CN110871966A

CN110871966A - Container, especially container for transporting goods

Info

Publication number: CN110871966A
Application number: CN201811012339.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 伍国权; 孔河清; 李升奇; 赵建刚
Original assignee: Guangdong Xinhui CIMC Special Transportation Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Xinhui CIMC Special Transportation Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-31
Filing date: 2018-08-31
Publication date: 2020-03-10

Abstract

The invention provides a container, which comprises a bottom frame, wherein the bottom frame is provided with a pair of first grooves and a pair of cover bodies, and the first grooves are provided with opposite first inclined planes; the cover corresponds to the first groove, and the cover is overturnable relative to the chassis between a covering position covering the first groove and an opening position supported on the top surface of the chassis, and the cover is provided with a supporting inclined surface; wherein the covers in the open position each lie between each pair of first recesses and the respective support ramps of each pair of covers form a second recess. The container provided by the invention has the advantages that the cover bodies can cover the first grooves, and the corresponding two cover bodies can form additional second grooves at the respective opening positions, so that the number of the grooves on the underframe is increased, and the maximum bearing capacity of the container for transporting goods such as rolled goods, columnar goods and the like can be improved.

Description

Container, especially container for transporting goods

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of containers, in particular to a container.

Background

The existing transportation equipment for goods like rolls generally comprises a groove with an inclined plane. The inclined plane of the groove can limit goods such as rolled goods and columnar goods, so that the goods are prevented from moving due to impact force and swinging bias force in the transportation process, and can be in a stable state. The grooves are generally provided to be depressed downward from the top surface of the bottom chassis, or the grooves are formed by a load bearing member having a slope protruding from the top surface of the bottom chassis. Because the grooves are generally fixedly arranged on the chassis structure of the transportation equipment, the maximum bearing capacity of the goods is limited by the number of the grooves, and the transportation equipment can only transport the rolled goods generally and can not transport the goods different from the return journey, such as the rolled goods with different sizes or other flat goods, in the return journey.

There is therefore a need for a container that at least partially addresses the problems of the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

In this summary, concepts in a simplified form are introduced that are further described in the detailed description. This summary of the invention is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

In order to at least partially solve the above-mentioned problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container including a base frame provided with:

a pair of first grooves having opposing first slopes; and

a pair of covers corresponding to the first grooves and being reversible with respect to the chassis between a covering position covering the first grooves and an opening position supported at a top surface of the chassis, the covers having support slopes;

wherein the covers in the open position are each located between each pair of the first recesses and the respective support ramps of the covers of each pair form a second recess.

According to the scheme, the cover bodies can cover the first grooves, the two corresponding cover bodies can form additional second grooves at the respective opening positions, the number of the grooves in the underframe is increased, and therefore the maximum bearing capacity of cargoes such as rolled cargoes and columnar cargoes in container transportation can be improved.

Preferably, the cover in the covering position forms a bearing plane with the chassis. According to the scheme, when goods such as a roll-shaped goods and a column-shaped goods need to be transported, the cover body can be turned to the opening position, and the goods are loaded by means of the first groove and the second groove. When flat goods such as plates, boxes and the like need to be transported, the cover body can be placed in the covering position, and the goods are loaded by means of the loading plane. This avoids the empty case back transport situation, has improved the transport efficiency of container.

Preferably, the cover of each pair is hinged to the chassis at one end adjacent to each other in a covering position, the cover being pivotable between the covering position and the opening position.

Preferably, the cover body is detachably connected with the underframe, the cover body is arranged at the covering position and clamped with the first groove, and the cover body is arranged at the opening position and fixedly connected with the underframe.

Preferably, the first groove, the cover body and the overturning axis of the cover body all extend along the width direction of the bottom frame; and/or

The cover is integrally located above a top surface of the chassis in the open position.

Preferably, the cross-sectional shape of the first groove corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the cover; and/or

The support inclined surface abuts against the first inclined surface in a state where the cover is located at the covering position.

Preferably, the chassis is further provided with:

an additional groove having an opposing first additional slope; and

an additional cover covering the additional groove at a covering position, the additional cover being positioned over the chassis at an opening position.

According to this scheme, can also increase recess quantity on the chassis through setting up additional recess to further improve the maximum bearing capacity of goods such as roll-like class, column class of container transportation.

Preferably, the additional groove is provided between the pair of first grooves, the additional cover is located at the covering position or the opening position in a state where the cover is located at the covering position, and the additional cover is located at the covering position in a state where the cover is located at the opening position.

According to the scheme, the grooves can be selectively used according to the requirements of goods transported by the container in the outward journey and the return journey. For example, when the transportation amount of the roll-shaped goods is large, the goods can be carried by means of the first groove and the second groove; when the transportation amount of the rolled goods is small and the flat goods need to be transported, the goods can be loaded by means of the additional grooves and the loading plane.

Preferably, the additional cover is a split cover, the additional cover forming an opposing second additional ramp at the open position. According to the present aspect, the first additional inclined surface and the second additional inclined surface can form a larger additional groove when the additional cover is opened.

Or the additional cover body is an integral component. According to this aspect, the additional cover can be turned over as a whole.

Preferably, the container is a general cargo container, a rack container, a platform container, a side-door container or an open-top container.

Drawings

The following drawings of the invention are included to provide a further understanding of the invention. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles and apparatus of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a container according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a cover is located at an open position;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the use of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another schematic view of the container shown in FIG. 1, with the cover in a covering position;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a container according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a second additional cover is located at an open position;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the use of the container shown in FIG. 4; and

fig. 6 is another schematic view of the container shown in fig. 4, wherein the second additional cover is in a covering position.

Description of the reference numerals

100/200: the container 110: chassis

120: first groove 120 a: first groove on left side

120 b: right first groove 130: cover body

130 a: left cover 131 a: first free end

132 a: first connection end 130 b: right cover body

131 b: second free end 132 b: second connecting end

140: second groove

250: first additional groove 260: first additional cover body

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention.

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It is apparent that the practice of the invention is not limited to the specific details set forth herein as are known to those of skill in the art. The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, however, the present invention may have other embodiments in addition to the detailed description, and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention, as the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. When the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not limiting.

Ordinal words such as "first" and "second" are referred to herein merely as labels, and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order, etc. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself imply the presence of "second component", and the term "second component" does not itself imply the presence of "first component".

In the following, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate representative embodiments of the invention and do not limit the invention.

First preferred embodiment

The container 100 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is used for transporting goods such as rolled goods, cylindrical goods, flat goods, etc. The container 100 may be a conventional cargo container, a rack container, a platform container, a side door container, or an open top container.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the container 100 includes a chassis 110 having a top surface P1. In a state where the bottom chassis 110 is horizontally disposed, the top surface P1 of the bottom chassis 110 may define a plane extending in a horizontal direction. The illustrated embodiment schematically shows the chassis 110 in a different configuration. As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the bottom chassis 110 is provided with a pair of first grooves 120 and a pair of covers 130. The first groove 120 is recessed downward from the top surface P1 and opens upward. Each cover 130 corresponds to a respective first recess 120, and the cover 130 is reversible relative to the chassis 110 between a covering position (fig. 3) covering the first recesses 120 and an open position (fig. 1) supported at the top surface P1 of the chassis 110. In other words, the cover 130 may be flipped from the covering position to the opening position. The cover 130 can cover the first groove 120 in the cover position and can be positioned above the top surface P1 of the bottom chassis 110 in the open position. Preferably, the cover 130 is flipped over an angle of 180 degrees between these two positions.

It will be appreciated that in the illustrated embodiment, the chassis 110 is provided with a pair of first recesses 120. The chassis 110 may be provided with more than one pair of first grooves 120 if needed and/or desired.

First grooves 120 have opposing first slopes P2. specifically, the two first slopes P2 of each first groove 120 face each other and may each have an acute angle α 1 with respect to the plane in which top surface P1 lies, which facilitates cargo entering or exiting first groove 120. the illustrated embodiment shows that the two first slopes P2 are substantially mirror images.

The cover 130 has support slopes P3. the covers 130, respectively in the open position, are each located between each pair of first grooves 120, and the respective support slopes P3 of the pairs of covers 130 form second grooves 140. similarly to the first grooves 120, the openings of the second grooves 140 are upward, and the two support slopes P3 forming each second groove 140 face each other, and an angle α 2 with the plane in which the top surface P1 is located may be obtuse, in other words, the second grooves 140 gradually narrow from top to bottom along the depth of the grooves, which facilitates the entry or exit of cargo into or from the second grooves 140. further, the illustrated embodiment shows that the second grooves 140 extend in the width direction of the chassis 110, cargo may be placed in the second grooves 140 in the width direction of the chassis 110 (fig. 2.) the cross-sectional shape of the second grooves 140 may be at least one of a V-shape, a U-shape with an arc, and an inverted trapezoid-shape.

Specifically, the pair of first recesses 120 includes a left first recess 120a and a right first recess 120b, and a left cover 130a capable of covering the left first recess 120a and a right cover 130b capable of covering the right first recess 120 b. The left first groove 120a and the right first groove 120b are disposed on the bottom chassis 110 at a predetermined distance interval. The left cover 130a and the right cover 130b in the open position are both positioned on the chassis 110 between the left first recess 120a and the right first recess 120b to form a new recess (i.e., the second recess 140) between the left first recess 120a and the right first recess 120 b. It should be noted that "left side" and "right side" are referred to herein with respect to each corresponding pair of first grooves 120, for example, the left first groove 120a and the right first groove 120b are a pair of first grooves, the left first groove 120a is located on the left side of the right first groove 120b, and conversely, the right first groove 120b is located on the right side of the left first groove 120 a; and it is understood that "left side" and "right side" are only intended to mean left and right in the state shown in the drawings.

It can be seen that the second groove 140 is an additional, additional groove formed by changing the position of the adjacent two

covers

130a, 130b and by means of the support slopes P3 of the covers 130. This increases the number of grooves in the base frame 110, which may increase the maximum load capacity of the container 100 for transporting goods such as rolls, columns, etc. The illustrated embodiment shows that the second groove 140 may be different from the first groove 120 to transport different sized cargo. Of course, the second groove 140 can be identical to the first groove 120, if needed and/or desired.

Preferably, the cover 130 is an integral member. To better cover the first groove 120, the cross-sectional shape of the cover 130 substantially corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the first groove 120, e.g., trapezoidal. The illustrated embodiment shows the cover 130 extending in the width direction of the base frame 110, whereby the cover 130 may be flipped along a flipping axis extending in the width direction of the base frame 110.

As shown in fig. 3, the cover 130 in the covering position may form a substantially flat carrying plane with the chassis 110. This facilitates, for example, transportation of rolled goods during the outward journey of the container 100, and improves the transportation efficiency of the container 100 during the return journey in order to avoid the empty container being able to transport flat goods such as plates, boxes and the like. Specifically, the cover 130 further includes a horizontal support surface P4. In the state where the cover 130 is located at the covering position, the supporting surface P4 of the cover 130 is in the same plane as the top surface P1 of the bottom chassis 110, so as to facilitate the placement of flat goods. And in this state, the two support slopes P3 abut against the first slope P2a and the first slope P2b, respectively. In a state where the cover 130 is located at the open position, the support surface P4 abuts against the top surface P1 of the chassis 110.

One embodiment of the cover 130 mounting is such that the covers 130 of each pair are hinged to the chassis 110 at one end adjacent to each other in the covering position, the covers 130 being pivotable between the covering position and the opening position. Thus, the cover 130 can be directly turned around the pivot axis at the joint of the cover 130 and the base frame 110 according to the hinge connection of the cover 130 and the base frame 110, in which case, the opening mode of the cover 130 can be understood as direct turning. The cover 130 may slide upward relative to the first groove 120 and then turn over around a pivot at the joint of the two, in which case, the opening mode of the cover 130 may be understood as a slide-over mode. Specifically, the left cover 130a includes a first free end 131a and a first connection end 132a hinged to the chassis 110. The right cover 130b includes a second free end 131b and a second coupling end 132b hingedly coupled to the chassis 110. The two

covers

130a, 130b are in the respective covering positions with the first connection end 132a and the second connection end 132b closer relative to the first free end 131a and the second free end 131 b. Thus, the two

covers

130a and 130b are closer to each other after being turned over.

Another embodiment of the cover 130 is that the cover 130 is detachably connected to the bottom frame 110, the cover 130 is engaged with the first groove 120 at the covering position, and the cover 130 is fixedly connected to the bottom frame 110 at the opening position. The cover may be fixed to the chassis by means of a fixing member such as a fastener. The cover 130 of this embodiment may be directly removed from the first recess 120 by the user and then turned over as a whole. In this case, the opening manner of the cover 130 may be also understood as a direct flip-type.

According to the container of the embodiment, not only the cover bodies can cover the first grooves, but also the corresponding two cover bodies can form additional second grooves at the respective opening positions, which increases the number of the grooves on the underframe, so that the maximum bearing capacity of the container for transporting goods such as rolled goods, columnar goods and the like can be improved.

Second preferred embodiment

A container 200 according to a second preferred embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 4 to 6. As shown in fig. 4 to 6, the container 200 has substantially the same structure and/or construction as the container 100 of the first preferred embodiment, except that the base frame 110 is further provided with an additional groove and an additional cover. Accordingly, components and/or parts having substantially the same function as in the first preferred embodiment will be numbered identically herein and will not be described and/or illustrated in detail for the sake of brevity.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6, according to one embodiment of the bottom chassis 110, the bottom chassis 110 may be further provided with a first additional groove 250 and a first additional cover 260. The first additional groove 250 has opposite first additional inclined surfaces P5. Alternatively, the first additional groove 250 may be substantially identical to the first groove 120, for example, the cross-sectional shape of the illustrated first additional groove 250 is also preferably trapezoidal. Accordingly, other features of the first additional groove 250 will not be described in detail herein. Of course, the first additional groove 250 may be different from the first groove 120, i.e., the two grooves may differ in size and/or cross-sectional shape along the length of the bottom chassis 110, if needed and/or desired.

Preferably, the first additional groove 250 is disposed between the pair of first grooves 120. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the first additional groove 250 is disposed between the left first groove 120a and the right first groove 120 b. The first additional cover 260 is capable of covering the first additional groove 250 in the covering position (fig. 6), and the first additional cover 260 is positioned above the top surface P1 of the bottom chassis 110 in the open position (fig. 4). The first additional cover 260 may be located at the covering position in a state where the cover 130 is located at the covering position, and may also be located at the opening position, and the first additional cover 260 may be located at the covering position in a state where the cover 130 is located at the opening position. That is, only one of the cover 130 and the first additional cover 260 may be in an opened state. When the first additional cover 260 is opened, the container 200 can carry not only the roll type goods by means of the additional groove, but also the flat type goods by means of the carrying plane formed by the cover 130 and the bottom chassis 110. The left and

right covers

130a and 130b can be opened only when the first additional cover 260 covers the first additional groove 250.

The preferred embodiment makes full use of the space between each pair of first grooves 120 so that the container 200 can transport both rolled goods and flat goods. This improves the shipping efficiency of the container 200.

The first additional cover 260 is preferably a split cover, the first additional cover 260 forming an opposing second additional ramp P6 in the open position. The second additional ramp P6 is substantially coplanar with the first additional ramp P5, which may extend the first additional groove 250 upward, creating a larger groove. Thus, the first additional groove 250 may carry larger sized roll goods relative to the first groove 120. When the first additional cover 260 is located at the covering position, the second additional inclined surfaces P6 abut the corresponding first additional inclined surfaces P5. Of course, the first additional cover 260 may be substantially identical to the cover 130, also formed as one piece, if needed and/or desired.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the cover 130 and the first additional cover 260 in the covering position, and the chassis 110 form a substantially flat carrying plane. That is, the supporting surface P4 of the cover 130, the supporting surface P7 of the first additional cover 260, and the top surface P1 of the bottom chassis 110 are in the same plane.

Alternatively, in an embodiment not shown, the chassis 110 may be further provided with a second additional groove and a second additional cover in consideration of the box type of the container. The second additional groove has an opposite first additional slope. The second additional cover covers the second additional groove, and the second additional cover can be switched between a covering position and an opening position. The pair of first grooves 120 is disposed on the same side as the second additional groove. The second additional groove may be identical to the first groove 120, and may be understood as another first groove 120. In other words, the number of the first grooves 120 may be two or more, and may be an even number, and may be a singular number other than 1. Alternatively, the second additional groove may be different from the first groove 120, i.e., the two grooves may have different sizes and/or cross-sectional shapes along the length of the bottom chassis 110.

The second additional cover may be substantially the same as the cover 130, and may also be formed as an integral member. Alternatively, the second additional cover may be a split cover, whereby the second additional recess may carry roll goods of a larger size relative to the first recess 120, if needed and/or desired.

In this embodiment, the cover 130 and the second additional cover in the covering position, as well as the chassis 110, form a load-bearing plane. That is, the support surface P4 of the cover 130, the support surface of the additional cover, and the top surface P1 of the chassis 110 are in the same plane.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "part," "member," and the like, when used herein, can refer to either a single part or a combination of parts. Terms such as "mounted," "disposed," and the like, as used herein, may refer to one component as being directly attached to another component or one component as being attached to another component through intervening components. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, which variations and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A container, comprising a chassis, the chassis being provided with:

a pair of first grooves having opposing first slopes; and

wherein the covers in the open position are each located between each pair of the first recesses, and the respective support slopes of the pairs of covers form a second recess.

2. A container as claimed in claim 1, in which the cover in the covering position forms a load bearing plane with the chassis.

3. A container as claimed in claim 1, in which the ends of each pair of covers adjacent one another in the covering position are hingedly connected to the base frame, the covers being pivotable between the covering position and the open position.

4. The container of claim 1, wherein the cover is removably coupled to the chassis, the cover is snap-fit to the first recess at the cover position, and the cover is fixedly coupled to the chassis at the open position.

5. The container of claim 1,

the turnover axes of the first groove, the cover body and the cover body extend along the width direction of the bottom frame; and/or

The cover body is an integrated component.

6. The container of claim 1,

the cross section shape of the first groove corresponds to that of the cover body; and/or

7. A container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the chassis is further provided with:

an additional groove having an opposing first additional slope; and

8. A container as claimed in claim 7, wherein the additional recess is provided between the pair of first recesses, and the additional cover is located at either the covering position or the opening position in a state where the cover is located at the covering position, and the additional cover is located at the covering position in a state where the cover is located at the opening position.

9. The container of claim 7,

the additional cover body is a split cover body, and forms a second opposite additional inclined surface at the opening position; or

The additional cover body is an integral component.

10. The container of claim 1, wherein the container is a conventional cargo container, a rack container, a platform container, a side door container, or an open top container.