EP1554196B1 - Conteneur avec poutres de fond à section réduite - Google Patents

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EP1554196B1
EP1554196B1 EP03755664A EP03755664A EP1554196B1 EP 1554196 B1 EP1554196 B1 EP 1554196B1 EP 03755664 A EP03755664 A EP 03755664A EP 03755664 A EP03755664 A EP 03755664A EP 1554196 B1 EP1554196 B1 EP 1554196B1
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Dale Botham
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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
    • B65D88/121—ISO containers
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D88/127—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport open-sided container, i.e. having substantially the whole side free to provide access, with or without closures

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  • open sided containers as disclosed in the preamble of claim 1 are well-known. They are provided with open sides for cargo (un) loading access.
  • the base is of necessity strong and rigid in its own right, in order to support a typical 30 tonne payload, in transit over land and sea.
  • the base is thus necessarily somewhat heavier than one supported by a side panel.
  • Scope for base deflection is limited by a requirement for overall container stacking - one upon another.
  • the roof of containers is generally not load bearing to a large degree.
  • any container placed upon another must be able to support its own payload, without deflecting down so far as to make contact with the roof of an underlying container and so causing it damage.
  • a base features 'I' beams or box beams, with top (upper) flanges substantially parallel to bottom (lower) flanges.
  • Open side container operators seek a maximum height or depth availability between base and roof, to maximise cargo height which can be (side) (un)loaded.
  • an open sided container floor surface is typically closely horizontal when unladen, so that initial cargo loading has maximum open side height.
  • the deflection problem could be overcome by adding more (steel) material, to make the structure more rigid.
  • An alternative would be to camber deck beams, or raise entire deck beams upwards - but again access height would be reduced, since the roof height would remain fixed.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks with a light-weight structure affording maximum access height, without exceeding deflection limits.
  • an open sided container having a platform base, with opposite end frames, surmounted by a roof, the base having a longitudinal support beam, between end frames, characterised in that the base beam is progressively reduced in cross-section, from a full depth at or toward the ends, to a reduced depth at or toward a longitudinal centre.
  • a platform deck floor is substantially horizontal when unladen.
  • a continuously tapered beam cross-section may be employed.
  • Multiple longitudinal base support beams may be employed.
  • An 'I' section deck support beam cross-section may be employed.
  • a 'Z' section deck support beam cross-section may be employed.
  • a 'C' section deck support beam may be employed.
  • a box section deck support beam may be employed.
  • End structures could be contrived to exert an upwardly concave or 'hogging' pre-bending moment upon the base, to counter cargo load deflection.
  • a container cold be configured with a fully laden beam stress of some 1.8 times gross capacity less tare weight, and which, if generated in a conventional open sided container base, through application of uniformly distributed load, would cause downward base deflection substantially more than 6mm below a ground reference line.
  • a staggered or stepped cross-sectional profile could be employed.
  • a deck support beam could be pre-stressed, to reconfigure internal stresses and impart a desired bending predisposition.
  • a base 12 comprises side beams 13, supporting a floor 14, typically of plywood, with a top surface which is substantially horizontal and level with the top surface of top flanges 15 of side beams 13.
  • a bottom flange 16 is depicted raised up by an amount 'B'- typically some 30mm or so above a ground surface reference line 17 upon which the container 11 rests through bottom corner fittings 18.
  • the base 12 might be cambered upwards toward a longitudinal centre datum, by a distance 'C' above the ground plane.
  • a frame structure 19 comprising corner end posts 20 capped by corner handling and stacking fittings 21.
  • At one (rear) end are a pair of hinged access doors 22 - opened to allow end (un)loading of cargo.
  • a roof structure 24 is fitted between the tops of end frames 19, and comprises a side rail 25 typically welded to top corner fittings 21 and closed by a corrugated steel infill panel 26.
  • the amount that base 12 can deflect downward is limited by the need to avoid contact damage of an underlying container, under dynamic handling conditions as might be experienced when lowering one container clumsily down upon another by crane.
  • Figure 2 shows a corresponding view to Figure 1, but for an embodiment of the present invention with a progressively waisted longitudinal base or deck support beam cross-sectional profile.
  • An open side container 31 has base 32, with longitudinal side beams 33 supporting a floor 34 - typically of plywood - with a top surface substantially horizontal and level with top surface of top flanges 35 of those side beams 33.
  • a bottom flange 36 of side beams 33 is depicted raised up a distance 'B' - say, some 30mm or so above a ground line or plane 37 adjacent to bottom corner fittings 38 upon which the container 31 rests.
  • bottom flange 36 is profiled to bow or 'taper' progressively and continuously upward - to a somewhat greater height 'D' above ground reference line 37, toward the longitudinal centre of base 32 - in this example to a maximum of some 70mm above ground for an unloaded container 31.
  • an end frame structure 39 comprising corner end posts 40 capped by corner handling and stacking fittings 41.
  • a pair of hinged doors 42 opened to allow cargo end (un)loading access, and at the front end there is a wall infill panel 43 fitted to posts 40.
  • a roof structure 44 is secured between top of opposite end frames 39, and comprises a longitudinal side rail 45, typically welded to corner fittings 41 and closed by a corrugated steel infill wall panel 46.
  • bottom flange 36 provides extra ground clearance for deck beam 33 loading deflection.
  • bottom flange 36 can deflect - not just an amount 'B' - of, say, some 30mm adjacent corner casting 38, plus an allowance of say 6mm 'below ground' allowance, but by a supplementary amount ('head space') of some 40mm.
  • base 32 can be made substantially less rigid, and lighter in weight than in the prior art - without exceeding industry norms and yet also provide the same internal side loading access height 'A' as in Figure 1.
  • the base 32 deflects more than conventional deck beams, it develops a greater bending moment in posts 40 - with the potential of utilising end frame structure more optimally and allowing potential weight saving.
  • a progressively reduced deck support beam cross-sectional profile allows the required scope for loading deformation, without underlying contact interference.
  • an abrupt incremental stepped profile such as of Figures 3 or 4, may be employed.
  • a longitudinal side infill wall panel (not shown) provides supplementary deck bracing on that side, relieving the burden upon longitudinal deck beam profiling.
  • a waisted deck beam cross-sectional profile may be differentiated (not shown) between opposite deck sides.
  • Beam cross-sectional size variation may be applied to a diversity of beam sections, such as shown in Figures 5A through 5D, from minimal 'I' (Figure 5A), 'Z' (Figure 5C) or 'C' (Figure 5D) to enclosed box (Figure 5B) sections.
  • a deck platform floor 34 is shown juxtaposed with a deck support beam upper flange 35.
  • a deck platform may rest upon transverse rails (not shown) and/or upon longitudinal side rail top flanges 35.
  • Beam pre-stressing according to the Applicants' co-pending UK patent application GB0322254.4 can be employed to control longitudinal deck beam deflection.

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Claims (13)

  1. Conteneur (31) ouvert sur le côté, doté d'une base (32) en plate-forme,
    comportant des cadres (39) d'extrémité opposés,
    surmonté d'un toit (44),
    la base (32) en plate-forme comportant une poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien,
    entre les cadres (39) d'extrémité,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien présente une section droite progressivement réduite,
    d'une épaisseur complète aux extrémités ou près de celles-ci,
    à une épaisseur réduite en un centre longitudinal ou près de celui-ci.
  2. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon la revendication 1,
    dans lequel un plancher de pont en plate-forme est sensiblement horizontal lorsqu'il n'est pas chargé.
  3. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    présentant une section droite de poutre continûment amincie.
  4. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel la base (32) en plate-forme est dotée de multiples poutres (33) longitudinales de soutien.
  5. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel la poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien présente une section en I.
  6. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4,
    dans lequel la poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien présente une section en Z.
  7. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4,
    dans lequel la poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien présente une section en C.
  8. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4,
    dans lequel la poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien présente une section en caisson.
  9. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2 à 8,
    doté de structures d'extrémité exerçant un moment fléchissant négatif, ou de pré-flexion, sur la base pour contrecarrer la flèche sous la sollicitation de la cargaison.
  10. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    configuré avec une contrainte sur la poutre à pleine charge d'environ 1,8 fois la capacité brute moins le poids de la tare, et qui, si elle était exercée sur une base de conteneur conventionnel ouvert sur le côté, provoquerait, par l'application d'une charge uniformément répartie, une flèche de la base vers le bas sensiblement supérieure à 6 mm au-dessous d'une ligne de référence de sol.
  11. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 2 et 4 à 10,
    doté d'une poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien dont le profil en section droite est étagé ou en escalier.
  12. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    doté d'une poutre (33) longitudinale de soutien précontrainte pour reconfigurer les contraintes internes et lui conférer une prédisposition de flexion souhaitée.
  13. Conteneur ouvert sur le côté,
    selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    présentant un ou plusieurs côtés ouverts.
EP03755664A 2002-10-10 2003-10-09 Conteneur avec poutres de fond à section réduite Expired - Lifetime EP1554196B1 (fr)

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GB0223466 2002-10-10
GBGB0223466.4A GB0223466D0 (en) 2002-10-10 2002-10-10 An open sided shipping container
PCT/GB2003/004395 WO2004033346A1 (fr) 2002-10-10 2003-10-09 Section de barrot de pont cambre pour conteneurs

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GB2459432A (en) * 2008-03-03 2009-10-28 Martin Clive-Smith Pre-stressed elements of an assembly
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