EP0776303A1 - Element de raccordement permettant d'accoupler de facon liberable des conteneurs - Google Patents

Element de raccordement permettant d'accoupler de facon liberable des conteneurs

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EP0776303A1
EP0776303A1 EP95929054A EP95929054A EP0776303A1 EP 0776303 A1 EP0776303 A1 EP 0776303A1 EP 95929054 A EP95929054 A EP 95929054A EP 95929054 A EP95929054 A EP 95929054A EP 0776303 A1 EP0776303 A1 EP 0776303A1
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locking bolt
coupling piece
piece according
locking
housing
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Julius Donner
Thomas Niemann
Wilhelm Wilk
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MacGregor Germany GmbH and Co KG
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MacGregor Conver GmbH
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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
    • B65D90/0006—Coupling devices between containers, e.g. ISO-containers
    • B65D90/0013—Twist lock
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D5/00—Tank wagons for carrying fluent materials
    • B61D5/08—Covers or access openings; Arrangements thereof
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/28—Freight container to freight container fastener

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  • the invention relates to a coupling piece for the detachable connection of corner fittings of adjacent containers, in particular containers stacked one above the other on board ships, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Dome pieces of the type mentioned are referred to in technical jargon as "twist locks”. These coupling pieces are mainly used for the transport of containers on board ships. The containers are connected to each other and to the ship using the coupling pieces. This is intended to prevent relative displacements of the containers during ship transport.
  • a semi-automatic coupling piece is known from DE 37 10 419 AI.
  • the locking bolt can be actuated both manually and by a prestressed spring.
  • the coupling piece only has to be manually connected to a container. This is done by pre-locking the respective coupling piece on a container, at the same time the spring serving for later automatic rotation of the locking bolt being biased. After the manual pre-locking, the containers to be connected are placed one on top of the other and the pre-tensioned spring automatically locks the coupling piece.
  • This known coupling piece requires a rather complex one
  • the spring mechanism and the rotatable Actuating lever lead to functional impairments in the known coupling piece.
  • the locking bolt cannot be locked or cannot be locked exactly in its relative position to the housing required for the intended function of the coupling piece.
  • the object of the invention is to further develop a coupling piece of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it has a simple structure and is functionally reliable.
  • the coupling piece according to the invention has the features of claim 1.
  • the pressure member assigned to the locking pin and at least one contact means both on the locking pin and on the pressure member ensure that contact means on the locking pin come into contact with a corresponding contact means of the pressure member and that the locking pin with the crossbars can thus be reliably locked in a specific position relative to the housing.
  • Any number of contact means can be arranged on the central part of the cross bar, which is selected such that a contact means is assigned to each relative position of the cross bar relative to the housing that occurs in practice.
  • At least two attachment means are assigned to the locking bolt. If the locking bolt has several attachment means, the pressure element need only have one (single) attachment means. Alternatively, it is conceivable to arrange a plurality of attachment means on the pressure element, while the middle part has only one (single) attachment means.
  • the contact means are preferably designed in such a way that, if they are not in their corresponding relative positions that lock the crossbars, they automatically reach such a position by rotating the locking bolt with the crossbars. In this way it is ensured that the locking bolt automatically comes into a position in which a reliable locking of the cross bar against further rotation is ensured.
  • the locked position with both locked crossbars
  • the pre-locked position with only one locked crossbar
  • the unlocked position with another unlocked crossbar.
  • the pressure element acts upon the spring element and presses the attachment means assigned to it against the middle part of the locking bolt and rotates it in such a way that the corresponding attachment means on the middle portion arrives in the corresponding position to the attachment means on the pressure element.
  • the contact means are designed as contact surfaces.
  • the flat or profiled contact surfaces correspond to the locking of the locking bolt in the respective position of the crossbars with one another in such a way that the respective contact surface on the locking bolt rests essentially over the entire surface of the contact surface of the pressure element. In the locking position, the corresponding contact surfaces therefore lie parallel to one another, whereas the free contact surfaces in different planes increase with the contact surface 1 currently corresponding to the contact surface of the pressure element.
  • the pressure member has a longitudinally displaceably mounted guide in the housing.
  • the length of the guide is such that it is completely in the housing in a certain position of the locking bolt, in particular in the locking position of the coupling piece; however, in the other positions of the locking bolt, part of the guide protrudes from the housing.
  • the guide which can be designed as a guide rod, a guide tube or a guide tongue, acts as an indicator which indicates whether the coupling piece is properly locked.
  • an actuating means is designed to be so flexible that it is deformable, ie bendable, about its longitudinal axis, but can also transmit compressive forces in addition to tensile forces. In this way, the locking bolt with the cross bolts can be rotated in opposite directions by the actuating means, whereby the actuating means is suitable for locking and unlocking the coupling piece.
  • the locking bolt is pretensioned by a spring such that the locking bolt can be rotated into its unlocked position by the spring.
  • the actuating means is designed only for the transmission of tensile forces. It can be locked at least in the locking position of the coupling piece, so that the bias of the spring then acting does not turn the locking bolt back into the unlocked position. Only by releasing the locking of the actuation means is the locking bolt turned back into the unlocked position of the coupling piece by the spring preload of the spring.
  • Another alternative exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a return element which is preferably designed as a second actuating means. Both actuators need only be designed to transmit tensile forces. While the locking pin is rotated into the locking position of the coupling piece by the first actuating means, the second actuating means or return element serves to turn the locking pin back in the opposite direction, namely into the unlocked position of the coupling piece.
  • 1 is a side view of a coupling piece
  • 2 is a side view of a locking bolt of the dome piece
  • FIG. 4 shows a section IV-IV through the locked coupling piece according to FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 5 shows the coupling piece with an unlocked lower cross bar in a plan view analogous to FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 6 shows a section through the coupling piece of FIG. 5 analogously to FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 8 shows the coupling piece of FIG. 7 in a section analogous to FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 9 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a coupling piece in a section and in a position of the locking bolt analogous to FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 11 shows a third exemplary embodiment of a coupling piece in a section and in a position of the locking bolt analogous to FIG. 6,
  • FIG. 12 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of a coupling piece in a section and in a position of the locking bolt analogous to FIG. 6,
  • FIG. 13 shows a fifth exemplary embodiment of a coupling piece in a section and in a position of the locking bolt analogous to FIG. 4,
  • Fig. 14 shows a sixth embodiment of a coupling piece with an unlocked upper cross bar in a plan view, and
  • FIG. 15 shows the coupling piece from FIG. 14 in a section analogous to FIG. 4.
  • the coupling piece shown here is used for the semi-automatic connection of stacked containers, which are not shown in the figures.
  • the coupling piece is composed of a housing 20, a locking bolt 21, an actuating means 22 and a spring-loaded plunger 23.
  • the housing 20 of the coupling piece shown is formed in two parts. It is formed from two housing halves 24 and 25. The housing halves 24 and 25 are screwed together at a central parting plane 26. The dividing plane 26 runs longitudinally through the center of a through hole 27 in the housing 20. The dividing plane 26 and the through hole 27 run vertically through the housing 20 in relation to the position of use of the coupling piece shown in FIG. 1.
  • the exterior of the housing 20 is divided in three sections, namely in a central abutment 28, which comes to rest as a spacer between stacked containers between adjacent corner fittings of the container, and two center pieces 29 and 30 arranged on opposite sides of the abutment 28, which protrude into corresponding elongated holes of the corner fittings of the container, which are opposite each other .
  • the locking bolt 21 shown in FIG. 2 is composed of an essentially cylindrical middle part 31 and two crossbars 32 and 33.
  • the crossbars 32 and 33 are integrally formed on opposite ends of the middle part 31.
  • the locking bolt 21 is rotatably mounted in the through bore 27 of the housing 20, specifically about its longitudinal central axis 34.
  • the two cross bolts 32 and 33 protrude from opposite ends of the housing 20. They are located above the respective middle piece 29 or 30 on the housing 20
  • Cross-sectional dimensions of the crossbars 32 and 33 are selected such that in certain positions of the locking bolt 21 only one crossbar 32 or 33 can be brought to coincide essentially with the surface of one of the center pieces 29 and 30.
  • the crossbars 32 and 33 are offset from one another, which is preferably between 70 and 90 °.
  • the crossbars 32 and 33 are formed konusför ig. As a result, the crossbars 32 and 33 extend more or less pointedly to their opposite free ends.
  • the lower cross bar 33 provided for insertion into a lower container is provided with a cone-shaped course which is significantly more pronounced than that of the upper cross bar 32.
  • the cross bar 33 is provided with diagonally opposite side bevels 35, which are designed such that when the lower cross bar 33 is inserted into the corner fitting of the corresponding container, the entire locking bolt 21 is rotated by the lower cross bar 33, in a top view of the upper cross bar 32 counterclockwise to the position shown in FIG. 3.
  • the lower cross bar 33 has two diagonally opposite bevels 36, which extend from its underside 37 facing the center piece 30. These bevels 36 also serve to turn the locking bolt 21 counterclockwise when the coupling piece is pulled out of the corner fitting of the lower container (again in relation to the top view of the cross bar 32). Likewise, bevels 35 and / or 36 can be arranged on the cross bar 32.
  • the actuating means 22 is rope-like.
  • the cable of the actuating means 22 is passed through a corresponding bore 38 in the abutment 28 of the housing 20.
  • One end 39 of the actuating means 22 is fastened with a tongue 40, which is connected to the central part 31 of the locking bolt 21 in a radially projecting manner.
  • An opposite end 41 of the rope-like actuating means 22 protrudes from the abutment 28 of the housing 20 and is with one Handle 42 provided.
  • Actuating means 22, the locking bolt 21 can be rotated manually clockwise (based on a plan view of the upper cross bar 32).
  • the middle piece 30 of the locking bolt 21 is provided with a plurality of contact means.
  • a larger central contact surface 43 is delimited on opposite sides by smaller contact surfaces 44 and 45, which are offset from the contact surface 43, in the exemplary embodiment shown by 50 ° in each case.
  • the contact surfaces 43, 44 and 45 are arranged such that a surface normal 46 shown in FIG. 8 of each contact surface 43, 44 and 45 intersects the longitudinal central axis 34 at a right angle.
  • the distance of the contact surfaces 44 and 45 from the longitudinal central axis 34 of the locking bolt 21 is greater than the distance of the contact surface 43 from the longitudinal central axis 34. Furthermore, the distances of the contact surfaces 44 and 45 from the longitudinal central axis 34 about the same size. The surface normals 46 shown in FIG. 8 illustrate this.
  • the contact surfaces 43, 44 and 45 are arranged on a transverse web 47 connected to the central part 31 of the locking bolt 21. This serves for the automatic locking and rotation of the locking bolt 21.
  • the contact surface 44 can optionally be omitted because during normal operation of the coupling piece of FIG. 1 to 8 is not required.
  • the spring-loaded plunger 23 is mounted in a further through bore 48 in the abutment 28 of the housing 20.
  • a longitudinal central axis 49 of the through bore 48 intersects the longitudinal central axis 34 of the locking bolt 21 at a right angle.
  • the spring-loaded plunger 23 is composed of a plunger plate 50 and a guide rod 51. Both are firmly connected.
  • the guide rod 51 is longitudinally displaceable in the through bore 48 of the housing 20 so that the guide rod 51 and the plunger plate 50 are displaceable transversely to the locking bolt 21.
  • a spring is assigned to the guide rod 51. In the exemplary embodiment shown, this is a compression spring 52 mounted on the outside of the guide rod 51.
  • the compression spring 52 is located in a widening 53 of the through-hole 48 extending from the inside of the housing 20.
  • the widening 53 ends shortly before the end of the through-hole 48 to form a Contact surface for one end of the compression spring 52.
  • the other end of the compression spring 52 is supported on the rear of the tappet plate 50. Due to this assignment of the compression spring 52 to the guide rod 51, the tappet 23 is spring-loaded in the direction of the locking bolt 21.
  • the front side of the plunger plate 50 is flat. In this way, the front of the plunger plate 50 forms a contact surface 54 on the plunger 23.
  • the contact surface 54 is in register with the contact surface 43 (FIG. 4), the contact surface 44 or the contact surface 45 (FIG. 6), that is to say that If the respective contact surface 43, 44 or 45 is supported over the entire surface on the contact surface 54 of the spring-loaded plunger 23, the locking bolt 21 is locked in the respective relative position to the housing 20.
  • the plunger 23 receives an even greater spring preload if it rests outside of a locking position of the locking bolt 21 on an edge between adjacent contact surfaces on the locking bolt 21, for example on the edge 55 shown in FIG. 8 between the Contact surfaces 43 and 44.
  • This spring preload of the plunger 23 leads to the plunger 23 automatically rotating the locking bolt 21 clockwise to such an extent that the contact surface 43 is aligned parallel to the contact surface 54 on the plunger 23 and by its spring force the plunger 43 with the contact surface 44 presses against the contact surface 43 to lock the locking bolt 21.
  • the guide rod 51 of the plunger 23 is provided with a special length. This length is selected so that when the contact surface 54 of the plunger 23 abuts against the contact surface 43 of the locking bolt 21, it is located entirely within the abutment 28 of the housing 20, preferably the free end face of the guide rod 51 is approximately flush with the corresponding edge of the abutment 28 completes (Fig. 4). When the contact surface 54 is in contact with the contact surfaces 44 and 45, on the other hand, an end region 56 of the guide rod 51 is visible outside the housing 20 (FIG. 6).
  • the dome is pre-locked under the lower corner fitting of an upper container.
  • the locking bolt 21 is rotated by hand from the lower cross bolt 33 into the position shown in FIG. 7, in which the upper cross bolt 32 is in register with the center piece 29.
  • the upper cross bar 32 can be inserted into the lower corner fitting of the upper container.
  • the lower cross bar 33 is now released and, by pulling the cable-like actuating means 22 (viewed from above onto the cross bar 32), rotated clockwise into the position shown in FIG. 5.
  • the coupling piece is then pre-locked under the lower corner fitting of the upper container.
  • the contact surface 45 of the locking bolt lies against the contact surface 54 of the spring-loaded plunger 23 (FIG. 6).
  • the locking bolt 21 is locked in its pre-locked position.
  • the end portion 56 of the guide rod 51 of the plunger 23 protrudes from the abutment 28 of the housing 20 to indicate that the coupling piece is (only) pre-locked.
  • the locking bolt 21 can be freely rotated. It is now further rotated counterclockwise by the plunger 23 until the contact surface 43 on the locking bolt 21 lies completely against the contact surface 54 on the plunger (FIG. 4). In this position of the locking bolt 21, both cross bolts 32 and 33 are moved out of the cover with the associated middle pieces 29 and 30 of the housing 20, so that the coupling piece has automatically reached a locking position connecting the two containers. The end portion 56 of the guide rod 51 is completely in the housing 20, which indicates that the coupling piece is properly locked.
  • the locking bolt 21 (relative to the top view of the upper cross bar 32) is rotated clockwise by pulling on the cable-like actuating means 22 from the position shown in FIG. 4 to the position shown in FIG. 6, in which the crossbar 32 is locked by the contact of the contact surface 45 of the locking bolt 21 on the contact surface 54 of the plunger 23.
  • the diagonally opposite projections 57 on the lower cross bar 33 protrude from the center piece 30.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the coupling piece according to the invention. This differs from the coupling piece according to the first exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 8 by differently designed contact means on the crosspiece 80 of the locking bolt 21 and on the tappet plate 81 of the spring-loaded tappet 23. Otherwise, the coupling piece of FIGS. 9 and 10 corresponds to that of FIG 1 to 8, which is why the same reference numerals are used for the same parts.
  • the spring-loaded plunger 23 has a plunger plate 81 which has a single contact means with a convex contact surface 82.
  • the contact surface 82 is V-shaped in that it consists of two partial surfaces 83 which run at an obtuse angle of less than 90 ° to one another put together.
  • the two partial surfaces 83 meet on a vertical apex 1 in line 84 which lies on a vertical central plane of the coupling piece running through the longitudinal central axis 34 of the locking bolt 21.
  • the cross bar 80 corresponding to the spring-loaded plunger 23 is non-rotatably connected to the locking bolt 21 and has three contact surfaces 85, 86 and 87 forming contact means.
  • the contact surface 85 lies completely against the contact surface 82 of the spring-loaded plunger 23 ( Fig. 9).
  • the contact surface 85 is formed corresponding to the V-shaped contact surface 82 on the tappet plate 81.
  • the contact surface 85 likewise has two partial surfaces 88 which are concave to one another in a V-shape.
  • One of the contact surfaces 86 and 87 adjoins each other on opposite sides of the contact surface 85.
  • the function of the coupling piece according to the second exemplary embodiment of the invention corresponds to that of the coupling piece of the first exemplary embodiment of the invention (FIGS. 1 to 8). Therefore, full reference is made to the functional description of the coupling piece according to the first exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the coupling piece, which essentially corresponds to the coupling piece described above.
  • the same reference numbers are used for the same parts.
  • the special feature of the coupling piece shown in FIG. 11 is a return element in the form of a (second) beta Actuating means 61.
  • This (like the actuating means 22) rope-like actuating means 61 is anchored at one end in the central part 31 of the locking bolt 21 by a thickening 62 at the end 63 of the actuating means 61.
  • the actuating means 61 is in the center of the Contact surface 43 led out.
  • the actuating means continues through a groove 65 in the crosspiece 47 extending from the contact surface 43.
  • the groove 65 is dimensioned such that in the region of the crosspiece 47 of the actuating means 61 lies hidden behind the contact surface 43.
  • the actuating means 61 is continued through the center of the spring-loaded plunger 23, for which purpose a central bore
  • the bore 66 runs through the plunger plate 50 and the guide rod 51. Starting from the free end of the guide rod, the bore 66 is widened to accommodate a thickening
  • the coupling piece In the position of the locking bolt shown in FIG. 11, the coupling piece is in an unlocked or pre-locked position.
  • the actuating means runs in a zigzag shape from the locking bolt 21 to the spring-loaded plunger 23. Both are connected by the actuating means 61.
  • the spring-loaded plunger 23 By pulling the end of the guide rod 51 out of the housing 20 of the coupling piece, the spring-loaded plunger 23 is moved away from the locking bolt 21 against the pretension of the compression spring 52, and the actuating means 61 is thereby tightened.
  • the locking bolt 21 is rotated counterclockwise so that the contact surface 43 can come to rest against the contact surface 54 on the spring-loaded plunger 23. As a result, the locking of the coupling piece is restored. In this way it is possible to lock an inadvertently unlocked coupling piece between the stacked containers.
  • the free end of the guide rod 21 has a collar 69.
  • a fork-shaped end of the aid can be supported on the collar 69.
  • the housing 20 has a recess 70 corresponding to the collar 69, in which the guide rod 51 is received with the collar 69 when the contact surface 43 bears against the contact surface 54, that is to say the coupling piece is locked.
  • FIG. 12 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • This coupling piece essentially corresponds to the coupling piece of FIGS. 1 to 8, which is why the same reference numbers are used for the same parts.
  • the coupling piece of FIG. 12 also has a second actuating means 71.
  • This is formed by a projection 72 on the contact surface 54 of the spring-loaded plunger 23.
  • This projection 72 lies below the crosspiece 47 on the locking bolt 21.
  • the locking bolt 21 is rotated counterclockwise, so that the cross bolts 32 and 33 of the locking bolt 21 move from their unlocked or pre-locked position into their locking position, in which the contact surface 43 abuts against the contact surface 54 of the plunger plate 50 after the spring-loaded Tappet 23 has been turned back so far that the projection 72 on the tappet plate 50 is again under the crosspiece 47.
  • the spring-loaded plunger 23 can be turned back by the compression spring 52, the ends of which are connected for this purpose on the one hand non-rotatably to the guide rod 51 and on the other hand non-rotatably connected to the housing 20.
  • the free end of the guide rod 51 is provided with opposing constrictions 73. These form key areas that enable a detachable, non-rotatable connection of a fork-shaped end of an aid to the guide rod 51.
  • FIG. 13 shows a coupling piece that essentially corresponds to the coupling piece of FIGS. 1 to 8 and is provided with the same reference numbers.
  • This coupling piece has a single actuating means 74 which is designed to transmit both tensile and compressive forces. As a result, the locking bolt 21 can be rotated in opposite directions with the actuating means 74.
  • the actuating means 74 is composed of a rigid handle part 75 and a flexible connecting part 76.
  • a free end 77 of the connecting part 76 is connected to the tongue 40 on the locking bolt 21.
  • the connecting part 76 is designed in such a way that it is flexible with respect to its longitudinal direction, but can transmit both tensile and compressive forces.
  • the grip part 75 is provided with an elongated hole 78 in its end region.
  • the length of the grip part 75 is dimensioned such that it protrudes from the housing 20 with the elongated hole 78 both in the locked and in the pre-locked position of the coupling piece.
  • This part of the grip part 75 protruding from the housing 20 is assigned two tongues 79 fixedly connected to the housing.
  • the tongues 79 are located on opposite sides of the end of the handle part 75 protruding from the housing 20.
  • the tongues 79 serve to support an auxiliary device which engages in the elongated hole 78 of the handle part 75.
  • the coupling piece shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 differs from the coupling piece of the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 9 again with regard to the design of the actuating means. As far as the same parts are available, the same reference numerals are used and in this respect reference is made to the description of the coupling piece of FIGS. 1 to 8.
  • the actuating means is designed as an actuating lever 58.
  • the actuating lever 58 is connected to the central part 31 of the locking bolt 21 connected, in such a way that the longitudinal central axis 59 of the actuating lever 58 intersects the longitudinal central axis 34 of the locking bolt 21 at a right angle.
  • the locking bolt 21 can be rotated by pivoting the actuating lever 58 in a longitudinal central plane of the abutment 28 that runs perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis 34 of the locking bolt 21.
  • a central, laterally open clearance 60 in the form of an elongated funnel-shaped elongated hole is arranged in the abutment 28.
  • the franking 60 is dimensioned such that the locking bolt 31 can be brought into three different positions by the actuating lever 58, in which either the contact surface 43, the contact surface 44 or the contact surface 45 run parallel to the contact surface 54. At the same time, the franking 60 forms opposite stops for limiting the maximum angle of rotation of the locking bolt 21, as a result of which the latter cannot be pivoted beyond the abutment of the abutment surfaces 44 and 45 on the abutment surface 54.
  • the coupling piece of FIGS. 14 and 15 permits a further function, namely a so-called dual function.
  • the rigid actuating lever 58 which, in order to unlock the coupling piece, starting from the position shown in FIG. 4, turn the locking bolt 21 counterclockwise (based on the top view of the upper cross bolt 32) 14 and 15, in which the crossbars 32 and 33 are in the position shown in FIG. 14.
  • the upper cross bar 32 is brought to coincide with the middle piece 29 of the housing 20.
  • the actuating lever 58 starting from the position shown in FIG. 4, turned the locking bolt 21 clockwise into the position shown in FIG. 6, the coupling piece could be detached from the lower container and with the upper container from the lower one Containers are lifted, as described in connection with the first embodiment of the coupling piece of FIGS. 1 to 8.

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Un élément de raccordement sert à coupler de manière libérable les cornières de conteneurs adjacents, notamment des conteneurs empilés à bord de navires. Afin de réduire les manipulations requises pour accoupler des conteneurs, il existe des raccords semi-automatiques qu'il ne faut que poser sur un conteneur et préverrouiller manuellement. Le verrouillage définitif après l'empilage des conteneurs se fait automatiquement. Ces raccords requièrent toutefois un mécanisme d'actionnement automatique compliqué de plusieurs points de vue. Afin de simplifier le mécanisme d'actionnement automatique, plusieurs surfaces d'appui (43, 44 et 45) mutuellement décalées sont ménagées sur l'axe de verrouillage (21) et peuvent être alternativement amenées dans une position de correspondance avec une surface d'appui (54) sur un poussoir (23) sollicité par un ressort. Lorsqu'une surface d'appui (43, 44 ou 45) du boulon de verrouillage (21) vient s'appuyer sur la surface d'appui (54) du poussoir (23) sollicité par un ressort, le boulon de verrouillage est bloqué de manière aisée et fiable, ses éléments de verrouillage transversaux (32, 33) se trouvant alors dans la position prévue.
EP95929054A 1994-08-19 1995-08-02 Element de raccordement permettant d'accoupler de facon liberable des conteneurs Expired - Lifetime EP0776303B1 (fr)

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