CN205169372U - A locking mechanical system for collapsible container - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a folding shipping container's novel equipment and method for to improve shipping container's security and fastness. Collapsible shipping container is provided with modified locking mechanical system to improve the sealed of container under the condition that container geometry mode is warp. The utility model discloses a pole latch assembly includes for collapsible shipping container: the lever arm has first end and opposite second end, the pole breech lock has first end and opposite second end, and the first end of pole latched rotatably couples the lever arm, the locking head links pole latched second end, and the locking head includes the arm hookup part coaxial with the pole breech lock, and the perpendicular to lever arm is orientated as to board hookup part, the basal portion articulated elements, the second that couples the lever arm is held, with, one or more catches the board, has the size and sets up the recessed opening into receiving the locking head.

Description

For the lockout mechanism of collapsible container

Technical field

The utility model is usually directed to transfer cask.More specifically, the utility model relates to the improvement of the lockout mechanism for foldable transportation container.

Background technology

Transportation industry uses large cargo receptacle, at home and in global trade goods is transported to another location from a position.This container is designed to by road or moves to another Transportation Model from a Transportation Model expediently in orbit or on ocean.This container is sometimes referred to as " intermodal transfer cask ".The use of such container has essentially eliminated needs goods being manually transported to another container from a container, or is transported to another vehicle or locomotive from vehicle or locomotive, to make great efforts goods handling to its last destination.

At present, cargo receptacle carries out normalisation according to the standard approved in the world and according to the domestic standard of country for size and structure usually.Thus, volumetric standard can by securely side by side be arranged as vertical stack with end-to-end relation side by side each other, and can to operate most effectively when becoming another Transportation Model from a Transportation Model.

Usually, these containers must be transported to next position from a point of delivery in empty dress ground, can be used for transport at this next position goods.The transport of empty receptacle expends the main money of transport and infringement profit, because each such container brings running cost and occupies with space, this space can otherwise for transporting the container of the generation interests of lade.In addition, the problem that the transport of goods container and empty receptacle brings is such as how to settle barge, empty container and heavier putting on the ship being loaded with container, and its mode is that the safety of ship is not impaired.Do not consider safety problem, the shipping of empty receptacle can cause monetary loss to the owner of cargo, and this loss can cause a large amount of financial influence to the owner of cargo, or increase burden to client because to the operation of container and transport.Similar Cost Problems can be there is when road or track transport empty container.

Long ago, transport is main just to be recognized, if the container of sky can be " folded " to occupy substantially less space thus need less space in empty receptacle transportation, can realize significant economy in transport.This problem is at present only in " opening wide framework " or flat carriage type of container.For this reason, prior art proposes the many collapsible of encapsulated type or nested cargo receptacle, its objective is the space of when being reduced in empty receptacle, it being carried out to transport point need.Although proposed the collapsible container of this prior art, market has not welcome the container of prior art as the substitute of standard not foldable cargo container.

A common drawback in most of collapsible container design is incorporated to architectural feature in them, and it makes to design almost cannot be compatible with combinationally using of existing standard cargo container.Thus, if these cargo receptacle are called a part for standard, then they are not useable for existing volumetric standard, and the cost of the embodiment that these are designed is unpractical, if not forbidden words.

Another shortcoming of prior art collapsible container uses external locking mechanism, is fixed on stand up position for by container, and need potential safety and safety measure to make design not easily damaged.

Utility model content

The utility model is open a kind of for folding transfer cask.More specifically, in embodiment of the present utility model, be provided for the internal lock system of collapsible container.Internal lock system comprises multiple lockplate assembly and multiple bar latch assembly, described multiple lockplate is used for container front panel and door-plate to be fixed to bight post, described multiple bar latch assembly is located along the inside face of one or more side plate, for one or more side plate being connected to the skirt section of ceiling floor.

In alternative embodiment of the present utility model, be provided for the slidably lockout mechanism of foldable transportation container.Slidably lockout mechanism comprises plate, is connected to the gangbar of plate, is connected to gangbar and has lever arm and the removable pin of the hinge-point an end.Gangbar and plate be laterally direction motion when lever arm rotates around hinge-point.

In alternative embodiment of the present utility model, be provided for the bar latch assembly of foldable transportation container.Bar latch assembly comprises lever arm, have elongated insertion part and be also connected to the bar breech lock of lever arm.Bar latch assembly comprises the base hinge that is connected to lever arm further and has one or more capture boards that size is set to the recessed opening receiving elongated insertion part.

In another embodiment of the present utility model, be provided for the locking system of foldable transportation container.Locking system comprises multiple lockplate assembly and multiple bar latch assembly, described multiple lockplate is used for front panel and door-plate to be fixed to bight post, described multiple bar latch assembly is located along the inside face of one or more side plate, for one or more side plate being fixed to the skirt section of ceiling floor.Locking system also comprises multiple securing rod, and it has spring-loaded lock tabs, for container is fixed on folded state.

In another embodiment of the present utility model, be provided for external locking mechanism foldable transportation container being fixed on folded state.External locking mechanism comprises one or more securing rod and one or more bights post, and it has the opening that size is set to the elongated insertion part receiving securing rod.

In the description that follows additional advantage of the present utility model and feature will be described, and those skilled in the art can understand to it after reading hereafter, or can learn from practice of the present utility model.The utility model is described with reference to the drawings.

The purpose of this utility model

The purpose of this utility model be to provide novel collapsible can enclosed conveying container, its and existing standard be collapsible container compatibility not.

Another object of the present utility model is to provide a kind of container, its its need the assembly of container loose parts in it normally uses and disassemble.

Another object of the present utility model and feature are to provide foldable transportation container, it comprises the overall ceiling of smooth, level, rigidity and base plate and perpendicular side plate, described perpendicular side plate is hingedly connected to the neighboring edge of base plate, fold into (wherein ceiling floor and base plate end are each other in low coverage parallel relation) the process of folded state at container from deployed condition whereby, side plate can relative to ceiling and base plate laterally in pivotable.

And another object of the present utility model is to provide a kind of structure of container, it has These characteristics substantially, and it comprises substantially vertical end wall, so that ceiling, base portion and side plate are maintained its usual position.

Another target of the present utility model is to provide a kind of container, and it comprises vertical column at four bights place of container, but allows plate and the free motion when folding or launch container of its associated components.

With reference to accompanying drawing, foregoing and other object of the present utility model and feature can be understood completely from the following description of the utility model typical preferred embodiment.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Hereafter the utility model is being described in detail with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is showing the view of the present utility model of door-plate and right side board.

Fig. 2 is showing the view of the present utility model of door-plate and left side board.

Fig. 3 is showing the view of the present utility model of front panel and left side board.

Fig. 4 is the planar view at ceiling floor top.

Fig. 5 is the transparent view on the downside of ceiling floor.

Fig. 6 is the view along the front panel inside that the A-A line of Fig. 1 intercepts.

Fig. 7 is the enlarged view in the B-B cross section of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is the enlarged view in the C-C cross section of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the front panel intercepted along the D-D line of Fig. 3.

Figure 10 is the partial view on the downside of the front end of ceiling floor.

Figure 11 A and 11B is the plan view of anterior first articulated element.

Figure 12 is the planar view of the front end of ceiling floor.

Figure 13 be ceiling floor the planar view of door end.

Figure 14 is the partial view on the downside of the door end of ceiling floor.

Figure 15 is the planar view of the family status one articulated element.

Figure 16 is the transparent view of the upside on the left of base plate.

Figure 17 is the transparent view of the upside on the right side of base plate.

Figure 18 is the planar view of base plate front end.

Figure 19,20 and 21 is views of tang before base portion.

Figure 22 is the planar view of the door end of base plate.

Figure 23 is the planar view of offside door interlocking part.

Figure 24 is the planar view of offside door interlocking part.

Figure 25 is the view of base portion bar lockout mechanism and right door interlocking part.

Figure 26 is the view of base portion bar lockout mechanism and left-hand door interlocking part.

Figure 27 is the planar view of the downside of base plate.

Figure 28 is the planar view of the upside of base plate.

Figure 29 is the planar view of the outer surface of right side board.

Figure 30 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the front edge place flange at right side board.

Figure 31 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the door edge flange at right side board.

Figure 32 is the planar view of the inside face of right side board.

Figure 33 is the viewgraph of cross-section of Hookean spring assembly.

Figure 34 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the upper end of Hookean spring assembly.

Figure 35 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the lower end of Hookean spring assembly.

Figure 36 is the planar view of independent securing rod assembly.

Figure 37 is the planar view of the outer surface of left side board.

Figure 38 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the door edge flange at left side board.

Figure 39 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the flange at anterior place.

Figure 40 is the planar view of the inside face of left side board.

Figure 41 A and 41B is the planar view of side articulated element.

Figure 42 is the planar view of the outer surface of front panel.

Figure 43 A and 43B is the planar view of the anterior access panel of right and left.

Figure 44 is the planar view of the inside face of front panel.

Figure 45 A, 45B, 45C and 45D are the views that anterior pivot hinge is divided.

Figure 46 is the interior views of front end-plate and right entry plate.

Figure 47 is the enlarged view in the E-E cross section of Figure 46.

Figure 48 is the interior views of front end-plate and left entry plate.

Figure 49 is the enlarged view in Figure 48 F-F cross section.

Figure 50,51 and 52 is horizontal cross-sectional view of front panel interlocking part.

Figure 53 is the viewgraph of cross-section intercepted along the line H-H of Figure 50.

Figure 54 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the right side interlocking structure of front panel.

Figure 55 is the viewgraph of cross-section intercepted along the I-I line of Figure 50.

Figure 56 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the left side interlocking structure of front panel.

Figure 57 is the transparent view of the right interlocking structure of front panel.

Figure 58 is the interior views of the right interlocking structure of front panel.

Figure 59 is the external view of the roller arm wrapper plate of right front post.

Figure 60 is the transparent view of the roller arm wrapper plate of right front post.

Figure 61 is the end elevation of the roller arm wrapper plate of right front post.

Figure 62 is the transparent view of the left interlocking structure of front panel.

Figure 63 is the interior views of the left interlocking structure of front panel.

Figure 64 is the external view of the roller arm wrapper plate of left front post.

Figure 65 is the transparent view of the roller arm wrapper plate of left front post.

Figure 66 is the end elevation of the roller arm wrapper plate of left front post.

Figure 67 is the transparent view of front panel and right and left access panel.

Figure 68 is the view of right front access panel articulated structure.

Figure 69 is the planar view of the inside face of right front access panel.

Figure 70 is the viewgraph of cross-section of right front access panel.

Figure 71 is the enlarged view in the K-K cross section of Figure 70.

Figure 72 is the view of the sliding locking mechanism of right front access panel.

Figure 73 is the transparent view of the upper cap plate of right front access panel.

Figure 74 is the transparent view of front panel and right and left access panel.

Figure 75 is the view of anterior left entry plate articulated structure.

Figure 76 is the planar view of the inside face of anterior left entry plate.

Figure 77 is the viewgraph of cross-section of anterior left entry plate.

Figure 78 is the enlarged view in the M-M cross section of Figure 77.

Figure 79 is the view of the sliding locking mechanism of anterior left entry plate.

Figure 80 is the transparent view of the upper cap plate of anterior left entry plate.

Figure 81 is the planar view of the outer surface of door-plate.

Figure 82 is the birds-eye view of securing rod on door-plate.

Figure 83 is the planar view of securing rod on door-plate.

Figure 84 is the interior views of an end panel and right entry plate.

Figure 85 is the enlarged view in the P-P cross section of Figure 84.

Figure 86 is the interior views of an end panel and left entry plate.

Figure 87 is the enlarged view in the Q-Q cross section of Figure 86.

Figure 88 A, 88B and 88C are the views that hingen turns articulated structure.

Figure 89 is the transparent view of door-plate and right entry plate and left entry plate.

Figure 90 is the transparent view of door-plate and right entry plate and left entry plate.

Figure 91 is a planar view for the outer surface of right entry plate.

Figure 92 is a planar view for the outer surface of left entry plate.

View before Figure 93 right post locking tang.

Figure 94 is a view for the shop front of right post locking tang.

Figure 95 Men Zuozhu locks the view before tang.

Figure 96 is the view that Men Zuozhu locks the shop front of tang.

Figure 97 is a view for right post roller arm.

Figure 98 is the view of Men Zuozhu roller arm.

Figure 99 is a planar view for the inside face of right entry plate.

Figure 100 is a viewgraph of cross-section for right entry plate.

Figure 101 is the enlarged view in the T-T cross section of Figure 100.

Figure 102 is a view for right entry plate articulated structure.

Figure 103 is a view for the sliding locking mechanism of right entry plate.

Figure 104 is the transparent view of the upper cap plate of a right entry plate.

Figure 105 is a planar view for the inside face of left entry plate.

Figure 106 is a viewgraph of cross-section for left entry plate.

Figure 107 is the enlarged view in the V-V cross section of Figure 106.

Figure 108 is a view for left entry plate articulated structure.

Figure 109 is a view for the sliding locking mechanism of left entry plate.

Figure 110 is the transparent view of the upper cap plate of a left entry plate.

Figure 111 is the transparent view of the front end of Foldable container.

Figure 112 is the transparent view of the door end of Foldable container.

Figure 113 is showing the schematic plan view of base plate, and side plate folds downwards and is positioned at its top.

Figure 114 is the viewgraph of cross-section intercepted along the 114-114 line of Figure 113.

Figure 115 shows the schematic side elevation of base plate, and side plate is in expanded position.

Figure 116 is through the schematic cross section of base plate and the side plate with a vicinity in side articulated element and Hookean spring assembly.

Figure 117 is the view of be fixed in the swivel pin torsion spring assembly of base plate and side plate.

Figure 118 is the view of the swivel pin of in swivel pin torsion spring assembly.

Figure 119 is the view of the torsion spring of in swivel pin torsion spring assembly.

Figure 120 is the view of the swivel pin torsion spring assembled completely.

Figure 121 is showing the view of the swivel pin of the swivel pin torsion spring in the hole be received in base hinge component.

Figure 122 is showing the view of the swivel pin of the swivel pin torsion spring in the hole be received in another base hinge component.

Figure 123 is the front elevation of the internal locking mechanism for collapsible container.

Figure 124 is the transparent view of the internal locking mechanism of Figure 123.

Figure 125 is the replacement transparent view of the internal locking mechanism of Figure 123.

Figure 126 is the fragmentary perspective view replacing internal locking mechanism.

Figure 127 is the fragmentary perspective view of the internal locking mechanism of the replacement of Figure 126.

Figure 128 is the transparent view of the capture board part of the internal locking mechanism of the replacement of Figure 126.

Figure 129 is the transparent view of the internal locking mechanism of the replacement of Figure 126.

Figure 130 is the fragmentary perspective view of the external locking mechanism for folding container.

Figure 131 is the detailed perspective view of the external locking mechanism of Figure 130.

Figure 132 is the transparent view of the securing rod of external locking mechanism.

Figure 133 is the transparent view of the bar latch assembly for foldable transportation container according to the utility model alternative embodiment.

Figure 134 is the enlarged perspective of the elongated insertion part of the bar latch assembly being connected to Figure 133.

Figure 135 is the transparent view of the bar latch assembly of the Figure 133 be positioned in foldable transportation container.

Figure 136 is the front elevation of the elongated insertion part of throwing off from the bar latch assembly of Figure 133.

Detailed description of the invention

As shown in Figure 1, the preferred embodiment of collapsible container 10 of the present utility model comprises ceiling floor 11, door-plate and right side board 14, and as shown in Figure 2, collapsible container 10 comprises left side board 16 further.Jointly, right side board 14 and left side board 16 can be referred to herein as " side plate ", or individually its any one can be called as " side plate ".As shown in Figure 3, collapsible container comprises base plate 17 and the front panel 12 relative with door-plate 18 further.

Get back to Fig. 1, ceiling floor 11 comprises ceiling right hand edge 19, ceiling left hand edge 20, ceiling door edge 21 and ceiling front edge 22.As shown in figs. 1 and 3, ceiling floor 11 comprises four standard corner fittings 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d of type known in the art, for promoting collapsible container 10 (as passed through suspender), or can stacking another container on top of this for collapsible container 10 is fixed to.According to international standard, corner fittings 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d to be located on ceiling floor 11 and contiguous and contiguous with each end 15a, the 15b at ceiling door edge 21 with each end 13a, 13b of ceiling front edge 22.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the corner fittings 36b on the ceiling door edge 21 that the right beam 600 of hollow, rectangular ceiling extends to along the right hand edge 19 of ceiling floor 11 from the corner fittings 36a the front edge 22 contiguous with the ceiling right hand edge 19 of ceiling floor 11 and the ceiling right hand edge 19 of ceiling floor 11 is contiguous.The right beam 600 of ceiling is continuous print, but interrupts through the position of the right beam 600 of ceiling in ceiling lifting beam 606,607.The end 601 of the right beam of ceiling 600 of contiguous ceiling front edge 22 is rigidly attached to contiguous corner fittings 36a, preferably by welding attachment, and the end 602 of the right beam of ceiling 600 at contiguous ceiling door edge 21 is rigidly attached to contiguous corner fittings 36b, preferably by welding attachment.Equally, the right beam 600 of ceiling is preferably welded to ceiling lifting beam 606,607, and at this place, they are through the right beam 600 of ceiling.As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the right beam 600 of ceiling is hollow and from ceiling right hand edge 19 to the distance of downward-extension about four inches.

As shown in figures 4 and 8, the corner fittings 36d on the ceiling door edge 21 that the left beam 603 of hollow, rectangular ceiling extends to along the ceiling left hand edge 20 of ceiling floor 11 from the corner fittings 36c the front edge 22 contiguous with the ceiling left hand edge 20 of ceiling floor 11 and the ceiling left hand edge 20 of ceiling floor 11 is contiguous.The left beam 603 of ceiling is continuous print, but interrupts through the position of the left beam 603 of ceiling in ceiling lifting beam 606,607.The end 604 of the left beam of ceiling 603 of contiguous ceiling front edge 22 is rigidly attached to contiguous corner fittings 36c, preferably by welding attachment, and the end 605 of the left beam of ceiling 603 at contiguous ceiling door edge 21 is rigidly attached to contiguous corner fittings 36d, preferably by welding attachment.Equally, the left beam 603 of ceiling is preferably welded to ceiling lifting beam 606,607, and at this place, they are through the left beam 603 of ceiling.The left beam 603 of ceiling is hollow and from ceiling left hand edge 20 to the distance of downward-extension about four inches.The bottom surfaces 608 of the right beam of ceiling 600 and the bottom surfaces 609 of the left beam of ceiling 603 each comprise multiple lock(ing) bolt hole 610, its object is as mentioned below.

As shown in Figure 1, along the ceiling right hand edge 19 of ceiling floor 11, right skirt section 23 is thus along the ceiling left hand edge 20 of ceiling floor 11 from it to the length of downward-extension about 12 inches, and as shown in Figure 2, left skirt section 24 is also thus to the length of downward-extension about 12 inches.

The upper outer surface 25 of ceiling floor 11 manufactures with corrugation metal, preferably steel.As shown in figure 3 and 9, ceiling floor 11 comprises the anterior beam 1000 of hollow, rectangular ceiling, and it has an end 611 of contiguous ceiling right hand edge 19 and the other end 612 of contiguous ceiling left hand edge 20.The anterior beam 1000 of ceiling extends along the ceiling front edge 22 of ceiling floor 11, and thus to the distance of downward-extension about four inches.More specifically, the anterior beam 1000 of ceiling extends to another the corner fittings 36c on ceiling front edge 22 from the corner fittings 36a ceiling front edge 22.The end 611 of the anterior beam 1000 of contiguous corner fittings 36a is rigidly attached with it, and preferably by welding attachment, and the end 612 of the anterior beam 1000 of the ceiling of contiguous corner fittings 36c is rigidly attached with it, also preferably by welding attachment.As shown in Figure 10, ceiling floor 11 comprises two front portions first hinged group 613,614 further.Anterior first hinged group 613 comprises two front portions first articulated element 31a, 31b, its each be rigidly connected to lower surface 615 with ceiling front edge 22 and the contiguous corner fittings 36a of ceiling right hand edge 19, preferably by being welded to connect.Anterior first hinged group 614 comprises two front portions first articulated element 31c, 31d equally, its each be rigidly connected to the lower surface 616 of the corner fittings 36c of contiguous ceiling front edge 22 and ceiling left hand edge 20, preferably by being welded to connect.Front portion first articulated element 31a, 31b of the front portion first hinged group 613 of contiguous ceiling right hand edge 19 fix with the relation be spaced apart from each other, for the anterior articulation pivot 617 of reception, as hereinafter described in detail, and front portion first articulated element 31c, 31d of the front portion first hinged group 614 of contiguous ceiling left hand edge 20 fix with the relation be spaced apart from each other, for another anterior articulation pivot 618 of reception, as hereinafter described in detail.Representational anterior first articulated element 31 is shown separately in Figure 11 A and 11B.Each anterior first articulated element has anterior hinged edge 622, anterior pivot hole 619, anterior bolt hole 620 and lug and receives conduit 621.Each object of these features is as hereinafter described in detail.

As shown in Figure 5, the anterior articulated slab 623,624 that the length had is substantially equal to the length of the anterior hinged edge 622 of first articulated element 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d fixedly secures between first articulated element 31a, 31b and 31c, 31d of next-door neighbour, fixes preferably through the length weld along each anterior hinged edge 622.Anterior articulated slab 623 and interlock part 625 with the ceiling front portion being combined to form the ceiling right hand edge 19 of contiguous ceiling floor 11 of its first fixing anterior articulated element 31a, 31b, and anterior articulated slab 624 and forms ceiling front portion with its first fixing anterior articulated element 31c, 31d and interlock part 626, it is fixed to the corner fittings 36c be close to the ceiling left hand edge 20 of ceiling floor 11.Each anterior ceiling interlocking part 625,626 has lower channel 627,628, for receiving the large tang (tang) extended from base plate 17 when Foldable vessel 10 is in complete folded state, as described below.

Refer again to Fig. 5, front portion is put beam (shelfbeam) 629 and is extended between anterior first hinged group 613,614, and the end 630 that beam 629 is put in the front portion of contiguous ceiling right hand edge 19 is fixed firmly to front portion first articulated element 31b close to the inner portion, preferably by being welded and fixed, thus the basic lower edge 633 aiming at anterior articulated slab 623 of lower edge 632 of beam 629 is put in front portion.Equally, the end 631 that beam 629 is put in the front portion of contiguous ceiling left hand edge 20 is fixed firmly to front portion first articulated element 31d close to the inner portion, preferably by being welded and fixed, thus the basic lower edge 634 aiming at anterior articulated slab 624 of lower edge 632 of beam 629 is put in front portion.As shown in figure 12, hammer lock retainer (hammerlockretrainer) 76,77 is installed to each front portion of contiguous ceiling front portion interlocking part 625,626 and puts beam 629 and aim at bolt hole 620.Comprise sliding hammer 80, 81 and hammer lock(ing) bolt 82, the hammer lockout mechanism 78 of 83, 79 are slidably fixed to each hammer lock retainer 76, 77, thus by being used in sliding hammer 80 between unlocked position and latched position, one in 81 (it is slidably arranged on hammer lock(ing) bolt 82, on one in 83) each hammer lockout mechanism 78 can be located, 79, corresponding hammer lock(ing) bolt 82 in unlocked position, 83 are positioned at the ceiling front portion interlocking part 625 be substantially close to it, retracted position beyond 626, and lock(ing) bolt 82 is hammered into shape accordingly in latched position, 83 extend through the ceiling front portion interlocking part 625 be close to it, the bolt hole 620 of 626.

As shown in figure 13, ceiling floor 11 comprises hollow, rectangular ceiling door beam 635, and described door beam extends along the ceiling door edge 21 of ceiling floor 11, and thus to the distance of downward-extension about four inches.Hollow, rectangular ceiling door beam 635 extends to the corner fittings 36d on the ceiling door edge 21 of contiguous ceiling left hand edge 20 from the corner fittings 36b the ceiling door edge 21 of contiguous ceiling right hand edge 19.The end 636 of the ceiling door beam 635 of contiguous ceiling right hand edge 19 is rigidly attached to the corner fittings 36b of contiguous ceiling right hand edge 19, preferably by welding attachment, and the end 637 of the ceiling door beam 635 of contiguous ceiling left hand edge 20 is rigidly attached to the corner fittings 36d of contiguous ceiling left hand edge 20, preferably by welding attachment.The external vertical face 638 of rectangle ceiling door beam 635 comprises multiple snap close 90, and preferably four, it rigidly fixes with it, for each the upper end 91 of securing rod 92 of receiving gate latch assembly 639, as described below.Ceiling floor 11 comprises pair of locking bar 640 further, and near snap close 90, described locking bar is removably fixing with it.The preferred steel making of each locking bar 640, and there is the shape being similar to " I ".Is bolt hole 645,646 near each end of each locking bar 640, for receiving in locking bar bolt 647, being in it at container 10 folds with described locking bar bolt during deployed condition for removably locking bar 640 being fixed to container 10, as described below.When container 10 is in its deployed condition, locking bar bolt 647 is received in the unshowned locking bar bolt hole 648 deposited, and locking bar 640 is fixed to ceiling floor 11 by described locking bar bolt hole.Ceiling floor 11 also comprises unshowned two upper movable (active) locking bar bolts hole 649, for using when container 10 is in its folded state, as described below.Multipair (and be preferably four to (4)) retainer receptor 650 of visiting is welded to the external vertical face 638 of the rectangle ceiling door beam 635 of contiguous snap close 90, and what each was paired visit, and retainer receptor 650 is in the relation be spaced apart from each other.On each, retainer receptor 650 of visiting for a pair is aimed in movable locking bolts hole 649.Those skilled in the art can understand, when locking bar 640 to be fixed to one in movable locking bolts hole 649 by locking bar bolt 647, " T " part when locking bar 640 support loads at an end 645 place of locking bar 640 is positioned at a pair door holder moving part receptor.Thus, the load carrying capacity of the thickness of each locking bar 640 and the retainer receptor 650 of visiting at locking bar 640 place must be enough at least support the equiponderant weight with whole container 10 when container 10 is empty, and this depends on again the intensity of the material manufacturing container 10, locking bar 640 and retainer receptor 650 of visiting and weld part retainer receptor 650 of visiting being fixed to ceiling door beam 635.

As shown in figure 14, ceiling floor 11 comprises two family status one hinged group 651,652 further.The family status one comprises two family status one articulated elements 653a, 653b for hinged group 651, and each family status one articulated element is rigidly connected to the lower surface 654 of the corner fittings 36b be close to ceiling door edge 21 and ceiling right hand edge 19, preferably through welding.The family status one comprises two family status one articulated elements 653c, 653d for hinged group 652 equally, and each family status one articulated element is rigidly connected to the lower surface 655 of the corner fittings 36d be close to ceiling door edge 21 and ceiling left hand edge 20, preferably by welding.The family status one articulated element 653a, 653b of the family status one hinged group 651 of contiguous ceiling right hand edge 19 fix with the relation be spaced apart from each other, for receiving gate articulation pivot 656, as hereinafter described in detail, and fix with the relation be spaced apart from each other with the family status one articulated element 653c, 653d of the contiguous family status one of ceiling left hand edge 20 hinged group 652, for receiving anterior articulation pivot 666, as hereinafter described in detail.The representational family status one articulated element 653 is shown separately at Figure 15.Each family status one articulated element 653 has a hinged edge 667, hingen axis hole 668 and door lug and receives conduit 669.Each object of these features is as hereinafter described in detail.

Refer again to Figure 13, the door hinge fishplate bar 670,671 that the length had is substantially equal to the length of the door hinged edge 667 of the family status one articulated element 653a, 653b, 653c, 653d fixedly secures between the family status one articulated element 653a, 653b, 653c, 653d of next-door neighbour, welds preferably through along each hinged edge 667 length.

As shown in FIG. 16 and 17, base plate 17 comprises base right edge 99, base left edge 100, base portion front edge 101 and base door edge 102.Base plate 17 comprises four standard corner fittings 36e, 36f, 36g, 36h of type known in the art, for container 10 being fixed to another container that it can be stacking.According to international standard, corner fittings 36e, 36f, 36g, 36h are positioned at base plate 17 and each end of adjacent base front edge 101 and each end at adjacent base door edge 102.

As shown in figure 17, the corner fittings 36f on the door edge 102 that hollow, rectangular base right beam 672 extends to along the base right edge 99 of base plate 17 from the corner fittings 36e the base portion front edge 101 contiguous with the base right edge 99 of base plate 17 and the right hand edge 99 of base plate 17 is contiguous.Each end 673,674 of base right beam 672 is rigidly attached to contiguous corner fittings 36e, 36f, preferably by welding attachment.Base right beam 672 comprises the base right beam low portion 675,676 that the distance upwards extended from base right edge 99 is about eight inches, and upwards extends the base right beam upper part 677 of about 12 inch height further from base right edge 99.Refer again to Figure 16, near the upper limb 680 of base right beam upper part 677, multiple cable anchor part 679 (its object is as hereinafter described in detail) is fixed to base right beam 672 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.Tilt right transition portion 103a, 103b extends to it contiguous base right beam low portion 675,676 between each end 681,682 of base right beam upper part 677.Each top 683,684 of base right beam low portion 675,676 is covered guide rail 401,402, and described guide rail preferably manufactures with corrosion-resistant steel.The object of the object of guide rail 401,402 and the base right beam low portion 675,676 of base right beam 672 is hereafter describing.

As shown in figure 16, the corner fittings 36h on the door edge 102 that hollow, rectangular base left beam 685 extends to along the base left edge 100 of base plate 17 from the corner fittings 36g the base portion front edge 101 contiguous with the base left edge 100 of base plate 17 and the left hand edge 100 of base plate 17 is contiguous.Each end 686,687 of base left beam 685 is rigidly attached to contiguous corner fittings 36g, 36h, preferably through welding.Base left beam 685 comprises base left beam low portion 688,689 and base left beam upper part 690, described base left beam low portion upwards extends the distance of about eight inches from base left edge 100, and described base left beam upper part upwards extends the height of about 12 inches further from base left edge 100.Refer again to Figure 17, near the upper limb 692 of base right beam upper part 690, multiple cable anchor part 691 (its object is as hereinafter described in detail) is fixed to base left beam 685 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.Tilt left transition portion 104a, 104b extends to it contiguous base left beam low portion 688,689 between each end 693,694 of base left beam upper part 690.Each top 695,696 of base left beam low portion 688,689 is covered guide rail 403,404, and described guide rail preferably manufactures with corrosion-resistant steel.The object of the object of guide rail 403,404 and the base left beam low portion 688,689 of base left beam 685 is hereafter describing.

As shown in figure 18, before base portion, tang 108a, 108b upwards extend from each corner fittings 36e, the 36g the base plate 17 near front edge 101.Before representational base portion, tang 108 shows in figs. 19-21.Each lock part 702 that there is rectangular base part 700 and extend thus of tang 108 before base portion.Before each base portion, the lock part 702 of tang 108 comprises upper conical (tapered) lock hole 110 and inferior pyramidal lock hole 704, each lock hole is arranged essentially parallel to the front edge 101 of base plate 17, and each lock hole size is set to and orientates of can receive in the hammer lock(ing) bolt of front panel 12 as wherein, as mentioned below.

Get back to Figure 18, before each base portion, the base segments 700 of tang 108a, 108b is fixed to corner fittings 36e, 36g preferably by firm welding, and described tang extends from described corner fittings.Base plate 17 comprises the anterior beam 706 of hollow, rectangular base portion, extends between the base segments 700 of the anterior beam of described base portion tang 108a, 108b before base portion.Each end 707,708 of the anterior beam 706 of base portion is rigidly attached to the base segments 700 of tang 108a, 108b before the base portion be close to it preferably by welding.

As shown in figure 22, base plate 17 comprises hollow, rectangular base portion door beam 709, and described door beam extends along the door edge 102 of base plate 17, and upwards extends the distance of about four inches thus.Base portion door beam 109 is from the corner fittings 36h on the door edge 102 that the corner fittings 36f the door edge 102 contiguous with the right hand edge 99 of base plate 17 extends to and the left hand edge 100 of base plate 17 is contiguous.Each end 710,711 of base portion door beam 709 is rigidly attached to contiguous corner fittings 36f, 36h preferably by welding.The external vertical face 712 of base portion door beam 709 comprises the multiple snap close 90b rigidly fixed with it, is preferably four, for receiving the lower end 713 of each securing rod 92 of latch lock component as described below.The door end of base plate 17 comprises at least two pairs of Xiamen retainer receptors 714 further, described Xiamen retainer receptor is welded to the external vertical face 712 of the rectangular base door beam 709 contiguous with the snap close 90b near corner fittings 36f, 36h, the relation of Xiamen retainer receptor 714 for being spaced apart from each other of each centering.Every a pair Xiamen retainer receptor 714 is aimed in lower activity locking bolts hole 715.As easily understood by the skilled person, when locking bar 640 to be fixed to one in lower activity locking bolts hole 715 by locking bar bolt 647, by this pair door holder moving part receptor 714, " T " part of falling of an end of locking bar 640 supports load placed on it, and locking bar 640 is received in door holder moving part receptor 714.Thus, the weight of the load carrying capacity being positioned at the Xiamen retainer receptor 714 on locking bar 640 must be enough to minimum level support vessels 10 when being empty whole container 10, except factor described before, this depends on the intensity of the material manufacturing Xiamen retainer receptor 714 and weld part Xiamen retainer receptor 714 being fixed to base portion door beam 709.

Door interlocking part 116,117 upwards extends from each corner fittings 36f, the 36h the door edge 102 of base plate 17.As shown in figs. 23 and 24, each interlocking part 116,117 has four walls: with the door wall 718,719 faced by the door edge 102 of base plate 17, with the front edge 101 of base plate 17 in the face of and the antetheca 720,721 opened with door wall 718,719 parallel, spaced-apart, perpendicular to door wall 718,719 and antetheca 720,721 and with the inwall 722,723 faced by other inwalls 720,721 interlocking part 116,117, and with inwall 720,721 parallel and isolated outer walls 724,725.The door extended from the corner fittings 36f the door edge 102 of the right beam 672 of adjacent base interlocks part 116 preferably by welding the door end 674 and the corner fittings 36f that are rigidly attached to base right beam 672.Equally, the door interlocking part 117 extended from the corner fittings 36h the door edge 102 of the left beam 685 of adjacent base is also rigidly attached to door end 687 and the corner fittings 36h of base left beam 685 preferably by welding.

The second bolt hole 728,729 in its antetheca 720,721 that each interlocking part 116,117 has the first bolt hole 726,727 in Qi Menbi 718,719 and aims at the first bolt hole 726,727 that same door interlocks part 116,117.The diameter of the second bolt hole 728,729 is preferably greater than the diameter of the first bolt hole 726,727 slightly, as described below.

As shown in FIG. 16 and 17, the low portion 676 of base right beam 672 and base left beam 685 low portion 689 each comprise the recessed portion 730,731 at the door edge 102 of next-door neighbour's base plate 17.As shown in detail in Figure 25, hammer lock retainer 732 to be arranged in the recessed portion 730 of the low portion 676 interlock the base right beam 672 that part 116 is close to door and the bolt hole 726,728 aimed at wherein.Equally, as shown in detail in Figure 26, hammer lock retainer 733 to be arranged in the recessed portion 731 of the low portion 689 interlock the base left beam 685 that part 117 is close to door and the bolt hole 727,729 aimed at wherein.As shown in figure 25, hammer lockout mechanism 78 is fixed to the hammer lock retainer 732 in the recessed portion 730 of the low portion of base right beam 676 slidably.Hammer lockout mechanism 78 wherein comprises the sliding hammer 79 be slidably mounted on hammer lock(ing) bolt 80.Those skilled in the art are understandable, by sliding hammer 79 being slided against in hammer retainer 734,735, hammer lock(ing) bolt 80 selectively is positioned at unlocked position and latched position, be positioned at substantially at the retracted position of interlocking part 116 outside be close to it at unlocked position hammer lock(ing) bolt 80, and extend through the bolt hole 726,728 of the interlocking part 116 be close to it at latched position lock(ing) bolt 80.

Equally, as shown in figure 26, hammer lockout mechanism 736 into shape and be fixed to the hammer lock retainer 733 in the recessed portion 731 of the low portion of base left beam 689 slidably.Hammer lockout mechanism 736 wherein comprises the sliding hammer 737 be slidably mounted on hammer lock(ing) bolt 738.As easily understood by the skilled person, by sliding hammer 737 being slided against in hammer retainer 739,740, hammer lock(ing) bolt 738 selectively is positioned at unlocked position and latched position, in unlocked position, hammer lock(ing) bolt 738 into shape be positioned at substantially at the retracted position of interlocking part 117 outside be close to it, and lock(ing) bolt 738 extends through the bolt hole 727,729 of the interlocking part 117 be close to it in latched position.

Refer again to Figure 16, base right beam 672 comprises length along base right beam 672 each other in the multiple right hinge recess 741 of spaced-apart relationship, and base right articulated element 106 is securely fixed in each of right hinge recess 741.Figure 41 shows the example of the close up view of base right articulated element 106.In addition, base right beam 672 preferably includes the multiple little recess 742 opened along its length separation, fasten bar (tie-downbar) 743 rigidity wherein and be installed as tightening belt for receiving type known in the art, described tightening belt is used for the inclusion of In transit container 10.

As shown in figure 17, base left beam 685 comprises the multiple left hinge recess 744 that the length along base left beam 685 is spaced apart from each other, and base left articulated element 745 is securely fixed in left hinge recess 744 in each.Base left articulated element 745 is similar to the base right articulated element 106 shown in Figure 41 on Design and Features.In addition, base left beam 685 preferably includes the multiple little recess 746 opened along its length separation, fastens bar 747 rigidity wherein and is installed as tightening belt for receiving type known in the art, for the inclusion of during transportation fixed container 10.

As shown in Fig. 3,27 and 28, multiple base portion supports beam 748 is fixed to base right beam 672 and base left beam 685 and strides across between which, thinks that the bottom surface 749 of base plate 17 increases the rigidity of structure.Near base portion front edge 101, base plate 17 comprises " the gooseneck pipe passage " 750 of type known in the art.As shown in Figure 3, a pair hollow base lifting beam 751,752 is preferably by being welded and fixed base right beam 672 and base left beam 685, and stride across between which, think that base plate 17 increases the rigidity of structure and with by using fork truck to be provided for promoting the means of collapsible container 10, if desired.The bottom surface 749 of base plate 17 is preferably with extending to base left beam 685 from base right beam 672 and extending to weathering steel (Cor-Tensteel) the plate manufacture of base portion door beam 709 from the anterior beam 706 of base portion.Right beam 672, base left beam 685, the anterior beam 706 of base portion and base portion door beam 709 are received, to make base plate 17 relative to bottom surface 749 water-stop around its whole peripheral weld in bottom surface 749.For structure object, bottom surface 749 is also welded to base portion supports beam 748 and base portion lifting beam 751,752.Preferably, bottom surface 749 is coated with veneer sheet, or plate material suitably similarly.

As shown in figure 29, right side board 14 comprises top 118, bottom margin 119, front edge 120 and door edge 121.Upper right cap plate 122 extends along the top 118 of right side board 14 along its length, and described upper right cap plate has front end 754, door end 755 and extends to the right ceiling flange 756 of an end 755 from front end 754.Right compound beam 757 extends along the bottom margin 119 of right side board 14 along its length, and described right compound beam has front end 758 and door end 759.Right compound beam 757 comprises upper right horizontal beam 123c, and it is rigidly connected to two bottom rights horizontal beam 123a, 123b preferably by welding.As shown in Figure 16 and 29, lower edge 760 profile had and the outline formed by inclination right transition portion 103a, 103b of the upper limb 680 of base right beam upper part 677, the top 683,684 of base right beam low portion 675,676 and base plate 17 of right compound beam 757, to provide fitted seal surface when container 10 is in its deployed condition.

As shown in figure 29, right front portion component 761 extends to the front end 758 of right compound beam 757 from the front end 754 of upper right cap plate 122, and is fixed to front end 754,758 preferably by firm welding.As shown in figure 30, right front portion component 761 comprises long flange 762 and short flange 763, and its each length along right front portion component 761 and front edge 101 towards base plate 17 extend.As shown in figure 29, right door component 764 extends to the door end 759 of right compound beam 757 from the door end 755 of upper right cap plate 122, and is fixed to an end 755,759 preferably by firm welding.Right door component 764 comprises long flange 765 and short flange 766, and its each length along right door component 764 and door edge 102 towards base plate 17 extend, as shown in figure 31.Right front portion component 761 and right door component 764 each there is multiple (and preferably three) right side bolt hole 767,768, for receiving lock(ing) bolt, as hereinafter described in detail.

Refer again to Figure 29, corrugation plate metal 769 extends to right compound beam 757 along its whole length from upper right cap plate 122, and extends to right door component 764 along its whole length from right front portion component 761.Corrugation plate metal 769 receives the upper right cap plate 122 of next-door neighbour, right front portion component 761, right compound beam 757 and right door component 764 along its whole peripheral weld.As shown in Figure 1, corrugation plate metal 769 is welded to right front portion component 761 and right door component 764, thus under the deployed condition of container 10, long flange 762 is from the outside of container 10.

As shown in figure 29, multiple right sides articulated element 125 is from the bottom margin 119 of right side board 14 to downward-extension, and on the right side of each, articulated element is fixed firmly to right compound beam 757.On the right side of each, articulated element 125 is rotatably connected in the base right articulated element 106 of base plate 17 by one or more swivel pin 770, to allow right side board 14 to rotate relative to base plate 17.As shown in figure 32, multiple Hookean spring assembly 771 is installed to right side board 14 in the corrugation part 772 of corrugation plate metal 769, and multiple lock(ing) bolt assembly 773 is also like this.

As shown in Figure 33-35, each right linear spring assembly 771 comprises the pipe 802 being fixed firmly to pipe base portion 803, and described pipe base portion is arranged in upper right horizontal beam 123c.Compress Spring 804, cable 805 and plunger 806 are received in each pipe 802.The upper end of cable 805 is fixed to plunger 806.Each plunger 806 has plunger foot 808, the upper end 807 of described plunger foot contact Compress Spring 804, and the diameter 809 that each plunger foot 808 has is at least equally large with the internal diameter 810 of Compress Spring 804, slides through Compress Spring 804 to prevent plunger 806.Refer again to Figure 32, the pipe protector 811 being fixed to corrugation plate metal 769 keeps and the upper end 811a protecting each pipe 802 and the plunger 806 be attached with it between container 10 used life.

As shown in figure 35, each pipe base portion 803 comprises cable passage 812, has rotatably installed the cable contiguous with its lower edge 814 and take turns 813 in described cable passage.The diameter 816 that the upper end 815 of each pipe base portion 803 has is at least equally large with the internal diameter 810 of Compress Spring 804, to resist the power that applied at upper end 807 place of Compress Spring 804 by plunger foot 808 and to support Compress Spring 804.In addition, the upper end 815 of each pipe base portion 803 has opening 817, and cable 805 is through this opening 817, and the diameter 818 that opening 817 has is less than the internal diameter 810 of Compress Spring 804, slides through wherein to prevent Compress Spring 804.The lower end 819 of each cable 805 is attached to one in cable anchor part 679, and described cable anchor part is fixed to base right beam upper part 677 and thereon near edge 680.Should be understood that when container 10 is in its deployed condition, each cable anchor part 679 vertically alignment tube 802, described pipe 802 is containing cable 805, and described cable attaching is to such cable anchor part 679.

As shown in figure 32, multiple lock(ing) bolt assembly 773 is installed to right side board 14 in the corrugation part 772 of corrugation plate metal 769.As shown in Figure 32 and 36, each lock(ing) bolt assembly 773 comprises pivotable anchoring piece 820, has the radius stay 821 of the handle 822 be attached with it, lock(ing) bolt 823, lock(ing) bolt guiding piece 824 and pivotly the lower end 826 of lock(ing) bolt 823 is connected to the pair of links 825 of radius stay 821.Each lock(ing) bolt guiding piece 824 comprises guiding tube 827, and described guiding tube extends through and is fixed firmly to upper right cap plate 122, and a lock(ing) bolt 823 is slidably received in each guiding tube 827.Each pivotable anchoring piece 820 is fixed firmly to corrugation plate metal 769, and each radius stay 821 is pivotably connected to one of them pivot anchoring piece 820.

As easily understood by the skilled person, each lock(ing) bolt assembly 773 as herein described is optionally located between the first position and the second position, in primary importance, when container 10 is in deployed condition, lock(ing) bolt is received in one of them the lock(ing) bolt hole 610 in the bottom surfaces 608 of the right beam 600 of ceiling, and lock(ing) bolt 823 is taken out from this lock(ing) bolt hole 610 completely in the second position.

As shown in figure 37, left side board 16 comprises top 774, bottom margin 775, front edge 776 and door edge 777.Upper left cap plate 778 extends along the top 774 of left side board 16 along its length, and described upper left cap plate has front end 779, door end 780a and extends to the left ceiling flange 780b of an end 780 from front end 779.The left compound beam 781 with front end 782 and door end 783 extends along the bottom margin 775 of left side board 16 along its length.Left compound beam 781 comprises the upper left horizontal beam 784 being rigidly connected to two lower-left horizontal beams 785,786 preferably by welding.As shown in Figure 17 and 37, lower edge 787 profile had and the outline formed by inclination left transition portion 104a, 104b of the upper limb 692 of base left beam upper part 677, the top 695,696 of base left beam low portion 688,689 and base plate 17 of left compound beam 781, to provide fitted seal surface when container 10 is in its deployed condition.

As shown in figure 37, left front component 788 extends to the front end 782 of left compound beam 781 from the front end 779 of upper left cap plate 778, and is fixed to front end 779,782 preferably by firm welding.As shown in figure 38, left front component 788 comprises long flange 789 and short flange 790, and each flange extends along the length of left front component 788 towards the front edge 101 of base plate 17.Refer again to Figure 37, left-hand door component 791 extends to the door end 783 of left compound beam 781 from the door end 780a of upper left cap plate 778, and is fixed to an end 780,783 preferably by firm welding.As shown in figure 39, left-hand door component 791 comprises long flange 792 and short flange 793, each flange along the length of left-hand door component 791 and door edge 102 towards base plate 17 extend.Left front component 788 and left-hand door component 791 each there is multiple (being preferably three) left side bolt hole 794,795 for receiving lock(ing) bolt, as hereinafter described in detail.

As shown in figure 40, corrugation plate metal 796 extends to left compound beam 781 from upper left cap plate 778 along its whole length, and extends to right door component 791 from left front component 788 along its whole length.Corrugation plate metal 796 receives the upper left cap plate 778 of next-door neighbour, left front component 788, left compound beam 781 and left-hand door component 791 along its whole peripheral weld.As shown in Figure 2, corrugation plate metal 796 is welded to left front component 788 and left-hand door component 791, thus container 10 be in its launch state under from the outside of container 10 visible long flange 789,792.

As shown in figure 37, multiple left sides articulated element 797 from the bottom margin 775 of left side board 16 to downward-extension, described multiple left sides articulated element each be fixed firmly to left compound beam 781.On the left of each, articulated element 797 is rotatably connected in the base right articulated element 745 of base plate 17 by one or more swivel pin 798, to allow left side board 16 to rotate relative to base plate 17.In Figure 41 A and 41B, articulated element 797 is shown separately, and shows more details.The Design and Features of articulated element 797 is identical with the Design and Features of the articulated element 125 on right side board 14.

As shown in figure 40, the left side board 16 that multiple Hookean spring assembly 799 is installed in the corrugation part of corrugation plate metal 796, as multiple lock(ing) bolt assembly 801.Identical with for described in right side board 14 of the structure of Hookean spring assembly 799, but each pipe base portion 803 is arranged in upper left horizontal beam 784, each pipe protector 811 is fixed to the corrugation plate metal 796 of left side board 16, and the lower end 819 of each cable 805 is attached to one in cable anchor part 691, described cable anchor part is fixed to base left beam upper part 690 in upper limb 692 vicinity of base left beam upper part.Should be understood that when container 10 is in its deployed condition, each cable anchor part 691 vertically alignment tube 802, described pipe 802 is containing cable 805, and described cable attaching is to such cable anchor part 691.

Equally, identical with for described in right side board 14 of the structure of lock(ing) bolt assembly 801, but each pivotable anchoring piece 820 is fixed firmly to the corrugation plate metal 796 of left side board 16, and each guiding tube 827 extends through upper left cap plate 778 and is fixed firmly to upper left cap plate 778.As easily understood by the skilled person, each lock(ing) bolt assembly 801 as herein described is optionally located between the first position and the second position, in primary importance, when container 10 is in deployed condition, lock(ing) bolt 823 is received in one of them the lock(ing) bolt hole 610 in the bottom surfaces 609 of the left beam 603 of ceiling, and lock(ing) bolt 823 is taken out from this lock(ing) bolt hole 610 completely in the second position.

Referring now to Figure 42,43A and 43B, front panel 12 comprises anterior mainboard 828, anterior right entry plate (accesspanel) 829 and anterior left entry plate 830.Anterior mainboard 828 comprises top 56, bottom margin 57, right hand edge 58 and left hand edge 59.Head 60 extends along the top 56 of anterior mainboard 828, and sill plate 61 is to extend along bottom margin 57 with the isolated relation of head 60.Right front post 62 (having hollow and rectangular cross section) extends along the right hand edge 58 of anterior mainboard 828, and left front post 63 (also having hollow and the cross-sectional plane of rectangle) extends along the left hand edge 59 of anterior mainboard 828.By corrugation plate metal carrying for the side direction supporter being used for anterior mainboard 828, described corrugation plate metal extends along its whole length between two front pillars 62,63, and side direction supporter receives the sill plate 61 of next-door neighbour, head 60, right front post 62 and left front post 63 around its peripheral weld.

As shown in Figure 42,43A, 43B and 44, anterior articulation pivot 617,618 from the top 56 of front panel 828 near each front pillar 62,63 upwards extend.When being assembled into ceiling floor 11, each anterior articulation pivot 617,618 be rotatably connected to by swivel pin 52 be arranged in ceiling floor 11 front edge 22 near one group that comprises the articulated element group 613,614 of anterior first articulated element 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, to allow front panel 12 to rotate relative to ceiling floor 11.

The anterior articulation pivot 617 contiguous with the right hand edge 58 of anterior mainboard 828 is identical with the anterior articulation pivot 618 contiguous with the left hand edge 59 of anterior mainboard 828, and representational anterior articulation pivot 617 shows separately in Figure 45 A, 45B, 45C and 45D.As shown in Figure 45 A, 45B, 45C and 45D, the circular cylindrical projection earhole 832 that each anterior articulation pivot 617 has the hinged pin-and-hole 831 of the pivotable extended through wherein and extends through equally wherein.As shown in Figure 42 and 44, cylindrical lug 833 extends through each circular cylindrical projection earhole 832 and gives prominence to from each side of anterior articulation pivot 617.Front portion first articulated element 31a, 31b, 31c and 31d anterior lug on each that the diameter that each cylindrical lug 833 has only is less than ceiling floor 11 slightly receives the height 834b of conduit 621.When being incorporated into the utility model, swivel pin 52 extends through the anterior pivot hole 619 of in anterior first articulated element 31a, 31c, extend through the pivot knuckles pin-and-hole 831 of in anterior articulation pivot 617, and another the anterior pivot hole 619 extended in front portion first articulated element 31b, 31d that anterior first articulated element 31a, 31c is contiguous with another, to allow to rotate between front panel 12 and ceiling floor 11.As easily understood by the skilled person, when to be rotatably fixed on by swivel pin 52 in anterior articulation pivot 617 between two in anterior first articulated element 31a, 31b, 31c and 31d, cylindrical lug 833 rotates into the lug be close to anterior first articulated element 31a, 31b, 31c and 31d and receives conduit 621, a large amount of load of being carried by anterior articulation pivot 617 move to cylindrical lug 833 from swivel pin 52, compared with the weight that only can carry on swivel pin 52, each anterior articulation pivot 617 is allowed to support more weight.The structure of the structure of the anterior articulation pivot 618 contiguous with the left hand edge 59 of anterior mainboard 828 and function and the anterior articulation pivot 617 for contiguous right hand edge 58 and function system, but anterior articulation pivot 618 is received in and the left hand edge 19 of ceiling floor 11 is close between front portion first articulated element 31c, 31d.Figure 46 transparent view and in more detailed view at Figure 47, anterior articulation pivot 617 is shown as front portion first articulated element 31a, 31b of being assembled into ceiling floor 11.Equally, Figure 48 transparent view and in more detailed view at Figure 49, anterior articulation pivot 618 is shown as front portion first articulated element 31c, 31d of being assembled into ceiling floor 11.

As shown in Figure 50-56, front panel interlocking part 836,837 is incorporated into the lower end portion 834,835 of each front pillar 62,63 on front panel 12.Each front panel interlocking part 836,837 has: in the face of the door wall 838,839 of door-plate 18, be parallel to a wall 838,839 and the antetheca 840,841 be spaced from, perpendicular to the inwall 842,843 inwall 842,843 of front panel interlocking part (itself and another faced by) of antetheca 840,841 and door wall 838,839, and be parallel to inwall 842,843 and the outer wall 844,845 be spaced from.

Each front panel interlocking part 836,837 has the first bolt hole 846,847 in outer wall 844,845 and the second bolt hole 848,849 in inwall 842,843.Second bolt hole 848, the diameter of 849 is greater than the first bolt hole 846 slightly, the diameter of 847, and the first bolt hole 846, 847 and second bolt hole 848, 849 are positioned at front panel interlocking part 836, the inwall 842 of 837, 843 and outer wall 844, on 845, thus before the base portion of base plate 17 tang 108a, one in 108b when being received in wherein, tang 108a before base portion, upper conical lock hole 110a in 108b, 110b and respective front plate interlock part 836, second bolt hole 848 of 837, 849 and first bolt hole 846, 847 aim at, thus the first bolt hole 846, the upper conical lock hole 110a of 847 next-door neighbour, the small-diameter end portions of 110b, and the second bolt hole 848, the upper conical lock hole 110a of 849 next-door neighbour, the large-diameter end of 110b.

Referring now to Figure 44,50,53 and 55, sill plate 61 comprises lower sill strip 850 and upper sill strip 851, and each sill strip extends between the front pillar 62,63 that its end portion 834,835 is contiguous.Each end 853,854 of lower sill strip 850 is fixed firmly to the inwall 842,843 of the front panel interlocking part 836,837 be close to it, preferably through welding, thus the bottom 856,857 of the lower edge 855 rough alignment front pillar 62,63 of lower sill strip 850.Each end 858,859 of upper sill strip 851 is also fixed firmly to the inwall 842,843 of the front panel interlocking part 836,837 be close to it, and preferably through welding, thus upper sill strip 851 is parallel and spaced apart with lower sill strip 850.Substantially the sill plate 860 that the antetheca 840,841 interlocking part with front panel is aimed at extends to lower sill strip 850 from upper sill strip 851, and extend to right front post 62 from left front post 63, and receive upper sill strip 851, lower sill strip 850, left front post 63 and right front post 62 around its peripheral weld.

The hammer lock retainer 861,862 being installed to sill plate 61 interlocks part 836,837 vicinity with each front panel and aims at bolt hole 846,848,847,849.As Figure 46, 48, shown in 53 and 55, comprise sliding hammer 865, 866 and hammer lock(ing) bolt 867, the hammer lockout mechanism 863 of 868, 864 are slidably fixed to the hammer lock retainer 861 in sill plate 61, 862 each, thus be slidably arranged on hammer lock(ing) bolt 867 by using, sliding hammer 865 on one in 868, one in 866, can be hammered each into shape lockout mechanism 863, 864 are positioned between unlocked position and latched position, in described unlocked position, corresponding hammer lock(ing) bolt 867, 868 are in substantially at front panel interlocking part 836, the retracted position of 837 outsides, and in latched position, corresponding hammer lock(ing) bolt 867, 868 extend through the front panel interlocking part 836 be close to it, the bolt hole 846 of 837, 848, 847, 849.

As shown in Figure 57-66, front rollers arm 869,870 is fixed firmly to each door wall 838,839 of anterior interlocking part 836,837, and thus to downward-extension, and the outer wall 844,845 of each anterior interlocking part 836,837 comprises roller recess 871,872.Roller wrapper plate 873,874 is detachably fixed to the outer wall 844,845 of each anterior interlocking part 836,837, preferably through bolt 875,876.The upper limb 877,878 of each roller wrapper plate 873,874 is along upwards extending with the outer wall 844,845 of its attachment, to cover the roller recess 871,872 that is close to it, and the lower edge 879,880 of each roller wrapper plate 873,874 along and the outer wall 844,845 of its attachment extend downwardly into the front rollers arm 869,870 of next-door neighbour lower end 881,882 below about 2 inches locate.First front rollers 883,884 is rotatably attached to each front rollers arm 869,870 contiguous with its lower end, and by pivot pin 885,886 in position, described pivot pin extends between each roller arm 869,870 and the roller wrapper plate 873,874 be close to it.Equally, second front rollers 887,888 is rotatably attached to the outer wall 844,845 of the front portion interlocking part 836,837 in roller recess 871,872, and by pivot pin 889,890 in position, described pivot pin extends between the outer wall 844,845 and the roller wrapper plate 873,874 be close to it of respective front interlocking part 836,837.In foregoing folding, the expansion process of container 10, the first front rollers 883,884 and second front rollers 887,888 each aim in the track 401,403 of base plate 17 and drive on this track 401,403.

See Figure 67,68 and 74, right front post 62 comprises right front articulated slab 891, and it extends towards the door edge 21 of ceiling floor 11 when container 10 is in deployed condition.Multiple (preferably four) first right front articulated element 893 is attached to the inside surface 892 of right front articulated slab 891 and is spaced apart from each other.Each the first right front articulated element 893 is fixed firmly to the inside surface 892 of right front articulated slab 891, preferably by welding

As seen in figure 67, right front access panel 894 is attached to right front post 62 pivotly, and as shown in Figure 69, right front access panel 894 comprises top 214, bottom margin 216, front edge 218 and door edge 220.Anterior upper right cap plate 895 along right front access panel 894 top 214 and extend along its length, described anterior upper right cap plate has front end 896, door end 897, and preferably, as shown in Figure 67 and 74, anterior right ceiling flange 898 is from front end 896 to door end 897.Right front beam 900 along right front access panel 894 bottom margin 216 and extend along its length, right front beam has front end 901 and door end 902.

As shown in Figure 69, the first right front inlet component 903 extends to the front end 901 of right front beam 900 from the front end 896 of anterior upper right cap plate 895, and is fixed firmly to front end 896,901, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 69, the second right front inlet component 906 extends to the door end 902 of right front beam 900 from the door end 897 of anterior upper right cap plate 895, and is fixed firmly to an end 897,902, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 69,70 and 71, the second right front inlet component 906 comprises long flange 907 and short flange 908, and the door edge 21 of each flange when container 10 is in the state of expansion along the length of the second right front inlet component 906 and towards ceiling floor 11 extends.Multiple lock(ing) bolt hole 909 is between long flange 907 and short flange 908, and bolt hole is preferably three, and it extends through the second right front inlet component 906.When container 10 is in the state of expansion, lock(ing) bolt hole 909 is aimed at the right side bolt hole 767 of right side board 14.

Refer again to Figure 69, corrugation plate metal 910 extends to right front beam 900 from anterior upper right cap plate 895 along its whole length, and extends to the second right front inlet component 906 from the first right front inlet component 903 along its whole length.Corrugation plate metal 910 receives the right front inlet component 903 of anterior upper right cap plate 895, first of next-door neighbour, right front beam 900 and the second right front inlet component 906 along its whole peripheral weld.As easily understood by the skilled person, the second right front inlet component 906 is welded to corrugation plate metal 910, thus viewed from the within of container 10, is good at flange 907 when container 10 is in the state of its expansion.As shown in Figure 67-69, multiple second right front articulated element 912 is attached to the inside surface 911 of the first right front inlet component 903 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.As shown in Figure 68, each second right front articulated element 912 is rotatably fixed to one in the first right front articulated element 893 by swivel pin 913, to allow right front access panel 894 to wave relative to anterior mainboard 828.

Refer again to Figure 69, recess 914 in corrugation plate metal 910 is close to each the lock(ing) bolt hole 909 in the second right front inlet component 906, and slide lock retainer 915 is arranged in each recess 914 and aims at the lock(ing) bolt hole 909 of the second right front inlet component 906.As shown in Figure 69 and 72, sliding locking mechanism 916 (comprising slip locking bar 917 and slide lock bolt 918) is fixed to each the slide lock retainer 915 in recess 914 slidably, thus by using in slip locking bar 917, each sliding locking mechanism 916 can be positioned between unlocked position and latched position, in unlocked position, corresponding slide lock bolt 918 is in the retracted position of right side bolt hole 767 outside of right side board 14, and corresponding slide lock bolt 918 extends through one in the lock(ing) bolt hole 909 of the second right front inlet component 906 of next-door neighbour and the right side bolt hole 767 of right side board 14 in latched position.

Refer again to Figure 67 and 69, at least one lock(ing) bolt assembly 919 is installed to right front access panel 894 in the corrugation 920 of corrugation plate metal 910.Identical with for described in right side board 14 of the structure of lock(ing) bolt assembly 919, but each pivotable anchoring piece 820 is fixed firmly to the corrugation plate metal 910 of right front access panel 894, and each guiding tube 827 extends through anterior upper right cap plate 895, and be fixed firmly to anterior upper right cap plate 895, as Figure 73.As easily understood by the skilled person, each lock(ing) bolt assembly 919 as herein described is optionally located between the first position and the second position, in primary importance, when container 10 is in deployed condition, lock(ing) bolt 823 is received in one of them the lock(ing) bolt hole 610 in the bottom surfaces 608 of the right beam 600 of ceiling, and lock(ing) bolt 823 is taken out from this lock(ing) bolt hole 610 completely in the second position.

As shown in Figure 67,74 and 75, left front post 63 comprises anterior left articulated slab 2891, and when container 10 is in the state of expansion, the left articulated slab in described front portion extends towards the door edge 21 of ceiling floor 11.Multiple (and preferably four) first anterior left articulated element 2893 be attached to the inside surface 2892 of anterior left articulated slab 2891 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.First anterior left articulated element 2893 each be fixed firmly to the inside surface 2892 of anterior left articulated slab 2891, preferably through welding.

As shown in Figure 74, anterior left entry plate 2894 is attached to left front post 63 pivotly, and as shown in Figure 76, anterior left entry plate 2894 comprises top 2214, bottom margin 2216, front edge 2218 and door edge 2220.Anterior upper left cap plate 2895 along anterior left entry plate 2894 top 2214 and extend along its length, described anterior upper left cap plate has front end 2896, door end 2897, and preferably as shown in Figure 67 and 74, anterior left ceiling flange 2898 extends to an end 2897 from front end 2896.Anterior left beam 2900 along anterior left entry plate 2894 bottom margin 2216 and extend along its length, anterior left beam has front end 2901 and door end 2902.

As shown in Figure 76, the first anterior left entry component 2903 extends to the front end 2901 of anterior left beam 2900 from the front end 2896 of anterior upper left cap plate 2895, and is fixed firmly to front end 2896,2901, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 76, the second anterior left entry component 2906 extends to the door end 2902 of anterior left beam 2900 from the door end 2897 of anterior upper left cap plate 2895, and is fixed firmly to an end 2897,2902, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 76,77 and 78, second anterior left entry component 2906 comprises long flange 2907 and short flange 2908, and the door edge 21 of each flange when container 10 is in the state of expansion along the length of the second anterior left entry component 2906 and towards ceiling floor 11 extends.Multiple lock(ing) bolt hole 2909 is between long flange 2907 and short flange 2908, and bolt hole is preferably three, and it extends through the second anterior left entry component 2906.When container 10 is in the state of expansion, lock(ing) bolt hole 2909 is aimed at the left side bolt hole 794 of left side board 16.

Refer again to Figure 76, corrugation plate metal 2910 extends to anterior left beam 2900 along its whole length from anterior upper left cap plate 2895, and extends to the second anterior left entry component 2906 along its whole length from the first anterior left entry component 2903.Corrugation plate metal 2910 receives the anterior left entry component 2903 of anterior upper left cap plate 2895, first of next-door neighbour, anterior left beam 2900 and the second anterior left entry component 2906 along its whole peripheral weld.Those skilled in the art are understandable, and the second anterior left entry component 2906 is welded to corrugation plate metal 2910, thus viewed from the within of container 10, are good at flange 2907 when container 10 is in the state of its expansion.As shown in Figure 74-76, multiple second anterior left articulated elements 2912 are attached to the inside surface 2911 of the first anterior left entry component 2903 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.Each second anterior left articulated element 2912 is rotatably fixed to one in the first anterior left articulated element 2893 by swivel pin, to allow anterior left entry plate 2894 to wave relative to anterior mainboard 828.

Refer again to Figure 74 and 76, recess 2914 in corrugation plate metal 2910 and the lock(ing) bolt hole 2909 in the second anterior left entry component 2906 each be close to, and slide lock retainer 2915 is in each recess 2914 and the lock(ing) bolt hole 2909 aimed in the second anterior left entry component 2906.As shown in Figure 76 and 79, sliding locking mechanism 2916 (comprising locking bar 2917 and slide lock bolt 2918) is fixed to each in recess 2914 slidably, thus each sliding locking mechanism 2916 is positioned between unlocked position and latched position by using one in slip locking bar 2917, in described unlocked position, corresponding slide lock bolt 2918 is in the retracted position of left side bolt hole 794 outside of left side board 16, and in latched position corresponding slide lock bolt 2918 extend through the next-door neighbour of the second anterior left entry component 2906 lock(ing) bolt hole 2909 and by the left side bolt hole 794 of left side board 16.

Refer again to Figure 76, at least one lock(ing) bolt assembly 2919 is installed to anterior left entry plate 2894 in the corrugation part 2920 of corrugation plate metal 2910.Identical with for described in right side board 14 of the structure of lock(ing) bolt assembly 2919, but each pivotable anchoring piece 820 is fixed firmly to the corrugation plate metal 2910 of anterior left entry plate 2894, and each guiding tube 827 extends through anterior upper left cap plate 2895, and be fixed firmly to anterior upper right cap plate 895, as shown in Figure 80.As easily understood by the skilled person, each lock(ing) bolt assembly 2919 as herein described is optionally located between the first position and the second position, in primary importance, when container 10 is in deployed condition, lock(ing) bolt is received in one of them the lock(ing) bolt hole 610 in the bottom surfaces 609 of the left beam 603 of ceiling, and in the second position, lock(ing) bolt 823 is taken out from this lock(ing) bolt hole 610 completely.

As shown in Figure 81,84 and 86, door-plate 18 comprises the left entry plate 923 of the mainboard 921 of door, the right entry plate 922 of door and door.The mainboard 921 of door comprises top 928, bottom margin 929, right hand edge 930, left hand edge 931, two door pillars 924,925 and two doors 926,927.Right door pillar 924 (its cross-sectional plane is hollow, rectangular) extends along the right hand edge 930 of the mainboard 921 of door, and left-hand door post 925 (cross-sectional plane is also hollow, rectangular) extends along the left hand edge 931 of the mainboard 921 of door.

Refer again to Figure 81, each 926,927 known type with transfer cask field, and one that is hinged to by multiple door hinge fitting 932 in door pillar 924,925, to rotate between the first position and the second position, in primary importance, this door 926,927 is closed, and this door 926,927 is opened in the second position.Each 926,927 has the latch lock component 639 be attached with it, and each latch lock component preferably includes two securing rods 92, and described securing rod is rotatably attached to the outside face 934,935 of this door 926,927 by bar guiding piece 933.Securing rod 933 of the present utility model is known type in this area and can be common to transfer cask.This securing rod 92 has the joint 940 of end 91 thereon and the joint 941 in its bottom 713, and each securing rod 92 has the handle 936 be attached with it, rotates about 180 degree to allow this securing rod 92.As easily understood by the skilled person, when container 10 is in the state of expansion and car door 926,927 is closed, each securing rod 92 is allowed to rotate in one of them snap close 90a that the joint 940 at upper end 91 place of this securing rod 92 can be made to rotate on ceiling floor 11 by the handle 936 be attached with it, and make to rotate in the joint 941 at bottom 713 place of this securing rod 92 in one of them snap close 90b in base plate 11, thus door 926,927 is fixed on off position. simultaneously

As shown in Figure 82 and 83, securing rod 943 is connected to one of them securing rod 92 of right door 926 pivotly at an end 944 place, and locking block 945 is fixed firmly to left-hand door 927 in a position, and securing rod 943 is aimed at when door 926,927 is closed in this position.Securing rod 943 comprises lock pin holes 946 further, and described lock pin holes extends vertically through securing rod 943, and securing rod 943 has the securing rod recess 947 contiguous with the far-end 948 of securing rod 943.Locking block 945 has the upper flange 949 that is spaced apart from each other and lower flange 950 for reception securing rod 943, and pin joint batter 951 (its diameter is identical with lock pin holes 946) extends vertically through upper flange 949 and lower flange 950.Lock pin holes 946 is positioned on securing rod 943, thus when securing rod 943 is received in the flange 949,950 of locking block 945 and the securing rod 92 of left-hand door 927 is received in (" latched position ") in securing rod recess 947, the lock pin holes 946 of securing rod 943 and the pin joint batter 951 of locking block 945 substantially coaxial, to allow stop pin 952 to be inserted through the pin joint batter 951 of upper flange 949, by the lock pin holes 946 of securing rod 945, and enter the pin joint batter 951 of lower flange 950.

As shown in Figure 81, door articulation pivot 953,954 upwards extends from each door pillar 924,925 of the top 928 of the mainboard 92 of adjacent doors, and as shown in Fig. 84 – 87, each articulation pivot 953,954 be rotatably connected to be positioned at ceiling floor 11 door edge 21 near, in groups 651,652 the family status one articulated element 653a, 653b, one group in 653c, 653d.Each articulation pivot 953,954 has swivel pin 955, as shown in Figure 81, described swivel pin extends through one in the hingen axis hole 668 of the family status one articulated element 653a, 653b, 653c and 653d of next-door neighbour and door articulation pivot 953,954, to allow door-plate 12 to rotate relative to ceiling floor 11.

The door articulation pivot 953 contiguous with the right hand edge 930 of the mainboard 921 of door and the door articulation pivot 954 contiguous with the left hand edge 931 of the mainboard 921 of door are identical, and representational door articulation pivot illustrates separately in Figure 88 A-88C.Each articulation pivot 953,954 has the hinged pin-and-hole 956 of the pivotable extended through wherein, and circular cylindrical projection earhole 957 also extends through wherein.As shown in Figure 81, cylindrical lug 958 extends through each circular cylindrical projection earhole 957 and gives prominence to from each side of door articulation pivot 953,954.The diameter that each cylindrical lug 958 the has door lug be only slightly less than on each family status one articulated element 653a, 653b, 653c, 653d of ceiling floor 11 receives the height 959 of conduit 669.When being incorporated in the utility model, swivel pin 955 extend through in the family status one articulated element 653a, 653c one hingen axis hole 668, by the pivot knuckles pin-and-hole 956 of door articulation pivot 953 and by with another the hingen axis hole in the family status one articulated element 653b, the 653d of another vicinity in first articulated element 653a, 653c, to allow the rotation between door-plate 18 and ceiling floor 11.Those skilled in the art are understandable, when to be rotatably fixed on by swivel pin 955 in door articulation pivot 953,954 between two in the family status one articulated element 653a, 653b, 653c, 653d, the lug that cylindrical lug 958 rotates to the family status one articulated element 653a, 653b, 653c, 653d of next-door neighbour receives in conduit 669 and many load of being carried by door articulation pivot 953,954 can be transferred to cylindrical lug 958 from swivel pin 955, allows door articulation pivot 953,954 to support the weight heavier than the weight that only can carry on swivel pin 955.Identical with described in the door articulation pivot 953 for contiguous right hand edge 930 of the structure of the door articulation pivot 954 contiguous with the left hand edge 931 of the mainboard 921 of door and function, but door articulation pivot 954 is received in and the left hand edge 20 of ceiling floor 11 is contiguous between the family status one articulated element 653c, 653d.

As shown in Figure 89-92, tang 962,963 is positioned at each door pillar 924,925 lower end 960,961 of door-plate 18.Each door handle pin 962,963 has 964,965 and the shop front 966,967 above, and described above in the face of front panel 12, the described shop front deviates from front panel 12.As Figure 93 and 94 is shown in further detail, be attached to a door handle pin 962 of right post 924 and comprise from 964 holes 968 extending to the shop front 966 of door handle pin 962 above, and hole 968 from above 964 the first diameter taper to the minor diameter slightly at the shop front 966 place.As shown in Figure 95 and 96, the structure being attached to the door handle pin 963 of Men Zuozhu 925 is identical with for being attached to a structure of the tang 962 of right post 924, but hole 968 965 shop fronts 967 extending to the door handle pin 963 being attached to Men Zuozhu 925 before the tang 963 being attached to Men Zuozhu 925.

As shown in Figure 93-96, each door pillar 924,925 has the door roller arm 969,970 firmly fixed with it near its lower end 960,961, and each roller arm 969,970 is along the tang 962,963 be close to downward-extension, but is spaced from.The lower end 971,972 of each roller arm 969,970 extends about two inches below the lower end 973,974 of the door handle pin of next-door neighbour.

As shown in Figure 93-98, distance piece 975,976 is fixed to each roller arm 969,970 of its lower end 971,972 contiguous, and each distance piece 975,976 has with the roller wrapper plate 977,978 detachably fixing with it of the isolated relation of door roller arm 969,970 with next-door neighbour.The lower edge 979,980 of each roller wrapper plate 977,978 is along the door roller arm 969,970 of next-door neighbour to downward-extension and extend around half inch to one inch below its lower end 973,974 subsequently.Door roller 981,982 is rotatably attached to each roller arm 969,970 of its lower end 973,974 contiguous, and by pivot pin 983,984 in position, described pivot pin extends between door roller arm 969,970 and the roller wrapper plate 977,978 be close to it.Each roller 981,982 is aimed in the track 402,404 of base plate 17 and is driven on this track 402,404 in the folding of container 10 as described below and expansion process.

See Figure 89 and 90, the right post of door 924 comprises a right articulated slab 3891, and the right articulated slab of described door extends towards the front edge 22 of ceiling floor 11 when container 10 is in the state of expansion.Multiple (preferably four) first right articulated element 3893 is attached to the inside surface 3892 of a right articulated slab 3891 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.Each first right articulated element 3893 is fixed firmly to the inside surface 3892 of a right articulated slab 3891, preferably through welding.

Door right entry plate 3894 is attached to a right post 924 pivotly, and as shown in Figure 99 and 105, door right entry plate 3894 comprises top 3214, bottom margin 3216, front edge 3218 and door edge 3220.Door upper right cap plate 3895 along door right entry plate 3894 top 3214 and extend along its length, door upper right cap plate has front end 3896, door end 3897, and preferably as shown in Figure 90, there is the right ceiling flange 3898 of the door extending to an end 3897 from front end 3896.Right front beam 3900 along door right entry plate 3894 bottom margin 3216 and extend along its length, right front beam has front end 3901 and door end 3902.

As shown in Figure 99, first right entry component 3903 extends to a door end 3902 for right beam 3900 from the door end 3897 of door upper right cap plate 3895, and is fixed firmly to an end 3897,3902, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 91 and 99, second right entry component 3906 extends to a front end 3901 for right beam 3900 from the front end 3896 of door upper right cap plate 3895, and is fixed firmly to front end 3896,3901, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 99-101, second right entry component 3906 comprises long flange 3907 and short flange 3908, and each flange extends along the length of second right entry component 3906 and towards the door edge 21 of ceiling floor 11 when container 10 is in the state of expansion.Multiple (preferably three) lock(ing) bolt hole 3909 is between long flange 3907 and short flange 3908, and described lock(ing) bolt hole extends through second right entry component 3906.When container 10 is in the state of expansion, lock(ing) bolt hole 3909 is aimed at the right side bolt hole 768 of right side board 14.

Refer again to Figure 99, corrugation plate metal 3910 extends to a right beam 3900 from door upper right cap plate 3895 along its whole length, and extends to second right entry component 3906 from first right entry component 3903 along its whole length.Corrugation plate metal 3910 receives door upper right cap plate 3895, first right entry component 3903 of next-door neighbour, the right beam 3900 of door and second right entry component 3906 along its whole peripheral weld.As easily understood by the skilled person, second right entry component 3906 is welded to corrugation plate metal 3910, thus viewed from the within of container 10, is good at flange 3907 when container 10 is in the state of its expansion.As shown in Figure 89,99 and 102, multiple second right articulated element 3912 is attached to the inside surface 3911 of first right entry component 3903 and door right entry plate 3894 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.Each second right articulated element 3912 is rotatably fixed to one in first right articulated element 3893 by swivel pin, to allow door right entry plate 3894 to wave relative to door mainboard 921.

Recess 3914 in corrugation plate metal 3910 is close to each the lock(ing) bolt hole 3909 in second right entry component 3906, and slide lock retainer 3915 is arranged in each recess 3914 and aims at the lock(ing) bolt hole 3909 of second right entry component 3906.As shown in Figure 99 and 103, sliding locking mechanism 3916 (comprising locking bar 3917 and slide lock bolt 3918) is fixed to each the slide lock retainer 3915 in recess 3914 slidably, thus each sliding locking mechanism 3916 is positioned between unlocked position and latched position by using one in slip locking bar 3917, in unlocked position, corresponding slide lock bolt 3918 is arranged in the retracted position of right side bolt hole 768 outside of right side board 14, and in latched position corresponding slide lock bolt 3918 extend through next-door neighbour's lock(ing) bolt hole 3909 of second right entry component 3906 and right side board 14 one of them on the right side of bolt hole 768.

Refer again to Figure 99, at least one lock(ing) bolt assembly 3919 is installed to a right entry plate 3894 in the corrugation part 3920 of corrugation plate metal.Identical with for described in right side board 14 of the structure of lock(ing) bolt assembly 3919, but each pivotable anchoring piece 820 is fixed firmly to the corrugation plate metal 3910 of a right entry plate 3894, and each guiding tube 827 extends through anterior upper right cap plate 3895, and be fixed firmly to anterior upper right cap plate 3895, as shown in Figure 104.As easily understood by the skilled person, each lock(ing) bolt assembly 3919 as herein described is optionally located between the first position and the second position, in primary importance, when container 10 is in deployed condition, lock(ing) bolt 823 is received in one of them the lock(ing) bolt hole 610 in the bottom surfaces 608 of the right beam 600 of ceiling, and in the second place, lock(ing) bolt 823 is taken out from this lock(ing) bolt hole 610 completely.

Comprise a left articulated slab 4891 see Figure 89 and 90, Men Zuozhu 925, the left articulated slab of described door extends towards the front edge 22 of ceiling floor 11 when container 10 is in the state of expansion.Multiple (and preferably four) first left articulated element 4893 is attached to the inside surface 4892 of a left articulated slab 2891 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.First left articulated element 4893 each be fixed firmly to the inside surface 4892 of a left articulated slab 4891, preferably through welding.

Door left entry plate 4894 is attached to Men Zuozhu 925 pivotly, and as shown in Figure 105, door left entry plate 4894 comprises top 4214, bottom margin 4216, front edge 4218 and door edge 4220.Door upper left cap plate 4895 along door left entry plate 4894 top 4214 and extend along its length, described door upper left cap plate has front end 4896, door end 4897, and preferably as shown in Figure 89, there is the left ceiling flange 4898 of the door extending to an end 4897 from front end 4896.Men Zuoliang 4900 along anterior left entry plate 4894 bottom margin 4216 and extend along its length, described Men Zuoliang has front end 4901 and door end 4902.

As shown in Figure 105, first left entry component 4903 extends to the door end 4902 of Men Zuoliang 4900 from the door end 4897 of door upper left cap plate 4895, and is fixed firmly to an end 4897,4902, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 92 and 105, second left entry component 4906 extends to the front end 4901 of Men Zuoliang 4900 from the front end 4896 of door upper left cap plate 4895, and is fixed firmly to front end 4896,4901, preferably through welding.As shown in Figure 10 5 – 107, second left entry component 4906 comprises long flange 4907 and short flange 4908, and the front edge 22 of each flange when container 10 is in the state of expansion along the length of the second anterior left entry component 4906 and towards ceiling floor 11 extends.Multiple lock(ing) bolt hole 4909 is between long flange 4907 and short flange 4908, and bolt hole is preferably three, and it extends through the second front left inlet component 4906.When container 10 is in the state of expansion, lock(ing) bolt hole 4909 is aimed at the left side bolt hole 795 of left side board 16.

Refer again to Figure 105, corrugation plate metal 4910 extends to Men Zuoliang 4900 from door upper left cap plate 4895 along its whole length, and extends to second left entry component 4906 from first left entry component 4903 along its whole length.Corrugation plate metal 4910 receives door upper left cap plate 4895, first left entry component 4903 of next-door neighbour, Men Zuoliang 4900 and second left entry component 4906 along its whole peripheral weld.As easily understood by the skilled person, second left entry component 4906 is welded to corrugation plate metal 4910, thus viewed from the within of container 10, is good at flange 4907 when container 10 is in the state of its expansion.As shown in Figure 90,105 and 108, multiple second left articulated element 4912 is attached to the inside surface 4911 of first left entry component 4903 and door left entry plate 4894 with the relation be spaced apart from each other.Each second left articulated element 4912 is rotatably fixed to one in first left articulated element 4893 by swivel pin, to allow door left entry plate 4894 to wave relative to door mainboard 921.

Recess 4914 in corrugation plate metal 4910 is close to each the lock(ing) bolt hole 3909 in second left entry component 4906, and slide lock retainer 4915 is arranged in each recess 4914 and aims at the lock(ing) bolt hole 4909 of the second anterior left entry component 4906.As shown in Figure 105 and 109, sliding locking mechanism 4916 (comprising slip locking bar 4917 and slide lock bolt 4918) is fixed to each in recess 4914 slidably, thus each sliding locking mechanism 4916 is positioned between unlocked position and latched position by using one in slip locking bar 4917, in described unlocked position, corresponding slide lock bolt 4918 is in the retracted position of left side bolt hole 795 outside of left side board 16, and in latched position corresponding slide lock bolt 4918 extend through the next-door neighbour of second left entry component 4906 lock(ing) bolt hole 4909 and by the left side bolt hole 795 of left side board 16.

As shown in Figure 105, at least one lock(ing) bolt assembly 4919 is installed to a left entry plate 4894 in the corrugation part 4920 of corrugation plate metal 4910.Identical with for described in right side board 14 of the structure of lock(ing) bolt assembly 4919, but each pivotable anchoring piece 820 is fixed firmly to the corrugation plate metal 4910 of a left entry plate 4894, and each guiding tube 827 extends through a upper left cap plate 4895, and be fixed firmly to anterior upper right cap plate 4895, as shown in Figure 110.As easily understood by the skilled person, each lock(ing) bolt assembly 4919 as herein described is optionally located between the first position and the second position, in primary importance, when container 10 is in deployed condition, lock(ing) bolt 823 is received in one of them the lock(ing) bolt hole 610 in the bottom surfaces 609 of the left beam 603 of ceiling, and in the second place, lock(ing) bolt 823 is taken out from this lock(ing) bolt hole 610 completely.

As easily understood by the skilled person, further embodiment can be incorporated to reduce costs and weight.One in these embodiments comprises elimination access panel, with the torsion hinged replacement side articulated element of pin and Hookean spring assembly, and increases the height of side plate, thinks that base plate provides more intensity and reduces weight from top plate.

The radical function of access panel is the plate portion minimized height made near front panel and door-plate, to carry out turnover operation to it.Figure 113 is the schematic diagram planar view of looking down on base portion 17, shows side plate folding on base portion 17 downwards.The region marked by " X " 5000 shows the region occupied by side plate when they are folding downwards.Two regions 5001,5002 of next-door neighbour's side plate are not by the region that side plate occupies, because access panel is folded to front panel or door-plate in this view.The lateral plan of the base portion 17 shown in Figure 113 is presented in Figure 114, which show because side plate does not extend the whole length of base portion, so trough of belt region 5003,5004 is formed in the end of every side plate, because the stacks as high 5005 of base portion 17 and side plate is greater than the height 5006 of two regions 5001, the 5002 place's base plate 17 at next-door neighbour's side plate substantially.As shown in curved arrow 5007,5008, these trough of belt regions 5003,5004 allow door-plate and front panel during folding process, get out of the way folding side plate when side plate waves along the path shown in curved arrow 5007,5008 downwards.Unfortunately, this slotted design has plenty of the surface being difficult to effectively seal admittedly, and needs extra weight to realize the expectation rigidity of container in configuration aspects.This further embodiment eliminates access panel completely by side plate being extended the whole length of base portion.Which eliminate the sealing demand between access panel and side plate, reduce cost, and also greatly improve the structural behaviour of container.

Figure 115 shows the schematic side elevation of base portion 17, and its latus inframedium is upright.As previously mentioned, side plate structurally receives base plate 17 by side articulated element system, side articulated element for side plate hinge function is provided and for be in expansion state under container shearing load ability is provided.Although this design can perform satisfactorily, which incorporates less desirable architectural feature in some applications.Unfortunately, for base plate 17 provides the side plate of 80% load carrying capacity (effectively increasing depth of beam by the angle from system point) not extend to the end of base plate 17, bear all vertical loads at described end right and left side door interlocking part and right and left forequarter interlocking part.Therefore, stress concentrates on a little 5009,5010, meets in the end of this place's side plate and base plate 17.By side plate being extended the complete length of base plate 17 to reach the end of beam, this stress is concentrated and can be eliminated.

Figure 116 show schematically show the view in transverse section through base plate 17 and the side plate with a vicinity in side articulated element and Hookean spring assembly.Be rotated down (shown in dotted line) from its upright position with left side board, spring device in Hookean spring assembly (not shown) is compressed, in cable 5045, form tensile force, described cable is preferably adjusted to be provided in the appropriate forces of when left side board folds, the weight of left side board being carried out to counterbalancing (counter-balance) downwards.Unfortunately, this design needs right side board to reduce the distance " D " 5011.As a result, must not reduce the distance " D " 5011 with compared with the situation adapting to cable 5045 with the height of right side board, skirt section, right side (it is from top plate to downward-extension) must be longer with the shortening compensating right side board height.As easily understood by the skilled person, because skirt section, right and left side has less rigidity than the remainder of top plate (they extend from it), so skirt section, side should be preferably short as far as possible to the distance of downward-extension from top plate, and side plate should be high as far as possible, maximize to make the rigidity of structure of container.

Be use swivel pin torsion spring assembly to the remarkable improvement of the further embodiment of this structure, its example is presented in Figure 117, replaces the side articulated element being attached to right and left side plate described in preferred embodiment and Hookean spring assembly.Swivel pin torsion spring replaces " pin " in the torsional characteristics portion of Figure 116 of bottom beam inside.Preferably, each swivel pin torsion spring assembly 5000 comprises side plate articulated element 5020, base hinge component 5021,5022 and swivel pin torsion spring 5023.Although the swivel pin torsion spring assembly of Figure 117 display is shown and is described as being attached to left side board, it should be understood that the swivel pin torsion spring assembly used on right side board is similar.

Swivel pin torsion spring 5023 as shown in Figure 118 comprises swivel pin, it has cylindrical main portion 5025, there is in an end of swivel pin non-cylindrical part 5026 (preferably hexagonal cross-sectional plane), and in the end contrary with non-cylindrical part 5026, there is pin ratchet features 5027.Pin ratchet features 5027, it is preferably cylindrical discoid pieces, and comprise multiple wheel tooth 5028, described gear teeth face is to non-cylindrical part 5026 and it is entirely along identical circumferential direction.Non-cylindrical part 5026 and pin ratchet features 5027 are integrated with cylindrical main section 5025, thus the rotation of non-cylindrical part 5026 must make pin ratchet features 5027 rotate along equidirectional.

As shown in Figure 119, the torsion spring 5029 of swivel pin torsion spring 5023 comprises coil spring 5030, attachment ring 5031, spring ratchet features 5032 and spring protector 5033.Attachment ring 5031 and spring ratchet features 5032 each there is interior eyelet, its diameter had is greater than the external diameter of the cylindrical main section 5025 of swivel pin 5024, with allow the cylindrical main section 5025 of swivel pin 5024 do not have bond situation lower slider pass through.Equally, the internal diameter of coil spring 5030 is greater than the external diameter of the cylindrical main section 5025 of swivel pin 5024, to avoid the bonding between the cylindrical main section 5025 of swivel pin 5024 and coil spring 5030 in all operations position of swivel pin torsion spring 5023.Attachment ring 5031 is attached (preferably by welding) end to coil spring 5030 securely, and spring ratchet features 5032 is attached (preferably by welding) opposite ends to coil spring 5030 securely.Spring ratchet features 5030 (it is preferably substantial cylindrical) comprises multiple wheel tooth 5034, and described wheel tooth deviates from attachment ring 5031 and along identical circumferential direction, this circumferential direction is contrary along direction with wheel tooth 5028 institute of pin ratchet features.Spring ratchet features 5032 comprises non-cylindrical part 5035, and it is preferably hexagonal transverse cross section, and its object is hereinafter described.Tubulose and can for spring shield part 5033 that is cylindrical or non-cylindrical allow coil spring 5030 assemble loosely and to its protect.

In Figure 120, swivel pin torsion spring 5023 is shown as assembling completely, and swivel pin 5024 is inserted into torsion spring 5029.As easily understood by the skilled person, in this assembled state, the wheel tooth 5028 of gear alligator ratchet features 5027 interlocks with the wheel tooth 5034 of spring ratchet features 5032, and due to the inclination feature of wheel tooth 5028,5034, can only rotate along a direction, and if want to rotate in opposite direction, wheel tooth 5028,5034 will lock together.

As shown in Figure 121, the swivel pin 5024 of swivel pin torsion spring 5023 is received in the hole 5036 of base hinge component 5022.Hole 5036 is greater than the external diameter of the cylindrical main portion 5025 of swivel pin 5024 slightly, to allow swivel pin to rotate freely wherein.In addition, attachment ring 5031 is by welding or be attached to base hinge component 5022 securely by some other attachment methods, and it prevents from being attached the rotation between ring 5031 and base hinge component 5022.Base hinge component 5022 is welded to base left beam 685 along the vertical edge 5037 be close to it, and is welded to base left beam 685 along the horizontal edge 5038 be close to it.

As shown in Figure 122, the swivel pin 5024 of swivel pin torsion spring 5023 is received in the hole 5039 of base hinge component 5021.Hole 5039 is greater than the external diameter of the cylindrical main portion 5025 of swivel pin 5024 slightly, to allow swivel pin to rotate freely wherein.Base hinge component 5021 is welded to base left beam 685 along the vertical edge 5040 be close to it, and is welded to base left beam 685 along the horizontal edge 5041 be close to it.

Refer again to Figure 117, the hexagon part of swivel pin 5024 is received in the hexagon 5042 in side plate articulated element 5020.The hexagon part 5026 of swivel pin 5024 is welded or is otherwise fixed firmly to side plate articulated element 5020, unexpectedly slides into beyond torsion spring 5029 to prevent swivel pin 5024.Side plate articulated element 5020 is welded to left side board 16 along the vertical edge 5043 be close to it, and if expect, then can comprise retainer 5044, to guarantee once side plate 16 is vertical, the situation that side plate 16 stops the rotation, rotates past upright position to prevent it.

As easily understood by the skilled person, under the complete assembled state shown in Figure 117, open-end spanner can be used for the hexagon part 5035 of spring ratchet features 5032, to allow spring ratchet features 5032 rotate, increase the moment of torsion on swivel pin 5024 thus and increase the counterbalancing effect of coil spring 5030 on side plate 16.Once moment of torsion so sets, then when side plate is rotated down, swivel pin torsion spring provides moment of torsion to side plate, carries out counterbalancing thus to the weight of side plate.

The needs from height 5006 to the elevated height of height 5005 in Figure 114 eliminated by swivel pin torsion spring assembly 5000, eliminate the requirement that arbitrary side plate 14,16 is shortened the gap of the cable 5045 be provided for from Hookean spring assembly.Each swivel pin torsion spring assembly 5000 replaces pin, cable and Hookean spring.When not needing to make side plate shorten to hold cable, the height of side plate can increase, and to make right and left skirt section 23,24 from ceiling floor to the distance minimization of downward-extension, simplifies the sealing in this region.When eliminating cable 5045, to expose and cable under being always in tension force is stuck or destroys or the risk of hurting sb.'s feelings also is eliminated.Equally, eliminating access panel can allow each side plate to stride across the whole length of container, and use swivel pin torsion spring to allow the height of each side plate to maximize, make and be incorporated to the container of access panel with the Hookean spring assembly with cable and compare, this container weight is lighter and more rigid.

In order to folding container of the present utility model, the lock(ing) bolt on access panel is return from the corresponding bolt hole of its ceiling floor, and the sliding locking mechanism in each access panel is used for allowing slide lock bolt return along right and left side plate from bolt hole.One in access panel on front panel swings until they are substantially smooth against respective front or door, mainboard towards the inside of collapsible container subsequently with in the access panel on door-plate.Remaining access panel swings until they are substantially smooth against another access panel towards the inside of collapsible container subsequently.(certainly, if embodiment of the present utility model is whole length by the length of each side plate being extended to container and eliminate the embodiment of access panel, then relevant with access panel aforementioned folding step does not occur in folding process).

Door swings closedown subsequently, but unlocked position stayed by securing rod.Securing rod swings to locking block, make between its flange being received in locking block, and the securing rod in adjacent doors is received in the securing rod recess of securing rod.Stop pin is inserted through the pin joint batter of the upper flange of locking block and enters the lock pin holes of securing rod subsequently, is fixed together by door thus, opens to prevent door in folding process.

Next, the lock(ing) bolt on the side plate of left and right is return from their respective bolt holes ceiling floor, makes side plate freely interior to rotation thus.One in side plate swings to side plate subsequently and is positioned at position the bottom surface of base plate from its upright position, after this other side plates swing to it subsequently and are positioned at position other sides from its upright position.When at right and left side plate, each inwardly rotates, the weight of this side plate is substantially by the spring force institute counterbalancing provided by the spring in Hookean spring assembly or swivel pin torsion spring assembly (depending on which is used), allow one or two people safely left and right side plate to be folded into level attitude from upright position thus, and do not need extra equipment.To this, suspender is attached to ceiling floor at four each places of corner fittings, and its mode is similar to typical elevator formula transfer cask, and the ceiling floor of container is supported by the cylinder of suspender and door-plate and front panel.

Be used for that hammer lock(ing) bolt is interlocked part from base portion door with the hammer lockout mechanism in the recessed portion of the base right beam near the mainboard of back door and base left beam to return, and so do and also return from the hole of pincers in the door handle pin of right and left door pillar lower end, hole door, make door-plate leave from base plate thus.Be used for that hammer lock(ing) bolt is interlocked part from base portion door with the hammer lockout mechanism in the recessed portion of the base right beam near the mainboard of back door and base left beam to return, and so do and also return from the hole of pincers in the door handle pin of right and left door pillar lower end, hole door, make door-plate unlock from base plate thus.Equally, the hammer lockout mechanism in the sill plate of front panel is used for allowing hammer lock(ing) bolt return from base portion front portion interlocking part, and so does, and hammer lock(ing) bolt is return from the hole in tang before the base portion right and left door pillar lower end, is unlocked by front panel thus from base plate.

Suspender promotes ceiling floor with the front panel of attachment subsequently together with door-plate, until the roller of door pillar and front pillar lower end is just higher like the guide rail in the base plate be close to it, the position that tang is in before this some place door handle pin and base portion makes them return from the interlocking part of door-plate and front panel completely.To this, ceiling floor has been thus lifted to vertex necessary in folding process.Subsequently workman on door-plate in pushing away to swing its bottom margin with the base plate being positioned at inside, base plate door edge, and workman simultaneously on front panel in pushing away to force its bottom margin to be positioned at above the base plate of base plate front edge inside.When workman so locates door-plate and front panel, suspender starts to allow ceiling floor slowly reduce until each roller being arranged on door pillar and front pillar lower end is positioned on next-door neighbour's guide rail of base plate.

The decline of ceiling floor continues subsequently, the roller of door-plate is rolled along the guide rail of base plate towards front panel, the described wrapper plate that rolls through guides, and described wrapper plate slides along guide rail but slides beyond guide rail, leaves this guide rail to prevent roller slip.Meanwhile, the decline of ceiling floor makes the roller of front panel roll along the guide rail of base plate towards door-plate, and it is guided by wrapper plate, and described wrapper plate still slides along guide rail beyond guide rail, leaves this guide rail to prevent roller slip.Further, the decline continuation of ceiling floor is until front panel and door-plate are arranged essentially parallel to base plate, and ceiling floor is positioned in base plate, and is received in one of them interlocking part of ceiling floor from each base portion tang that base plate extends.Container is ready to be locked in its folding position subsequently.

The lock of the hammer near its front edge be arranged on ceiling floor enters the hole of interlocking part by allowing lock(ing) bolt and is received in the hole of base portion tang wherein and engages, as shown in Figure 111.This makes ceiling floor lock onto base plate at its forward edge place.Subsequently, this pair of locking bar is removed from its storage location, and is again attached to subsequently between a pair Xiamen retainer receptor of visiting for a pair in retainer receptor and base plate that folding container makes each locking bar in ceiling floor.Each locking bar is by be bolted to ceiling floor (described bolt be swirled to movable locking bolts hole on one of them and fastened) and to be fixed to Foldable container by with bolt the lower end of each locking bar being bolted to ceiling floor (described bolt be swirled to one of them lower movablely to lock in bolts hole and fastened) by the upper end of each locking bar with bolt.In this position, as shown in Figure 112, each " T " end of each locking bar is against the upper or Xiamen retainer receptor be close to it, and the load of being carried by locking bar during Foldable container is promoted is carried by this door holder moving part receptor instead of carried by bolt (locking bar is fixed to ceiling floor and base plate by it).For this reason, completed and ceiling floor locked onto base plate, and folded container be ready to passive movement, stacking, transport or store.For this reason, the Foldable container that suspender can be stacked on other Foldable containers promotes, for being transported to destination.

The expansion (unfolding) of the utility model preferred embodiment is the inverse process of folding process substantially, but when having risen to the vertex in folding process at ceiling floor, pull out door-plate and front panel to interlock above part in the door end the base portion suitably tang on door-plate being positioned at base plate, and before base portion above tang workman interlocking part be positioned at bottom front pillar locate.Workman keeps these positions subsequently, until ceiling floor declines and before door handle pin and base portion, tang is received in contiguous interlocking part.Be arranged in hammer lock in the base plate near an end subsequently by each lock(ing) bolt being driven through the hole of contiguous interlocking part and entering the hole of the door handle pin be received in wherein and fix, and the hammer lock being arranged in the sill plate of front panel by each lock(ing) bolt is driven through vicinity interlock part hole and before entering the base portion be received in wherein tang hole and be fixed.Left and right side plate is thus lifted to its vertical expanded position (counterbalancing passed through by spring in spring tube is assisted) subsequently, and the lock(ing) bolt on side plate extends in the bolt hole on ceiling floor, so that left and right side plate is locked into ceiling floor.Subsequently, access panel launches to be parallel to side plate from door-plate and front panel, sliding locking mechanism in access panel is used for slide lock bolt to be driven in the bolt hole in right and left side plate, and the lock(ing) bolt on access panel extends in the bolt hole on ceiling floor, so that access panel is locked into ceiling floor.To this, container is ready for transporting cargo.

As easily understood by the skilled person, access panel allows workman easily enter and leave container, to contribute to the folding of side plate and to launch.If undesirably this alerting ability, then side plate is extensible with the whole length striden across between front panel and door-plate, and locking feature can add side plate to, so that side plate is locked into front panel and door-plate, eliminates access panel completely thus.

A series of alternatives of the lockout mechanism for collapsible container are provided as in Figure 123-132.Referring now to Figure 123-129, show the element forming internal locking mechanism.More specifically, for Figure 123-125, the region between side plate 14 and bight post 6002 shows lockplate assembly 6000.Front panel 12 and door-plate 18 are fixed to bight post 6002 by lockplate assembly 6000.More specifically, lockplate assembly 6000 comprises plate 6004 and gangbar 6006, and gangbar 6006 is connected to plate 6004.See Figure 125, plate 6004 has rectangular shape.But the concrete size and dimension of plate 6004 changes according to the geometry of container.

Lockplate assembly 6000 also comprises lever arm 6008, and described lever arm is connected to gangbar 6006 and is roughly parallel to gangbar 6006.Lever arm 6008 has the hinge-point 6010 an end and can around hinge-point 6010 pivotable.Lockplate assembly 6000 also comprises removable pin 6012, when being installed between gangbar 6006 and lever arm 6008, lockplate assembly 6000 is fixed on its engage position (plate 6004 is positioned in bight post 6002).

Lockplate assembly 6000 is movable between engage position (wherein plate 6004 engages bight post 6002) and disengaged position (wherein plate 6004 has slided from bight post 6002 and removed).More specifically, plate 6004 engages and the first opening 6014 in bight post 6002.In order to fish plate 6004 in bight post 6002, power is applied to lever arm 6008 by along the direction towards side plate 14, makes lever arm 6008 around hinge-point 6010 pivotable.Due to the point of connection between gangbar 6006 and lever arm 6008, the motion of lever arm 6008 makes gangbar 6006 (and therefore making plate 6004) laterally move.Removable pin 6012 can pass through gangbar 6006 and lever arm 6008 subsequently, with by plate 6004 locks in place.

In embodiment of the present utility model, foldable transportation container utilizes four lockplate assemblies, four bight posts 6002 each and have a lockplate assembly between contiguous front panel 12 and door-plate 18.Therefore, in order to container is folding and allow front panel 12 and door-plate 18 to fold, four lockplate assemblies 6000 each must move to disengaged position from joint (namely locking) position, in disengaged position, plate 6004 is removed from bight post 6002.

The preferred A514 of lockplate assembly 6000 or similar high strength steel manufacture, described steel has the final yield strength of 80ksi or larger.This material is preferred for providing intensity and resistant to corrosion object.

Referring now to Figure 126-129, show the additional components of internal lock system.See Figure 126, show the fragmentary perspective view of multiple bar latch assembly 6100.Bar latch assembly 6100 is located along the inner face of one or more side plate 14 and/or 16 or surperficial 14a.As a result, bar latch assembly 6100 is for removably joining the skirt section 23 and/or 24 of ceiling floor 11 to by one or more side plate 14 and/or 16.

More specifically, bar latch assembly 6100 is shown in more detail in Figure 127-129.Bar latch assembly 6100 comprises lever arm 6102, and it has first end 6104 and the second contrary end 6106.Bar breech lock 6108 is connected to lever arm 6102 and has first end 6110 and the second contrary end 6112.First end 6110 is connected to lever arm 6102 and the second end 6112 has elongated insertion part 6114.Bar latch assembly 6100 also comprises base hinge portion 6116, and it is connected to the second end 6106 of lever arm 6102.

See Figure 127 and 128, bar latch assembly 6100 also comprises one or more capture board 6118, and plate 6118 has the recessed opening 6120 that size is set to receive elongated insertion part 6114.Recessed opening 6120 can have various shape and structure.Such as, the capture board 6118 shown in Figure 128 has roughly U-lag road.One or more capture board 6118 is by such as welding the skirt section 23 and 24 that such means are fixed to container 10.One or more plate 6118 provides the region engaged for elongated insertion part 6114.Bar latch assembly 6100 also comprises removable pin (not shown), for bar latch assembly 6100 being locked in joint or latched position.Removable pin can be placed on lever arm 6102.Lug (not shown) can be placed along corrugation portion 14b, and removable pin will lock onto corrugation portion, thus securing rod latch assembly 6000.The preferred A514 of bar latch assembly 6100 or similar high strength steel manufacture, described steel has the final yield strength of 80ksi or larger.

Another feature of bar latch assembly 6100 is the ability allowing bar breech lock 6108 rotate about 180 degree, can be roughly parallel to lever arm 6102 and locate in its vicinity or be extended, as shown in Figure 127 from lever arm 6102 to make it.Side plate 14 has and is a series ofly formed in the corrugation part 14b that formed in the plate metallic walls forming side plate 14.That is, according to embodiment of the present utility model, when bar latch assembly 6100 is in a disengaged position, bar breech lock 6108 is rotatable for being roughly parallel to lever arm 6102 and locating in its vicinity, and is substantially comprised in thus in the corrugation part 14b of side plate.

As mentioned above, bar latch assembly 6100 is provided for side plate 14 and 16 locks in place and is used for the skirt section 23 of sealing top refractory slab 11 and/or the region between 24 and side plate.In operation, in order to side plate is in position, the raised and bar breech lock 6108 of side plate upwards rotates towards one or more capture board 6118.Once elongated insertion part 6114 is positioned in the recessed opening 6120 of capture board 6118, then power is applied to lever arm 6102, makes bar breech lock 6108 pull thus downwards and is fixed on by elongated insertion part 6114 in the recessed opening 6120 of one or more capture board 6118.This formation is for each repetition of multiple bar latch assemblies 6100 of the positioned internal along container 10.

As mentioned above, when side plate 14 and 16 unlocks, these side plates can be rotated to folded state, and its latus inframedium 14 and 16 is roughly parallel to ceiling floor 11 and base portion panel 18.In order to reduce side plate 14 and 16 relative to bar latch assembly 6100, being necessary that and bar latch assembly 6100 is thrown off from skirt section 23 and/or 24.

In order to disengagement yoke lock set 6100 in the set up procedure of folded side plate, above-mentioned formation is reversed simply by removing the current carries out.More specifically, set pin is removed and power is applied to lever arm 6102 along the direction leaving side plate.Owing to being applied to the power of lever arm 6102, lever arm 6102, around base hinge portion 6116 pivotable, makes bar breech lock 6108 move in upward direction and be discharged by the recessed opening 6120 of one or more for elongated insertion part 6114 capture board 6118.Thus, bar breech lock 6108 can be drawn out subsequently beyond one or more capture board and to rotate and get back to its disengaged position.

As illustrated from Figure 126, the geometry of bar latch assembly 6100 can change according to the geometry of skirt section 23 and 24 and side plate 14 and 16.Specifically, the position of one or more latch plate 6118 and the corresponding length alterable of bar breech lock 6108 and lever arm 6102.

As mentioned above, in an embodiment of the present utility model, lockplate assembly 6000 and bar latch assembly 6100 are roughly located along the interior surface of foldable transportation container.But in alternative embodiment of the present utility model, lockplate assembly 6000 and bar latch assembly 6100 can be located along the outer wall of foldable transportation container, can operate from the outside of container.Depend on validation criteria, this structure for lockplate assembly and bar latch assembly can be needed.The relatively consistent structure of given foldable transportation container, should be understood that each lockout mechanism can with to the very little change of as mentioned above design to be placed in the outside of collapsible container.

Referring now to Figure 130-132, a kind of external locking mechanism 6200 for transfer cask being fixed on folded state is disclosed.More specifically, external locking mechanism 6200 comprises one or more securing rod 6202, and each securing rod 6202 comprises a pair adapter plate 6204 and arm 6206.For shown embodiment of the present utility model, adapter plate 6204 to be fixed near skirt section, top 23 and near ceiling floor 11.Securing rod 6202 also comprises arm 6206, and it is pivotally mounted to this pair adapter plate 6204.Arm 6206 has the elongated insertion part 6208 of an end at arm.

External locking mechanism 6200 also comprises one or more bights post 6002, and it is near base plate 17.One or more bights post 6002 comprises the second opening 6015 that size is set to receive elongated insertion part 6208.Second opening 6015 is orientated as contrary with the first opening 6014 described above, as mentioned above and as shown in Figure 123 and 124.

Securing rod 6202 is biased, to remain on " joint " or lock-out state by axle bush or other mechanisms, such as, passes through spring-feel mechanism.Securing rod 6202 is remained on joint or using state can provide safety prevention measure, to guarantee that container lock is effectively fixed on folding position by securing rod 6202, once the words that container is folded.In order to throw off securing rod 6202 and overcome its bias voltage location, be applied to arm 6206 in the end power contrary with elongated insertion part 6208.Securing rod 6202 can comprise lock (not shown) further, in use securing rod being remained on latched position.

For the utility model embodiment disclosed herein, two securing rods 6202 and corresponding bight post 6002 are positioned near front panel 12, and extra two securing rods 6202 and corresponding bight post 6002 are positioned near the door-plate 18 of container.Four securing rods 6202 are used to provide enough locking redundancies and safety for folded for storage container.

In alternative embodiment of the present utility model, be provided for the locking system of foldable transportation container, it comprises the combination of locking system as above.Such as, locking system comprises for multiple lockplates of stationary forward plate and door-plate, for multiple bar latch assembly of fixed side and the multiple securing rods for the fixed container when container is in folded state.

As mentioned above, the ceiling floor of folding transfer cask is fixed to the side plate of transfer cask by using locked component.When foldable transportation container is in its deployed condition, the locked component of transfer cask provides the Clamping force between the ceiling floor of container and side plate.But Current lock assembly has regular length.In the Long-Time Service of transfer cask, ceiling floor and adjacent side plates can be out of shape.And then the regular length of locked component can not reoffer the suitable Clamping force between ceiling and adjacent side plates, does not provide enough sealings thus.

Referring now to Figure 133, show the modified embodiment of bar latch assembly.In this modified embodiment, bar latch assembly 6300 comprises the identical basic element of character of initial bar latch assembly as shown in Figure 129, but containing the adjustable strengthened.More specifically, bar latch assembly 6300 comprises bar breech lock 6308, and it is connected to lever arm 6302.Lever arm 6302 comprises first end 6304 and the second contrary end 6306.In addition, bar breech lock 6308 has first end 6310 and the second contrary end 6312.

The improvement to bar latch assembly 6300 can be seen near contrary second end 6312 of bar breech lock 6308.Contrary second end 6312 of bar breech lock 6308 comprises elongated insertion part 6314 further, and described elongated insertion part has arm coupling part 6316 and plate coupling part 6318.

Referring now to Figure 134, show bar latch assembly 6300 in greater detail.At Figure 134, elongated insertion part 6314 is positioned near the end of the second arm 6312.Elongated insertion part 6314 comprises arm coupling part 6316 and plate coupling part 6318.In addition, connect cylinder 6320 and bar breech lock 6308 coaxial positioning, be connected to elongated insertion part 6314 for by bar breech lock 6308.Arm coupling part 6316 is set to have external screw thread, and connects the negative thread that cylinder 6320 is set to have complementation.The external screw thread of arm coupling part 6316 can be urged into by simple rotary motion in the complementary female screw thread connecting cylinder 6320.There is provided rotary motion that bar latch assembly 6300 will be made to shorten to plate coupling part 6318 or elongated.Longer or shorter bar latch assembly 6300 is applied to the amount of the downward force of each respective capture plate 6118 by changing, as shown in Figure 128.Namely by shortening the length of bar latch assembly 6300, larger downward force can apply, to improve the sealing between ceiling floor and sidewall.

Figure 135 shows the bar latch assembly 6300 of improvement, and it is arranged in foldable transportation container 10.In this alternative embodiment of the present utility model, multiple bar latch assembly 6300 is set to for improvement of the sealing of ceiling floor 11 with side plate 14.Figure 135 shows bar breech lock 6308, and it has first end 6310 and the second contrary end 6312.The second contrary end 6312 comprises elongated insertion part 6314 further, and described elongated insertion part has arm coupling part 6316 and plate coupling part 6318.In addition, bar breech lock 6308 comprises further and connects cylinder 6320, for receiving belt threading arm coupling part 6316.Figure 135 also show multiple capture boards 6118 with recess 6120, for dash receiver coupling part 6318.As shown in Figure 134 and 135, plate coupling part 6318 is approximately perpendicular to arm coupling part with 6316.

Referring now to Figure 136, elongated insertion part 6314 is thrown off from improvement bar latch assembly 6300.Elongated insertion part 6314 is shown as having arm coupling part 6316, and described arm coupling part is located perpendicular to dash receiver coupling part 6318.Should be understood that elongated insertion part 6314 and the material manufacture that can meet load requirements of its subassembly, described load requirements is the distortion of bar latch assembly experience ceiling and side plate and unyielding.Known high-strength alloy plate, such as ASTM514, can be used for this object, but scope of the present utility model is not limited to this kind of material.

As shown in Figure 136, arm coupling part 6316 is threaded, to allow the length adjustment of bar latch assembly 6300.Thread pitch and diameter determine the adjustment speed of bar latch assembly 6300 length.Arm coupling part 6316 is received in and connects in cylinder 6320, orientates as near the second contrary end 6312.In order to allow user provide length adjustment for bar latch assembly 6300, shortening when elongated insertion part 6114 is not arranged in recess 6120 or extending and realize by allowing plate coupling part 6318 rotate.Each can independent of adjusting each other to should be understood that multiple bar latch assembly 6300, and the distortion as ceiling floor 11 can along the length variations of ceiling floor.

Above give the advantage that the utility model provides with being described clearly, various design change and different parts can be incorporated in scope of the present utility model not need more detailed explanation to be also appreciated that to those skilled in the art.

Although just current preferred embodiment describes the utility model, it should be understood that, the utility model is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, and earplug is contrary, and object covers various amendment and equivalents within the scope of the claims.Describe the utility model for specific embodiment, embodiment is illustrative and not restrictive.

Should be understood that the utility model is applicable to realize all objects as above from aforementioned, and other advantages of system and method are obvious and intrinsic.Should be understood that some characteristic sum sub-portfolios are objective use and can not with reference to the incompatible use of other characteristic sum subgroups.Should think that this all falls into the scope of claim.

The cross reference of related application.

The application is the U.S. Patent application No.14/490 submitted on September 19th, 2014, and the part continuation application of 992, it requires the U.S. Patent application No.13/815 that on March 13rd, 2013 submits to, and the preceence of 638, its full content is by reference for being herein incorporated.

Claims (18)

1., for a bar latch assembly for foldable transportation container, it is characterized in that, comprising:

Lever arm, has first end and the second contrary end;

Bar breech lock, have first end and the second contrary end, the first end of bar breech lock is rotatably connected to lever arm;

Elongated insertion part, is connected to the second end of bar breech lock, and elongated insertion part comprises the arm coupling part coaxial with bar breech lock, and plate coupling part is orientated as perpendicular to lever arm;

Base hinge, is connected to the second end of lever arm; With,

One or more capture board, has the recessed opening that size is set to receive elongated insertion part.

2. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, one or more capture board is fixed to the skirt section, top of ceiling floor.

3. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the recessed opening of one or more capture board has roughly U-lag road, for receiving the elongated insertion part of bar breech lock.

4. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, when bar latch assembly is in a disengaged position, bar breech lock can about 180 degree of pivotable, to be close to lever arm.

5. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, when bar breech lock pivotable is near lever arm, bar breech lock is comprised in the corrugation part of the side plate of foldable transportation container.

6. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, bar latch assembly is located along the inside face of foldable transportation container.

7. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the arm coupling part of elongated insertion part is threaded, to be allowed for the length adjustment of bar breech lock.

8. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the second contrary end comprises tapped round bar, for receiving the arm coupling part of elongated insertion part.

9. bar latch assembly as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, arm coupling part allows bar breech lock to increase or reduces length.

10. for a locking system for foldable transportation container, its sidewall along container is located, and comprises multiple bar latch assembly, it is characterized in that, each bar latch assembly comprises:

Lever arm, has first end and the second contrary end;

Base hinge, is connected to the second end of lever arm;

Bar breech lock, have first end and the second contrary end, the first end of bar breech lock is connected to lever arm by base hinge;

Elongated insertion part, is connected to the second end of bar breech lock, and elongated insertion part comprises the arm coupling part coaxial with bar breech lock and the plate coupling part perpendicular to bar breech lock orientation; With,

One or more capture board, has the recessed opening that size is set to receive elongated insertion part.

11. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, each length of multiple bar latch assembly can adjust independently.

12. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, one or more capture board is fixed to the skirt section, top of ceiling floor.

13. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, the recessed opening of one or more capture board has roughly U-lag road, for receiving the elongated insertion part of bar breech lock.

14. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, when bar latch assembly is in a disengaged position, bar breech lock can about 180 degree of pivotable, so that contiguous lever arm.

15. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, when bar breech lock pivotable is near lever arm, bar breech lock is comprised in the corrugation part of the side plate of foldable transportation container.

16. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, bar latch assembly is located along the inside face of foldable transportation container.

17. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, the arm coupling part of elongated insertion part is threaded, to allow the length adjustment to bar breech lock.

18. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, the second contrary end comprises tapped round bar, for receiving the arm coupling part of elongated insertion part.