CN1625516A

CN1625516A - Hinge for collapsible flatrack

Info

Publication number: CN1625516A
Application number: CN03802422.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马丁·克莱夫-史密斯; 史蒂芬·娜伊达
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Guangdong Xinhui CIMC Special Transportation Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2002-01-19
Filing date: 2003-01-16
Publication date: 2005-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 2023-01-16
Also published as: WO2003062100A1; ATE309157T1; DE60302215D1; GB0201155D0; DE60302215T2; EP1470062A1; EP1470062B1; CN100575218C; WO2003062100A8; US20050081762A1

Abstract

A hinge, for a collapsible flatrack container, is fabricated of multiple elements, including a hinge inner portion, with discrete opposed flanges, and an intervening web, such that relative flange and web, depth and disposition, can be configured to optimize any of, weight, strength or cost considerations.

Description

The hinge that is used for the Foldable container grillage

Technical field

A kind of general-duty Foldable container flat rack container structure comprises (oblong) platform base, has relative (inside) folding end wall.

Background technology

End wall is bearing between the folding turning post usually, and the turning post itself is installed in rotation on this pedestal.

Two end walls that are folded in downwards on the pedestal are used as compact folding pattern, are used for transporting economically and depositing, and allow to pile up mutually in returning the sky pattern.

This freight container grillage is in use handled easily rambunctiously and is damaged, and does not have topside to help it upright between relative end wall.

This end wall fixes on the every nook and cranny of pedestal with the hinges fixing that can lock.

Under vertical load, suspend the freight container grillage in midair if lack suitable lifting means, just can attempt using the inclination hoist cable by the top corners assembly parts.

Hoist cable trends towards inside pull end wall, and this will make hinge or turning post suffer the danger of et out of order.

Be in commercial need to consider corner stake and hinge reinforcing cheaply, to help to bear this flexural load.

A kind of so more firm freight container grillage uses " I " cross section corner stake, the opposing flexural load that it can be good.

This " I " pillar is installed on the inner hinge part usually, and this inner hinge section construction becomes solid slab.

But the solid slab hinge is very heavy and manufacturing cost is high.

This plate must accurately be holed, to hold pivot pin and this hinged lock is fixed on open position, the upright stop pin of while end wall.

Market trend is that freight container is high more, and corner stake is high more.

Pillar is high more, and is big more near the thrust pressure of this hinge and base for post, so, still need to resist the reinforcing of this power.

Also wish freight container deliver at every turn delivery more capacity weight.

Goods is high more, heavy more, needs the light more freight container grillage of weight.

In the Foldable container framed plate structure, need light, the firm and cheap hinge of this weight.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of hinge comprises: a inside with a plurality of elements, and it comprises the relative flange with former placed in the middle, it has predetermined structure and relevant setting.

In concrete structure, be used for the hinge inside of Foldable container grillage, comprise composite beam, it has in the former of mutual assembling and fixing a plurality of separation and flange component.

Can adopt a kind of (assembling) hinge arrangement, be used for will be folding corner stake and/or the end wall platform base that is installed in the Foldable container flat rack container, this hinge comprises, inside by the pivot pin supporting, adhere in the hinge outside this inside, this outside is fixed on again on this platform base, and a plurality of breakaway-elements that assemble comprise having the relative flange of former placed in the middle.

Can adopt custom-engineered flange and former to be adapted to load advisably with a plurality of element manufacturings, for example have different flange widths.

Hope manufactures hinge collar, by such as end bearing (abutment), stack, overlapping or mutual embedding, be connected with corresponding corner stake flange.

Can adopt hierarchy, have the former arranged side by side of a plurality of interfixing (for example welding), and/or between the single flange of general-duty, or between a plurality of flange portion arranged side by side.

The manufacturing of breakaway-element allows replacing/dismounting former and/or flange, can be with different structure installations or from new installation.

Outboard flanges can form local configuration easily, for example, cuts out groove to hold the hinged lock locking pin.

Alternatively, outboard flanges can be formed with corresponding flange span reducing whole profile, and overlapping block forms groove placed in the middle or otch outside being fixed on it.

Make, forging or as cast structure can be individually or collectively be used for part member, to satisfy single and/or combined load.

Structure hinge (inside) and corner stake profile separately also can the anchor post fabricated sections with the load that satisfies expection.

Joint between hinge and the pillar can comprise some relevant cooperations, assembling or overlapping mutually.

Alternatively, can adopt butt joint (bearing) joint between respective profile or hinge top flange plate and the strut ends.

Prop up column section and comprise " I " ellbeam, " U " shape or " C " tee section, hollow or solid oblong tubular form.

Similarly, the hinge internal form comprises " I " ellbeam, " U " shape or " C " tee section.

The hinge outside is " U " shape or " C " throat easily, to admit hinge inside.

This also can make or mix manufacturing, casting or forging.

The hinge inner body may damage, and this broken parts can be dismantled from hinge inside, and replaces with the new parts of welding, and needn't replace the hinge inside of whole value costliness.

Description of drawings

Concise and to the point accompanying drawing below in conjunction with signal is described specific embodiments of the invention with way of example, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates Foldable container grillage lateral plan;

Fig. 2 illustrates the enlarged view of conventional end wall (turning) the pillar bottom hinge of the freight container grillage that is used for Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 illustrates the enlarged view of end wall (turning) the pillar bottom hinge that the another kind of the freight container grillage that is used for Fig. 1 assembles;

Fig. 4 illustrates the good variant hinge of Fig. 3 hinge assemblies;

Fig. 5 A and 5B illustrate relatively cross section of hinge in-to-in;

More particularly:

Fig. 5 A illustrates the traditional solid slab hinge inside that is arranged in the outer throat of hinge;

Fig. 5 B illustrates the view corresponding to Fig. 5 A, but the hinge inside, " I " cross section according to manufacturing of the present invention is shown, and it has different relative flange widths and more elongated former placed in the middle;

Fig. 6 A and 6B illustrate the decomposition diagram of the hinge arrangement that assembles of Fig. 3, and have pillar combined optional thing;

More particularly:

Fig. 6 A shows the hinge inside that assembles;

Fig. 6 B illustrates hinge outside, pivot pin and securing rod, to hold the hinge inside of Fig. 6 A;

Fig. 7 A and 7B illustrate the decomposition diagram of the hinge arrangement that assembles of Fig. 4;

More particularly:

Fig. 7 A shows the hinge inside that assembles;

Fig. 7 B illustrates hinge outside, pivot pin and securing rod, to hold the hinge inside of Fig. 7 A;

Fig. 8 A to 8C illustrates the various base flange that are used for inner hinge part and the lateral plan of pivot proj ections structure;

More particularly:

Fig. 8 A illustrate be configured to " J " shape bar surround and be incorporated into the hinged base flange of the medial flange of setting around pivot proj ections;

Fig. 8 B illustrates " I " ellbeam bottom fabricated section, has the pivot proj ections placed in the middle in the former that is clamped between the flange;

Fig. 8 C illustrates the solid slug base flange of the pivot proj ections with one;

Fig. 9 illustrates hinge and props up the column bottom fabricated section;

Figure 10 A to 10D illustrates along various column sections of the 10-10 ' line intercepting of Fig. 9;

More particularly:

Figure 10 A illustrates " I " tee section pillar;

Figure 10 B illustrates solid oblong section bar pillar;

Figure 10 C illustrates the tubular rod pillar in hollow oblong cross section;

Figure 10 D illustrates " U " shape or " C " tee section pillar;

Figure 11 A to 11G illustrates along the cross sectional view 11-11 ' line intercepting of Fig. 9 and various hinge internal forms various column section associatings;

More particularly:

Figure 11 A illustrates the solid pillar with the inner associating of " I " tee section hinge;

Figure 11 B illustrates the hollow pillar with the inner associating of " I " tee section hinge;

Figure 11 C illustrates the solid pillar with the inner associating of hollow section hinge;

Figure 11 D illustrates " U " shape or " C " tee section hinge inside with the hollow pillar associating;

Figure 11 E illustrates " U " shape or " C " tee section hinge inside with the solid pillar associating;

Figure 11 F illustrates the hollow hinge inside with the associating of " I " ellbeam pillar plate;

Figure 11 G illustrates " U " shape or " C " tee section hinge inside with the associating of " I " ellbeam pillar plate.

The specific embodiment

With reference to the accompanying drawings, Foldable container grillage 11 has platform base, and this pedestal has and is folded end wall 13 and is centered around floor surface 12 between the opposite end, and end wall 13 is bearing between the corner stake 17 that hinge is housed.

Have turning assembly parts 14 and substrate 20 in each bottom corners, wherein be equipped with by the hinge inside 18 of pivot pin 19 clampings.

Hinge outside 21 has top (plate) assembly parts 15, and this top assembly parts are passed in hinge inside 18 when relevant corner stake 17 is erected into the upright position.

At the top of each corner stake 17 are top clamping assembly parts 16, and hook 22 is connected in this clamping assembly parts 16, and the end of hook 22 connects an end that hangs hoist cable 23.

The relative edge of hoist cable 23 tilts and perpendicular line " V " angled " A ".

If this freight container grillage 11 is promoted by hoist cable 23, produce horizontal component " H " at the top of assembly parts 16.

This inside 18 and outside 21 at hinge applies a sizable curvilinear movement.

In Fig. 2, hinge outside 21 is by partial cut-out, and to manifest hinge inside 18, it is configured to the L shaped profile of back steel plate.

The representative type thickness of slab is about 60mm.

Partly cut with the top shown in the section drawing (plate) assembly parts 15, to manifest inner 18.

Pivot pin 19 is fixed in pedestal 20.

Corner stake 17 is welded to connect inner hinge part 18 upper ends between opposing flanges 24 and 25 by heavy lift usually.

Shown in the erection position, comprise that outside 21 and inner 18 hinge 26 usefulness locking pins 27 prevent to be folded on the pedestal 20 downwards.

The motion of the rear portion 28 of locking pin 27 obstructions inner 8 and the backboard 29 of top assembly parts 15.

Only retreat when locking pin 27, rear portion 28 can by backboard 29 and make hinge inside 18 with bonded assembly corner stake 17 folding about 90 ° (shrink or overlapping on the limit) on pedestal 20.

When hinge 26 locking and corner stake 17 are erect,, importantly keep the geometric configuration of top assembly parts 16 for need not to regulate and the contacting of normalisation transportation device or other containers.

Importantly pivot pin 19 and locking pin 27 are accurately located with rear portion 28 and backboard 29, rock to stop pillar 17.

Like this, making hinge at inner 18 o'clock, the groove 30, pivot pin 19 of locking pin 27 position with respect to locking pin 27 and groove 30 is being installed, must accurately process, to keep geometric configuration.

But inner 18 heavily about usually 50 or 60 kilograms, this has reduced the possibility of high speed CNC processing.

In Fig. 1, such as the reinforcing of the right corner stake 17 is by increasing its degree of depth to long and short dash line 17 ' obtain most economically.

In Fig. 2, in order to increase the degree of depth of pillar 17, flange 25 be illustrated in the flange 25 that the long and short dash line that changes the position represents '.

Equally, this hinge inside 18 also must increase the degree of depth, keeping intensity, so, front 31 be illustrated in the long and short dash line 31 that changes the position '.

But the intensity increase of this hope has brought undesirable weight and cost allowance.

Fig. 3 illustrates many parts hinge embodiment that the present invention assembles.

Specifically, the inner hinge part that is assembled of slab hinge inside 18 32 replaces.

Described assembling comprises medial flange 33, outboard flanges 34, and the assembling between former 37 placed in the middle and top flange 35 and the base flange 36.

Former 37 can comprise one or more thin plates (that is, ply wood), is welded to connect in

flange

33,34,35 and 36 by periphery.

Corner stake 17 have medial flange 25 ', arranged side by side with inboard hinge flange 33.

For narrower or broad corner stake and hinge, medial flange 33 is easy to be moved into and reorientation corner stake medial flange 25 ' side by side, only need with a suitably big or small former 37.

Inboard biased pivot projection 38 is configured to be installed in the short tube of the joint of

flange

33,36.

In the production, outboard flanges 34 has in advance processing groove 30 thereon, but light many of weight ratio slab hinge inner 18 in this example, so can be fed to the CNC lathe by hand, carries out fast, low-cost and accurately processing.

Pivot proj ections 38 can be processed into very little part on lathe similarly, has the through hole that accurately gets out.

By carefully installing, part can be positioned, be clamped together and craft or automated welding, does not need hinge inside 32 is further processed.

According to the plane of bending stress of Fig. 3, the large-scale flap 18 that former 37 and 60mm are thick is compared can be thinner, such as little of 10mm.

In the structure that the another kind of Fig. 4 assembles, flange 34 can be with rolling web manufacturing, and the wide 30mm that takes advantage of of about 60mm is thick, cuts to certain-length and is formed on 34 ' locate to meet with corner stake flange 25.

Groove 30 can be saved tooling cost by providing at the 41 additional blooms 40 that are welded on flange 34, also provides a bearing 42 to engage locking pin 27.

Fig. 5 A illustrates the top board assembly parts, has lateral opening 44, and its normal width W such as 62.5mm are designed to and known transportation device and connecting device, and for example twist lock cooperates.

When shown in the erection position time, this hinge inside 18 can not manufacture is wider than " W ", and the wide solid slab of 60mm normally.

Fig. 5 B illustrates the hinge inside 32 that assembles according to of the present invention, has

flange

33,34 and former 37.

And outboard flanges 34 must be about 60mm span, and with width W x and top clamping assembly parts 15 by the exterior opening 44 of this hinge, it is Wy that medial flange 33 manufactures width, as shown in the figure.

Be processed into the thick steel plate of 60mm with thin, such as 10mm, former 37, comparative costs height.

In the bending of vertical surface, as bear inclination hoist cable lifting load, the stress amplitude ratio former 37 of the

flange

33,34 of hinge inside 32 is big, supposes that the distance of hinge axis line inside of their long and short dash lines 43 in Fig. 4 is bigger.

Like this, the yield of steel that is used for

flange

33,34 need be than the height of former 37, with the opposing flexural load.

In the prior art, whole single plate 18 must be used the high yield strength steel manufacturing, and insufficient utilization of material further increases cost.

The effective rate of utilization of high yield strength steel plate is good not as the bar steel that uses in the

flange

33,34.

In addition, when the welding quality of the very high yield point steel of needs, the steel plate of this 60mm can not provide.

This can not making and the inner equicohesive hinge of the hinge made from

flange

33,34.

In Fig. 5 B, the width of outboard flanges 34 can not surpass the width W of the 62.5mm of opening 44, because when corner stake 17 was erect, it must pass through this opening 44.

For the reason of geometric configuration, outboard flanges 34 makes such as 60mm is thick.

But therefore medial flange 33 can manufacture broad not by this opening.

Such as, can use with the hinge part of welded plate manufacturing, such as, forge or the as cast part individually makes up or collective's combination, or entirely or partly substitute.

Similarly, whole hinge inside 32 can integrally be forged or cast, and has groove 30,

flange

33,34, former 37 or the

end plate

35,36 of one.

Projection 38 can constitute individually, with being welded to connect on forging parts.

Though described " I " tee section hinge inside 32, on principle, can adopt other forms, for example " U " shape or " C " tee section.

Fig. 6 A and 6B, 7A and 7B illustrate the decomposition diagram of hinge arrangement, have the inside and outside hinge fraction of mutual installation, and the pillar fabricated section is provided, and generally be self-evident, so individually do not describe in detail.

Fig. 6 A illustrates the optional thing of the corner stake of adjacency.

Similarly, Fig. 8 A to 8C illustrates hinged base flange and pivotal mounting variety, and generally is self-evident, so individually do not describe in detail.

Fig. 9, Figure 10 A to 10D and Figure 11 A to 11G illustrate the variety of pillar and hinge fabricated section, and generally are self-evident, so individually do not describe in detail.Use the multicomponent manufacturing, when having only the part hinge to be damaged, can reduce replacement cost.

The parts table

11 Foldable container grillages

12 floor surfaces

13 end walls

14 turning assembly parts

15 tops (plate) assembly parts

16 top clamping assembly parts

17 corner stakes

18 hinge inside

19 pivot pins

20 pedestals

21 hinge outsides

22 hooks

23 hang hoist cable

24 flanges

25 flanges

26 hinges

27 locking pins

28 rear portions

29 backboards

30 grooves

31 fronts

The 32 hinge inside that assemble

33 medial flange

34 outboard flanges

35 top flange

36 base flange

37 formers

38 inboard pivot proj ections

40 blooms

41 bloom face of weld

42 locking pin bearings

43 hinge axis line inside

44 top plate assembly parts openings

Claims

1. a hinge (26),

Comprise:

Inside (32) with a plurality of elements,

It comprises the relative flange (33,34,35,36) with former placed in the middle (37),

Have predetermined structure and relevant setting.

2. according to (assembling) hinge of claim 1,

Be configured for folding corner stake and/or end wall, be installed on the platform base of folding flat rack container, this hinge comprises the inside by the pivot pin supporting, this pivot pin is clamped in the hinge outside, this hinge outside is fixed on again on this platform base, and by the element manufacturing of a plurality of separation.

According in the aforementioned claim any one

Hinge has hierarchy, and this hierarchy has a plurality of fixing (for example welding) former arranged side by side together, and/or between identical single flange, or between a plurality of flange portion arranged side by side.

4. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, wherein flange configuration becomes to pass through, such as, the end bearing, stack, the mode of overlapping or mutual embedding matches with corner stake flange accordingly.

5. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, can replace again/detouchable former and/or flange can or re-assembly with different structure assemblings.

6. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, it has different flange widths.

7. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, wherein this outboard flanges is formed with otch or groove partly, to hold the hinged lock locking pin.

8. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, wherein outboard flanges forms profile, and it has corresponding former span, and to realize dwindling whole profile, overlapping block is fixed on its outside, to form groove placed in the middle or otch.

9. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, wherein, relevant flange and former, the degree of depth and setting are configured to optimize one of them at least from weight, intensity or cost consideration.

10. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, various manufacturings, that forge or the as cast structure that is used for single part member is to satisfy single and/or synthetic load.

11. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim,

Wherein hinge (inside) and corner stake contour construction separately become to satisfy expection load and can the anchor post fabricated section.

12. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, wherein the joint between hinge and the pillar comprises some relevant mutual installations or overlapping.

13. any one the hinge according in the aforementioned claim wherein has abutment joint between hinge top flange and strut ends.

14. according in the aforementioned claim any one

Hinge comprises " I " ellbeam, " U " shape or " C " tee section, hollow or solid oblong tubular form with the combination of propping up column section.

15. according to any one the hinge in the aforementioned claim, comprise being used for the hinge internal form

" I " ellbeam, " U " shape or " C " tee section.

16. contracting with reference to the accompanying drawings, the front describes and a kind of (assembling) illustrated in the accompanying drawings hinge.