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Interconnector for freight containers

A technology of interconnectors and containers, applied in the field of interconnectors, can solve the problems of loss, complex interconnectors, and difficult installation.

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-04-26
DURALOC
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However this interconnect is complex and difficult to install, with the risk of losing smaller parts during handling

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[0051] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 1 , an interconnector connects a first cargo container 100 to an adjacent second cargo container 101 in an end-to-end arrangement to form an integral assembly suitable as a larger single unit Processed for operations such as load, unload, and store. Figure 2 illustrates an interconnector of the present disclosure used in an alternative arrangement to connect adjacent cargo containers together in a side-to-side configuration. For example, two smaller containers can be joined together to form a 6.1 m (twenty feet) ISO module. It is advantageous to link cargo containers together to form a larger unit that can be handled as a single assembly to reduce the costs associated with loading and unloading cargo from ships by port side cranes. Port-side cranes used to load and unload cargo ships are often charged per lift, and as such can be expensive to operate if multiple cargo containers are not advantageou...

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The invention provides an interconnector (400) for coupling two corner units of adjacent ISO freight containers in an end-to-end or side-to-side configuration, wherein each of the corner units is able to receive a part of the interconnector. The interconnector (400) comprises a main body (401) with an internal chamber (405) inside. A first clamp head (404) and a second clamp head (409) are positioned at opposite ends (402, 403) of the main body (401) and a shaft (408) is rotatably mounted within the internal chamber (405). The first clamp head (404) is substantially hook shaped and is provided in a fixed position relative to the main body (401), whilst the second clamp head (409) is fixed to one end of the shaft (408) and is able to rotate with the shaft (408). A bias actuator works to bias the rotation of the shaft (408) and the second clamp head (409) relative to the main body (401) to prevent accidental decoupling of the containers.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an interconnector for connecting two corner units of adjacent ISO cargo containers in an end-to-end arrangement or a side-to-side arrangement. Background technique [0002] Standard cargo containers typically have eight corner units that allow a container to be joined to another container in various spatial arrangements. A corner unit generally comprises a hollow frame with holes that can be used to engage interconnectors and connect one cargo container to another adjacent cargo container. Interconnects are usually held in place by clamp heads, which can form a "twist-lock" connection. The clamp head is positioned through a hole in the corner unit and pivoted into a locked position in the corner unit to form a positive connection. [0003] Cargo containers can be stacked one on top of the other, or positioned end-to-end or side-to-side. It is often desirable to link multiple containers together to allow the multiple ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65D90/00
CPCB65D90/0013F16B2/10
Inventor 史蒂芬·雷纳尔
Owner DURALOC