DE2454606A1 - Container for loose goods - with cylindrical transport container vertically pivoting about its outlet end in rigid frame - Google Patents

Abstract

The container for granular and powdery goods includes four corner attachments at the top and in the bottom for securing in position a cylindrical transport container with a charging and an outlet opening. The transport container (1) is pivotably attached with its end including the outlet opening to adjoining corner attachments (6) and is pivotably movable upwards together with to it rigidly attached top corner attachments (7) from a horizontal to an inclined discharging position. At the opposite charging end of the cylindrical container (1) is mounted a lifting equipment which is positioned between two adjoining bottom corner attachments (8) and the two top corner attachments (9) rigidly joined with the container end.

Description

Container for granular and powdery material (11) The invention relates a container for granular and powdery goods, the four lower and four upper, the corners of the container forming corner fittings and a transport container connected to them having filling openings and an outlet opening.

Such containers have become known that are firmly attached to it Located transport container are connected and for emptying the transport container be brought into an inclined position. For this, however, are with the recipient of the container special tilting devices required.

The invention is based on the object of such a container to be designed in such a way that additional tilting devices are not required and however, it is possible to empty the transport container by tilting it is.

To solve this problem, it is proposed that the approximately cylindrical Transport container articulated with at its end provided with the outlet opening connected to the corner fittings adjacent to this end and shared with the four upper side firmly connected to it corner fittings from its horizontal position upwards can be pivoted into an inclined position enabling emptying, and that between the two lower corner fittings adjacent to the other end of the transport container on the one hand and the overlying corner fittings connected to the container end on the other hand a lifting device is arranged.

The lifting device for swiveling the transport container upwards is therefore supplied with the container and is therefore available to every recipient of such a container Containers available. It is then only required the To connect the lifting device to a corresponding power line to the transport container to be brought into the inclined position required for emptying. Together with the The transport container then swivels the upper corner fittings that are firmly connected to it of the container also upwards, while the lower corner fittings are firmly attached to the Support and are generally screwed to it. The transport container is thereby so arranged between the eight corner fittings and the lifting device designed in such a way that maximum space utilization of the container space is achieved.

Preferably the lifting device comprises one or more hydraulic ones operated telescopic supports that are articulated on the underside and on the top. In general, a single telescopic support is used for lighter containers get by, while heavier containers preferably have two telescopic supports will use.

Another advantage of using two telescopic supports results, is that this when using a transport container with a dome-shaped Front wall can be moved closer to this, so that the transport container accordingly extended and the space utilization of the container continues to increase can be.

The upper four corner fittings of the container can be in any Way to be firmly connected to the transport container.

However, it is preferably provided that the upper four corner fittings are firmly connected to the front sides of the transport container. This connection can be done using appropriate connecting arms. Even the one with the lower corner fittings joints connected in the vicinity of the outlet opening of the transport container be connected by arms to the front of the transport container at the outlet end.

In a further development of the invention it is proposed that the upper two corner fittings and the joints connected to the lower two corner fittings at the end of the transport container provided with the outlet opening by two Spars are connected to each other. This will increase the strength of the construction this particularly stressed end of the container increased.

It is also preferably proposed that the upper and the lower two corner fittings at the liftable end of the transport container by two Spars are connected to one another, each of which has a separation point. This separation point is preferably near the lower corner fitting. Through these spars also a considerable stiffening and reinforcement of the construction on the liftable End of the transport container achieved.

It is preferably provided that the parts of each spar on the Separation point are connected to one another by a releasable connecting element.

For further stiffening and reinforcement of the container, it is intended that the four corner fittings at each end of the container by cross braces with each other are connected.

Finally, a further reinforcement of the container is achieved by that in a further development of the invention, the two spars at one end and the two spars at the other end of the transport container connected to one another by four longitudinal beams which, together with the four spars, form a stable container frame.

To fix the transport container in the lowered position and that To relieve swivel bearings especially against transport shocks, it is proposed to each of the two corner fittings supporting a pivot bearing has a fixed stop, one opposite this, firmly connected to the end of the transport container Counter stop, and releasable fastening means for connecting the two stops to be provided.

Correspondingly, at the liftable end of the transport container: i are fixed Stops provided, which are fixed to the lower located there Corner fittings are connected and serve to support arms from the lower part of the end wall protrude from the transport container. These stops and the arms are also preferred can be connected to one another by releasable connecting elements.

The invention is illustrated below in exemplary embodiments on the basis of Drawing explained in more detail. They show: FIG. 1 a schematically simplified side view a container according to the invention with a complete container frame; Fig. 2 a Top view of the left side of the container of Figure 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view on the right side of the container according to FIG. 1; 4 shows an enlarged partial illustration from Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is an illustration of the container shown in Fig. 1 in the light raised state of the transport container; 6 shows a modified one Embodiment of the container, only with supporting spars, and FIG. 7 shows another Embodiment of the container without longitudinal beams, without cross beams and without spars.

The container shown in Figures 1 to 5 comprises an approximately cylindrical transport container 1 with dome-shaped end faces 2 and 3, one at the end face 3 connected funnel-shaped outlet opening with closure 5 and two filling openings 4. In addition, the container comprises eight corner fittings 6, 6 ', 7, 7', 8, 8 'and 9, 9', which, according to the standardized dimensions for containers, form the eight corners of a cuboid and with the transport container 1 in the following are connected as described in more detail. The upper corner fittings 7 and 7 'as well 9 and 91 are, as can be seen from Figs. 2 and 3, by (struts 16 and 18 connected to each other. In the same way, the lower corner fittings 6 and 6 'or 8 and 8' connected to one another by cross struts 15 and 17, respectively.

In addition, the upper corner fittings 7 and 7 'or 9 and 9' with the lower corner fittings 6 and 6 'or 8 and 8' by bars 10 and 10 'or 19, 20 and 19 ', 20' connected to each other. However, these connections are not rigid or as inseparable as the connections between the corner fittings and the aforementioned cross struts.

Rather, they are located at the outlet end of the transport container Spars 10 and 10 can be pivoted via joints 11 and 11 'with the lower corner fittings there 6 and 6 'connected.

The U-shaped consisting of the spars 10 and 10 'as well as the cross strut 16 Frame at the outlet end of the transport container, which is firmly and permanently connected to it is, is about the common axis of the two joints 11 and 11 ', opposite the lower corner fittings 6 and 6 'connected to one another by the cross strut 15 can be pivoted.

The spars at the liftable end of the transport container are each through a separation point into an upper, longer spar part 19 or 19 'and one lower, shorter spar part 20 resp.

20 'divided. The upper spar parts 19 and 19 'are fixed to the upper corner fittings 9 and 9 'and thus connected to the cross brace 18 and form with this together a U-shaped frame, which in turn is fixed to the transport container 1 is connected. The nature of this connection with the transport container is still further detailed below.

The lower part of the spar 20 or D 'is each fixed to the lower corner fitting 8 or 8 'and thus connected to the lower cross strut 17 and also forms a U-shaped frame which, like the one connected to the corner fittings 6 and 6 ' Cross brace 15 at the other end of the transport container, not with this container connected is.

The spars 10 and 10 'are through with the upper spar parts 19 and 19' Longitudinal beams 26 and 28 firmly connected. These side members are considered unbalanced U-profiles formed with an inclined central part and arranged so that they are the Outer wall of the cylindrical transport container 1 above and below its horizontal Adjust the middle plane and hold it immovably between you.

In addition, are on the jacket of the transport container, about the extending the entire length of its cylindrical part, angle strips 22 and 23 welded, their approximately radially protruding legs when the container is inserted each with a parallel leg of the lower 26 or upper 28 longitudinal member with a number of screws and nuts 24 are firmly screwed. As a result, there is also an axial displacement of the transport container with respect to it the container frame, especially when tilted, prevented.

The transport container 1 can thus around the joints 11 and 11 'together with the upper corner fittings 7 and 7 'as well as 9 and 9', the bars 10, 10 'and 19, 19 ', the cross struts 16 and 18 and the longitudinal members 26, 26' and 28, 28 'upwards or be pivoted downwards into the rest position shown in FIG.

The pivoting can be effected by a lifting device that from two ncordered at the liftable end of the transport container Telescopic supports 12 and 12 'consists of the underside of the cross strut 17 via the joints 14 and 14 'and on the upper side of the cross strut 18 via the joints 13 and 13' are articulated.

Fig. 5 shows these telescopic supports in the partially extended state. The extended length of these telescopic supports is dimensioned so that the greatest angle of inclination of the transport container compared to the horizontally lying base frame above the largest Angle of repose of the granular or powdery material in question is.

The aforementioned basic framework is created by the Gluerstraben already mentioned 15 and 17 and two further longitudinal members 25 and 25 'are formed, which the lower corner fittings Connect 6 and 8 or 6 'and 8' to one another. These side members are in the at Containers designed in the usual way and have, inter alia, pockets 27 for receiving the fork of a forklift.

To the container in the lowered state of the transport container as to form a rigid unit and damage in transit due to shocks and vibrations to avoid, but also to prevent the container from opening unintentionally when lifting with a crane or the like are to be prevented at the separation points between the upper spar parts 19 and 19 'on the one hand and the lower spar parts 20 and 20 'on the other hand, releasable connecting means 21 and 21' are provided as they indicated in Fig. 1 and for fastening stacked one on top of the other Containers on the corner fittings are common.

In addition, with the corner fittings 6 and 6 ', those with the pivot bearings 11 and 11 'are connected, stops 32 are connected.

On the other hand, there are counterstops at the lower ends of the bars 10 and 10 ' 33 and 33 'attached, which in the lowered state of the container by indicated in FIG releasable connecting elements can be connected to one another.

It should also be mentioned that the upper longitudinal members 28 and 28 'catwalks represent that allow walking on the transport container.

In the modified embodiment of the shown in Fig. 6 Containers according to the invention are all longitudinal members of those described above Embodiment omitted. The upper corner fittings 7a are with bars 10a Pivot bearings 11a connected, which in turn are connected to the lower corner fittings 6a are. Here, too, as in the embodiment described above, there are stops 32a and counter stops 33a are provided with releasable connecting means.

The spars 10a are on the upper side via arms 31 with the end face 3a of the Transport container la and on the underside via arms 37 with the outlet part on this Front of the transport container firmly welded. The front side of the transport container is at these points with reinforcements, not shown that prevent the arms from tearing out.

At the liftable end of the transport container are on the end wall 2a arms 29 and 30 also attached. The upper two arms 29 are fixed to the upper spar parts 19a connected, while the lower arms 30 serve as supports and in the lowered state of the container, as shown in Fig. 6, Support on stops, not shown, which are firmly attached to the lower spar parts 20a and thus connected to the lower corner fittings 8a. The telescopic supports 12a are articulated on the underside and on the top side of cross struts that are not shown in FIG. 6 can be seen, but the corner fittings 8a and 9a in the same way with one another connect, as the cross struts 17 and 18 in the one shown in Figures 1 to 5 Execution.

So this container is a so-called self-supporting one Shape in which the transport container 1 a is so strong that the No need to use additional longitudinal beams.

In a consequent continuation of this idea, in Fig. 7 shown modified embodiment in addition to the longitudinal beams also the Spars and cross braces omitted, so that it is a frameless container with a completely self-supporting transport container. Here too the essential features of a container are present, namely the cuboid Outside space, the eight corners of which are occupied by corner fittings, and the one in these cuboid Transport containers inserted in the space, not crossing this space at any point Ib.

In this version, too, the upper corner fittings are 7b and 9b via arms 31b and 29b to the end faces 3b and 2b of the transport container connected, while the two attached to the outlet part of the transport container Arms 36 are connected to the lower corner fittings 6b there via the pivot bearings 11b are. The underside on the end face 2b at the liftable end of the transport container attached arms 34 serve neither as supports and are supported in the lowered state of the container, as shown in Fig. 7, on fixed stops 35 which are firmly connected to the local lower corner fittings 8b. Also here are graphic releasable connecting elements, not shown, between the stops 35 and the Arms 34 provided. As detachable connecting elements at this point and in the other embodiments the so-called twistlocks known in container construction, but any other detachable connecting element can also be used.

It goes without saying that in the embodiments according to Figures 6 and 7 before the transport container is pivoted upward the lower corner fittings 6a and 8a or 6b and 8b firmly connected to a base must be, for example by the aforementioned twist locks or other fastening means.

In the lowered position and after fastening the connecting elements between the mentioned stops and counter stops on the underside of the container However, this can easily be displaced by cranes or the like and also can be stacked to several on top of each other without the lack of the side members of the The usability of such containers sets limits.

Only the use of a forklift is in accordance with containers 6 and 7 are not possible in the otherwise usual manner.

Claims (11)

Claims i. ' Container for granular and powdery goods, the four lower ones and four upper corner fittings forming the corners of the container and one with these has connected transport container with filling openings and an outlet opening, D a d u r c h e k e n n n z e i c h n e t that the approximately cylindrical transport container (1) at its end provided with the outlet opening (5) articulated with the latter End adjacent corner fittings (6, 6a, 6b; 6 ') connected and shared with the four corner fittings (7, 7a, 7b 7 '; 9, 9a, 9b, 9 ') from its horizontal position upwards into an inclined position that enables emptying is pivotable, and that between the adjacent to the other end of the transport container two lower corner fittings (8, 8a, 8b, 8 ') on the one hand and the one above, on the other hand, upper corner fittings (9, 9a, 9b, 9 ') connected to the container end a lifting device is arranged. 2. Container according to claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t that the lifting device has one or more hydraulically operated telescopic supports (12) includes which is or are articulated below and above. 3. Container according to claim 1 and 2, d a d u r c h g e -k e n n z e i c h n e t that the upper four corner fittings (7a, 9a; 7b, 9b) firmly with the end faces (2a, Da; 2b, 3b) of the transport container ta, 1b3 are connected. 4. Container according to claim 1 to 3, d a d u r c h g e -k e n n z e i c h n e t that the upper two corner fittings (7a) and the one with the lower two Corner fittings (6a) connected pivot bearing (11a) on the one with the outlet opening provided end of the transport container (1a) connected to one another by two bars (1Oa) are. 5. Container according to claim 1 to 4, d a d u r c h g e -k e n n z e i c h n e t that the upper and the lower two corner fittings (8, 9; 8a, 9a) on liftable end of the transport container (1; 1a) by two bars (19, 20; 19a, 20a) are connected to each other, each of which, preferably in the vicinity of the lower corner fitting (8; 8a), has a separation point. 6. Container according to claim 5, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t that the parts (19, 20) of each spar at the separation point by a releasable connecting element (21) are interconnected. 7. Container according to claim 5 and 6, d a d u r c h g ek e n n z'e i c h n e t that the four corner fittings (7, 71, 9, 9 ') at each end of the container are connected to one another by cross struts (15, 16, 17, 18). 8. Container according to claim 5 to 7, d a d u r c h g e -k e n n zei c h n e t that the two bars (10, 10 ') at one end and the two bars (19, 19') at the other end of the transport container by four longitudinal beams (25, 28) together are connected, which together with the four spars (10, 10 ', 19, 19') have a closed Form container frame. 9. Container according to claim 1 to 8, g e k e n n z e i c h -n e t d u r c h one with each of the two a pivot bearing (6, 6a, 6b) carrying corner fittings (6, 6a, 6b) connected fixed stop (32, 32a) and an opposite, counter-stop (33, 33a) firmly connected to the end of the transport container and through releasable fastening means for connecting the two stops in the lowered Position of the transport container. 10. Container according to claim 1 to 5, g e k e n n z e i c hn e t d u r c h fixed stops (35) that are fixed to the lower corner fittings (8b) on the liftable End of the TransE) location container (1b) are connected, and from the lower part of the Front wall (2b) arms (34) protruding from the transport container and firmly connected to the container, which are supported on the stops (35) when the transport container is lowered. 11. Container according to claim 10, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t that the stops (35) by releasable connecting elements with the arms (34) are connected.