CN101898665A - Folding container and folding method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a folding container which comprises a base frame, a top plate, two side plates, a front end plate and a back end plate, wherein each side plate comprises an upper half and a lower half. The folding container is provided with at least two butt joint structures, wherein each butt joint structure comprises an upper joint part, a lower joint part and at least one connecting part, the upper joint part and the lower joint part can be disconnected from each other, and the connecting part is arranged between the upper joint part and the lower joint part and is used for limiting the disconnection distance between the upper joint part and the lower joint part; the upper joint part is provided with a first bearing surface, and the lower joint part is provided with a second bearing surface corresponding to the first bearing surface; and the upper half and the lower half of each side plate are connected by one butt joint structure, the upper joint part of the butt joint structure is fixed at the upper half of the side plate, and the lower joint part of the butt joint structure is fixed at the lower half. The folding container can be folded in case of no-load, thereby reducing the transport volume of the empty container. The invention also provides a method for folding the container.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to freight container, particularly relate to a kind of Foldable container and method for folding thereof.
Background technology
Freight container in the goods transport Application for Field more and more widely, it can transport by various vehicle such as vehicle, steamer, aircrafts.Traditional freight container adopts fixed sturcture mostly, therefore when transporting and storing up, unloaded freight container (empty van) need take and the identical volumetric spaces of cargo-carrying freight container (loaded van), therefore the empty van transportation meeting significant wastage of traditional freight container transportation and store up cost.
In order to address this problem, now developed a kind of freight container that can when zero load, fold.Disclose a kind of Foldable container as Chinese patent 200420084231.7, having comprised: underframe, top board, two side plates, front end-plate and lower back panels.Wherein each side plate comprises the first half and the lower part that is hinged together by biaxial hinge, and this first half and lower part also are hinged to top board and underframe by a single shaft hinge respectively.The bottom of forward and backward end plate is hinged to underframe respectively, and their top is connected to top board respectively separably.Usually, the door of freight container is arranged on the lower back panel.When folding, elder generation rotates forward and backward end plate respectively and is placed on the underframe in case; Then two side plates are folded, make the upper and lower half of each side plate rotate in case respectively, top board descends thereupon simultaneously.After folding, the lower part of side plate is placed on the forward and backward end plate, and the first half is stacked and placed on the lower part, and top board is placed on the first half of side plate simultaneously, thereby has reduced the overall volume of freight container.
Freight container is born various external force effects through regular meeting in pile and transportation.This existing Foldable container is after group is upright, and the external force that its suffered external force particularly is applied on the side plate can pass to each hinge.Yet the load-carrying capacity of hinge is the force request of out of reach tradition freight container often, therefore causes hinge distortion even inefficacy easily.This can cause side plate can't normally fold or organize upright on the one hand; On the other hand, be to influence the Transport Safety of Foldable container after group is upright more seriously.
Summary of the invention
One object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Foldable container, to solve one or more problems of mentioning in the above-mentioned prior art.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method for folding of Foldable container.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of Foldable container, comprising: underframe; Top board relatively places the top of this underframe with described underframe; Two side plates, each side plate comprise a first half and a lower part, and the first half of each side plate is connected to a side of described top board turningly, and the lower part of each side plate is connected to a side of described underframe turningly; Front end-plate is connected to an end of described underframe turningly; And lower back panel, be connected to the other end of described underframe turningly.Described Foldable container also comprises at least two docking structures, each docking structure comprises: last junction surface that can be disconnected from each other and following junction surface and be arranged at least one bent attaching parts between the described upper and lower junction surface, and in order to limit the distance of throwing off between the described upper and lower junction surface.The wherein said junction surface of going up has first areal of support, and described junction surface down has and corresponding second areal of support of this first areal of support.Be connected by a docking structure between the upper and lower half of each side plate, the first half of its latus inframedium is fixed with the last junction surface of this docking structure, and lower part is fixed with the following junction surface of this docking structure.
Further, also releasably be connected between the first half of described top board and each side plate by a described docking structure, be fixed with the last junction surface of this docking structure on the wherein said top board, and be fixed with the following junction surface of this docking structure on the first half of described side plate.
Further, also releasably be connected between the lower part of each side plate and the described underframe by a described docking structure, be fixed with the last junction surface of this docking structure on the lower part of wherein said side plate, and be fixed with the following junction surface of docking structure on the described underframe.
Further, an end of described attaching parts is fixed in the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure one; In the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure another is provided with a through hole, and described attaching parts passes this through hole, and is fixed with the locating part of this through hole of impassabitity on the other end of described attaching parts.
Further, described in the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure also is fixed with a director element on another, described director element is provided with one and is suitable for passage and at least one guide groove that described attaching parts passes, and the passage of telling is connected with described at least one guide groove; Described locating part is for giving prominence to and be limited at least one protrusion described at least one guide groove from described attaching parts.
Alternatively, described attaching parts comprises a plurality of slide blocks of pivotally attached each other.
Alternatively, described attaching parts comprises flexible connecting panel.
Alternatively, described attaching parts comprises flexible rope, and described locating part is tied the end of described rope.
Further, the described junction surface of going up also comprises and is arranged on its at least one first confined planes along the side of horizontal direction; Described junction surface down also comprises at least one second confined planes that matches with described at least one first confined planes.
Further, one in the described upper and lower junction surface is protruding junction surface, and another is and the corresponding concave copulae in described protruding junction surface.
Further, the both end sides of each side plate is respectively arranged with a corner post, and each corner post comprises upper semisection and the lower semisection that can throw off, and wherein upper semisection is fixed to the first half of corresponding side plate, and lower semisection is fixed to the lower part of corresponding side plate.
Further, described front end-plate removably links to each other with two corner posts of the front that is positioned at described two side plates; Described lower back panel removably links to each other with two corner posts of the rear end side that is positioned at described two side plates.
Further, the end face of described top board offers and is suitable for the fork pockets that matches with the prong of fork truck.
Further, described lower back panel is provided with door.
Further, described Foldable container also comprises and is used for the latching device of after its group is upright the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure being locked mutually.
For achieving the above object, the present invention also provides a kind of method of folding foregoing Foldable container, comprising: with front end-plate and lower back panel respectively towards the underframe upset and be placed on the underframe; Promote top board, make the upper and lower half distance disconnected from each other of each side plate; Fall top board, and make the first half of each side plate towards top board upset and lower part overturns towards underframe, thereby side plate is folded, folding fully and be placed on the forward and backward end plate and top board is placed on the side plate after folding up to side plate.
Further, in the step of described lifting top board, also comprise: make the first half of top board and each side plate throw off a distance mutually; And/or make the lower part of underframe and each side plate throw off a distance mutually.
Further, described method also comprises: be provided with on the end face of top board and be suitable for the fork pockets that matches with the prong of a fork truck; The prong of fork truck is inserted in the fork pockets; And the operation that utilizes fork truck to promote top board and fall top board.
Can fold when the zero load according to Foldable container of the present invention, thereby reduced the transportation volume of empty van.In addition, the present invention is by the setting of docking structure and attaching parts, and the attaching parts of having avoided being used to fold bears external force load, thereby has improved the service life of attaching parts.Simultaneously, the contact matching between the junction surface has higher load-carrying capacity than traditional hinged cooperation up and down, thereby has improved the strength and stiffness of freight container group after upright.According to method for folding easy operating of the present invention.
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The present invention is described in detail with detailed embodiment below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:
Perspective view when Fig. 1 is in the upright state of group for according to an embodiment of the present invention Foldable container;
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the scheme drawing of Foldable container in folding process among Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 shows the scheme drawing of Foldable container after folding among Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 A is the schematic partial cross-sectional view of Foldable container according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 B shows the situation that top board, the side plate first half and lower part among Fig. 5 A and underframe break away from mutually;
Fig. 5 C shows the situation after side plate folds;
Fig. 6 shows the cross sectional representation of the docking structure among Fig. 5 B, has wherein removed attaching parts;
Fig. 7 A-7C shows the docking structure that is arranged among Fig. 5 A-5C between the side plate first half and the lower part respectively;
Fig. 8 shows the docking structure that is arranged among Fig. 5 C between the top board and the side plate first half;
Fig. 9 shows the docking structure that is arranged among Fig. 5 C between underframe and the side plate lower part;
Figure 10 A shows according to further embodiment of this invention and is arranged on director element on the docking structure;
Figure 10 B is the front section view of attaching parts among Figure 10 A;
Figure 10 C is the front section view of director element among Figure 10 A;
Figure 11 shows a variation of bent attaching parts;
Figure 12 shows a variation of bent attaching parts;
Figure 13 shows the cross sectional representation of docking structure according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 14 shows the cross sectional representation according to the docking structure of further embodiment of this invention;
Figure 15 shows the cross sectional representation according to the docking structure of further embodiment of this invention.
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Below, by exemplary embodiment the present invention is specifically described.Yet should be appreciated that the element of Miao Shuing, structure and feature also can be attached among other embodiment valuably in one embodiment under the situation that does not have further narration.
Fig. 1 shows Foldable container 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and it comprises underframe 11, top board 12, two side plates 13 and front end-plate respect to one another 14 and lower back panels 15.Top board 12 and underframe 11 relatively place the top of underframe 11.Each side plate 13 comprises the first half 131 and lower part 132, and wherein the first half 131 is connected to a side of top board 12 turningly, and lower part 132 is connected to a side of underframe 11 turningly.Front end-plate 14 and lower back panel 15 are connected to the two ends of underframe 11 respectively turningly, for example by modes such as hinged, sliding block joints.Preferably, front end-plate 14 also removably links to each other with top board 12 and two side plates 13 respectively with lower back panel 15.Usually, lower back panel 15 is provided with door so that when freight container 10 is in the upright state of group in case handling goods.
The both end sides of each side plate 13 also is respectively arranged with a corner post 17.Each corner post 17 comprises upper semisection 171 and the lower semisection 172 that can throw off, and wherein upper semisection 171 is fixed to the first half 131 of corresponding side plate, and lower semisection 172 is fixed to the lower part 132 of corresponding side plate.Thereby front end-plate 14 removably links to each other with two corner posts 17 of the front that is positioned at two side plates 13; And lower back panel 15 removably links to each other with two corner posts 17 of the rear end side that is positioned at two side plates 13.
Shown in Fig. 5 A-5C, according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention, can releasably link to each other by a pair of access node structure 20 between the upper and lower half of each side plate 13.Docking structure 20 comprise can be disconnected from each other last junction surface 21 and following junction surface 22 and attaching parts 23 that at least one is bent.Attaching parts 23 is arranged between the upper and lower junction surface, is used to limit the distance of junction surface 21 and 22 disengagements of following junction surface.Setting is preferably extended along the longitudinal direction of Foldable container 10 in last junction surface 21 and following junction surface 22.Be fixed with junction surface 21 on the side plate first half 131, and be fixed with down junction surface 22 on the side plate lower part 132, last junction surface 21 is positioned on the following junction surface 22 after the freight container group is upright like this, and attaching parts 23 has limited the distance D 1 that can throw off between the side plate upper and lower half.
As shown in Figure 6, last junction surface 21 can be a concave copulae, and joint portion 22 can be a protruding joint portion down.Specifically, last junction surface 21 has a base portion 212 and lays respectively at two sidepieces 213 of these base portion 212 both sides, thereby the medial surface of the inside face 214 of base portion 212 and two sidepieces 213 215 surrounds formation one recess 211.Sidepiece 213 also has the end face 216 that is roughly parallel to base portion inside face 214.Accordingly, the protuberance 221 that following junction surface 22 has a base portion 222 and gives prominence to from base portion 222, corresponding with recess 211.Two sides 225 that protuberance 221 has an end face 224 and is positioned at end face 224 both sides.Base portion 222 also comprises outward extending two extensions 223 from the both sides of protuberance 221, and extension 223 has the surface 226 that is positioned at same one side with this protuberance 221.
Thus, the face 214 at last junction surface 21 and/or face 216 have constituted first areal of support; And the face 224 and/or the face 226 at junction surface 22 have constituted second areal of support down.Simultaneously, two of last junction surface 21 faces 215 have constituted two first confined planes; And two faces 225 at junction surface 22 have constituted two second confined planes down.When freight container 10 is in the upright state of group, the first and second areal of support contact matching, thus upper support portion 21 is bearing on the lower support portion 22.Simultaneously, two first confined planes match with two second confined planes respectively, to limit upper and lower junction surface 21,22 along the relative motion on the horizontal direction of side plate plane (promptly perpendicular to) twocouese.Preferably, after 10 groups in freight container is upright, can upper and lower junction surface be locked mutually by the latching device of for example bolt-nut etc., to avoid their accidental separation.
Shown in Fig. 7 A-7C, first end 231 of attaching parts 23 can be fixed on the junction surface 21, for example welds in the hole 218 that is fixed in the junction surface 21.Following junction surface 22 is provided with a through hole 228, and attaching parts 23 passes through hole 228 slidably, and is fixed with the locating part 233 of this through hole 228 of impassabitity on its second end 232.Thus, just the limitation of length by attaching parts 23 distance that can throw off of upper and lower junction surface 21,22, shown in Fig. 7 B.The structure and the length of attaching parts 23 suitably are set, make when throw off at upper and lower junction surface 21,22 side plate the first half 131 and lower part 132 can relatively rotate and fit mutually, thereby realize folding of side plate 13, shown in Fig. 7 C and 5C.Alternatively, also second end 232 of attaching parts 23 can be fixed to down junction surface 22, the hole of passing for 23 slips of this attaching parts (for example the hole 218) is set on last junction surface 21 simultaneously, and on first end 213 fixed limit spare 233.
In the present embodiment, attaching parts 23 is made of the more piece hinge.Specifically, attaching parts can comprise a plurality of slide blocks of pivotally attached each other, for example three slide blocks 234,235 and 236.Wherein slide block 234 welding are fixed to junction surface 21, and are fixed with locating part 233 on the slide block 236.Slide block 235 by two hinges 237 and 238 and slide block 234 and 236 be hinged.After side plate was folding, shown in Fig. 7 C, upper and lower junction surface 21,22 relatively rotated about 180 degree.This moment, slide block 234 and 236 almost parallels and constituted roughly U type shape with slide block 235.
It should be noted that, when freight container 10 is in the upright state of group, the suffered vertical forces of side plate 13 is born by first and second areal of supports of the mutual applying of docking structure 20, and the suffered horizontal direction power of side plate 13 is born by first and second confined planes of docking structure 20; And be used to realize that the bent attaching parts 23 of folder function does not bear external force basically.Than existing articulated structure, docking structure 20 of the present invention has stronger load-carrying capacity, and can avoid being applied to the damage attaching parts 23 on the freight container.In addition, the matching relationship between the upper and lower junction surface of the present invention is simple, even also can not influence the upright operation of folding or group of side plate 13 because of accident causes junction surface or following junction surface local deformation.Therefore, said structure makes Foldable container 10 of the present invention have better applicability and durability.
Can connect by any suitable manner between the top board 12 of Foldable container 10 and the first half 131 of each side plate and between the lower part 132 of each side plate and the underframe 11, for example by articulated manner etc.Yet, shown in Fig. 5 A-5C, preferably also releasably be connected between the first half 131 of top board 12 and each side plate by a docking structure 20, wherein be fixed with junction surface 21 on the top board 12, and be fixed with down junction surface 22 on the first half 131 of side plate, between upper and lower junction surface 21,22, be connected with at least one bent attaching parts 23 ', thereby limited the distance D 2 that can throw off between the top board 11 and the side plate first half 131.Specifically, as shown in Figure 8, attaching parts 23 ' can be, wherein slide block 234 ' be fixed to junction surface 21 by two slide blocks 234 by hinge 236 ' be hinged together ' and 235 ' constitute; And slide block 235 ' pass the through hole 228 that is arranged on down on the junction surface 22, and be fixed with on it locating part 233 '.Can work as freight container 10 folding after, upper and lower junction surface 21,22 relatively rotates about 90 degree, slide block 234 ' and 235 ' approximate vertical.Alternatively, also can be with the following junction surface 22 of attaching parts 23 ' fix in position in the side plate first half 131, and be connected to the last junction surface 21 that is positioned at top board 12 slidably.
Get back to Fig. 5 A-5C, also preferably releasably be connected between the lower part 132 of each side plate and the underframe 11 by a docking structure 20, fixing upward junction surface 21 on the lower part 132 of its latus inframedium, and be fixed with down junction surface 22 on the underframe 11.Up and down be connected with at least one bent attaching parts 23 between the junction surface 21,22 ", in order to limiting the distance of its disengagement, thereby limited the distance D 3 that side plate lower part 132 and underframe 11 can be thrown off.Specifically, as shown in Figure 9, two slide blocks 234 that attaching parts 23 " can by by hinge 236 " is hinged together " and 235 " constitute.Wherein slide block 235 " is fixed to down junction surface 22; And slide block 234 " passes the through hole 218 that is arranged on the junction surface 21, and is fixed with locating part 233 on it ".After freight container 10 folded, upper and lower junction surface 21,22 relatively rotated about 90 degree, slide block 234 " and 235 " approximate vertical.Here, alternatively, also can be with attaching parts 23 " fix in position is in the last junction surface 21 of side plate lower part 132, and is connected to the following junction surface 22 that is positioned at underframe 11 slidably.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, shown in Figure 10 A-10C, below the following junction surface 22 of docking structure, also be fixed with a director element 80 as figure.First end 231 of attaching parts 23 is fixed to junction surface 21; And its second end 232 is provided with outstanding from the side at least one protrusion 239 (being preferably two).Be fixed with a director element 80 on the following junction surface 22.The middle part of director element 80 is provided with a passage 81, and its side is provided with at least one guide groove 82.Preferably be respectively arranged with a guide groove 82 in the both sides of passage 81.Guide groove 82 is connected with passage 81, is used to hold protrusion 239.Here, attaching parts 23 is slidably disposed in the passage 81, and the protrusion on its second end 232 is limited in the cooresponding guide groove 82, thereby has avoided attaching parts 23 and director element 80 to be separated.Thus, protrusion 239 has constituted the locating part of attaching parts 23.Alternatively, in the example at junction surface 22, director element 80 also can be fixed to the top at junction surface 21 under attaching parts 23 is fixed to.
According to other optional embodiments of the present invention, attaching parts can be configured to other suitable shape and structures.Figure 11 shows the attaching parts 24 according to an optional embodiment, and this attaching parts 24 can constitute by having flexible rope, as steel rope.Be respectively equipped with through hole 218 and 228 on the upper and lower junction surface 21 and 22.The two ends 241 and 242 of rope 24 are passed hole 218 and 228 respectively, and tie respectively in gear shaft 243 and 244.Gear shaft 243 can weld and be fixed on the junction surface 21.The structure of gear shaft 244 is set to impassabitity hole 228, thus as locating part restriction the separating distance at upper and lower junction surface 21,22.
Figure 12 shows the attaching parts 25 according to another optional embodiment, and this attaching parts 25 can constitute by having flexible plate.Here said plate comprises similar structures such as plate, bar, band.Similar with the front, be respectively equipped with through hole 218 and 228 on the upper and lower in the present embodiment junction surface 21 and 22.The two ends 251 and 252 of flex plate 25 are passed hole 218 and 228 respectively, and are formed with the umbo in the cooresponding hole of impassabitity respectively, thus the restriction the separating distance at upper and lower junction surface 21,22.Preferably, umbo 251 and 252 is received into respectively in hollow shaft 253 and 254.Axle 253 can weld and be fixed to junction surface 21.Axle 254 is separated with following junction surface 22, slides thereby make attaching parts 25 can pass hole 228.
Also various deformation can be arranged according to docking structure of the present invention.Be that example describes with the docking structure between the upper and lower junction surface that is arranged on side plate 13 below.
Figure 13 shows docking structure 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Different with docking structure 20 is, here, last junction surface 31 is a protruding junction surface, and junction surface 32 is a concave copulae down.Specifically, last junction surface 31 comprises a base portion 312 and the protuberance of giving prominence to from base portion 312 311, and base portion 312 also has outward extending two extensions 313 from the both sides of protuberance 311.Two sides 315 that protuberance 311 has an end face 314 and is positioned at end face 314 both sides.Accordingly, following junction surface 32 comprises a base portion 322 and two sidepieces 323 that stretch out from base portion 322 both sides, thereby makes the inside face 324 of base portion 322 and the medial surface 325 of two sidepieces 323 surround formation one recess 321, and is corresponding with protuberance 311.Thus, the face 314 at last junction surface 31 has constituted first areal of support; And the face 324 at junction surface 32 has constituted second areal of support down.Simultaneously, two of last junction surface 31 faces 315 have constituted two first confined planes; And two faces 325 at junction surface 32 have constituted two second confined planes down.
Figure 14 shows the docking structure 40 according to further embodiment of this invention, and its upper and lower junction surface 41,42 is made of a platy structure respectively.The lower surface 411 at last junction surface 41 and the upper surface 421 at following junction surface 42 have constituted first areal of support and second areal of support of docking structure 40 respectively.In the present embodiment, docking structure 40 is not provided with confined planes.At this moment, the lateral external forces that is applied on the side plate 13 can be born by the fastener that is used for fixing upper and lower junction surface 41 and 42 or other structures.
Figure 15 shows docking structure 50 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Wherein going up junction surface 51 can be made by L type section bar, comprises the base portion 511 that links to each other with the side plate first half 131 and a sidepiece 512 of approximate vertical and this base portion 511.The medial surface 514 of base portion 511 and the medial surface of sidepiece 512 515 surround and form a recess 513.Following junction surface 52 can be made of hollow rectangle tubing.Thereby the medial surface 514 of the base portion 511 at last junction surface 51 and the end face 521 at following junction surface 52 have constituted first and second bearing surfaces respectively; And the medial surface 515 of the sidepiece 512 at last junction surface 51 and the lateral surface 522 at following junction surface 52 have constituted first and second confined planes respectively.Different with docking structure 20,30 is, only to be provided with one first confined planes and one second confined planes in the docking structure 50 here.First and second confined planes can be provided with near the inboard of freight container 10, also can be near its arranged outside.Preferably, be arranged on two docking structures 50 on the side plate 13 and the incompatible power of bearing on the horizontal twocouese that is applied on the freight container thereby two docking structures 50 can match be set symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal centerline of freight container.
Should be appreciated that be arranged between top board 12 and the side plate first half 131, between the side plate first half 131 and the lower part 132 and docking structure and attaching parts between sidepiece lower part 132 and the underframe 11 can select identical or different structures for use.Above-mentioned arbitrary docking structure can be used in combination with above-mentioned arbitrary attaching parts.When a docking structure up and down between the junction surface in when being connected with a plurality of attaching parts, the structure of these attaching partss can be different.
Preferably, also offer at the end face of the top board 12 of Foldable container 10 and be suitable for the fork pockets 18 that matches with the prong (not shown) of fork truck.
Folding process below in conjunction with Fig. 1-4 explanation freight container 10.As shown in Figure 2, can at first front end-plate 14 and lower back panel 15 be overturn and fall on this underframe 11 towards underframe 11 respectively; Then, promote top board 12 so that the first half of each side plate 131 and lower part 132 distance D 1 disconnected from each other.Then, as shown in Figure 3, fall top board 12, and make the first half 131 of each side plate towards top board 12 upset and lower part 132 towards underframe 11 upsets, thereby side plate 13 is folded, until two side plates 13 are folding fully and be placed on the forward and backward end plate 14,15 on the underframe 11, this moment, top board 12 was placed on the side plate 13 after folding, freight container 10 has been realized folding fully, as shown in Figure 4.The corner fittings that freight container utilization after folding is arranged on top board 12 and the underframe 11 also can be realized pile.The freight container of one preferred implementation according to the present invention, the height after it is folding be equivalent to its group immediately height 1/5th.In other words, can be at the freight container after five of piles on the freight space of a standard container are folding, thus saved storage and transportation space when freight container is unloaded greatly.The upright process of the group of the freight container 10 after folding is opposite with said process.
When also being provided with docking structure between the top board 12 and the side plate first half 131 and between side plate lower part 132 and the underframe 11, lifting along with top board 12, throw off a distance D 2 between the first half 131 of top board 12 and side plate, and throw off a distance D 3 between underframe 11 and the side plate lower part 132.At this moment, be separated from each other between top board 12, the side plate first half 131, sidepiece lower part 132 and the underframe 11 and be connected with each other by a plurality of attaching partss.
Advantageously, because the top board 12 of Foldable container 10 is provided with the fork pockets 18 that matches with the prong of fork truck, therefore the prong of fork truck can be inserted in the fork pockets 18, and the operation that utilizes fork truck to promote top board and fall top board, thereby realize the folding or group of freight container is stood operation.According to the present invention, can also utilize cooperating between the drift angle spare 19 on suspender (not shown) and the container roof plate 12 to promote/fall the operation top board, upright with the folding or group that realizes freight container.
Though should be pointed out that invention has been described by above-mentioned embodiment, yet the present invention also can have other numerous embodiments.Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; those of ordinary skill in the art obviously can make various corresponding changes and distortion to the present invention, but these changes and distortion all should belong in the scope that claims of the present invention and equivalent thereof protect.
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1. Foldable container comprises:
Underframe;
Top board relatively places the top of this underframe with described underframe;
Two side plates, each side plate comprise a first half and a lower part, and the first half of each side plate is connected to a side of described top board turningly, and the lower part of each side plate is connected to a side of described underframe turningly;
Front end-plate is connected to an end of described underframe turningly; And
Lower back panel is connected to the other end of described underframe turningly,
It is characterized in that,
Also comprise at least two docking structures, each docking structure comprises: last junction surface that can be disconnected from each other and following junction surface and be arranged at least one bent attaching parts between the described upper and lower junction surface, in order to limit the distance of throwing off between the described upper and lower junction surface, the wherein said junction surface of going up has first areal of support, and described junction surface down has and corresponding second areal of support of this first areal of support;
Be connected by a docking structure between the upper and lower half of each side plate, the first half of its latus inframedium is fixed with the last junction surface of this docking structure, and lower part is fixed with the following junction surface of this docking structure.
2. Foldable container according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, also releasably be connected between the first half of described top board and each side plate by a described docking structure, be fixed with the last junction surface of this docking structure on the wherein said top board, and be fixed with the following junction surface of this docking structure on the first half of described side plate.
3. Foldable container according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, also releasably be connected between the lower part of each side plate and the described underframe by a described docking structure, be fixed with the last junction surface of this docking structure on the lower part of wherein said side plate, and be fixed with the following junction surface of docking structure on the described underframe.
4. according to each described Foldable container among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that an end of described attaching parts is fixed in the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure one; In the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure another is provided with a through hole, and described attaching parts passes this through hole, and is fixed with the locating part of this through hole of impassabitity on the other end of described attaching parts.
5. Foldable container according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, described in the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure also is fixed with a director element on another, described director element is provided with one and is suitable for passage and at least one guide groove that described attaching parts passes, and the passage of telling is connected with described at least one guide groove; Described locating part is for giving prominence to and be limited at least one protrusion described at least one guide groove from described attaching parts.
6. according to each described Foldable container among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that described attaching parts comprises a plurality of slide blocks of pivotally attached each other.
7. according to each described Foldable container among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that described attaching parts comprises flexible connecting panel.
8. according to each Foldable container of stating among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that described attaching parts comprises flexible rope, described locating part is tied the end of described rope.
9. according to each described Foldable container among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that the described junction surface of going up also comprises and is arranged on its at least one first confined planes along the side of horizontal direction; Described junction surface down also comprises at least one second confined planes that matches with described at least one first confined planes.
10. Foldable container according to claim 13 is characterized in that, one in the described upper and lower junction surface is protruding junction surface, and another is and the corresponding concave copulae in described protruding junction surface.
11. according to each described Foldable container among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that, the both end sides of each side plate is respectively arranged with a corner post, each corner post comprises upper semisection and the lower semisection that can throw off, wherein upper semisection is fixed to the first half of corresponding side plate, and lower semisection is fixed to the lower part of corresponding side plate.
12. Foldable container according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described front end-plate removably links to each other with two corner posts of the front that is positioned at described two side plates; Described lower back panel removably links to each other with two corner posts of the rear end side that is positioned at described two side plates.
13. Foldable container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the end face of described top board offers and is suitable for the fork pockets that matches with the prong of fork truck.
14. Foldable container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described lower back panel is provided with door.
15. according to each described Foldable container among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that, also comprise being used for the latching device of after described Foldable container group is upright, the upper and lower junction surface of described docking structure being locked mutually.
16. one kind folding is characterized in that as the method for Foldable container as described in each among the claim 1-15, comprising:
With front end-plate and lower back panel respectively towards the underframe upset and be placed on the underframe;
Promote top board, make the upper and lower half distance disconnected from each other of each side plate;
Fall top board, and make the first half of each side plate towards top board upset and lower part overturns towards underframe, thereby side plate is folded, folding fully and be placed on the forward and backward end plate and top board is placed on the side plate after folding up to side plate.
17. method according to claim 16 is characterized in that, also comprises in the step of described lifting top board: make the first half of top board and each side plate throw off a distance mutually; And/or make the lower part of underframe and each side plate throw off a distance mutually.
18. method according to claim 16 is characterized in that, also comprises:
On the end face of top board, be provided with and be suitable for the fork pockets that matches with the prong of a fork truck;
The prong of fork truck is inserted in the fork pockets; And
The operation that utilizes fork truck to promote top board and fall top board.
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