EP1343705A1 - Conteneur de fret pour transports aeriens - Google Patents

Conteneur de fret pour transports aeriens

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EP1343705A1
EP1343705A1 EP01270477A EP01270477A EP1343705A1 EP 1343705 A1 EP1343705 A1 EP 1343705A1 EP 01270477 A EP01270477 A EP 01270477A EP 01270477 A EP01270477 A EP 01270477A EP 1343705 A1 EP1343705 A1 EP 1343705A1
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wall
container
freight container
sheet metal
reinforcing structure
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Albrecht Löble
Gert Bretschneider
Ulf Hartmann
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Driessen Aircraft Interior Systems Europe BV
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Alcan Technology and Management Ltd
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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
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
    • B65D88/14—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport by air

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  • the invention relates to a freight container for air transportation containing a floor element and a container structure arranged on the floor element with side walls, a roof wall and one, two or more side loading openings, the side walls and roof wall containing wall claddings made of flat parts, in particular sheet metal elements consist of it, and two wall surfaces abutting each other at an angle form a longitudinal edge, and the loading opening is delimited to the adjacent wall surfaces by end longitudinal edges.
  • a method for its production also lies within the scope of the invention.
  • Freight containers for air transportation hereinafter referred to as air cargo containers, serve to store and transport goods by plane. Such goods can be fragile or perishable goods or luggage, for example.
  • air freight containers are usually adapted to the interior wall structures of the cargo hold and can therefore take on different spatial shapes.
  • the air cargo containers can form so-called balcony structures on one or two sides, which serve to adapt the shape of the container to the curved wall of the fuselage in order to optimize the use of the cargo hold.
  • Known air freight containers are constructed, for example, from a supporting structure made of profile struts, which is covered or fanned out with metal sheets.
  • the profile struts take on the load-bearing and stiffening function of the air freight container.
  • the profile struts are usually open or closed press profiles.
  • the sheet metal covers are usually attached to the supporting structure via riveted connections.
  • a common type of air cargo container of the type mentioned is disclosed, for example, in EP 0 313 601.
  • the air cargo container described is a straight body. It consists of a base plate and a supporting structure placed thereon, which contains vertical side profiles and horizontal roof profiles, the bottom side profiles being inclined on one side against the interior of the container and delimiting an inclined lower wall surface.
  • one also speaks of a container balcony molded onto the air cargo container.
  • the profiles are closed press profiles. Webs are also formed on the profiles, on which the sheet metal infills of the wall surfaces are attached by means of riveted connections.
  • the production of press profiles is also complex and cost-intensive.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a self-supporting freight container for air transportation with low weight and high stability, the individual components of which can be prefabricated and assembled in a simple and inexpensive manner and with as little effort as possible.
  • the object is achieved in that one or more longitudinal edges and / or end longitudinal edges in the container structure contain a reinforcement structure and the ner reinforcement structure contains or consists of one or more single or multiple formed surface parts, and the ner reinforcement structure has at least one closed, channel-like in the longitudinal edge direction has extending hollow chamber and is in a bond with the wall cladding via joining zones, and the reinforcing structure causes an increase in the moment of inertia or resistance and a stiffening reinforcement of the edges against elastic and plastic changes in shape under bending and torsional stress.
  • the container structure is expediently a straight body and consists of flat wall surfaces, with two adjacent wall surfaces abutting against each other at an angle to form a longitudinal edge.
  • the container structure contains a roof wall, a rear and front side wall, the loading opening being preferably provided in the front side wall, and an inner and outer side wall.
  • the walls mentioned form the wall surfaces mentioned.
  • the longitudinal edges on which the side walls abut one another are, with the exception of the longitudinal edges on the obliquely inwardly inclined wall surface of a balcony formation, expediently vertical longitudinal edges.
  • the longitudinal edges at which the roof wall abuts the side wall are expediently horizontal longitudinal edges.
  • the container structure can also contain two or more side loading openings.
  • the container structure can in particular contain two loading openings, the first loading opening being arranged in the front and the second in the rear side wall.
  • the front and rear side walls can be mirror-symmetrical in this embodiment.
  • the container structure can be cuboid or form a so-called container balcony on the outer, or on the outer and inner side wall.
  • the container balcony is characterized by a two-part side wall with an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface adjoining the upper wall surface, the upper wall surface having a vertical orientation and the lower wall surface being inclined to the floor element and towards the interior of the container.
  • the bottom side wall forms an obtuse angle with the bottom element and the top wall surface.
  • the outer side wall is that of the container side facing the cargo hold or aircraft inner wall and is configured like a balcony, while the inner side wall is the container side facing the interior of the cargo hold without a balcony attachment.
  • the surface parts of the wall cladding and / or the reinforcement structure are preferably sheet metal elements or sheet metal parts.
  • the surface parts of the wall cladding and / or the reinforcement structure suitably consist of metal and preferably of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the surface parts of the wall covering and / or the reinforcing structure can be made of an iron metal, such as iron, galvanized iron, steel, a non-ferrous metal or of magnesium or a magnesium alloy.
  • sheet metal, sheet metal element or sheet metal part includes in particular rolled products made of metal in the form of flat, flat sheets or strips.
  • the thickness of the sheet metal elements is preferably between 0 mm and 10 mm, advantageously between 0.4 mm and 5 mm and in particular between 0.6 mm and 1.5 mm.
  • the roof wall and the side walls are expediently lined or consist of wall claddings made of surface parts, in particular sheet metal elements, the surface parts preferably having surface sections that are delimited by straight surfaces at least in the wall surface.
  • the wall coverings are preferably made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • a side loading opening is expediently arranged, which is delimited from the adjacent wall surfaces by two vertical and one horizontal, roof-end longitudinal edges.
  • the reinforcement structures according to the invention can be provided on individual or all longitudinal and / or end longitudinal edges.
  • the reinforcement according to the invention Structures are preferably provided on at least one, several or all of the vertically aligned longitudinal edges.
  • the reinforcement structures according to the invention are preferably provided at least on the vertical end longitudinal edges and in particular on the two vertical and the horizontal, roof end end edges of the loading opening.
  • the surface area or parts of the reinforcement structure are expediently connected to one another and to the wall cladding via joining zones.
  • the joining zones are preferably two-dimensional joining zones in which surface sections of the surface parts forming the reinforcement structure abut one another with their large-area sides to form a type of overlap area and / or against the large-area sides of surface sections of the adjacent wall cladding.
  • the surface parts of the reinforcement structure are preferably joined to the reinforcement structure in the joining zones by means of rivets, such as shear pull rivets, screws, clinching, gluing and / or welding, and / or connected to the adjacent wall cladding.
  • rivets such as shear pull rivets, screws, clinching, gluing and / or welding, and / or connected to the adjacent wall cladding.
  • connecting elements i.e. Tools for joining two components, such as adhesives, rivets, in particular shear pull rivets, screws, clinches or welds, are used.
  • the reinforcement structure preferably consists entirely of formed surface parts, in particular formed sheet metal elements, and connecting elements.
  • one or more and in particular two formed surface parts form a reinforcement structure with at least one closed, channel-like hollow chamber.
  • at least one of these closed channel-like hollow chambers of the reinforcing structure extends over the entire longitudinal edge and runs essentially parallel to the longitudinal edge direction.
  • the channel-like hollow chambers of the reinforcement structure can also extend over one or more partial sections of the longitudinal edge and essentially parallel to the longitudinal edge direction.
  • the reinforcement structure expediently forms a bead-shaped widening and preferably has an overall width measured orthogonally to the adjacent wall surface plane, which is at least a factor of 2, preferably a factor of 5 and in particular a factor of 10, greater than the thickness of the wall cladding.
  • the reinforcement structure can also have two or more closed, channel-like hollow chambers. Furthermore, two or more of the hollow chambers mentioned can be extend over the entire longitudinal edge and run essentially parallel to the longitudinal edge direction.
  • At least one surface part of the reinforcement structure forms an open, channel-like cavity or a closed, channel-like cavity.
  • Said cavity or hollow chamber preferably extends over the entire longitudinal edge and extends essentially parallel to the longitudinal edge direction.
  • Said surface part with an open cavity expediently forms a closed hollow chamber with one or more further surface parts of the reinforcement structure.
  • the open, gutter-like cavity of the mentioned surface part can e.g. have a U, V, C or Z cross section.
  • the open, channel-like cavity can in particular have undercuts.
  • a plurality of open, channel-like cavities which run parallel or are at an angle to one another can be formed in one surface part.
  • the surface part can in particular beads, i.e. have groove-like depressions, the depth of the groove being small compared to its length.
  • the beads can be semicircular beads, box beads, trapezoidal beads, triangular beads, multiple beads. Closed or open beads can also be provided.
  • the beads can be formed as multiple beads lying parallel to one another or as bead groups lying at an angle to one another. Beading increases the resistance of a sheet against elastic and plastic changes in shape when subjected to bending and torsional stress by increasing the moment of inertia or section modulus. The stiffening effect of a bead for a given sheet material and for a given cross-sectional shape and sheet thickness mainly depends on the bead depth.
  • Said surface part with beads preferably forms a plurality of closed hollow chambers with one or more further surface parts of the reinforcement structure.
  • the reinforcement structure in particular the vertical longitudinal edges and the end longitudinal edges, expediently consists of one or more external, i.e. facing away from the interior of the container, forming an outer structural wall and one or more inner surface parts facing the container content, forming an inner structural wall.
  • the surface part of the reinforcing structure which lies on the outside and forms the outer structural wall, is preferably a sheet-metal element which is shaped like a profile from a sheet-metal strip or a plastic part, for example a fiber-reinforced plastic part.
  • the outer surface part or parts of the reinforcement structure which is expediently not part of the wall cladding, preferably has a greater thickness than the inner surface part or parts, which can be part of the wall cladding, all surface parts being made of sheet metal elements.
  • the outer surface part or parts can, for example, be 5 to 100%, preferably 10 to 50% thicker than the inner surface part.
  • At least one of the surface parts as part of the reinforcement structure also forms the wall cladding.
  • the surface part mentioned is formed on its edge-side end section surface facing the longitudinal edge and forms part of the reinforcement structure with it.
  • the surface part which also forms the wall cladding preferably forms the inner surface part or the inner structural wall of the reinforcing structure.
  • two formed surface parts are joined to form a stiffening structure, forming at least one closed hollow chamber, one of the surface parts simultaneously forming the wall cladding and being formed on part of the stiffening structure on a lateral end section surface.
  • the surface part of the reinforcing structure which at the same time forms the wall cladding preferably forms the inner structural wall.
  • the individual surface parts of the reinforcement structure are connected to one another and / or to the wall claddings via flat joining zones.
  • the surface part of a first wall covering is formed with an end section surface on the longitudinal edge toward the adjacent second wall surface and joined to the wall covering of the second wall surface.
  • the wall cladding can also be formed with both end section surfaces on the corresponding longitudinal edge towards the adjacent wall surface and joined to the adjacent wall cladding.
  • an outer, reshaped surface part is placed to form at least one closed, channel-like hollow chamber running in the longitudinal edge direction. The outer surface part is joined to the end section surface of the first or to the end section surfaces of the first and second wall cladding.
  • two formed surface parts in particular sheet metal elements, are joined to form a profile-like reinforcing structure, with the formation of at least one closed, channel-like hollow chamber.
  • the two surface parts preferably form a flat joining zone in the form of a longitudinal out in which the two surface parts abut against one another with their end section surfaces.
  • the wall cladding is attached to the web-shaped joint zones by means of riveted joints.
  • the wall cladding consists of sheet metal.
  • the surface parts of the reinforcement structure according to the invention are preferably formed by means of a bending process, such as free bending, die bending, die bending presses, swivel bending or roll bending, or by means of roll profiling. Furthermore, the surface parts can also be formed by means of a deep-drawing process, stretch-drawing process, extrusion process or by means of roll rounding. Combinations of the aforementioned forming processes are conceivable.
  • the reinforcement structures can further contain webs, ribs or flanges as well as recesses or cutouts, for example for receiving functional elements.
  • the reinforcement structures essentially take on the function of the extruded hollow chamber profiles previously used.
  • the reinforcement structures as part of the container structure preferably have a hollow profile-like structure.
  • knot or connecting elements preferably as sheet metal elements
  • the container structure can be connected to the floor element by means of node and connecting plates, among other things.
  • the gusset plates are expediently made of ferrous metals, such as iron, galvanized iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, such as brass, copper, magnesium and its alloys, and preferably of aluminum or its alloys.
  • the gusset plates are preferably installed in the structure by means of rivets, in particular by means of shear rivets.
  • the knot or connecting elements can also consist of plastics, expediently of reinforced, in particular of fiber-reinforced plastics, preferably of carbon or glass fiber reinforced plastics or of composite materials, in particular of metal-plastic composite materials.
  • the container structure without doors and locking systems consists entirely of sheet metal elements and connecting elements, that is to say the container structure does not contain any press profiles in particular.
  • press profiles can also be used selectively and for local reinforcement in the container structure which is essentially constructed from sheet metal elements.
  • the container structure can contain differently designed reinforcement structures on the longitudinal and / or longitudinal edges.
  • the loading opening of the container structure expediently contains a container door.
  • the container door can e.g. be a flexible door or tarpaulin that can be rolled up or swiveled in the vertical direction, as described in EP 0 533 626.
  • the roll-up door can e.g. be attached at their roof end to the reinforcement structure of the horizontal outer roof longitudinal edge via keder profiles and laterally at their bottom end via locking devices or horizontally arranged belts to the laterally abutting, vertical reinforcement structure of the outer longitudinal edges.
  • the container door is equipped with a so-called barless lock, as described, for example, in EP 1061009, in particular in FIGS. 5a-c and the associated figure description.
  • Horizontal straps are attached to a door tarpaulin.
  • the straps can be sewn onto the tarpaulin, for example.
  • the fastener straps are pulled with their extended ends by loops on the lateral reinforcement structures of the vertical outer longitudinal edges.
  • Velcro® fastener principle can be fixed to the belt section below on the door tarpaulin.
  • a bottom closure belt At the bottom end of the door tarpaulin is attached a bottom closure belt, which with its extended ends is also guided through loops on the lateral reinforcement structures of the vertical outer longitudinal edges and is pulled tight and fixed as described above.
  • the ground-level fastening belt can also be attached to the loop at its ends by means of hook elements attached there and then pulled tight by means of a belt tensioner, whereby the tarpaulin is tensioned.
  • no closure devices such as snap closures or locking devices, which are embedded in or attached to the reinforcing structure are required.
  • the loops can be, for example, U-shaped elements fastened to the reinforcing structure by rivets, screws or gluing, with lateral connecting surfaces or webs made of metal or plastic.
  • the door tarpaulin is expediently embedded in a groove of a hinge profile attached to the reinforcement structure of the roof's outer longitudinal longitudinal edge by means of a rivet connection.
  • the wall covering especially the wall covering, which is not part of the
  • Reinforcing structure is, can also from textile fabrics, in particular from textile fabrics or from plastic elements, in particular from fiber-reinforced plastic ele- elements or of composite materials, in particular of metal-plastic composite materials.
  • sealing elements e.g. be provided in the form of sealing strips.
  • the sealing elements are advantageously made of plastic, preferably of an elastomer or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and are e.g. introduced into the joining zone by gluing.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • the floor element can be a conventional floor element corresponding to the state of the art, which is designed either as a floor element for transport with trolleys or as a floor element for transport with forklifts.
  • the base element contains so-called pockets or channels, which are provided for receiving the forks or tines of the forklift.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing an air cargo container, which is characterized in that the wall cladding and the surface parts of the reinforcement structure are cut from sheet metal into sheet metal elements and bent in bending machines to form structures and the preformed sheet metal elements are used as wall cladding and surface parts Reinforcement structures can be joined by means of connecting elements such as rivets or adhesive to form a container structure with reinforcement structures.
  • the air cargo container according to the invention can have the dimensions and dimensions customary and customary for air cargo containers and is comparable in terms of shape, size, conditions for aviation approval and handling to conventional standard air cargo containers.
  • the air cargo container according to the invention is on par with the known standard air cargo container, in particular with regard to strength, stability, quality, durability, susceptibility to maintenance and repairability.
  • the air freight container according to the invention requires no or substantially less of the cost-intensive press profiles to achieve the necessary stability than conventional air freight containers. By manufacturing the air freight containers from essentially formed, in particular bent, sheet metal elements, the process sequences are considerably simplified and costs are saved.
  • the air freight container according to the invention is up to 20% lighter than comparable air freight containers according to the prior art.
  • Fig. 1 a schematic representation of an air cargo container with a balcony
  • 2a shows a cross-sectional view of the vertical longitudinal edges of an air cargo container along the section lines AA, BB, CC and EE;
  • 2b a cross-sectional view through the roof wall of an air cargo container along the section line D-D; 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the vertical longitudinal edges of a further air cargo container;
  • Fig. 4-9 Cross sections through further reinforcement structures.
  • a container structure 1 with a rear side wall 3, a front side wall 2, an inner side wall 4, an outer side wall 6 and a roof wall 7 is arranged on a floor element 8 (FIG. 1).
  • a balcony structure is formed on the outer side wall 6 with an upper wall surface 11 and a lower wall surface 9 inclined to the interior of the container and inclined towards the base element 8.
  • the front side wall 2 also contains a loading opening 5 which can be closed with a rollable container door 10.
  • FIG. 2a shows a horizontal surface section through the container structure 1 according to FIG. 1.
  • the container structure 1 contains a total of five vertically oriented reinforcement structures 25a, b, c, d, e, of which four reinforcement structures 25a, b, c, d are each arranged on the longitudinal edges between the individual side walls 2, 3, 4, 6.
  • Two reinforcement structures 25c, e form the two vertical outer longitudinal edges of the loading opening 5.
  • the reinforcement structures 25a, b, c, d, e each consist of an outer surface part forming an outer structural wall 20a, b, c, d, e and an inner surface part forming an inner structural wall.
  • the same reference numbers are used to designate the structural wall and the surface parts.
  • the structural walls are formed from sheet metal elements, which are brought together by prior bending and mutual joining to the aforementioned reinforcing structure 25a, b, c, d, e.
  • the outer and inner structural wall together enclose a closed, channel-like hollow chamber running in the longitudinal edge direction.
  • the outer structural wall 20a, b, c, d, e which is exposed to high stress, is formed from a sheet metal strip and has a greater thickness than the inner structural wall 27a, b, c, d, e, as a result of which the reinforcing structure is given greater stability ,
  • the two structural walls form flat joining zones to each side wall 2, 3, 4, 6 or towards the loading opening 5, to which the wall claddings 24, 22, 23, 21 of the side walls 2, 3, 4, 6 are joined.
  • the sheet metal elements of the reinforcement structure 25a, b, c, d, e are mutually joined at the flat joining zones.
  • the connections are made by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the wall claddings 24, 22, 23, 21 consist of sheet metal elements.
  • Both the sheet metal elements of the structural walls and the wall claddings are made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the section line AA shows the horizontal section through the upper wall surface 11 of the outer side wall 6 according to FIG. 1.
  • a reinforcing structure 25a, d is arranged in each case.
  • the inner structural walls 27a, d of the two reinforcing structures 25a, d are formed from the extended end section surfaces of the rear and front wall cladding 22, 24 and are bent over the longitudinal edge into the adjacent wall surface.
  • the two outer sheet metal elements of the outer structural walls 20a, d are also bent over the longitudinal edge into the adjacent wall surfaces.
  • the wall cladding 21 of the outer side wall 6 is inserted in the region of the joining zones between the outer and inner structural wall of the two reinforcement structures 25a, d and joined to the reinforcement structure 25a, d by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the section line B-B shows the horizontal section through the inner side wall 4.
  • a further reinforcing structure 25b, c is arranged on the longitudinal edges between the inner side wall 4 and the rear side wall 3 and the front side wall 2, respectively.
  • the inner structural wall 27b of the reinforcement structure 20b to the rear side wall 3 is formed from an extended end section surface of the inner wall covering 23 which is bent over the longitudinal edge into the adjacent wall surface.
  • the rear wall covering 22 is pushed at the joining zone to the reinforcement structure 25b between the inner and outer structure wall 27b, 20b and is connected to the reinforcement structure 25b by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the reinforcement structure 25c arranged on the front side wall 2 forms a first vertical outer longitudinal edge of the loading opening 5.
  • the inner structure wall 27c is made of a bent sheet metal strip.
  • the two structural walls 20c, 27c form a flat joining zones towards the inner side wall and towards the loading opening 5, on which the sheet metal elements 20c, 27c are joined by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the inner wall cladding 23 is pushed on the reinforcing structure 25c on the door side into the joining zone between the outer and inner structural wall 20c, 27c and is connected to the reinforcing structure 25c by means of rivet connections 52.
  • an edge protector 51 is attached over the door-side joining zone, which is joined together with the sheet metal elements 20c, 27c by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the sheet metal element of the outer structural wall 20b, c of the two reinforcing structures 25b, c is bent over the longitudinal edge into the adjacent wall surfaces.
  • a second reinforcement structure 25e is arranged, which forms a further vertical outer longitudinal edge of the loading opening 5 (section line CC).
  • the front wall covering 24 forms, with its two elongated end section surfaces, the inner structural wall 27e, d of the two reinforcing structures 20e, d, the end section surface facing the outer side wall 6 over the Long edge is bent into the outer side wall 6.
  • the inner and outer structural walls form flat joining zones to the adjacent wall surfaces or to the loading opening, on which the sheet metal elements of the structural walls are mutually joined by means of rivet connections 52.
  • An edge protector 51 which is joined together with the two structural walls 20e, 27e by means of rivet connections 52, is likewise attached over the door-side joining zone of the second reinforcement structure 25e.
  • the section line E-E shows the horizontal section through the rear side wall 3.
  • a reinforcing structure 25a, b is arranged on the longitudinal edges between the rear side wall 3 and the outer side wall 6 or the inner side wall 4, with a structure described above.
  • the section line D-D shows the horizontal section through the roof wall 7 according to FIG. 1 (see FIG. 2b).
  • a horizontal reinforcement structure 25f is arranged towards the front side wall 2 and forms the upper horizontal outer longitudinal edge in the area of the loading opening 5.
  • the horizontal reinforcement structure 25f consists of an outer and inner structural wall 20f, 27f, the outer structural wall 20f having a greater thickness than the inner structural wall 27f.
  • the inner structural wall 27f is formed from the elongated end section surface of the roof wall cladding 28 and is bent into the front side wall 2 via the outer longitudinal edge.
  • the outer structural wall 20f is also bent over the longitudinal edge.
  • the two structural walls 20f, 27f form flat joining zones towards the front side wall 2 and towards the roof wall 7, on which the sheet metal elements of the structural walls are mutually joined by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the roof wall cladding 28 is pushed at the joining zone between the outer and inner structural wall 20f, 20f and is bound to the reinforcing structure 25c by means of rivet connections 52.
  • An edge protector 51 is attached to the joining zone facing the loading opening 5, which is joined to the reinforcing structure by means of rivet connections 52, in particular by means of shear rivets.
  • the roof wall cladding 28 has an extended end section surface toward the rear, the outer and the inner side wall 3, 6, 4, which is angled over the horizontal longitudinal edges into the corresponding side wall 3, 6, 4.
  • the angled end section surfaces have horizontally extending reinforcement channels in the form of beads 26.
  • the angled end section surfaces form, with the corresponding side wall claddings 21, 22, 23, joining zones in the form of overlapping areas, at which the roof wall cladding is joined to the corresponding side wall claddings 21, 22, 23 via rivet connections 53.
  • 3 shows a horizontal surface section through a container structure of a further embodiment variant according to FIG. 1.
  • the container structure contains a total of five vertically oriented reinforcement structures 45a, b, c, d, e, of which four reinforcement structures 45a, b, c, d are arranged on the longitudinal edges between the individual side walls 32, 33, 34, 36.
  • Two reinforcement structures 45c, e form the two vertical outer longitudinal edges of the loading opening 35.
  • the reinforcement structures 45a, b, c, d, e each consist of an outer surface part forming an outer structural wall 30a, b, c, d, e and an inner surface part forming an inner structural wall 41a, b, c, d, e ,
  • the same reference numbers are used to name the structural wall and the surface parts.
  • the structural walls are formed from sheet metal elements, which are formed by prior bending and mutual joining to the aforementioned reinforcing structure 45a, b, c, d, e.
  • the outer and inner structural wall together enclose a channel-like hollow chamber running in the longitudinal edge direction.
  • Both the outer and the inner structural wall are each formed from a sheet metal strip which is bent over the longitudinal edge into the adjacent wall surfaces.
  • the two structural walls form a flat joining zone for each side wall 32, 33, 34, 36 or towards the loading opening 35, on which the structural walls are joined to one another and to the adjacent wall cladding by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the outer structural wall 30a, b, c, d, e which is exposed to high stress, has a greater thickness than the inner structural wall 41a, b, c, d, e, as a result of which the reinforcement structure is given a higher stability.
  • the wall cladding of the side walls 2,3,4,6 consist of sheet metal elements. Both the sheet metal elements of the structural walls and the wall claddings are made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy
  • the section line AA shows the horizontal section through the upper wall surface 11 of the outer side wall 6 according to FIG. 1.
  • Two reinforcing structures 45a, d are arranged on the longitudinal edges between the outer side wall 36 and the rear side wall 33 or the front side wall 32 ,
  • the inner structural wall 41a, d and the outer structural wall 30a, d of the two reinforcing structures 45a, d are bent over the longitudinal edge into the adjacent wall surfaces.
  • the wall cladding 46 of the outer side wall 36 is inserted in the region of the joint zones between the outer and inner structural wall of the two reinforcement structures 45a, d and is bound to the reinforcement structure 45a, d by means of rivet connections 52, in particular by means of rivet rivets.
  • the section line BB shows the horizontal section through the inner side wall 4 according to FIG. 1.
  • a reinforcing structure 45b, c is arranged on the longitudinal edges between the inner side wall 34 and the rear side wall 33 and the front side wall 32, respectively.
  • the inner structural wall 41b, c and the outer structural wall 30b, c of the two Reinforcement structures 45b, c are bent around the longitudinal edge into the adjacent wall surfaces.
  • the rear wall cladding 37 is pushed at the joining zone to the rear reinforcing structure 45a, b between the inner and outer structural wall and is connected to the reinforcing structure 45a, b by means of rivet connection 52.
  • the wall cladding 38 of the inner side wall 34 is inserted in the region of the joining zones between the outer and inner structural wall of the two reinforcing structures 45b, c and is bound to the reinforcing structures 45b, c by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the reinforcement structure 45c arranged towards the front side wall 32 forms a first vertical outer longitudinal edge of the loading opening 35.
  • the two outer and inner structural walls 30c, 41c form a flat joining zone towards the inner side wall 34 and towards the loading opening 35, to which the sheet metal elements of the structural walls 30c, 41c are joined by means of rivet connections 52.
  • An edge protector 51 is attached to the door-side joining zone by means of rivet connections 52.
  • a further reinforcement structure 45e which forms the second vertical outer longitudinal edge of the loading opening 35 (section line C-C).
  • the inner and outer structural walls form flat joining zones towards the adjacent wall surfaces or towards the loading opening, on which the sheet metal elements of the structural walls are joined to one another and to the adjacent wall cladding by means of rivet connections 52.
  • An edge protector 51 which is joined together with the two structural walls 30e, 41e by means of rivet connections 52, is likewise attached over the door-side joining zone of the second reinforcement structure 45e.
  • the section line E-E shows the horizontal section through the rear side wall 33.
  • a reinforcing structure 45a, b is arranged on the longitudinal edges between the rear side wall 33 and the outer side wall 36 and the inner side wall 34, respectively, with a structure as described above.
  • the reinforcement structure 60 of a further embodiment variant according to FIG. 4 consists of a sheet metal element 61 which is formed by multiple bending to form a hollow profile and which forms both the outer and the inner structural wall 65, 66.
  • the - sheet metal element 61 forms a flat joining zone, on which the two end section surfaces of the sheet metal element 61 and the adjacent first wall cladding 64, which is pushed between the outer and inner structural wall 65, 66, are joined by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the reinforcing structure 60 also forms a web 67 on which The second wall covering 63 is attached to the reinforcing structure by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the wall coverings 63, 64 consist of sheet metal elements.
  • Both the sheet metal elements of the structural walls and the wall claddings are made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • 5 consists of an inner and outer structural wall 71, 72, which together enclose a closed channel-like hollow chamber.
  • the outer structural wall 72 consists of a sheet metal strip which has been repeatedly formed by bending.
  • the inner structural wall 72 is formed from the wall covering 71.
  • the two structural walls 71, 72 are mutually joined by means of rivet connections 52.
  • the wall covering 71 consists of a sheet metal element. Both the sheet metal elements of the structural walls and the wall cladding are made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the thickness of the individual sheet metal elements in particular the thickness of the outer and inner structural wall in the aforementioned exemplary embodiments from FIGS. 2-5, can also be uniform.
  • the container superstructures according to FIGS. 2 and 3 can also have two loading openings located opposite one another in the front and rear side walls, such a container structure comprising six vertical reinforcement structures.
  • FIG. 6 shows a reinforcing structure 100 which is formed by a first wall cladding 101 which forms the outer structural wall and a surface element 103 which forms the inner structural wall.
  • the two structural walls are correspondingly deformed to form a hollow-profile-like reinforcing structure, the end wall area 101 of the first wall cladding 101 being bent into the adjacent wall area.
  • a second wall covering 102 connects to the reinforcing structure 100 via a flat joining zone.
  • FIG. 7 shows a reinforcing structure which is formed by a roof wall cladding 111 which forms the outer structural wall and a surface element 113 which forms the inner structural wall.
  • the two structural walls are correspondingly deformed to form a hollow-profile-like reinforcing structure, the end wall surface 111 of the roof wall covering being bent into the adjacent wall surface.
  • the reinforcing structure 120 shows a continuous wall cladding 121 which forms the outer structural wall and a surface element 122 which forms the inner structural wall.
  • the two structural walls are correspondingly shaped to form a hollow profile-like reinforcing structure.
  • 9 shows one in the area of a reinforcement structure 130 side wall composed of a first and second wall cladding 131, 133.
  • the reinforcing structure is formed by a first wall cladding 131 forming the outer structural wall and a surface element 132 forming the inner structural wall.
  • the two structural walls are deformed accordingly to form a hollow profile-like reinforcement structure.
  • the second wall covering 133 adjoins the reinforcing structure 130 via a flat joining zone.

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La présente invention concerne un conteneur de fret (1) destiné à des transports aériens, comprenant un élément de fond (8) et une structure de conteneur surmontant l'élément de fond et comprenant des parois latérales (2, 3, 4, 6), une paroi de couverture (7) et une ouverture de chargement (5), les parois latérales et la paroi de couverture contenant ou étant constituées de revêtements de paroi (21, 22, 23, 24) eux-mêmes composés de parties de surface, notamment d'éléments en tôle. L'ouverture de chargement (5) est limitée vis-à-vis des surfaces de paroi adjacentes, par des arêtes longitudinales de séparation. Deux surfaces de paroi mises bout à bout en formant un angle entre elles, forment respectivement une arête longitudinale. Une ou plusieurs arêtes longitudinales et/ou arêtes longitudinales de séparation de la structure de conteneur, comprennent une structure de renfort (25), ladite structure de renfort comprenant ou étant constituée de parties de surface (30, 41) ayant subit une ou plusieurs déformations et étant mises bout à bout avec la structure de renfort par l'intermédiaire de zones d'assemblage. La structure de renfort (25) présente au moins une cavité fermée, de type canal, s'étendant dans la direction des arêtes longitudinales, et forme avec le revêtement de paroi (21, 22, 23, 24) une structure composée, par l'intermédiaire des zones d'assemblage.
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