EP0672012B1 - Bulk material container with an emptying arrangement - Google Patents

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EP0672012B1
EP0672012B1 EP93922878A EP93922878A EP0672012B1 EP 0672012 B1 EP0672012 B1 EP 0672012B1 EP 93922878 A EP93922878 A EP 93922878A EP 93922878 A EP93922878 A EP 93922878A EP 0672012 B1 EP0672012 B1 EP 0672012B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65FGATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
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PCT No. PCT/CH93/00250 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 7, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 7, 1995 PCT Filed Oct. 25, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO95/10466 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 20, 1995Apparatus for storing and dispensing bulk materials such as sand, gravel and coke and which has at least one base emptying aperture. The apparatus includes a frame formed in the general shape of a box and a container formed in the general shape of a box for vertical movement within the frame. The frame includes at least one vertical strut at each corner connected by horizontal struts and four metal side plates. The container includes a guide attached at each corner formed to slide along the corresponding vertical strut at that corner. A plurality of roof-shaped webs are connected to and extend between the metal side plates extending along the length of the frame and are positioned to provide an aperture between adjacent roof-shaped webs. A plurality of roof-shaped webs are connected to and extend between the sides of the container and are positioned to provide an aperture between adjacent roof-shaped webs such that a roof-shaped web in the container is in vertical alignment with the aperture between adjacent roof-shaped webs of the frame and a roof-shaped web in the frame is in vertical alignment with the aperture between adjacent roof-shaped webs of the container to close the apertures when the container is positioned within the frame. When the container is raised relative to the frame, the bulk material in the container can empty out through the apertures.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Container für Schüttgüter, welcher über eine Bodenentleerung verfügt, nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1. Solche Container werden vorzugsweise für Massenschüttgüter eingesetzt wie Sand, Kies, Koks und dergleichen.The present invention relates to a container for bulk goods, which has a floor drain, according to the preamble of claim 1. Such containers are preferably used for bulk goods such as sand, gravel, coke and the like.

Aus der Patentliteratur und dem technischen Einsatz sind grundsätzlich zwei Typen von Containern nach dem Oberbegriff bekannt: Einerseits solche, die vorzugsweise aus der Bewirtschaftung von Abfall-Glas bekannt sind (beispielsweise nach WO-A-93/12018), anderseits solche, die meist als Eisenbahnwaggon-Aufbauten ausgeführt sind und über eine klappenbetätigte Entleerungsöffnung verfügen.Basically, two types of containers are known from the patent literature and technical use according to the preamble: On the one hand, those that are preferably known from the management of waste glass (for example, according to WO-A-93/12018), and on the other hand, those that are mostly known as Railway wagon bodies are designed and have a flap-operated emptying opening.

Abfall-Glas-Container verfügen in der Regel über einzelne Einwerföffnungen vorzugsweise für Flaschen, stehen einige Zeit an einer Wertstoffsammelstelle, werden durch besondere Lastwagen abgeführt und durch leere Container ersetzt. Die Leerung geschieht entweder im Glaswerk oder auf einer Bahnstation durch Anheben der Container-Hülle oder Absenken des pyramiden- oder kegelförmig ausgestalteten Bodens. Die Ausbildung solcher Container ist in Uebereinstimmung mit den Belade- und Entlade-Geschwindigkeiten, und der Menge des Sammelgutes.Waste glass containers generally have individual drop-in openings, preferably for bottles, stand at a recycling point for some time, are removed by special trucks and replaced by empty containers. The emptying takes place either in the glassworks or on a train station by lifting the container shell or lowering the pyramid or conical bottom. The formation of such containers is in accordance with the loading and unloading speeds, and the amount of the bulk goods.

Beim zweiten erwähnten Typ sind sowohl Beladen als auch Entladen durch einen hohen zeitlichen Massenstrom gekennzeichnet. Für das Entladen sind zudem besondere Vorrichtungen, sog. Bahngossen notwendig. Für die dem Beladen vorangehende und die dem Entladen nachfolgende Lagerung sind besondere Lagervorrichtungen, Silos erforderlich. Die Verwendung von solchen genannten als Waggonaufbau gestalteten Schüttgut-Containern verlangen also hohe Kapital-Aufwendungen, für die Container selbst, für Silos und für die Bahngossen. Die Verwendungseinheit ist zudem immer mindestens ein ganzer Waggon, selbst wenn dieser nur zum Teil gefüllt werden soll. Beim Umlad auf Lastwagen für eine allfällige Feinverteilung sind weitere Einrichtungen und entweder ein spezieller Lastwagen oder besondere Aufbauten vorzusehen.In the second type mentioned, both loading and unloading are characterized by a high temporal mass flow. Special devices, so-called railway gutters, are also required for unloading. Special storage devices and silos are required for the storage prior to loading and subsequent storage after unloading. The use of such bulk goods containers designed as wagon bodies therefore requires high capital expenditure, for the containers themselves, for silos and for the railway gutters. The unit of use is also always at least one whole wagon, even if it is only to be partially filled. When reloading onto trucks for any fine distribution, additional facilities and either a special truck or special superstructures must be provided.

In GB-A-1'071'600 wird ein Container beschrieben, der über eine Bodenentleerung verfügt. Er enthält in seinem unteren Teil eine Vielzahl von dachförmigen Stegen sowie einen weiteren Bestandteil, der ebenfalls eine Vielzahl von dachförmigen Stegen aufweist, welche so angeordnet sind, dass sie zwischen den dachförmigen Stegen des Behälters durchlaufen, dergestalt, dass wenn der Behälter in Bezug auf den Bestandteil in einer bestimmten Stellung ist, die Stege des Bestandteils und die Stege des Behälters nebeneinander zu liegen kommen und der Behälter damit verschlossen ist. Der Nachteil dieser Vorrichtung besteht darin, dass der Container nur auf speziell dafür vorgesehenen Entladestationen entleert werden kann und der Bestandteil störungsanfällige bewegliche Teile enthält. Die Aufgabe, die mit der vorliegenden Erfindung gelöst wird, besteht darin, einen Container mit Bodenentleerung für Schüttgüter zu schaffen, der ohne Klappen-Einrichtung oder andere bewegliche Teile im Verschlussbereich funktioniert, der in verschiedenen Grössen - auch als ISO - Norm - Container, gebaut werden kann, der die Notwendigkeit für Silos überflüssig macht oder doch sehr einschränkt, in seinem Aufbau einfach, robust und wartungsfreundlich ist, für die Entleerung keinerlei angebaute elektrischen, pneumatischen und/oder hydraulischen Hilfsvorrichtungen aufweist und zur Entladung nicht auf speziell dafür vorgesehene Entladestationen angewiesen ist.GB-A-1'071'600 describes a container that has a floor drain. It contains in its lower part a multiplicity of roof-shaped webs and a further component, which also has a multiplicity of roof-shaped webs, which are arranged such that they pass between the roof-shaped webs of the container, in such a way that when the container is in relation to the Part is in a certain position, the webs of the component and the webs of the container come to lie next to each other and the container is closed with it. The disadvantage of this device is that the container can only be emptied at specially provided unloading stations and the component contains moving parts that are susceptible to malfunction. The object that is achieved with the present invention is to create a container with floor emptying for bulk goods that works without a flap device or other moving parts in the closure area, and that is built in different sizes - also as an ISO standard container can, which makes the need for silos superfluous or very limited, its structure is simple, robust and easy to maintain, has no attached electrical, pneumatic and / or hydraulic auxiliary devices for emptying and does not rely on specially designed unloading stations for unloading .

Die Lösung der gestellten Aufgabe ist wiedergegeben im kennzeichnenden Teil des Patentanspruchs 1 hinsichtlich seiner Hauptmerkmale, in den Patentansprüchen 2 bis 10 hinsichtlich besonderer Ausbildungen.
Die erfindungsgemässe Vorrichtung ist anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen

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In Fig. 1 ist der erfindungsgemässe Container in einer perspektivischen Ansicht dargestellt. Er besteht aus einem, beispielsweise aus Vierkantrohren zusammengeschweissten, Rahmen 1 mit vier vertikalen Streben 4, welche an ihren oberen Enden durch horizontale Streben 20 verbunden sind. Im unteren Teil des Rahmens 1 sind auf allen vier Seiten starke Seitenbleche 2 eingeschweisst. In diesem Rahmen 1 ist ein Behälter 3 so eingelassen, dass er entlang der vertikalen Streben 4 beweglich ist. Dazu sind in den Ecken des Behälters 3 Führungen 5 angebracht, welche anhand von Fig. 6 und 7 näher beschrieben sind. Im Inneren des Behälters 3 sind dachförmige Verbindungsstreben 6 sichtbar, welche die Längswände des Behälters 3 verbinden und versteifen. Ebenso ist der obere Rand des Behälters 3 zur Versteifung mit einer dachförmigen Leiste 7 beispielsweise durch Schweissen verbunden, welche gleichzeitig als Abweisvorrichtung dient, damit kein Schüttgut auf dem Rande liegen bleibt. Rund um den Behälter 3 läuft zudem - mit ihm verschweisst - eine weitere, nach unten und aussen geneigte Leiste 8, welche, in der Position des Containers nach Fig. 1, den oberen Rand der Seitenbleche 2 - und damit auch den Zwischenraum zwischen Seitenblechen 2 und Behälter 3 - abdeckt. Anstelle von ebenen Seitenblechen 2 - wie dargestellt - können im Sinne der Erfindung auch flache Hohlprofile oder Rippenbleche verwendet werden, deren Rippen in horizontaler Richtung verlaufen.In Fig. 1 the container according to the invention is shown in a perspective view. It consists of a frame 1, for example welded together from square tubes, with four vertical struts 4, which are connected at their upper ends by horizontal struts 20. In the lower part of the frame 1 strong side plates 2 are welded on all four sides. A container 3 is embedded in this frame 1 in such a way that it can move along the vertical struts 4. For this purpose, 3 guides 5 are attached in the corners of the container, which are based on 6 and 7 are described in more detail. In the interior of the container 3, roof-shaped connecting struts 6 are visible which connect and stiffen the longitudinal walls of the container 3. Likewise, the upper edge of the container 3 is connected to a roof-shaped bar 7 for stiffening, for example by welding, which at the same time serves as a deflecting device, so that no bulk material remains on the edge. Around the container 3 also runs - welded to it - another, downwardly and outwardly inclined strip 8, which, in the position of the container according to FIG. 1, the upper edge of the side plates 2 - and thus also the space between side plates 2 and container 3 - covers. Instead of flat side plates 2 - as shown - in the sense of the invention, flat hollow profiles or rib plates can also be used, the ribs of which run in the horizontal direction.

Fig. 2 zeigt den Container von Fig. 1 im Längsschnitt. Dieser zeigt, dass der Behälter 3 in seinem unteren Teil pyramidenstumpfförmig eingezogen ist. Die Bodenöffnung des Behälters 3 ist verschlossen durch eine Vielzahl von dachförmigen Stegen 9, 10. Die in Fig. 2 vertikal schraffierten Stege 9 sind mit den längs verlaufenden Seitenblechen 2 des Rahmens 1 verschweisst, die in Fig. 2 horizontal schraffierten Stege 10 mit dem Behälter 3. Kurze, mit dem Behälter 3 verschweisste Stücke von Stegen sind mit der Ziffer 11 bezeichnet. Sie versteifen den unteren Rand des Behälters 3; ihre Dimensionierung und Stellung ist in den Fig. 4 und 5 genauer angegeben.Fig. 2 shows the container of Fig. 1 in longitudinal section. This shows that the container 3 is drawn in the shape of a truncated pyramid in its lower part. The bottom opening of the container 3 is closed by a plurality of roof-shaped webs 9, 10. The webs 9 hatched vertically in FIG. 2 are welded to the longitudinal side plates 2 of the frame 1, the webs 10 hatched horizontally in FIG. 2 to the container 3. Short pieces of webs welded to the container 3 are identified by the number 11. They stiffen the bottom of the container 3; their dimensioning and position is shown in more detail in FIGS. 4 and 5.

Beispielsweise die zwei äussersten dachförmigen Stege 10 sind mit je einem Paar vertikal verlaufender Platten 12 verschweisst, wovon in Fig. 2 je eine in der Aufsicht gezeichnet ist. Deren Aufgabe ist im Zusammenhang mit Fig. 3 näher erläutert. in der in Fig. 2 gezeigten Stellung des Containers ist der Behälter 3 verschlossen; er kann mit dem zu transportierenden Schüttgut beschickt werden. Zum Heben des Containers sind in den vier oberen Ecken des Rahmens 1 vier - nur schematisch gezeichnete - Lasteinleitungsvorrichtungen 13 vorhanden. Eine andere Möglichkeit ist das Unterfahren der Seitenbleche 2 des Rahmens mit den Gabeln eines Hubstaplers.For example, the two outermost roof-shaped webs 10 are welded to a pair of vertically extending plates 12, one of which is shown in plan view in FIG. 2. Their task is explained in more detail in connection with FIG. 3. in the position of the container shown in Figure 2, the container 3 is closed; it can be loaded with the bulk material to be transported. To lift the container, four - only schematically drawn - load introduction devices 13 are present in the four upper corners of the frame 1. Another possibility is to drive under the side plates 2 of the frame with the forks of a forklift.

In Fig. 3 ist der Container in offener oder Entleerungsstellung gezeichnet. Der gefüllte Container wird beispielsweise auf zwei quer verlaufende Balken abgestellt, welche nur die vertikalen Platten 12 unterstützen. Der Rahmen 1 senkt sich darauf, geführt von den Führungen 5, und gibt damit die von den Stegen 9 verschlossenen Oeffnungen frei. Anstatt den Behälter 3 abzustützen und den Rahmen 1 abzusenken, kann diese Relativbewegung auch so erzeugt werden, dass der Rahmen 1 auf ein Fundament abgestellt wird und die Balken - oder eine sie ersetzende Hubvorrichtung - angehoben werden. Der Entladevorgang kann so verhältnismässig dosierend erfolgen.In Fig. 3 the container is drawn in the open or emptying position. The filled container is, for example, two transverse Beams turned off, which only support the vertical plates 12. The frame 1 lowers on it, guided by the guides 5, and thus releases the openings closed by the webs 9. Instead of supporting the container 3 and lowering the frame 1, this relative movement can also be generated in such a way that the frame 1 is placed on a foundation and the beams - or a lifting device replacing them - are raised. The unloading process can take place in a proportionate manner.

Fig. 4 zeigt einen perspektivischen Blick ins Innere des verschlossenen Behälters 3. Sichtbar sind dessen Wände und zwei der oberen Verbindungsstreben 6, (abgebrochen). Sichtbar sind auch die Stege 9, 10, zusammen mit den Stirnseiten der kurzen Stege 11.FIG. 4 shows a perspective view into the interior of the closed container 3. The walls and two of the upper connecting struts 6, (broken off) are visible. The webs 9, 10 are also visible, together with the end faces of the short webs 11.

In Fig. 5 ist ein Detail-Querschnitt durch den Container gezeichnet, welcher die Stelle zeigt, wo der kurze Steg 11 am Behälter 3 angebracht ist.5 shows a detailed cross section through the container, which shows the location where the short web 11 is attached to the container 3.

Fig. 6 zeigt ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Führung 5. In der Ecke des Behälters 3 ist ein Stahlwinkel 15 angeschweisst, der an zwei Seiten der vertikalen Strebe 4 anliegt, jedoch nur so lange Schenkel hat, dass sie mit genügend Spiel an den Seitenblechen vorbeigleiten können. Versteift ist der Winkel 15 mittels eines Stützbleches 18, das beispielsweise über die ganze Länge des Winkels 15 verläuft. Jede Ecke des Behälters 3 ist in der beschriebenen Weise mit einer Führung 5 versehen.Fig. 6 shows an embodiment of the guide 5. In the corner of the container 3, a steel bracket 15 is welded, which rests on two sides of the vertical strut 4, but only has legs so long that they can slide past the side plates with enough play. The angle 15 is stiffened by means of a support plate 18 which extends, for example, over the entire length of the angle 15. Each corner of the container 3 is provided with a guide 5 in the manner described.

Eine erste Variante hiezu enthält zwischen vertikaler Strebe 4 und Winkel 15 Gleitplatten aus Kunststoff eingefügt. Eine zweite Variante ist aus Fig. 7 ersichtlich.A first variant contains 15 plastic sliding plates inserted between vertical strut 4 and angle 15. A second variant can be seen in FIG. 7.

In Fig. 7 ist eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine Variante des erfindungsgemässen Containers gemäss Fig. 1-6 dargestellt. Anstatt nur vier vertikale Streben 4 weist er deren 6 auf; an den Längsseiten des Rahmens 1 befinden sich zwei weitere vertikale Streben 16. Die Führungen 5, welche für die vier Ecken in Fig. 6 beschrieben sind, werden für die Führungen 5 an den vertikalen Streben so modifiziert, dass anstelle eines Winkels 15 ein U-Profil 17 eingesetzt wird.FIG. 7 shows a schematic top view of a variant of the container according to the invention according to FIGS. 1-6. Instead of only four vertical struts 4, it has 6 of them; There are two further vertical struts 16 on the longitudinal sides of the frame 1. The guides 5, which are described for the four corners in FIG. 6, are modified for the guides 5 on the vertical struts such that a U- instead of an angle 15 Profile 17 is used.

Die in Fig. 7 gezeigte Variante kann selbstverständlich auf insgesamt acht oder mehr vertikale Streben 4, 16 erweitert werden.The variant shown in FIG. 7 can of course be expanded to a total of eight or more vertical struts 4, 16.

Anstatt Führungen 5 mit Gleitflächen zu verwenden, ist es ebenso erfindungsgemäss, die Gleitflächen der Winkel 15 und der U-Profile 17 durch Rollen zu ersetzen, welche an den vertikalen Streben 4, abrollen.Instead of using guides 5 with sliding surfaces, it is also according to the invention to replace the sliding surfaces of the angles 15 and the U-profiles 17 by rollers which roll on the vertical struts 4.

Der erfindungsgemässe, in den Fig. 1 bis 7 dargestellte Container kann prinzipiell in jeder gewünschten Grösse erzeugt werden. Modifikationen betreffen lediglich statische und nicht erfindungswesentliche Elemente. So ist selbstverständlich seine Ausgestaltung als ISO-Normcontainer für Bahn- und Schiffstransport vorgesehen. Die lediglich schematisch dargestellten Lasteinleitungsvorrichtungen 13 sind dann als den ISO-Normen entsprechende Vorrichtungen auszugestalten; die entsprechenden Vorrichtungen an den unteren vier Ecken sind ebenfalls entsprechend vorzusehen.The container according to the invention, shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, can in principle be produced in any desired size. Modifications only relate to static elements that are not essential to the invention. Of course, it is intended to be designed as an ISO standard container for rail and ship transport. The load introduction devices 13, which are only shown schematically, are then to be designed as devices corresponding to the ISO standards; the corresponding devices at the lower four corners must also be provided accordingly.

Vorteile der Erfindung liegen unter anderem darin, dass der Container einfach und robust aufgebaut und kostengünstig herzustellen ist. Anstatt verschiedene Körnungen von Schüttgütern in teuren und oft wenig ausgelasteten Silos zu lagern, können diese in den erfindungsgemässen Containern gespeichert werden, was oft auch unnötige Umladevorgänge einspart. Ferner sind kapitalaufwendige Bahngossen einzusparen: Die Container werden von universell verwendbaren Container-Eisenbahnwagen abgeladen und auf eine verhältnismässig einfach zu gestaltende Entleerungsvorrichtung gehoben und entleert. Sollen die Container zunächst nicht entleert werden, so können sie - beispielsweise als ISO-Norm-Container - gestapelt werden. Der Transport-Zug wird damit sofort wieder frei und Silo-Kapazität wird nicht benötigt.Advantages of the invention include that the container is simple and robust and inexpensive to manufacture. Instead of storing different grain sizes of bulk goods in expensive and often underutilized silos, these can be stored in the containers according to the invention, which often also saves unnecessary reloading processes. Furthermore, capital-consuming railway gutters can be saved: the containers are unloaded from universally usable container railway wagons and lifted and emptied onto a relatively easy-to-design emptying device. If the containers are not to be emptied at first, they can be stacked, for example as an ISO standard container. The transport train is immediately free again and silo capacity is not required.

Ein weiterer Vorteil besteht darin, dass der Container - ausser dem Behälter 3 - keinerlei bewegliche Teile, keine Antriebe und keine Klappen aufweist. Damit entfällt die Notwendigkeit Teile zu bauen, zu finanzieren und zu warten, welche einerseits teuer sind, selten gebraucht werden und störungsanfällig sind; die notwendigen Investitionen können auf die Entleerungsstationen verlagert werden, womit der Kapitaleinsatz wesentlich verringert und die Wartung erleichtert wird.Another advantage is that the container - apart from the container 3 - has no moving parts, no drives and no flaps. This eliminates the need to build, finance and maintain parts that are expensive, rarely used and prone to failure; the necessary investments can be relocated to the emptying stations, which significantly reduces capital expenditure and simplifies maintenance.

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  1. A container for bulk materials, which has a bottom emptying facility, especially for bulk materials such as sand, gravel, coke, with a holder (3), which is drawn in at its lower portion in the shape of a truncated pyramid and has a number of roof-shaped webs (10), which run from one to the other of the long sides of the holder (3), are bonded to it in the region of the drawn in portion, and a component, which also has a number of roof-shaped webs (9) , which are so arranged that they run between the roof-shaped webs (10) of the holder (3), such that when the holder (3) is in its lowest possible position in relation to the component, the webs (9) of the component and the webs (10) of the holder (3) come together and the holder (3) is thereby closed, characterised in that
    - a basically square shaped framework (1) is present, with which the component is firmly joined at its lower part,
    - the holder (3) can move vertically inside the framework (1),
    - the framework (1) is constructed from vertical webs (4, 16) comprising square tubing, which are joined by welding at their upper ends to horizontal webs (20) and in their lower region to side plates (2),
    - the holder (3) is similarly built essentially in a rectangular shape, has at the least on its four vertical side edges a guide (5) on each, which can each move vertically on one of the vertical webs (4)
    - the holder (3) has further a number of roof-shaped connecting webs (6) in its upper region, which extend horizontally from one to the other long side of the holder and are bonded to them,
    - to two outside webs (10) of the holder (3) two plates (12) are welded extending vertically downwards and in the longitudinal direction of the holder (3), whose length corresponds at the most to the intervening space defined by the webs (9) of the framework (1), whereby it is effected that, when the container is set down on two transverse beams, whose length is at least the distance between two vertical plates (12) but at most the inside width of the framework (1), the framework (1) sinks over the holder (3) and the intervening spaces between the webs (9) on the framework (1), and the webs (10) on the holder (3) open for the bulk material.
  2. A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that
    - the upper rim of the holder (3) has a roof-shaped rail (7) welded around it,
    - a rail (8), inclined outwards and downwards is similarly fastened around the outside of the holder (3), which, in the closed state of the container, exactly covers the space between the wall of the holder (3) and the side plates (2) of the framework (1),
    - the lower edge of the holder (3), where it sits on the webs (9) of the framework (1) in the closed state, is strengthened in each position by a short piece of a similarly roof-shaped web (11), which extends from the drawn-in rim of the holder (3) towards the side plate (2).
  3. A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the framework (1) has four vertical webs (4) and the holder (3) is equipped with four guides (5), which each abut two sides of the square tubing, which forms the vertical webs (4) of the framework (1), whereby the guides (5) are each stiffened by two support plates (18) on the holder (3)
  4. A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that
    - the framework (1) has at least six vertical webs (4, 16) formed from rectangular tubing, whereby four vertical webs (4) form the corners of the framework (1), the other vertical webs (16) are arranged on each of its long sides,
    - the guides (5) are each strengthened with two support plates (18) on the holder (3).
  5. A container according to Claim 3 or Claim 4, characterised in that
    - the guides (5) in the four corners of the holder are constructed as corners (15), which lie against the two side surfaces facing the holder of the rectangular tubes forming the vertical webs (4) so that they can slide and which extend in the horizontal direction so far that the guides (5) can move past the side plates (2),
    - the guides (15), which lie so that they can slide against the rectangular tubes forming the vertical webs (16), which vertical webs (16) are arranged between the webs (4) forming the corners of the framework (1), comprise U-profiles (17), which lie so that they can slide against the side surfaces of the aforementioned rectangular tubes facing the holder (3) and extend in the horizontal direction so far that the guides (5) can pass the side plates (2),
  6. A container according to Patent Claim 5, characterised in that the guides (5) glide directly along the vertical webs (4, 16).
  7. A container according to Patent Claim 5, characterised in that the guides (5) are provided with slide plates.
  8. A container according to Patent Claim 3 or 4, characterised in that
    - the guides (5) in the four corners of the holder (3) carry rollers, which can roll along the two side faces facing the holder of the rectangular tubes forming the vertical webs (4),
    - the guides (5), which attach to the webs (16), which are arranged between the corners of the framework (1), carry rollers, which can roll along the side faces facing the holder (3) and the adjacent faces of the rectangular tubes which form the vertical webs (16).
  9. A container according to Patent Claim 1, characterised in that the framework (1) has a load bearing attachment (13) at each of its eight corners.
  10. A container according to Patent Claim 9, characterised in that the load bearing attachments (13) comply with the standard specifications of the international Railways and Ship Transport.
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