EP1634768A2 - Zusammenklappbare Vorrichtung zur Befestigung von Containern auf Fahrzeugen - Google Patents

Zusammenklappbare Vorrichtung zur Befestigung von Containern auf Fahrzeugen Download PDF

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EP1634768A2
EP1634768A2 EP04255533A EP04255533A EP1634768A2 EP 1634768 A2 EP1634768 A2 EP 1634768A2 EP 04255533 A EP04255533 A EP 04255533A EP 04255533 A EP04255533 A EP 04255533A EP 1634768 A2 EP1634768 A2 EP 1634768A2
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flatrack
posts
collapsible
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collapsible flatrack
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Martin Clive-Smith
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Clive Smith Cowley Ltd
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    • 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
    • B65D88/129—Transporter frames for 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
    • B65D88/52—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D88/522—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected all side walls hingedly connected to each other or to another component of the container

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  • Capture, handling and support fittings, such as box castings, located at container front corner end extremities are also specially chamfered to clear a tractor unit cab.
  • flat racks can be mounted either way round upon a trailer - and so would need to be chamfered at both ends.
  • folding corner post hinge profiles are affected by the cut away - making it difficult to preserve strength and geometry.
  • corner chamfer needs to be provided both when collapsed and erect - to avoid cab interference.
  • a collapsible flatrack has one or more recessed end posts set at or within an end turning arc to provide end operating clearance for mounting upon an articulated trailer drawn by tractor.
  • Opposed corner end posts may be longitudinally or laterally recessed or inset in a platform base.
  • capture, handling and support fittings are recessed within the flatrack planform, to preserve end operating clearance.
  • An end wall infill panel set between opposed corner end posts can be canted relatively to preserve end clearance.
  • an end wall infill panel set between opposed corner end posts can be canted to provide end operating clearance whilst allowing lie flat collapse fold upon a platform base.
  • a collapsible flatrack comprises folding end posts, mounted upon hinges inset from platform base ends, with outward canted intervening end wall panel infill, surmounted by capture,handling and support fittings at standardised handling span, aligned with platform base extremities.
  • a post hinge outer element is chamfered to preserve end operating clearance, whether erect upright or collapse folded.
  • end posts may be lockable.
  • a collapsible flatrack 11 is depicted in Figure 1 B with erected opposed in walls - desirably locked in situ.
  • Figure 2 depicts erect corner end posts 13 with intervening end wall 12 infill panel 22 - pivot mounted close to, but marginally inset at a lower end from the base deck 21 outward extremity.
  • a corresponding end arrangement is featured at an opposite deck 21 end - as reflected in Figure 1 B.
  • Corner end posts 13 are capped by capture, handling and support fittings, in this case configured as corner box castings 14.
  • a casting 14 features handling access apertures 15 in its outermost side faces.
  • An inset top face (not shown) has a profiled aperture to locate a proprietary twist lock.
  • post 13 At the bottom of post 13 is an inward-folding hinge 16 with outer travel limit abutment - to define erect post 13 stance and (inset) disposition.
  • An outer hinge element 17 and an inner hinge element 18 are pinned together by a pivot pin 19 and a locking pin 20.
  • Outer hinge element 17 is secured (say, welded) to platform base 21.
  • panel 22 adopts an outward canted or splayed stance or lean, as depicted in Figures 2 and 3C.
  • This 'lean' in turn presents upper capture, handling and support fittings, such as box castings 14, to a position outboard of post hinge 16 and at full base 21 standardised span.
  • panel 22 lies just (marginally) inside a broken line 23 - representing an extremity of a preferred envelope for containers 11 of this standardised length or span.
  • a cab arc line or locus 24 indicates a cylindrical surface of rotation - behind which any part of a container 11 must lie, in order safely to clear a cab 31 of a tractor unit 32 pulling and articulated trailer 33 bearing the container 11.
  • Another line 25 indicates a container 11 lateral or width extremity or transverse span.
  • post 13 has been recessed, or inset upon base 21.
  • post 13 is configured as an 'I' beam with outer flange 27.
  • End wall panel 22 is also located within arc line 24 and connected structurally to flange 27 by an intervening web 28.
  • Figures 2 and 3C show web 28 outward wedge profile taper or flare, as it rises up post 13.
  • Outer post flange 27 is close to vertical, and clear of arc 24, over its full height - whereas panel 22 leans or is canted out as it rises, with infill taper of web 28.
  • collapse folded flatrack 11 can be used as a platform flat for cargo, or stacked one upon another, as shown in Figure 1A, for economical (return empty) storage and transport.
  • end wall 12 would not have been able to fold flat upon base 21, or lie inset within arc 24.
  • Figure 2 shows, a capture, handling and support fitting, in this case configured as a box casting 29 attached to hinge inner element 18.
  • casting 29 When folded to the position depicted in Figure 4, casting 29 overlies over a bottom deck edge capture, handling and support fitting, again a box casting 14'.
  • Casting 14' in turn lies at a shorter 40ft (12.2m) longitudinal span - this position being a standardised location compatible with established container transport and handling equipment.
  • casting 29 above casting 14' enables standardised crane spreaders and other containers to interface with it.
  • casting 29 When erect, casting 29 lies (well) within arc 24 - yet, when folded, it lies at, or close to, the uppermost surface of the folded flat rack 11.
  • Figure 3B shows a section BB' taken through hinge inner element 18 and the lower part of end wall panel 22 - here recessed or inset well within line 23.
  • bottom castings 14 located at 40ft (12.2m) span from one end of flatrack 11.
  • post 13-rather than being recessed or inset longitudinally from line 23 to the position shown - be recessed laterally or transversely, to point 30 in Figure 3B, where arc 24 meets line 23.
  • flange 27 could lie in a plane parallel to the plane of end wall infill panel 22.
  • a disadvantage of this arrangement is that the width of post 13 and its inboard location would necessitate narrowing of base 21 to receive it when folded.
  • post 13 might then be configured as a flat plate of narrower proportions.

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  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Methods And Devices For Loading And Unloading (AREA)
EP04255533A 2003-09-13 2004-09-13 Zusammenklappbare Vorrichtung zur Befestigung von Containern auf Fahrzeugen Withdrawn EP1634768A3 (de)

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GB0321453A GB0321453D0 (en) 2003-09-13 2003-09-13 Extra length collapsible flatrack

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2008117252A3 (en) * 2007-03-02 2009-03-12 Domino Flatracks Ltd Pre-loading
CN102556537A (zh) * 2012-01-12 2012-07-11 上海颖硕金属材料有限公司 一种新型折叠箱及装配方法

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB8724356D0 (en) * 1987-10-16 1987-11-18 Clive Smith Martin Locking system
GB9403569D0 (en) * 1994-02-24 1994-04-13 Clive Smith Martin Counter balancing for collapsible flatracks
GB9918544D0 (en) * 1999-08-06 1999-10-06 Clive Smith Martin A hinge for a collapsible flatrack

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2008117252A3 (en) * 2007-03-02 2009-03-12 Domino Flatracks Ltd Pre-loading
CN102556537A (zh) * 2012-01-12 2012-07-11 上海颖硕金属材料有限公司 一种新型折叠箱及装配方法

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