EP0558152B1 - Container for the transportation of goods such as pipes - Google Patents

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EP0558152B1
EP0558152B1 EP19930200544 EP93200544A EP0558152B1 EP 0558152 B1 EP0558152 B1 EP 0558152B1 EP 19930200544 EP19930200544 EP 19930200544 EP 93200544 A EP93200544 A EP 93200544A EP 0558152 B1 EP0558152 B1 EP 0558152B1
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container
container according
side walls
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Alf S. Naerland
Arne Johan Endresen
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Norsk Hydro ASA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/004—Contents retaining means
    • B65D90/0053—Contents retaining means fixed on the side wall of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
    • B65D88/122—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport with access from above
    • B65D88/123—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport with access from above open top
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/008—Doors for containers, e.g. ISO-containers

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  • the invention relates to a container for the transportation of goods or objects, especially longitudinal objects such as pipes or pipe parts, comprising a base construction, side walls, end walls and stays extending freely through channels disposed in the side walls, the upper end of each stay being provided with holes or lifting eyes for lifing hooks or the like, the lower end of each stay being detachably connected to the fixed portion of the container.
  • Containers of the above type are used in connection with the transportation of goods or objects between supply plants on land and offshore installations.
  • the containers are placed on the deck of a supply ship by means of trucks, cranes or other forms of lifting device and are freighted between the destinations by means of the ships.
  • the existing, known containers are designed so that the forces generated by the weight of the goods and the container itself are taken up and transferred to the lifting eyes via the side walls.
  • Each corner of said container is provided with a post including a lower section of hollow construction, which is finally attached to the floor construction and to the side walls of the container, and an adjustable upper section which is telescopically received in the lower section to vary the height of the corner post, so that the goods contained by the container are always below the tops of the posts.
  • a container of the type have a base construction and two side walls. Each side wall is provided with two vertical hollow beams carrying hooks. These hooks are slidable guided by the hollow beams between two positions, a first one in which the hooks entered above the side walls and a second one in which the hooks are retracted to below the upper end of the beams.
  • the beams are an integral part of the side walls and the forces generated while lifting a loaded container are transferred to the base construction through the beams and the side walls.
  • One aim of the present invention was to produce a transportation container for which time in a workshop in in connection with the replacement of lifting eyes for the container would be eliminated and for which other workshop time in connection with repairs would be considerably reduced.
  • Another aim was to produce a container which has openings or slots in at least one of the side walls to make possible the lateral loading of goods, especially pipes and other long objects, by truck.
  • a further aim was to produce a transportation container which was of simple design and inexpensive to produce.
  • the container in accordance with the present invention is mainly claimed in claim 1 wherein the base construction is designed in such a way that it is capable of bearing most of the weight of the container and the goods to be transported as the forces generated when lifting the container are transferred from the base constriction via stays, the lower ends of which are connected to, and detachable from, the base construction and which extend up freely through the openings or channels in the sides, and the upper ends of which are provided with holes or openings for lifting hooks, etc.
  • the base construction thus bears virtually all of the load and the forces are transferred to the lifting hooks via the lifting stays which are connected directly to the-base construction.
  • lifting stays are used which are fastened to, and may be detached from, the base construction by means of a nut and bolt. Both the lifting stays and the bolts can be rapidly checked and replaced in a few minutes without having to send the container to the workshop.
  • Container 1 in accordance with the invention is, as shown in Fig. 1, rectangular in shape and includes a base construction 2 with side walls 3, 4 and end walls 5, 6.
  • the base construction 2 is based on a rectangular frame with longitudinal supporting beams 17 and transverse supporting beams 18.
  • the supporting beams are formed of hollow sections and dimensioned in such a way that, when being lifted via the stays 9 or the forks of a fork-lift truck through the openings 22, 23, they are easily capable of bearing the weight of the container in itself and the weight of the goods in the container.
  • the longitudinal supporting beams 17 are, in addition to the transverse supporting beams 18, connected with several intermediate, transverse beams. On top of the beams there is an all-welded sheet base 25.
  • the sides are built up around vertical and diagonal supports 26, 29 and an upper rectangular frame of hollow sections 27, 28 and, similarly to the base, are provided with all-welded sheets on the inside. With the construction described here the base bears most of the weight of the container and the load in it.
  • four tension stays 9 are used which are attached to, and may be detached from, the supporting beams 17 by means of a threaded bolt with a nut.
  • the tension stays are appropriately arranged to run freely in the diagonal supports 29 and partly reach up over the upper end of the walls, ie the frame section 28.
  • the angle of the tension stays is appropriately chosen so that it is in accordance with the angle of the lifting wires or the chain sling to avoid transference of forces to the walls in connection with lifting the container.
  • the upper ends of the tension stays 9 which are shown in detail in Fig. 2 are provided with an opening 8 or holes for a lifting hook etc. (the lifting hook is not shown).
  • the diagonal sections 29 in the walls 3, 4 form a protection for the tension stays against impacts and knocks.
  • protective tabs 10 have been welded on to rise above the walls for the part of the stays 9 which protrude above the side walls (see Fig. 1).
  • One side wall 4 is provided with two openings or slots 7 which extend right down to the base construction. Through these openings it is possible to insert the forks of a fork-lift truck to load in or lift out goods, especially long objects such as pipes, from the container.
  • the container is provided with two openings, but alternatively it can be provided with one large opening or more than two openings.
  • the openings can, as is appropriate, be provided with a door, or, as shown in Fig. 1, with a barrier in the form of a folding flap 11.
  • the flap 11 is shown in large scale in Fig. 3. It is provided with pivot pins 12 which are located in L-shaped tracks 21 on each side of the opening in the side wall 4.
  • the flap 11 has two overhangs 13 and on the underside of these overhangs are vertical pins 14 which are designed to correspond with the holes 30 on each side of the openings in the side wall.
  • the pins are located in the holes and the overhangs 13 rest on the notches 20 in the sides as shown for the right-hand flap 11 in Fig. 1.
  • the flap 11 is opened, the lower part of the flap is pressed in so that the pivot pins 12 are pushed against the vertical part of the L-shaped track 21. The flap can then be lifted up so that the upper locking pins 14 are removed from the holes and can then be lowered as shown for the left-hand flap 11 in Fig. 1.
  • one of the transverse walls is also designed as a folding flap 6, and is hinged to the base construction at its lower end.
  • a spring mechanism comprising one or more spiral springs as shown in Fig. 5 ensures that the flap can be lowered in a controlled manner without danger for the person operating it.
  • In the upright position it is kept in place by means of a locking mechanism in the form of a pin 31 with a locking hook 32 or another type of locking mechanism.

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NO920757A NO314078B1 (no) 1992-02-26 1992-02-26 Beholder for transport av gods og gjenstander
NO920757 1992-02-26

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NO920757L (no) 1993-08-27

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