JP2003146599A - Container cargo facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container cargo facility capable of reducing the number of cargo works of a container, realizing a small size, a simplification and a low cost of the facility, realizing a handling work of the container only by one worker and stably carrying out an inclining motion of the container. SOLUTION: A fork device 40 provided at a front part of a vehicle body 22 is constituted by a liftable lift bracket 41 guided to a mast 26 side; a rotation body 44 rotatable around a forward/rearward axis 46 against the lift bracket 41; a retaining frame body 54 provided at a front side of the rotation body 44; and forks 55 provided on the retaining frame body 54. A side receiving body 56 opposing to a side surface 70a of the container 70 supported by the fork 55 is provided at least one side in a right/left direction of the retaining frame body 54.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container handling facility used for filling a container with resin pellets such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of equipment, for example, a cargo loading device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-338357 has been provided. In this conventional configuration, the transport container is located below the silo containing the cargo, and the container body is tilted so that the end on the filling port side is upward by lifting with a jack or a crane. In this state, the cargo in the silo is filled through the filling port. Then, after the desired filling is completed, the horizontally returned transportation container is loaded into the transportation vehicle by the forklift.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional structure, the cargo handling of the transport container must be performed a plurality of times, and the work cycle time becomes long and the workability deteriorates. Further, a device for tilting the container body such as a jack or a crane and a forklift for loading the transportation container are required, which leads to increase in size and complexity of equipment, and cost increase, and a worker is required for each. .
Further, the posture becomes unstable when the container body is tilted.

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention can reduce the number of times of loading and unloading of the container, enable downsizing and simplification of equipment, and cost reduction, and at the same time, the container can be operated by one operator. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container loading / unloading facility that enables stable handling of the container and can stably tilt the container.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the container handling equipment according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises:
The fork device provided at the front part of the vehicle body is provided with a lift bracket that is guided up and down on the mast side, a rotary body that is rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the lift bracket, and a front side of the rotary body. The holding frame body is provided with a fork provided on the holding frame body, and at least one side in the left-right direction of the holding frame body has a side portion facing the side surface of the container supported by the fork. It is characterized in that a receiving body is provided.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the fork of the fork device is made horizontal and the vehicle body is run to stop the fork facing the container. Then, the fork device is moved up and down with respect to the mast side so that the fork faces the container from the outside. In this state, the vehicle body travels forward, and the fork is inserted into the container. Then, the fork device is lifted to lift the container through the fork.

Then, the vehicle body is run and stopped at a desired place. Then, the rotating body is rotated around the longitudinal axis, whereby the fork can be rotated through the holding frame, and thus the container supported by the fork can be tilted. The tilting of the container can be performed at a predetermined angle without falling down due to the downward side surface abutting against the side receiving body and being received.

In this state, the container is filled with a predetermined amount of filler. Then, the rotating body is rotated in the reverse direction, whereby the fork is rotated in the reverse direction via the holding frame body, thereby returning the container supported by the fork to the horizontal state. Then, the vehicle is run and stopped at the intended place. Next, the fork device is moved up and down to position the container at a predetermined height via the fork.

After this, the vehicle body is first moved forward to position the container above the portion to be loaded via the fork. Then, by lowering the fork device, the container can be lowered via the fork and placed on the load receiving section. After that, the fork can be pulled out with respect to the container side by moving the vehicle body backward. As described above, the actual container can be loaded (placed) on the truck bed or the like.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the container cargo handling equipment according to the first aspect, the side receiving body has a front receiving position facing the side surface of the container and a rear non-receiving side. It is characterized in that it can be displaced between the position and the position.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the fork is inserted into the container side and lifted up with the side part side receiving body displaced to the rear non-receiving position, and then the side part side receiving part is received. Displace the body to the front receiving position opposite the side of the container. At this time, the side receiving body is brought closer to the side surface of the container, so that the lateral displacement of the container with respect to the fork can be corrected. Next, the container supported by the fork is tilted, and the side surface facing downward is brought into contact with the side receiving body to receive it.

After that, the container is filled with a predetermined amount of the filler, the container is returned to the horizontal state, and then the container is placed on the portion to be stacked. Next, after the side receiving body is displaced to the rear non-receiving position to open the side surface of the container, the vehicle body is made to travel backward and the fork is pulled out.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the container cargo handling equipment according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the container has a fork insertion portion formed in a lower portion thereof, and has a side surface at one end in a longitudinal direction. The upper part is characterized in that a filling material inlet is formed so as to be openable and closable.

Therefore, according to the third aspect of the invention, the fork can be inserted into the insertion portion by moving the vehicle body forward while the fork is opposed to the insertion portion from the outside. Then, with the loading port opened, the rotating body is rotated around the longitudinal axis to tilt the container supported by the fork. This container is tilted so that the input port is on the upper level. In this state, the container is filled with a predetermined amount of the filling material using the charging port, and the charging port is closed before and after returning the container to the horizontal state.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, in the building 1, a packing tower 2, a smoke exhaust recovery means 10 of a forklift (an example of a container handling vehicle) 21, and a smoke exhaust recovery of a truck (an example of a container transport vehicle) 75. Means 15
And are provided. The packed tower 2 includes a transportation pipe 3
The filling section 4 is provided so as to be movable up and down via
The filling portion 4 is provided with a downward filling port 5.

The forklift 21 has a vehicle body 22.
A pair of left and right front wheels (driving wheels) 23 are provided in the front part of the vehicle, a pair of left and right rear wheels (direction wheels) 24 are provided in the rear part, and a driving section 25 is provided above the front part of the vehicle body 22. It is provided. A vertically movable mast 26 is attached to the front end of the vehicle body 22 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction via a mast connecting shaft 27 in the vehicle width direction, and a tilt cylinder 28 for performing the front-back tilting is provided. 22
And the mast 26.

The mast 26 is composed of a pair of left and right outer frames 29 on the side of the forklift 21 and a pair of left and right inner frames 30 which are guided by the outer frames 29 and can freely move up and down.
A lift cylinder 31 is provided between 9 and the inner frame 30. A fork device 40 is provided at the front of the vehicle body 22.

The fork device 40 includes a mast 26
Side, that is, the inner frame 30 side, is provided with a lift bracket 41 that can move up and down. The inner tubular portion 42 is continuously provided forward from the central portion of the lift bracket 41, and the outer tubular portion 43 is continuously forwardly provided from the outer peripheral portion. Then, the shaft body 45, which is continuously provided from the central portion of the rotary body 44 to the rear, is fitted into the inner tubular portion 42, so that the rotary body 44 is attached to the lift bracket 41 in the longitudinal axis 4 direction.
It is provided rotatably around 6.

In order to rotate the rotating body 44, a drive shaft 47 in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper portion of the lift bracket 41, and the worm wheel 4 is provided on the rear portion of the drive shaft 47.
8 and a pinion 49 at the front. Further, a worm 51 rotated by the hydraulic motor 50 is provided on the lift bracket 41 side.
1 is always meshed with the worm wheel 48.

On the rear surface side of the rotating body 44, an internal gear ring gear 52 is provided centering on the longitudinal axis 46, and the pinion 49 is constantly meshed with the ring gear 52. The ring gear 52 is fitted into the outer cylindrical portion 43, and a large number of bearings 53 are interposed between the two so as to stabilize the rotation on the rotating body 44 side.

A holding frame 54 is provided on the front side of the rotating body 44.
The holding frame 54 is formed by a pair of upper and lower lateral members. A pair of left and right forks 55 are provided on the holding frame 54 so that their positions can be adjusted.

Containers 70 supported by the forks 55 are provided on both sides of the holding frame 54 in the left-right direction.
The side receiving body 56 is provided so as to face the side surface 70a. That is, the base ends of the side receiving bodies 56 are fitted between both ends of the holding frame 54 in the horizontal direction, and are connected by the vertical shaft 57.

Further, a rearward bracket 58 is continuously provided on the back side of the holding frame 54, and this bracket 58 has
The cylinder body 59A of the cylinder device 59 has a vertical pin 6
They are connected via 0. Further, on the side receiving body 56 side, the base end of the curved link body 61 is connected via the bracket 63 and the vertical pin 64 by being displaced with respect to the position of the vertical axis 57, and the curved link body 61 is free. A piston rod 59B of the cylinder device 59 is connected to an end of the piston rod 59B via a vertical pin 62 so as to be relatively rotatable.

Therefore, the side receiving body 56 is rotated around the vertical axis 57 by the expansion and contraction operation of the cylinder device 59, so that the side receiving body 56 is opposed to the side surface 70a of the container 70 and the rear non-reception position. It is configured to be displaceable between the position and the position. An example of the fork device 40 is configured by the above 41 to 62 and the like.

A seat 33, a handle 34 located in front of the seat 33, and the like are arranged in the operating section 25, and an exhaust pipe 35 is provided on the main body 2 behind the seat 33.
A counter weight 36 is provided. 2 above
An example of the forklift 21 is composed of 2-36.

The smoke collecting means 10 of the forklift 21 provided in the building 1 is a smoke exhausting device 11 opened to the outside of the building 1, a hose body 12 connected to the smoke exhausting device 11, and this hose. A movement guide device 13 for the body 12 and a forklift 21 provided at the free end of the hose body 12.
The exhaust pipe 35 is composed of a connecting tool 14 and the like. The smoke collecting means 15 of the truck 75 is also the same, and is constituted by a smoke discharging device 16, a hose body 17, a movement guiding device 18, and a connecting tool 19 connectable to the exhaust pipe 77 of the truck 75. There is.

An insertion portion 71 of the fork 55 protruding laterally is formed in the lower portion of the container 70, and an opening / closing opening 72 is formed in the upper portion at one end side surface in the length direction. . And inside the container 70, an inner bag 73
The opening 73a of the inner bag 73 that can be opened and closed can be pulled out through the inlet 72. The container 76 of the truck 75 is configured so that one container 70 can be placed thereon.

The operation of the above embodiment will be described below. The solid line in FIG. 1 indicates the time of normal traveling. At this time, the mast 26 is in an upright position. Such a forklift 21 can be moved by the operator sitting on the seat 33 of the driver 25 operating the steering wheel 34. Then, by operating the lift lever 31 to operate the lift cylinder 31, the fork 55 can be moved up and down via the fork device 40 and the like, whereby the desired fork work can be performed. Further, an operator sitting on the seat 33 can extend and retract the tilt cylinder 28 by operating the tilt operation lever, for example, to tilt the mast 26 around the mast connecting shaft 27 in the front-rear direction.

When carrying out the filling operation, the forklift 21
1, the fork device 40 is in a state in which the fork 55 is horizontal, and the side receiving body 56 is moved by the contraction movement of the cylinder device 59, as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. It is rotated rearward around the vertical axis 57 via the curved link body 61 and the like, and is thereby displaced to the rear non-receiving position. The side receiving body 5
The swinging amount of the curved link body 61 with respect to 6 is appropriately regulated. Further, the fork 55 of the fork device 40 is in the lowered state due to the contraction movement of the lift cylinder 31. Further, the tilt cylinder 28 is in the neutral position.

In such a state, the forklift 21 is caused to travel, and is stopped so as to face the empty container 70 placed inside the building 1 or outside the building 1. At that time, building 1
The traveling inside is performed with the exhaust pipe 35 connected to the connector 14 of the flue gas recovery means 10.

Then, with the forklift 21 facing the empty container 70 and stopped, the fork device 40 is first raised by the extension movement of the lift cylinder 31.
Thus, as shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the solid line in FIG. 5A, the fork 55 is opposed to the insertion portion 71 of the container 70 from the outside. In this state, the forklift 21 is caused to travel forward, whereby the fork 55 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
As indicated by the phantom line in FIG. Next, the fork device 40 is further raised by the extension movement of the lift cylinder device 31, and as shown by the solid line in FIG.
Lift 0.

Then, the lateral side receiving body 56 is rotated forward by the extension movement of the cylinder device 59 around the longitudinal axis 57 via the curved link body 61 and the like, so that the side surface 70a of the container 70 is brought into contact. Displace to the opposite front receiving position. At this time, the left and right side surfaces 7 of the container 70
The pair of side receiving members 56 are brought closer to 0a, so that the phantom line in FIG. 2 and the solid line in FIG. 3 and FIG.
As shown by the phantom line, the lateral displacement of the container 70 with respect to the fork 55 can be corrected by the clamping action from both sides.

In this way, the forklift 21 that lifts and supports the container 70 by the fork device 40.
First, as shown in the phantom line in FIG. 5 (b), the vehicle travels backward, and then in the building 1 as shown in FIG. 5 (c).
Then, it is stopped near the packed tower 2. Before and after this, the input port 72 of the container 70 is opened. Next, first, the hydraulic motor 50 is driven to drive the worm 51, the worm wheel 48, the drive shaft 47, the pinion 49, and the ring gear 5.
The rotating body 44 is rotated about the front-rear direction axial center 46 via the shaft 2 or the like. As a result, the fork 55 can be rotated via the holding frame 54 that is integral with the rotating body 44, and thus the container 70 supported by the fork 55 can be tilted.

The tilting of the container 70 is performed so that the input port 72 is positioned higher, and the container 70 is tilted as shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) of FIG. 3 and an imaginary line in FIG. 3, the downward side surface 70a abuts against and is received by the side receiving body 56, so that the side surface 70a does not drop downwards at a predetermined angle (eg, 60 degrees). Can tilt stably. In this state, the filling section 4 on the side of the packed tower 2 is lowered, and as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6 (b), the mouth section 73 a of the inner bag body 73 pulled out from the charging port 72 with respect to the filling port 5 thereof. Attach.

Next, from the packed tower 2 side, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 6 (b), the resin pellets (an example of the packed material) A are introduced into the inner bag 73 through the transportation pipe 3 and the packing part 4. To be filled. Then, when a predetermined amount is filled, the filling from the side of the packed tower 2 is stopped (filling is completed). After that, the inner bag body 73 is removed from the filling port 5, and the mouth portion 73a of the inner bag body 73 is closed and the filling portion 4 is raised.

Then, the hydraulic motor 50 is reversely driven to reversely rotate the rotating body 44 around the longitudinal axis 46 through the worm 51, the worm wheel 48, the drive shaft 47, the pinion 49, the ring gear 52 and the like. This allows
The fork 5 is inserted through a holding frame 54 that is integral with the rotating body 44.
5 can be rotated in the reverse direction, and this reverse rotation is performed until the container 70 supported by the fork 55 becomes horizontal. Then, the input port 72 of the container 70 is closed.

Before and after this, the truck 75 is run in the building 1 and stopped at an arbitrary place. At that time, when traveling in the building 1, the exhaust pipe 77 is connected to the connecting tool 1 of the smoke collecting means 15.
It is performed with 9 connected. Furthermore, the container 70
The forklift 21 having a horizontal shape is run, and the forklift 21 is stopped while the container 70 is positioned outside the cargo bed 76 of the truck 75.

Next, the fork device 40 is lifted by the extension movement of the lift cylinder 31, and as shown in FIG. 7A, the container 70 is moved through the lifting fork 55.
Lift up. After that, the tilt cylinder 28 is operated, and as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The 6 side is rotated around the mast connecting shaft 27 so that the fork 55 is slightly upward.

In this state, first, the forklift 21 is moved forward. This causes the fork 55 to plunge above the loading platform 76, thereby positioning the container 70 above the loading platform 76 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 7B. Then, the contraction movement of the lift cylinder 31 lowers the fork device 40 to lower the container 70 via the descending fork 55, and thus the container 70 is placed on the loading platform 76 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7C. You can

Thereafter, the side receiving body 56 is rotated rearward around the vertical axis 57 via the curved link body 61 and the like by the contraction movement of the cylinder device 59, thereby opening the side surface 70a of the container 70. After that, it is displaced to the rear non-receiving position. Next, by moving the forklift 21 backward, the fork 55 can be pulled out from the insertion portion 71 of the container 70, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 7C.

As described above, the actual container 70 can be loaded (placed) on the bed 76 of the truck 75, and the truck 75 can be started. Then, the vehicle is stopped before it goes out of the building 1, and the exhaust pipe 77 is connected to the connecting device 19 of the flue gas collecting means 15.
To separate. After this, the truck 75 is driven to the destination.

The both smoke exhaust collecting means 10 and 15 exert suction force on the side of the connecting tools 14 and 19 via the hose bodies 12 and 17 by the operation of the smoke exhausting devices 11 and 16, and therefore, the forklift. Exhaust gas emitted from the exhaust pipes 38, 77 can be discharged to the outside of the building 1 while the vehicle 21 and the truck 75 are traveling inside the building 1. As a result, exhaust gas does not leak into the building 1, and a suitable environment can always be maintained. At that time, when the forklift 21 and the truck 75 travel in the building 1, the hose bodies 12, 1 are moved by the movement guide devices 13, 18.
It is performed while maintaining the arrangement state of 7.

The forklift 21 uses the forks 55 open to the left and right in a state in which the left and right side receiving bodies 56 are displaced to the rear non-receiving positions.
Other than the container 70, for example, an empty or real pallet can be loaded and unloaded.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the side receiving body 56 facing the side surface 70 a of the container 70 supported by the fork 55 is provided only on one side in the left-right direction of the holding frame body 54.

According to this another embodiment, when receiving the container 70 by the fork device 40, it is necessary to pay attention to the direction thereof. That is, when the container 70 is tilted and its downward side surface 70a is brought into contact with the side receiving body 56, it is necessary to receive the container 70 by the fork device 40 so that the input port 72 is positioned higher. There is.

In the above-described embodiment, the side receiving body 56 is configured to be displaceable between the front receiving position facing the side surface 70a of the container 70 and the rear non-receiving position. This may be, for example, a form in which the side receiving body 56 is fixedly provided on only one side (or both sides) of the holding frame 54 in the left-right direction.

In the above-described embodiment, the actual container 70 is loaded into the loading platform 76 of the truck 75 by the forklift 21 inside the building 1, but it may be placed outside the building 1. In this case, the smoke exhaust recovery means 15 of the truck 75 can be omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the forklift 21 loads the actual container 70 on the loading platform 76 of the truck 75. However, the forklift 21 does not load the actual container 70 on another vehicle such as a truck. 7
0 may be stacked.

In the above embodiment, the container 70 is filled with the resin pellets A, but the cargo to be filled may be grain or the like. In the above-described embodiment, for example, a measuring unit may be provided on the fork device 40 side, and the filling amount and the like may be measured by the measuring unit at any time, such as when the container 70 is tilted for filling.

[0050]

According to the first aspect of the present invention described above, the fork device of the fork device is made to run in a horizontal state and stopped by facing the container, and the fork device is moved toward the mast side. By moving up and down, the fork can face the container from the outside. The container can be lifted through the fork by moving the vehicle body forward in this state and raising the fork device while the fork is inserted in the container.

Then, by moving the vehicle body to stop at a desired position and then rotating the rotating body around the longitudinal axis, the fork can be rotated through the holding frame body and thus supported by the fork. You can tilt the running container. The tilting of the container can be performed at a predetermined angle and in a stable posture without falling down due to the side surface of the container coming into contact with and being received by the side receiving body.

In this state, the container is filled with a predetermined amount of the filling material, and then the rotating body is rotated in the reverse direction, whereby the fork is rotated in the reverse direction through the holding frame body to horizontally move the container supported by the fork. It can be returned to its original shape. Then, the fork is moved forward by stopping the fork device by moving the car body and stopping it at a desired location, and then moving the fork device up and down to move the car body forward while the container is positioned at a predetermined height through the fork. The container can be located above the stowed part via. Then, by lowering the fork device, the container can be lowered via the fork and placed on the loading section. After that, by moving the car body backwards, the fork can be pulled out to the container side. As described above, for example, an actual container can be loaded (placed) on a truck bed or the like.

As a result, the container can be delivered and tilted only by providing the fork device on the vehicle body, so that the number of times of loading and unloading of the container can be reduced and the work cycle time can be shortened to improve workability. it can. Further, it is possible to reduce the size and simplification of the equipment and to reduce the cost, and it is possible for one operator to handle the container. Moreover, the tilting of the container can always be performed stably.

According to claim 2 of the present invention described above,
With the side part side receiving body displaced to the rear non-receiving position, the fork is inserted into the container side and lifted up, and then the side side part receiving body is received in front of the side surface of the container. Can be displaced into position. At this time, the side receiving body is brought closer to the side surface of the container, so that the positional deviation of the container with respect to the fork in the left-right direction can be corrected. Then, the container supported by the fork can be tilted so that the downward side surface of the container is brought into contact with and received by the side receiving body.

Then, after filling the container with a predetermined amount of the filler and returning the container to the horizontal state, the container can be placed on the portion to be loaded. Then, after the side receiving body is displaced to the rear non-receiving position to open the side surface of the container, the vehicle body can be moved backward and the fork can be pulled out. In addition, while the side part side receiving body is displaced to the rear non-receiving position, it is also possible to use a fork opened on the left and right sides to perform loading and unloading of a pallet other than the container, such as an empty or actual pallet. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention described above, the fork can be inserted into the insertion portion by moving the vehicle body forward while the fork faces the insertion portion from the outside. Then, the container supported by the fork can be tilted by rotating the rotating body around the longitudinal axis with the loading port opened. The tilting of this container can be performed with the input port at the top. In this state, the container can be filled with a predetermined amount of the filling material using the charging port, and the charging port can be closed before and after returning the container to the horizontal state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a forklift portion in a container cargo handling facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a forklift portion in the container cargo handling facility.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a forklift portion of the container cargo handling facility.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the container handling facility.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view for explaining the operation of the forklift portion in the container loading / unloading facility and during the container receiving operation.

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view for explaining the action of the forklift portion in the container cargo handling facility and at the time of the filling action.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view for explaining the operation of the forklift portion in the container cargo handling equipment and at the time of container passing operation.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention and is a front view of a forklift portion of a container cargo handling facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 building 2 packed tower 5 Filling port 10 Smoke exhaust collection means 11 Smoke exhaust device 14 Connection tool 15 Flue gas recovery means 16 Smoke exhaust device 19 Connection tool 21 Forklift (container handling vehicle) 22 car body 25 Driving Department 26 masts 27 Mast connecting shaft 28 tilt cylinder 31 lift cylinder 35 Exhaust pipe 40 fork device 41 lift bracket 44 rotating body 45 axis 46 longitudinal axis 47 drive shaft 50 hydraulic motor 54 holding frame 55 forks 56 Side receiving body 57 Vertical axis 59 cylinder device 61 curved link body 70 containers 70a side 71 Insert 72 Input port 73 Inner bag 73a mouth 75 trucks (vehicles for container transportation) 76 luggage carrier 77 Exhaust pipe A Resin pellets (filling)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fork device provided in a front portion of a vehicle body, comprises a lift bracket which is guided by a mast side and is capable of moving up and down, a rotating body which is rotatable around a longitudinal axis with respect to the lift bracket, and the rotating body. A holding frame body provided on the front side of the body and a fork provided on the holding frame body, and on at least one side in the left-right direction of the holding frame body, on the side surface of the container supported by the fork. Container cargo handling equipment, characterized in that opposite side receiving bodies are provided. 2. The side receiving body is configured to be displaceable between a front receiving position facing the side surface of the container and a rear non-receiving position. Container handling equipment. 3. The container has a fork insertion portion formed at a lower portion thereof, and a filling material inlet is formed at an upper portion at one end side surface in a length direction so as to be openable and closable. Container handling equipment according to 1 or 2.