EP3494071B1 - Zusammenklappbarer behälter, verfahren zum zusammenfalten eines containers, verfahren zum auseinanderfalten eines containers - Google Patents

Zusammenklappbarer behälter, verfahren zum zusammenfalten eines containers, verfahren zum auseinanderfalten eines containers Download PDF

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EP3494071B1
EP3494071B1 EP17791138.5A EP17791138A EP3494071B1 EP 3494071 B1 EP3494071 B1 EP 3494071B1 EP 17791138 A EP17791138 A EP 17791138A EP 3494071 B1 EP3494071 B1 EP 3494071B1
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Sylwia MILOSZ
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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
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    • B65D88/005—Large containers of variable capacity, e.g. with movable or adjustable walls or wall parts, modular
    • 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
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    • B65D88/52—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D88/526—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable side walls

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  • the invention refers to a collapsible container, in particular a modular-segment collapsible container for freight of goods in sea, road and railroad transport and methods of folding and unfolding the container.
  • the Dutch patent no. NL2006748C reveals a collapsible transport container in which side walls are folded towards the interior of the container, and the front and rear walls are connected tiltably with the bottom of the container and are connected with fastening elements being sort of tension members with the container's roof, so with use of adequate equipment, e.g. forklift or crane, the roof of the container can be lowered, and the container is folded as a result.
  • the container's height is a few times smaller compared to the height of standard container of the same dimensions and a few such folded containers can be stacked on top of one another.
  • document US 2014/042157 A1 relates to a freight container with side walls foldable horizontally which can be also folded by lowering the roof by means of a specialised fork-lift or crane.
  • these collapsible containers require heavy equipment for folding/unfolding and they cannot be used, after being folded, for transporting any goods.
  • the large container comprises a load-receiving rectangular support plate, a frame and a cover plate wherein the frame has two oppositely arranged, parallel to each other aligned walls and two end walls.
  • the frame is coupled on the support plate and on the cover plate by means of fastening means.
  • the walls have side walls that contain plastic-like materials, carbon fiber and/or glass fiber reinforced plastics.
  • a collapsible container all the faces of which are rigid and flat.
  • the container has a mechanism of hinges and guides that can be used to collapse the lateral faces onto the base plate, in an opposing manner, by pivoting one end and sliding the other towards the interior of the container, for which the vertical movement of the top plate is required.
  • a system of this container allows the collapsing/expanding movement to be performed without substantially altering certain characteristics of conventional ISO containers.
  • the container has doors that are taller than the width of the container.
  • the containers can be linked together to assist in placing several of the containers on the truck, trailer, or rail car, where they can remain linked for transportation.
  • the containers can be brought to a customer's premise on the truck, trailer, or rail car.
  • the containers are then loaded. Afterwards, the containers can be taken to holding areas, other trucks, ships, aircraft, or directly to the ultimate destination.
  • Transactional information regarding the freight and destination is stored in a computer, allowing a central system to track the freight and generate appropriate business and customer documentation.
  • US Patent Application Description US 2014/263379 A1 titled "Collapsible stackable shipping container with reusable seals” discloses a reusable gasket that may be configured for use between first and second collapsible containers of a shelter.
  • the gasket has a body configured to seal at least a portion of a seam defined between the first and second collapsible containers and at least one magnet embedded in the body.
  • a reusable plug configured to be disposed into a cavity defined by a collapsible container has a body made of compressible foam and configured to be compressibly secured in the cavity.
  • the intention of the present invention is to provide a collapsible container, particularly a collapsible modular-segment container for sea, road and rail transport of goods, which can be folded and unfolded without using a specialised equipment dedicated for such containers.
  • the subject of the invention is a collapsible container according to claim 1 comprising a door part, a rear part and a central part, characterized in that the central part contains at least one collapsible module, comprising floor, roof and two side walls, wherein the first side wall is connected tiltably with its bottom edge to the floor, e.g. with use of hinges, and it is releasably connected to the roof with locking means, and the second side wall is connected tiltably with its top edge to the roof, e.g. with use of hinges, and it is supported slidably with its bottom edge on the floor, furthermore, when the collapsible module is unfolded, it is temporary fastened to the floor with a locking means.
  • the central part contains at least one collapsible module, comprising floor, roof and two side walls, wherein the first side wall is connected tiltably with its bottom edge to the floor, e.g. with use of hinges, and it is releasably connected to the roof with locking means
  • the locking means can be standard components such as a clamps, a clamping levers or a bolts and these will not be described in detail herein.
  • the first side wall is additionally connected to the roof with use of connecting means such as, for example, articulated tension members made of bars or lines, in such a way, that once the locking means are unlocked, the roof can be lowered, holding the first side wall through the connecting means, which first side wall, while folding, is tilted towards the second side wall, and said first side wall is folded towards to the bottom, whereas the second side wall, while folding, is also tilted and folded towards the bottom, wherein the bottom edge of the second side wall is slid on the floor under the first side wall in such a way, that when the roof reaches its lower dead position, that is when it touches the bottom, the floor, roof, the first side wall and the second side wall are in the collapsed arrangement, occupying at most 25% of the height of the collapsible module before folding.
  • At least one collapsible module can be inserted, particularly in a position turned by 90° in relation to the normal unfolded position, to the rear part, which is then closed directly by the door part.
  • the connecting means can be made as e.g. two rails in the roof, and respectively two rolls, attached to the top edge of the second side wall, situated slidably in the said rails.
  • the expression “unfolded” used in the context of the collapsible module refers to a collapsible module in which adjacent walls are generally connected at right angle
  • the expression “folded” refers to a form of the collapsible module in which adjacent walls are inclined in relation to each other, thus forming between each other an angle of less than 20°.
  • the collapsible module takes maximum 20% of height of the collapsible module before folding, and more preferably, the collapsible module takes maximum 10% of the height of the collapsible module before folding. In a particularly preferable case the collapsible module takes maximum 5% of the height of the collapsible module before folding.
  • the term "height of the collapsible module before folding” refers to a distance from the ground, on which the collapsible module is situated, to the highest point in relation to the ground measured perpendicularly to the ground.
  • the collapsible container contains two collapsible modules, designed to be temporary connected to one another and/or with the door part and the rear part of the collapsible container.
  • each collapsible module has two assembly openings defined by the unoccupied edges of the floor, the roof and both side walls, generally corresponding to cross section of the collapsible container, wherein in the unfolded position the first assembly opening of the first collapsible module is on one side connected with the assembly opening of the door part, and on the other side it is connected with the first assembly opening of the second collapsible module, and the second assembly opening of the second collapsible module is connected with the assembly opening of the rear part.
  • the collapsible modules after folding can be arranged in upright position, that is in a position inclined by 90° in relation to normal position in unfolded position, one beside another, and the collapsible modules arranged in such a manner, separately or joined in one group, can be placed in the rear part of the collapsible container which subsequently can be closed by the door part and locked with fastening means, thus making up a container of external length shorter than the initial length of the collapsible container before folding.
  • the collapsible container can contain three collapsible modules, suitable for releasably connecting with one another and/or with the door part and the rear part of the collapsible container as described above, wherein said collapsible modules after folding can be arranged in upright position one beside another, and such arranged collapsible modules, separately or joined in one group, can be secured or blocked against the rear part, which can be then closed by the door part, thus making up a container of external length equal to 1/3 of the initial length of the collapsible container before folding.
  • a group of three collapsible modules occupies about 60% of the space in the container formed by the rear part and the door part connected together, thus leaving about 40% free space where suitable cargo can be loaded, if needed.
  • the free space available for loading is equal to about 85% respectively.
  • a group of collapsible modules can be positioned and fastened by one of the side walls or centrally along the longitudinal axis of the container to provide the possibility of uniform loading of cargo on its both sides.
  • the roof of the collapsible module can comprise openings designed to receive a forks of the forklift, and firmly fixed side brackets, generally perpendicular to the external edges of the roof, on sides corresponding to side walls in such a way, that after folding of the collapsible module, the side brackets rest on the floor and can be locked with the roof with use of the clamps, the levers, the bolts or other standard fastening means.
  • the door part and the rear part can be folded, however, in the presented embodiment, the door part and the rear part are not collapsible and preferably contain openings designed to receive a forks of the forklift, and a structural elements for transferring loads during transport or storage of containers one on top of another.
  • Such structural elements can be steel L-profiles, T-profiles, closed profiles or other profiles suitable for transferring loads.
  • the external dimensions are as follows: Container Type / Designation length width height 20', 20 ft 20'0" 8'0" 8'6" 20 feet 6,058 m 2,438 m 2,591 m 40', 40 ft 40'0" 8'0" 8'6" 40 feet 12,192 m 2,438 m 2,591 m 40', 40 ft Hi-Cube 40'0" 8'0" 9'6" 40 feet "Hi-Cube" 12,192 m 2,438 m 2,896 m 40', 40 ft Hi-Cube 40'0" 8'2" 9'6" Pallet Wide 40 feet "Pallet Wide" type 12,192 m 2,500 m 2,896 m 45', 45 ft Hi-Cube 45'
  • 20' container, 20-foot container or twenty-foot container can be used alternately and refer to standard containers of standardized dimensions as provided in the table above. The same refers to containers of other standard dimensions. Due to the fact that British Imperial System of Units is widely used in this area of technology (e.g. feet, inches), the present description contains also imperial units to define dimensions of containers, however, "feet” can be also denoted as ' and "inch” as ".
  • the dimension of the door part in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 2,5 feet equal to 0,75725 m
  • the dimension of the collapsible module in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m
  • the dimension of the rear part in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 12,5 feet equal to 3,78625 m.
  • the collapsible container according to the invention can contain separate stabilizing elements concealed in the recesses of the door part.
  • the collapsible container contains three collapsible modules and the dimension of each collapsible module in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m, wherein the total dimension of the collapsible container in the direction towards its length in the folded position is 45 feet equal to 13,6305 m.
  • other dimensions of individual parts of the collapsible container are also possible.
  • the total length of the collapsible container after unfolding can also be equal to 48 feet equal to 14,5392 m and 53 feet equal to 16,0537 m, with adequately modified dimensions of the door part, the rear part and the collapsible module.
  • the subject of the invention is also a method of unfolding the collapsible container, in particular a 45-foot collapsible container according to claim 11.
  • the method includes the following steps:
  • the subject of the invention is also a method of folding the collapsible container according to claim 10 which includes the following steps:
  • the collapsible container 1 represented schematically in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 includes the door part 2, the rear part 3 and the central part 4.
  • the central part 4 contains three collapsible modules 5, each of which contains the floor 6, the roof 7 and two side walls 8, 9.
  • the first side wall 8 is connected tiltably with its bottom edge 10 to the floor 6, and it is connected temporary to the roof 7 with use of locking means 11, and the second side wall 9 is connected with its top edge 12 tiltably to the roof 7 and it is supported slidably with its bottom edge 13 on the floor 6, and in unfolded position of the collapsible module 5 it is attached temporary to the floor 6 with use of locking means 11'.
  • the first side wall 8 is additionally connected to the roof 7 with use of connecting means 14 in such a way that when the locking means 11, 11' are unlocked, the roof 7 can be lowered by holding the first side wall 8 through the connecting means 14, and the wall is tilted towards the second side wall 9 and it is folded to the bottom 6, whereas the second side wall 9 is also tilted and folded towards the bottom 6, whereas the bottom edge 13 of the second side wall 9 is slid on the floor 6 under the first side wall 8 in such a way that when the roof 7 reaches its lower dead position, the floor 6, the roof 7, the first side wall 8 and the second side wall 9 are in the collapsed arrangement, occupying 20% of the height of the collapsible module 5 before folding.
  • Fig. 3 shows the collapsible container with the three collapsible modules 5, placed in upright position one beside another, and as joined into one group with use of connecting means they are put into the rear part 3 of the collapsible container 1, which can subsequently be closed by the door part 2, thus making up a container of external length equal to 1/3 of the initial length of the collapsible container 1 before folding, as represented schematically in Fig. 4 .
  • Fig. 5 shows a collapsible module in the step of partial folding.
  • the roof 7 is highlighted, which includes firmly fixed side brackets 16, generally perpendicularly to the external edges 17 of the roof 7, on sides corresponding to the side walls 8, 9 in such a way, that when the collapsible module 6 is folded, the side brackets 16 rest on the floor 6 and can be interlocked with it.
  • the door part 2 and the rear part 3 are not collapsible and they have openings 15 designed to receive the forks of the fork-lift, and the structural elements 17 designed to transfer loads during movement or storage of the collapsible container 1 one on top of another.
  • the dimension of the door part 2 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 2,5 feet equal to 0,75725 m
  • the dimension of the collapsible module 5 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m
  • the dimension of the rear part 3 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 12,5 feet equal to 3,78625 m.
  • the collapsible container also contains separate stabilizing elements concealed in recesses 18 of the door part 2, represented schematically in Fig. 6 .
  • the collapsible container 1 contains three collapsible modules 5 and the dimension of each collapsible module 5 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m, however, total dimension of the collapsible container 1 in its longitudinal direction in folded position is 15 feet, and in unfolded position is 45 feet equal to 13,6305 m.
  • Fig. 2 , 5 , 3 and 4 represent also the main steps of the method of folding the collapsible container 1 (for reasons of simplification, the fork-lift is not shown):
  • Fig. 2 , 5 , 3 and 4 represent also the main steps of the method of unfolding the collapsible container 1, which in this embodiment is performed acc. to the following steps:
  • collapsible container or the method of folding or unfolding of the collapsible container does not limit the invention in any way.
  • Various modifications are possible, e.g. a 48-foot or 53-foot container can be used instead of a 45-foot container.
  • the advantage of the collapsible container according to the invention is its simple structure and the possibility of unfolding and folding with use of standard fork-lift of maximum load of 3,5 tons lifting capacity.
  • Such fork-lifts are widely available in places of loading and unloading of containers, which is why such containers can be widely used also in places where there is no specialised equipment.
  • collapsible modules made in the version in which they occupy less space e.g. when three folded collapsible modules are loaded into the rear part of the collapsible container, there is still some free space left, e.g. 1/3 or 1/4 of the volume inside the rear part, directly connected with the door part, which space can be used for loading some goods.

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  1. Ein zusammenklappbarer Behälter (1), enthaltend ein Türenteil (2), ein Heckteil (3) und ein Mittelteil (4), wobei dass das Mittelteil (4) mindestens ein Faltmodul (5) mit einem Boden (6), einem Dach (7) und zwei Seitenwänden (8, 9) umfasst, wobei die erste Seitenwand (8) unter Verwendung eines Verriegelungsmittels (11) an dem Dach (7) befestigt ist und die zweite Seitenwand (9) in der ausgeklappten Stellung des Faltmoduls (5) lösbar mit dem Boden (6) unter Verwendung von Verriegelungsmitteln (11') verbunden ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Seitenwand (8) mit ihrem unteren Rand (10) kippbar mit dem Boden (6) und zusätzlich mit dem Dach (7) unter Verwendung eines Verbindungsmittels (14) in eine Weise so verbunden ist, dass bei einer Entriegelung des Verriegelungsmittels (11, 11') das Dach (7) bei Halten durch das Verbindungsmittel (14) absenkbar ist, die erste Seitenwand (8) in Richtung der zweiten Seitenwand (9) geneigt ist und in Richtung auf den Boden (6) klappbar ist, wobei die zweite Seitenwand (9) mit seiner Oberkante (12) mit dem Dach (7) kippbar verbunden ist und mit seiner Unterkante (13) gleitend auf dem Boden (6) abgestützt ist und ebenfalls gekippt und zum Boden (6) hin geklappt ist, wobei die Unterkante (13) der zweiten Seitenwand (9) unter der ersten Seitenwand (8) derart auf den Boden (6) geschoben wird, dass bei Erreichen unteren Totposition des Daches (7) der Boden (6), das Dach (7), die erste Seitenwand (8) und die zweite Seitenwand (9) in der gefalteten Anordnung liegen und maximal 25% der Höhe des Faltmoduls (5) vor dem Falten einnehmen, und in der eingeklappten Position zumindest ein Faltmodul (5) unmittelbar mit dem Türenteil (2) in das Heckteil (3) einlegbar und nächst unmittelbar mit dem Türenteil (2) verschliessbar ist.
  2. Der Behälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass nach dem Falten das Faltmoduls (5) maximal 20% der Höhe des Faltmoduls (5) vor dem Falten einnimmt und vorzugsweise das zusammenklappbare Modul maximal 10% der Höhe des Faltmoduls (5) vor dem Falten einnimmt.
  3. Der Behälter nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er zwei Faltmodule (5) umfasst, die zum lösbaren Verbinden miteinander und/oder mit dem Türenteil (2) geeignet sind und dem Heckteil (3) des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1), wobei die Faltmodule (5) nach dem Falten in aufrechter Position nebeneinander aufsetzbar sind, und derart angeordnete Faltmodule (5), getrennt oder in einer Gruppe zusammengefügt, in das Heckteil (3) des zusammenklappbaren Behälters einbringbar sind, das dann durch das Türenteil (2) verschliessbar ist, wodurch ein Behälter mit einer Aussenlänge gebildet wird, der kürzer ist als die Anfangslänge des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) vor dem Falten.
  4. Der Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er drei Faltmodule (5) umfasst zum lösbaren Verbinden miteinander und/oder mit dem Türenteil (2) und dem Heckteil (3) des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1), wobei die Faltmodule (5) nach dem Falten in aufrechter Position nebeneinander anordenbar sind und solche angeordneten Faltmodule (5) getrennt oder in einer Gruppe zusammengefügt in das Heckteil (3) des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) einbringbar sind, das dann durch das Türenteil (2) verschliessbar ist, wodurch ein Behälter mit einer Aussenlänge gebildet wird, der kürzer ist als die Anfangslänge des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) vor dem Falten.
  5. Der Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Dach (7) eine zur Aufnahme der Gabeln des Gabelstaplers ausgebildete Öffnung (15) und eine im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu den Aussenkanten (17) des Daches (7) fest befestigte Seitenhalterungen (16) auf den Seitenwänden (8, 9) entsprechenden Seiten aufweist, derart, dass die Seitenhalterungen (16) beim Zusammenklappen des Faltmoduls (5) auf dem Boden (6) aufliegen und mit diesem verriegelbar sind.
  6. Der Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Türenteil (2) und das Heckteil (3) nicht zusammenklappbar sind und Öffnungen (15) aufweisen, die zur Aufnahme der Gabeln des Gabelstaplers ausgebildet sind, und ein Strukturelement (17), das zum Überführen von Lasten bei der Bewegung oder Lagerung des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) aufeinander ausgebildet ist.
  7. Der Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abmessung des Türenteils (2) in Längsrichtung des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) 2,5 Fuss gleich 0,75725 m ist, die Abmessung des Faltmoduls (5) in Längsrichtung des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) 10 Fuss gleich 3,029 m ist, und die Abmessung des Heckteil (3) in Längsrichtung des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) 12,5 Fuss gleich 3,78625 m ist.
  8. Der Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er verdeckte in Ausnehmungen (18) des Türenteils (2) separate Stabilisierungselemente umfasst.
  9. Der Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zusammenklappbare Behälter (1) drei Faltmodule (5) umfasst und die Abmessung jedes Faltmoduls (5) in Längsrichtung des zusammenlegbaren Behälters (1) 10 Fuss gleich 3,029 m ist, wobei das Gesamtmass des zusammenlegbaren Behälters (1) in seiner Längsrichtung in der eingeklappten Position 45 Fuss gleich 13,6305 m ist.
  10. Ein Verfahren zum Falten des zusammenlegbaren Behälters (1) nach Anspruch 9, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    a) Lösen der nachfolgenden Klammern (19) ausgehend von dem Türenteil (2),
    b) Trennen des Türenteils (2) und Ablegen beiseite,
    c) Lösen der Klammern (19) des ersten Faltmoduls (5),
    d) Trennen des ersten Faltmoduls (5) und Ablegen beiseite, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren weitere Schritte umfasst
    e) Einsetzen der Gabel des Gabelstaplers in die Spalte am Boden des Daches (7) des Faltmoduls (5),
    f) Falten des Faltmoduls (5) durch Absenken des Daches (7) in Richtung des Bodens (6) unter gleichzeitiger Neigung der Oberkante der ersten Seitenwand (8), verschiebbar mit dem Dach (7), zur zweiten Seitenwand (9) und von oben nach unten, und mit gleichzeitiger Bewegung der zweiten Seitenwand (9) Bodenkante, verschiebbar am Boden (6) abgestützt, entlang der Breite des Bodens (6) in Richtung der Unterkante (10) der ersten Seitenwand (8),
    g) Anbringen von Befestigungselementen (20) und Kippen des Faltmoduls (5) um 90° auf einen der Seitenhalterungen (16),
    h) Anbringen eines Stabilisierungselements (21) an einer Seite des Faltmoduls (5), um ein Verkippen zu sichern, wenn andere Faltmodule (5) hinzugefügt werden,
    i) Lösen der Befestigungselemente (20) des nächsten Faltmoduls (5),
    j) Trennen des zweiten Faltmoduls (5) und Ablegen beiseite,
    k) Falten des zweiten Faltmoduls (5) (gemäß des Schrittes f), Anbringen des Befestigungselements (20) in dem zweiten Faltmodul (5), Kippen des Faltmoduls (5) um 90° auf einen der Seitenhalterungen (16) und Ablegen neben dem ersten Faltmodul (5),
    l) Anbringen der Befestigungselemente (20) zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Faltmodul (20),
    m) Lösen der Befestigungselemente (20) des dritten Faltmoduls (5),
    n) Trennen des dritten Faltmoduls (5) und Ablegen beiseite,
    o) Falten des dritten Faltmoduls (5) (gemäß des Schrittes f), Anbringen des Befestigungselements (20) in dem dritten Faltmodul (5), Einschalten des dritten Faltmoduls (5) und Ablegen neben den beiden zuvor gefalteten und zusammengefügten Faltmodulen (5),
    p) Anbringen des Befestigungselements (20) zwischen dem dritten und dem zweiten Faltmodul (5),
    q) Trennen des Stabilisierungselements (21) von dem ersten Faltmodul (5) und Verbergen desselben in der Ausnehmung (18) des Türenteil (2),
    r) Aufnehmen der drei zuvor zusammengefalteten Faltmodule (5) mit Standard Gabelstapler und Einlegen in das Heckteil (3),
    s) Festlegen der Position von Faltmodulen (5) innerhalb des Heckteils (3) und Sichern gegen Kippen oder Verschieben im Heckteil (3),
    t) Aufnehmen des Türenteils (2) mit Standard Gabelstapler und Bewegen desselben in Richtung des Heckteils (3), bis es das Heckteil (3) berührt,
    u) Verbinden des Türenteils (2) und des Heckteils (3) mit den Befestigungselementen (20) um eines 15-Fuss-Behälter zu bilden,
    v) Verbinden die gemäß der vorhergehenden Schritte erhaltene Vorderteile der drei 15-Fuss-Behälter mit den Befestigungselementen (20) um den 45-Fuss-Behälter zu erhalten.
  11. Das Verfahren zum Entfalten des zusammenklappbaren Behälters (1) nach Anspruch 9, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    a) Trennen der Vorderteile der drei 15-Fuss-Behälter, die einen 45-Fuss-Behälter bilden,
    b) Ablegen beiseite der 15-Fuss-Behälter, um sie für eine individuelle Entfaltung zu weiteren Schritten zur Verfügung zu stellen,
    c) Trennen des Türenteils (2) vom Heckteil (3),
    d) Ablegen beiseite des Türenteils (2), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren weitere Schritte umfasst
    e) Entriegeln der Faltmodule (5) aus der Verriegelungsposition innerhalb des Heckteils (3),
    f) Ausfahren der Faltmodule (5) aus dem Heckteil (3) unter Verwendung eines Standard Gabelstaplers,
    g) Ablegen beiseite der zusammengefügten Faltmodulen (5),
    h) Herausnehmen des Stabilisierungselements (21) aus der Ausnehmung (18) im Türenteil (2) und Anbringen des Stabilisierungselements (21) an dem ersten Faltmodul (5),
    i) Trennen des Faltmoduls (5) am Rand von den anderen Faltmodulen (5) und Verlegen in einer Position, in der das Boden (6) auf dem Grund liegt,
    j) Entfalten des Faltmoduls (5) durch Anheben des Daches (7) mit Standard Gabelstapler bei gleichzeitiger Bewegung von Seitenwänden (8, 9) in aufrechte Position,
    k) Verriegeln der Elemente des entfalteten Faltmoduls (5) relativ zueinander mit den Verriegelungsmitteln (11), und Ablegen beiseite in eine Position, die bereit ist, um mit anderen Faltmodulen (5) zu verbinden,
    l) Trennen eines weiteren Faltmoduls (5) unter Belassung des letzten Faltmoduls (5) in einer gegen Herausfallen gesicherten Position unter Verwendung des Stabilisierungselements (21),
    m) Demontage eines weiteren Faltmoduls (5) in gleicher Weise wie in den j), k) Schritten beschrieben,
    n) Auflegen des entfalteten Faltmoduls (5) neben dem zuvor entfalteten Faltmodulen (5) und Verbinden unter Verwendung von Befestigungselementen (20),
    o) Aufnehmen des letzten gefalteten Faltmoduls (5) mit einem Gabelstapler, Lösen des Stabilisierungselements (21), Neigen zu der Seite in eine Position, in der das Boden (6) auf dem Boden liegt, und nächst Durchführen die in den j), k), n) beschriebenen Schritten,
    p) Befestigen des Heckteils (3) an drei Klapmodulen (5) miteinander verbunden, Verriegeln unter Verwendung der Befestigungsmittel (20) und nächst Befestigen des Türenteils (2) an diesen und Verriegeln unter Verwendung der Befestigungsmittel (20),
    q) Platzieren des Stabilisierungselements (21) in der Ausnehmung (18) und Sichern gegen Herausfallen,
    r) Entfalten der beiden übrigen 15-Fuss-Behälter gemäß der c) bis q) Schritten, um die gemäß der obigen Schritten entfaltete drei 45-Fuss-Behälter (1) zu bilden und für die Beladung bzw. den Transport zu einer anderen Stelle zur Verfügung zu stehen.
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