be provided between the first movable upright 141 and the first container 100.

In an embodiment not shown, the combination container may include only the first container, in which case two first containers are symmetrically juxtaposed in the width direction of the container, and the two first containers may be connected in such a manner that the first container 100 and the second container 200 are connected to each other in the above-described embodiment, whereby the end openings of the two first containers are communicated and the accommodation spaces are communicated, and also equipment having a large size can be accommodated.

The present invention has been illustrated by the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for illustrative and descriptive purposes only and are not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, which variations and modifications are within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

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 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

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.