JPH05105241A - Container high speed stevedooring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the stevedooring work efficiency of a high speed stevedooring apparatus suitable for an air floating type very high speed physical distributing ship by suspending containers arranged in a line of the beam on a container carriage through slingers to be transfer-loaded on a ship. CONSTITUTION:At the time of shipping work, containers 4 are carried to a stevedooring quay wall 20 by a truck 14, and the containers 4 are transferred one by one on a conveyer 8 by an oscillating arm 10 with a container spreader and aligned in a line of the beam. Subsequently, a container carriage 1 is moved by the containers 4, and hangers 3 of the respective slingers 2 are locked in the respective containers 4 by workers. After that, the conveyer 8 and the carriage 1 are moved at the same speed toward a ship, a ship is floated by adjusting the ship draft, and the respective containers 4 are stored in a fixture 6 also serving as an entry guide on a deck and fixed. Subsequently, the respective hangers 3 are detached from the respective containers 4, and then the ship is lowered to the initial ship draft.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container high-speed cargo handling apparatus applied to an air levitation type ultra-high speed physical distribution ship.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container crane has been used for loading and unloading containers one by one by a lift-on / lift-off type cargo handling. In the case of Ferry, the cargo was loaded and unloaded by roll-on / roll-off type cargo handling using a trailer.

[0003]

In the above conventional cargo handling system, since the containers are loaded or unloaded one by one, the work efficiency of cargo handling is poor. Further, a conventional example in which a large number of containers are simultaneously loaded or unloaded is shown in FIGS. FIG. 10 shows that a crane a, a balance b, and a pallet c are used to simultaneously load many containers g,
This is an example of unloading. FIG. 11 shows an example of loading and unloading a large number of containers g at the same time by using a gantry d movable by rollers. In either case, the ship side, the land side, and the cargo handling between them are a system. There was a problem that it was not suitable for high-speed loading and unloading because it was not summarized. 10 and 11, e is a quay and f is a ship.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a container high-speed cargo handling apparatus capable of high-speed cargo handling and improving the work efficiency of cargo handling. There is a point.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the container high-speed cargo handling device of the present invention comprises a gantry provided on a cargo berth so as to be movable in the ship length direction, and horizontally supported by the gantry. A guide rail with a length that covers the range from the deck on the ship to the cargo handling space on the quay,
A container carriage with a controllable movement speed and stop position that moves in the ship width direction on the guide rail, and container hanging metal fittings that are arranged at equal intervals in the ship width direction on the bottom surface of the container carriage and at the lower end of each A plurality of container suspension lines, a horizontal conveyor that is supported at a position below the guide rail of the gantry and that is provided with an inclined portion at the end on the ship side to transfer the container to and from the container carriage, A swing arm with a container spreader is provided at the end of the horizontal conveyor on the land side to transfer the container between the horizontal conveyor and the track.

Further, the present invention is, in a high-speed cargo handling apparatus, a ditch adjusting means provided on a ship and a container entry guide / fixer arranged on the upper deck of the ship in a cross-shaped manner at equal intervals in the ship width direction and the ship length direction. With the metal fittings, the container entry guide / fixing metal fitting has an inner size that matches the container size.

[0007]

The high-speed container handling apparatus of the present invention is constructed as described above, and during the loading operation, the container 4 is carried by the truck to the cargo handling quay, and the swinging arm with the container spreader conveys the containers one by one. Move it up to align one row width, then move the container carriages above each container so that the worker can lock the container hanging metal fittings of each hanging rope to each container, and then the conveyor. And the container carrier are moved at the same speed in the direction of the vessel, and when each container reaches the inclined part of the conveyor, each suspension line is extended, and each container is suspended by the container carrier without impact, and then the container Entry guides on the upper deck of the ship by moving the carriage onto the ship, then adjusting the waterfall of the ship to float the ship And housed in the fixed bracket, each container is fixed to the fixing bracket, and then remove the container lifting lugs of the suspending member from the container, then undo the Kissui of the ship to complete the loading operation. In addition, when unloading, the same procedure is followed, but in reverse order, and each container is unloaded from the ship to the loading dock.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a container high-speed cargo handling device of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. The high-speed container handling device of the present invention is an air cushion bet cell (AIR).
CUSION VESSEL (hereinafter referred to as ACV) is used mainly for container handling of a traveling ship by floating the hull by air pressure.

1 to 6 shows a large number of containers 4 at a time.
Is a container carriage for transporting ships between land and ship. The container carriage 1 includes a plurality of container suspension ropes 2 for lifting each container 4 and each suspension rope 2
And a container suspension metal fitting 3 attached to the lower end of the. A landing (not shown) for operating the hanging metal fittings is provided at the front and rear of the container carrier 1.

The container carriage 1 is movable in the ship width direction by a roller 16 attached to the container carriage 1 and a guide rail 7 supported by a gantry 9 and extending horizontally. There are various types of drive devices for the container carriage 1 in the ship width direction. Here, as an example, a winch device 11 provided on the guide rail 7 and sheaves 13 attached to both ends of the guide rail 7 are provided. And a rope 12 which is suspended between the sheaves 13 and 13 and whose upper middle portion is wound around the winch 11 and whose lower middle portion is attached to the container carrier 1.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an ACV hull, on which levitation equipment (drinking water adjusting means) (not shown) is mounted, so that the water drainage can be adjusted arbitrarily. For example, the water is adjusted by pouring water into a buoyancy tank on the side wall of the ship or by injecting air into the air cushion chamber. Due to the nature of ACV, the container 4 is installed only on the deck, not inside the hold.

A container entry guide / fixing metal 6 is provided on the deck of the ACV hull 5 so that when the container 4 is loaded by the floating of the hull 5, this loading can be performed all at once. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the container entry guide / fixing bracket 6 has an inner dimension corresponding to the dimension of the container 4 and an inclined guide surface, and is provided on the upper deck of the vessel in the ship width direction and the vessel length direction. Are arranged in a cross pattern at even intervals.

1, 8 and 9 are conveyors, which are supported by a gantry 9 and which transfer the container 4 to and from the container carrier 1. Further, the conveyor 8 has an inclination that becomes lower toward the ship side by providing a height difference between the pulleys 8a and 8b, and the takeoff and landing of the container 4 with respect to the conveyor 8 are performed in cooperation with the container suspension rope 2. It is like this. At that time, the moving speeds of the container carriage 1 and the conveyor 8 are controlled by a control device (not shown) to be the same. A drive pulley 8c is provided at the land side end of the conveyor 8.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an oscillating arm with a container spreader. The oscillating arm 10 is pivotally supported by a mount 17 extending from the gantry 9, and transfers the container 4 between the conveyor 8 and the track 18. A remote-controlled container spreader 14 is provided at the tip of the swing arm 10. The swing arm 10 is swung by a hydraulic cylinder (not shown) or the like, and the conveyor 8 is controlled to intermittently operate the containers 4 one by one in synchronization with the swing cycle of the swing arm 10. It

The gantry 9 is provided with a guide rail 7, a conveyor 8, a swing arm 10, etc., and wheels 15 are provided on the legs of the gantry 9.
It is possible to move on the quay 20 in the front-back direction of the ship. 2 of FIG.
1 is Fuender. Next, the operation of the container high-speed cargo handling device shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 will be specifically described. (1) At the time of shipping, the containers 14 are transported to the cargo handling quay 20 by the truck 14, and the containers 4 are transported one by one by the swing arm 19 with a container spreader.
Move to the top and align one row width (see Figure 2). (2) In this state, the container carriage 1 is moved onto these containers 4, and the worker locks the container hanging metal fittings 3 of the hanging ropes 2 on the containers 4 (see FIG. 3). (3) After that, the conveyor 8 and the container carriage 1 are moved toward the ship at the same speed. When each container 4 reaches the inclined portion of the conveyor 8, each hanging rope 2 extends and each container 4 is hung on the container carrier 1 without impact (see FIG. 4). (4) In this state, move the container carriage 1 onto the ship (see FIG. 5), then adjust the water drainage of the ship to float the ship and make each container 4 an entry guide on the upper deck of the ship. The container 4 is housed in the fixing bracket 6 and each container 4 is fixed to the entry guide / fixing bracket 6 (see FIGS. 6 and 9). (5) Next, the container hanging metal fittings 3 of the respective hanging ropes 2 are removed from the respective containers 4, and then the ship is lowered to the original water-saving condition to complete the cargo handling work (see FIG. 7). (6) When unloading, the respective containers 4 are unloaded from the ship to the cargo handling quay 20 in the same manner, but in the reverse order.

Each of the container suspension ropes 2 attached to the container carrier 1 smoothes the take-off of the container 4 from the conveyor 8 at the time of loading the container and at the time of spotting on the ship, an entry guide / fixing metal fitting on the ship. In cooperation with 6, the individual containers 4 can flexibly respond to the shaking of the ship. Also, even if the AVC hull 5 rises excessively during loading of the container 4,
There is a margin in height for the length of the suspension rope 2, and the accident of pushing up the container carriage 1 and the guide rail 7 is prevented.

The container hanging fitting 3 can be easily removed depending on the degree of freedom of the hanging rope 2. The hanging rope 2 and the container hanging metal fitting 3 are sufficiently lightweight and easy to handle. The conveyor 8 is automatically operated at the same speed in synchronization with the reciprocating movement of the container carrier 1. Also conveyor 8
When the container 4 is received, the swinging arm 10 picks up the landing container 4 and moves the container 4 by the distance between the hanging metal fittings of the container carrier 1 to prepare for the next container 4 loading. This is automatically performed in synchronization with the operation of the swing arm 10.

A container spreader 14 is swingably attached to the tip end of the swing arm 10 so that the container 4 is always held vertically downward, which hinders landing on the conveyor 8 and the track 18. Absent. The container spreader 14 is provided with a guide flap and a twist lock which can be operated remotely, and enables spotting and picking up quickly.

[0019]

As described above, the high-speed container handling apparatus of the present invention transports the containers 4 to the cargo handling quay by the truck during the shipping operation, and transfers the containers one by one by the swing arm with the container spreader. Then, one row of ship width is aligned, and then the container carriers are moved to above the containers so that the worker can lock the container hanging metal fittings of each hanging rope to each container, and then the conveyor and the container carrier. Move the azaleas in the direction of the vessel at the same speed, and when each container reaches the inclined part of the conveyor, extend each suspension line and hang each container without impact by the container carriage, then the container carriage. Move to the top of the ship, then adjust the waterfall of the ship to float the ship and place each container on the upper deck of the ship as an entry guide and fixing bracket. Is accommodated in the respective container is fixed to the fixing bracket, and then remove the container lifting lugs of the suspending member from the container, then undo the Kissui of the ship,
Complete the cargo handling work. Further, at the time of unloading, the same procedure is followed, but the order is reversed, and each container is unloaded from the ship to the cargo berth, so that high-speed cargo handling can be performed and the cargo handling work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a container high-speed cargo handling device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view showing a loading state from a truck to a conveyor.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view showing a moving state of the container carrier above the conveyor.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view showing a moving state of the conveyor, the container, and the container carrier in the vessel direction.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view showing a moving state of the container and the container carrier on the ship.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing a floating state of the ship.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the ship descends to the original waterfall.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a container entry guide and fixing bracket.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a container entry guide and fixing bracket.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of conventional cargo handling work.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another example of conventional cargo handling work.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Container Carriage 2 Container Suspension Line 3 Container Suspension Bracket 5 Hull 6 Container Entry Guide and Fixing Bracket 7 Guide Rail 8 Horizontal Conveyor 9 Gantry 10 Swing Arm with Container Spreader 20 Cargo Wharf

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gantry provided on a cargo pier so as to be movable in the ship length direction, and a guide rail having a length that is horizontally supported by the gantry and covers a range from a deck on a ship to a cargo space on the quay. A container carriage with a controllable movement speed and stop position that moves in the ship width direction on the guide rail, and container hanging metal fittings that are arranged at equal intervals in the ship width direction on the bottom surface of the container carriage and at the lower end of each A plurality of container suspension lines, a horizontal conveyor that is supported at a position below the guide rail of the gantry and that is provided with an inclined portion at the end on the ship side to transfer the container to and from the container carriage, A swing arm with a container spreader that is provided at the end of the horizontal conveyor on the land side and that transfers the container between the horizontal conveyor and the truck. The high-speed container handling equipment that is characterized by 2. A container entry guide, comprising: a waterfall adjusting means provided on a ship; and container entry guides and fixing metal fittings, which are arranged on the upper deck of the ship at regular intervals in the ship width direction and the ship length direction, in a grid pattern. 2. The container high-speed cargo handling device according to claim 1, wherein the guide / fixing metal piece has an inner size corresponding to the size of the container.