JPH06100077A - Container for both truck and rail transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] By lifting the roof, it can be used for both truck and rail transport, and four vehicles can be installed on the floor. [Structure] Pillars 9, 10, 1 extending vertically from the floor 8
The roof portion 15 is supported by the pair of vertical beams 14 and the pair of horizontal beams 13 fixed to the tip ends of the first and the second beams 12. Doors 6, 7 are pivotally mounted at the rear end which can form an extension of the side wall of the container. Guide member 2 extending vertically downward from the roof
The guide storage member 22 that slidably accommodates 0 is a vertical beam 1
It is provided between the floor 4 and the floor 8. To raise and lower the roof,
A hydraulic cylinder 24 for raising and lowering the guide member 20 is provided in the side wall of the container. Two lifting floors 30 and 31 are vertically arranged in the container 1, and a guide storage member 45 slidably storing the guide blocks 41 provided on both sides of each lifting floor is provided between the vertical beam 14 and the floor 8. It is provided in. The guide block 4 for raising and lowering the lifting floors 30 and 31
A hydraulic cylinder 51 for raising and lowering 1 is provided in the side wall of the container.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a versatile container for both truck and rail transportation, and more particularly to a container in which four vehicles can be mounted on top and bottom two.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to utilize the characteristics of a truck's agile freight carrying capacity and the characteristics of a rail's large freight carrying capacity, both truck trolleys and trucks used for rail transportation are used. Stackable containers have been used in the past (see Figures 13 and 14).

With such a container, a large amount of cargo can be efficiently transported to a distant place with mobility.

In recent years, there has been an increasing need to transport a large number of vehicles, especially passenger cars, to a long distance. Regarding passenger cars, due to the peculiarities of the passenger cars themselves, a special mounting mechanism for truck trucks and railway trucks. And is carried by transferring a passenger car loaded on a truck trolley to a railroad trolley or vice versa. Such loading took a lot of time and manpower. Therefore, if there is a container that can load at least four passenger cars, two at the top and two at the bottom, the container can be loaded and unloaded at the truck trolley or the railroad pedestal to minimize human power and time. be able to.

[0005]

However, in the transportation of trucks, there are legal restrictions on the vehicle height.
Therefore, the height of the container that can be mounted on the truck truck must be 2980 mm or less.

[0006] In addition, there are restrictions on the length of carriages in rail transportation. Therefore, the length of such a container needs to be 9410 mm or less.

Therefore, if a container that can be stored is manufactured so that four standard-sized passenger cars are stacked one above the other, the height of the container exceeds the legal limit.

Of course, by stacking the upper two units and the lower two units in a staggered manner, the height of the container can be reduced below the regulation, but when the containers are manufactured so as to cover these passenger cars, the total length of the container is reduced. Will be longer and will exceed the regulation for railway trucks.

Furthermore, if a special vehicle mounting mechanism is provided in the container, loading and unloading of other cargo will be hindered, and the versatility of the container will be lost.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a container for both truck transportation and rail transportation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a versatile container capable of storing various cargos.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the above-mentioned container on which a vehicle can be mounted.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide the above container capable of mounting at least four passenger cars.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, a container according to the present invention comprises a floor, a pillar extending vertically from the floor, and a pair of longitudinal beams fixed to the pillar. And a pair of lateral beams, and a roof member supported by the beams, a pair of members of the roof portion in contact with each of the pair of longitudinal beams has a guide member extending vertically downward from each, The pair of vertical beams each have a guide storage member that slidably stores the guide member,
The hydraulic system for moving the guide member up and down in synchronization enables the roof portion to move up and down.

Preferably, the guide member penetrates through a through hole formed in the pair of vertical beams, and is slidably accommodated in a guide accommodating member which is fixed in alignment with the through hole.

Further, a double door is pivotally attached to the rear end of the container, and when the container is temporarily lengthened, the door is opened,
Secure along the side of the container.

Another container of the present invention is a floor, a roof,
The container is provided with a supporting column extending to the floor for supporting the roof, and an elevating floor capable of ascending and descending is arranged in the container, and a guide member for elevating is provided on each side of the elevating floor. A guide accommodating member that accommodates the guide member slidably in the vertical direction is provided near the side surface of the elevating floor, and the elevating floor can be moved up and down by a hydraulic system for elevating the guide member.

Preferably, the guide member is rotatably attached to one end and the other end of each side surface of the lifting floor, and is further attached to one end of each side surface for inclining and lifting the lifting floor. The guide part is slidably attached along the longitudinal direction of the side surface. Further, it is preferable that the lifting floor comprises two vertically arranged floors.

The container capable of mounting four vehicles of the present invention comprises a floor portion on which two vehicles can be vertically mounted and a pillar vertically extending from the floor portion, and a pair fixed to the pillar. Vertical beam and a pair of horizontal beams, a roof portion supported by the beams, a double door that is pivotally attached to the rear end of the container, and when the door is opened, is fixed along the lateral direction of the container Means for doing so.

Here, the pair of members of the roof member, which are in contact with the pair of vertical beams, respectively, have a first guide member extending vertically downward, and the pair of vertical beams are provided with the first guide member. A first guide accommodating member that slidably accommodates is provided, and the roof member can be vertically moved up and down by a hydraulic system that synchronously ascends and descends the guide member.

Further, the container further has two vertically arranged lifting floors which can be lifted up and down with a vehicle mounted therein, and each side surface of the lifting floor is provided with a first lifting floor. Two guide members are provided, and a second guide storage member that stores the second guide member slidably in the vertical direction is provided in the vicinity of the side surface of the lifting floor, and a hydraulic pressure for moving the second guide member up and down is provided. Each lifting floor can be moved up and down by the system.

Preferably, it engages with a rear wheel of a vehicle arranged in front of the floor, and is capable of vertically sliding the elevating member having third guide members at both ends and the third guide member respectively. A third guide accommodating member for accommodating and a hydraulic system for elevating and lowering the third guide member are provided, and further a second guide member is rotatably attached to one end and the other end of each side surface of the elevating floor. The elevating floors are arranged such that the other ends of the side surfaces thereof face each other, and each second guide member attached to one end of the side surface of the elevating floors is provided to raise and lower each of the elevating floors while inclining the side surfaces. Is mounted so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction.

Each lifting floor has a pair of horizontal frames, a pair of vertical frames connected to the horizontal frames, and a support for supporting the front wheels of the vehicle which is parallel to the horizontal frames and engages with the vertical frames. And a wheel support member that supports the rear wheels of the vehicle. At least one of the wheel support members is slidable with respect to the vertical frame.

[0024]

1 is a front view of a container of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the rear of the container. This container 1
As will be described below, the roof portion can be moved up and down, and FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the roof portion is raised to 3220 mm, which is the maximum height of the container allowed in rail transportation. It is a thing.

On the side wall of the container 1 shown in FIG. 1, two door portions 2 and 3 are pivotally mounted. The door of each door portion is closed by a locking tool 4. Such a door portion is also provided on the opposite side of the container 1. These doors serve to facilitate the loading and unloading of various rental items from the side of the container, but when the vehicle is mounted in the container 1, they function as openings for work.

Two forklift pockets 5 are provided in the vicinity of the lower surface of the center of the container 1. this is,
This is for inserting the fork portion of the forklift when transferring the container 1 from the truck dolly to the railway dolly, or from the railway dolly to the truck dolly, or when unloading the container 1 from the dolly.

FIG. 2 shows the rear part of the container 1. Doors 6 and 7 are pivotally attached and closed by a lock 4, as shown. The door has two further door parts 6a, 6
b and door portions 7a, 7b, each of which is hinged so that it can be bent at the hinged portion.

The container of the present invention, basically a floor 8 large enough to allow two normal size passenger cars to be arranged vertically side by side; stanchions 9 and 1 provided at the rear end and the front end.
0 and 11 (not shown), 12; columns 9, 10 and a pair of lateral beams (hereinafter referred to as lateral beams) 13 provided between the upper ends of columns 9, 12; columns 9, 11 and column 1
A pair of vertical beams (hereinafter referred to as vertical beams) 14 provided between the upper ends of 0 and 12; and a roof 15 (see FIGS. 2 to 2).
See 4).

The container 1 is provided with a roof elevating structure, an elevating floor structure, and a rear door mechanism, which will be sequentially described below.

Roof elevating structure The roof 15 is basically composed of a vertical frame member 16 that abuts against the pair of vertical beams 14, and a plurality of arch-shaped horizontal frame members 17 that are passed between and fixed to the frame members. The horizontal frame member is covered with a roofing material (see FIG. 5). Further, an auxiliary frame member 19 extends vertically from the vertical frame member 16 and outside the vertical beam 14 to an auxiliary vertical frame member 18, and an auxiliary roof 15a is stretched outside the auxiliary frame member 19 (see FIG. 5).
The auxiliary roof is also formed along the arch of the horizontal frame member before and after the roof 13 (FIG. 2).

As will be described below in the truck transportation mode and the railway transportation mode, the height of the container 1 is 2980 mm in the truck transportation mode, and the height of the container 1 is regulated to 3220 mm or less in the railway transportation mode. Therefore, 240 mm is appropriate for the height of this auxiliary roof.
However, if it is desired to raise or lower the roof regardless of these modes, the height of the convenience auxiliary roof may be determined according to the purpose.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2, showing the details of the structure for raising and lowering the roof and the structure for the floor.
The other side of this section has the same structure. As shown in this figure, four guide members 20 extend vertically downward in each vertical frame member 16. The guide member 20 of one vertical frame member is 4
The number of books is not limited to four, but four books are suitable for smoothly moving up and down the roof.

The vertical beam 14 that abuts the vertical frame member 16 is formed with an opening 21 through which each guide member 20 can pass. Further, a C-shaped storage member 22 having an angular cross section is provided between the vertical beam 14 and the floor 8 to store the guide member 20 slidably in the vertical direction (FIGS. 3 to 5). Therefore, by vertically moving four guide members on one side, that is, eight guide members in total, in the guide storage member 22,
The roof moves up and down.

FIG. 4 shows a partial front sectional view of the container 1 with the roof being maximally raised. As shown in FIG. 4, the wire 20 is attached to the ends of the two guide members 20a and 20b located in the front through the wire length adjusting means.
a ', 20b' are attached and their wires 20a ',
20b 'passes through the inside of the guide member, and the pulleys 23a, 23
It is attached to the rod 25 of the hydraulic cylinder 24 via b and the pulley 23. Similarly, a wire is attached to the rear end of the guide member located at the rear of the container and attached to the hydraulic cylinder via a pulley (see FIG. 3).

When raising the roof, the hydraulic cylinder 24
Pulls the rod 25 (see FIG. 4). Along with this, the wire is pulled, and the guide members 20a, 2
0b slides in the guide storage members 22a and 22b and rises (FIG. 5). If the rise is equal to the height of the auxiliary roof 15a (see FIGS. 1 and 3), the space between the vertical frame 16 and the upper side wall of the container 1 (vertical beam 14) is increased by the auxiliary roof 1a.
Since it is covered with 5a, rain and wind do not enter the container 1 even if the roof is raised. Even before and after the container, it is covered by the auxiliary roof so that there is no gap.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the roof elevating mechanism with one guide member raised. In order to fix the roof in any position, a pin 22 "is passed through a hole 22 'provided in the guide housing member 22a. This pin supports the lower end of the guide member 20a and therefore the guide member 20a.
Is fixed. If the holes are provided arbitrarily, the guide member can be fixed at any position. The other guide members are similarly fixed in place by the pins.

When lowering the roof, the hydraulic cylinder 2
4 pulls out the rod 25 (the position of the rod shown by the broken line in FIG. 4), and accordingly, the guide members 20a and 20b descend while being guided in the guide storing members 22a and 22b, and the roof descends.

If a total of eight guide members are not lifted at the same time, the roof cannot be smoothly lifted and lowered. Therefore, it is necessary to start the hydraulic cylinders in synchronization.

In this embodiment, the two guide members are combined to raise and lower the roof through the wire and the pulley.
The hydraulic cylinder may be directly connected to the guide member. However, since the number of hydraulic cylinders increases, the manufacturing cost increases, and the system for synchronously starting the hydraulic cylinders becomes complicated.

In the example described above, the roof is raised and lowered by using eight guide members as a preferred embodiment.
This is because the total length of the container is relatively long compared to its width. If the total length of the container is not so long, four guide members may be provided to raise and lower the roof. Since the guide storage member, the hydraulic cylinder, the pulley, etc. are stored in the side wall of the container, the inside of the container is not narrowed by such a structure.

Lifting Floor Structure A lifting floor is a floor on which cargo is loaded and lifted up and down. For example, one vehicle is mounted on the lifted floor and lifted above the container, and the other is placed directly below the lifted floor. it can.
This lifting floor and its lifting mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 6 and 7.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which two lifting floors 30 and 31 are vertically arranged and the floors are lifted to a height approximately at the center of the container. As shown in FIG. 6, the lifting floor 31 is basically attached to a pair of horizontal frames 32a and 32b, a pair of vertical frames 33a and 33b connected to both ends thereof, and slidably attached to the vertical frame. It is composed of wheel support plates 34a and 34b.
The wheel support plates 34a and 34b are provided with recesses 35a, 35a ', and 36 at the positions where the front and rear wheels are positioned so that they do not move carelessly when the vehicle is placed on an elevated floor.
b and 36b 'are provided respectively. Wheel support plate 3
4a and 34b are slidable with respect to the vertical frame.
The position of the wheels on the lift floor changes depending on whether the vehicle is placed forward or backward on the lift floor 31,
This is so that the wheel can be supported according to the position (see FIGS. 11 and 12).

Sliding of the wheel support plate is achieved by providing protrusions at both ends of the wheel support plate and inserting the protrusions into grooves provided inside the vertical frame (see the broken line portion in FIG. 6). . The lift floor of this embodiment is for a vehicle, especially a passenger car, and when carrying another cargo, it is entirely plate-shaped.
In the case of a two-wheeled vehicle, many recesses may be provided.

As shown in perspective view in FIG.
Auxiliary frames 40a, 40a 'in the shape of "U" are attached to the outer surfaces of the ends of the vertical frames of the lifting floor 31.
Bolts 43a and 43a 'having through holes are rotatably passed through the side surfaces of the auxiliary frames 40a and 40a', and guide blocks 41a and 41a 'are attached to the tips thereof. On the other hand, nuts 44a and 44a 'are fastened to the other end of the bolt. Guide blocks 41a, 41a '
Is mounted between the vertical beam 14 and the floor 8 and is slidably housed vertically in the C-shaped guide housing members 45a, 45a 'having an angular cross section. Bolts 43a, 4
Since 3a 'is rotatable with respect to the auxiliary frames 40a, 40a', the vertical frames 33a, 33b are the guide housing members 41a,
It is rotatable with respect to 41a '.

Here, the members having the reference character "" are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a member symmetrically provided with respect to the vertical direction on the opposite side surface of the lifting floor is shown. Therefore, these configurations have the same configurations as the elements indicated by the reference numerals without "", and only the configuration on one side of the lifting floor will be described below.

The wire 46a extends through the guide block 41a and the through hole of the bolt 43a to an adjusting tool 47a (shown by a broken line in FIG. 7) for adjusting the length of the wire.

The other end of the wire 46a is, as shown on the left side of FIG. 3, a pulley 50a mounted directly below the vertical beam 14 above the guide storage member 45a, and a hydraulic cylinder 51a facing downward. It is fixed to the side wall of the guide storage member 20 through a pulley 53a provided at the tip of the rod 52a. When the rod 52a of the hydraulic cylinder 51a expands and contracts, the wire 64a is pulled or loosened, and the guide block 41a moves up and down accordingly.
Therefore, the vertical frame 33a (vertical frame 33b) moves up and down. At this time, the holes 4 provided on each side surface of the guide storage member 45a
When the pin 49a is inserted into 8a so as to support the bottom surface of the guide block 41a (shown by the broken line in FIG. 7),
At that position, the guide block, that is, the lifting floor is fixed.

Similar to FIG. 7, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the engaging structure of the lifting floor and the guide storage member. This structure is provided at the rear end of the vertical frames 33a and 33b of the lifting floor. is there.
As shown in FIG. 8, an auxiliary frame 40b having a "U" shape is attached to the outer surface of the rear ends of both vertical frames of the lifting floor 31. A through lateral groove 40c is formed on a side surface of the auxiliary frame 40b, and a bolt 43b is slidably and rotatably passed through the auxiliary lateral frame 40c, and its tip is attached to the guide block 41b. On the other hand, a nut 44b is tightened at the end of the bolt. Therefore, the vertical frame is rotatable and slidable with respect to the guide storage member.

The guide block 41b is mounted between the vertical beam 14 and the floor 8 and is slidably housed vertically in a C-shaped guide housing member 45b having a square cross section.

A wire 46b passes through the guide block 41b and is attached to the tip of the bolt 43b. In this example, there is no adjusting means for adjusting the length of the wire as shown in FIG. 7, but an adjusting means may be provided as in the case of FIG. Of course, on the contrary, in FIG. 7, the adjusting means may be omitted and the bolt may be directly attached as shown in FIG.

The other end of the wire 46b is connected to the guide storage member 4
It is fixed to the side wall of the guide accommodating member 22 through a pulley 50b mounted above the vertical beam 14 and just below the vertical beam 14 and a pulley 53b provided at the tip of the rod 52b of the hydraulic cylinder 51b facing downward. (Fig. 3). When the rod 52b of the hydraulic cylinder 51b expands and contracts, the wire 4
6b is pulled or loosened, the guide block 41b moves up and down accordingly, and the vertical frame 33a
(Vertical frame 33b), that is, the lifting floor 31 moves up and down. At this time, since the bolt 43b is slidable and rotatable with respect to the groove of the auxiliary frame 40b, the vertical frame 33a is slidable while rotating with respect to the guide storage member 45b. There is.

In this embodiment, each hydraulic system utilizes two pulleys because the lifting floor is the floor surface 8 and the vertical beam 1
This is because it is possible to move up and down with the height of 4.

The raising and lowering of the raising and lowering floor 31 is performed as follows. First, when vertically moving the lifting floor 31 in parallel, the hydraulic cylinders 51a and 51b are simultaneously activated. Of course, the hydraulic cylinder on the opposite side of the lifting floor 31 is also activated at the same time. The rods 52a and 52b of the hydraulic cylinder are expanded and contracted to pull or loosen the wire, and the guide blocks 41a and 41b are slid in the guide storage members 45a and 45b, respectively, to move the lifting floor up and down. However, when elevating the elevating floor horizontally as described above, it is not necessary to make the elevating floor and the guide division block freely rotatable and / or slidable, and it is sufficient to simply fix them.

When ascending and descending the lifting floor 31 with respect to the floor, the hydraulic cylinder 51b is first activated (along with the hydraulic cylinder 51b 'on the opposite side of the lifting floor 31). At the rear end of the vertical frame 33a, when the guide block 41b rises in the guide storage member 45b by pulling on the wire, the bolt 43b moves the auxiliary frame 40b.
It slides in the inner groove 40c. At the same time, since the bolt 43b is rotatable in the groove 40c, the rear end of the vertical frame 33a also rotates with respect to the guide block 41b. At this time,
The tip of the vertical frame 33a rotates around the bolt 43a. Therefore, the rear part of the lifting floor 31 rises, and the lifting floor 31 tilts with respect to the floor. Next, when the hydraulic cylinder 51a is also activated, the tip of the lifting floor 31 also rises. Thus, the lifting floor 31 rises while inclining.

Although the rear end of the vertical frame is slidable with the guide block in this embodiment, it may be slidable at the front end or slidable at both ends.

The lifting floor 30 has the same structure as the lifting floor 31. Here, the wheel support plate may be slidable with respect to the vertical frame as in the case of the lifting floor 31, but is fixed in this embodiment. This is because it is preferable that the vehicle mounted on the lifting floor 30 is always mounted rearward, and it is therefore not necessary to move the wheel support plate according to the position of the wheel.

The raising / lowering floor 30 is also provided with the engaging structure for the vertical frame and the guide storage member as shown in FIGS.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the structure shown in FIG. 7 is provided at the rear end of the lifting floor 30 instead of the front end, and the structure shown in FIG.
It is provided at the front end instead of the rear end.

However, the raising / lowering floor 30 is not limited to this embodiment, and may be constructed similarly to the raising / lowering floor 31.

The raising and lowering of the raising and lowering floor 30 is performed in the same manner as the raising and lowering floor 31.

In the rail transportation mode shown in FIG. 12, it is necessary to lift the rear part of the vehicle arranged in the lower front part of the container 1 because the vehicles are packed and arranged. Its structure is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 9 and FIG. 12, two bars 60, 61 for supporting the rear wheels arranged from the bottom on the floor of the container 1 from the bottom are provided with triangular frames 62 at both ends.
(The triangular frame on the opposite side is not drawn)
Further, on the back surface of the triangular frame 62, a guide block 63 that is slidably housed vertically in a C-shaped guide housing member 64 having a square cross section is attached. A hydraulic cylinder 65 is attached to the lower surface of the vertical beam 14 above the guide storage member 64, and the tip of a rod 66 of the cylinder 65 and the guide block 63 are connected by a wire (or a chain).

As the rod 66 of the hydraulic cylinder 65 expands and contracts, the guide block 63 moves up and down in the guide storage member 64. Accordingly, the triangular frame 62, that is, the bar 60,
The rear part of the vehicle arranged at 61 moves up and down. Holes 67 are formed in both side walls of the guide housing member 63, and when the guide block 63 comes to a predetermined position, when the pin 68 is inserted so as to support the bottom surface of the guide block 63, the guide block 63 is fixed. Therefore, the vehicle is also fixed with a predetermined inclination.

Rear Door Mechanism As shown in FIG. 2, at the rear end of the container 1, doors 6 and 7 having a pair of two door portions are pivotally attached to columns 9 and 10. In the truck transport mode, the doors 6 and 7 are formed by folding the door 6 (similarly to the door 7) to the outside so that the door portions 6a and 6b are overlapped with each other to form an extension of both side walls of the container. The hooks 70 and 71 (hooks 72 and 73 in the door 7) attached to the lower inside are hooked in holes provided at the rear end of the floor and hook hooks provided at the lower rear end of the side surface of the container, respectively. The hook hooks on the side of the container allow the hooks 71, 7 to
It is necessary to provide a stopper so that 3 does not come off.

Further, in order to more securely fix the door along the side surface of the container, the inner surfaces of the door portions 6a and 7a are provided with
Disk part 80 provided at both ends of bar 80 shown in FIG.
Pockets 81 and 82 for detachably storing a and 80b (“80b” indicates a disk portion on the opposite side of the bar) are attached (see FIG. 11). Disc portions 80a, 80 of the bar 80
When b is stored in the pockets 81 and 82, the door portion 6
a and 7a are fixed substantially parallel to each other.

As described above, the hook is for fixing the door portion along the side surface of the container, and is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a chain or belt having a predetermined length. Further, instead of fixing by hooks, a means for fixing the truck and the door portion used during truck transportation, for example, a locking rod that slides up and down is provided on the door portion, and the rod is inserted into the truck. You may provide the hole.

As means instead of the hooks 71 and 73, the door parts are hinged so that the door parts can be folded inward, and the door parts are folded inward, and the locking device provided on the door part. May be engaged with an engaging portion provided on the trolley so as to engage with the locking tool and locked.
In this case, the pocket shown in FIG. 10 is installed outside the door portions 6b and 7b.

Further, as another example, the two door parts are
In the shape of a letter, as described above, it may be locked to the dolly by a locking tool, or the door portions may be fixed at right angles by hooks.

Thus, by fixing the door as an extension along the side surface of the container, the door protects the cargo in the container even if the cargo goes out of the rear part of the container.

Truck Transport Mode In order to load four standard passenger cars into the container of the present invention by truck transport, the height of the container must be 2980 mm or less as described in the prior art. Carry in as follows (Fig. 1
1).

First, four hydraulic cylinders (cylinder 24 in FIG. 4) for raising and lowering the roof are simultaneously activated to attract the rod and pull the wire. As a result, the guide member 20 rises inside the guide storage member 22, and the roof rises. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the roof 1 up to the maximum height
Lift up 5. At this time, the lifting floors 30 and 31 are placed on the floor as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.

Next, the first car is placed at a predetermined position on the lifting floor 30, and the hydraulic cylinder is activated to lift the floor 30.
Is raised almost horizontally until the ceiling of the car touches the roof 15. The wheels of the first car do not move because they are located in the recesses provided in the wheel support plate. Next, the second vehicle is placed directly below the raised floor 30. The second front wheel is a recess in the floor, the rear wheel is a bar 61,
Since it is located between 62, it does not move. Then, when the roof 15 is lowered to the original position, the lift floor 30 is lowered to a position where the ceiling of the first car does not come into contact with the roof 15, and pins are inserted to fix the lift floor 30. At this time, since the large opening (see FIG. 6) is formed in the central portion of the lifting floor 30, the lifting floor 30 does not come into contact with the ceiling of the second vehicle.

Next, the third car is placed rearward at a predetermined position on the lifting floor 31. The wheels of the third car do not move because they are located in the recesses in the wheel support plate. At this time, a part of the third car protrudes from the rear part of the container. Here, the car is arranged rearward as shown in FIG.
In the passenger car shown in 1, the front part of the car is lower than the rear part,
This is because it is possible to sufficiently raise the lifting floor without contacting the horizontal beam 13. Then, the elevating floor 31 is almost parallel,
The hydraulic cylinder is activated and raised to the extent that the front part of the vehicle contacts the crossbeam 13. As a result, a space in which a fourth vehicle can be placed is formed below the raised floor 31.

Next, the fourth car is placed below the lifting floor 31. At this time, the rear wheel of the fourth car does not move because it is located in the recess provided in the floor. And roof 1
When 5 is lowered to the original position, the lifting floor 31 is lowered to a position where the ceiling of the third car does not come into contact with the roof 15.
Insert the pin to fix the lifting floor 31. At this time, since a large opening (see FIG. 6) is formed in the central portion of the lifting floor 31, the lifting floor 31 does not contact the ceiling of the fourth vehicle.

Next, the roof 15 is lowered to its original position. At this time, the rear part of the fourth car also projects from the rear part of the container 1 as with the third car.

Finally, the door is fixed along the side of the container to form an extension. Thus, the protruding parts of the third and fourth units are protected.

Rail Transport Mode In order to load four standard passenger cars into the container of the present invention by rail transport, the length of the container must be less than 8410 mm, as described in the prior art. Therefore, when a passenger car is loaded as in the truck transportation mode, the third and fourth vehicles project from the rear part of the container, and the container cannot be loaded on the truck used for rail transportation. Therefore, in this case, the passenger car is carried into the container as follows (FIG. 11).

First, the roof 15 is moved up to the maximum height.
Lift up. At this time, the lifting floors 30 and 31 are placed on the floor as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.

Next, as in the truck transport mode, the first car is placed backward at a predetermined position on the lifting floor 30, the hydraulic cylinder is activated, and the lifting floor 30 is tilted while the vehicle is moving. Raise the ceiling until it touches the roof 15.

Next, the second car is placed on the lifting floor 31 so that the tip of the second car is below the rear end of the first car. At this time, unlike the case of the truck transportation mode, since the wheels are positioned further forward, the lifting floor 31
Slide the wheel support plate of to the position of the wheel. Then, the inclining floor 31 is raised to such an extent that the tip of the second vehicle comes into contact with the rear portion of the first vehicle. In this way, by tilting the two floors,
The cars can be completely stored in the container 1 in a row.

Next, the third car is lifted up and down on the floor 30.
Underneath and with the rear wheels between the bars 60, 61. Then, the hydraulic cylinder 65 is activated, and the rear of the third car is lifted so that the tip of the fourth car described below can move forward below the rear end of the third car,
The guide block 63 is fixed by the pin.

Next, the fourth car is placed below the lifting floor 31,
It is advanced and positioned so that its tip goes under the rear of the third car with its rear part lifted. At this time, the front wheels of the fourth vehicle are not moved because they are located in the recesses provided at the predetermined positions on the floor.

Next, the ascending / descending floor 31 is lowered while being inclined, the front end of the second car is brought as close as possible to the rear end of the third car, and is fixed by the pin. Next, the lifting floor 30 is lowered while being inclined, and the rear portion of the first vehicle is brought as close as possible to the tip portion of the second vehicle and fixed by the pin.

Finally, the height of the container 1 is lowered to the height of the container allowed for rail transportation, and the container 1 is fixed with a pin.

Thus, four passenger cars can be completely housed in one container and can be transported by the railway car.

The above-described mounting procedure in the truck transport mode and the rail transport mode is an exemplification procedure and is not limited to this.

[0086]

Since the container of the present invention can move the roof up and down, it can be lifted to an allowable range during rail transportation and the volume of the container can be widened. Further, since the roof and the lifting / lowering floor lifting mechanism are arranged inside the side wall of the container, they do not hinder the loading and unloading of cargo.

The lifting floor provided in the container of the present invention is arranged on the floor when it is not needed, and the mechanism for lifting the lifting floor is arranged in the side wall of the container, so that the inside of the container is widely used. it can.

Furthermore, since this lifting floor can be lifted and fixed at an arbitrary position according to the cargo and while being tilted, the container can be used for loading various cargos.

When the container of the present invention is used to mount a passenger car, in the truck transportation mode, four passenger vehicles can be mounted even within the height of the container regulated during truck transportation. At this time, the rear parts of the two passenger cars project from the container, but since the door can be fixed along the side surface of the container, the projected parts can be protected and transported.

In the rail transportation mode, the roof can be raised up to the height of the container regulated in the rail transportation, whereby four passenger cars can be completely housed in the container and transported.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows a front view of a container according to the invention with its roof raised. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a rear side view of the container of the present invention with the roof raised.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2, showing details of the roof elevating structure and the elevating floor structure.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the front of the container 1 with the roof raised to the maximum.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the roof elevating mechanism with one guide member raised.

FIG. 6 is a rear partial sectional view of the container of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an engaging structure between the tip of the lifting floor and the guide storage member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an engaging structure between the rear end of the lifting floor and the guide storage member.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a mechanism for raising and lowering a rear wheel of a vehicle, which is arranged in the front and back of the container.

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view of a bar and a pocket for fixing a door.

FIG. 11 shows a state where four automobiles are mounted in a container in a truck transportation mode.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which four automobiles are loaded in a container in a rail transportation mode.

FIG. 13 shows a state in which a conventional container is mounted on a truck truck.

FIG. 14 shows a state in which a conventional container is mounted on a railway truck.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 Floor 9 Strut 10 Strut 11 Strut 12 Strut 13 Vertical Beam 14 Horizontal Beam 15 Roof 16 Vertical Frame Member 20 Guide Member 21 Through Port 22 Guide Storage Member 24 Hydraulic Cylinder 30 Lifting Floor 31 Lifting Floor 33 Vertical Frame 40 Auxiliary Frame 41 Guide Block 43 Bolt 45 Guide storage member 51 Hydraulic cylinder 60 Bar 61 Bar 62 Triangular frame 63 Guide block 64 Guide storage member

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takaji Komon 3-4-21 Kiyota Sanjo, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido (72) Inventor Hideharu Goto 3-14-14 Kaijin, Funabashi-shi, Chiba

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A floor, a pillar vertically extending from the floor, a pair of longitudinal beams and a pair of lateral beams fixed to the pillar, and a roof supported by the beam. In the container, the pair of members in contact with each of the pair of vertical beams of the roof portion has a guide member extending vertically downward from each, the pair of vertical beams is the guide member. A container in which the roof part can be moved up and down by a hydraulic system for synchronously moving the guide member up and down. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the guide member penetrates a through hole formed in the pair of vertical beams, and the guide storing member is aligned with the through hole. A container that is stuck and stuck. 3. The container according to claim 2, wherein the hydraulic system includes a wire engaged with the guide member,
A hydraulic cylinder that pulls or loosens the wire through a pulley. 4. The container according to claim 1, further comprising means for pivotally attaching a double door to a rear end of the container, opening the door, and fixing the door along a lateral direction of the container. The container of the place. 5. The container according to claim 4, wherein the fixing means is a hook that is provided on the door and that engages with the floor portion, and a rod that detachably engages with both doors. , Place container. 6. The container according to claim 4, wherein each of said doors comprises two hinged door parts. 7. A container comprising a floor portion, a roof portion, and a pillar extending to the floor portion for supporting the roof portion, further comprising a lifting floor that is housed in the container and is capable of moving up and down. A guide member for raising and lowering is provided on each side surface of the lifting floor, and a guide storage member for storing the guide member slidably in the vertical direction is provided near a side surface of the lifting floor. A container in which the lifting floor can be raised and lowered by a hydraulic system for raising and lowering the section. 8. The container according to claim 7, wherein the guide member is rotatably attached to one end and the other end of each side surface of the elevating floor to incline and elevate the elevating floor. The guide member attached to one end of the side surface is further slidably attached along the longitudinal direction of the side surface. 9. The container according to claim 8, wherein the hydraulic system is a wire engaged with the guide member,
A hydraulic cylinder that pulls or loosens the wire through a pulley. 10. The container according to claim 7, wherein the elevating floor comprises two vertically arranged floors, and the guide member is provided on each floor. 11. A container which can carry four vehicles and is used for both truck transportation and rail transportation, in which two vehicles can be mounted vertically side by side, and vertically extended from the floor portion. A support post, a pair of vertical beams and a pair of transverse beams fixed to the support column, a roof portion supported by the support beams, and a double door and a door that are pivotally attached to the rear end of the container. And a pair of members of the roof member that are in contact with each of the pair of vertical beams and that extend vertically downward from each other.
And a pair of vertical beams, each of which has a first guide storage member that slidably stores the first guide member, in order to move the guide members up and down in synchronization with each other. The hydraulic system allows the roof member to move up and down, is further housed in the container, and further has two vertically arranged lifting floors capable of moving up and down with a vehicle mounted on each of them. A second guide member for raising and lowering is provided on each side surface of the floor, and a second guide accommodating member for accommodating the second guide portion slidably in the vertical direction is provided near the side surface of the elevating floor. A container capable of moving up and down by the hydraulic system for moving up and down the second guide member. 12. The container according to claim 11, further comprising: an elevating member that engages with a rear wheel of a vehicle disposed in front of the floor portion and that has third guide members at both ends thereof; A container, which includes a third guide housing member that houses each of the three guide members slidably in the vertical direction, and a hydraulic system that moves the third guide member up and down. 13. The container according to claim 11, wherein the second guide member is rotatably attached to one end and the other end of each side surface of the lifting floor, and both the lifting floors are provided. The second guide members attached to one end of the side surface are arranged so that the other ends of the side surfaces face each other differently, and in order to raise and lower each of the elevating floors while inclining,
Furthermore, the container where it is slidably mounted in the longitudinal direction of the side surface. 14. The container according to claim 13, wherein each of the elevating floors includes a pair of horizontal frames, a pair of vertical frames connected to the horizontal frames, and the vertical frames that are parallel to the horizontal frames. Engage the frame,
A container comprising a support member supporting a front wheel of a vehicle and a support member supporting a rear wheel of the vehicle. 15. The container according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the wheel supporting members of the both lifting floors is slidable with respect to the vertical frame.