A multi-functional box column structure for supporting containers

By designing a multi-functional box column structure, the problems of container support and space utilization in different floor heights in the upper building areas of traditional container ships are solved, and efficient mixing and safe binding of containers are achieved.

CN116374088BActive Publication Date: 2025-08-05RES INST 708 OF CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP
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Application Number
CN202310325589.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-03-29
Publication Date
2025-08-05
Estimated Expiration
2043-03-29

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Technical Problem

The box columns in the upper building area of traditional container ships need to support containers of different floor heights, and at the same time meet the space requirements of personnel passage, gangway layout and container mixing, resulting in insufficient personnel passage width and limited operating space.

Method used

A multi-function box column structure is designed, including low-level top plate, outer plate, inner plate, low-level side plate, high-level side plate and other components, box feet and reinforced elbow plates of different floor heights are provided to support containers of different floor heights, and gangways and operating platform space are reserved below the box column to ensure personnel passage and binding operations.

Benefits of technology

It realizes that containers of different floor heights are supported on one box column, meet the needs of mixing and assembly, and provides sufficient operation and passage space to ensure safe and efficient binding operations of personnel.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a multifunctional box column structure for supporting containers, wherein a low-level top plate is arranged on an inner plate, an outer plate, and a low-level side plate, and a high-level top plate is arranged on an inner plate, an outer plate, and a high-level side plate. A low-level box foot for carrying a single-layer high container is arranged on the low-level top plate, so that one side of the box column can support a single-layer high container; a high-level 40-foot container foot is arranged on the high-level top plate, so that it can carry a double-layer high 40-foot container; and a high-level 45-foot container foot is arranged on the high-level top plate, so that it can carry a double-layer high 45-foot container. The side of the box column close to the room can support both a double-layer high 40-foot container and a double-layer high 45-foot container, thereby realizing mixed loading of containers on the top of the room. The present invention combines multiple functions into one, provides a gangway layout space and a personnel passage space under the box column, can support mixed loading of 40-foot and 45-foot containers, and can provide an operating space for personnel to tie up mixed containers.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of container ships, and in particular to a multifunctional box column structure for supporting containers. Background Art

[0002] For traditional container ships, container columns are usually set on the side of the main deck of the container ship, such as Figure 1 As shown, it is used to support 40-foot containers of equal height on both sides of the column and the lashing bridge. At the same time, the column body is supported on the main deck and needs to be a certain distance away from the hatch coaming to ensure that the personnel passage width is greater than 600mm as required by the regulations.

[0003] In the box column of the superstructure area of the container ship, the containers on the side close to the superstructure fuel and gas station room (hereinafter referred to as the room) will be arranged on the roof of the room which is 2 stories higher than the main deck, which is 1 story higher than the usual container arrangement. Therefore, the containers on both sides of the box column will have different story heights. The containers on one side of the box column are arranged at the height of platform 1, which is 1 story high from the main deck; the containers on the other side of the box column are arranged on the roof of the room, at the height of platform 2, which is 2 stories high from the main deck. The height difference between platforms 1 and 2 is one floor height, which increases the requirement for supporting containers of different heights on both sides of the box column. At the same time, the gangway also needs to be arranged near the superstructure room, which increases the space requirement for arranging the gangway under the box column. The gangway will occupy the position of the box column on the main deck, causing the box column to shift toward the middle of the ship, thereby squeezing the distance of some personnel passages. Directly setting columns on the main deck to support the containers on the top of the room will result in insufficient personnel passage distance. At the same time, due to the requirement for mixed container layout on the top of the room, the requirement for the box columns to be able to accommodate 40-foot containers and 45-foot containers at the same time is increased. The mixed layout requirement on the top of the room also increases the space requirement for personnel to operate lashing rods to tie two different types of containers. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In response to the above problems, the present invention provides a multifunctional box column structure for supporting containers, which can simultaneously support containers stacked at different heights on both sides; there is space for arranging a gangway under the box column; 40-foot containers and 45-foot containers can be mixed at the same time; there is an operating platform for personnel to operate lashing rods to lash the mixed 40-foot containers and 45-foot containers; and sufficient space for personnel to pass under the box column is ensured.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0006] A multifunctional box column structure for supporting containers, comprising a low top plate, an outer plate, an inner plate, a low side plate and a high side plate. The low top plate is arranged above the outer plate, the inner plate and the low side plate, and the high top plate is arranged above the outer plate, the inner plate and the high side plate. Low box feet for carrying 1-layer high containers are arranged on the low top plate, so that the box column can support a lashing bridge and one side of the box column can support 1-layer high containers; high 40-foot container feet are arranged on the high top plate for carrying 2-layer high 40-foot containers and high 45-foot container feet are arranged for carrying 2-layer high 45-foot containers, so that the side of the box column close to the room can support both 2-layer high 40-foot containers and 2-layer high 45-foot containers, thereby realizing mixed loading of containers on the top of the room.

[0007] Furthermore, the outer plate, inner plate, lower side plate and upper side plate are respectively aligned with the structural reinforcement ribs under the deck and are directly welded to the deck to support the main structure of the box column. There is space for arranging the gangway under the box column.

[0008] Furthermore, a low reinforcing bracket is provided under the low top plate at the position of the low container feet to strengthen the low container feet so that the low top plate can meet the strength required to support the container.

[0009] Furthermore, a column bracket is provided below the low top plate at the position of the binding bridge column, so that the low top plate can meet the strength required to support the binding bridge.

[0010] Furthermore, a through-hole cover is provided near the low top plate, and a lid for personnel to open is provided in the middle of the through-hole cover; the through-hole cover is connected to the inner plate through the through-hole cover elbow plate, and is connected to the hatch coaming through the through-hole cover supporting ribs. A low-level straight ladder is provided below the through-hole cover and on the edge of the low-level side plate. The height of the low-level straight ladder is one floor height, and personnel can climb up the low-level straight ladder and pass through the through-hole cover to climb onto the low top plate; a space for personnel to pass under the box column is provided below the box column.

[0011] Furthermore, the high top plate is one story height higher than the low top plate, and the high side plates are one story height longer than the low side plates.

[0012] Furthermore, high-level reinforcement brackets are provided under the high-level roof at the positions of the high-level 40-foot container feet and the high-level 45-foot container feet to strengthen the high-level 40-foot container feet and the high-level 45-foot container feet so that the high-level roof can meet the strength required to support the high-level 40-foot containers and the high-level 45-foot containers.

[0013] Furthermore, the high top plate is provided with a lashing eye plate and a detachable railing seat, and a high reinforcing bracket is provided under the high top plate at the lashing eye plate position to strengthen the lashing eye plate so that the high top plate can meet the strength required for lashing containers.

[0014] Furthermore, an operating platform board for personnel to operate the lashing rods is set near the high top plate, and the operating platform board provides space for personnel to operate the lashing rods; the operating platform board is connected to the inner board and the room through the operating platform bracket, and the operating platform bracket plays the role of supporting the operating platform board.

[0015] Furthermore, a high-level ladder is set on the sides of the low-level top plate and the high-level side plate. The height of the high-level ladder is one floor height. People can climb onto the low-level top plate through the low-level ladder, and then climb onto the high-level top plate and the operating platform plate through the high-level ladder on the low-level top plate.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. Installing container feet with different heights on both sides of a column allows the superstructure area to be equipped with containers one level higher than the usual platform, meeting the requirements of setting up rooms in the superstructure area and placing containers on the top of the rooms;

[0018] 2. The legs supporting both 40-foot and 45-foot containers are installed on one side of a column, meeting the requirements for mixed loading of different types of containers.

[0019] 3. Space is reserved under the column to accommodate the gangway, meeting the requirement of arranging the gangway near the superstructure area;

[0020] 4. A space of 600 mm in width and 2000 mm in height is provided under the box column, meeting the needs of personnel passing under the box column;

[0021] 5. The operating platform is directly set on the box column, and a straight ladder is set for personnel to go up and down the box column, meeting the needs of personnel to directly operate the lashing rods on the box column to tie mixed containers. At the same time, it enables personnel to carry out lashing operations on containers stacked at different heights in one climb. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a conventional box-column structure;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a multifunctional column structure for supporting a container according to the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 A top view of the platform height of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 A top view of the height of the two platforms of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5It is a side view of the present invention (with backgrounds such as the gangway, hatch coaming, and room within the range of the box column);

[0027] Figure 6 This is a left view of the present invention (with platform 1 height, which is 1 level from the main deck, and platform 2 height, which is 2 levels from the main deck);

[0028] In the figure: 1. Low roof plate; 2. Outer plate; 3. Inner plate; 4. Low side plate; 5. High side plate; 6. Low support plate; 7. Low reinforcement bracket; 8. Column bracket; 9. Low foot bracket; 10. High roof plate; 11. High support plate; 12. High reinforcement bracket; 13. Operating platform plate; 14. Operating platform bracket; 15. O-shaped reinforcement rib; 16. Lashing eye plate; 17. Removable handrail; 18. Through hole cover; 19. Through hole cover bracket; 20. Through hole cover support rib; 21. Low vertical ladder; 22. High vertical ladder; 23. Low foot; 24. High 40-foot container foot; 25. High 45-foot container foot; 26. Main deck; 27. Gangway; 28. Hatch coaming; 29. Fuel station room; 30. Personnel passage diagram; 31. Lashing bridge. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0030] like Figures 2 to 6 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a container column structure, including a low top plate 1, an outer plate 2, an inner plate 3, a low side plate 4, a high side plate 5, a low support plate 6, a low reinforcement bracket 7, a column bracket 8, a low box foot bracket 9, a high top plate 10, a high support plate 11, a high reinforcement bracket 12, an operating platform plate 13, an operating platform bracket 14, an O-shaped reinforcement rib 15, a lashing eye plate 16, a detachable railing 17, a through-hole cover 18, a through-hole cover bracket 19, a through-hole cover support rib 20, a low vertical ladder 21, a high vertical ladder 22, a low box foot 23, a high-level 40-foot container box foot 24, a high-level 45-foot container box foot 25, etc.

[0031] The outer plating 2, inner plating 3, lower side plating 4, and upper side plating 5 are aligned with the structural reinforcement ribs below the main deck 26 and are directly welded to the main deck 26 to support the main structure of the box column. The lower top plating 1 is installed above the outer plating 2, inner plating 3, and lower side plating 4. The upper top plating 10 is installed above the outer plating 2, inner plating 3, and upper side plating 5.

[0032] The low top plate 1 is provided with lashing bridge columns and low box feet 23 for carrying one-layer high containers, so as to achieve the purpose that the box columns can support the lashing bridge and one side of the box columns can support one-layer high containers.

[0033] The high roof 10 is provided with high 40-foot container feet 24 for carrying 2-story high 40-foot containers and high 45-foot container feet 25 for carrying 2-story high 45-foot containers, so that the side of the box column close to the room can support both 2-story high 40-foot containers and 2-story high 45-foot containers, thereby achieving the purpose of mixed loading of containers on the top of the room.

[0034] Preferably, a low reinforcing bracket 7 and a low box foot bracket 9 are provided under the low top plate 1 at the low box foot position to strengthen the low box foot 23 so that the low top plate 1 can meet the strength required to support the container.

[0035] Preferably, a column bracket 8 is provided below the low top plate 1 at the position of the binding bridge column, so that the low top plate 1 can meet the strength required to support the binding bridge.

[0036] Preferably, a through-hole cover 18 is provided near the low top plate 1 , and a lid that can be opened by personnel is provided in the middle of the through-hole cover 18 .

[0037] Preferably, the through hole cover 18 is connected to the inner plate through a through hole cover bracket 19 and is connected to the hatch coaming through a through hole cover supporting rib 20 . The through hole cover bracket 19 and the through hole cover supporting rib 20 serve to support the through hole cover 18 .

[0038] Preferably, a low-level ladder 21 is provided below the through-hole cover 18 and on the side of the low-level side panel 4 . The height of the low-level ladder 21 is one floor height. People can climb up the low-level ladder 21 and pass through the through-hole cover 18 to reach the low-level top panel 1 .

[0039] Preferably, the high top plate 10 is higher than the low top plate 1 by one floor height, and the high side plates 5 are longer than the low side plates 4 by one floor height.

[0040] Preferably, high-level reinforcing brackets are provided under the high-level roof 10 at the positions of the high-level 40-foot container feet 24 and the high-level 45-foot container feet 25 to strengthen the high-level 40-foot container feet 24 and the high-level 45-foot container feet 25 so that the high-level roof 10 can meet the strength required to support the high-level 40-foot container and the high-level 45-foot container.

[0041] Preferably, the high top plate 10 is provided with a lashing eye plate 16 and a detachable railing seat 17. Personnel tie one end of the lashing rod to the lashing eye plate 16 and the other end to the container to secure the container. When personnel perform the lashing operation, a detachable railing is installed on the detachable railing seat 17 to ensure the safety of personnel and prevent them from accidentally falling.

[0042] Preferably, a high-position reinforcing bracket 12 is provided below the high-position top plate 10 at the lashing eye plate position to strengthen the lashing eye plate 16 so that the high-position top plate 10 can meet the strength required for lashing containers.

[0043] Preferably, the high support plate 11 is arranged below the detachable railing seat 17 on the high top plate 10 and is connected to the high reinforcing bracket 12, so that the high top plate 10 can meet the strength required to support the detachable railing seat 17.

[0044] Preferably, an operating platform plate 13 for personnel to operate the lashing rods is provided near the high roof plate 10 , and the operating platform plate 13 provides space for personnel to operate the lashing rods.

[0045] Preferably, the operating platform panel 13 is connected to the inner panel 3 and the room through an operating platform bracket 14 , and the operating platform bracket 14 plays a role in supporting the operating platform panel 13 .

[0046] Preferably, a high-level ladder 22 is provided on the sides of the low-level top plate 1 and the high-level side plate 5. The height of the high-level ladder 22 is one floor height. People climb onto the low-level top plate 1 through the low-level ladder 21, and then climb onto the high-level top plate 10 and the operating platform plate 13 through the high-level ladder 22 on the low-level top plate 1.

[0047] Preferably, O-shaped reinforcement ribs 15 are provided between the outer plate 2, the inner plate 3, the lower side plate 4 and the upper side plate 5 to enhance the overall rigidity of the box column.

[0048] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the implementation mode and protection scope of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, it should be aware that all solutions obtained by equivalent substitutions and obvious changes made using the description and illustrations of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multifunctional column structure for supporting a container, characterized by: The container is equipped with a low-level roof plate, an outer plate, an inner plate, a low-level side plate and a high-level side plate. The low-level roof plate is arranged on the outer plate, the inner plate and the low-level side plate, and the high-level roof plate is arranged on the outer plate, the inner plate and the high-level side plate. The low-level box feet for carrying 1-layer high containers are arranged on the low-level roof plate, so that one side of the box column can support 1-layer high containers; the high-level roof plate is provided with high-level 40-foot container feet for carrying 2-layer high 40-foot containers and high-level 45-foot container feet for carrying 2-layer high 45 40-foot containers, so that the side of the box column close to the room can support both 2-layer high 40-foot containers and 2-layer high 45-foot containers, so as to achieve mixed loading of containers on the top of the room; the outer plate, inner plate, low side plate and high side plate are aligned with the structural reinforcement ribs under the deck and directly welded to the deck to support the main structure of the box column. There is space for the arrangement of the gangway under the box column; a low reinforcement bracket is set under the low top plate at the low box foot position to strengthen the low box foot so that the low top plate It can meet the strength required to support the container; a through-hole cover is provided near the low top plate, and a lid is provided in the middle of the through-hole cover for personnel to open; the through-hole cover is connected to the inner plate through the through-hole cover bracket, and is connected to the hatch coaming through the through-hole cover support rib; a low-level vertical ladder is provided below the through-hole cover and on the edge of the low-level side plate, and the height of the low-level vertical ladder is 1 floor high. Personnel can climb up the low-level vertical ladder and pass through the through-hole cover to reach the low top plate; a space for personnel to pass under the box column is provided under the box column; at the high 40-foot container foot A high-level reinforcing bracket is set under the high-level top plate at the position of the high-level 45-foot container feet to strengthen the high-level 40-foot container feet and the high-level 45-foot container feet, so that the high-level top plate can meet the strength required to support the high-level 40-foot container and the high-level 45-foot container; the high-level top plate is provided with a lashing eye plate and a detachable railing seat, and a high-level reinforcing bracket is set under the high-level top plate at the position of the lashing eye plate to strengthen the lashing eye plate so that the high-level top plate can meet the strength required for lashing containers.

2. The multifunctional column structure for supporting a container according to claim 1, characterized in that: A column bracket is set under the low top plate at the position of the binding bridge column so that the low top plate can meet the strength required to support the binding bridge.

3. The multifunctional column structure for supporting a container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The high top plate is one floor height higher than the low top plate, and the high side plates are one floor height longer than the low side plates.

4. The multifunctional column structure for supporting a container according to claim 1, characterized in that: An operating platform board for personnel to operate the lashing rods is set near the high top plate, and the operating platform board provides space for personnel to operate the lashing rods; the operating platform board is connected to the inner board and the room through the operating platform bracket, and the operating platform bracket plays the role of supporting the operating platform board.

5. The multifunctional column structure for supporting a container according to claim 1, characterized in that: A high-level ladder is installed on the side of the low-level top plate and the high-level side plate. The height of the high-level ladder is one floor height. People can climb onto the low-level top plate through the low-level ladder, and then climb onto the high-level top plate and the operating platform plate through the high-level ladder on the low-level top plate.

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