EP0353712B1 - Installation for loading ships with containers and unloading these therefrom - Google Patents

Installation for loading ships with containers and unloading these therefrom Download PDF

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EP0353712B1
EP0353712B1 EP89114194A EP89114194A EP0353712B1 EP 0353712 B1 EP0353712 B1 EP 0353712B1 EP 89114194 A EP89114194 A EP 89114194A EP 89114194 A EP89114194 A EP 89114194A EP 0353712 B1 EP0353712 B1 EP 0353712B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the invention relates to a container loading device comprising a quay-side support frame and a carrier system attached to this support frame with a horizontal track that can be driven by at least one container-receiving trolley, the trolley carrying a spreader via a hoisting rope system.
  • Such a device is known from DE-A 1 906 212.
  • the vehicle carrier system is attached to the supporting structure at a constant height.
  • the ships destined for the transport of containers are getting bigger and bigger, and are taking up containers in the ship's interior as well as on deck at increasing stacking heights.
  • the greater the stacking height of the containers on deck the higher the carrier system must be above deck, so that the uppermost containers of the stacks built on deck can also be detected and, in particular, so that the carrier system does not collide with the container stacks.
  • This increasing lifting height poses difficulties in that the spreaders hanging on long ropes start to vibrate too easily, which makes it difficult to bring the containers to the respective destination above deck or to insert a container into a deck hatch.
  • a ship unloading device for bulk goods comprising a quay-side support frame and a carrier system attached to this support frame with a horizontal roadway that can be driven by a trolley, the trolley carrying a bucket wheel system which is essentially unchangeable in height.
  • the trolley In order to record the total height of the bulk cargo, it is necessary to adjust the height of the vehicle carrier system and accordingly also to disclose it.
  • a further ship loading device for bulk material comprising a quay-side support frame and a carrier system attached to this support frame with a horizontal carriageway that can be driven by a trolley, the trolley carrying a digging bucket on a hoisting rope.
  • the drive carrier system can be adjusted in height using cable harnesses and can be locked to the required height using rack and pinion devices.
  • the problems associated with the handling of spreaders do not arise with this bulk material loading device. In particular, there is no problem in loading and unloading containers above deck at different heights. Rather, a constant height of the vehicle carrier system above the deck is to be provided for access to the bulk material, which is received exclusively within the ship's hull.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a device of the type described above so that when there is a high stacking height of containers above deck, the rope vibration problem is facilitated when operating container positions located inside the ship or near above deck, and the handling times are increased at acceptable lifting speeds.
  • the vehicle carrier system on the support frame is height-adjustable by means of a joint parallelogram and an associated power device, an essentially vertical parallelogram side being connected to the support frame and the opposite parallelogram side being connected to the vehicle carrier system.
  • the height of the carrier system above the level of the quay is 45 m, for example.
  • the length of the carrier system from the sea-side end to the land-side end is, for example, 85 m.
  • the stacking height above deck is 15 m, for example.
  • the lifting height of the container or spreader is considerably reduced in the case of a height-adjustable carrier system , because the vehicle carrier system can be set to a height just above the respective height of the container's position above deck when loading and unloading a ship. It can be assumed that when loading and unloading the deck-side containers of a container ship, the containers are often placed or lifted progressively in layers from one end of the ship to the other, so that the vehicle carrier system can be set to a new operating height for each shift or, for example, with six container layers above deck, can be adjusted in height after every two shifts. This not only reduces the lifting height problem on the sea side, but also on the land side and accordingly the problems of rope vibrations and the long turnover times are reduced.
  • the vehicle carrier system can be fixed to the supporting frame at the respective operating height.
  • the carriage system can be determined at discrete altitudes, the height difference of which corresponds approximately to the single or multiple height of a container.
  • An advantage of the solution according to the invention is also that the handlebars of the articulated parallelogram can be articulated on the scaffold side at nodes of the scaffolding and thus a statically favorable and computationally easily manageable force transmission into the scaffolding, whereby bending stress on the scaffolding is largely avoided.
  • the articulated parallelogram is preferably formed from the upper end sections of two stems of the supporting structure, spaced in the longitudinal direction of the quay, as the base, two lower connecting arms extending from this base, essentially parallel to one another, an upper one arranged between the two stems, to the two lower ones
  • Link links essentially parallel link links and a triangular disc, which connects the ends of the lower link links and the upper link links remote from the base and accommodates the vehicle carrier system.
  • the base can be arranged in the area of the one arm system, while the part of the articulated parallelogram receiving the vehicle carrier system can be arranged in the area of the other arm system. It is recommended that the base of the articulated parallelogram is arranged in the area of the stem system remote from the quay edge and the part of the articulated parallelogram carrying the travel carrier system is located in the area of the stem system closer to the quay edge. With this arrangement, the usual geometric conditions in a container loading crane are taken into account and in particular the longitudinal projections of the sea-side and land-side sections of the vehicle carrier system.
  • the part of the articulated parallelogram receiving the drive carrier system can be made noticeable on the stem system which is spatially closer to it, again with the result of a stable construction.
  • the drive carrier system can be articulated on the one hand in the lower region of the part of the joint parallelogram carrying it and, on the other hand, can be connected by means of tensioning means to guy points in the upper end region of this part of the joint parallelogram. This ensures that the vehicle carrier system is adjustable in height parallel to itself.
  • the vehicle carrier system comprise a swiveling section on the sea side, while the land section can generally always be arranged horizontally.
  • one and the same trolley can be designed and constructed for container lifting and lowering and for the horizontal transport of the containers along the carriageway.
  • Higher turnover speeds can be achieved if at least one trolley for lifting and lowering the containers and another trolley for horizontal transport of the containers along the roadway are determined and designed and if transfer means are provided for transferring the containers between the two trolleys.
  • a further improvement in the handling performance can be achieved if a sea-side and a land-side trolley for lifting and lowering and a further trolley for the horizontal transport of the containers between the first two trolleys are provided.
  • the force device can be arranged between a fixed point of the supporting structure and the joint parallelogram, in particular in such a way that the force device is arranged in a diagonal of the joint parallelogram. This also serves to keep bending forces free.
  • the power device can be of any type, in particular it can be designed with a cable winch or with a lifting cylinder.
  • the invention further relates to a method for loading and unloading container ships which are loaded with containers in layers lying one above the other, using a container loading device which has a quay-side support frame, a carrier system attached to the support frame and one Trolley with a spreader hanging on a hoisting cable system. It is provided that the containers are loaded and unloaded in layers, with the height of the vehicle carrier system being increased or decreased by a layer height corresponding to the layer to be loaded next or the last layer to be unloaded after each loading or unloading of the containers of a layer becomes.
  • the layer height can correspond to the single or multiple, in particular double, height of a container.
  • 10 is the quay in a container port.
  • the quay edge 12 runs perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
  • a container ship 14 is anchored at the quay edge and picks up 16 containers 18 stacked both inside the ship and above deck.
  • This container crane 20 comprises a support frame 22 and a vehicle carrier system 24.
  • the vehicle carrier system 24 consists of a shore-side Carrier section 24a and a sea-side, pivotable carriage section 24b.
  • the carrier system 24 is attached to a handlebar system in the form of an articulated parallelogram 26.
  • This link system 26 is formed by two lower link links 26a, 26b and an upper link link 26c.
  • the lower connecting links 26a, 26b are articulated at nodes 28 of rear legs 22a, 22b of the supporting structure 22, while the connecting links 26c are articulated in the middle of a connecting support 22c of the supporting structure 22 extending perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
  • the respective other ends of the connecting links 26a, 26b, 26c are connected in an articulated manner to a rigid triangular disk 30 formed by links.
  • a windwork 32 which is combined with a block and tackle 34, is attached to the connection carrier 22.
  • the block and tackle 34 runs diagonally with respect to the parallelogram link system 26 between the connection carrier 22 and the washer 30.
  • the triangular washer 30 can be raised by pulling in the block and tackle 34, and can be lowered by releasing the block and tackle.
  • the land-side drive carrier 24a is articulated on the triangular disk 30 at an articulation point 36.
  • the land-side traveling beam 24a is suspended from the tip 40 of the triangular disk 30 by a guy rope 38.
  • the sea-side drive carrier 24b is articulated at 42 to the shore-side drive carrier 24a and is likewise suspended from the tip 40 of the triangular disk 30 by a further guy rope 44.
  • the guy rope 44 can be shortened so that the sea side carrier 24b can be brought into the dot-dash position.
  • Support points 46 are formed in the front posts 22d and 22e of the support frame 20. In these support points 46, support bolts can for the land-side drive carrier 24a, so that the pulley 34 can be relieved in various discrete height settings of the drive carrier system 24.
  • the supports can be designed so that the landside carrier 24a slidably rests on them so that no bending forces are introduced into the stems 22a and 22e. Also through the links 26a, 26b and 26c no bending moments are introduced into the stems 22a, 22b, since the links 26a, 26b are articulated in the node area 28 and the link 26c also in a node area at 22c.
  • a roadway 48 is formed on the vehicle carrier system 24 and extends over the land-side vehicle carrier 24a and the sea-side vehicle carrier 24b.
  • Three trolleys 50, 52 and 54 can be moved on the roadway 48.
  • the trolley 50 can be moved over the range of the width of the container ship 14.
  • the trolley 54 can be moved over the area of land-side means of transport which are arranged or can be moved on the quay area for the transfer or transfer of containers.
  • the trolley 52 takes over the container transport between the two trolleys 50 and 54.
  • the transfer of the containers between the individual trolleys can take place approximately as described in German Patent 1 906 212.
  • the trolleys 50 and 54 are provided with spreaders 50a and 54a, which are each suspended on lifting cables 50b and 54b.
  • the spreader 50a can capture the containers 18 on deck 16 and - by gaping - also the containers 18 inside the ship.
  • the vehicle carrier system 24 is set to a height which is used to detect the uppermost row A of the containers stacked on the deck. It can be seen that the lifting height of the spreaders 50a is low. The lifting time is correspondingly short and the tendency of the lifting cables 50b to oscillate is correspondingly short. If the top one Row A of containers 18 has been cleared or the two uppermost rows A and B, the carrier system 24 is lowered by one step, so that the height of the carrier system 24 above the topmost layer of containers is again the same as in FIG. 1.
  • the carrier system 24 is lowered to the lowest level, which serves to operate the container layers E and F in Figure 1.
  • the support structure 22 can be moved along the quay edge 12, so that any combination of movements of the support structure 22 and the trolley 50 can be used to approach each container position below and above deck.
  • the lifting height is reduced to the lowest possible level by lowering the carrier system 24.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Containerverladeeinrichtung, umfassend ein kaiseitiges Traggerüst und ein an diesem Traggerüst angebrachtes Fahrträgersystem mit einer von mindestens einer containeraufnehmenden Laufkatze befahrbaren horizontalen Fahrbahn, wobei die Laufkatze über ein Hubseilsystem einen Spreader trägt.The invention relates to a container loading device comprising a quay-side support frame and a carrier system attached to this support frame with a horizontal track that can be driven by at least one container-receiving trolley, the trolley carrying a spreader via a hoisting rope system.

Eine solche Einrichtung ist aus der DE-A 1 906 212 bekannt. Bei dieser bekannten Einrichtung ist das Fahrträgersystem in unveränderlicher Höhe an dem Traggerüst angebracht.Such a device is known from DE-A 1 906 212. In this known device, the vehicle carrier system is attached to the supporting structure at a constant height.

Die zum Transport von Containern bestimmten Schiffe werden immer größer und nehmen sowohl im Schiffsinneren als auch an Deck Container in zunehmender Stapelhöhe auf. Je größer die Stapelhöhe der Container an Deck wird, umso höher muß das Fahrträgersystem über Deck stehen, damit auch die obersten Container der auf Deck aufgebauten Stapel erfaßt werden können und insbesondere damit das Fahrträgersystem nicht in Kollision mit den Containerstapeln tritt. Dies bedeutet aber gleichzeitig, daß die Hubhöhe der zur Containeraufnahme bestimmten, mittels Seilen an der Laufkatze aufgehängten Containeraufnahmerahmen (Spreader) immer größer wird, wenn es gilt, einen Container im Schiffsinneren oder in einer unteren Stapelschicht der auf Deck aufgebauten Stapel zu erfassen. Diese zunehmende Hubhöhe bringt insofern Schwierigkeiten, als die an langen Seilen hängenden Spreader allzu leicht in Schwingungen geraten, die das Einbringen der Container an dem jeweiligen Bestimmungsort über Deck oder das Einbringen eines Containers in eine Deckluke erschweren.The ships destined for the transport of containers are getting bigger and bigger, and are taking up containers in the ship's interior as well as on deck at increasing stacking heights. The greater the stacking height of the containers on deck, the higher the carrier system must be above deck, so that the uppermost containers of the stacks built on deck can also be detected and, in particular, so that the carrier system does not collide with the container stacks. At the same time, however, this means that the lifting height of the container receiving frame (spreader) intended for container picking, which is suspended on the trolley by means of ropes, is always greater when it is important to detect a container inside the ship or in a lower stacking layer of the stacks built on deck. This increasing lifting height poses difficulties in that the spreaders hanging on long ropes start to vibrate too easily, which makes it difficult to bring the containers to the respective destination above deck or to insert a container into a deck hatch.

Es sind schon die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten vorgeschlagen worden, um solche Schwingungen zu unterdrücken.The various options for suppressing such vibrations have already been proposed.

Ein weiteres Problem ergibt sich dadurch, daß mit zunehmender Höhe des Fahrträgersystems über Deck die vertikalen Hubwege für eine im Schiffsinneren oder nahe über Deck angeordneten Container, der an Land transportiert werden soll oder umgekehrt, größer werden. Diese Fahrwege bestimmen die Umschlagzeiten und damit letztlich die Liegezeiten des jeweiligen Schiffes im Hafen. Diese Liegezeiten stellen einen erheblichen Kostenfaktor dar. In der Vergangenheit hat man versucht, die Umschlagzeiten bei großen Hubhöhen dadurch zu reduzieren, daß man die Hubgeschwindigkeiten entsprechend vergrößert hat. Der Vergrößerung der Hubgeschwindigkeiten sind aber vom Material her, insbesondere aber von der Leistungsfähigkeit des Kranführers her, Grenzen gesetzt.Another problem arises from the fact that with increasing height of the vehicle carrier system above the deck, the vertical lifting paths for a container arranged inside the ship or close to the deck, which is to be transported on land or vice versa, become larger. These routes determine the turnaround times and thus ultimately the lay times of the respective ship in the port. These lay times represent a considerable cost factor. In the past, attempts have been made to reduce the turnover times at large lifting heights by increasing the lifting speeds accordingly. However, there are limits to the increase in lifting speeds in terms of the material, but particularly the performance of the crane operator.

Aus der US-A 3 891 079 ist eine Schiffsentladevorrichtung für Schüttgut, umfassend ein kaiseitiges Traggerüst und ein an diesem Traggerüst angebrachtes Fahrträgersystem mit einer von einer Laufkatze befahrbaren horizontalen Fahrbahn, bekannt, wobei die Laufkatze ein in sich im wesentlichen höhenunveränderliches Schöpfradsystem trägt. Dabei ist zur Erfassung der Gesamthöhe des geschütteten Ladeguts notwendigerweise eine Höhenverstellbarkeit des Fahrträgersystems erforderlich und demgemäß auch offenbart.From US-A 3 891 079 a ship unloading device for bulk goods is known, comprising a quay-side support frame and a carrier system attached to this support frame with a horizontal roadway that can be driven by a trolley, the trolley carrying a bucket wheel system which is essentially unchangeable in height. In order to record the total height of the bulk cargo, it is necessary to adjust the height of the vehicle carrier system and accordingly also to disclose it.

Aus der DE-A 20 64 978 ist eine weitere Schiffsverladevorrichtung für Schüttgut bekannt, umfassend ein kaiseitiges Traggerüst und ein an diesem Traggerüst angebrachtes Fahrträgersystem mit einer von einer Laufkatze befahrbaren horizontalen Fahrbahn, wobei die Laufkatze an einem Hubseil eine Greifbaggerschaufel trägt. Dabei ist das Fahrträgersystem durch Kabelsätze höhenverstellbar und durch Zahnstangeneinrichtungen auf die jeweils gewünschte Höhe feststellbar. Die mit der Handhabung von Spreadern verbundenen Probleme stellen sich bei dieser Schüttgutverladeeinrichtung nicht. Insbesondere stellt sich nicht das Problem, Container über Deck in unterschiedlichen Höhen zu beladen und zu entladen. Für den Zugang zu dem Schüttgut, das ausschließlich innerhalb des Schiffsrumpfes aufgenommen wird, ist vielmehr eine konstante Höhe des Fahrträgersystems über Deck vorzusehen.From DE-A 20 64 978 a further ship loading device for bulk material is known, comprising a quay-side support frame and a carrier system attached to this support frame with a horizontal carriageway that can be driven by a trolley, the trolley carrying a digging bucket on a hoisting rope. The drive carrier system can be adjusted in height using cable harnesses and can be locked to the required height using rack and pinion devices. The problems associated with the handling of spreaders do not arise with this bulk material loading device. In particular, there is no problem in loading and unloading containers above deck at different heights. Rather, a constant height of the vehicle carrier system above the deck is to be provided for access to the bulk material, which is received exclusively within the ship's hull.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Einrichtung der eingangs bezeichneten Art so auszubilden, daß bei großer Stapelhöhe von Containern über Deck das Seilschwingungsproblem bei der Bedienung von im Schiffsinneren oder nahe über Deck gelegenen Containerstandplätzen erleichtert und die Umschlagzeiten bei akzeptierbaren Hubgeschwindigkeiten erhöht werden.The invention has for its object to provide a device of the type described above so that when there is a high stacking height of containers above deck, the rope vibration problem is facilitated when operating container positions located inside the ship or near above deck, and the handling times are increased at acceptable lifting speeds.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagen, daß das Fahrträgersystem an dem Traggerüst durch ein Gelenkparallelogramm und ein zugehöriges Kraftgerät höhenverstellbar ist, wobei eine im wesentlichen vertikale Parallelogrammseite mit dem Traggerüst und die gegenüberliegende Parallelogrammseite mit dem Fahrträgersystem verbunden ist.To achieve this object, it is proposed according to the invention that the vehicle carrier system on the support frame is height-adjustable by means of a joint parallelogram and an associated power device, an essentially vertical parallelogram side being connected to the support frame and the opposite parallelogram side being connected to the vehicle carrier system.

Diese Maßnahme erscheint ungewöhnlich, wenn man sich die Größenverhältnisse vorstellt: Die Höhe des Fahrträgersystems über dem Kainiveau beträgt beispielsweise 45 m. Die Länge des Fahrträgersystems vom seeseitigen Ende bis zum landseitigen Ende beträgt beispielsweise 85 m. Die Stapelhöhe über Deck beträgt bei sechs übereinander gestapelten Containern beispielsweise 15 m. Bei solchen Dimensionen hat man bisher die höhenfeste Anordnung des Fahrträgersystems an dem Traggerüst als unvermeidlich angesehen und demzufolge immer wieder und über Jahrzehnte hinweg versucht, das Problem der Seilschwingungen durch Dämpfungsmaßnahmen und das Problem der Umschlagzeiten durch Hubgeschwindigkeitsvergrößerung in den Griff zu bekommen. Der erfindungsgemäße Vorschlag stellt deshalb eine grundsätzliche Abkehr von dem bisherigen Entwicklungstrend in der Containerkrantechnik dar. Durch diesen Vorschlag wird das Problem der Schwingungsunterdrückung und das Problem der Umschlagzeiten nunmehr in überaschend einfacher Weise gelöst: Die Hubhöhe der Container bzw. Spreader reduziert sich bei höhenverstellbarem Fahrträgersystem erheblich, denn das Fahrträgersystem kann beim Be- und Entladen eines Schiffes jeweils auf eine Höhe knapp überhalb der jeweiligen Standplatzhöhe des Containers über Deck eingestellt werden. Dabei ist davon auszugehen, daß beim Be- und Entladen der deckseitigen Container eines Containerschiffes die Container häufig schichtweise fortschreitend von einem zum anderen Schiffsende aufgesetzt bzw. abgehoben werden, so daß das Fahrträgersystem für jede Schicht auf neue Betriebshöhe eingestellt werden kann oder beispielsweise bei sechs Containerschichten über Deck jeweils nach zwei Schichten in der Höhe angepaßt werden kann. Damit reduziert sich das Hubhöhenproblem nicht nur seeseitig, sondern auch landseitig und dementsprechend reduzieren sich die Probleme der Seilschwingungen und der langen Umschlagzeiten.This measure appears unusual when one imagines the proportions: the height of the carrier system above the level of the quay is 45 m, for example. The length of the carrier system from the sea-side end to the land-side end is, for example, 85 m. With six containers stacked one above the other, the stacking height above deck is 15 m, for example. With such dimensions, the height-fixed arrangement of the carrier system on the supporting structure has previously been regarded as inevitable and consequently, over and over decades, attempts have been made to get the problem of rope vibrations through damping measures and the problem of turnaround times through increased lifting speed under control. The proposal according to the invention therefore represents a fundamental departure from the previous development trend in container crane technology. This proposal now surprisingly solves the problem of vibration suppression and the problem of handling times: the lifting height of the container or spreader is considerably reduced in the case of a height-adjustable carrier system , because the vehicle carrier system can be set to a height just above the respective height of the container's position above deck when loading and unloading a ship. It can be assumed that when loading and unloading the deck-side containers of a container ship, the containers are often placed or lifted progressively in layers from one end of the ship to the other, so that the vehicle carrier system can be set to a new operating height for each shift or, for example, with six container layers above deck, can be adjusted in height after every two shifts. This not only reduces the lifting height problem on the sea side, but also on the land side and accordingly the problems of rope vibrations and the long turnover times are reduced.

Aus Sicherheitsgründen und zur Entlastung des Kraftgerätes wird in Weiterbildung der Erfindung vorgeschlagen, daß das Fahrträgersystem in der jeweiligen Betriebshöhe an dem Traggerüst feststellbar ist.For safety reasons and to relieve the load on the power device, it is proposed in a further development of the invention that the vehicle carrier system can be fixed to the supporting frame at the respective operating height.

Um den Kranführer an definierte Hubhöhen zu gewöhnen, empfiehlt es sich, daß das Fahrträgersystem in diskreten Höhenlagen feststellbar ist, deren Höhenunterschied annähernd der ein- oder mehrfachen Höhe eines Containers entspricht.In order to get the crane operator used to defined lifting heights, it is recommended that the carriage system can be determined at discrete altitudes, the height difference of which corresponds approximately to the single or multiple height of a container.

Ein Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Lösung liegt auch darin, daß man die Lenker des Gelenkparallelogramms traggerüstseitig in Knotenpunkten des Traggerüsts anlenken kann und damit zu einer statisch günstigen und rechnerisch leicht beherrschbaren Krafteinleitung in das Traggerüst kommt, wobei Biegebelastung des Traggerüsts weitgehend vermieden wird.An advantage of the solution according to the invention is also that the handlebars of the articulated parallelogram can be articulated on the scaffold side at nodes of the scaffolding and thus a statically favorable and computationally easily manageable force transmission into the scaffolding, whereby bending stress on the scaffolding is largely avoided.

Das Gelenkparallelogramm ist vorzugsweise gebildet von den oberen Endabschnitten zweier in Kailängsrichtung beabstandeter Stiele des Traggerüsts als Basis, zwei unteren von dieser Basis ausgehenden, zueinander im wesentlichen parallelen Verbindungslenkern, einem oberen zwischen den beiden Stielen angeordneten, zu den beiden unteren Verbindungslenkern im wesentlichen parallelen Verbindungslenker und einer Dreieckscheibe, welche die basisfernen Enden der unteren Verbindungslenker und des oberen Verbindungslenkers miteinander verbindet und das Fahrträgersystem aufnimmt. Diese Bauweise führt zu einer sehr stabilen Konstruktion.The articulated parallelogram is preferably formed from the upper end sections of two stems of the supporting structure, spaced in the longitudinal direction of the quay, as the base, two lower connecting arms extending from this base, essentially parallel to one another, an upper one arranged between the two stems, to the two lower ones Link links essentially parallel link links and a triangular disc, which connects the ends of the lower link links and the upper link links remote from the base and accommodates the vehicle carrier system. This construction leads to a very stable construction.

Bei Ausführung des Traggerüsts mit zwei quer zur Kaikante beabstandeten Stielsystemen kann die Basis im Bereich des einen Stielsystems angeordnet sein, während der das Fahrträgersystem aufnehmende Teil des Gelenkparallelogramms im Bereich des anderen Stielsystems angeordnet werden kann. Dabei ist zu empfehlen, daß die Basis des Gelenkparallelogramms im Bereich des kaikantenfernen Stielystems und der das Fahrträgersystem tragende Teil des Gelenkparallelogramms im Bereich des kaikantennäheren Stielsystems angeordnet ist. Mit dieser Anordnung wird den üblichen geometrischen Verhältnissen bei einem Containerverladekran Rechnung getragen und insbesondere den Längsausladungen der seeseitigen und landseitigen Abschnitte des Fahrträgersystems.When the support structure is designed with two arm systems spaced apart transversely to the quay edge, the base can be arranged in the area of the one arm system, while the part of the articulated parallelogram receiving the vehicle carrier system can be arranged in the area of the other arm system. It is recommended that the base of the articulated parallelogram is arranged in the area of the stem system remote from the quay edge and the part of the articulated parallelogram carrying the travel carrier system is located in the area of the stem system closer to the quay edge. With this arrangement, the usual geometric conditions in a container loading crane are taken into account and in particular the longitudinal projections of the sea-side and land-side sections of the vehicle carrier system.

Bei einer solchen Ausführungsform kann man den das Fahrträgersystem aufnehmenden Teil des Gelenkparallelogramms an dem ihm räumlich näheren Stielsystem feststellbar machen, wiederum mit dem Ergebnis einer stabilen Konstruktion.In such an embodiment, the part of the articulated parallelogram receiving the drive carrier system can be made noticeable on the stem system which is spatially closer to it, again with the result of a stable construction.

Das Fahrträgersystem kann einerseits im unteren Bereich des es tragenden Teils des Gelenkparallelogramms angelenkt sein und andererseits durch Verspannungsmittel mit Abspannpunkten im oberen Endbereich dieses Teils des Gelenkparallelogramms verbunden sein. Hierdurch wird erreicht, daß das Fahrträgersystem parallel zu sich selbst höhenverstellbar ist.The drive carrier system can be articulated on the one hand in the lower region of the part of the joint parallelogram carrying it and, on the other hand, can be connected by means of tensioning means to guy points in the upper end region of this part of the joint parallelogram. This ensures that the vehicle carrier system is adjustable in height parallel to itself.

Um den Schiffsverkehr unter allen Situationen unbehindert durch die Verladeeinrichtung durchführen zu können, wird vorgeschlagen, daß das Fahrträgersystem einen hochschwenkbaren seeseitigen Abschnitt umfaßt, während der landseitige Abschnitt in der Regel stets horizontal angeordnet sein kann.In order to be able to carry out the shipping traffic unhindered by the loading device in all situations, it is proposed that the vehicle carrier system comprise a swiveling section on the sea side, while the land section can generally always be arranged horizontally.

Es ist grundsätzlich möglich, daß ein und dieselbe Laufkatze zum Containerheben und Containersenken und zum Horizontaltransport der Container längs der Fahrbahn bestimmt und ausgebildet ist. Größere Umschlaggeschwindigkeiten lassen sich dann erreichen, wenn mindestens eine Laufkatze zum Heben und Senken der Container und eine weitere Laufkatze zum Horizontaltransport der Container längs der Fahrbahn bestimmt und ausgebildet sind und wenn Übergabemittel zum Übergeben der Container zwischen den beiden Laufkatzen vorgesehen sind. Noch eine weitere Verbesserung der Umschlagleistung läßt sich erreichen, wenn je eine seeseitige und eine landseitige Laufkatze zum Heben und Senken und eine weitere Laufkatze zum Horizontaltransport der Container zwischen den beiden erstgenannten Laufkatzen vorgesehen sind.It is fundamentally possible for one and the same trolley to be designed and constructed for container lifting and lowering and for the horizontal transport of the containers along the carriageway. Higher turnover speeds can be achieved if at least one trolley for lifting and lowering the containers and another trolley for horizontal transport of the containers along the roadway are determined and designed and if transfer means are provided for transferring the containers between the two trolleys. A further improvement in the handling performance can be achieved if a sea-side and a land-side trolley for lifting and lowering and a further trolley for the horizontal transport of the containers between the first two trolleys are provided.

Das Kraftgerät kann zwischen einem Festpunkt des Traggerüsts und dem Gelenkparallelogramm angeordnet sein, insbesondere in der Weise, daß das Kraftgerät in einer Diagonalen des Gelenkparallelogramms angeordnet ist. Auch dies dient wiederum der Freihaltung von Biegekräften.The force device can be arranged between a fixed point of the supporting structure and the joint parallelogram, in particular in such a way that the force device is arranged in a diagonal of the joint parallelogram. This also serves to keep bending forces free.

Das Kraftgerät kann beliebiger Bauart sein, insbesondere kann es mit einer Seilwinde oder mit einem Hubzylinder ausgebildet sein.The power device can be of any type, in particular it can be designed with a cable winch or with a lifting cylinder.

Die Erfindung betrifft im Hinblick auf die weiter oben formulierte Aufgabe weiterhin ein Verfahren zum Be- und Entladen von Containerschiffen, welche in übereinander gelegenen Schichten mit Containern beladen sind, unter Verwendung einer Containerverladeeinrichtung, welche ein kaiseitiges Traggerüst, ein an dem Traggerüst angebrachtes Fahrträgersystem und eine Laufkatze mit einem an einem Hubseilsystem hängenden Spreader umfaßt. Hierbei ist vorgesehen, daß die Container schichtweise be- und entladen werden, wobei jeweils nach Be- bzw. Entladung der Container einer Schicht die Höhe des Fahrträgersystems um eine Schichthöhe entsprechend der als nächster zu beladenden Schicht bzw. der als letzter entladenen Schicht vergrößert oder verkleinert wird.In view of the object formulated further above, the invention further relates to a method for loading and unloading container ships which are loaded with containers in layers lying one above the other, using a container loading device which has a quay-side support frame, a carrier system attached to the support frame and one Trolley with a spreader hanging on a hoisting cable system. It is provided that the containers are loaded and unloaded in layers, with the height of the vehicle carrier system being increased or decreased by a layer height corresponding to the layer to be loaded next or the last layer to be unloaded after each loading or unloading of the containers of a layer becomes.

Die Schichthöhe kann dabei der einfachen oder der mehrfachen, insbesondere zweifachen, Höhe eines Containers entsprechen. Von einer Schicht wird bereits dann gesprochen, wenn eine Reihe von Containern in Längsrichtung des Fahrträgersystems nebeneinander angeordnet ist oder wenn zwei solcher Reihen von Containern übereinander angeordnet sind.The layer height can correspond to the single or multiple, in particular double, height of a container. One already speaks of a layer if a row of containers is arranged next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle carrier system or if two such rows of containers are arranged one above the other.

Die beiliegenden Figuren erläutern die Erfindung anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels; es stellen dar:

Figur 1
Eine Schnittansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung in Längsrichtung der Kaikante gesehen;
Figur 2
eine schematische Ansicht des das Fahrträgersystem aufnehmenden Lenkersystems in Pfeilrichtung II der Figur 1;
Figur 3
die Einrichtung gemäß Figur 1 bei abgesenktem Fahrträgersystem.
Figur 4
die Einrichtung gemäß Figur 1 bei angehobenem Fahrträgersystem.
The accompanying figures explain the invention using an exemplary embodiment; it represents:
Figure 1
A sectional view of a device according to the invention seen in the longitudinal direction of the quay edge;
Figure 2
a schematic view of the handlebar system receiving the steering system in the direction of arrow II of Figure 1;
Figure 3
the device of Figure 1 with the vehicle carrier system lowered.
Figure 4
the device of Figure 1 with the vehicle carrier system raised.

In Figur 1 ist mit 10 der Kai in einem Containerhafen bezeichnet. Die Kaikante 12 verläuft senkrecht zur Zeichenebene. An der Kaikante ist ein Containerschiff 14 verankert, das sowohl im Schiffsinneren als auch über Deck 16 Container 18 gestapelt aufnimmt.In Figure 1, 10 is the quay in a container port. The quay edge 12 runs perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. A container ship 14 is anchored at the quay edge and picks up 16 containers 18 stacked both inside the ship and above deck.

Am Kaigelände steht eine Containerverladeeinrichtung in Form eines Containerkrans, der ganz allgemein mit 20 bezeichnet ist. Dieser Containerkran 20 umfaßt ein Traggerüst 22 und ein Fahrträgersystem 24. Das Fahrträgersystem 24 besteht aus einem landseitigen Fahrträgerabschnitt 24a und einem seeseitigen, hochschwenkbaren Fahrträgerabschnitt 24b. Das Fahrträgersystem 24 ist an einem Lenkersystem in Form eines gelenkparallelogramms 26 befestigt. Dieses Lenkersystem 26 ist von zwei unteren Verbindungslenkern 26a, 26b und einem oberen Verbindungslenker 26c gebildet. Die unteren Verbindungslenker 26a, 26b sind in Knotenpunkten 28 rückwärtiger Stiele 22a, 22b des Traggerüsts 22 angelenkt, während der Verbindungslenker 26c in der Mitte eines senkrecht zur Zeichenebene verlaufenden Verbindungsträgers 22c des Traggerüst 22 angelenkt ist. Die jeweils anderen Enden der Verbindungslenker 26a, 26b, 26c sind mit einer von Lenkern gebildeten starren Dreiecksscheibe 30 gelenkig verbunden. An dem Verbindungsträger 22 ist ein Windwerk 32 angebracht, das mit einem Flaschenzug 34 kombiniert ist. Der Flaschenzug 34 verläuft diagonal in bezug auf das Parallelogrammlenkersystem 26 zwischen dem Verbindungsträger 22 und der Scheibe 30. Durch Einziehen des Flaschenzugs 34 kann die Dreiecksscheibe 30 angehoben werden, durch Nachlassen des Flaschenzuges kann sie abgesenkt werden. An der Dreiecksscheibe 30 ist in einem Gelenkpunkt 36 der landseitige Fahrträger 24a angelenkt. Zusätzlich ist der landseitige Fahrträger 24a durch ein Abspannseil 38 an der Spitze 40 der Dreiecksscheibe 30 aufgehängt. Der seeseitige Fahrträger 24b ist bei 42 an dem landseitigen Fahrträger 24a angelenkt und durch ein weiteres Abspannseil 44 ebenfalls an der Spitze 40 der Dreiecksscheibe 30 aufgehängt. Das Abspannseil 44 ist verkürzbar, so daß der seeseitge Fahrträger 24b in die strichpunktierte Lage gebracht werden kann.At the quay site there is a container loading device in the form of a container crane, which is generally designated 20. This container crane 20 comprises a support frame 22 and a vehicle carrier system 24. The vehicle carrier system 24 consists of a shore-side Carrier section 24a and a sea-side, pivotable carriage section 24b. The carrier system 24 is attached to a handlebar system in the form of an articulated parallelogram 26. This link system 26 is formed by two lower link links 26a, 26b and an upper link link 26c. The lower connecting links 26a, 26b are articulated at nodes 28 of rear legs 22a, 22b of the supporting structure 22, while the connecting links 26c are articulated in the middle of a connecting support 22c of the supporting structure 22 extending perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. The respective other ends of the connecting links 26a, 26b, 26c are connected in an articulated manner to a rigid triangular disk 30 formed by links. A windwork 32, which is combined with a block and tackle 34, is attached to the connection carrier 22. The block and tackle 34 runs diagonally with respect to the parallelogram link system 26 between the connection carrier 22 and the washer 30. The triangular washer 30 can be raised by pulling in the block and tackle 34, and can be lowered by releasing the block and tackle. The land-side drive carrier 24a is articulated on the triangular disk 30 at an articulation point 36. In addition, the land-side traveling beam 24a is suspended from the tip 40 of the triangular disk 30 by a guy rope 38. The sea-side drive carrier 24b is articulated at 42 to the shore-side drive carrier 24a and is likewise suspended from the tip 40 of the triangular disk 30 by a further guy rope 44. The guy rope 44 can be shortened so that the sea side carrier 24b can be brought into the dot-dash position.

Das gesamte Fahrträgersystem 24 kann durch Einholen bzw. Nachlassen des Flaschenzuges 34 gehoben bzw. gesenkt werden. In den vorderen Stielen 22d und 22e des Traggerüsts 20 sind Auflegerstellen 46 ausgebildet. In diesen Auflegerstellen 46 können Auflegerbolzen für den landseitigen Fahrträger 24a eingesteckt werden, so daß der Flaschenzug 34 in verschiedenen diskreten Höheneinstellungen des Fahrträgersystems 24 entlastet werden kann. Die Auflager können dabei so ausgebildet sein, daß der landseitige Fahrträger 24a verschiebbar auf ihnen aufliegt, so daß keine Biegekräfte in die Stiele 22a und 22e eingeleitet werden. Auch durch die Lenker 26a, 26b und 26c werden keine Biegemomente in die Stiele 22a, 22b eingeleitet, da die Lenker 26a, 26b in dem Knotenbereich 28 angelenkt sind und der Lenker 26c ebenfalls in einem Knotenbereich bei 22c.The entire carriage system 24 can be raised or lowered by catching up or releasing the block and tackle 34. Support points 46 are formed in the front posts 22d and 22e of the support frame 20. In these support points 46, support bolts can for the land-side drive carrier 24a, so that the pulley 34 can be relieved in various discrete height settings of the drive carrier system 24. The supports can be designed so that the landside carrier 24a slidably rests on them so that no bending forces are introduced into the stems 22a and 22e. Also through the links 26a, 26b and 26c no bending moments are introduced into the stems 22a, 22b, since the links 26a, 26b are articulated in the node area 28 and the link 26c also in a node area at 22c.

Auf dem Fahrträgersystem 24 ist eine Fahrbahn 48 ausgebildet, die sich über den landseitigen Fahrträger 24a und den seeseitigen Fahrträger 24b erstreckt. Auf der Fahrbahn 48 sind drei Laufkatzen 50, 52 und 54 verfahrbar. Die Laufkatze 50 ist über den Bereich der Breite des Containerschiffes 14 verfahrbar. Die Laufkatze 54 ist über den Bereich landseitiger Transportmittel verfahrbar, die zur Übernahme bzw. Übergabe von Containern auf dem Kaigelände angeordnet bzw. verfahrbar sind. Die Laufkatze 52 übernimmt den Containertransport zwischen den beiden Laufkatzen 50 und 54. Die Übergabe der Container zwischen den einzelnen Laufkatzen kann etwa so erfolgen wie in der deutschen Patentschrift 1 906 212 beschrieben.A roadway 48 is formed on the vehicle carrier system 24 and extends over the land-side vehicle carrier 24a and the sea-side vehicle carrier 24b. Three trolleys 50, 52 and 54 can be moved on the roadway 48. The trolley 50 can be moved over the range of the width of the container ship 14. The trolley 54 can be moved over the area of land-side means of transport which are arranged or can be moved on the quay area for the transfer or transfer of containers. The trolley 52 takes over the container transport between the two trolleys 50 and 54. The transfer of the containers between the individual trolleys can take place approximately as described in German Patent 1 906 212.

Die Laufkatzen 50 und 54 sind mit Spreadern 50a und 54a versehen, die jeweils an Hubseilen 50b und 54b hängen. Der Spreader 50a kann die Container 18 auf Deck 16 und - durch Lucken - auch die Container 18 im Schiffsinneren erfassen. In der Figur 1 ist das Fahrträgersystem 24 auf eine Höhe eingestellt, die der Erfassung der obersten Stapelreihe A der auf Deck gestapelten Container dient. Man erkennt, daß die Hubhöhe der Spreader 50a gering ist. Entsprechend gering ist die Hubzeit und entsprechend gering ist die Tendenz der Hubseile 50b zum Schwingen. Wenn die oberste Reihe A von Containern 18 abgeräumt ist oder die beiden obersten Reihen A und B, so wird das Fahrträgersystem 24 um eine Stufe abgesenkt, so daß dann die Höhe des Fahrträgersystems 24 über der jeweils obersten Schicht von Containern wieder die gleiche ist wie in Figur 1.The trolleys 50 and 54 are provided with spreaders 50a and 54a, which are each suspended on lifting cables 50b and 54b. The spreader 50a can capture the containers 18 on deck 16 and - by gaping - also the containers 18 inside the ship. In FIG. 1, the vehicle carrier system 24 is set to a height which is used to detect the uppermost row A of the containers stacked on the deck. It can be seen that the lifting height of the spreaders 50a is low. The lifting time is correspondingly short and the tendency of the lifting cables 50b to oscillate is correspondingly short. If the top one Row A of containers 18 has been cleared or the two uppermost rows A and B, the carrier system 24 is lowered by one step, so that the height of the carrier system 24 above the topmost layer of containers is again the same as in FIG. 1.

In Figur 3 ist das Fahrträgersystem 24 auf die tiefste Stufe abgesenkt, die zur Bedienung der Containerschichten E und F in Figur 1 dient.In Figure 3, the carrier system 24 is lowered to the lowest level, which serves to operate the container layers E and F in Figure 1.

Das Traggerüst 22 ist längs der Kaikante 12 verfahrbar, so daß durch Kombination von Bewegungen des Traggerüsts 22 und der Laufkatze 50 jeder Containerstandplatz unter Deck und über Deck angefahren werden kann.The support structure 22 can be moved along the quay edge 12, so that any combination of movements of the support structure 22 and the trolley 50 can be used to approach each container position below and above deck.

Das bezüglich der Laufkatze 50 Gesagte gilt auch bezüglich der Laufkatze 54 und des dazugehörigen Spreaders 54a. Die Hubhöhe wird durch Absenken des Fahrträgersystems 24 jeweils auf das geringst mögliche Maß reduziert.What has been said about the trolley 50 also applies to the trolley 54 and the associated spreader 54a. The lifting height is reduced to the lowest possible level by lowering the carrier system 24.

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  1. A container handling apparatus comprising a carrier framework (22) on the quayside and, mounted on this carrier framework (22), a mobile carrier system (24) with a horizontal track (48) on which at least one container-holding crane trolley (50) can travel, the crane trolley (50) supporting a spreader (50a) through a manoeuvring line system (50b), characterised in that the mobile carrier system (24) on the carrier framework (22) is adjustable in height by a parallelogram linkage (26) and an associated power appliance (34, 32), a substantially vertical side (28-22c) of the parallelogram being connected to the carrier framework (22) while the opposite side (30) of the parallelogram is connected to the mobile carrier system (24).
  2. An apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the mobile carrier system (24) can be fixed on the carrier framework (22) at any operational height.
  3. An apparatus according to claim 2, characterised in that the mobile carrier system (24) can be secured at discrete heights (46), the difference between them corresponding approximately to once the height and a multiple of the height of a container (18).
  4. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the parallelogram linkage (26) is formed by the upper end portions of, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the quay, two posts (22a, 22b) of the carrier framework (22) as a base, emerging from this base (28, 22c) and substantially parallel with each other, two lower connecting links (26a,, 26b) an upper connecting link (26c) disposed between the two posts (22a, 22b) and substantially parallel with the two bottom connecting links (26a, 26b) and with a triangular plate (30) which accommodates the mobile carrier system (24) and connects to one another the ends of the lower connecting links (26a, 26b) and of the upper connecting link (26c) which are remote from the base.
  5. An apparatus according to claim 4, characterised in that if the carrier framework (22) is constructed with two post systems (22a, 22b; 22d, 22e) which are spaced apart transversely in relation to the edge of the quay, the base (28-22c) is disposed in the region of one post system (22a, 22b) while the part (30) of the parallelogram linkage (26) which accommodates the mobile carrier system (24) is disposed in the region of the other post system (22d, 22e).
  6. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterised in that the base (28-22c) of the parallelogram linkage (26) is disposed in the region of the post system (22a, 22b) which is remote from the quay edge while the part (30) of the parallelogram linkage (26) which carries the mobile carrier system (24) is disposed in the region of the post system (22d, 22e) which is closer to the quay edge.
  7. An apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that the part (30) of the parallelogram linkage (26) which holds the mobile carrier system (24) can be fixed on the post system (22d, 22e) which is spatially closer to it.
  8. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the mobile carrier system (24) is on the one hand articulated in the lower area of the parallelogram linkage (26) which carries it and on the other, is connected by bracing means (38, 44) with bracing points in the upper end region (40) of this part (30) of the parallelogram linkage (26).
  9. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the mobile carrier system (24) comprises on the land side a constantly horizontal portion (24a) and on the sea side a portion (24b) which can be upwardly pivoted
  10. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that one and the same crane trolley (50) is intended and constructed for raising and lowering containers (18) and for transporting them horizontally along the track (48).
  11. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that at least one crane trolley (50) is used for raising and lowering the containers (18) while a further crane trolley (52) is intended and constructed for transporting the containers (18) horizontally along the track (48), transfer means being provided for transferring the containers (18) between the two crane trolleys (50, 52).
  12. An apparatus according to claim 11, characterised in that one seaward (50) and one landward crane trolley (54) are provided for raising and lowering the containers (18) and in that a further crane trolley (52)is provided for transporting them horizontally between the two first-mentioned crane trolleys (50, 54).
  13. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterised in that the power appliance (34) is disposed between a fixed point (22c) of the carrier framework (22) and the parallelogram linkage (26).
  14. An apparatus according to claim 13, characterised in that the power appliance (34) is disposed on a diagonal of the parallelogram linkage (26).
  15. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterised in that the power appliance (34) is constructed with a cable winch.
  16. An apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterised in that the power appliance is constructed as a hoisting cylinder.
  17. A method of loading and unloading container ships which are loaded with containers (18) in superposed layers (A, B, E. F), the method employing a container handling apparatus (20), particular in accordance with one of claims 1 to 16, comprising a carrier framework (22) on the quay side and a mobile carrier system (24) mounted on the carrier framework (22) and further comprising a crane trolley (50) with a spreader (50a) suspended from a hoisting cable system (50b), characterised in that the containers (18) are loaded and unloaded in layers, whereby in each case after loading or unloading of the containers (18) in one layer (A, B, E, F) the height of the mobile carrier system (24) is increased or reduced by a layer height, according to the layer (A, B, E, F) which is the next to be loaded or the last to be unloaded.
  18. A method according to claim 17, characterised in that the layer height corresponds to the height of a container or to a multiple thereof.
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