EP2604548B1 - Unité transportable munie d'un agencement permettant son soulevement - Google Patents

Unité transportable munie d'un agencement permettant son soulevement Download PDF

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EP2604548B1
EP2604548B1 EP12197066.9A EP12197066A EP2604548B1 EP 2604548 B1 EP2604548 B1 EP 2604548B1 EP 12197066 A EP12197066 A EP 12197066A EP 2604548 B1 EP2604548 B1 EP 2604548B1
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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
    • B65D90/0033—Lifting means forming part of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C1/00—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles
    • B66C1/10—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
    • B66C1/62—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled
    • B66C1/66—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
    • B66C1/663—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof for containers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
    • E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
    • E04G21/161—Handling units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides of a room or like enclosed space

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  • the present invention relates generally to lifting of transportable units such as metal shipping containers, accommodation units, welfare units, trailers and the like (hereafter referred to as 'transportable units').
  • transportable units such as metal shipping containers, accommodation units, welfare units, trailers and the like (hereafter referred to as 'transportable units').
  • transportable units Due to their purpose, transportable units often need to be moved from one location to another. For example, they need to be loaded onto ships, lorries or other means of transportation, or placed in situ on sites for the purpose of loading/unloading contents. It is common, therefore, to need to lift such transportable units in order to place them elsewhere.
  • transportable units are lifted by connecting the unit to a hoisting device such as a crane, winch or other hoisting means. This is typically achieved by hooking, or otherwise securing, chains or lines to the unit.
  • Lifting eyes are typically provided, welded or otherwise secured to the unit, usually at the uppermost corners of such transportable units for this purpose.
  • the eyes are sometimes provided as apertures formed at the top of the unit such that the hoist can be attached by passing a hook through the apertures.
  • GB 2457076 describes a slidable or rollable traveller retained within a channel or guide provided on the unit.
  • the traveller has an eye formation to allow a hoist to be attached.
  • the traveller rests at the bottom of the guide under the influence of gravity.
  • the hoist is attached and moved in an upward direction, the traveller is pulled up from its resting position towards the base of the unit along the guide until it hits an end stop towards the top of the unit.
  • the unit is then lifted off the ground as the hoist is continued to be pulled.
  • GB1271299A discloses an arrangement wherein four coupling devices are attached to the bottom corners of a unit to be lifted.
  • JP4367486 discloses an arrangement wherein a hook is passed through an aperture in the corner of the unit.
  • US7520707B1 discloses a plurality of lifting eyes on a side wall of a container. Slings are attached to the lifting eyes to facilitate lifting of the container.
  • a lifting arrangement for lifting a transportable unit comprising a first connector element provided on the unit and to which a proximal end of an elongate lifting member is movably connected so as permit lowering and raising of a distal end of the elongate member.
  • the first connector element is provided on a wall of the unit.
  • the wall is a side wall.
  • the transportable unit may be a shipping container, accommodation unit, welfare unit or trailer.
  • the proximal end of the elongate lifting member is moveably connected so as to permit lowering and raising of a distal end of the elongate member relative to the proximal end.
  • the lifting arrangement further comprises:
  • the second and third connector elements may be provided at or towards opposite ends of the elongate member.
  • the position of the first connector element is fixed relative to the unit.
  • the elongate member remains attached to the unit at the same point during use of the lifting arrangement.
  • the length of the elongate member is selected to facilitate connection of the unit to the hoist by the user standing at or towards the base or lower edge of the unit.
  • the elongate lifting member may be an arm.
  • the elongate lifting member may be rigid. It may be curved. If curved, it may be curved such that when the elongate member is in the lowered position, it forms a C shape with the back of the C resting against the unit. Alternatively, the elongate member may be substantially straight.
  • the elongate lifting member may be flexible and may be provided in the form of a lanyard, chain or other flexible line.
  • the elongate member may be formed from any suitable material. For example, it could be formed using a metal such as steel, or a fabric having sufficient strength to effect safe lifting of the unit.
  • rotation of the second connector element about the first connector element enables the elongate arm to be moved between a first position wherein the third connector element is raised, and a second position wherein the third connector element is lowered to facilitate connection of the arm to the hoist by a user positioned at the base of the unit.
  • the arm is operable to move between a lowered and a raised position.
  • the third connector element is within reach of someone standing on the ground, or level with a lower portion of the unit, such that the elongate element can be connected to the hoist without the user having to climb a ladder or scale the unit.
  • the hoist is connected to the third connector element and subsequently lifted, causing the third connector element to move upwards into a raised position.
  • the third and/or second connector element may be an eye formation or hook.
  • the first connector element is provided towards or at the top of the unit. It comprises a projection, pin, branch or bar.
  • the first connector element may be formed integrally with the unit, or may be attached to the unit by securing means such as welding, bolting or any other attachment means. It may be provided on a plate or other component which is secured to the unit. It may be detachable from the unit. It may be retro-fitted to an existing unit.
  • the second connector element may be configured to pivot about the first connector element. At least a portion of the first connector element may be confined or encircled by at least a portion of the second connector element.
  • the second connection element may be an eye formation and the first connection element may be a bar arranged to pass through the eye.
  • the second and first connector elements may form a hinged arrangement.
  • the invention is not limited in respect of the form of the connector elements or the way in which they interconnect.
  • Other arrangements may be readily apparent to the skilled addressee which provide the same functionality i.e. a component attached to a unit, about which one end of an elongate arm is able to rotate such that the other end of the arm can be raised or lowered during use.
  • At least a portion of the lifting arrangement is recessed into the unit.
  • the first connector element is provided in a groove or channel formed in a wall of the unit.
  • the elongate member is suitably dimensioned to fit at least partially within the recess.
  • a transportable unit having at least one lifting arrangement.
  • a lifting arrangement as described above may be provided at each corner of the unit.
  • the lifting arrangement of Figure 2 is shown having an elongate arm 1 attached to a first connector element 2 provided on a transportable unit.
  • the arm 1 is shown in figure 2 as a rigid steel cable although a flexible line could also be used to the same effect.
  • the arm 1 has second 3 and third 4 connector elements provided at each end.
  • the second 3 and third 4 connector elements are shown in this embodiment as eye formations.
  • the third connector element 4 is provided at the distal end of the arm 1 (hereinafter referred to as the 'distal eye') and enables the distal end of the arm to be attached to a hoist by passing a hook provided on the hoist (not shown) through the distal eye 4.
  • the second connector element 3 is provided at the other (proximal) end of the arm. This is hereinafter referred to as the 'proximal eye' 3.
  • the first connector element 2 comprises a bar provided on the unit.
  • the bar 2 passes through the proximal eye 3 so that the proximal end of the arm is securely connected to the unit 5 but is able to rotate about the bar 2.
  • the bar 2 is shown provided on a plate 6 which is bolted within an elongate, upright recess 8 formed in a side wall of the unit 5. This is most clearly shown in Figure 1 .
  • the bar 2 could be secured to the unit 5 in any other suitable manner, or the bar 2 could be integrally formed with the unit 5.
  • the proximal end of the arm may form a hook which passes through an aperture formed in the unit 5 such that a portion of the unit surrounding the aperture serves as the bar.
  • connection is such that the proximal end of the arm is able to pivot or rotate at the point of connection to the unit so that the other, distal end of the arm can be raised or lowered during lifting or lowering of the unit.
  • the distal end of the arm is raised or lowered relative to the proximal end of the arm.
  • connection between the proximal end of the arm and the unit may be permanent such that the arm 1 cannot be disconnected from the unit 5, or may be configured to permit removal (disconnection) of the arm 1 when it is not required for lifting or lowering of the unit 5.
  • the invention is not intended to be limited with respect to the manner or configuration of the connection between the arm 1 and the unit 5.
  • the arm 1 is attached to the unit 5 at or towards the upper edge of the unit 7. Before use, the arm 1 hangs downwardly from the bar 2 in a lowered position under its own weight such that the distal end of the arm lies within reach of the user (not shown) without the user needing to scale the unit or use climbing apparatus.
  • the length of the arm 1 is selected as appropriate so that the distal eye 4 is within reach of the user.
  • a plurality of lifting arrangements is secured to the unit to facilitate lifting. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment a lifting arrangement as described above is provided on each corner of the unit.
  • each arm 1 rotates about the bar 2 passing through its respective proximal eye 3.
  • the distal end of the arm moves in an arcuate motion from the lowered position to the raised position as the proximal end of the arm rotates about the bar 2.
  • the inner rim of the proximal eye 3 is pulled against the bar 2 and continued hoisting causes the unit 5 to be pulled upwardly. To lower the unit 5, the operation is reversed.
  • the invention provides a lifting arrangement which is mechanically simple and comprises fewer moving components than the prior art arrangements. This reduces manufacturing costs.
  • the user can stand on the ground to attach or detach the hoisting equipment rather than having to scale the unit and therefore risk injury.

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  1. Unité transportable (5) comprenant un agencement de levage pour soulever l'unité, l'agencement de levage comprenant :
    un premier élément connecteur (2) comprenant une saillie, une goupille, une branche ou une barre (6) prévue sur une paroi latérale de l'unité et vers ou au niveau d'un bord supérieur (7) de la paroi latérale, la position du premier élément connecteur étant fixe par rapport à l'unité (5) ;
    et
    un organe de levage allongé (1) ayant une extrémité proximale connectée de manière déplaçable au premier élément connecteur (2) de manière à permettre un abaissement et un soulèvement d'une extrémité distale de l'organe allongé par rapport à l'extrémité proximale,
    l'organe de levage allongé (1) étant suspendu vers le bas depuis le premier élément connecteur (2) lorsque l'extrémité distale est dans une position abaissée sous l'effet de son propre poids de telle sorte que l'extrémité distale de l'organe de levage allongé (1) soit située à la portée d'un utilisateur se tenant au niveau de ou vers la base de l'unité ; et
    le premier élément connecteur étant prévu dans une gorge ou un canal allongé(e) formé(e) dans la paroi latérale de l'unité, et l'organe allongé étant dimensionné de manière appropriée pour s'ajuster au moins en partie à l'intérieur de la gorge ou du canal.
  2. Unité transportable selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle :
    l'unité transportable (5) est un conteneur de transport, une unité de logement, une unité de soins ou une remorque.
  3. Unité transportable selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outré :
    un deuxième élément connecteur (3) prévu au niveau de l'extrémité proximale de l'organe allongé (1) et pouvant tourner autour du premier élément connecteur (2) ; et
    un troisième élément connecteur (4) prévu au niveau de l'extrémité distale de l'organe allongé (1) en vue d'être connecté à un dispositif de levage.
  4. Unité transportable selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la rotation du deuxième élément connecteur (3) autour du premier élément connecteur (2) permet à l'élément allongé (1) d'être déplacé entre une première position dans laquelle le troisième élément connecteur (4) est soulevé et une deuxième position dans laquelle le troisième élément connecteur (4) est abaissé de manière à faciliter la connexion de l'organe allongé (1) au dispositif de levage par un utilisateur positionné au niveau d'un bord inférieur ou d'une base de l'unité (5).
  5. Unité transportable selon les revendications 3 ou 4, dans laquelle :
    le troisième (4) et/ou le deuxième (3) élément(s) connecteur(s) est/sont une formation en oeillet ou un crochet.
  6. Unité transportable selon les revendications 3 à 5, dans laquelle au moins une portion du premier élément connecteur (2) est délimitée ou encerclée par au moins une portion du deuxième élément connecteur (3).
  7. Unité transportable selon les revendications 3 à 6, dans laquelle le deuxième élément connecteur (3) est configuré de manière à pivoter autour du premier élément connecteur (2).
  8. Unité transportable selon les revendications 3 à 7, dans laquelle les deuxième et premier éléments connecteurs (3, 2) forment un agencement articulé.
  9. Unité transportable selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle :
    l'organe allongé (1) est un bras rigide ; ou
    une ligne flexible.
  10. Unité transportable selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l'organe allongé (1) est courbe, ou est substantiellement droit.
  11. Unité transportable selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le premier élément connecteur (2)
    i) est formé intégralement avec l'unité (5) ; ou
    ii) est détachable de l'unité (5).
  12. Unité transportable selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la longueur de l'organe allongé (1) est sélectionnée de manière à faciliter la connexion de l'unité (5) à un dispositif de levage par un utilisateur se tenant au niveau de ou vers la base de l'unité.
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