CN210972370U - tank container - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a tank container, comprising a frame and a tank body supported by the frame, wherein the frame includes an end frame, a skirt seat and a reinforcing ring. The end frame includes two upright corner posts, an end lower beam and an end upper beam arranged between the two corner posts, and the end frame also includes a diagonal bracing beam, which is obliquely connected to the end lower beam and the end upper beam. Between the corner posts, and between the upper beam and the corner posts; the skirt is cylindrical, and one end of the skirt is fixedly connected with the tank body, and the other end is arranged opposite to the end frame; the reinforcing ring connects the skirt of the skirt. The end portion is connected to the end frame, and the reinforcing ring is arranged in a circumferential direction corresponding to the skirt seat, and the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is larger than the wall thickness of the skirt seat. The reinforcement ring arrangement of the utility model improves the conduction performance of the frame to the load and improves the transportation stability of the tank container.

Description

tank container

technical field

The utility model relates to a tank container, in particular to a tank container.

Background technique

The existing tank container usually transfers the load of the tank container through four bottom corner pieces contacting the carrier. However, when using the flat car on the Indian Railways to carry the tank container, the end lower beam of the end frame of the tank container contacts the longitudinal beam of the flat car to transfer the load of the tank container, and the end lower beam replaces the bottom corner at this time. It becomes the main load transmission component. However, the existing lower beam structure at the end of the tank container makes it impossible to transmit loads effectively, thereby causing damage to the structure of the tank container and failure of its function.

Utility model content

One object of the present invention is to provide a tank container whose end frame structure can effectively transmit loads.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

The utility model proposes a tank container, comprising a frame and a tank body supported by the frame, and the frame includes:

The end frame includes two upright corner posts, an end lower beam and an end upper beam arranged between the two corner posts, the end frame also includes a diagonal brace beam, and the diagonal brace beam is obliquely connected to the end lower beam and the end upper beam. between the corner posts, and between the end beams and the corner posts;

The skirt seat is cylindrical, and one end of the skirt is fixedly connected with the tank body, and the other end is arranged opposite to the end frame;

The reinforcing ring connects the end of the skirt seat and the end frame, the reinforcing ring is arranged in a circumferential direction of the skirt seat, and the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is larger than the wall thickness of the skirt seat.

Optionally, the end of the reinforcing ring is butted with the end of the skirt.

Optionally, the area enclosed by the cross section of the reinforcing ring gradually widens from the skirt seat toward the end frame.

Optionally, the reinforcing ring includes a reinforcing barrel and a connecting plate connected to a side of the reinforcing barrel facing the end frame, and a plate surface of the connecting plate is connected to the end frame.

Optionally, the frame further includes a reinforcing rib connected to the outer surface of the skirt seat and the outer surface of the reinforcing ring, the reinforcing rib extending along the length direction of the skirt seat to the surface of the lower end beam, and Connect with the end lower beam surface.

Optionally, the connection between the end of the reinforcing rib and the lower end beam corresponds to the connection between the lower end beam and the diagonal bracing beam, and the end of the reinforcing rib and the lower end beam The surface of the bracing beam and the surface of the braced beam are connected.

Optionally, the reinforcing rib is channel-shaped steel, and the channel-shaped opening is connected to the surface of the lower end beam and the surface of the diagonal brace beam.

Optionally, the frame further includes a diagonal brace, which is connected obliquely between the corner post and the lower end beam, and the diagonal brace is arranged on the diagonal brace toward the end frame. one side of the center;

The connection between the end of the diagonal strut and the lower end beam corresponds to the connection between the reinforcing rib and the lower end beam.

Optionally, the diagonal bracing rod is tubular, or the diagonal bracing rod is one of I-beam and channel steel.

Optionally, the frame includes a first reinforcement, and the longitudinal section of the first reinforcement is triangular;

The first reinforcement member is fixedly connected to the connection between the diagonal strut and the lower end beam, and two sides of the first reinforcement member are respectively connected to the diagonal brace and the lower end beam.

Optionally, the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is greater than or equal to 8 mm.

Optionally, the lower end beam is tubular, and the thickness of the tubular wall is greater than or equal to 8 mm.

Optionally, a support structure is provided inside the lower end beam, and the support structure is at least located at the connection between the diagonal bracing beam and the lower end beam;

The support structure stands between the top and bottom of the end lower beam.

Optionally, the frame further includes a second reinforcing piece, and the longitudinal section of the second reinforcing piece is triangular; the end of the corner post is provided with a bottom corner piece;

The second reinforcing member is fixedly connected to the connection of the corner post, the bottom corner member and the lower end beam, and the two sides of the second reinforcing member are respectively connected to the corner post and the lower end beam .

The tank container frame of the present utility model connects the skirt seat and the end frame by setting the reinforcing ring, so when the tank body of the tank container is carried, the skirt seat transmits the pressure of the tank body to the end frame through the reinforcing ring. Corresponding to the circumferential ring arrangement of the skirt, the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is larger than that of the skirt, so the reinforcing ring can improve the load transmission capacity, especially when the tank container is carried by the flat car on the Indian Railway, so that the When the corner pieces of the frame cannot transmit excessive loads. The reinforcement ring arrangement of the utility model improves the conduction performance of the frame to the load and improves the transportation stability of the tank container.

Description of drawings

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

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the tank body, the skirt seat and the support ring;

Fig. 3 is the side view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the partial enlarged view of A place in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is the structural representation at the end frame place in Fig. 2;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of an end lower beam according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of an end lower beam according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an end lower beam according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numerals are explained as follows:

1, frame; 11, end frame; 111, corner post; 112, upper end beam; 113, end lower beam; 1131, reinforcing wall; 114, diagonal brace; 115, bottom corner piece; 12a, top side beam; 12b, bottom side beam;

13. Skirt seat; 14. Reinforcing ring; 15. Reinforcing rib; 16. Diagonal strut; 17. First reinforcement; 18. Second reinforcement; 19. Support structure;

2 cans.

Detailed ways

While the present invention may readily be embodied in different forms, only some of the specific embodiments are shown in the drawings and will be described in detail in this specification, while it is to be understood that this specification should be construed as a are illustrative of the principles of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the invention to that described herein.

Thus, a reference to a feature in this specification will be used to describe one of the features of an embodiment of the present disclosure and not to imply that every embodiment of the invention must have the described feature. Furthermore, it should be noted that this specification describes a number of features. Although certain features may be combined together to illustrate possible system designs, these features may also be used in other combinations not explicitly stated. Thus, unless otherwise stated, the combinations described are not intended to be limiting.

In the embodiments shown in the drawings, directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front and rear) are used to explain the structure and movement of the various elements of the present invention are not absolute but relative. These descriptions are appropriate when the elements are in the positions shown in the drawings. If the description of the positions of these elements changes, the indications of these directions change accordingly.

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments, however, can be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these example embodiments are provided so that this description of the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will consolidate the concept of the example embodiments. It will be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. The drawings are merely schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar parts, and thus their repeated descriptions will be omitted.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be further elaborated below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present utility model provides a tank container. The tank container includes a tank body and a frame. The outer wall of the tank is usually wrapped with thermal insulation material. There is a load-bearing frame around the tank for protection and hoisting. The frame is made of high-strength steel to support the tank.

In this embodiment, the tank container frame mainly includes two end frames, namely a front end frame and a rear end frame, and may also include a top side beam and a bottom side beam connected between the front end frame and the rear end frame. The structures of the front end frame and the rear end frame are substantially the same, and in this embodiment, they are collectively referred to as end frames for convenience. The end frame has two corner posts arranged in the vertical direction and an upper end beam and an end lower beam connected between the two corner posts; the top side beam and the bottom side beam are connected between the corner posts of the front end frame and the rear end frame, so a corner post The upper can be connected with the top side beam, the bottom side beam, the end upper beam and the end lower beam at the same time. In this embodiment, the top side beam and the bottom side beam can be square tubes or round tubes.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, there are also diagonal bracing beams, skirts and reinforcing rings on the end frame; wherein the diagonal bracing beams are connected obliquely between the lower end beams and the corner posts; cylindrically arranged and located between the end frame and the tank body of the tank container; a reinforcing ring connects the end of the skirt and the end frame, and the reinforcing ring corresponds to the circumferential ring of the skirt Assume. The side of the reinforcing ring facing the end frame is generally annular, and most of it is connected to the diagonal bracing beam, so as to transmit the load to the lower end beam and the corner column through the diagonal bracing beam.

In this embodiment, the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is greater than the wall thickness of the skirt seat. In this embodiment, the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is greater than or equal to 8 mm.

Please refer to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5. Specifically, one end of the skirt is welded with the head of the tank body, and the other end is welded with the reinforcing ring. The reinforcing ring can be arranged in a cylindrical shape, and the first end of the reinforcing ring is set to be connected to the tank body, and the second end of the reinforcing ring is welded to the end frame. In this embodiment, the skirt seat and the reinforcing ring can be integrally formed, so as to improve the overall structural strength of the skirt seat and the reinforcing ring, and improve the load transmission capacity.

The tank container frame of the present utility model connects the skirt seat and the end frame by setting the reinforcing ring, so when the tank body of the tank container is carried, the skirt seat transmits the pressure of the tank body to the end frame through the reinforcing ring. Corresponding to the circumferential ring arrangement of the skirt, the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is larger than that of the skirt, so the reinforcing ring can improve the load transmission capacity, especially when the tank container is carried by the flat car on the Indian Railway, so that the When the corner pieces of the frame cannot transmit excessive loads. The reinforcement ring arrangement of the utility model improves the conduction performance of the frame to the load and improves the transportation stability of the tank container.

In one embodiment, the reinforcing ring is connected to the end face of the skirt facing the end frame, and at this time, the reinforcing ring and the skirt integrally form a cylindrical structure, so as to improve the transmission of the load of the tank toward the end frame. Ability. In another embodiment, the reinforcing ring can be connected with the inner wall surface or the outer wall surface of the skirt, and in this case, the contact area between the reinforcing ring and the skirt can be increased.

In this embodiment, the reinforcing ring is disposed in an open manner from the skirt seat toward the end frame, that is, the reinforcing ring extends from the tank body toward the end frame in a trumpet shape. This embodiment increases the area enclosed by the second end of the reinforcing ring, thereby improving the stability of the connection between the reinforcing ring and the end frame, and increasing the contact area with the end frame due to the increased contact area with the end frame. load transfer capacity.

In this embodiment, the reinforcing ring includes a reinforcing barrel and a connecting plate connected to the side of the reinforcing barrel facing the end frame, and the plate surface of the connecting plate is attached to and connected to the end frame. The reinforcing plate can extend from the edge of the end portion of the reinforcing barrel toward the outside of the reinforcing barrel, or can extend from the edge of the end portion of the reinforcing barrel toward the inner and outer sides of the reinforcing barrel at the same time. The arrangement of the connecting plate increases the contact area between the reinforcing ring and the end frame, thus improving the ability of the reinforcing ring to transmit loads to the end frame and the stability during the transmission process.

Flat cars on Indian Railways have at least two longitudinal girders, and a cross beam connected between the longitudinal girders. When the tank container is transported on a flat car, the lower end beams are pressed against the surface of the longitudinal main beams and/or the cross beams, so the lower end beams act as the main load transfer member. Since part of the load on the tank body is transmitted to the lower end beam through the skirt seat and the reinforcing ring, in this embodiment, the structure of the lower end beam is improved, so that the lower end beam can cooperate with the skirt seat and the reinforcing ring to improve load transfer performance.

Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the lower end beam is set in a tubular shape, and the thickness of the tube wall is greater than or equal to 8 mm; the inner part of the lower end beam is provided with a support structure, and the support structure The top stands between the top and bottom of the end lower beam to transmit the load.

In this embodiment, the support structure is at least located at the connection between the diagonal bracing beam and the lower end beam; therefore, when the tank body transmits the load to the lower end beam through the skirt seat, the reinforcement ring, and the diagonal bracing beam, the supporting structure on the one hand It can improve the strength of the connection between the diagonal bracing beam and the lower end beam, and prevent the diagonal bracing beam and the lower end beam from being damaged due to excessive load. On the other hand, the strengthening structure can transmit part of the load to improve the speed of load transmission and avoid stress Concentration causes damage to the lower beam at the end.

The lower end beam is a hollow tubular shape inside, which can be a square tube with a square cross-section, where the square should be understood as a rectangle and a square; The contact area between the surface and the flat car, thereby improving the load transfer effect. The structural strength and load transmission capacity of the end lower beam can be improved as a whole by increasing the tube wall thickness of the end lower beam. In this embodiment, the thickness of the tube wall of the lower end beam is at least 8 mm.

The lower end beam can be a tube, or it can be composed of a tube combined with one or more structural members. In this embodiment, the lower end beam includes a tube body and a reinforcing wall attached to the outer surface of the tube. The reinforcing wall may cover the entire outer surface of the tube body, or may cover part of the outer surface of the tube. Optionally, at least the middle part of the pipe body is covered with a reinforcement wall to improve the load transmission capacity. The reinforcing wall may be connected to the outer surface of the tube wall of the lower end beam by welding.

At this time, the overall thickness of the tube wall of the lower end beam is the superposition of the tube wall thickness of the tube body and the thickness of the reinforcing wall. The significance of this embodiment is that the thickness of the tube wall of the existing bottom side beams of the container can not be changed, or the end lower beams with thinner thickness that have been produced can be used to superimpose reinforcing walls on the end lower beams, so that the superimposed The bottom side beam can meet the structural strength and load transfer capacity required when transporting tank containers on a flat car, and avoid the loss of human and financial resources caused by the rework of the bottom beam.

In a specific embodiment, the pipe body is a square pipe, and the reinforcing wall is at least attached to the bottom wall of the pipe body. Therefore, the thickness of the bottom wall of the pipe body and the thickness of the reinforcing wall together constitute the thickness of the bottom wall of the lower beam at the end. The weight of the entire tank container is finally transferred to the flat car through the bottom wall of the end lower beam. Therefore, by strengthening the thickness of the bottom wall of the end lower beam, the purpose of improving the structural strength and load transmission capacity of the end lower beam can be met without excessive Increase the weight of the tank container much.

In this embodiment, the arrangement of the support structure can improve the load transmission capacity of the lower beam. Since the force on the lower end beam is generally vertical, the support structure standing between the top and the bottom of the lower end beam can help disperse the load on the lower end beam, so that part of the load can pass through The support structure is transferred to the flat car, which improves the overall load transfer capacity of the end lower beam.

In this embodiment, the support structure includes a support tube, the support tube is arranged in the lower end beam, the top of the support tube is in contact with the top wall of the lower end beam, and the bottom of the support tube is in contact with the top wall of the lower end beam. The bottom walls of the end lower beams are in contact.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , in this embodiment, the lower end beam and the support tube are both square tubes, the support tube is arranged horizontally, and the extension direction of the support tube in the lower end beam is consistent with the extension direction of the lower end beam . The two opposite tube walls of the support tube are respectively attached to the top wall and the bottom wall of the lower end beam. It is obvious that the top wall of the support tube is correspondingly fitted with the top wall of the lower end beam, and the bottom wall of the support tube is correspondingly fitted with the bottom wall of the lower end beam. It can be understood that when the lower end beam is a trapezoidal tube, the support tube is also a trapezoidal tube correspondingly, so as to increase the contact area with the bottom wall of the lower end beam and improve the load transmission effect.

Referring to FIG. 8 , in yet another embodiment, the support tube is vertically arranged in the lower end beam, that is, the two nozzles of the support tube are respectively in contact with the top wall and the bottom wall of the lower end beam.

In the above embodiment, the length of the support tube may correspond to the length of the lower end beam, so as to strengthen the entire end lower beam as a whole. Alternatively, there may be a plurality of the support tubes, and they are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the lower end beam. The support tubes can be evenly arranged, or they can be distributed more in the middle section where the lower beam is under greater stress.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the tank container further includes a reinforcing rib connected to the outer surface of the skirt seat and the outer surface of the reinforcing ring, the reinforcing rib extending along the length direction of the skirt seat to the end the surface of the lower beam, and is connected with the surface of the lower beam at the end. The reinforcing rib is in strip shape, and is connected to the lower end beam through the outer surface of the skirt seat and the outer surface of the reinforcing ring in turn, and is connected with the surface of the lower end beam. In a specific embodiment, the reinforcing rib may be channel steel.

The arrangement of the reinforcing ribs can improve the connection strength between the skirt seat and the reinforcing ring, as well as the overall structural strength, and reduce the possibility of deformation of the skirt seat and the reinforcing ring when the load is too large.

In this embodiment, the connection between the end of the reinforcing rib and the lower end beam corresponds to the connection between the lower end beam and the diagonal bracing beam, and the end of the reinforcing rib is connected with the end beam at the same time. The surface of the lower beam is connected with the surface of the diagonal brace. Therefore, the reinforcing rib can transfer part of the load on the skirt seat and the reinforcing ring to the lower end beam and the diagonal brace beam, so as to improve the speed of load transfer.

In this embodiment, the frame further includes a diagonal strut, which is connected obliquely between the corner post and the lower end beam; and the end of the diagonal strut and the end of the lower beam The connection corresponds to the connection between the reinforcing rib and the lower end beam.

The diagonal struts are preferably made of hard metal tubes, and the diagonal struts can be tubular, for example, square tubes or round tubes, and the diagonal struts can also be I-beam or channel steel.

The diagonal struts, the corner columns and the lower end beams form a triangular structure. On the one hand, the diagonal struts can transfer part of the load distributed on the corner columns to the lower end beams. Based on the solutions in the above embodiments, it can be seen that the lower end beams have been made The structural strength of the end frame is greatly enhanced, so the setting of the diagonal struts can improve the structural strength and structural stability of the end frame.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , further, the tank container further includes a first reinforcement member, and the longitudinal section of the first reinforcement member is triangular; therefore, the first reinforcement member has three sides. The first reinforcing member is fixedly connected to the connection between the diagonal strut and the lower end beam, and both sides of the first reinforcing member are respectively connected to the diagonal bracing rod and the lower end beam, And the two sides of the first reinforcing member can be respectively connected with the diagonal strut and the lower end beam by welding.

Specifically, the first reinforcement member can be formed into a triangular box structure by bending, and its interior is hollow, so that the first reinforcement member can have higher structural strength and at the same time reduce its own weight. Of course, the first reinforcement can also be a solid structure.

The arrangement of the first reinforcement can improve the strength of the connection between the diagonal bracing tube and the lower end beam, avoid the fracture of the connection caused by the large load, and improve the stability of load transmission between the diagonal bracing tube and the lower end beam.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the tank container further includes a second reinforcing member, and the longitudinal section of the second reinforcing member is triangular; the second reinforcing member is fixedly connected to the corner post and the bottom corner member , and the connection of the lower end beam, and the two sides of the second reinforcing member are respectively connected with the corner post and the lower end beam.

Specifically, the second reinforcing member can be formed into a triangular box structure by bending, and its interior is hollow, which can make the second reinforcing member have higher structural strength and reduce its own weight at the same time. Of course, the second reinforcement can also be a solid structure.

The arrangement of the second reinforcement can improve the strength of the joints between the corner post, the corner piece and the lower end beam, avoid the fracture of the joint due to the large load, and improve the stability of the load transmission between the corner column, the corner piece and the lower end beam .

While the present invention has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the terms used are of description and illustration, and not of limitation. Since the invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit or essence of the invention, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited to any of the foregoing details, but should be broadly within the spirit and scope defined by the appended claims Therefore, all changes and modifications that come within the scope of the claims or their equivalents are intended to be covered by the appended claims.

Claims (13)

1. A tank container comprising a frame and a tank body supported by the frame, wherein the frame comprises: The end frame includes two upright corner posts, an end lower beam and an end upper beam arranged between the two corner posts, the end frame also includes a diagonal brace beam, and the diagonal brace beam is obliquely connected to the end lower beam and the end upper beam. between the corner posts, and between the end beams and the corner posts; The skirt seat is cylindrical, and one end of the skirt is fixedly connected with the tank body, and the other end is arranged opposite to the end frame; The reinforcing ring connects the end of the skirt seat and the end frame, the reinforcing ring is arranged in a circumferential direction of the skirt seat, and the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is larger than the wall thickness of the skirt seat. 2 . The tank container according to claim 1 , wherein the end of the reinforcing ring is butted with the end of the skirt. 3 . 3 . The tank container according to claim 1 , wherein the area enclosed by the cross-section of the reinforcing ring gradually widens from the skirt seat toward the end frame. 4 . 4 . The tank container according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing ring comprises a reinforcing cylinder and a connecting plate connected to the side of the reinforcing cylinder facing the end frame, and the plate surface of the connecting plate is connected to the side of the end frame. 5 . The end frame is connected. 5. The tank container according to claim 1, wherein the frame further comprises a reinforcing rib connected with the outer surface of the skirt seat and the outer surface of the reinforcing ring, and the reinforcing rib is along the outer surface of the skirt seat. The length direction extends to the surface of the end lower beam and is connected with the surface of the end lower beam. 6 . The tank container according to claim 5 , wherein the connection between the end of the reinforcing rib and the lower end beam corresponds to the connection between the lower end beam and the diagonal bracing beam, 6 . The end of the reinforcing rib is connected with the surface of the lower end beam and the surface of the diagonal brace beam. 7 . The tank container according to claim 5 , wherein the reinforcing rib is channel-shaped steel, and the channel-shaped opening is connected to the surface of the lower end beam and the surface of the diagonal bracing beam. 8 . 8 . The tank container according to claim 5 , wherein the frame further comprises a diagonal brace, the diagonal brace is obliquely connected between the corner post and the lower end beam, and the diagonal brace The rod is arranged on the side of the diagonal brace facing the center of the end frame; The connection between the end of the diagonal strut and the lower end beam corresponds to the connection between the reinforcing rib and the lower end beam. 9 . The tank container according to claim 8 , wherein the diagonal bracing rod is tubular, or the diagonal bracing rod is one of I-beam and channel steel. 10 . 10. The tank container according to claim 8, wherein the frame comprises a first reinforcing member, and the longitudinal section of the first reinforcing member is triangular; The first reinforcement member is fixedly connected to the connection between the diagonal strut and the lower end beam, and two sides of the first reinforcement member are respectively connected to the diagonal brace and the lower end beam. 11. The tank container according to claim 1, wherein the wall thickness of the reinforcing ring is greater than or equal to 8 mm. 12. The tank container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a support structure is provided inside the lower end beam, and the support structure is at least located between the diagonal bracing beam and the lower end beam beam connection; The support structure stands between the top and bottom of the end lower beam. 13. The tank container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the frame further comprises a second reinforcing member, and the longitudinal section of the second reinforcing member is triangular; with bottom corner pieces; The second reinforcing member is fixedly connected to the connection of the corner post, the bottom corner member and the lower end beam, and the two sides of the second reinforcing member are respectively connected to the corner post and the lower end beam .

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