JP2871301B2 - Container lashing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lashing device for a container, and more particularly to a lashing device capable of mechanizing a lashing operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when containers are transported by ship, they are stacked on the deck of the ship or on a hatch cover. In this case, lashing hardware is used to prevent the containers from moving due to shaking during voyage. Is tied up. Part 1
In FIG. 24 showing an example, the container 1 on the deck 106 and the lowermost container 1
Twist lock 1 between 07 and between upper and lower containers 107
03 is inserted, the containers are stacked, and then the lashing rod 101, turnbuckle 102, etc. are used to lash the second and subsequent containers, but all the securing work of these containers is performed manually. Have been. Note that reference numeral 104 in FIG. 24 indicates a positioning cone, and reference numeral 105 indicates a hatch cover.

[0003]

However, such a conventional securing operation of a container on a ship requires a lot of manpower and time, is a heavy labor, and is a dangerous operation at a high place. There is a problem. The present invention is intended to solve such a problem. A lashing hook for securing a container is incorporated into a container, and the lashing hook is operated by an operation device provided outside the container, thereby enabling the container to be lashed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container securing device that automates securing and releasing of a container.

[0004]

[SUMMARY OF] To achieve the above object, a container lashing equipment of the present invention is incorporated in an inner portion of the container, the movable rod and Rasshin <br/> Gufukku vertically In addition, the lashing hook is almost in the middle
The center is swingably supported by the container and
The container engaging in conjunction with the vertical movement of the serial rod from the container lashing rods attached to the other container which is <br/> stack of being swung outwardly container loading decking or the container displaceably formed into the lashing release state away from the container lashing state and the lashing rod lashing, on <br/> Symbol lashing hook from the container lashing state by vertically moving the rod Shackle
To release state, or above the allowed operating device displaced from lashing released state to the container lashing state is disposed outside of the container, the lashing released state of the lashing hooks
Sometimes the lashing hook is placed inside the above container.
It is characterized in that means for storing are provided .

[0005]

In the above-described container lashing device of the present invention, the lashing hook incorporated in the container is operated by an operating device such as a power drive cylinder installed on a ship, for example, to secure or release the lashing. Can be performed. In addition, when the lashing is released as in container handling
The lashing hook is stored inside the container
Therefore, damage to the lashing hook can be prevented.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 7 show a container lashing device as a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the lashing device, FIG. 5 is a front view of the operating device, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are front views showing the operating state of the lashing device.

FIGS. 8 to 23 show a container securing device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the container, FIG. 9 is a front view of the securing device, and FIGS. FIG. 12 is a front view showing an operation state of the device, FIG. 12 is a front view of a lock mechanism and a forced lock device, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.
13 to 13 are schematic views showing the procedure of the stacking operation, and FIGS. 20 to 23 are schematic views showing the procedure of the frying operation.

A first embodiment will be described. 1 to 3, inside a container 1, side plates 1 a on both sides of the container,
Inner plates 1b, 1b are attached along 1a, and spaces 1c, 1c are formed by side plate 1a and inner plate 1b. Space 1
inside the c, reciprocally rod 4 in the vertical direction, and while being arranged biased it down the spring 5,
Locking arm 6 to move the rod 4 upward direction against the pull under down force of the spring 5 is attached to be swingable by a pivot 6a. Reference numeral 9 rod 4 and the locking arm 6
A stopper coupling the inner end of, and reference numeral 7 indicates a locking rod which projects from the elongated hole formed by being embedded in the distal end portion of the locking arm 6 to the side plate 1a outwardly respectively. Further, a pair of lashing hooks 8 are attached to the lower portion inside the space 1c such that the lashing hooks 8 can swing at their central portions by a pivot 20. The lashing hook 8 has an inner end engaged with the rod 4, and the vertical movement of the rod 4 causes a pivot 20.
It is driven to swing around.

A pod 17 is formed on the bottom plate of the container 1, and the rod 4 is disposed so that its lower end is exposed to the pod 17. Reference numeral 4a indicates a guide member for the rod 4. A lashing pod 2 is formed at an upper front end of the space 1c, and a lashing rod 3 is implanted in the lashing pod 2. Reference numeral 15 denotes a positioning guide protruding from the upper end corner of the container 1.

On the other hand, the deck 16 is provided with an automatic locking device. That is, the lashing arm 13 constituting the automatic locking device is disposed so as to be able to reciprocate by the guide plate 21,
A locking hook 12 capable of swinging about a pivot 19 is attached to the lashing arm 13. The pivot 19 is attached to the deck 16 via a bracket 19a. In addition, a power drive cylinder to drive the lashing arm 13
14 is provided, and the cylinder 14 and the lashing arm 13 are connected by a link 13a. Reference numeral 13b indicates a pivot of the link 13a. The deck 16 also has a lashing pod 2, a lashing lock 3, and a positioning guide 15
Is provided.

The loading and unloading of the container 1 is performed by inserting and rotating the cone 11 into the lashing pod 2 above the container by using the existing container loading / unloading crane spreader 10 and hanging the cone 11 on the lashing rod 3. When the container 1 is stacked on the deck 16 of the ship or on the lower container 1, the positioning of the container 1 can be easily performed by the positioning guide 15.

Locking / unlocking of the container 1 is performed by an automatic locking device installed on the deck 16 of the ship, as shown in FIG. This automatic locking device is composed of a power driving cylinder 14 and a plurality of locking hooks 12 which are operated via a lashing arm 13 by the expansion and contraction of the cylinder 14 as described above, and a plurality of containers arranged in the lateral direction of the ship. Are locked or unlocked at a time to secure / unlock the container.

While handling the container 1, the hook 12
And the lashing arm 13 is in the state of the dotted line in the figure.
When the cylinder 14 is contracted in the direction of the arrow d , the lashing arm 13 moves in the direction of the arrow f, and the locking hook 12 rotates about the pivot 19 to be in the state of the solid line, and is locked. When the cylinder 14 is extended in the direction of arrow c from the locked state, the lashing arm 13 moves in the direction of arrow e, the locking hook 12 rotates about the pivot 19, returns to the dotted line state, and the locking state is released.

After the container 1 is loaded according to the positioning guide 15 on the deck 16 of the ship and the cylinder 14 is contracted in the direction of the arrow d, the locking hooks 12 are locked by the locking rods projecting from both ends of the container 1. 7, the locking rod 7 is lowered, and is rotated to the solid line state. At this time, the stopper 9 of the connecting portion at the tip of the locking arm 6 moves to the solid line position via the locking arm 6 integrated with the locking rod 7, the rod 4 moves in the direction of arrow g, and the lashing hook 8 moves. It rotates about the pivot 20 and is swung out of the container 1 into the lashing pod 2 on the deck 16 and meshes with the lashing rod 3 (solid line state). Therefore, the container 1 can be fixed to the deck 16 by fixing the cylinder 14 in a contracted state.

When the cylinder 14 is extended in the direction of arrow c from the locked state, the locking arm 12 is disengaged from the locking rod 7 and becomes a dotted line state. The rod 4 has a spring 5
When the pressing force of the locking arm 12 against the locking rod 7 is released, the rod 4 moves in the direction of arrow h, and the lashing hook 8 rotates about the pivot 20. , Is stored in the container 1 (dotted line state), and the binding is released. As described above, the securing and releasing operations between the deck 16 and the container 1 are automatically performed. The securing operation of the second-stage container 1 is performed simultaneously by performing the securing operation between the first-stage container 1 and the deck 16.

Next, this point will be described. 6 and FIG. 7, when securing the first-stage container 1, the first-stage container 1
Rod 4 moves in the direction of arrow g. At this time, the upper end of the rod 4 of the first stage container 1 is
More protruding into the pod 17 at the bottom of the second stage container 1,
The rod 4 of the second stage container 1 is pushed upward. As a result, the lashing hook 8 of the second-stage container 1
Is thrown out into the lashing pod 2 on the upper side of the first stage container 1 and meshes with the lashing rod 3 (see FIG. 7), so that the upper and lower containers 1 are secured. By releasing the lock hook 12 from the first-stage container 1 by operating the cylinder 14, each rod 4 in each of the first-stage and second-stage containers moves in the direction of arrow h by the action of the spring 5. The lashing hook 8 is stored in the container 1 (see FIG. 6), and the lashing between the upper and lower containers 1 is released. As described above, the securing of the second-stage container 1 is automatically performed by securing the first-stage container 1. Of course, when two or more containers are stacked on the deck 16, the securing operation can be automatically performed in the same manner.

As described above, according to the automatic container securing device of this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The securing operation is completely automated and unmanned, and the cargo handling time can be greatly reduced. (2) By securing the first stage container,
The securing of containers after the first row is also performed automatically. (3) Container handling can be performed by a conventional spreader. (4) Since a plurality of locking hooks are provided on the lashing arm and operated in conjunction with the cylinder, a plurality of containers mounted in the lateral direction of the ship are simultaneously secured by a series of cylinders and the lashing arm. Can be unlocked. (5) A lashing hook is used for container handling.
The lashing hook is
Since it is stored inside the container,
Lashing hooks for unloading and loading goods into and out of the container)
Can be prevented from being damaged. (6) The lashing hook interlocks with the vertical movement of the rod.
To secure and release the container
Lashing hooks are arranged symmetrically with respect to the rod
By using one rod, two lashing hooks can be
Can be activated, that is, more with less rods
Lashing hook can be operated,
Simplification becomes possible.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. Also in this embodiment, the inner plates 1b, 1b are attached inside the container 1 along the side plates 1a, 1a on both sides of the container 1, and the side plates 1a
And the inner plate 1b form spaces 1c, 1c, and in each space 1c,
As described below, the lashing hook 38 and the locking mechanism
33 and so on are arranged.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a rod mounted in the space 1c so as to be able to reciprocate up and down. The rod 35 is constantly urged upward by a spring 36. Rod 35
The inner ends of a pair of lashing arms 37 are engaged near the lower end of the lashing arm. A long hole 37a is formed at the tip of the lashing arm 37 (see FIG. 10), and the inner end of the lashing hook 38 is pivotally supported by the shaft 38b in the long hole 37a. The lashing hook 38 is pivotally supported at a substantially central portion thereof on the inner plate 1b of the container 1 by a pivot 38a.

Next, the lock mechanism 33 and the forced lock device 34
Will be described. 12 to 14, reference numeral 45 denotes a locking arm that is swingably mounted by a pivot 45a near the upper edge of the side of the container 1, and a lower end of the locking arm 45 via a spring 46. The cam 48 is engaged. The cam 48 is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract along a guide 48a, and has a cam surface 48b having a curved surface facing upward. The rod 35 is provided with a stopper 47 that engages with the lower surface of the cam 48 to prevent the rod 35 from moving upward, and a forcible locking guide 49 that protrudes. The lock arm 45 is biased so that the upper end thereof is unlocked by the power drive cylinder 43 on the spreader 10 (details will be described later),
The forcible locking guide 49 is urged by the power drive cylinder 44 on the spreader 10 to lock the rod 35 (details will be described later).

When the lock mechanism 33 is unlocked, the upper end of the locking arm 45 is pushed in the direction of arrow c by the extension operation of the power drive cylinder 43, and the cam 48 is pulled in the direction of arrow d. The rod 35 to which the stopper 47 is attached is
Since it is always urged upward by the spring 36,
When the cam 48 is retracted, the lock due to the engagement between the cam 48 and the stopper 47 is released, and the stopper 47 is
And moves in the direction of arrow e (see FIG. 12). By the upward movement of the rod 35, the lashing hook 38 at the lower part of the container 1 is swung out of the container 1 via the lashing arm 37, and the lashing is performed.

Next, when locking the lock mechanism 33,
The forcible lock guide 49 provided on the rod 35 is pushed down in the direction of arrow f by the extension operation of the power drive cylinder 44 provided on the spreader 10. As a result, the stopper 47 is lowered together with the rod 35 in the direction of arrow f. Cam 4
8 is a cam surface 4 whose upper end is smooth as shown in FIG.
8b and can be moved in the direction of the arrow d by the spring 46 (can come and go).
7 moves downward side of the cam 48 along the cam surface 48b. Since an upward force is always applied to the stopper 47 by the spring 36, the upper surface of the stopper 47
The rod 35 comes into contact with the lower surface of the lock 8 to be in a locked state. That is, the lock 35 is fixed at the lower position, the lashing hook 38 at the lower part of the container 1 is stored in the container (dotted lines in FIGS. 9, 10 and 11), and the container is unlocked. You.

The loading and unloading of the container 1 is performed by rotating the cone 11 from the spreader 10 of the crane for unloading and unloading the container onto the lashing pod 2 above the container 1 and rotating the cone 11 onto the lashing rod 3. Locking / unlocking of the container 1 is performed by extending / operating the power drive cylinders 43 and 44 installed on the spreader 10 to lock / unlock the lock mechanism of the container 1. When the container 1 is being unloaded by the spreader 10, the lock mechanism 33 of the container 1 is locked, while the lashing hook 38 is in a state of being stored in the container (dotted line state). Container 1 and ship deck 16,
Alternatively, when lashing between the lower containers 1, when the power drive cylinder 43 of the spreader 10 is extended and the lock mechanism 33 is unlocked, a spring 36 is attached to the rod 35.
, The rod 35 moves upward, and the lashing hook 38 is swung out through the lashing arm 37 into the lashing pod 2 of the deck 16 or the lower container 1, and the lashing rod 3 A meshing state (solid line state) is established, and the deck 16 or the upper and lower containers are secured.

In releasing the shackle, when the power drive cylinder 44 is operated, the lock mechanism 33 is locked by the forcible lock device 34. As a result, the rod 35 moves downward and is fixed, so that the lashing hook 38 is stored in the container via the lashing arm 37 (dotted line state), and the securing of the container 1 is released. As described above, the lashing device of this embodiment can automatically perform the lashing work between the deck 16 and the container 1 or the upper and lower containers 1 by operating the two power drive cylinders on the spreader 10.

FIGS. 15 to 23 show a case where two containers 2 are simultaneously loaded and unloaded between the quay 50 and the ship 41. In this example, a hydraulically driven cylinder is used as the power drive cylinder.

FIGS. 15 to 19 show the loading operation and the quay.
Loading work in container 1 on 50 (Fig. 15)
Thereafter, the containers 1 are stacked in two stages by the spreader 10 (FIG. 16). At this time, the lock mechanism 33 is in the locked state.
Lock mechanism with hydraulic cylinder 43 of spreader 10 after loading
When the lock 33 is released, the lashing hooks 38 of the upper container 1 bite into the lashing rods 3 in the lashing pods 2 of the lower container 1, and the upper and lower containers are fastened to each other. Thereafter, the container 1 is put together in two stages by the spreader 10 and placed on a conveyor 51 or the like which is a land-based transfer facility (see FIG.
17), Floating to the loading place to ship 41. Next, the spreader
At 52, the containers 1 are stacked on the ship 41 from above the conveyor 51 (FIG. 18). At this time, the container is loaded according to the positioning guide 15 of the container loading place on the ship 41. Then, the lock mechanism 33 of the lower container 1 is unlocked by the hydraulic cylinder 43, and the lower container 1 and the deck 16 of the ship 41 are secured.

20 to 23 show the unloading operation. In the unloading operation, first, the lock mechanism 33 of the lower container 1 is locked by the hydraulic cylinder 44 of the spreader 52 (FIG. 20), and the lower container 1 and the ship 41 are locked. The lashing between the deck 16 of the vehicle is released.
The spreader 52 loads the container 1 from the ship 41 onto the conveyor 51 on the quay 50 in two stages (see FIG. 2).
1, Figure 22). When the container 1 that has flowed on the conveyor 51 has flowed to a place for transshipment to a truck or the like, the lock mechanism 33 of the upper container 1 is locked by the hydraulic cylinder 44 of the spreader 55, and the securing between the upper and lower containers is released. . And
The upper and lower containers 1 are reloaded one by one by a spreader 55 into a truck or the like.

As described above, in this embodiment, the securing device automatically performs the securing work between the upper and lower containers and between the container and the ship by operating the power drive cylinder provided on the spreader. be able to. It goes without saying that cargo handling and automatic securing of each container are also possible.

As described above, according to the container automatic lashing device of this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) Since the securing operation is fully automated, the time required for cargo handling can be greatly reduced and labor can be saved. (2) The securing operation between the containers or between the container and the ship can be freely performed by operating the spreader. (3) The spring always acts in the securing direction and is safe. (4) As equipment for lashing, only the lashing pod may be equipped on board. (5) Since the lashing hook can be freely swung out of the container by operating the spring, the containers can be stacked in the storehouse without using a cell guide as in the related art without securing the containers. (6) The containers can be stacked in multiple stages, and the containers can be secured and can be simultaneously loaded in multiple stages. (7) Fastening / unfastening of an arbitrary position of the multi-stage container can be performed. (8) The lashing hook is used for container handling
The lashing hook is
Since it is stored inside the container,
Lashing hooks for unloading and loading goods into and out of the container)
Can be prevented from being damaged. (9) Using the lashing hook in conjunction with the vertical movement of the rod
To secure and release the container
Lashing hooks are arranged symmetrically with respect to the rod
By using one rod, two lashing hooks can be
Can be activated, that is, more with less rods
Lashing hook can be operated,
Simplification becomes possible.

[0030]

As described above in detail, the following effects and advantages can be obtained by the container securing device of the present invention. (1) Since the lashing hook incorporated in the container can secure the container, there is no need to carry a large number of securing fittings to the boat as in the conventional art, and the labor for securing work can be reduced. (2) Since the operation of the lashing hook can be performed by the operation device, remote control is possible, and a transportation facility for the lashing hook operation (for example, a plate form or a ladder for going to the upper side of the container) is not required. (3) Since the lashing hook can be stored inside the container, there is no possibility that the lashing hook is damaged when the container is transported. (4) The lashing hook interlocks with the vertical movement of the rod.
To secure and release the container
Lashing hooks are arranged symmetrically with respect to the rod
By using one rod, two lashing hooks can be
Can be activated, that is, more with less rods
Lashing hook can be operated,
Simplification becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container provided with a container securing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the lashing device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the operating device.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an operation state of the lashing device.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an operation state of the lashing device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a container provided with a container securing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the lashing device.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing an operating state of the lashing device.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing an operating state of the lashing device.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the lock mechanism and the forced lock device.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a view taken in the direction of the arrows CC in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same stacking operation.

FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same stacking operation.

FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same stacking operation.

FIG. 18 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same stacking operation.

FIG. 19 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same stacking operation.

FIG. 20 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same frying operation.

FIG. 21 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same frying operation.

FIG. 22 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same frying operation.

FIG. 23 is a schematic view showing the procedure of the same frying operation.

FIG. 24 is a front view showing a conventional container secured state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 container 2 lashing pod 3,39 Rod 4,35 rod 5,36,46 spring 6,45 locking arm 7 locking rod 8, 38 lashing hook 10 spreader 12 locking hooks 13,37 lashing arm 14 and 43 , 44 Power drive cylinder 15 Positioning guide 16 Deck 19, 20 Axis 33 Lock mechanism 34 Force lock device 41 Ship 47 Stopper 48 Cam 48b Cam surface 49 Guide for force lock

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65G 63/00 B63B 25/00 101 B65D 90/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A built in the inner portion of the container, vertical
The lashing hook has a rod and a lashing hook that can be moved to the container.
To be able to swing
Conjunction with engages the lashing rod is attached to the other container which is being swung outward stack of container loading decking or the container from the container to lashing the containers container lashing state and the Lassi
Displaceably formed on the lashing release state away from Nguroddo, by vertically moving the rod the lashing hooks from said container lashing state to lashing released state or above
Operation to shift the container from the unlocked state to the container locked state
Device is disposed outside of the container, when the lashing released state of the lashing hooks, the
Means for storing lashing hook inside said container
A container lashing device, characterized in that: