EP3224191B1 - Arrangement for handling bulk containers - Google Patents

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EP3224191B1
EP3224191B1 EP15804697.9A EP15804697A EP3224191B1 EP 3224191 B1 EP3224191 B1 EP 3224191B1 EP 15804697 A EP15804697 A EP 15804697A EP 3224191 B1 EP3224191 B1 EP 3224191B1
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Bernhard Grentner
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    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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  • the invention relates to a device for handling bulk containers according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a device is from WO 85/99347 A1 known.
  • bulk goods such as ore, coal or wood pellets
  • which are transported in containers by rail to ports in order to be transported on bulk freighters are initially unloaded directly onto the quay or, especially in the case of moisture-sensitive bulk goods, in halls.
  • the bulk goods are brought into the cargo hold of the freighter in portions either by means of a conveyor belt or by means of double-shell grippers.
  • Most bulk goods are therefore stored outdoors or in halls for a period of time, which can result in a loss of quality and being exposed to contamination.
  • the subsequent loading of the bulk carrier is time-consuming and inconvenient.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device by means of which bulk containers can be unloaded and reloaded easily and conveniently and, if necessary, also emptied; in particular, bulk goods should be able to be emptied directly from the container into the hold of a bulk carrier without intermediate storage .
  • the upper steel frame is welded to a further, likewise rectangular steel frame, which is arranged perpendicular to the upper steel frame (3) and on which a rotating device for Rotating a support device is arranged, which has two mutually parallel fork prongs which can be threaded into the fork tunnel of the container.
  • the invention therefore enables the intended transfer of a bulk goods container to the unloading point of the bulk goods, in particular the unloading of bulk goods containers from a vehicle, for example a rail vehicle, and the emptying of the bulk goods into the hold of the bulk goods carrier.
  • the intermediate storage of the bulk material and the risk of contamination of the same can therefore be dispensed with.
  • a particular advantage of the invention lies in the short loading time of the bulk cargo carrier, cumbersome handling of the bulk cargo by reloading it onto conveyor belts or handling double-shell grippers is eliminated.
  • the bulk material can also be emptied onto the quay or into a hall in a quick and convenient way if intermediate storage is required.
  • An emptying of the received container by turning is made possible in that a turning device is arranged on the further steel frame for turning a support device, which has two fork prongs which run parallel to one another and which can be threaded into the container's fork tunnel.
  • the steel frame construction should on the one hand be stable and torsion-resistant, on the other hand it should have a relatively moderate or low weight.
  • the steel frame construction therefore has a rectangular, upper steel frame which is provided with corner fittings on which rotary latches arranged on the load pick-up can be locked.
  • the steel frame construction according to the invention has a further rectangular steel frame which is arranged perpendicular to the upper steel frame and whose one cross member simultaneously forms an additional cross member in the upper steel frame.
  • Torsional rigidity and stability are also supported by the fact that the two steel frames are connected to one another by means of inclined support beams.
  • the rotating device is expediently arranged on a holder which runs on the lower cross member and on one in the central area of the further steel frame additional cross member is attached. This measure contributes to a particularly compact construction of the device according to the invention.
  • Container conveying devices that can be coupled with a device according to the invention are cranes and reach stackers that can be fitted with or are equipped with load-bearing devices that are usually provided for coupling conventional, standardized containers.
  • FIGS 1a and 1b show schematically and by way of example a gantry crane 1 as it is used, for example, in a port terminal for handling ISO-standardized containers is used, the gantry crane 1 shown spanning a harbor basin.
  • the gantry crane 1 is a steel structure with supports 1a and a steel girder frame and has a crane bridge 1b on which a girder, not shown, is arranged, along which a trolley, also not shown, can be moved.
  • the trolley carries in a known manner one or more deflection pulley (s), not shown, for traction cables 1c, to which a load pick-up 2, also called “spreader", is attached, which is provided for coupling a container.
  • s deflection pulley
  • the load pick-up 2 is not the subject of the invention and can have a telescopic frame in a manner known per se, which is usually adjusted to the length of the container to be transferred.
  • a twistlock (not shown), which can be inserted and locked in corresponding openings on corner fittings on the top of a container.
  • load receptacles matched to the respective container dimensions can also be used.
  • Fig. 2a and Figure 2b show a reach stacker 21, that is to say a reach stacker, as is usually used for stacking and handling containers.
  • Such vehicles are also equipped with a load pick-up 22, a spreader, analogously to cranes.
  • the load receptacle 22 is mounted at the end of a pivotable, inclined arm 23. Twistlocks at the corners of the load pick-up 22 allow a container and the device according to the invention to be coupled.
  • Bulky goods such as ore, coal, pellets and the like are usually transported by rail in special bulk containers and on waterways in special ships, so-called bulk carriers or bulk carriers, which are intended for the transport of loose materials and bulk goods.
  • the bulk goods are transported on bulk freighters in cargo holds that can be locked from above.
  • conveying devices such as cranes or reach stackers
  • containers filled with bulk goods can be carried directly from the rail vehicle to the bulk goods carrier or to an intermediate storage facility, for example a hall, transfer it and empty it there.
  • the emptied container can be brought back to the rail vehicle or starting point with the conveyor device.
  • the device according to the invention is a steel frame construction made of steel girders or steel profiles welded together.
  • the device has an upper, rectangular steel frame 3 made up of two longitudinal beams 4 running parallel to one another and two cross members 5 running parallel to one another. Corner fittings 6, which are each provided with an opening 7, are arranged at the corners.
  • the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the steel frame 3 are adapted to a conventional load suspension 2, 22 and therefore correspond, for example, to the dimensions of a standardized container to be fastened to the load suspension 2, 22, for example a 20 foot container.
  • the twist locks of the load receptacle 2, 22 can be inserted in the openings 7, so that the device according to the invention can be releasably attached to a load receptacle 2, 22 in a manner analogous to a container.
  • the upper steel frame 3 is welded to a further rectangular steel frame 9, which is arranged perpendicular to the upper steel frame 3.
  • the steel frame 9 has two longitudinal members 10 and two cross members 11, the one upper cross member 11 simultaneously forming a cross member between the two longitudinal members 4 of the upper steel frame 3.
  • the steel frame 9 is connected to the steel frame 3 at a distance from the one cross member 5 of the upper steel frame 3, this distance corresponding to approximately a quarter to a third of the length of the longitudinal members 4.
  • Support beams 12 run between the corners of the steel frame 3 closer to the steel frame 9 and the lower end regions of the longitudinal beams 10 of the steel frame 9. Opposite the support beams 12, a second pair of short support beams 13 support the longitudinal beams 10 relative to the longitudinal beams 4. The support beams 12, 13 ensure a stable and torsion-resistant construction of the device.
  • the two longitudinal members 10 of the steel frame 9 are connected approximately centrally by an additional cross member 14.
  • Fastening elements 15a for a bracket 15 are arranged on the lower cross member 11 and on the additional cross member 14 of the steel frame 9, on which a rotating device 8, which is not the subject of the invention, is arranged for a support device 16.
  • the support device 16 has a rotatably mounted Base part 16a and two fork prongs 17 arranged thereon and extending parallel to one another.
  • the rotating device 8 allows the supporting device 16 to be rotated by any angle.
  • Fig. 3 shows, for example, a possible rotated position of the support device 16.
  • the fork prongs 17 run at a mutual distance which corresponds to the mutual distance between two fork tunnels which are usually provided on containers in the area of the floor or below the floor, in order to transport these containers by means of an unloading vehicle which is provided with fork prongs in the manner of a forklift truck to be able to be positioned on a rail vehicle or taken from the rail vehicle.
  • a container 19 with fork tunnels 18 is for example in Fig. 5 shown.
  • the container 19 is a conventional bulk goods container with four side walls and a steel frame construction, not shown, which is either open at the top or is provided with a removable lid. In the figures, a container 19 open at the top is shown in each case.
  • FIGs 1a and 1b illustrate the use of the device according to the invention on the gantry crane 1 shown as an example, Fig. 2a and Figure 2b on a reach stacker 21.
  • Container carriers 20 with full bulk goods containers 19 have been driven under the gantry crane 1.
  • the device according to the invention has been firmly connected to the load receiver 2 of the crane 1 or the load receiver 22 of the reach stacker 21 by means of the twistlocks by means of its openings 7 located on the corner fittings 6.
  • the twist locks allow the device to be quickly connected to the load pick-up 2, 22 and also an easy release, for example if the load pick-up 2, 22 is to be used for other purposes, such as the transfer of conventional containers.
  • the load suspension 2, 22 together with the device according to the invention is brought into a position in which the fork tines 17 can be threaded into the fork tunnel 18 of the container 19 to be picked up.
  • the support device 16 together with the fork prongs 17 is located in the FIG Fig. 2 shown starting position. If the fork prongs 17 have grasped the container 19, the device together with the container 19 unlocked from the container wagon is on Gantry crane 1 or reach stacker 21 is raised and transported by crane 1 or reach stacker 21 to the unloading or emptying point, for example to the bulk freight carrier (not shown). At the emptying point, the load pick-up 2, 22 together with the device according to the invention and the full container 19 is lowered if necessary.
  • the rotating device 8 is now actuated and the carrying device 16 together with the bulk goods container 19 is set in rotation, to the extent that the container 19 can be completely emptied, as shown in FIG Figures 6 to 8 is shown.
  • the emptied container 19 is turned back into its starting position and transported back by means of the conveying device, the protalkrane 1 or the reach stacker 21.
  • the arrangement and design of the components of the device according to the invention is in particular such that the center of gravity of a container 19 that has been picked up and filled with bulk material is located in the central region of the device.
  • a hydraulic motor or an electric motor can be provided, which is supplied with voltage via the crane 1 or the reach stacker 21.
  • a diesel unit can be arranged on the device.
  • the device according to the invention can be used with any type of crane that transfers containers by means of a load pick-up, as well as on other container conveying devices that are equipped with a load pick-up for containers.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Umschlagen von Schüttgutcontainern gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1.The invention relates to a device for handling bulk containers according to the preamble of claim 1.

Eine derartige Vorrichtung ist aus der WO 85/99347 A1 bekannt.Such a device is from WO 85/99347 A1 known.

Üblicherweise werden Schüttgüter, wie Erz, Kohle oder Holzpellets, die in Containern im Schienenverkehr zu Häfen transportiert werden, um auf Schüttgutfrachtern weiter transportiert zu werden, vorerst direkt auf den Kai oder, insbesondere bei nässeempfindlichen Schüttgütern, in Hallen entladen. Zum Beladen des Frachters wird das Schüttgut entweder mittels eines Förderbandes oder mittels Doppelschalengreifern portionsweise in den Laderaum des Frachters gebracht. Die meisten Schüttgüter lagern daher eine Zeit lang frei oder in Hallen, wodurch sie einen Qualitätsverlust erleiden können und Verunreinigungen ausgesetzt sind. Das nachfolgende Beladen des Schüttgutfrachters ist zeitaufwendig und unkomfortabel.Usually, bulk goods, such as ore, coal or wood pellets, which are transported in containers by rail to ports in order to be transported on bulk freighters, are initially unloaded directly onto the quay or, especially in the case of moisture-sensitive bulk goods, in halls. To load the freighter, the bulk goods are brought into the cargo hold of the freighter in portions either by means of a conveyor belt or by means of double-shell grippers. Most bulk goods are therefore stored outdoors or in halls for a period of time, which can result in a loss of quality and being exposed to contamination. The subsequent loading of the bulk carrier is time-consuming and inconvenient.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung zur Verfügung zu stellen, mittels welcher Schüttgutcontainer auf einfache und komfortable Weise entladen und umgeladen und bei Bedarf auch entleert werden können, insbesondere sollen Schüttgüter ohne Zwischenlagerung direkt vom Container in den Laderaum eines Schüttgutfrachters entleert werden können.The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device by means of which bulk containers can be unloaded and reloaded easily and conveniently and, if necessary, also emptied; in particular, bulk goods should be able to be emptied directly from the container into the hold of a bulk carrier without intermediate storage .

Gelöst wird die gestellte Aufgabe erfindungsgemäß dadurch, dass der obere Stahlrahmen mit einem weiteren, ebenfalls rechteckigen Stahlrahmen verschweißt ist, welcher senkrecht zum oberen Stahlrahmen (3) angeordnet ist und an welchem eine Dreheinrichtung zum Verdrehen einer Trageinrichtung angeordnet ist, welche zwei parallel zueinander verlaufende Gabelzinken aufweist, die in Gabeltunnel des Containers einfädelbar sind.The object is achieved according to the invention in that the upper steel frame is welded to a further, likewise rectangular steel frame, which is arranged perpendicular to the upper steel frame (3) and on which a rotating device for Rotating a support device is arranged, which has two mutually parallel fork prongs which can be threaded into the fork tunnel of the container.

Die Erfindung ermöglicht daher den vorgesehenen Transfer eines Schüttgutcontainers zur Entladestelle des Schüttgutes, insbesondere das Entladen von Schüttgutcontainern von einem Fahrzeug, beispielsweise einem Schienenfahrzeug, und das Entleeren des Schüttgutes in den Frachtraum des Schüttgutfrachters. Es kann daher die Zwischenlagerung des Schüttgutes und die Gefahr von Verunreinigung desselben entfallen. Ein besonderer Vorteil der Erfindung liegt in der kurzen Beladezeit des Schüttgutfrachters, umständliches Hantieren des Schüttgutes durch Umladen auf Förderbänder oder das Hantieren mit Doppelschalengreifern entfallen. Mit der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung kann auch ein Entleeren des Schüttgutes auf den Kai oder in eine Halle auf schnelle und komfortable Weise erfolgen, falls eine Zwischenlagerung erforderlich ist. Eine Entleerung des aufgenommenen Containers durch Drehen wird dadurch ermöglicht, dass am weiteren Stahlrahmen eine Dreheinrichtung zum Verdrehen einer Trageinrichtung angeordnet ist, welche zwei parallel zueinander verlaufende Gabelzinken aufweist, die in Gabeltunnel des Containers einfädelbar sind.The invention therefore enables the intended transfer of a bulk goods container to the unloading point of the bulk goods, in particular the unloading of bulk goods containers from a vehicle, for example a rail vehicle, and the emptying of the bulk goods into the hold of the bulk goods carrier. The intermediate storage of the bulk material and the risk of contamination of the same can therefore be dispensed with. A particular advantage of the invention lies in the short loading time of the bulk cargo carrier, cumbersome handling of the bulk cargo by reloading it onto conveyor belts or handling double-shell grippers is eliminated. With the device according to the invention, the bulk material can also be emptied onto the quay or into a hall in a quick and convenient way if intermediate storage is required. An emptying of the received container by turning is made possible in that a turning device is arranged on the further steel frame for turning a support device, which has two fork prongs which run parallel to one another and which can be threaded into the container's fork tunnel.

Die Stahlrahmenkonstruktion soll einerseits stabil und verwindungssteif ausgeführt sein, andererseits ein relativ moderates bzw. geringes Gewicht aufweisen. Gemäß der Erfindung weist daher die Stahlrahmenkonstruktion einen rechteckigen, oberen Stahlrahmen auf, welcher mit Eckbeschlägen versehen ist, an welchen an der Lastaufnahme angeordnete Drehriegel einrastbar sind. Darüber hinaus weist die Stahlrahmenkonstruktion erfindungsgemäß einen weiteren rechteckigen Stahlrahmen auf, welcher senkrecht zum oberen Stahlrahmen angeordnet ist und dessen einer Querträger gleichzeitig einen zusätzlichen Querträger im oberen Stahlrahmen bildet.The steel frame construction should on the one hand be stable and torsion-resistant, on the other hand it should have a relatively moderate or low weight. According to the invention, the steel frame construction therefore has a rectangular, upper steel frame which is provided with corner fittings on which rotary latches arranged on the load pick-up can be locked. In addition, the steel frame construction according to the invention has a further rectangular steel frame which is arranged perpendicular to the upper steel frame and whose one cross member simultaneously forms an additional cross member in the upper steel frame.

Verwindungssteifigkeit und Stabilität werden ferner dadurch unterstützt, dass die beiden Stahlrahmen mittels schräg verlaufender Stützträger miteinander verbunden sind.Torsional rigidity and stability are also supported by the fact that the two steel frames are connected to one another by means of inclined support beams.

Zweckmäßigerweise ist die Dreheinrichtung an einer Halterung angeordnet, die am unteren Querträger und an einem im mittleren Bereich des weiteren Stahlrahmens verlaufenden zusätzlichen Querträger befestigt ist. Diese Maßnahme trägt zu einer besonders kompakten Konstruktion der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung bei.The rotating device is expediently arranged on a holder which runs on the lower cross member and on one in the central area of the further steel frame additional cross member is attached. This measure contributes to a particularly compact construction of the device according to the invention.

Container-Fördervorrichtungen, die mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung gekoppelt werden können, sind Kräne und Greifstapler (Reach-Stacker), die mit Lastaufnahmeeinrichtungen ausrüstbar oder ausgerüstet sind, die üblicherweise zum Ankoppeln herkömmlicher, genormter Container vorgesehen sind.Container conveying devices that can be coupled with a device according to the invention are cranes and reach stackers that can be fitted with or are equipped with load-bearing devices that are usually provided for coupling conventional, standardized containers.

Weitere Merkmale, Vorteile und Einzelheiten der Erfindung werden nun anhand der Zeichnung, die teilweise schematisch ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung darstellt, näher beschrieben. Dabei zeigen

  • Fig. 1a und 1b Ansichten einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung während ihrer Verwendung an einem Kran,
  • Fig. 2a und 2b Ansichten eines Reach-Stackers mit einer angekoppelten erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung,
  • Fig. 3 eine Stahlrahmenkonstruktion einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung,
  • Fig. 4 eine Ansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung,
  • Fig. 5 eine weitere Ansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung und
  • Fig. 6 bis 8 Ansichten der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung mit einem Container.
Further features, advantages and details of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the drawing, which partially schematically shows an embodiment of the invention. Show it
  • Figures 1a and 1b Views of a device according to the invention during its use on a crane,
  • Fig. 2a and 2 B Views of a reach stacker with a coupled device according to the invention,
  • Fig. 3 a steel frame construction of a device according to the invention,
  • Fig. 4 a view of the device according to the invention,
  • Fig. 5 a further view of the device according to the invention and
  • Figures 6 to 8 Views of the device according to the invention with a container.

In der nachfolgenden Beschreibung beziehen sich Angaben wie "oben", "unten", "senkrecht" und dergleichen auf die in den Figuren dargestellten Positionen.In the following description, terms such as “top”, “bottom”, “vertical” and the like relate to the positions shown in the figures.

Fig. 1a und Fig. 1b zeigen schematisch und beispielhaft einen Portalkran 1, wie er beispielsweise in einem Hafenterminal zum Umschlagen von ISO-genormten Containern verwendet wird, wobei der dargestellte Portalkran 1 ein Hafenbecken überspannt. Der Portalkran 1 ist eine Stahlkonstruktion mit Stützen 1a und einem Stahlträgergerüst und weist eine Kranbrücke 1b auf, an welcher ein nicht gezeigter Träger angeordnet ist, längs welchem eine ebenfalls nicht gezeigte Laufkatze verfahrbar ist. Die Laufkatze trägt in bekannter Weise eine oder mehrere nicht dargestellte Umlenkrolle(n) für Zugseile 1c, an welchen eine Lastaufnahme 2, auch "Spreader" genannt, befestigt ist, welche zum Ankoppeln eines Containers vorgesehen ist. Die Lastaufnahme 2 ist nicht Gegenstand der Erfindung und kann in an sich bekannter Weise einen Teleskoprahmen aufweisen, der üblicherweise auf die Länge des zu transferierenden Containers eingestellt wird. An den Ecken der Lastaufnahme 2 ist jeweils ein nicht dargestellter Twistlock (Drehriegel) angeordnet, welcher in entsprechende Öffnungen an Eckbeschlägen an der Oberseite eines Containers eingesetzt und verriegelt werden kann. Anstelle einer verstellbaren Lastaufnahme 2 können auch auf die jeweilige Containerdimension abgestimmte Lastaufnahmen verwendet werden. Figures 1a and 1b show schematically and by way of example a gantry crane 1 as it is used, for example, in a port terminal for handling ISO-standardized containers is used, the gantry crane 1 shown spanning a harbor basin. The gantry crane 1 is a steel structure with supports 1a and a steel girder frame and has a crane bridge 1b on which a girder, not shown, is arranged, along which a trolley, also not shown, can be moved. The trolley carries in a known manner one or more deflection pulley (s), not shown, for traction cables 1c, to which a load pick-up 2, also called "spreader", is attached, which is provided for coupling a container. The load pick-up 2 is not the subject of the invention and can have a telescopic frame in a manner known per se, which is usually adjusted to the length of the container to be transferred. At the corners of the load receptacle 2 there is a twistlock (not shown), which can be inserted and locked in corresponding openings on corner fittings on the top of a container. Instead of an adjustable load receptacle 2, load receptacles matched to the respective container dimensions can also be used.

Fig. 2a und Fig. 2b zeigen einen Reach-Stacker 21, also einen Greifstapler, wie er üblicherweise zum Stapeln und Umschlagen von Containern eingesetzt wird. Auch solche Fahrzeuge sind analog zu Kränen mit einer Lastaufnahme 22, einem Spreader, ausgerüstet. Die Lastaufnahme 22 ist am Ende eines schwenkbaren, schräg verlaufenden Armes 23 montiert. Twistlocks an den Ecken der Lastaufnahme 22 gestatten ein Ankopplen eines Containers und der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung. Fig. 2a and Figure 2b show a reach stacker 21, that is to say a reach stacker, as is usually used for stacking and handling containers. Such vehicles are also equipped with a load pick-up 22, a spreader, analogously to cranes. The load receptacle 22 is mounted at the end of a pivotable, inclined arm 23. Twistlocks at the corners of the load pick-up 22 allow a container and the device according to the invention to be coupled.

Schüttgüter, wie Erz, Kohle, Pellets und dergleichen werden üblicherweise im Schienenverkehr in speziellen Schüttgutcontainern und auf Wasserwegen in speziellen Schiffen, sogenannten Bulkcarriern oder Schüttgutfrachtern, transportiert, die für den Transport von losen Materialien und Schüttgütern vorgesehen sind. Auf Schüttgutfrachtern wird das Schüttgut in von oben verschließbaren Laderäumen transportiert.Bulky goods such as ore, coal, pellets and the like are usually transported by rail in special bulk containers and on waterways in special ships, so-called bulk carriers or bulk carriers, which are intended for the transport of loose materials and bulk goods. The bulk goods are transported on bulk freighters in cargo holds that can be locked from above.

Unter Verwendung der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung können Fördervorrichtungen, wie Kräne oder Reach-Stacker, mit Schüttgut befüllte Container unmittelbar vom Schienenfahrzeug zum Schüttgutfrachter oder zu einem Zwischenlager, beispielsweise einer Halle, transferieren und dort entleeren. Der geleerte Container kann mit der Fördervorrichtung zum Schienenfahrzeug bzw. Ausgangsort zurückgebracht werden.Using the device according to the invention, conveying devices, such as cranes or reach stackers, containers filled with bulk goods can be carried directly from the rail vehicle to the bulk goods carrier or to an intermediate storage facility, for example a hall, transfer it and empty it there. The emptied container can be brought back to the rail vehicle or starting point with the conveyor device.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung ist eine Stahlrahmenkonstruktion aus miteinander verschweißten Stahlträgern bzw. Stahlprofilen. Die Vorrichtung weist einen oberen, rechteckigen Stahlrahmen 3 aus zwei parallel zueinander verlaufenden Längsträgern 4 und zwei parallel zueinander verlaufenden Querträgern 5 auf. An den Ecken sind Eckbeschläge 6 angeordnet, die jeweils mit einer Öffnung 7 versehen sind. Die Längs- und Querabmessungen des Stahlrahmens 3 sind an eine übliche Lastaufnahme 2, 22 angepasst, entsprechen daher beispielsweise den Abmessungen eines an der Lastaufnahme 2, 22 zu befestigenden, genormten Containers, beispielsweise eines 20 Fuß-Containers. In den Öffnungen 7 sind die Twistlocks der Lastaufnahme 2, 22 einsetzbar, sodass die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung analog einem Container an einer Lastaufnahme 2, 22 lösbar befestigt werden kann. Der obere Stahlrahmen 3 ist mit einem weiteren, senkrecht zum oberen Stahlrahmen 3 angeordneten, ebenfalls rechteckigen Stahlrahmen 9 verschweißt. Der Stahlrahmen 9 weist zwei Längsträger 10 und zwei Querträger 11 auf, wobei der eine, obere Querträger 11 gleichzeitig einen Querträger zwischen den beiden Längsträgern 4 des oberen Stahlrahmens 3 bildet. Die Verbindung des Stahlrahmens 9 mit dem Stahlrahmen 3 erfolgt in einem Abstand von dem einen Querträger 5 des oberen Stahlrahmens 3, wobei dieser Abstand etwa einem Viertel bis einem Drittel der Länge der Längsträger 4 entspricht. Stützträger 12 verlaufen zwischen den zum Stahlrahmen 9 näher befindlichen Ecken des Stahlrahmens 3 und den unteren Endbereichen der Längsträger 10 des Stahlrahmens 9. Gegenüber den Stützträgern 12 stützt ein zweites Paar von kurzen Stützträgern 13 die Längsträger 10 gegenüber den Längsträgern 4 ab. Die Stützträger 12, 13 gewährleisten eine stabile und verwindungssteife Konstruktion der Vorrichtung.The device according to the invention is a steel frame construction made of steel girders or steel profiles welded together. The device has an upper, rectangular steel frame 3 made up of two longitudinal beams 4 running parallel to one another and two cross members 5 running parallel to one another. Corner fittings 6, which are each provided with an opening 7, are arranged at the corners. The longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the steel frame 3 are adapted to a conventional load suspension 2, 22 and therefore correspond, for example, to the dimensions of a standardized container to be fastened to the load suspension 2, 22, for example a 20 foot container. The twist locks of the load receptacle 2, 22 can be inserted in the openings 7, so that the device according to the invention can be releasably attached to a load receptacle 2, 22 in a manner analogous to a container. The upper steel frame 3 is welded to a further rectangular steel frame 9, which is arranged perpendicular to the upper steel frame 3. The steel frame 9 has two longitudinal members 10 and two cross members 11, the one upper cross member 11 simultaneously forming a cross member between the two longitudinal members 4 of the upper steel frame 3. The steel frame 9 is connected to the steel frame 3 at a distance from the one cross member 5 of the upper steel frame 3, this distance corresponding to approximately a quarter to a third of the length of the longitudinal members 4. Support beams 12 run between the corners of the steel frame 3 closer to the steel frame 9 and the lower end regions of the longitudinal beams 10 of the steel frame 9. Opposite the support beams 12, a second pair of short support beams 13 support the longitudinal beams 10 relative to the longitudinal beams 4. The support beams 12, 13 ensure a stable and torsion-resistant construction of the device.

Die beiden Längsträger 10 des Stahlrahmens 9 sind etwa mittig durch einen zusätzlichen Querträger 14 verbunden. Am unteren Querträger 11 und am zusätzlichen Querträger 14 des Stahlrahmens 9 sind Befestigungselemente 15a für eine Halterung 15 angeordnet, an welcher eine Dreheinrichtung 8, die nicht Gegenstand der Erfindung ist, für eine Trageinrichtung 16 angeordnet ist. Die Trageinrichtung 16 weist einen drehbar gelagerten Basisteil 16a und zwei auf diesem angeordnete, parallel zueinander verlaufende Gabelzinken 17 auf. Die Dreheinrichtung 8 gestattet ein Verdrehen der Trageinrichtung 16 um beliebige Winkel. Fig. 3 zeigt beispielsweise eine mögliche verdrehte Position der Trageinrichtung 16.The two longitudinal members 10 of the steel frame 9 are connected approximately centrally by an additional cross member 14. Fastening elements 15a for a bracket 15 are arranged on the lower cross member 11 and on the additional cross member 14 of the steel frame 9, on which a rotating device 8, which is not the subject of the invention, is arranged for a support device 16. The support device 16 has a rotatably mounted Base part 16a and two fork prongs 17 arranged thereon and extending parallel to one another. The rotating device 8 allows the supporting device 16 to be rotated by any angle. Fig. 3 shows, for example, a possible rotated position of the support device 16.

Die Gabelzinken 17 verlaufen unter einem gegenseitigen Abstand, der dem gegenseitigen Abstand von zwei Gabeltunneln entspricht, die an Containern üblicherweise im Bereich des Bodens oder unterhalb des Bodens vorgesehen sind, um diese Container mittels eines Entladefahrzeuges, welches in der Art eines Gabelstaplers mit Gabelzinken versehen ist, auf einem Schienenfahrzeug zu positionieren bzw. dem Schienenfahrzeug entnehmen zu können. Ein Container 19 mit Gabeltunneln 18 ist beispielsweise in Fig. 5 gezeigt. Der Container 19 ist ein üblicher Schüttgutcontainer mit vier Seitenwänden und einer nicht gezeigten Stahlrahmenkonstruktion, welcher entweder oben offen ist oder mit einem abnehmbaren Deckel versehen ist. In den Figuren ist jeweils ein oben offener Container 19 dargestellt.The fork prongs 17 run at a mutual distance which corresponds to the mutual distance between two fork tunnels which are usually provided on containers in the area of the floor or below the floor, in order to transport these containers by means of an unloading vehicle which is provided with fork prongs in the manner of a forklift truck to be able to be positioned on a rail vehicle or taken from the rail vehicle. A container 19 with fork tunnels 18 is for example in Fig. 5 shown. The container 19 is a conventional bulk goods container with four side walls and a steel frame construction, not shown, which is either open at the top or is provided with a removable lid. In the figures, a container 19 open at the top is shown in each case.

Fig. 1a und Fig. 1b verdeutlichen die Verwendung der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung an dem beispielhaft dargestellten Portalkran 1, Fig. 2a und Fig. 2b an einem Reach-Stacker 21. Unter den Portalkran 1 sind Containertragwagen 20 mit vollen Schüttgutcontainern 19 gefahren worden. Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung ist mittels ihrer an den Eckbeschlägen 6 befindlichen Öffnungen 7 mit der Lastaufnahme 2 des Krans 1 bzw. der Lastaufnahme 22 des Reach-Stackers 21 mittels der Twistlocks fest verbunden worden. Die Twistlocks gestatten eine schnelle Verbindung der Vorrichtung mit der Lastaufnahme 2, 22 und auch ein leichtes Lösen, beispielsweise wenn die Lastaufnahme 2, 22 für andere Einsatzzwecke, etwa den Transfer herkömmlicher Container, verwendet werden soll. Zum Aufnehmen eines vollen Schüttgutcontainers 19 wird die Lastaufnahme 2, 22 mitsamt der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung in eine Position gebracht, in der die Gabelzinken 17 in die Gabeltunnel 18 des aufzunehmenden Containers 19 eingefädelt werden können. Die Trageinrichtung 16 mitsamt den Gabelzinken 17 befindet sich dabei in der in Fig. 2 gezeigten Ausgangsposition. Haben die Gabelzinken 17 den Container 19 erfasst, wird die Vorrichtung mitsamt dem vom Containertragwagen entriegelten Container 19 am Portalkran 1 bzw. Reach-Stacker 21 angehoben und mit dem Kran 1 bzw. dem Reach-Stacker 21 zur Entlade- oder Entleerstelle, beispielsweise zum nicht gezeigten Schüttgutfrachter befördert. An der Entleerstelle wird die Lastaufnahme 2, 22 mitsamt der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung und dem vollen Container 19 falls erforderlich abgesenkt. Nun wird die Dreheinrichtung 8 betätigt und derart die Trageinrichtung 16 mitsamt dem Schüttgutcontainer 19 in Drehung versetzt, und zwar so weit, dass sich der Container 19 komplett entleeren kann, wie es in Fig. 6 bis 8 gezeigt ist. Der entleerte Container 19 wird in seine Ausgangslage rückgedreht und mittels der Fördervorrichtung, des Protalkranes 1 oder des Reach-Stackers 21, zurücktransportiert. Figures 1a and 1b illustrate the use of the device according to the invention on the gantry crane 1 shown as an example, Fig. 2a and Figure 2b on a reach stacker 21. Container carriers 20 with full bulk goods containers 19 have been driven under the gantry crane 1. The device according to the invention has been firmly connected to the load receiver 2 of the crane 1 or the load receiver 22 of the reach stacker 21 by means of the twistlocks by means of its openings 7 located on the corner fittings 6. The twist locks allow the device to be quickly connected to the load pick-up 2, 22 and also an easy release, for example if the load pick-up 2, 22 is to be used for other purposes, such as the transfer of conventional containers. To pick up a full bulk goods container 19, the load suspension 2, 22 together with the device according to the invention is brought into a position in which the fork tines 17 can be threaded into the fork tunnel 18 of the container 19 to be picked up. The support device 16 together with the fork prongs 17 is located in the FIG Fig. 2 shown starting position. If the fork prongs 17 have grasped the container 19, the device together with the container 19 unlocked from the container wagon is on Gantry crane 1 or reach stacker 21 is raised and transported by crane 1 or reach stacker 21 to the unloading or emptying point, for example to the bulk freight carrier (not shown). At the emptying point, the load pick-up 2, 22 together with the device according to the invention and the full container 19 is lowered if necessary. The rotating device 8 is now actuated and the carrying device 16 together with the bulk goods container 19 is set in rotation, to the extent that the container 19 can be completely emptied, as shown in FIG Figures 6 to 8 is shown. The emptied container 19 is turned back into its starting position and transported back by means of the conveying device, the protalkrane 1 or the reach stacker 21.

Die Anordnung und Ausführung der Bestandteile der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist insbesondere derart, dass der Schwerpunkt eines aufgenommenen und mit Schüttgut befüllten Containers 19 sich im mittleren Bereich der Vorrichtung befindet.The arrangement and design of the components of the device according to the invention is in particular such that the center of gravity of a container 19 that has been picked up and filled with bulk material is located in the central region of the device.

Zur Betätigung der Dreheinrichtung 8 kann ein Hydraulikmotor oder ein Elektromotor vorgesehen sein, der über den Kran 1 bzw. den Reach-Stacker 21 mit Spannung versorgt wird. Alternativ kann an der Vorrichtung ein Dieselaggregat angeordnet sein.To operate the rotating device 8, a hydraulic motor or an electric motor can be provided, which is supplied with voltage via the crane 1 or the reach stacker 21. Alternatively, a diesel unit can be arranged on the device.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung kann mit jedem Krantyp, der Container mittels einer Lastaufnahme transferiert, sowie an sonstigen Container-Fördervorrichtungen, die mit einer Lastaufnahme für Container ausgerüstet sind, verwendet werden.The device according to the invention can be used with any type of crane that transfers containers by means of a load pick-up, as well as on other container conveying devices that are equipped with a load pick-up for containers.

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1 .....................1 .....................
PortalkranGantry crane
1a ...................1a ...................
Stützesupport
1b ...................1b ...................
KranbrückeCrane bridge
1c ...................1c ...................
ZugseilPull rope
2 .....................2 .....................
LastaufnahmeLoad bearing
3 .....................3 .....................
StahlrahmenSteel frame
4 .....................4 .....................
LängsträgerSide member
5 .....................5 .....................
QuerträgerCross member
6 .....................6 .....................
EckbeschlagCorner fitting
7 .....................7 .....................
Öffnungopening
8 .....................8th .....................
DreheinrichtungRotating device
9 .....................9 .....................
StahlrahmenSteel frame
10 ...................10 ...................
LängsträgerSide member
11 ...................11 ...................
QuerträgerCross member
12 ...................12 ...................
StützträgerSupport beam
13 ...................13 ...................
StützträgerSupport beam
14 ...................14 ...................
QuerträgerCross member
15 ...................15 ...................
Halterungbracket
15a .................15a .................
BefestigungselementFastener
16 ...................16 ...................
TrageinrichtungCarrying device
16a .................16a .................
BasisteilBase part
17 ...................17 ...................
GabelzinkenFork tines
18 ...................18 ...................
GabeltunnelFork tunnel
19 ...................19 ...................
ContainerContainer
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ContainertragwagenContainer wagons
21 ...................21 ...................
Reach-StackerReach stacker
22 ...................22 ...................
LastaufnahmeLoad bearing
23 ...................23 ...................
Armpoor

Claims (7)

  1. Device for handling bulk containers (19), having a steel frame design comprising steel beams (4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) which are welded to one another and a rectangular upper steel frame, wherein the steel frame construction can be connected to a load handling means (2, 22) of a container conveying device (1, 21) and to which a device for receiving the container (19) is arranged which allows emptying of the container (19) by rotation,
    wherein
    the upper steel frame (3) is welded to a further, likewise rectangular, steel frame (9) which is arranged perpendicular to the upper steel frame (3) and on which a rotating device (8) for turning a carrying device (16) is arranged, characterized in that the carrying device has two fork tines (17) running parallel with one another which can be inserted into fork pockets (18) in the container (19).
  2. Device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the rectangular upper steel frame (3) is provided with corner fittings (6) into which twist locks arranged on the load handling means (2, 22) can be latched.
  3. Device in accordance with claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the further rectangular steel frame (9) has a cross member (11) which forms an additional cross member in the upper steel frame (3).
  4. Device in accordance with one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the two steel frames (3, 9) are additionally connected to each other by means of obliquely angled support beams (12, 13).
  5. Device in accordance with one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the rotating device (8) is mounted on a holder (15) which is secured on the lower cross member (11) and to an additional cross member (14) running across the central area of the further steel frame (9).
  6. Device in accordance with one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it can be connected to a load handling means (2) of a crane (1).
  7. Device in accordance with one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it can be connected to a load handling means (22) of a reach stacker (21).
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