CN202089329U

CN202089329U - Foldable cargo container

Info

Publication number: CN202089329U
Application number: CN2011200225717U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安东尼厄斯·尤恒纳斯·克兰布雷特勒
Original assignee: HOLLAND CONTAINER INNOVATIONS BV
Current assignee: HOLLAND CONTAINER INNOVATIONS BV
Priority date: 2011-01-21
Filing date: 2011-01-21
Publication date: 2011-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 2021-01-21

Abstract

The utility model provides a foldable cargo container, which comprises a bottom, a top, foldable long side walls and foldable short end walls equipped on the bottom. The long side walls and the short end walls are hinged on the bottom. The short end walls are further connected with the top. When the container is folded, the two short end walls covered by the top are placed on the two long side walls. The foldable container provided in the utility model has a high superposition capability and can satisfy safety requirements. Especially, the foldable container has obvious advantages in terms of reliability and fault prevention.

Description

Collapsible cargo receptacle

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of cargo receptacle, particularly a kind of collapsible cargo receptacle, and it comprises bottom, top and is collapsible into the long sidewall of bottom, short end wall.

Background technology

Disclosed collapsible container among known existence such as the U.S. Pat-A-5.190.179.Known collapsible container has sidewall, is equipped with hinge in the center of height on the sidewall, under folding situation, and the short end wall contact bottom of container.

The defective of known vessel comprises:

Known vessel all has unsure state under folding fully and not folding fully situation.This has reduced the steerability and the safety of operators of folding process;

The width limitations of the door of known vessel is the width of sidewall, has comprised the door that must be folded in the long sidewall in the sidewall;

The hinge of long sidewall height center has reduced the hardness of these walls, causes compensating its influence by big and heavy relatively lock;

The hinge of each side places on the corner post of known vessel, needing to cause the structure of the hinge of phase counterweight.

The utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of collapsible container, and this container has overcome these defectives, and folding process is simple and easy.

In first scheme of the present utility model, the feature of collapsible container is that long sidewall and short end wall are hinged on the bottom, and short end wall is connected with the top, thereby in folding attitude, is shelved on two long sidewalls by two short end walls that the top covered.Core of the present utility model is that under folding and not folding situation, short end wall all is connected with the top.

For realizing this structure and reliably reaching the purpose of this utility model simply, in collapsible container of the present utility model, make short end wall be connected with the top by pipe link.

The length of expectation pipe link approximately is half of height of the short end wall in side on the ground.Its functional will describing in detail hereinafter.

In further scheme of the present utility model, the feature of collapsible container is, each short end wall all has the hinge axes to described bottom, and hinge axes is apart from corner one segment distance of respective side walls.Because this hinge axes is not endowed load like that with the situation that is positioned at the corner and bears function, this makes the hinge axes of end wall have lighter structure.

In addition, the layout of hinge axes makes short end wall just be shelved on above the long sidewall that reduces before.

In another one scheme of the present utility model, collapsible container has long sidewall, and long sidewall has the hinge axes to described bottom, the relative height distance with the thickness that is roughly long sidewall with the bottom of hinge axes.By such setting, when container under folded state, two long sidewalls can easily be shelved on the other side's top.

Preferably, be designed so that according to collapsible container of the present utility model top and bottom have corner casting, it is shelved mutually under the situation that container folds.This has guaranteed to have according to collapsible container of the present utility model the superposability of height, thereby satisfies all safetys and other requirements.

Preferably, four folding containers can be combined into the volume of a upright vessel approximate.

Preferably, can adopt two pillars to be connected on each described short end wall, to assist described unrolling of container process.

Second aspect of the present utility model relates to the equalizing gear that is used for offsetting the gravity this container structure when collapsible container is transformed to folded state (vice versa) from erectility.This feature can be independent of previously mentioned feature to be used, and perhaps with it in conjunction with using, previous feature provides the effective and easy mode that container is converted to folded state (vice versa) from erectility.

In according to collapsible container of the present utility model, in described long sidewall and the short end wall at least one and bottom are connected with equalizing gear, to be reduced to when in described long sidewall and the short end wall at least one that the bottom is gone up or from the described gravity at least one of bottom rising time-out negative function described long sidewall and short end wall, described equalizing gear comprises torsion bar, and this torsion bar can be used for overcoming gravitational equilibrium and this equalizing gear bonded assembly wall.

For reliability and the fault-resistant that improves this container, preferably, described equalizing gear is contained in described at least one and the bottom in described long sidewall and the short end wall at least in part.Therefore described equalizing gear is protected not to be subjected to external disturbance effectively.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 illustrates first folded state diagram according to the collapsible cargo receptacle of the utility model first embodiment;

Fig. 2 illustrates second folded state diagram according to the collapsible cargo receptacle of the utility model first embodiment;

Fig. 3 illustrates the 3rd folded state diagram according to the collapsible cargo receptacle of the utility model first embodiment;

Fig. 4 illustrates the constitution diagram that the collapsible cargo receptacle of Fig. 1 fully is folded;

Fig. 5 illustrates the constitution diagram that the collapsible cargo receptacle according to the utility model second embodiment partly is folded;

Fig. 6 illustrates the detail view according to the collapsible cargo receptacle of the utility model second embodiment;

Fig. 7 illustrates the enlarged drawing of annular sign part among Fig. 5.

Description of reference numerals

1-collapsible container 2-bottom

The short end wall of the long sidewall 4-of 3-

5-top 6-hinge axes

7-bottom corner accessory 8-pipe link

9-spring 10-hinge

11-band rope 12-auxiliary pulley

13-equalizing gear 14-second connecting gear

15-conversion pulley 16-bar

17-roller 18-top corner accessory

The 19-torsion bar

The specific embodiment

Now with reference to accompanying drawing the utility model is further described.

Use the identical part of identical Digital ID in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 shows the collapsible container from the deployed condition to the folded state according to first embodiment of the present utility model.Now at first with reference to Fig. 1 to describing according to collapsible container 1 of the present utility model.Collapsible container 1 has bottom 2, short end wall 4, top 5, and at the long sidewall 3 in folding on the bottom.

One that figure 1 illustrates in the long sidewall 3 to be ready folding on the bottom 2.Engage with the hinged of bottom 2 owing to exist, two long sidewalls 3 can be carried out this action.Can shelve mutually and can be shelved on the bottom 2 in order to guarantee two long sidewalls 3, long sidewall 3 has the hinge axes with bottom 2, the in height relative bottom 2 of hinge axes has certain distance, and this distance approximately is equal to the thickness of a long sidewall.

Fig. 2 shows two long sidewalls 3 and is shelved on the situation of bottom on 2.Further has the short end wall 4 that also is hinged on the bottom according to collapsible container 1 of the present utility model, and short end wall 4 is hinged by this way: each short end wall 4 has hinge axes, hinge axes is passed bottom 2 on the distance position of corresponding short end wall 4 one segment distances, be positioned with corner casting near this weak point end wall 4.The Reference numeral of these hinge axes is 6.This hinge axes is positioned at the structure outside the bottom corner accessory 7, after long sidewall 3 reduces, is convenient to the top that short end wall 4 is shelved on two long sidewalls 3.

Clearly show that also that in Fig. 2 short end wall 4 and top 5 engage via pipe link 8.Therefore can begin the folding of short end wall 4 until the position that short end wall 4 by gravitys are suspended on the top 5 by lifting top 5 slightly, the top 5 that after this has the short end wall 4 of bonded assembly that adheres to can descend as shown in Figure 3.

Pipe link 8 has half length of the height that approximately is short end wall 4, thereby in folding fully attitude, as shown in Figure 4, short end wall 4 is shelved on the long sidewall 3 fully, and top 5 almost covers short end wall 4 abreast.Here, Fig. 4 shows top corner accessory 18 and is shelved on folding situation on the bottom corner accessory 7, but and has realized the height stackability of this collapsible container.

Make the container shown in Fig. 4 get back to the state that launches fully, carry out according to opposite order from folded state.In addition, need to use external force to advance pipe link 8 as shown in Figure 1 to be parallel to the position that arrange at top 5 from balance position pipe link 8.Container is equipped with necessary Locking Device, with the folding and deployed condition of fixed container.

The external force of shifting pipe link 8 onto be parallel to top board position from balance position can provide by two pillars being connected to each short end wall.These are bonded assemblys before folding process, in case and container promotes, the top descends, just with end wall to extrapolation.

Container described in the utility model can be under folding state, and with four Foldable container combinations be bundled together, volume approaches the volume of an expansion container at this moment.

Continue with reference to according to second embodiment of collapsible container of the present utility model and 5-7 with reference to the accompanying drawings, this specification sheets will further present another feature, and this feature can separate use with other features mentioned above or is used in combination with it.

Fig. 5 shows that long sidewall 3 is rotated down to bottom 2.Long sidewall 3 is being reduced in the process of bottom 2, and the gravity that acts on this long sidewall 3 is offset by equalizing gear 13, and this equalizing gear 13 partly is contained in this long sidewall 3 on the one hand, is positioned partially on the other hand on the bottom 2.This will more clearly illustrate in the detail view of Fig. 7, hereinafter will describe.

At first with reference to Fig. 6, it shows a kind of set-up mode of equalizing gear now.Wherein, torsion bar 19 is arranged in the bottom 2, and first connecting gear is connected with this torsion bar 19, and this first connecting gear also links to each other with a long sidewall 3.First connecting gear is shown as and comprises bar 16 and roller 17, but first connecting gear can adopt multiple mode to implement, if at torsion bar 19 with long sidewall 3 or lack to provide between the end wall 4 and be connected.This structure also can be opposite, and this is because torsion bar 19 is not arranged in the bottom 2, but is arranged in of described

sidewall

3,4 or is arranged in its corner.

Fig. 7 shows the another kind of set-up mode of the equalizing gear in the collapsible cargo receptacle of second embodiment of collapsible container of the present utility model, and wherein, bottom 2 and long sidewall 3 interconnect by hinge 10, and this hinge also is used as torsion bar in this embodiment.In the time of on will long sidewall 3 being reduced to bottom 2, side by side spring 9 and torsion bar 19 are tensioned, and this has offset the descending motion of long sidewall 3.For this purpose, spring 9 and second connecting gear 14 are connected with conversion pulley 15, and this conversion pulley 15 is connected with band rope 11, and this is with to restrict and 11 is connected with auxiliary pulley 12 again, thereby is connected with long sidewall 3 formation.

According to the container of the utility model equipment in size (presumable door on the parts in space and the end wall without limits), load the standard that meets sea container aspect the replacement of shifting (the full loading piled up ability, sidewall drag), waterproof, harness ability (under smooth folding state) and standard corner fittings fully.

Claims

1. collapsible cargo receptacle, comprise bottom, top and the collapsible long sidewall on described bottom, short end wall, it is characterized in that described long sidewall and described short end wall are hinged on the described bottom, described short end wall is connected with described top, thereby in folding attitude, be shelved on two described long sidewalls by two described short end walls that described top covered.

2. collapsible cargo receptacle according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described short end wall is connected with described top by pipe link.

3. collapsible cargo receptacle according to claim 2 is characterized in that the length of described pipe link is roughly half of described short end wall height.

4. according to each described collapsible cargo receptacle in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that each described short end wall has the hinge axes to described bottom, described hinge axes is apart from corner one segment distance of respective side walls.

5. according to each described collapsible cargo receptacle in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that described long sidewall has the hinge axes to described bottom, the relative height distance of described hinge axes with the thickness that is roughly described long sidewall with described bottom.

6. according to each described collapsible cargo receptacle in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that described top and described bottom have the corner casting of shelving mutually under the situation that described container folds.

7. according to each described collapsible cargo receptacle in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that four folding containers can be combined into the volume of a upright vessel approximate.

8. according to each described collapsible cargo receptacle in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, also comprise two pillars, it is connected on each described short end wall, to assist described unrolling of container process.

9. collapsible cargo receptacle according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, in described long sidewall and the short end wall at least one and described bottom are connected with equalizing gear, with in described long sidewall and described short end wall described at least one be reduced on the described bottom or from the described gravity at least one on of described bottom rising time-out negative function described long sidewall and short end wall, described equalizing gear comprises torsion bar.

10. collapsible cargo receptacle according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described equalizing gear is contained in described at least one and the described bottom in described long sidewall and the short end wall at least in part.