WO1997036802A1 - Cluster made up of a number of tank containers coupled to one another by coupling rods and tank container suitable for making up such a cluster - Google Patents
Cluster made up of a number of tank containers coupled to one another by coupling rods and tank container suitable for making up such a cluster Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO1997036802A1 WO1997036802A1 PCT/NL1997/000158 NL9700158W WO9736802A1 WO 1997036802 A1 WO1997036802 A1 WO 1997036802A1 NL 9700158 W NL9700158 W NL 9700158W WO 9736802 A1 WO9736802 A1 WO 9736802A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- tank
- fork
- cluster
- opening
- coupling
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
- B65D90/0006—Coupling devices between containers, e.g. ISO-containers
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D88/00—Large containers
- B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
- B65D88/022—Large containers rigid in multiple arrangement, e.g. stackable, nestable, connected or joined together side-by-side
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D88/00—Large containers
- B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
- B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
- B65D88/128—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport tank containers, i.e. containers provided with supporting devices for handling
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
- B65D90/0033—Lifting means forming part of the container
Definitions
- the invention firstly relates to a tank container comprising: a tank or bin, eight corner pieces which are arranged in accordance with the corner points of a parallelepiped and which are fixed to the tank or bin and/or to a frame, wherein each corner piece comprises a horizontal plate and two vertical plates, which vertical plates have an edge cut-out intended to allow a pin to pass through, which pin can extend through openings in an end fork of a coupling rod.
- a tank container of this type is disclosed in NL-A 8902602.
- Said tank container is of such compact dimensions that it can be handled by relatively small fork-lift trucks, whilst it is possible in a simple manner to produce suitable clusters of tank containers which are entirely in line with the existing ISO container infrastructure, that is to say the clusters can be fixed to the conventional fixing points on chassis, container ships and sets of railway wagons and can be moved with the aid of the conventional container crane with yokes.
- the width of the parallelepiped is a fraction of the width of a container standardised in accordance with ISO standards (about 8 ft) such that coupling of a number of tank containers located alongside one another produces a cluster of the said ISO standard width (about 8 ft), whilst the length of the parallelepiped is equal to the length of a container standardised in accordance with ISO standards (for example about 10 ft, about 20 ft, etc. ) or is a fraction thereof such that coupling of a number of tank containers located one after the other produces a cluster of the length of an ISO standard container.
- the width of a container standardised in accordance with ISO standards is about 8 ft; however, there are containers which have a width of 8' 4", the fixing points for which (corner fittings) are, however, in the same position as those for an 8 ft ISO container. These containers also fall under the term ISO container.
- the aim of the invention is firstly so to improve a tank container mentioned in the preamble that the linking of tank containers to one another in a cluster is more robust without detracting from the ease with which the tank containers can be linked together.
- the tank container is to this end characterised in that, in addition to the said edge cut-out, a completely surrounded opening, likewise intended to allow the passage of a pin which can extend through openings in an end fork of a coupling rod, is made in each of the vertical plates of the corner pieces.
- the tank container is a container with which the tank or bin is fixed by means of retaining plates to corner pieces of a frame of parallelepiped shape which is provided, above the tank or bin, with two box sections extending between longitudinal girders of the frame for receiving the forks of a fork-lift truck, it is possible for retaining plates located only at the bottom of the tank or bin to suffice.
- the invention also relates to a cluster of a number of tank containers, wherein use is made of vertical coupling rods which have a fork at both ends, an opening being made in the two branches of said fork to allow the passage of a pin, for coupling tank containers located above and alongside one another.
- the distance between the opening in the fork branches at one end of a coupling rod and the opening in the fork branches at the other end of said coupling rod will correspond to the distance between an edge cut-out in a vertical plate of a first corner piece and a completely surrounded opening in a vertical plate of a second corner piece located directly below or above said first corner piece.
- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a tank container according to the invention.
- Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the coupling of the corner pieces of tank containers.
- FIG. 3 shows, diagrammatically, the points at which eight tank containers are joined to one another and to the chassis.
- Figure 4 shows a side view of a coupling rod which links two pairs of corner pieces to one another.
- a corner piece 3 having three plates 4, 5 and 6 perpendicular to one another is fixed at each of the corner points of the frame.
- the vertical plates 5, 6 are extended by a section 7.
- the horizontal plate 4 has an opening for a twistlock.
- Each section 7 has a cut-out 8 in the horizontal edge and a completely surrounded opening 9 located some distance therefrom in the vertical direction.
- a cluster (for example 20 ft long and 8 ft wide) is produced by placing four tank containers (with a length of, for example, 10 ft, a width of, for example, 4 ft and a height of, for example, 4.7 ft) in a square and coupling them to one another.
- a cluster of this type can be handled by means of a container crane with a standard yoke in the same way as a container standardised in accordance with ISO standards (20 ft container).
- coupling rods 10 for coupling tank containers two by two. At both ends, said coupling rods have a fork 11 with an opening 12 in the fork branches.
- Figure 4 shows an upper and a lower set of four corner pieces 3 in the middle of a square of tank containers.
- Two adjoining sections 7 of the bottom set of four are coupled to one another and to two adjoining sections 7 of the upper set of four by means of a single coupling rod 10.
- the bottom fork 11 engages over two sections 7, the openings 12 in the fork branches being in register with the openings 9 in the section 7.
- a locked-off fixing pin 13 has been inserted through said openings 12 and 9 which are in register.
- the upper fork 11 of the coupling rod likewise engages over two sections 7, but the openings 12 in the fork branches are in register with the edge cut-outs 8 in the sections 7.
- a locked-off pin 10 has likewise been inserted through these openings 12 and edge cut-outs 8 which are in register.
- the length between the openings 12 in the fork branches at one end of a coupling rod 10 and the openings 12 in the fork branches at the other end of a coupling rod 10 corresponds to the distance between an opening 9 in a first section 7 and an edge cut-out 8 in a second section 7 which is located directly below the first section 7.
- a coupling rod 10 joins two pairs of sections 7, located directly one below the other, in such a way that one of the forks is joined by means of a pin 3 extending through openings 9 and 12 to one pair of sections 7 and the other fork is joined by means of a pin 13 extending through edge cut-outs 8 and openings 12 to the other pair of sections 7.
- the coupling rod can, on the one hand, easily be brought into the correct position and can be secured by means of the pins and, on the other hand, is not able to break loose under rough conditions. If - as described in NL-A 8902602 - the forks of a coupling rod are joined to the pairs of sections 7 in such a way that the fixing pins 13 run through the edge cut-outs at either end, there can be a risk under rough conditions.
- the tank 2 is fixed inside the frame 1 because retaining plates 4 have been welded between the four lower corner pieces 3 and the tank 2. Said retaining plates can be dispensed with at the top of the tank if horizontal forces applied to the tank are transmitted to two box sections 15 for receiving the forks of a fork-lift truck, a drip tray 16 being mounted between said forks.
- the box sections are fixed between two longitudinal girders of the frame. Vertical forces applied to the tank are transmitted via the retaining plates 14 and the corner pieces 3 to the frame 1.
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DE69702312T DE69702312T2 (en) | 1996-04-03 | 1997-03-27 | GROUP CONSTRUCTED FROM SEVERAL TANK CONTAINERS CONNECTED BY RODS AND TANK CONTAINERS FOR FORMING SUCH A GROUP |
EP97914650A EP0892749B1 (en) | 1996-04-03 | 1997-03-27 | Cluster made up of a number of tank containers coupled to one another by coupling rods and tank container suitable for making up such a cluster |
AT97914650T ATE193870T1 (en) | 1996-04-03 | 1997-03-27 | GROUP MADE UP OF SEVERAL TANK CONTAINERS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY RODS AND TANK CONTAINERS TO FORM SUCH A GROUP |
AU21804/97A AU2180497A (en) | 1996-04-03 | 1997-03-27 | Cluster made up of a number of tank containers coupled to one another by coupling rods and tank container suitable for making up such a cluster |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
NL1002776A NL1002776C2 (en) | 1996-04-03 | 1996-04-03 | Cluster of a number of tank containers coupled together by coupling rods and tank container suitable for building such a cluster. |
NL1002776 | 1996-04-03 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO1997036802A1 true WO1997036802A1 (en) | 1997-10-09 |
Family
ID=19762609
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/NL1997/000158 WO1997036802A1 (en) | 1996-04-03 | 1997-03-27 | Cluster made up of a number of tank containers coupled to one another by coupling rods and tank container suitable for making up such a cluster |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP0892749B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE193870T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2180497A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69702312T2 (en) |
NL (1) | NL1002776C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1997036802A1 (en) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2349140A (en) * | 1999-04-21 | 2000-10-25 | Air Cargo Equipment | Cargo container |
CN102259736A (en) * | 2010-05-31 | 2011-11-30 | 新柜实业股份有限公司 | Container provided with turnover fork pocket |
CN111075252A (en) * | 2019-12-20 | 2020-04-28 | 中建集成房屋有限公司 | Two-layer modular fire station and construction method thereof |
CN111075251A (en) * | 2019-12-20 | 2020-04-28 | 中建集成房屋有限公司 | Three-layer modular fire station and construction method thereof |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE102004016812A1 (en) * | 2004-04-06 | 2005-10-27 | Schrader T + A Fahrzeugbau Gmbh & Co. Kg | System to be used for conversion of articulated lorry, comprising additional upper frame and locking elements |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE2617582A1 (en) * | 1976-04-22 | 1977-11-03 | Friedhelm Boecker | Ten foot freight container - is detachably secured to others to form 20 or 40 foot unit |
NL8902602A (en) * | 1989-10-20 | 1991-05-16 | Hendrik Bernardus Bastiaan Van | Compact tank container construction - has parallel pipe drum frame and tubes for fork lift truck jaws |
-
1996
- 1996-04-03 NL NL1002776A patent/NL1002776C2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
-
1997
- 1997-03-27 EP EP97914650A patent/EP0892749B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-03-27 AT AT97914650T patent/ATE193870T1/en active
- 1997-03-27 DE DE69702312T patent/DE69702312T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-03-27 WO PCT/NL1997/000158 patent/WO1997036802A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1997-03-27 AU AU21804/97A patent/AU2180497A/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE2617582A1 (en) * | 1976-04-22 | 1977-11-03 | Friedhelm Boecker | Ten foot freight container - is detachably secured to others to form 20 or 40 foot unit |
NL8902602A (en) * | 1989-10-20 | 1991-05-16 | Hendrik Bernardus Bastiaan Van | Compact tank container construction - has parallel pipe drum frame and tubes for fork lift truck jaws |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2349140A (en) * | 1999-04-21 | 2000-10-25 | Air Cargo Equipment | Cargo container |
US6454112B1 (en) | 1999-04-21 | 2002-09-24 | Air Cargo Equipment (Uk) Limited | Cargo containers |
GB2349140B (en) * | 1999-04-21 | 2002-12-11 | Air Cargo Equipment | Cargo containers |
CN102259736A (en) * | 2010-05-31 | 2011-11-30 | 新柜实业股份有限公司 | Container provided with turnover fork pocket |
CN102259736B (en) * | 2010-05-31 | 2013-08-14 | 新柜实业股份有限公司 | Container provided with turnover fork pocket |
CN111075252A (en) * | 2019-12-20 | 2020-04-28 | 中建集成房屋有限公司 | Two-layer modular fire station and construction method thereof |
CN111075251A (en) * | 2019-12-20 | 2020-04-28 | 中建集成房屋有限公司 | Three-layer modular fire station and construction method thereof |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
NL1002776C2 (en) | 1997-10-06 |
EP0892749B1 (en) | 2000-06-14 |
EP0892749A1 (en) | 1999-01-27 |
AU2180497A (en) | 1997-10-22 |
DE69702312D1 (en) | 2000-07-20 |
ATE193870T1 (en) | 2000-06-15 |
DE69702312T2 (en) | 2000-11-30 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4771706A (en) | Container carrying railroad car with support castings | |
US5072845A (en) | Modular cargo container and a bottom support member therefor | |
US4876968A (en) | Container carrying railroad car with improved support system | |
US4949646A (en) | Container carrying railroad car with improved support system | |
CN203255547U (en) | Transporting container and transporting container stack | |
WO2001012530A1 (en) | Freight container | |
US4955956A (en) | Transport tank | |
US5188252A (en) | Freight container | |
EP0892749B1 (en) | Cluster made up of a number of tank containers coupled to one another by coupling rods and tank container suitable for making up such a cluster | |
US4909157A (en) | Container carrying railroad car with improved support system | |
US5115933A (en) | Freight container | |
EP0598885B1 (en) | Lift fitting for cargo containers | |
KR910002171B1 (en) | Freight containers | |
EP0569431B1 (en) | Lift fitting for cargo containers | |
US5348175A (en) | Lift fitting for cargo containers | |
WO2003018436A1 (en) | Load carrier | |
EP1775203B1 (en) | Semitrailer | |
NL9301710A (en) | Tank container | |
CA2059259C (en) | Lift fitting for cargo containers | |
JPH0311193Y2 (en) | ||
CN210502908U (en) | Boxcar bottom plate and boxcar | |
GB2319017A (en) | Freight Container Corner Fittings | |
WO1989011428A1 (en) | A transport tank, particularly for dangerous substances | |
GB2293597A (en) | Container Construction | |
EP2189394B1 (en) | Swap body for the transport of glass panels |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AK | Designated states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY CA CH CN CU CZ DE DK EE ES FI GB GE GH HU IL IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MD MG MK MN MW MX NO NZ PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK TJ TM TR TT UA UG US UZ VN YU AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM |
|
AL | Designated countries for regional patents |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): GH KE LS MW SD SZ UG AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE BF |
|
DFPE | Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101) | ||
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application | ||
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 1997914650 Country of ref document: EP |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: JP Ref document number: 97535153 Format of ref document f/p: F |
|
WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 1997914650 Country of ref document: EP |
|
REG | Reference to national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: 8642 |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: CA |
|
WWG | Wipo information: grant in national office |
Ref document number: 1997914650 Country of ref document: EP |