KR20110062492A - Container loading apparatus and floating body with the apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A container loading apparatus and a floating body attached with the same are provided to load a container in an inside space formed by a loading unit by securing an admission part of a container by rotating between an upper bar and a lower bar. CONSTITUTION: A container loading apparatus contains plural loading units(100) formed at regular intervals. The loading unit comprises: a lower bar(110) whose one end is fixed vertically by a base; an upper bar(120) connected to the other end of the lower bar; and a hinge joint(130) connecting the upper bar and the lower bar to rotate the upper bar on the other end of the lower bar, wherein a container is loaded into an inside space between the loading units.

Description

CONTAINER LOADING APPARATUS AND FLOATING BODY WITH THE APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a container loading device, and more particularly, to a container loading device for easily loading a container despite a fluctuation of a ship, and to a floating body capable of unloading cargo at sea away from the land. It is about.

Maritime transportation using ships as a means of moving goods between remote areas uses less energy than other means of transportation and the transportation cost is low, making up a large part of international trade.

Recently, in the sea transportation using a container, a large sized ship is used to improve the efficiency of transportation, which is to secure the economics of transportation by increasing the amount of transportation of the vessel. Accordingly, more and more ports are required to have mooring and unloading facilities for docking large vessels.

However, ports that can dock large container ships are limited at home and abroad, and the construction of such ports requires a lot of expenses due to dredging to maintain the required port depth, and requires a large place. In addition, due to the construction of a large port has a lot of influence on the surrounding environment, such as causing a traffic jam or destruction of the coastal environment, there are many restrictions on the construction of a large port.

Therefore, there is a need for the development of a new system for unloading cargo at sea offshore, without the need to dock large vessels on the quay of the port on land. Patent invention (registration number 10-0895604) regarding the cargo transfer method used was received.

1 shows a schematic view of the mobile harbor shown in the patent, the mobile port 10 can be carried out using the crane 20, the loading port 10 (a) is a mobile port 10 1 (b) shows the unloading between the mobile port 10 and the land pier 40.

Here, the mobile port 10 includes a platform having a space for loading or unloading cargo, a cargo transport device for loading and unloading cargo between the container ship 30 and the platform, and loading and unloading cargo. And a buffer connection device for maintaining the connected state of the platform without colliding with the container ship 30.

Loading and unloading of cargo is required to move several tons or tens of tons of cargo, so it is required to maintain the equilibrium of the vessel and the container to be loaded as a mobile port, but at sea, due to the influence of wind, blue, or algae Since the fluctuation of the ship is indispensable, there is a need for a device having a structure in which the container can be easily loaded while the ship is working at sea despite the fluctuation.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the necessity as described above, the present invention is a container loading device that allows easy loading of the container despite the fluctuation of the vessel and a ship that can be quickly unloaded at sea using the same The purpose is to provide.

The present invention relates to a lower bar having one end vertically supported by a base, an upper bar connected at another end of the lower bar, and connecting the upper bar and the lower bar such that the upper bar pivots about the other end of the lower bar. A plurality of stacking units including a hinge joint are provided at intervals from each other, and provides a container stacking apparatus in which a container is stacked between the plurality of stacking units.

Two or more loading units are installed at a horizontal interval, and the horizontal intervals between the loading units may correspond to the width of the container. In addition, four or more loading units are installed at longitudinal intervals, and the longitudinal intervals between the loading units may correspond to the length of the container.

The container loading apparatus may further include a controller for adjusting a turning angle of the upper bar. The controller may adjust a turning angle of the upper bar in response to the rolling of the base. In detail, the controller may expand the entry space of the container by turning the upper bar to the outer space in response to the rolling of the base. Alternatively, the controller may pivot the upper bar in response to the rolling of the base so that the direction of the upper bar is directed toward the container side.

The lower bar may restrict the turning angle of the upper bar so that the upper bar does not pivot more than a predetermined angle. The upper bar may be made of an elastic material.

Meanwhile, the present invention provides a float on which the container loading device is installed. A plurality of container loading apparatuses may be installed, and adjacent container loading apparatuses may share some of the plurality of loading units.

According to the container loading apparatus according to the present invention, in spite of the rolling of the vessel, the container can be easily loaded into the inner space formed by the loading unit by securing the entry inlet of the container by turning between the upper bar and the lower bar. Therefore, this can be used to quickly and smoothly unload containers at sea.

According to the present invention, it is possible to unload a large container ship even in a small port while utilizing the existing land port, it is possible to efficiently handle the cargo transportation of a large container ship that requires deep water depth to strengthen the future port system competitiveness Will contribute to.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated and described in the drawings. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related well-known technologies or functions may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. do.

2 is a plan view showing a schematic view of a container loading apparatus installed in a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of a container loading apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a standard container. Here, the longitudinal direction of the ship is defined as the longitudinal direction, and the width direction of the ship is defined as the transverse direction.

First, the standard of the container C will be described with reference to FIG. 4. Commonly used containers include a Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) container and a Forty-foot Equivalent Unit (FEU) container. TEU containers are 20 feet long (L), FEU containers are 40 feet long (L), and both containers are 8 feet wide (W) and 8 feet high (H). Is the same in inches.

Referring to FIG. 3, the present invention provides a container loading apparatus for guiding the container to be easily loaded despite the fluctuation of the vessel.

The container loading apparatus includes a plurality of loading units 100 including a lower bar 110, an upper bar 120, and a hinge joint 130, and serves as an interior space between the plurality of loading units 100. The container C is loaded. The lower bar 110 is vertically supported at one end by a base (here, the floating body 200 itself). The upper bar 120 is connected at the other end of the lower bar 110. The hinge joint 130 connects the upper bar 120 and the lower bar 110 with the upper bar 120 so that the upper bar 120 pivots (ie, pivots) about the other end of the lower bar 110. Connect the lower bar 110.

Unlike the fixed lower bar 110, the upper bar 120 may expand the entry space of the container C by turning. Alternatively, the upper bar 120 may be pivoted so that the direction of the upper bar 120 faces the container C side. The lower bar 110 may restrict the turning angle of the upper bar 120 so that the upper bar 120 does not pivot more than a predetermined angle. 3 illustrates a structure in which the portion of the upper bar 110 protruding below the hinge joint 130 cannot be pivoted more than a predetermined angle by the inner wall of the lower 120. Alternatively, the upper bar 120 may be made of an elastic material so that the container C may be more easily loaded.

Referring to FIG. 2, the present invention provides a floating body 200 in which the container loading apparatus described above is installed. Floating body 200 may be a general ship or a mobile port, may have its own power source.

A plurality of container loading apparatuses are installed in the floating body 200, and the plurality of container loading apparatuses may share some of the plurality of loading units 100. In the embodiment of the present invention, each container loading device shares two neighboring container loading devices and two loading units 100. In FIG. 2, the loading unit 100 is shown to be shared only between neighboring container loading devices in the transverse direction (the width direction of the ship), but the loading unit (between the adjacent container loading devices in the longitudinal direction (the longitudinal direction of the ship) ( It is also possible to share 100). In the case of a container loading device in which four loading units 100 correspond to the specifications of a TEU container, if the neighboring container loading device in the longitudinal direction shares two loading units 100, the FEU container loads two containers. It can be loaded using the device.

Loading unit 100 is provided with two or more with a horizontal gap, the horizontal gap between the loading unit 100 may correspond to the width (W) of the container. In addition, the loading unit 100 is provided with two or more pairs with a longitudinal interval, the longitudinal interval between the loading unit 100 may correspond to the length (L) of the container. In FIG. 2 the loading unit 100 is spaced in the transverse direction corresponding to the width of the container (8 feet) and in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the length of the TEU container (20 feet) or the length of the FEU container (40 feet). At intervals, all four are prepared. Alternatively, the stacking unit 100 may be provided in three pairs, six in all, at intervals corresponding to 20 feet in the longitudinal direction, and may be utilized for both the TEU container and the FEU container.

The controller 150 adjusts the turning angle of the upper bar 120 around the hinge joint 130, and in the embodiment of the present invention, the upper bar 120 corresponds to the rolling of the base (here, the floating body 200 itself). Turn). A detection means (not shown) for detecting the rolling of the floating body 200 and a driving means (not shown) for turning the upper bar 120 may be provided.

5 and 6 are front views showing how the container stacking device operates when there is rolling of the floating body, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5, the controller 150 pivots the upper bars 120 of the two loading units 100 in opposite directions when the floating body 200 is rolled, that is, the outer space of the container loading device. It is possible to extend the entry space of the container (C) by turning in the direction. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6, the controller 150 pivots the upper bars 120 of the two loading units 100 in the same direction when the floating body 200 is rolled, thereby allowing the two upper bars 120 to rotate. ) Can be directed toward the container (C) side so that the space in which the container can enter can be maintained.

According to the container loading apparatus according to the present invention, even if rolling occurs on the floating body 200 and the loading apparatus itself is inclined, the container C enters through the pivot between the upper bar 120 and the lower bar 110. By securing a space, the container C can be easily loaded into the internal space formed by the loading unit 100, and thus, the container C can be quickly and smoothly unloaded at sea. To be.

As mentioned above, although specific embodiment of this invention was described, this is only an illustration and this invention is not limited to this, It should be interpreted that it has the broadest range based on the basic idea disclosed in this specification. Those skilled in the art can change the material, size, etc. of each component according to the application field, it is possible to implement a pattern of the shape not shown by combining or replacing the disclosed embodiments, but this is also not departing from the scope of the present invention. In addition, those skilled in the art can easily change or modify the disclosed embodiments based on the present specification, it is apparent that such changes or modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a view showing a schematic view of a mobile port shown in the prior patent.

2 is a plan view showing a schematic view of a container loading apparatus installed in a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of a container loading apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a standard container.

5 and 6 are front views showing how the container stacking device operates when there is rolling of the floating body, respectively.

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100: loading unit 110: lower bar

120: upper bar 130: hinge joint

150: control unit 200: floating body

C: container

Claims (11)

A lower bar whose one end is vertically fixed and supported by the base, An upper bar connected at the other end of the lower bar, A hinge joint connecting the upper bar and the lower bar such that the upper bar pivots about the other end of the lower bar. It includes a plurality of loading units are provided spaced from each other, Container loading apparatus in which a container is loaded into an inner space between the plurality of loading units. The method of claim 1, The stacking unit is installed at least two at intervals in the horizontal direction, The transverse spacing between the loading units corresponds to the width of the container. The method of claim 2, The loading unit is installed more than four at longitudinal intervals, And a longitudinal gap between the loading units corresponds to the length of the container. The method of claim 1, And a control unit for adjusting a turning angle of the upper bar. 5. The method of claim 4, The control unit is a container loading apparatus for adjusting the turning angle of the upper bar in response to the rolling of the base. The method of claim 5, The control unit is a container loading apparatus for extending the entry space of the container by turning the upper bar to the outer space in response to the rolling of the base. The method of claim 5, The control unit rotates the upper bar in response to the rolling of the base so that the direction of the upper bar toward the container side. The method of claim 1, The lower bar is a container loading device for constraining the turning angle of the upper bar so that the upper bar is not turned over a certain angle. The method of claim 1, The upper bar is a container loading device consisting of an elastic material. The floating body in which the container loading apparatus of any one of Claims 1-9 is installed. The method of claim 10, The container loading device is provided with a plurality, The container loading apparatuses adjacent to each other share a part of the plurality of loading units.

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