JP2005219775A - Tank container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tank container which results from the containerization of the conventional tank of a tank truck. <P>SOLUTION: This tank container is constructed such that a tank 55 having a cylindrical barrel part and a saddle 53 for use in stably supporting the tank 55 at its barrel part are integrally fixed to each other. It has also a replacing frame 10 in which a fastening member enabled to be connected is arranged at its chassis 52. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a tank container obtained by containerizing a tank truck.

  In the case of a tank lorry that fills and transports gasoline, LPG, powder, etc. in the tank, the tank mounting part is durable and has a long life with respect to the car chassis part. Construction (transfer) to reinstall the tank part was done. Thus, the tank of the tank truck has been conventionally used after replacing the automobile part. Normally, the automobile part is exchanged 3 to 4 times during the life cycle of the tank. Therefore, recently, a detachable tank container of a type that detachably supports a tank with respect to a traveling vehicle body of an automobile part has attracted attention. As such a tank container, for example, there is a tank container as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-137019.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a tank portion of the conventional tank container described in the publication, and is a perspective view showing a tank frame to which the tank is fixed and a support frame fixed to the chassis on which the tank is mounted. FIG. In this tank container, a support frame 100 is attached to an upper portion of a chassis extending in the front-rear direction constituting the traveling vehicle body, and a tank 120 is fixed to a tank frame 110 that can be attached to and detached from the support frame 100 further upward. . The support frame 100 on which the tank frame 110 with the tank 120 mounted thereon is placed, the beam material 111 of the tank frame 110 and the beam material 101 of the support frame 100 correspond to each other on the upper and lower sides. Thus, the coupling portion 102 and the coupled portion 112 are positioned vertically.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-137019 (page 4, FIG. 1) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-25396 (page 2-3, FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 4)

However, in such a removable tank container that does not require transfer work, the tank frame 110 and the tank 120 that are connected to the support frame 100 fixed to the chassis of the automobile unit are designed and manufactured integrally. For this reason, it is possible to eliminate the need to change trains when manufacturing a new tank container, but it requires a lot of work to convert the tank tanks that have already been manufactured and used into containers. Or it could not be done easily because of quality deterioration due to remodeling work.
For this reason, under the circumstances where the tank transfer has to be carried out for the tank lorry as before, special work including welding is necessary, and if the car is remodeled, more modifications are required. Therefore, the burden on the owner has become a big problem. Furthermore, since the tank lorry cannot be used during the construction period, securing alternative transportation means has also been a problem.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a tank container in which a tank lorry tank that has been used so far is used as a container.

The tank container of the present invention is a tank in which a cylindrical barrel portion and a saddle for stably supporting the tank at the barrel portion are integrally fixed. It has a transfer frame which is integrated with a tank and can be mounted on a chassis of an automobile part and provided with a fastening member connectable to the chassis side.
Further, in the tank container according to the present invention, the transfer frame has the two vertical beam members on which the saddle is mounted and the horizontal beam members located at both ends thereof fixed, and the vertical beam member and the horizontal beam member are inclined. It is desirable to be reinforced by a material and to be provided with twist lock tightening members at both ends of the cross beam material.
In the tank container according to the present invention, it is preferable that the transfer frame has a fork pocket formed so that a fork portion of a forklift can be inserted in a width direction.

  Therefore, according to the tank container of the present invention, the transfer frame is further integrated into the tank of the tank truck that has been used so far, that is, the tank in which the saddle for stable support by the cylindrical body is integrally fixed. It became possible to make it a tank container. As a result, the vehicle can be easily fixed by a fastening member made of, for example, a twist lock, and the tank can be easily replaced.

  Next, an embodiment of a tank container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a tank truck equipped with a tank to be containerized in this embodiment will be briefly described. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the tank lorry in a simplified manner, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the rear of the tank lorry. The tank lorry 50 has an automobile part that is composed of two chassis 52 that are integrated with the cab 51 and extend in the front-rear direction. Then, a tank 55 is mounted on the chassis 52 as shown in FIG. At that time, the cylindrical body of the tank 55 is placed on the saddle 53, and both are integrated by welding. The tank lorry 50 is configured such that the tank 55 can be detached from the automobile unit together with the saddle 53, and a bolt-type opposing bracket 56 is used to fix the saddle 53 and the chassis 52.

In the present embodiment, the tank 55 and the saddle 53 of the tank lorry 50 are containerized so that they can be easily removed from the chassis 52 of the automobile unit. Here, FIG.1 and FIG.2 is the side view and the figure seen from the back which showed the container container mounted with the tank container of this embodiment.
That is, in the container vehicle 1, the tank 55 fixed to the chassis 52 of the automobile unit is integrally removed together with the saddle 53, and the saddle 53 and the tank 55 are placed on the transfer frame 10 to form a container. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the transfer frame 10, and FIG. 5 is a side view thereof. In the transfer frame 10, two vertical beam members 11 having a width overlapping the chassis 52 of the automobile part on which the saddle 53 is directly mounted, and the horizontal beam members 12 positioned at both ends thereof are fixed. 11 and the cross beam member 12 are reinforced by the diagonal member 13. A twist lock tightening member 14 is provided at both ends of the cross beam member 12.

Further, the two vertical beam members 11 are connected by a cross beam reinforcing member 15 at an intermediate portion. The transverse beam reinforcement 15 is a square pipe. Therefore, in the transfer frame 10, as shown in FIG. 5, a hole is formed in the vertical beam member 11 at a position overlapping the horizontal beam reinforcing member 15, and a fork pocket 16 penetrating in the width direction is formed. That is, the transfer frame 10 is formed so that the fork portion of the forklift can be inserted into the fork pocket 16, and the transfer frame 10 and the tank 55 mounted thereon can be mounted on the automobile part using the forklift. It is like that.
The containerization of the tank 55 is configured by removing the tank 55 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, which has been a part of the tank lorry 50 so far, together with the saddle 53 and fixing the tank 55 to the transfer frame 10 as described above. ing. The vertical beam member 11 is connected to the saddle 53 that supports the tank 55 and the transfer frame 10 by a counter bracket 17. In this way, the tank 55, the saddle 53, and the transfer frame 10 can be integrated with the container vehicle 1 for replacement.

  In the automobile part of the container vehicle 1 on which the containerized tank 55 is mounted, a mounting frame 57 is provided on the chassis 52, and the squares thereof can be connected by the tightening member 14 of the twist lock. The mounting frame 57 has a shape in which two vertical beam members having a width that overlaps with the chassis 52 of the automobile unit and horizontal beam members positioned at both ends thereof are fixed and reinforced with diagonal members. The transfer frame 10 overlaid on the mounting frame 57 is fixed at four points on the front, rear, left and right by the tightening member 14. On the other hand, since the tank position of the mounting frame 57 becomes higher, a support member 58 as shown in FIG. In this case, the support members 58 are formed at four locations, front, rear, left and right, and the transfer frame 10 directly mounted on the chassis 52 is fixed to the support member 58 at four points by the tightening members 14.

Therefore, according to the tank container of this embodiment, the tank 55 of the conventional tank lorry 50 is removed together with the saddle 53 and fixed to the transfer frame 10 so as to be integrated with the fastening member 14 composed of the automobile portion side and the twist lock. Since it can be fixed to, it can be easily replaced.
Therefore, since the tank 55 is mounted on the tank container via the transfer frame 10 at this time, any conventional tank 55 can be mounted on the tank container regardless of the size of the saddle 53 of the tank lorry 50. become.

Further, since the fork pocket 16 is formed in the transfer frame 10, the transfer frame 10 and the tank 55 mounted thereon can be easily transferred to the automobile part by inserting the fork portion of the forklift. Can do.
In addition, since the tank 55 can be replaced by simple containerization by simply fixing the tank 55 to the transfer frame 10 with the opposing bracket 17, the tank 55 can be used in the tank lorry 50 that has already been manufactured and used. Cost or quality deterioration due to remodeling work has been eliminated.
Furthermore, there is no longer a period when the tank lorry cannot be used due to the replacement, and it is no longer necessary to secure alternative transportation means.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, although the tank container in which the tank 55 is exposed is used in the embodiment, the transfer frame may be configured so as to surround the tank.

It is the side view which simplified and showed the tank container of one Embodiment. It is the figure seen from the back which simplified and showed the tank container of one Embodiment. It is the figure seen from the back which simplified and showed the tank container of other embodiments. It is the top view which showed the transfer frame. It is the side view which showed the transfer frame. It is the side view which simplified and showed the tank truck. It is the figure seen from the back which simplified and showed the tank truck. It is the figure which showed the tank part of the conventional tank container, and is the perspective view which showed the tank frame which fixed the tank, and the support frame fixed on the chassis which mounts it.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container vehicle 10 Transfer frame 11 Vertical beam material 12 Horizontal beam material 13 Diagonal material 14 Tightening member 15 Horizontal beam reinforcement material 16 Fork pocket 17 Opposing bracket 52 Chassis 53 Saddle 55 Tank

Claims (3)

  A tank having a cylindrical body part and a saddle for stably supporting the tank by the body part are fixed integrally. A tank container comprising a transfer frame provided with a fastening member that can be mounted on a chassis of a portion and can be connected to the chassis side. In the tank container according to claim 1,
In the transfer frame, the two vertical beam members on which the saddle is mounted and the horizontal beam members located at both ends thereof are fixed, and the vertical beam members and the horizontal beam members are reinforced by diagonal members, and both ends of the horizontal beam member are A tank container having a twist lock tightening member. In the tank container according to claim 1 or 2,
The tank container according to claim 1, wherein the transfer frame has a fork pocket formed so that a fork portion of a forklift can be inserted in a width direction.

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