DE1988154U - SPACER FOR FRONT-END-CLUTCHABLE CARGO CONTAINER. - Google Patents

Description

81c, February 2, 1988, 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. A.); Rep .: Dr. jur. H. W. Beer, Attorney at Law, 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23.1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; line 3)

2a 6.

1968 * ---

Dr. iur. H. W. BEER 7336 UHiNGEN, on February 26th

LAWYER POPPSTRASSE 4

TEL. ! 0716t) 73924 GIRO ACCOUNT NO. 200784 SPARKASSE UHINGEN

STRICK Corporation, Fairless Hills /Pa.USA

Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled at the front

The innovation relates to a spacer for freight containers that can be detachably coupled to one another at the end (Container), which is located in the upper corners of the cargo container corner members, each of which - one corresponding Receiving slot in a vertical front wall with a recess behind it, can be used and in this is lockable.

When coupling such freight containers together at the end, for example in that described in US Pat. No. 3,004,772 Art, coupling elements that can withstand tensile and shear forces are inserted into the lower corner sections and locked in a releasable manner, spacers in the upper corner members which only have to absorb compressive forces. At the Transition from one mode of transport to another, e.g. when moving from road or rail transport to ship transport, Often the freight containers that were previously coupled together at the front have to be separated and loaded individually. Since the

_{t of} course, the aforementioned spacers ^ protrude over the end faces of the freight containers, they must be removed before the freight containers are loaded individually, if none

tf IaWtIfI Dtase UnterSoge (Description unr * c> - ^ - ^ - ^ _r o! - '■ · r ··· ^ ·.-i - r ^^ Me; s? »deviates wn Ar

fommg <ter unprOnglioh ttngeretchteTi U ι ». · - ■ · · ·; ^ • "■ ^! -Vm ₃ i« t nlcM checked.

Dt originally "ioow" lower; . : - ^ t without rfo'tN 2 -

81c, February 2, 1988, 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. A.) _; Rep .: Dr. jur. HW Beer, Attorney at Law, 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23 1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12 · Z. 3)

2a 6. 58

Waste of space and obstruction of the loading work, if necessary even dangerous conditions should be accepted. The removal of the "previously" known spacers with bayonet-like Locking in the corresponding recordings of the corner links is cumbersome and time consuming. To that extent appear the known spacers in need of improvement. This is the task of the present innovation.

Starting from a spacer of the type described at the outset, the task at hand is based on the proposal of the innovation solved in that the spacer has an insertable into the slot of a corner member holding portion with a corner member front wall, in which the slot is located, has rear-engaging part, and that a means is provided which holds the holding section in its inserted position under the action of elastic force. Another aspect of the innovation is while the holding portion is designed as an upwardly open fork head of U-shaped shape, which in the inserted state the Corner member front wall overlaps from below, i.e. from the slot, and a locking member extends downwards from the fork head, which rests in the installed state on the lower end surface of the slot and by an elastic means that on the upper Engages end face of the slot, is held in this position.

In a particularly expedient embodiment, after a further suggestion of the innovation, the locking member can be in the form of a bell-shaped handle formed and mounted by means of an axis running perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the spacer and

- 3 -

81c, 2. 1988 154. Strick Corporation, ι

Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. A.); Rep .: Dr. I.

jur. H. W. Beer, Rechtsanw., 7336 Uhin- 0 f) C CO

gen. I Spacer for front side kup- £ '■> · "· Dö

peelable cargo containers. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166.

V. St. America 23.167. 611 072. (T. 12;

a meat »locking layer rod a ·?

·· $ », Si · pivoting movement ·« of the locking member · ktoaon can be limited by stops and according to the invention, aa locking member can attack a dle »it holding in the respective end position · spring. The reder can thereby old * o ang DAJ their Xraftwlrlcungallnie each passing "l" nt "a" in each Sperrglledeadlage on the side close to the Sperrglleddrehaohae, let advantage acting in their Rlohtung as "locking member.

According to the beaohtllehen crypts of the heat sink in question, aioh the upper sock leather of the wall container are in an "elohen space" so that the floor outside 2w "ok d" the sinsetsena of the abetandaatOoke can no longer be reached · Sa ersoelnt unsatisfactory «that for the 2weeke dea Slnaetxena the Abetandastüoke Hilfaalttel, wl · Ladders, Bttaaen are used. among other things to remedy the Maohtell "can be provided with the abatandaatUok provided by the invention, if the abatandaatUok can be locked in the receptacle and then locked in position and then locked in place .

In a further and two-fold embodiment of the proposed The spacer "can insetsen its rejection close to the X in the sole" of a member under a force in its The position-holding smock can be a pivotably mounted lever under spring force sn attached to the upper sill flute of the slit " where as a result of the reaction force the spacer near the bottom

81c, 2nd 1988 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. A.); Rep .: Dr. jur. HW Beer, Attorney at Law, 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23 1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; line 3)

2a 6.

and do blocking element KraftsehlQssis ta »a« blocking position against dl « the lower end of the face is pressed. 2weoka & £ lg «r catfish have a spacer that is old But in need of par "ll" ln "J" but at a distance from each other contact surfaces, which generally lie on the front flanks of the opposite find walls between the link members, with one contact surface the one Limitation of the U-shaped Qabellcopfee forms. At the in The flange opposite the fork head can be provided with a centering section which, when the spacer piece is used, engages in the base of a preamp-holding element that is to be kept at a distance.

81c, February 2, 1988, 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless HiUs, Pa. (V. St. Α.); Rep .: Dr. jur. H. W. Beer, Reditsanw., 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23.1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; line 3)

2a 6.68

L

In the following, the innovation will be based on the attached Zeicl are explained in more detail. Show it:

Pig. 1 and 2 in a schematic representation the insertion of a spacer from the ground,

Pig. 3 the spacer partially inserted into the corner fitting of a splendid container in the position shown in FIG shown insertion phase in sectional view,

Pig. 4 the spacer completely inserted into a corner fitting as shown in FIG. 2, also in sectional view,

Pig. 5 shows a view of the spacer according to section line 5-5 in FIG. 4,

Fig. 6 is a partial view of the spacer according to the arrows 6-6 in Fig. 4 and

7 shows the individual parts of the spacer in perspective Depiction.

The cargo container 10, which is of no further interest here in terms of its structure, the partial view of which is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, has a corner member 12 at each of its upper corners, which in a manner which is also of no interest here with the adjoining roof suspension beam and the vertical beam terminating the relevant side wall is firmly connected. Similar corner members are located on the lower corners of the container. These corner members are used to releasably connect the end faces of two freight containers placed in front of one another. Coupling elements are used in the lower corner sections to transfer tensile and sliding stresses, while spacing elements are used in the upper corner sections ^:

ί pieces for recording

2α ε. 68

81c 2. 1988 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills. Pa. (V. St. A.); Rep .: Dr. jur. H. W. Beer, Attorney, 7336 Uhineeii. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23.1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; line 3)

of bridge loads. Since the present invention relates only to the upper corner members 12, reference is made only to the upper corner members , each of which is a hollow part with an internal recess 14 which communicates with a narrowed slot 16 in the vertical wall of the corner member Forms opening. The upper portion of the vertical wall of the corner member is shown at 18 and includes a rounded lower edge 20 which forms the upper portion of the slot 16 and the front and rear surfaces 22 and 24. The lower portion of the vertical wall of the corner member is shown at 26, it has a top edge 28, a front surface 30 and a shoulder 32 on the back to the front surface.

The spacer of the present c.ri. is shown at 54, vorj preferably a steel casting, which is used for the detachable in the οι Bere corner member 12 of a container was laid out from the ground in such a way that

that part of it through the: ichiit-z I 6 of the upper, lower limb of a adjacent container 10 can be introduced and Irruck loads records. The spacer consists essentially of a housing 36 and a bell handle; 58 rotatably mounted thereon.

The housing contains, in the longitudinal direction from each other, protruding Front and rear flanges or shoulders 40 and 42 interconnected by a web portion 44 which is generally U-shaped Has cross-section. The lower edge 46 of the ite ;; partb is after curved backwards and downwards, the housing therefore has under the rear flanges 42 laterally at a distance from one another downwardly facing extensions 48 which include laterally extending flanges 50, the inner surfaces of which form the inner shoulders 52.

The front flange 40 has a front surface 54 which is arcuate from the start Nose or a funnel!] 55 protrudes lengthways. Of the rear flange 4i- has a rear face 56, one of which is curved Part 58 protrudes in the longitudinal direction, the one; at the far end has upwardly curved part 60, which from the surface 56 by a Distance away is the little longer axs the thickness; of the upper part the front wall 18 of the corner member is ur.ri co a ^ n -.space r> 2 for the possible Recording of the wall parti .: Ib forms. The upper throat of the curved Part 58 is provided with a Schiitz64, which goes through its center and on its back, first of all, its upper edge. The upwardly bent part 60 carries a cross bar 66, which is in a Distance from part 60, as indicated at 68, is drawn in.

81c, February 2, 1988, 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. A.); Rep .: Dr. jur. H. W. Beer, lawyer. 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23.1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; line 3)

2a 6.

The bell handle 38 comprises a part which is generally U-shaped in its vertical cross-section and therefore includes a curved web to which the spaced-apart arms 72 and 74 are connected, the upper ends of which form the ears 76 and 78 . The arms 72 and 74 are also designed in the vicinity of the web 70 so that they terminate in laterally projecting lugs 75 and 77. On the inside of the curved portion 58, the rivets 80 and 82 are attached, which pass through the openings 84 and 85 in the ears 76 and 78 and thereby establish a transverse rotatable connection between the bell handle and the housing. At the rear, the curved web 70 is provided with a flange or shoulder.

The front edges of the arms 74 hold a cross bar between them 87 fixed, they are also provided with extensions 88 to the front, which in turn are a vertically extending tubular part or hold a rod grommet 90 open on its lower side, as at 92, and closed on its upper side, as at 94 is.

A clamping lever is in the form of a vertically extending flat bar 96 is provided, the upper edge of which forms a hook 98 which is hooked into the rod 66 of the housing. The lower edge of the Flat rod has a clamping shoulder 100 protruding to the front, which engages through the slot 64 of the housing, and one protruding to the rear Approach 102. A tension spring 104 has one end 106 that extends over the extension 102 of the clamping lever 96 is hooked, and an end 108 opposite this, which is hooked over the crossbar 87, which is carried by the bell handle next to the spout 90 so that the body of the spring between the arms 72 and 74 of the Bell tail extends. The geometric relationship of the attachment points of ends 106 and 108 of spring 104 and the axis of rotation of bell stem 38 through rivets 30 and 82 is such that. the spring exerts a toggle effect that splits the bell handle in two

»! i records locations, namely: the location shortly before de: v. Insertion, in which the top 94 of the rod sleeve 90; ~ eger <üie the inner surface 110 of the housing web 44, at an angle of approximately 45 ° to the perpendicular, abuts. and the position after the insertion, in which the shoulders 75 of the bell-shaped handle stand against the shoulders 52 of the housing and the axis of the sleeve part is offset by approximately 5 ° to the perpendicular.

In operation, the operator's rack sticks a pole or something similar Object 112 into the spout part 90 through its open end 92,

81c, February 2, 1988, 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. A.); Rep .: Dr. jur. H. W. Beer, Attorney at Law, 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23.1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; line 3)

2a 6. 68

and by holding it at an approximate 45 ° angle to the perpendicular, see Figure 1, he inserts the arcuate 58 through the slot 16 of the upper corner member 12 of a container. He then exerts an upward force while moving the rod backward toward the container . Here, the lower edge 20 of the upper vertical wall part 18 of the corner member presses the clamping lug 100 downwards and thereby pivots the lever 96 about the rod 66, the spring being pulled apart . This allows the lower edges of the extensions 48 of the housing to pass the edge 28 of the lower portion of the vertical wall 26 of the corner member. The further movement of the rod in an arc in the direction of the container, see Figure 2, causes the spout part 90 to assume an essentially perpendicular position to the ground. In this position, the shoulders 75 and 77 of the bell arm abut against the shoulders 52 of the housing, and the flange or shoulder 86 on the underside of the bell arm comes into contact with the shoulder 32 in the back of the front surface of the lower wall portion 26 of the corner member and causes the Locks the spacer in the corner member while the toggle action of the spring 104 helps to push the bell handle into this position. Removal is accomplished by inserting the rod into the spout part, pushing it up to depress the clamping lug 100 again, and moving the rod in an arc away from the container. The toggle effect of the spring again leads to the sleeve part being pushed back into its starting angular position of about 45 ° to the perpendicular.

In fact, the arched part 5 & with its upwardly projecting tail part 60, together with the rear flange 42, forms a fork head, the distance between the flange 42 and the part 60 being approximately equal to the thickness of the wall part 18. In the deployed position, the rear surface 56 of the flange 42 of the housings abuts the vertical wall 22 of the Kck member, around the slot 16, and the upstanding part 60 of the part 58 is. closely adjacent the trailing edge 24 of the upper portion of the vertical wall 18, while the clamping lug 100 sweeps the lower edge 20 of the wall portion 18 so as to help hold the spacer firmly in place by forcing the spacer downward and therefore the paragraph 86 of the bell stem against the paragraph 32 of the lower wall part 26 forces. If another container, end wall with end wall, is coupled to the one in which the spacer is already inserted, the nosepiece 55 penetrates through the slot 16 of the corresponding corner member of the other container and its end face 54

+) Part

81c, February 2, 1988, 154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. Α.); Rep .: Dr. jur. HW Beer, Attorney at Law, 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23 1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; line 3)

2a 6.

"T ο"

»Kills« * e * a dl · forehead surface · 22 dee SokgHtdM. u »dn Sshlits 16 üeTia» an »us so dl · B * lifiltar to your« n ob * vn Jtaoma Ia dl · rlohtle «Ia * · muilnaDder zu brlngsn and urns Druofet>« l * »tung« ii au «rtrag «A.

Claims (1)

Protection claims 2a 6.68 1. Spacer for in a detachable manner at the end can be coupled together Splendor container (container), which is located in the upper corners of the splendor container corner, of which each has a corresponding receiving slot in its vertical front wall with a recess behind it possesses, can be used and can be locked in these, characterized in that that the spacer (34) has a holding section (58) which can be inserted into the slot (16) of a corner member (12) and has a the corner member front wall, in which the slot is located, has a rear engaging part (60) and that a means (100, 104) is provided, which holds the holding section under the action of elastic force in its inserted position. 2. Spacer according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding portion (58) as an upwardly open fork head is of U-shaped shape, which in the inserted state, the corner member front wall from behind, from the slot (12) from, overlaps that a locking member (38) extends downward from the fork head, which in the installed state on the lower End surface (28) of the slot and that the elastic means (100,104) on the upper end surface (20) of the slot engages and presses the locking member against the end surface (28). - 11 - - Il - Sic, 2.198S154. Strick Corporation, Fairless Hills. Pa. (V. St. A.): Verir.- Dr jur. H. W. Beer, Rechtsan * !, 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166. V. St. America 23rd i. 67.611 072 (T P- 2a 6.68 3. Spacer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized daduroh, ta "■ 4M the apcrrglled (38) / of the kind of an Olookeneehwengel "developed, old" l · one positioned perpendicular to the length of the distance section (3 *) running Aoh * · (80, 82) and “wiped a non-blocking layer (Mg _c 3) and a blocking position (Tig 4) is pivotable. 4. Spacer according to claim 3, because g · kenn * · is worthwhile, daJ the locking member (38) Ansohlage sur limiting its Sehwenkweji " are arranged and the locking member engages a spring (104) holding it in the respective Knd * 71age. 9 spacer according to claim 4, characterized by the spring (104) acting on the locking member (38) is arranged in such a way that its line of action of force is in each locking member end position Each on the side turns on the locking element rotation axis (BO, 82) passes «In the direction of which the locking member is pivoted. 6. Spacer naoh one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the locking member (38) old a receptacle (90) sum insertion of an actuating rod (112) is provided, which allows the introduction and locking of the spacer by pivoting the locking member from the ground enables. 7 * Spacer near one or more of the previous ones Claims, characterized in that the Ealt & Absohnltt after inserting * u into the slot (16) of a corner link · » (12) means holding a position under the action of force pivoted lever (96, loo) 1st, which is under spring Fairless Hills, Pa. (V. St. Α.); Represent .: Dr jur. H. ^λ ΧΛ Beer, Rechissnv. 7336 Uhingen. I Spacer for freight containers that can be coupled on the front. 20. 1. 68. St 22 166 V. St. America 23 1. 67. 611 072. (T. 12; ü ) 6/20/68 . Ifi « kr + tt en the upper end surface (20) of the seat braid (16), whereby due to the heactiona force Λλλ Abitandeettiek (> *) downwards and the * locking member (38) kr * XtsohlUsalg In • a locking layer against the lower sundial ( 2t) the Sohlltxea to be pushed. 8 · AbstandMtUok according to one or more of the preceding claims, gekennzelohnet by DAJ da * Abatandeatüok a Oehttuseaitteltell (> 6) with each other paralleln, la distance from each other beflndllohen KontaktflKohen {*> k _t, possesses 56) the la Slnbauzustand of AbstandsstUokes to the Torderfllehen (22) of the opposite ends of two sock leather (12) lie against each other, with one contact surface (96) forming the boundary of the U-shaped head (58). o. Distances after one or more of the preceding Claims, characterized in that a centering & cut is made on the face (40) opposite the Oabelkopf (95) soles, which when using the spacer © a (> Ό -in the slot (16) of a cargo container to be kept at a distance holding member engages.