JP4853848B2 - Container for transporting waste - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a container for transporting waste that is optimal for transport and storage of toxic waste such as PCB .
Specifically, toxic waste can be safely transported and stored, and in the event of an accident during transportation, it will not cause problems due to toxicity, and will respond to traffic accidents. It relates transporting containers of waste to obtain those belonging to the conveyance container manufacturing technology.

Since waste containing toxic substances, especially chlorine-containing compounds such as PCBs, must be detoxified in a facility with a processing capacity, the waste generated in each location is stored until a certain amount is reached. They are transported to the facilities as described above, and are made harmless.
Waste containing such toxic substances will not contaminate the surrounding environment and will not damage the health of the handlers, not only when stored at the place of occurrence, but especially when transported to a treatment facility. In addition, it is necessary to take a perfect system.

Therefore, for such equipment and handling for transport, a high degree of safety calculated et al is, shipping container, i.e., the container, for example, it is required to satisfy the performance as follows (Environmental Agency Acceptance Standard).
1. About external shape and strength (1) The outer dimensions are width 2000 mm x depth 1475 mm (or 2950 mm), and the height is 2050 mm or less.
(2) The following indication is given on the container body.
-Name or name of the owner or manager and contact information-Total weight of the container (3) When the weight is 5 tons including its own weight, if it is lifted by a forklift or lifted by a crane, the container body, fork pocket In addition, there shall be no distortion, deformation, breakage or other abnormalities in the crane suspension.

2. Material (1) It is made of stainless steel.
3. About the structure (1) The bottom and sides are sealed, and rainwater does not enter the interior when the lid is closed.
(2) The lid shall have a structure that does not easily come off even if the container falls and the contents do not scatter or flow out.
(3) The bottom surface has fork pockets that can be handled by forklifts from four directions.
(4) It has a crane suspension at the four corners and lid of the container body, and can be lifted safely.
(5) Avoid complicated shapes and surface irregularities so that the inner surface of the container can be easily wiped off.
(6) A structure that allows internal partitioning with a partition plate that can be easily attached and removed.
(7) The PCB waste can be fixed so that the shape of the container is maintained in the case of sudden braking or sharp curve during transportation with the PCB waste fixed.

In order to meet such a demand, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-31774 (Patent Document 1), in a waste container used for transporting and storing waste, almost the entire upper surface is opened, and the inside A container portion for storing waste and a lid portion for opening and closing an upper surface opening of the container portion, and fastening the container portion and the lid portion for sealing the inside of the container by the lid portion A waste container used for transporting and storing waste characterized by having means has been proposed.
JP 2003-31774 A (Claims)

The container described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a container having an almost entire upper surface opened and a lid for opening and closing the upper surface opening of the accommodating portion, so that the container for loading waste into the container is large. There are openings, Ru can be loaded easily waste in general in the container.
In addition, after loading the waste into the container, it has the function that the lid and container are fastened by the fastening means and the inside of the container is sealed, and the safety against dropping or falling of the container is fully considered. Therefore, it can be used for transportation and storage of waste containing hazardous substances.

  This proposed container is composed of a container part and a lid part, and the fastening means for fastening them is a one-touch type fastener, and the container part and the lid part are only fastened by them. In the event of an accident during transportation such as an accident, the possibility of an accident in which the lid is removed and the load leaks cannot be completely denied, and a safer container is required.

  In view of the present situation, in the present invention, when transporting waste made of toxic substances such as PCB-containing chlorine-containing compounds, a vehicle equipped with toxic waste should encounter an unexpected accident and dispose of waste. Even if the container accommodated rolls over, it is intended to provide a container for transporting waste that does not pollute the environment due to the waste of the container leaking out and splashing or flowing out.

Another object of the present invention is that the structure is simple and easy to handle, and the container is lifted by a crane or the like, and has high stability, the strength of the container itself is strong, and the safety of cargo handling is extremely high. It is intended to provide a high waste container for transporting waste.

That is, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is
Consists of a box-shaped upper cover with an opening formed on the opposing surface and a lower tray. When the opposing opening surfaces are joined together, the interior is sealed by a cushioning material placed in one of the openings. In a waste transport container configured to be
The upper cover is fixed to each corner portion with a column made of a hollow body whose end reaches the bottom surface of the lower tray, and a portion protruding from the opening is used as a leg portion, and an opening edge is provided. An engagement recess is formed along this, and a buffer material is provided in this engagement recess.
The lower tray is formed with a leg receiving part for receiving the leg part by bending each corner part inward, and an engaging convex part that fits into the engaging concave part is formed along the opening edge. And
In addition, a fastening means for fastening the bottom surface of each leg portion and the lower portion of the leg receiving portion is provided below each corner portion of the lower tray . It is a container.

When the waste transport container according to the present invention is configured as a waste transport container with an upper cover and a lower tray in a form in which a hollow rectangular parallelepiped is vertically divided into an upper structure and a lower structure , The cover is fixed to each corner portion with a column made of a hollow body whose end reaches the bottom surface of the lower cover, and the portion protruding from the opening is used as a leg portion and along the opening edge. An engagement recess is formed, and a cushioning material is provided in the engagement recess. The lower tray is formed with a leg receiving portion for receiving the leg by bending each corner portion inward. It is assumed that an engaging convex portion that fits into the concave portion is formed along the opening edge.
Therefore, the leg part of the tip part of the column integrally attached to each corner of the upper cover 2 is lowered while a corresponding leg part receiving part formed in each corner part of the lower tray is brought into contact with the guide, By bringing the front end surface of each leg part into contact with the bottom surface of each leg receiving part, the opening edge of the upper cover and the opening edge of the lower tray 0 can be brought into close contact with each other to form a box shape.
At that time, the engagement concave part provided on the opening edge of the upper cover and the engagement convex part provided on the opening edge of the lower tray are joined via the cushioning material, so that a high degree of airtightness can be ensured, It does not leak or let toxic substances leak out of the container.

  In addition, since the support attached to the upper cover extends to the floor of the lower tray, it prevents external pressure from being applied to the lower tray, prevents deformation and destruction of the lower tray, and then transports. The strength of the container itself is remarkably improved.

  In addition, since the support attached to the upper cover can be tightly fastened to the lower tray at the bottom of the lower tray, high stability is maintained only by lifting the bottom of the lower cover when hanging the container for transportation. It can be hung in the state.

Furthermore, since the upper cover and the lower tray are securely fastened together by using a fastening member provided outside the joint portion of the upper and lower openings , the safety of the transport container is higher than that of the conventional one. It can withstand severe impacts such as falling or falling, especially in traffic accidents, and does not release the load to the outside, making it ideal for transporting and storing waste containing toxic substances In the transportation and storage, the surrounding environment is not polluted and the human body is not adversely affected.

  Hereinafter, an example of a container according to the present invention suitable for containing and transporting waste containing PCB, which is a toxic substance, will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a container 1 for transporting waste according to the present invention is a box-shaped upper cover 2 (also referred to as an upper structure) having a hollow rectangular parallelepiped divided into upper and lower parts and having openings on opposing surfaces. ) And a lower tray 10 (also referred to as a lower structure) having an opening.

Of the two structures, the upper cover 2 has a rectangular upper surface 2a and side walls 2b to 2e extending from the side edges of the upper surface 2a, and pillars 3 made of hollow bodies are provided at the four corners. The lower end of the upper surface 2a protrudes from the opening, and is fixed by means such as welding, and the length of the support column 4 reaches a bottom surface 10a of the lower tray 10 to be described later. The protruding part is a leg part 4.
A long hole 4b is formed in the bottom surface 4a of the leg 4 to allow a head of a tightening bolt constituting the tightening means 12 provided in the lower tray 10 to be described later to pass therethrough. (See Figures 3 and 6)

  It is preferable to use a corrugated panel made of stainless steel for the upper surface 2a and the side walls 2b to 2e constituting the upper cover 2, but there are no particular restrictions on the material, and there are no particular restrictions on the column 3 Also uses stainless steel structural steel.

On the upper surface 2 a of the upper cover 2, a fork guide 5 made of a structural steel material dedicated to handling the upper cover is provided. On the upper part of each column 3, the loaded transport container 1 is lifted by a wire. A corner casting 6 for use in the above is integrally provided.
A protruding lug 6a on the upper surface 2a side of the corner casting 6 is provided with a lifting lug 6b for inserting a wire if necessary.
Further, although not shown, the side walls 2b to 2e may be provided with a viewing window for viewing the state of the contents.

On the other hand, the lower tray 10 has side walls 10b to 10e that are erected upward along each side edge of the square floor surface 10a. A corner portion is bent inward to form a notch portion, which serves as a leg receiving portion 11 for fitting the leg portions 4 of the respective columns 3 .
A fastening means 12 for fastening the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 to each other via the respective leg portions 4 is integrally provided at the lower portion of each leg receiving portion 11.

In addition, although each said side wall 10b-10e uses the corrugated panel made from stainless steel, there is no special limitation in the raw material.
As a matter of course, the back surface of the floor surface 10a is reinforced by a cross member made of structural steel or the like, a girder or the like.

A fork pocket 13 that enables fork work is provided at the lower part of each side wall 10b to 10e constituting the lower tray 10 (substantially, the side surface of the reinforcing material provided on the back surface of the floor surface 10a). .
The floor surface 1a formed at the top of the fork pocket 13 is a perfect plane, and a lashing bar and a cross bar used for preventing the swinging of a load to be described later are fixed to the inner surfaces of the side walls 10b to 10e. A lashing rail 14 is attached.
Further, a cross bar fixing groove 15 for fixing a cross bar for fixing a load such as a drum can is provided on the floor surface 10a.
Furthermore, although not shown, a ring for hanging can be provided as necessary.

The upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 having such a configuration are made of stainless steel in this embodiment in order to comply with the above-mentioned standard, and the size and width are both 2000 mm × 2950 mm. The height of the upper cover 2 including the leg height of 730 mm is 1980 mm, the height of the lower tray 3 is 800 mm, and the height after the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 3 are fastened and integrated is 2050 mm. It was supposed to be.
In addition, those bottom surfaces, side surfaces, top surfaces, and the like are integrated into a structural steel material by welding using a SUS304 corrugated panel, a checker panel, or the like to form a box shape.

As shown in FIG. 1, the transport container 1 has a leg portion 4 at the tip of a support column 3 integrally attached to each corner of the upper cover 2 and is formed at each corner portion of the lower tray 10. The lower edge of the upper cover 2 and the lower edge of the lower tray 10 are brought into contact with the leg receiving portions 11 to be lowered and brought into contact with the bottom surfaces of the leg receiving portions 11. Are made into a box shape.

At that time, in order to improve the sealing performance of the container 1 for transportation, as shown in FIG. 2, an engaging recess having an inverted mountain cross section is formed at the opening edge of each side wall of the upper cover 2 (in the illustrated example, the side wall 2b). 2f is integrally formed, and a cushioning material 2g made of sponge rubber is adhered and fixed to the inner surface of the engaging recess 2f.

Opening edge of the side wall 10b~10e of the lower tray 10 (the illustrated example side wall 10b), the fit with the engaging recess 2f formed in the opening edge of the side wall 2b, is integral engagement protrusion 10f Is formed.
Therefore, when joining the openings of the lower tray 10 and the upper cover 2, engagement convex portion 10f formed on the opening edge of each side wall 10b~10e of the lower tray 10, each side wall of the upper cover 2 2b to 2e A container 1 for transportation is formed which enters into the engaging recess 2f formed at each opening edge.
At that time, the inner surface of the engaging recess 2f because cushioning member 2g is present, a sealing performance of the transport container 1 is sufficiently ensured.

  Further, when the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 are integrated into the transport container 1, the junction between the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10, that is, the side wall end portions of the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 is sealed. In order to maintain this, a fastening member 16 such as a spring-type handle lock is provided.

  The fastening members 16 correspond to the fasteners 17 such as spring-type handle locks arranged at equal intervals on the outer sides of the side walls of the lower tray 10 and the fasteners 17 on the outer sides of the side walls of the upper cover 2. The fastening hook 18 for fastening is provided. When the handle 17a of the fastener 17 is loosened, the ring 17b of the fastener 17 is hooked on the locking hook 18, and then the fastener. By pushing down the 17 handle 17a downward, the joint of the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 is engaged with each other, and the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 are firmly fastened.

The fastening members 16 are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the opposed portions of the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 3 constituting the transport container 1, so that the fastening force at the joint between the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 3 is uniform. It is possible to ensure a high degree of airtightness.

  Furthermore, in the transport container 1 of the present invention, the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 are firmly integrated during use, and as described above, the support columns 3 are provided below the leg receiving portions 11 as described above. Fastening means 12 for fastening the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 via the legs 4 is integrally provided with the lower tray 10.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the tightening means 12 is provided in a hollow body 20 disposed below the leg receiving portion 11 formed of a notch formed at each corner of the lower tray 10. It is.
One side surface of the hollow body 20 has an opening 20a on the outer side, and a tightening means 12 is provided at a portion of the upper surface 20b of the hollow body 20 opposite to the center of the long hole 4b formed in the bottom surface portion 4a of the leg portion 4. An insertion hole 20c is formed through which the shaft portion 21a of the tightening bolt 21 constituting the shaft is inserted.

  The tightening bolt 21 has a rectangular head portion 21b which is the same shape as the long hole 4b formed in the bottom surface of the leg portion 4 and is slightly smaller. The shaft portion 21a of the tightening bolt 21 is inserted into the insertion hole. A nut 22 is screwed into a shaft portion 21a that is inserted from above 20c and protrudes into the hollow body 20, and a handle 23 for operation is integrally attached to a base end portion.

  A stop pin 24 is provided on the bottom surface of the hollow body 20 to restrict the rotation range of the handle 23 when the tightening bolt 21 is rotated using the handle 23. A handle fixing pin hole 25 is provided to fix the position of the handle 23 in a state where the handle 23 is in contact with the stop pin 24, and a pin hole 23 a that engages with the handle fixing pin hole 25 is formed in the handle 23. .

  Using the tightening means 12, the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 are tightened as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rectangular head 21a of the tightening bolt 21 constituting the tightening means 12 is always formed on the upper surface of the hollow body 20 on the bottom surface 4a of the leg portion 4 of the upper cover 2. Since the upper cover 2 is lifted and the leg portion 4 is lowered along the leg receiving portion 11 of the lower tray 10, the head portion 21b is exposed to the leg portion 4 because the upper cover 2 is lifted up. Is set in a long hole 4b formed in the bottom 4a. (See Figure 3)

Next, a hand was put in from the opening 20a of the hollow body 20, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the handle 23 was lifted to expose the head 21b of the tightening bolt 21 on the bottom surface 4a of the leg 4. Then, while maintaining this state, as shown in FIG. 6, when the handle 23 is rotated to the left side (approximately 90 degrees) as shown by the dotted line until it abuts against the stop pin 24, the head 21b of the tightening bolt 21 is moved. 7, it will be in the state mounted on the bottom part 4a of the support | pillar 4. As shown in FIG.
At this time, since the pin hole 23a formed in the handle 23 and the handle fixing pin hole 25 coincide, when the fixing pin 26 is inserted from the upper part of the pin hole 23a toward the handle fixing pin hole 25, The handle 23 is fixed in that position.

  In this state, if the nut 22 screwed to the shaft portion 21a is tightened using a tool such as a spanner, the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 are firmly coupled, and in the event of a fall in a traffic accident, etc. The container is formed so that the connection is not released and the load is not leaked.

  Note that the separation of the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10 can be easily and easily performed in the reverse order of the above operation.

  As described above, the transport container 1 according to the present invention, which is configured by coupling the upper cover 2 and the lower tray 10, has a separate inner when containing waste containing PCB, which is a toxic substance. It is preferable to prepare a container and fill the inner container and then load it on the container 1 for transportation. However, if the transformer is a waste or the like stored in a drum can or using PCB as insulating oil The container is fixedly accommodated in the transport container 1 using a lashing bar or a cross bar.

  FIG. 8 shows, as an example, a state in which the drum can 30 is sandwiched and accommodated between a lashing bar 31 and a cross bar 32, and the lashing bar 31 and the cross bar 32 are arranged in the lower tray 10 shown in FIG. It is fixed by a lashing rail 14 and a cross bar fixing groove 15 provided on the inner wall surface.

  When storing drums and transformers as described above, if necessary, cushioning materials such as rubber sheets, as well as commercially available oil liquid adsorption sheets and cylindrical adsorption to prevent expansion at the time of leakage It is desirable to use materials appropriately.

In the above embodiment, the case where the waste mainly containing PCB is transported and stored has been exemplified. However, the transport container according to the present invention transports environmental pollution waste, medical pollution waste, etc. other than PCB. Can also be used in cases.
In addition, although the spring-type handle lock is illustrated as the fastening means portion for joining the upper cover and the lower tray, the present invention is not limited to this, and various fastening hardware such as one-touch metal fittings and swing bolts other than the catch clip may be used. it can.

Moreover, although the container of the specific size was illustrated as a container for conveyance concerning this invention, a container size is not restricted to these, The optimal size can be arbitrarily set according to a use use / purpose, a transport form, etc. it can. Furthermore, the transport container according to the present invention is not limited to the box-type container, and can naturally be applied to atypical or cylindrical containers.

The transport container of the present invention is optimal for transporting and storing toxic waste such as PCBs such as PCBs that have been or have been used in various industries. It is highly likely to be widely used in various industrial fields.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the outline of the container for conveyance concerning this invention. It is an enlarged view which shows the coupling | bond part of an upper cover and a lower tray. It is explanatory drawing which shows the fastening means for fastening a lower tray and an upper cover through the leg part of an upper cover. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which lifted the fastening bolt of the fastening means. FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4. It is explanatory drawing which shows the tightening state of an upper cover and a lower tray. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which loads a drum can in a lower tray. It is a side view of the container for conveyance shown in FIG.

1 Transport container 2 Upper cover (upper structure)
2f engagement recess
2g cushioning material 3 strut 4 leg 4a bottom of leg 10 lower tray (lower structure)
10f Engaging convex portion 11 Leg receiving portion 12 Tightening means 16 Fastening member 17 Fastener 18 Hook 20 Hollow body 21 Tightening bolt 21a Tightening bolt shaft 21b Tightening bolt head 22 Nut 23 Handle 24 Stop pin

Claims (1)

Consists of a box-shaped upper cover with an opening formed on the opposing surface and a lower tray. When the opposing opening surfaces are joined together, the interior is sealed by a cushioning material placed in one of the openings. In a waste transport container configured to be
The upper cover is fixed to each corner portion with a column made of a hollow body whose end reaches the bottom surface of the lower tray, and a portion protruding from the opening is used as a leg portion, and an opening edge is provided. An engagement recess is formed along this, and a buffer material is provided in this engagement recess.
The lower tray is formed with a leg receiving part for receiving the leg part by bending each corner part inward, and an engaging convex part that fits into the engaging concave part is formed along the opening edge. And
In addition, a fastening means for fastening the bottom surface of each leg portion and the lower portion of the leg receiving portion is provided below each corner portion of the lower tray . container.