Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above technical problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile transportation rack for a container, the container including a side wall and a bottom plate, comprising:
two pairs of uprights for being arranged inside the container and abutting against the side walls and the floor, the uprights having connecting portions;
a transverse support bar adjustably connected between the tops of a pair of said uprights to urge said uprights against said side walls;
a front wheel mount connected between the pair of uprights and movable up and down with respect to the uprights via the connecting portion; and
a rear wheel mount connected between the other pair of the uprights and movable up and down with respect to the uprights via the connecting portion;
wherein each of the two pairs of uprights, the transverse support bar, the front wheel mount and the rear wheel mount are detachably mounted to each other.
Optionally, the upright comprises a top coupling portion at the top of the upright and a bottom coupling portion at the bottom of the upright, the lateral support bar connecting the top coupling portions of a pair of the uprights, the bottom coupling portion for connecting a base plate.
Optionally, the upright column includes a first upright column and a second upright column, the first upright column is telescopically sleeved in the second upright column, and the length of any one of the first upright column and the second upright column is smaller than the width inside the container.
Optionally, the top coupling portion is located at a top end of the first upright and the bottom coupling portion is located at a bottom end of the second upright bottom coupling portion.
Optionally, the top and bottom coupling portions each have a profile plate having the same shape as the corrugations of the side walls.
Optionally, the top coupling portion is provided with a string loop for connecting a vehicle moving device.
Optionally, the connecting portion is a shaft sleeve that is disposed on the second column and is capable of moving up and down relative to the second column, and the shaft sleeve includes a shaft sleeve body that is fitted over the second column and a protruding portion that protrudes in a radial direction of the shaft sleeve body.
Optionally, a positioning hole is formed in the second upright, and the shaft sleeve connecting portion is fixed to the second upright through a pin shaft penetrating through the positioning hole.
Optionally, the front wheel fixing frame and the rear wheel fixing frame respectively include a first cross beam and a second cross beam which form a groove, and a connecting beam which connects the first cross beam and the second cross beam, and a matching portion which is used for matching with the connecting portion is arranged on the connecting beam.
Alternatively, the engaging portion is a slider having a hole, the slider being provided on the connecting beam and being movable relative to the connecting beam in a direction perpendicular to the first and second beams.
Optionally, a fixing member for fixing the slider is disposed on the connecting beam.
Optionally, the top coupling portion has an upward opening and the lateral support bar has a connector for extending into the opening.
Optionally, the lateral support bar comprises a length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length of the lateral support bar.
Optionally, the transverse supporting rod comprises a first rod and a second rod, and the length adjusting mechanism is a positive and negative wire connected between the first rod and the second rod.
Optionally, the vehicle further comprises a bottom tire fixing frame, the bottom tire fixing frame is connected with the pair of upright posts through positioning pins and used for preventing the lower-layer vehicle from moving, and the bottom tire fixing frame is constructed as an integral fixing frame or a separated fixing frame.
Optionally, the integral fixing frame comprises a first bracket and a second bracket which are arranged along the length direction of the vehicle, and a tire fixing bracket arranged between the first bracket and the second bracket.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a container comprising an automotive transport rack for containers as described above.
The automobile transportation frame for the container has simple structure and light dead weight, and each of the two pairs of upright posts, the transverse supporting rod, the front wheel fixing frame and the rear wheel fixing frame are detachably arranged with each other. Each part after dismantling is convenient for transport and deposit from this, can make full use of container inner width, improves the vanning quantity of transportation.
Drawings
In order that the advantages of the invention will be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments that are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container vehicle transport rack according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a column of the container vehicle transport rack illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rear wheel mount of the container vehicle transport rack illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a front wheel mount of the container vehicle shipping rack illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transverse support bar of the container vehicle transport rack illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lower vehicle tire mounting bracket of a container vehicle transport rack in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an underlying vehicle tire mounting bracket of another container vehicle transport rack in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a container equipped with the vehicle transport rack for containers illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the container loading vehicle illustrated in FIG. 8, with a first vehicle loaded on the container with the vehicle transport rack;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the container loading vehicle illustrated in FIG. 9 with a first vehicle loaded on the container carriage and the front and rear wheel mounts raised;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the container loading vehicle illustrated in FIG. 10, with the first and second vehicles loaded on the container carriage and the second vehicle positioned below the first vehicle;
fig. 12 is a perspective view of the container loading vehicle illustrated in fig. 11, with first through fourth vehicles loaded on the container-use vehicle-transporting rack, and with the second vehicle located below the first vehicle and the fourth vehicle located below the first vehicle; and
fig. 13 is a perspective view showing a storage state of the disassembled transportation rack for container vehicles.
Description of reference numerals:
1: front wheel transport frame 2: rear wheel transport rack
10: column 11: first upright post
12: second column 121: locating hole
13: the shaft sleeve 131: shaft sleeve body
132: projection 14: top coupling part
141: top profile plate 142: round hole
143, rope loop 144: top channel steel
15: bottom coupling portion 151: bottom profile plate
152: bottom channel steel 20: rear wheel fixing frame
21a rear wheel mount first cross member 21 b: second beam of rear wheel fixing frame
22: rear wheel mount tie-beam 23: through hole
30: front wheel mount 31 a: first crossbeam of front wheel fixing frame
31 b: front wheel mount second cross member 32: front wheel fixing frame connecting beam
33: the slide block 331: slider hole
34: fixing hole 35: fixed pin shaft
40: the lateral support bar 41: first rod
411: first rod link 42: second rod
421: second lever link 43: positive and negative silk
50: bottom tire fixing mount 51 a: first support
51 b: second bracket 52: tire fixed bolster connecting piece
53: tire stopper 54: connecting beam
60: separate type tire fixing frame 61: tire stopper
100: the container 101: end door
201: first vehicle 202: second vehicle
203: third vehicle 204: fourth vehicle
Detailed Description
In the following discussion, details are given to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the invention may be practiced without one or more of the specific details. In certain instances, well known features have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the invention. It is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like are used herein for purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting.
In order to solve the above technical problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile transportation rack for a container, the container 100 including a side wall and a bottom plate. The automobile transportation frame for the container comprises two pairs of upright posts 10, a transverse supporting rod 40, a front wheel fixing frame 30 and a rear wheel fixing frame 20. As shown in fig. 1, a pair of uprights 10, a lateral support bar 40, and a front wheel mount 30 may be assembled as a front wheel carrier 1 for carrying front wheels of a vehicle; while the other pair of uprights 10, the other lateral support bar 40 and the rear wheel carriage 2 may be assembled as a rear wheel carriage 2 for carrying the rear wheels of the vehicle.
Referring to fig. 1, two pairs of uprights 10 are provided for location within a container 100 and against the side walls and floor. The column 10 has a connecting portion for connecting the front wheel holder 30 or the rear wheel holder 20. A transverse support bar 40 is adjustably connected between the tops of a pair of uprights 10 to urge uprights 10 against the side walls. The front wheel holder is connected between the pair of uprights 10 and is movable up and down with respect to the uprights 10 via connecting portions provided on the pair of uprights 10. The rear wheel holder 20 is connected between the other pair of uprights 10 and is movable up and down with respect to the uprights 10 via a connecting portion on the other pair of uprights 10.
Wherein each of the two pairs of uprights 10, the lateral support bar 40, the front wheel holder 30 and the rear wheel holder 20 are detachably mounted to each other.
The automobile transportation frame for the container has simple structure and light dead weight, and each of the two pairs of upright posts, the transverse supporting rod, the front wheel fixing frame and the rear wheel fixing frame are detachably arranged with each other. Each part after dismantling is convenient for transport and deposit from this, can make full use of container inner width, improves the vanning quantity of transportation.
Thus, the truck-carrying rack for containers can be split into a plurality of independent parts, which can greatly save space after being disassembled, and each 40' HC container 100 can be loaded with 60-80 sets of truck-carrying racks for containers according to different conditions.
Turning to fig. 2, optionally, the uprights 10 include top coupling portions 14 at the top of the uprights 10 and bottom coupling portions 15 at the bottom of the uprights 10, the transverse support bar 40 connecting the top coupling portions 14 of a pair of uprights 10, the bottom coupling portions 15 for connecting the floor.
In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the upright post 10 includes a first upright post 11 and a second upright post 12, the first upright post 11 is telescopically sleeved in the second upright post 12, and the length of any one of the first upright post 11 and the second upright post 12 is smaller than the internal width of the container 100, which facilitates the control of the packing size and improves the packing rate of the container 100 when the transportation frame is recycled.
In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting portion is a shaft sleeve 13 that is disposed on the second column 12 and is movable up and down with respect to the second column 12, and the shaft sleeve 13 includes a shaft sleeve body 131 that is fitted over the second column 12 and a protruding portion 132 that protrudes in a radial direction of the shaft sleeve body 131.
In the illustrated embodiment, the second upright 12 is provided with a row of positioning holes 121 for changing the position of the bushing 13 (connecting portion) and thus the height of the front (rear) wheel holder connected to the upright 10. That is, the second column 12 may be provided with a positioning hole 121, and the shaft sleeve 13 is fixed to the second column 12 by a pin passing through the positioning hole 121.
Further, the top coupling portion 14 is located at the top end of the first upright 11, and the bottom coupling portion 15 is located at the bottom end of the second upright 12. Furthermore, the top coupling portion 14 and the bottom coupling portion 15 each have a profile plate having the same shape as the corrugations of the side walls.
Specifically, the top coupling portion 14 may include a top channel 144 and a top profile plate 141 connected to the top channel 144.
As shown in fig. 2, the top profile plate 141 and the top channel 144 may be connected using fixing bolts, and the top channel 144 is welded to the first column 11. Adjusting the position of the top profile 141 within the box allows coarse adjustment of the position of the first upright 11 (upright 10), and adjusting the position between the top profile 141 and the top channel 144 (via bolts) allows fine adjustment of the position of the upright 10. Thus, the top profile 141, which is disposed on top of the first upright 11, effectively limits the position of the upright 10.
In addition, a notch may be provided in top profile plate 141 to prevent interference with a target case lanyard ring (not shown). And a rope loop 143 is further provided on the top channel 144 of the top coupling portion 14 for connecting a hand block (as an example of a vehicle moving apparatus).
And the bottom coupling portion 15 may include a bottom channel 152 and a bottom cam 151 coupled to the bottom channel 152. The bottom channel 152 is reserved with self-tapping nail holes connected with the floor of the container.
The automobile transportation frame for the container of the invention realizes that the profile plate with the shape which is approximately the same as the corrugated plate of the container 100 is combined with the upright post 10, the position of the upright post 10 in the container 100 can be adjusted through the profile plate connected with the upright post 10 so as to meet the size for loading different vehicles, the profile plate has the shape which is approximately the same as the side plate of the container 100, thereby the position of the upright post 10 can be simply and effectively limited, the profile plate is connected with the upright post 10 through a bolt, so that the relative position between the profile plate and the upright post 10 can be finely adjusted, and the upright post 10 is fixed on the bottom plate of the container 100 through a screw.
In summary, the four columns 10 of the truck-mounted transportation frame for containers have the same structure, so that the columns are universal and interchangeable.
The front wheel holder 30 and the rear wheel holder 20 will now be described with reference to fig. 3 and 4.
Taking the rear wheel fixing frame 20 as an example, as shown in fig. 3, the rear wheel fixing frame 20 includes a rear wheel fixing frame first cross beam 21a and a rear wheel fixing frame second cross beam 21b forming a groove, and a rear wheel fixing frame connecting beam 22 connecting the rear wheel fixing frame first cross beam 21a and the rear wheel fixing frame second cross beam 21b, and the rear wheel fixing frame connecting beam 22 is provided with a matching portion for matching with the shaft sleeve. In the illustrated embodiment, the engagement portion of the rear wheel holder 20 is a through hole 23.
Similarly, as shown in fig. 4, the front wheel holder 30 includes a front wheel holder first beam 31a and a front wheel holder second beam 31b that form a groove, and a front wheel holder connecting beam 32 that connects the front wheel holder first beam 31a and the front wheel holder second beam 31b, and the front wheel holder connecting beam 32 is provided with a fitting portion for fitting with the boss.
Alternatively, for the front wheel mount 30, the fitting portion is a slider 33 having a slider hole 331, and the slider 33 is provided on the front wheel mount connection beam 32 and is movable relative to the front wheel mount connection beam 32 in a direction perpendicular to the front wheel mount first cross member 31a and the front wheel mount second cross member 31 b. Further, a fixing member for fixing the slider 33 is provided on the front wheel mount connecting beam 32. In the illustrated embodiment, the front wheel mount connecting beam 32 is made of C-section steel in which the slider 33 is slidable, and the upper wing plate of the C-section steel is provided with a fixing hole 34 through which a fixing pin 35 may extend to prevent the slider 33 from sliding.
Furthermore, the top coupling portion 14 has an upward opening (circular hole 142), and the lateral support bar 40 has a connector for extending into the opening, which may be tapered, for example. Optionally, the lateral support bar 40 includes a length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length of the lateral support bar 40. Further, the transverse supporting bar 40 includes a first bar 41 and a second bar 42, and the length adjusting mechanism is a front and back wire 43 connected between the first bar 41 and the second bar 42. And the connectors for extending into the top coupling portion 14 to connect with the top coupling portion 14 are a first rod connector 411 provided on the first rod 41 and a second rod connector 421 provided on the second rod 42.
Thus, the tapered connecting members (i.e., the first rod connecting member 411 and the second rod connecting member 421) of the transverse supporting rod 40 can extend into the vertical column 10, and the transverse supporting rod 40 is extended in the width direction of the container by the positive and negative wires 43, so that the profile plates of the vertical column 10 are closely attached to the side plates of the container 100, thereby effectively supporting the vertical column 10 in the transverse and longitudinal directions.
Optionally, a bottom tire fixing frame 50 is further included, the bottom tire fixing frame 50 is connected with the pair of pillars 10 through positioning pins for preventing movement of the lower vehicle, and the bottom tire fixing frame 50 is configured as an integral fixing frame or a separate fixing frame. The bottom tire fixing frame 50 and the upright post 10 can be connected by a positioning pin, and the relative position can be adjusted to adapt to cars with different wheel tracks.
Alternatively, the integrated mount includes first and second brackets 51a and 51b provided in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, and a tire fixing bracket provided between the first and second brackets 51a and 51 b.
The tire securing bracket may include a tire securing bracket coupler 52 for coupling with the first bracket 51a or the second bracket 51b, two tire stops 53 for preventing movement of the tire, and a coupling beam 54 coupled between the two tire stops 53.
As shown in fig. 6, the first bracket 51a and the second bracket 51b are disposed in parallel, and the tire fixing bracket is movable relative to the first bracket 51a and the second bracket 51b, and the first bracket 51a and the second bracket 51b may be connected to the bottom channel 152 of the bottom coupling portion 15 described above, whereby bottoms of a pair of columns 10 arranged on the left and right may be connected as a whole, thereby forming a bottom support.
While the separate tire holder 60 shown in fig. 7 can be used in conjunction with the integral holder shown in fig. 6, of course, the separate tire holder 60 can also be used alone to hold a lower vehicle parked on the bottom surface of the container 100.
As shown in figure 8, all the parts of the automobile transportation frame for the container are detachably connected, so that the automobile transportation frame is convenient to transport and store, and the storage length after the disassembly is less than 2300mm, so that the inner width of the container 100 can be fully utilized, and the packing quantity during the transportation of the automobile transportation frame for the container is increased. Even if the container automobile transportation frame comprises 4 upright posts 10, 1 front wheel fixing frame 30, 1 rear wheel fixing frame 20, 2 top transverse supporting rods 40 and a bottom tire fixing support, the total weight of a single set of the transportation frame does not exceed 400 KG.
The process of installing and using a container truck shipping vehicle according to the present invention will now be described with reference to fig. 9 to 11.
The first upright post 11 is sleeved into the second upright post 12, the relative position of the channel steel and the profile plate of the second upright post 12 at the lower end is adjusted according to a preset position, and the channel steel and the profile plate are connected through a fixing bolt. After each of the columns 10 is assembled as described above, two pairs of columns 10, which are symmetrical with each other, are placed in the container 100 at predetermined positions, so that the cams of the respective columns 10 are engaged with the side plates of the container 100. Then, the front wheel holder 30 and the rear wheel holder 20 are fixed to the bushings 13 of the column 10, respectively. Finally, the tapered connecting members (i.e., the first bar connecting member 411 and the second bar connecting member 421) of the lateral support bar 40 are inserted into the tops of the first uprights 11 of the left and right uprights 10 arranged opposite to each other, the first uprights 11 are raised to a predetermined position, the first uprights 11 and the second uprights 12 are locked by the fixing pins, and the positive and negative wires 43 are adjusted so that the lateral support bar 40 is tightly leaned against the uprights 10. Thus, the automotive transport rack for containers according to the present invention has been installed.
As shown in fig. 9, the first vehicle 201 is driven into the front wheel carrier 1 and the rear wheel carrier 2 to be parked stably, is backed into the container 100 from the end door 101 of the container 100, and the front wheels and the rear wheels of the first vehicle 201 are respectively carried on the front wheel holders 30 and the rear wheel holders 40.
As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 10, the front wheel holder 30 and the rear wheel holder 40 carrying the first automobile 201 are lifted to a predetermined height using a hand block, and the front wheel and front wheel holder 30 and the rear wheel and rear wheel holder 40 may be fixed using a fastener such as a tie strap.
It should be noted that in the illustrated embodiment, it is desirable that the front wheel holder 30 is elevated to a height higher than that of the rear wheel holder 40, since the engine, transmission, and other heavy components of a conventional vehicle are located at the front of the vehicle, such that the center of gravity of the vehicle is at the front, whereas if the front wheel is located lower than the rear wheel, acceleration or deceleration in transit may cause the vehicle to coast forward, i.e., tilt down in the direction of the front wheel, out of the container car transport frame.
Therefore, in order to match the inclination of the vehicle during lifting, the rear wheel holder 40 rotates relative to the upright 10 about the bushing connected thereto, and the front wheel holder 30 also rotates relative to the upright 10 about the bushing connected thereto. Further, since the wheel base (or the distance between the front wheel and the rear wheel) of the first vehicle 201 is fixed, when the front wheel and the rear wheel are not on the same horizontal plane, the front wheel holder 30 moves closer to the rear wheel holder 40, that is, in the illustrated embodiment, the slider hole 331 of the front wheel holder 30 is connected to the protruding portion of the boss and fixed to the column 10, and the front wheel holder 30 moves closer to the rear wheel holder 40 with respect to the slider 33. After the front wheel fixing frame 30 and the rear wheel fixing frame 40 rise to a predetermined height, fixing pins can be installed to prevent the sliding block 33 from sliding continuously.
As shown in fig. 6 and 11, the bottom tire mount may be attached to the pillar 10 and the second car 202 driven into a predetermined position, and the second car 202 may be fastened using a fastening member such as a conventional tie strap, thereby completing the loading of 2 cars.
As shown in fig. 12, the latter two cars can repeat the foregoing operations, completing loading of 40HC container 100 with a total of 4 cars including third car 203 and fourth car 204. The whole operation process can be finished without 2-4 persons by using the forklift.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a container 100 comprising the automotive transport rack for containers described above. For example, as shown in fig. 13, a 40HC container 100 may include 2 sets of container car racks to hold 4 cars, or 1 set of container car racks to hold 3 large-sized cars. And as described above, the respective positions of the profile plate, the uprights 10, the front-wheel carriage 1 and the rear-wheel carriage 2 can be calculated in advance according to the vehicle type before loading.
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 "component" 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. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many variations and modifications may be made to the teachings of the invention, which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.