DK163423B

DK163423B - Devices for transporting a platform or a container, especially of ISO standard size

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Publication number: DK163423B
Application number: DK561088A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Bent Jensen; Michael Fossing
Original assignee: Danish Container Supply
Priority date: 1988-10-07
Filing date: 1988-10-07
Publication date: 1992-03-02
Also published as: DK561088D0; DK163423C; DK561088A

Description

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Opfindelsen angår indretninger til transport af en med transportbeslag i sine hjørner forsynet aflang beholder eller lad, især sådanne med ISO-standardmål, hvilke indretninger hver har et med mindst et sæt hjul forsynet kørestel 5 og er indrettet til løft- og trækbart at forbindes med den nederste del af beholderens ender, og som i det mindste støttende kan ligge an mod eller forbindes til beholderens ender herover og, idet to indretninger anvendes, med indbyggede forskydningsorganer mellem kørestellet og de øver-10 ste anlægs- eller forbindelsessteder til beholderen kan hæve ladet eller beholderen fra et underlag. Hjulene og kørestellet er dimensionerede til at de kan bære den samlede vægt af transportindretningen og lasten.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to devices for transporting an elongated container or barrel fitted with a transport bracket in its corners, in particular those having ISO standard dimensions, each having at least one set of wheels 5 and adapted for lifting and pulling to be connected to it. the lower part of the ends of the container, which can at least supportively abut or connect to the ends of the container above, and, with two devices being used, with built-in shear members between the drive frame and the upper abutment or connection points for the container, can raise the charge or the container from a substrate. The wheels and the frame are designed to carry the total weight of the transport device and the load.

15 Sådanne transport- og løfteindretninger er kendt f.eks. fra US patentskrifterne 3.497.231 og 3.156.484. De anvendes ved transport af containere og andre stive, regulært formede genstande. Der anvendes to sådanne indretninger, som fastgøres for hver ende af containeren, der står på jorden el-20 ler andet. Når forskydningsorganerne aktiveres, vil containeren på grund af indretningens geometri hæves fra jorden. De kendte indretninger udmærker sig ved stor løftekapacitet og, da lasten kan placeres lavt mellem indretningerne, stor stabilitet under kørsel. Anvendelse af de kend-25 te indretninger kræver imidlertid, at containeren er tilgængelig ved sine ender.Such transport and lifting devices are known e.g. from U.S. Patents 3,497,231 and 3,156,484. They are used for transporting containers and other rigid, regular shaped objects. Two such devices are used which are attached to each end of the container, which is on the ground or otherwise. When the shear means are activated, the container will be raised from the ground due to the geometry of the device. The known devices are characterized by high lifting capacity and, as the load can be placed low between the devices, great stability while driving. However, use of the known devices requires the container to be accessible at its ends.

Skal en container eller et containerlad tages ned fra et almindeligt køretøj, det være sig anhænger, lastvogn eller 30 sættevogn, er i hvert fald den ene ende ikke tilgængelig.If a container or container load is to be taken down from an ordinary vehicle, be it trailer, truck or semi-trailer, at least one end is not available.

Derfor anvendes som regel gaffeltrucks, kraner eller hævebukke, sidstnævnte jævnfør SE patentskrift 159.513 og DE fremlæggelsesskrift nr. 2.162.135. Gaffeltrucks er kostbare, hvis de skal være dimensioneret til tung last, f.eks.Therefore, forklift trucks, cranes or hoists are usually used, cf. SE Patent 159.513 and DE Publication No. 2,162,135. Forklifts are expensive if they are to be designed for heavy loads, e.g.

35 20 fods containere med en vægt op til 25 tons, og på grund af lastens tværstilling på lastegaflerne ikke egnet til 235 20-foot containers weighing up to 25 tonnes and, due to the transverse position of the load on the loading forks, not suitable for 2

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længere transport på almindelig vej. Kraner og bukke er stationære indretninger. I udviklingslande er manglen på økonomiske resourcer og gode veje ofte en hindring for anvendelse af gaffeltrucks.longer transport by regular road. Cranes and bucks are stationary devices. In developing countries, the lack of economic resources and good roads is often an obstacle to the use of forklifts.

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Formålet med opfindelsen er at tilvejebringe transportindretninger af ovennævnte art, der kan afhjælpe manglerne ved den kendte teknik og foruden to og to at kunne transportere en beholder, et lad eller lignende regulær, stiv last også 10 kan løfte lasten fra siderne, således at et almindeligt køretøj kan aflæsses uden brug af specielle hjælpemidler, især sådanne steder, hvor aflæsning og fordeling af containere skal ske over ujævn grund med forholdsvis enkle og billige midler. Ordet "beholder" betegner i det følgende 15 også lukkede og åbne containere, containerlad eller anden regulært formet stiv last.The object of the invention is to provide transport devices of the above-mentioned type which can alleviate the shortcomings of the prior art and, in addition to being able to transport a container, a load or similar regular rigid load, can also lift the load from the sides so that an ordinary vehicle can be unloaded without the use of special aids, especially in places where the unloading and distribution of containers must take place over uneven ground with relatively simple and inexpensive means. The word "container" hereinafter also means closed and open containers, container load or other regular shaped rigid cargo.

Det opnås ifølge opfindelsen med indretninger af ovennævnte art, der er karakteriseret ved, at der på hver indretning 20 er udragende bæreorganer udformet som arme eller vanger på hver side af og vendende bort fra indretningens symmetriplan, hvilke arme yderst er indrettet til at forbindes med ladets eller beholderens transportbeslag i hjørnerne, når indretningen står ved beholderens side.It is achieved in accordance with the invention with devices of the above-mentioned type, characterized in that on each device 20 there are projecting supporting members formed as arms or arms on each side and facing away from the plane of symmetry of the device, which arms are extremely arranged to be connected to the or the container transport bracket in the corners when the device is at the side of the container.

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Med to indretninger ifølge opfindelsen kan en beholder eller et lad understøttes ved begge sine langsider, idet bæ-reorganer rækker ud til beholderens eller ladets hjørner, hvor organerne fastgøres til transportbeslagene, f.eks. med 30 containerlåse. Derefter kan beholderen eller ladet på sædvanlig måde hæves, f.eks. fra jorden, ved aktivering af forskydningsorganerne. Når beholderen derefter når sin øverste stilling, kan et køretøj, det være sig lastvogn, sættevogn eller anhænger køres ind under beholderen, der så 35 sænkes ned på køretøjets lasteflade. Tilsvarende sker aflæsning af køretøjet i omvendt rækkefølge.With two devices according to the invention, a container or a load can be supported at both its long sides, with support means extending to the corners of the container or the load, where the means are attached to the transport brackets, e.g. with 30 container locks. Then, the container or loaded can be raised in the usual manner, e.g. from the ground, by activating the shear members. When the container then reaches its upper position, a vehicle, be it a truck, semi-trailer or trailer, can be driven under the container, which is then lowered onto the vehicle's loading surface. Similarly, the vehicle is unloaded in the reverse order.

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I en enkel og praktisk udførelsesform for transportindretningerne ifølge opfindelsen, er de udragende bæreorganer hængselforbundne til ophængsrammen nær dennes nederste 5 hjørner, og med midler, der kan overføre trækkræfter, forbundne til rammen nær dens øverste hjørner på sådan måde, at armene i en inaktiv stilling kan klappes ind mod rammen i i det væsentlige lodret stilling og i en brugsstilling kan hænge ud fra rammen. Midlerne til overførsel af træk-10 kræfter er typisk kæder eller wirer, men kan også bestå i leddelte stænger etc.In a simple and practical embodiment of the conveying devices according to the invention, the projecting supporting means are hingedly connected to the suspension frame near its lower corners, and with means capable of transferring forces, connected to the frame near its upper corners in such a way that the arms are in an inactive position. can be folded into the frame in the substantially vertical position and in a position of use can hang from the frame. The means for transmitting tensile forces are typically chains or wires, but may also consist of articulated rods etc.

Ved transport af åbne beholdere uden høje sider, der kan virke som afstivning, f.eks. containerlad, når beholderen 15 transporteres med indretninger ifølge opfindelsen ved sine ender, kan hver indretning udformes som omhandlet i krav 3, hvor ophængsrammen har samme højde som den beholder, der skal transporteres, og øverst er indrettet til fiksering mod horisontal forskydning af den ene ende af mindst en 20 stiver, der er udformet til at optage trykkræfter og har en længde svarende til ladets. Herved kan et containerlad eller lignende bære en tungere last, der ellers ville forårsage kritiske bøjningsmomenter om en vandret akse på tværs af ladets længdeakse.When transporting open containers without high sides which can act as a stiffener, e.g. container load, when the container 15 is transported with devices according to the invention at its ends, each device can be designed as claimed in claim 3, wherein the suspension frame has the same height as the container to be transported and is arranged at the top for fixation against horizontal displacement at one end. of at least 20 struts which are designed to absorb compressive forces and have a length corresponding to the load. Hereby, a container ladle or the like can carry a heavier load which would otherwise cause critical bending moments about a horizontal axis across the longitudinal axis of the ladle.

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En foretrukken udførelsesform for denne foranstaltning er angivet i krav 4. Her er ophængsrammen forsynet med en op-adragende tap, og stiveren er ved sine ender forsynet med pashuller for tappen.A preferred embodiment of this measure is given in claim 4. Here, the suspension frame is provided with an upwardly extending pin and the strut is provided at its ends with pin holes for the pin.

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Med lodret forskydelige bihjul som omhandlet i krav 5 kan en indretning ifølge opfindelsen gøres selvstændig kørbar uden at være koblet til en anden indretning ifølge opfindelsen. Endvidere kan en hydraulisk drevet indretning iføl-35 ge opfindelsen udføres med hydraulikslanger som omhandlet i krav 6, således at aktivering af hydraulikcylindrene i beg- 4With vertically displaceable bicycles as claimed in claim 5, a device according to the invention can be made independently drivable without being coupled to another device according to the invention. Furthermore, a hydraulically driven device according to the invention can be provided with hydraulic hoses as claimed in claim 6, so that

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ge indretninger ved hævning og sænkning kan ske samtidig.Raising and lowering devices can be done simultaneously.

Et udførelseseksempel for opfindelsen skal herefter beskrives nærmere under henvisning til tegningen, hvor 5 fig. 1 viser indretninger ifølge opfindelsen i princip bærende et containerlad og set fra siden i sænket stilling, 10 fig. 2 viser det samme som fig. 1, men i løftet stil ling, fig. 3 og 4 viser en indretning som princip set fra enden under anvendelse af bæreorganer ifølge op-15 findelsen og i henholdsvis sænket og hævet stil ling, fig. 5 viser en forreste part af en indretning set fra siden, og 20 fig. 6 viser en bageste part af en indretning set bagfra.An embodiment of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the drawing, in which: FIG. 1 shows devices according to the invention in principle carrying a container drawer and seen from the side in a lowered position; FIG. 2 shows the same as FIG. 1, but in the raised position, fig. Figures 3 and 4 show a device as seen from the end in principle, using support means according to the invention and in lowered and raised positions respectively; 5 shows a front side view of a device, and FIG. 6 is a rear view of a device rear view.

En udførelsesform for opfindelsen består af en forpart 1 og 25 en bagpart 3, der kan fastgøres til en ISO-container 5 eller containerlad 7. Begge parter 1 og 3 er forsynet med hjul 9 på aksler 11 og 13, og forsynet med træktøj 15,17 eller lignende til bugsering bag en traktor eller lastbil, idet forpartens træktøj 15 er i forbundet med et ikke vist 30 styretøj af sædvanlig type til hjulene 9, der således kan dreje uafhængigt af akslen 11.An embodiment of the invention consists of a front part 1 and 25 a rear part 3, which can be attached to an ISO container 5 or container drawer 7. Both parts 1 and 3 are provided with wheels 9 on shafts 11 and 13, and are provided with drawers 15, 17 or the like for towing behind a tractor or truck, the front towing device 15 being connected to a non-shown 30 steering gear of the usual type for the wheels 9, which can thus rotate independently of the shaft 11.

Bagpartens hjulaksel 13 er ophængt svingelig om en vandret akse 21 på tværs af akslen 13, således at dette hjulpar kan 35 følge terrænet uafhængig af det andet hjulpar.The rear axle 13 of the rear part is pivotally suspended about a horizontal axis 21 across the axle 13, so that this pair of wheels can follow the terrain independently of the other pair of wheels.

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Begge parter 1 og 3 er i store træk ens opbygget med bundramme 23,25, hvortil akslerne 11,13 er forbundet og hvortil de nederste ender af to hydraulikcylindre 27 er drejeligt forbundne. Cylindrenes 27 andre ender og bundrammen 23,25 5 er drejeligt forbundne til henholdsvis øverste og nederste ende af en ophængsramme 31, hvis hjørner er forsynet med containerlåse 33.Both parts 1 and 3 are substantially similarly constructed with bottom frame 23,25 to which the shafts 11, 13 are connected and to which the lower ends of two hydraulic cylinders 27 are pivotally connected. The other ends of the cylinders 27 and the bottom frame 23,25 5 are pivotally connected to the upper and lower ends, respectively, of a suspension frame 31, the corners of which are provided with container locks 33.

På ophængsrammen 31 er anbragt et par svingelige arme 35, 10 der er lejret til rammens 31 nederste vandrette vange således, at de 35 er svingelige mellem en lodret stilling langs rammen 31 og en vandret stilling, hvori de rager omtrent vandret ud fra rammen 31 og på tværs af hovedhjulenes køre-retning. I den vandrette stilling hænger armene i kæder 36 15 fra rammens øverste parti, I den lodrette stilling kan de 35 sikres med tappe eller splitter på i sig selv kendt måde. Yderst er armene 35 forsynet med containerlåse 37, hvoraf der i rammens top er to sæt i forskellig højde til forskellige containermål.On the suspension frame 31 are arranged a pair of pivoting arms 35, 10 which are mounted to the lower horizontal rails of the frame 31 so that they 35 are pivotable between a vertical position along the frame 31 and a horizontal position in which they extend approximately horizontally from the frame 31 and across the driving direction of the main wheels. In the horizontal position, the arms of chains 36 15 hang from the upper part of the frame. In the vertical position, the 35 can be secured by pins or splits in a manner known per se. Extremely, the arms 35 are provided with container locks 37, of which at the top of the frame there are two sets of different height for different container dimensions.

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Ophængsrammen 31 er forsynet med en opadragende tap 38, hvis funktion består i at være forankringspunkt for en bjælke 39, der nær sine ender har pashuller for tappen 37, og som kan forbinde to overfor hinanden stående kørbare 25 parter 1 og 3. Ved anvendelse af bjælken 39 opnås en afstivning af den samlede transportindretning, således at tungere last kan medføres på f.eks. et containerlad 7 mellem for- og bagpart 1,3. Bjælken 39 kan deles i to nær midten, således at den er nemmere at håndtere og transportere.The suspension frame 31 is provided with an upwardly extending pin 38, the function of which is to be the anchorage point of a beam 39 which has near its ends the passageways for the pin 37, and which can connect two mutually operable 25 parts 1 and 3. Using the beam 39 provides a stiffening of the overall transport device so that heavier loads can be carried on e.g. a container drawer 7 between front and rear 1.3. The beam 39 can be split in two near the center, making it easier to handle and transport.

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Forparten 1 er forsynet med en ikke vist hydraulisk håndpumpe, hvormed cylindrene 27 kan tilføres trykolie fra en olietank 43. Parterne 1 og 3 kan indbyrdes forbindes hydraulisk med ikke viste hydraulikslanger, således at bag-35 partens cylindre 27 kan manøvreres fra pumpen.The front part 1 is provided with a hydraulic hand pump (not shown), with which the cylinders 27 can be supplied with pressure oil from an oil tank 43. The parts 1 and 3 can be hydraulically connected with hydraulic hoses not shown, so that the rear cylinders 27 can be operated from the pump.

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Begge parter 1 og 3 har bihjul 45, der ved hjælp af en håndbetjent spindel 47 kan forskydes op og ned. Derved kan hver part 1,3 gøres selvstændig bugserbar, således at den kan manøvreres hen til en containeren 5 eller ladet 7.Both parts 1 and 3 have sineways 45 which can be moved up and down by means of a hand operated spindle 47. Thereby, each part 1,3 can be made independently towable so that it can be maneuvered to a container 5 or loaded 7.

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Forpart 1 og bagpart 3 kan kobles sammen med containerlåsene 33 til en selvstændig kørbar enhed.Front part 1 and rear part 3 can be coupled with container locks 33 to a self-driving unit.

Indenfor opfindelsens rammer kan indretningerne varieres på 10 forskellige måder. Armene kan f.eks. være ophængt i rammens øverste del, bestå i leddelte stangsystemer, der klappes sammen, når de ikke er i brug, eller de kunne lejres til indfoldning langs indretningens sider. Indretninger ifølge opfindelsen kan i forskellige enkeltheder naturligvis også 15 modificeres på kendte og beskrevne måder, f.eks. kendt fra ovennævnte patentskrifter og fra DE patentskrifterne 866.175 og 872.432 samt EP offentliggørelsesskrift 89.658.Within the scope of the invention, the devices can be varied in 10 different ways. The arms can e.g. be suspended in the upper part of the frame, consist of articulated rod systems that collapse when not in use, or they can be enclosed for folding along the sides of the device. Of course, devices according to the invention can of course also be modified in various ways in known and described ways, e.g. known from the aforementioned patents and from DE patents 866,175 and 872,432 and EP publication specification 89,658.

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1. Devices for transporting an elongated container (5) or carriage (7) with a transport bracket in its corners, 5 in particular those with ISO standard dimensions / which devices each have at least one set of wheels (9) and are arranged to be liftably and pullably connected to the lower portion of the container ends, which can at least supportably abut or connect to the container ends 10 above and, using two devices, with built-in shear means (27) between the driving frame ( 23,25) and the upper abutment or connection points of the container (5,7) may raise the load (7) or the container (5) from a substrate, characterized in that on each device 15 (1 or 3) there are projecting supporting means. formed as arms (35) or levers on each side of and facing away from the plane of symmetry of the device, which arms are extremely adapted to be connected to the transport bracket or container brackets in the corners when the device (1 or 3) is in need age 20 cleaning page.

Devices according to claim 1, each comprising a bottom frame (23,25) provided with wheels (9), to which the shear means (27) and a suspension frame (31) are rotatably connected at their first ends 25, and wherein the shear means (27) and the suspension frame (31) is interconnected near their other ends, characterized in that the projecting supporting means are hingedly attached to the suspension frame (31) near its lower corners, and with means (36) capable of transferring forces, connected to the frame ( 31) near its upper corners in such a way that the arms (35) in an inactive position can be folded against the frame (31) in the substantially vertical position and in a position of use can hang from the frame (31). 35

Devices according to claim 2, characterized in that the suspension frame (31) has the same height as the load (7) to be transported and is arranged at the top for fixing against horizontal displacement of one end of at least one strut (39), designed to absorb compressive forces when the devices are used in pairs, and have a length corresponding to the load.

Devices according to claim 3, characterized in that the suspension frame (31) is provided with an upwardly extending pin 10 (38) and that the strut (39) is provided at its ends with pin holes for the pin (38).

Devices according to claims 1-4, characterized in that, in addition to the wheel set (9), each device comprises two 15 submersible sineways (45) which can be moved in the vertical direction by hand. Devices according to claims 1-5, wherein the displacement means consist of hydraulic cylinders (27) operable by pressure 20 from hand pump or other pressure oil source, characterized in that each device (1 or 3) comprises one or more pressure oil lines which can connect two hydraulic cylinders (27) of two devices (1) to form a common hydraulic system. 25