Extra wide container

Abstract

The present invention provides an ultra-wide container, which includes: four first bottom corner fittings and at least two support members. The bottoms of the four first bottom corner fittings have first bottom corner fitting holes, and two of the four first bottom corner fittings are respectively arranged at the two ends of the bottom of one side of the ultra-wide container, and the hole center spacing between the first bottom corner fitting holes of the four first bottom corner fittings is respectively the same as the hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container. Two of the at least two support members are respectively arranged at the two ends of the ultra-wide container. Among them, the bottom of the support member is provided with an opening, the width of the opening is greater than the width of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container, and the length of the opening is greater than or equal to the length of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container. According to the ultra-wide container of the present invention, large-sized goods can be transported, the cabin space utilization rate is high, the transportation cost is reduced, and the delivery cycle is shortened.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of containers, and in particular to an extra-wide container. Background Art

[0002] Figure 1 A partial schematic diagram of the structure of a cabin 10 in the prior art is shown. For the sake of clarity, only two cabin spaces of the cabin 10 are shown here. Figure 1 The cabin 10 shown in the figure has eight corner support members 11 , each of which can cooperate with a bottom corner member of a container to fix the container to the cabin space of the cabin 10 .

[0003] Four corner supports 11 can be formed into a group, and a compartment space can be formed between the four corner supports 11. One compartment space can be formed between the four corner supports 11 on the left side, and another compartment space can be formed between the four corner supports 11 on the right side. Thus, eight corner supports 11 form two adjacent compartment spaces, so that two ISO standard containers or one non-standard container can be fixed.

[0004] The spacing between the four corner support members 11 in a group is the same as the spacing between the bottom corner members of an ISO standard container, so that an ISO standard container can be fixed. For example, a 20-foot ISO standard container or a 40-foot ISO standard container can be fixed. The "spacing between the four corner support members" herein refers to the spacing between the outer sides of the four corner support members 11, and the "spacing between the bottom corner members of an ISO standard container" herein refers to the spacing between the outer sides of the bottom corner members of an ISO standard container.

[0005] Specifically, Figure 1 The figure shows that the ship cabin 10 in the prior art can be used to fix a 40-foot ISO standard container. That is, the distance between the outer sides of two adjacent corner support members 11 in a cabin space along the X direction (width direction) is 2438 mm, and the distance between the outer sides of two adjacent corner support members 11 along the Y direction (length direction) is 12192 mm.

[0006] In addition, the spacing between two adjacent cabins of the cabin 10 is generally 10 mm to 100 mm. Specifically, the spacing between two adjacent corner support 11 between two adjacent cabins along the X direction is generally 10 mm to 100 mm. More specifically, the spacing between the centers of two adjacent corner support 11 between two adjacent cabins along the X direction is generally 188 mm to 278 mm. Further, due to manufacturing tolerances, in fact, the spacing between the centers of two adjacent corner support 11 between two adjacent cabins along the X direction is generally 185 mm to 278 mm. As a result, there can be enough clearance between the containers installed in the adjacent cabin spaces of the cabin 10, thereby avoiding collision or friction between two adjacent containers during transportation.

[0007] The corner support 11 includes a corner support plate 111 and a bottom lock 112. The corner support plate 111 can be used to support the bottom corner of the container, and the bottom lock 112 can cooperate with the bottom hole of the bottom corner of the container to limit the movement of the bottom corner, thereby fixing the container.

[0008] Existing large-sized cargo is generally loaded onto ISO standard-sized platform or rack containers, and then placed and fixed on the cabin of the container ship. Considering the requirements for dock hoisting, the center of gravity of the cargo needs to be near the geometric center of the container, so that the two sides of the cargo will extend from the two sides of the platform or rack container. Therefore, the fully loaded platform or rack container occupies three cabin spaces, resulting in high transportation costs.

[0009] In addition, for some large and fragile goods, since platform or rack containers cannot provide effective protection, it is often necessary to make wooden or iron boxes to protect the goods. This will increase the cost of goods packaging and thus make the transportation cost higher.

[0010] Therefore, it is necessary to provide an extra-wide container to at least partially solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0011] A series of simplified concepts are introduced in the Summary of the Invention, which will be further described in detail in the Detailed Description of the Invention. The Summary of the Invention does not mean to attempt to define the key features and essential technical features of the claimed technical solution, nor does it mean to attempt to determine the scope of protection of the claimed technical solution.

[0012] In order to at least partially solve the above problems, the present invention discloses an ultra-wide container, wherein the width of the ultra-wide container is greater than that of an ISO standard container, and the ultra-wide container comprises: four first bottom corner fittings and at least two support fittings. The bottoms of the four first bottom corner fittings have first bottom corner fitting holes, two of the four first bottom corner fittings are respectively arranged at two ends of one side of the ultra-wide container, and the hole center spacing between the first bottom corner fitting holes of the four first bottom corner fittings is respectively the same as the hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container. Two of the at least two support fittings are respectively arranged at two ends of the bottom of the ultra-wide container, and the at least two support fittings are spaced apart from the four first bottom corner fittings along the width direction of the ultra-wide container. The bottom of the support fitting is provided with an opening, the width of the opening is greater than the width of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container, and the length of the opening is greater than or equal to the length of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container.

[0013] The ultra-wide container of the present invention can realize containerized transportation of large-sized goods, increase the space utilization rate of the ship cabin, reduce transportation costs, and shorten delivery cycle.

[0014] Optionally, the width of the opening is greater than 65 mm and less than or equal to 150 mm.

[0015] Optionally, the length of the opening is 124 mm to 350 mm.

[0016] Optionally, a hole center spacing between adjacent openings of the support members and the first bottom corner member holes of the first bottom corner members along the width direction of the ultra-wide container is 185 mm to 278 mm.

[0017] Optionally, the extra-wide container includes four support members, and the hole center spacing between the openings of the four support members is the same as the hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner pieces of an ISO standard container.

[0018] Optionally, the ultra-wide container further comprises four second bottom corner fittings symmetrically arranged at both ends of the bottom relative to a center line in a length direction of the ultra-wide container, the bottom of the second bottom corner fittings having second bottom corner fitting holes, and the hole center spacings between the second bottom corner fitting holes of the four second bottom corner fittings are respectively the same as the hole center spacings between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container.

[0019] Optionally, the ultra-wide container further comprises eight first top corner fittings arranged at two ends of the top of the ultra-wide container, and positions of the eight first top corner fittings correspond to positions of the four first bottom corner fittings and the four support members.

[0020] Optionally, the extra-wide container further comprises four second top corner fittings symmetrically arranged at both ends of the top relative to a center line in a length direction of the extra-wide container, the top of the second top corner fittings having a second top corner fitting hole, and the hole center spacings between the second top corner fitting holes of the four second top corner fittings are respectively the same as the hole center spacings between the top holes of the top corner fittings of the ISO standard container.

[0021] Optionally, the length dimension of the extra-wide container is equal to the length of a 40-foot ISO standard container.

[0022] Optionally, the width of the extra-wide container is 4886 mm to 4976 mm. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The following drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are used as part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention and their description are shown in the drawings to explain the principles of the present invention. In the drawings,

[0024] Figure 1 It is a top view schematic diagram of a local structure of a cabin in the prior art;

[0025] Figure 2 A bottom view schematically shows an ultra-wide container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of part A in FIG. ; and

[0027] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A top view of an extra-wide container. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In the following description, a large number of specific details are provided to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented without one or more of these details. In other examples, in order to avoid confusion with the embodiments of the present invention, some technical features well known in the art are not described.

[0029] In order to fully understand the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed structure will be presented in the following description. Obviously, the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

[0030] Figures 2 to 4 An extra-wide container 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0031] like Figure 2, which is a bottom view of an ultra-wide container 100 of the present invention. In this embodiment, the width of the ultra-wide container 100 is greater than the width of one ISO standard container. For example, the length of the ultra-wide container 100 may be the length of an ISO standard 20-foot container, and the width of the ultra-wide container 100 may exceed the width of an ISO standard 20-foot container. Similarly, the length of the ultra-wide container 100 may be the length of an ISO standard 40-foot container, and the width of the ultra-wide container 100 may exceed the width of an ISO standard 40-foot container.

[0032] The extra-wide container 100 includes four first bottom corner pieces 130 and at least two supporting pieces 141 .

[0033] The bottom of the first bottom corner fitting has a first bottom corner fitting hole 131, and two of the four first bottom corner fittings 130 are arranged at both ends of one side of the ultra-wide container 100, and the hole center spacing between the first bottom corner fitting holes 131 of the four first bottom corner fittings 130 is respectively the same as the hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container. It should be noted that the "hole center spacing" in this article refers to the spacing between the centers of two holes. Specifically, the "hole center spacing between the first bottom corner fitting holes 131" refers to the spacing between the centers of the first bottom corner fitting holes 131, and the "hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container" refers to the spacing between the centers of the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container.

[0034] That is to say, the four first bottom corner fittings 130 can be ISO standard corner fittings, and the four first bottom corner fittings 130 can be matched with the four corner fitting supports 11 in a cabin space. For example, in this embodiment, the four first bottom corner fittings 130 can be matched with Figure 1 The four corner fittings 11 of the cabin space located on the left side of the cabin 10 in the cabin are coordinated. In addition, the four first bottom corner fittings 130 may also be non-ISO standard corner fittings, in which case the bottom holes of the four first bottom corner fittings 130 may have the same size as the bottom holes of the ISO standard corner fittings. Two of the at least two support members 141 are respectively arranged at the two ends of the bottom of the ultra-wide container 100, and at least two support members 141 are spaced apart from the four first bottom corner fittings 130 along the width direction of the ultra-wide container 100. Specifically, when the width of the ultra-wide container 100 is greater than the width of an ISO standard container and less than twice the width of an ISO standard container, only one support member 141 may be arranged at each end of the bottom of the ultra-wide container 100, so that the positions of the two support members 141 can be aligned with the width of the ultra-wide container 100. Figure 1The positions of the two corner support members 11 of the cabin space on the right side of the cabin 10 in the ship's cabin 10 are corresponding to the positions of the two corner support members 11 adjacent to the cabin space on the left side. When the width of the ultra-wide container 100 is equal to or slightly greater than twice the width of the ISO standard container, four support members 141 can be arranged at the bottom of the ultra-wide container 100 so that the positions of the four support members 141 can correspond to the positions of the two corner support members 11 adjacent to the cabin space on the left side. Figure 1 The positions of the four corner supports 11 of the cabin space on the right side of the cabin 10 correspond to each other.

[0035] In addition, the bottom surface of the support member 141 is preferably flush with the bottom surfaces of the four first bottom corner members 130 , so that the ultra-wide container 100 can be stably fixed in the cabin space of the cabin 10 .

[0036] The bottom of the support member 141 is provided with an opening 142, the width of the opening 142 is greater than the width of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container, and the length of the opening 142 is greater than or equal to the length of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container. Figure 3 As shown, optionally, the width E of the opening 142 is greater than 65 mm and less than or equal to 150 mm. Further optionally, the length F of the opening 142 is 124 mm to 350 mm. Thus, when the ultra-wide container 100 is placed in two adjacent cabin spaces, the bottom lock 112 of the corner support 11 of the cabin 10 will not interfere with the opening 142 of the support 141.

[0037] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the width of the opening 142 of the support member 141 is not limited to the present embodiment, and the width of the opening 142 may be greater than 150 mm as required, for example, the width of the opening 142 may be 155 mm or 160 mm. The length of the opening 142 of the support member 141 is not limited to 124 mm to 350 mm, and the length of the opening 142 may be greater than 350 mm as required, for example, the length of the opening 142 of the support member 141 may be 356 mm or 360 mm.

[0038] like Figure 3 As shown, the hole center distance D between the openings 142 of the adjacent support members 141 and the first bottom corner member holes 131 of the first bottom corner members 130 along the width direction of the ultra-wide container 100 is 185 mm to 278 mm. Thus, the positions of the four first bottom corner members 130 and the two support members 141 adjacent to the four first bottom corner members 130 can correspond to the positions of the corner member supports 11 of two adjacent cabins 10, respectively.

[0039] Since the width of the opening 142 of the support member 141 is greater than the width of the bottom hole of the bottom corner member of the ISO standard container, when the spacing between adjacent support members 141 and the first bottom corner member 130 along the width direction of the ultra-wide container 100 is determined, the ultra-wide container 100 of the present invention is also applicable to container ships of different types when the spacing between two adjacent cabin spaces in the cabin is slightly different. Therefore, the ultra-wide container 100 of the present invention can be applicable to container ships of different types.

[0040] In this embodiment, the ultra-wide container 100 includes four support members 141, and the hole center spacing between the openings 142 of the four support members 141 is the same as the hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container. Therefore, the positions of the four first bottom corner fittings 130 and the four support members 141 of the ultra-wide container 100 can correspond to the positions of the eight corner fitting supports 11 of two adjacent cabins 10, thereby avoiding the interference between the four corner fitting supports 11 in the adjacent cabin space of the cabin 10 and the four support members 141 of the ultra-wide container 100.

[0041] In this embodiment, the support member 141 is the bottom wall 141' of the non-standard bottom corner member 140, and the opening 142 is a bottom positioning hole 142' provided on the bottom wall 141'. Those skilled in the art can understand that the support member 141 is not limited to being the bottom wall 141' of the non-standard bottom corner member 140. As required, the support member 141 can also be a plate-shaped structure or other suitable shapes with an opening at the bottom, and the opening can be a through hole or a blind hole.

[0042] The ultra-wide container 100 may further include four second bottom corner fittings 150 symmetrically arranged at both ends of the bottom relative to the center line of the length direction of the ultra-wide container 100, the bottom of the second bottom corner fittings 150 having second bottom corner fitting holes 151, and the hole center spacings between the second bottom corner fitting holes 151 of the four second bottom corner fittings 150 are respectively the same as the hole center spacings between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container. In other words, the four second bottom corner fittings 150 may be ISO standard corner fittings, and the four second bottom corner fittings 150 may be used as support points and locking points when the ultra-wide container 100 is transported by land. In addition, the four second bottom corner fittings 150 may also be non-ISO standard corner fittings, in which case the bottom holes of the second bottom corner fittings 150 may have the same size as the bottom holes of the ISO standard corner fittings.

[0043] The ultra-wide container 100 further includes eight first top corner fittings 160 disposed at both ends of the top of the ultra-wide container 100, and the positions of the eight first top corner fittings 160 correspond to the positions of the four first bottom corner fittings 130 and the four support fittings 141. Specifically, the eight first top corner fittings 160 may be ISO standard corner fittings, and the eight first top corner fittings 160 may be used for the lifting operation of the ultra-wide container 100. In addition, the eight first top corner fittings 160 may also be non-ISO standard corner fittings, in which case the size of the first top corner fitting hole 161 of the first top corner fitting 160 may be the same as the size of the top hole of the ISO standard corner fitting.

[0044] The extra-wide container 100 further includes four second top corner fittings 170 symmetrically arranged at both ends of the top relative to the center line of the length direction of the extra-wide container 100. The top of the second top corner fittings 170 has a second top corner fitting hole 171. The hole center spacing between the second top corner fitting holes 171 of the four second top corner fittings 170 is respectively the same as the spacing between the top holes of the top corner fittings of the ISO standard container. In other words, the four second top corner fittings 170 can be ISO standard corner fittings, and the four second top corner fittings 170 can also be used for the lifting operation of the extra-wide container 100. In addition, the four second top corner fittings 170 can also be non-ISO standard corner fittings, in which case the second top corner fitting holes 171 of the second top corner fittings 170 can have the same size as the top holes of the ISO standard corner fittings.

[0045] The ultra-wide container of the present invention can realize containerized transportation of large-sized goods, increase the space utilization rate of the ship cabin, reduce transportation costs, and shorten delivery cycle.

[0046] Unless otherwise defined, the technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those generally understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein are only for describing specific implementation purposes and are not intended to limit the present invention. Terms such as "setting" and the like appearing in this article can mean that one component is directly attached to another component, or that one component is attached to another component through an intermediate. Features described in this article in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is not applicable in the other embodiment or otherwise specified.

[0047] The present invention has been described through the above-mentioned embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only for the purpose of example and illustration, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the described embodiments. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that more variations and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the present invention, and these variations and modifications all fall within the scope of the protection claimed by the present invention.

Claims

1. An ultra-wide container, the width of which is greater than that of an ISO standard container, characterized in that: The extra-wide container comprises: Four first bottom corner fittings, each of which has a first bottom corner fitting hole at its bottom, two of the four first bottom corner fittings being respectively arranged at two ends of one side of the ultra-wide container, the hole center spacings between the first bottom corner fitting holes of the four first bottom corner fittings being respectively the same as the hole center spacings between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of an ISO standard container, and the four first bottom corner fittings being ISO standard corner fittings; and The supporting members are two or four, at least two of the supporting members are respectively arranged at two ends of the bottom of the ultra-wide container, and at any end of the bottom of the ultra-wide container, the supporting member and two of the four first bottom corner pieces are spaced apart along the width direction of the ultra-wide container, The bottom of the support member is provided with an opening, the width of the opening is greater than the width of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container, the length of the opening is greater than or equal to the length of the bottom hole of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container, and the hole center spacing between the openings of the support member is the same as the hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fitting of the ISO standard container. Wherein, the hole center spacing between the adjacent openings of the supporting members and the first bottom corner member holes of the first bottom corner member along the width direction of the ultra-wide container is 185 mm to 278 mm.

2. The ultra-wide container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the opening is greater than 65 mm and less than or equal to 150 mm.

3. The ultra-wide container according to claim 2, characterized in that: The length of the opening is 124 mm to 350 mm.

4. The ultra-wide container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ultra-wide container also includes four second bottom corner fittings symmetrically arranged at both ends of the bottom relative to the center line of the ultra-wide container in the length direction, the bottom of the second bottom corner fittings has a second bottom corner fitting hole, and the hole center spacing between the second bottom corner fitting holes of the four second bottom corner fittings is respectively the same as the hole center spacing between the bottom holes of the bottom corner fittings of the ISO standard container.

5. The ultra-wide container according to claim 4, characterized in that: The ultra-wide container further comprises eight first top corner fittings arranged at two ends of the top of the ultra-wide container, and the positions of the eight first top corner fittings correspond to the positions of the four first bottom corner fittings and the four support members.

6. The ultra-wide container according to claim 5, characterized in that: The ultra-wide container also includes four second top corner fittings symmetrically arranged at both ends of the top relative to the center line of the ultra-wide container in the length direction, the top of the second top corner fittings has a second top corner fitting hole, and the hole center spacing between the second top corner fitting holes of the four second top corner fittings is the same as the hole center spacing between the top holes of the top corner fittings of the ISO standard container.

7. The ultra-wide container according to claim 4, characterized in that: The length dimension of the extra-wide container is equal to the length of a 40-foot ISO standard container.

8. The ultra-wide container according to claim 7, characterized in that: The width of the extra-wide container is 4886 mm to 4976 mm.

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