Fork pocket, container and heat preservation method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a fork pocket, a container and a heat preservation method thereof, the fork pocket is arranged in the container, and the fork pocket is provided with an operation space allowing a fork to be inserted therein. The fork pocket comprises a bearing part, the bearing part is connected into the working space, and in the height direction, the bearing part and the top wall of the working space are spaced by a preset distance so as to form a containing space used for containing the heat preservation part. In the extending direction of the working space, the bearing piece is provided with a first end and a second end which are oppositely arranged, and the distance between the first end and the top wall of the working space is smaller than that between the second end and the top wall of the working space. According to the fork pocket, the bearing piece arranged on the fork pocket and the top wall of the operation space are spaced to form the containing space used for containing the heat preservation piece, and therefore heat preservation can be conducted on the container at the fork pocket position, the heat preservation performance of the container is improved, and the heat preservation requirement of the container under the extreme environment air temperature condition is met; the temperature in the container is prevented from exceeding an allowable range.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application generally relates to the technical field of containers, and more particularly to a fork pocket, a container and a heat preservation method thereof. Background Art

[0002] The fork slot of the insulated container cannot be installed with insulation during production and transportation due to its forklift transportation. After the insulated container is hoisted and transported to the use site, it is often difficult to install the insulation layer in the fork slot due to lack of installation space, resulting in heat or cold loss at the fork slot position when the insulated container is in use.

[0003] Usually, under non-extreme ambient temperature conditions, the heat loss is not too large and will not affect the use of the product. However, if the ambient temperature conditions are more extreme (such as the extremely cold areas in the far north or the extremely hot areas in the tropics) and the box has extremely high requirements for thermal insulation, the temperature inside the box may exceed the allowable range. Summary of the invention

[0004] A series of simplified concepts are introduced in the Summary of the Invention section, which will be further described in detail in the Detailed Description of the Invention section. The Summary of the Invention section of this application 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.

[0005] In order to at least partially solve the above problems, the present application provides a fork slot in a first aspect, which is arranged in a container, and the fork slot has an operating space for inserting a fork;

[0006] The fork groove includes a bearing member, the bearing member is connected to the working space, and in the height direction, the bearing member is spaced a predetermined distance from the top wall of the working space to form an accommodating space for accommodating the heat-insulating member;

[0007] Along the extension direction of the working space, the bearing member has a first end and a second end that are arranged opposite to each other, and the distance between the first end and the top wall of the working space is smaller than the distance between the second end and the top wall of the working space.

[0008] According to the fork groove of the first aspect of the present application, the bearing member arranged in the fork groove is spaced apart from the top wall of the working space to form a storage space for accommodating the insulation member, so that the container can be insulated at the fork groove position, thereby improving the insulation performance of the container, meeting the insulation requirements of the container under more extreme ambient temperature conditions, and preventing the temperature inside the container from exceeding the allowable range.

[0009] Optionally, the bearing member is constructed as a strip structure, and along the circumferential direction of the working space, the bearing member is closely connected to the inner circumferential wall of the working space, so that when the bearing member does not carry the thermal insulation member, the accommodating space is connected with the working space.

[0010] Optionally, the bearing member includes a guiding portion and a locking portion, and the locking portion is connected to a side of the guiding portion close to the first end;

[0011] Along the extension direction of the working space, the guide portion is arranged substantially parallel to the top wall of the working space, and the locking portion extends obliquely in a direction pointing to the first end and to the top wall of the working space.

[0012] Optionally, the carrier extends obliquely in a direction pointing toward the first end and toward a top wall of the working space.

[0013] Optionally, the fork groove further includes a heat-insulating member;

[0014] The heat-insulating component is made of a flexible material, is disposed in the accommodating space, and is at least interference-abutted between the top wall of the working space and the first end of the bearing component.

[0015] Optionally, the fork slot further includes a locking member;

[0016] The locking member is located on a side of the bearing member facing the top wall of the working space, or on a side of the top wall of the working space facing the bearing member, so that when the heat-insulating member is located in the accommodating space, pressure is applied to the heat-insulating member;

[0017] The distance between the locking member and the second end is smaller than the distance between the locking member and the first end.

[0018] Optionally, the fork groove further includes a first sealing member, and the first sealing member is arranged on a side of the heat insulation member away from the locking member.

[0019] Optionally, the heat-insulating component includes at least two heat-insulating parts independent of each other, and at least two of the heat-insulating parts are arranged along the extension direction of the working space.

[0020] Optionally, the fork groove further includes a second seal, and the second seal is arranged between adjacent heat-insulating parts to seal and connect the adjacent heat-insulating parts.

[0021] Optionally, the thermal insulation component is a plate-shaped structure, and the side edges of the thermal insulation component are provided with angle aluminum edging.

[0022] A second aspect of the present application provides a container, comprising the fork pocket according to the above.

[0023] According to the container of the second aspect of the present application, the fork groove has good thermal insulation performance, which meets the thermal insulation requirements of the container under relatively extreme ambient temperature conditions and prevents the temperature in the container from exceeding the allowable range.

[0024] A third aspect of the present application provides a container insulation method, which is applied to the container according to the above, and the container insulation method comprises the following steps:

[0025] Step S1: Push the heat preservation component into the accommodation space from the side of the working space close to the second end of the bearing component until the heat preservation component abuts between the top wall of the working space and the bearing component at the side of the working space close to the first end of the bearing component;

[0026] Step S2: at the second end of the bearing member, a locking member is embedded between the heat-insulating member and the bearing member or between the heat-insulating member and the top wall of the working space.

[0027] Optionally, the heat-insulating element comprises at least two mutually independent heat-insulating parts;

[0028] The step S1 specifically includes: step S11: pushing the insulation part into the accommodating space in sequence from the side of the second end of the carrier in the working space until it reaches the side of the first end of the carrier in the working space, and the insulation part pushed in first abuts between the top wall of the working space and the carrier. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The following drawings of the embodiments of the present application are hereby used as part of the present application for understanding the present application. The drawings show the embodiments of the present application and their descriptions, and are used to explain the principles of the present application. In the drawings,

[0030] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a fork slot of a preferred embodiment of the present application along the width direction of a container;

[0031] Figure 2 For insulation and load-bearing parts Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cross section taken along the midline AA.

[0032] Figure 3 is a perspective view of the load-bearing member along the length direction of the container;

[0033] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the installation of the first sealing member; and

[0034] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the installation of the second seal.

[0035] Description of Reference Numerals

[0036] 100: Bottom plate 101: Bottom beam

[0037] 120: bearing member 121: first end

[0038] 122: second end 123: guide portion

[0039] 124: Locking part 125: Accommodating space

[0040] 102: Working space 110: Insulation

[0041] 111: Insulation part 140: Locking piece

[0042] 150: first sealing member 160: second sealing member

[0043] D1: Height direction D2: Length direction

[0044] D3: Width direction DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] In the following description, a large number of specific details are provided to provide a more thorough understanding of the present application. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present application embodiments can be implemented without one or more of these details. In other examples, in order to avoid confusion with the present application embodiments, some technical features well known in the art are not described.

[0046] Herein, ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” cited in the present application are merely identifications and do not have any other meanings, such as a specific order, etc. Moreover, for example, the term “first component” itself does not imply the existence of the “second component”, and the term “second component” itself does not imply the existence of the “first component”.

[0047] In this document, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, etc. are only used to indicate the relative position relationship between related parts, rather than to limit the absolute positions of these related parts.

[0048] In this document, “equal”, “same”, etc. are not strictly limited in a mathematical and / or geometric sense, but also include errors that can be understood by those skilled in the art and are allowed in manufacturing or use.

[0049] Unless otherwise stated, the numerical ranges herein include not only the entire range within its two endpoints but also include several sub-ranges contained therein.

[0050] Figures 1 to 5A fork pocket according to the present application is shown, which is arranged on a container, and has a working space 102 for inserting a fork.

[0051] The fork groove includes a bearing member 120, which is connected to the working space 102, and in the height direction D1, the bearing member 120 is spaced a predetermined distance from the top wall of the working space 102 to form an accommodating space 125 for accommodating the heat-insulating member 110. Along the extending direction of the working space 102, the bearing member 120 has a first end 121 and a second end 122 that are arranged opposite to each other, and the distance between the first end 121 and the top wall of the working space 102 is smaller than the distance between the second end 122 and the top wall of the working space 102.

[0052] According to the fork slot of the present application, the bearing member 120 provided in the fork slot is spaced apart from the top wall of the working space 102 to form a receiving space 125 for receiving the heat preservation member 110, so that the container can be insulated at the fork slot position, thereby improving the heat preservation performance of the container, meeting the heat preservation requirements of the container under relatively extreme ambient temperature conditions, and preventing the temperature in the container from exceeding the allowable range. In addition, due to the spacing design between the bearing member 120 and the top wall of the working space 102, the heat preservation member 110 can be stably connected, which facilitates the installation of the heat preservation member 110.

[0053] Reference Figure 1 The fork groove is arranged on the bottom frame of the container. The bottom frame of the container includes a bottom plate 100 and a bottom cross beam 101, and the fork groove is formed by the bottom plate 100 and the bottom cross beam 101. The bottom cross beam 101 extends along the width direction D3 of the container, and the cross section of the bottom cross beam 101 is C-shaped. The top surface of the bottom cross beam 101 is connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 100, and the bottom cross beams 101 are arranged at intervals along the length direction D2 of the container. Two adjacent bottom cross beams 101 and the bottom plate 100 are structured to form a fork groove, and the working space 102 of the fork groove can be inserted by a fork, so as to facilitate the forklift to lift and carry the container.

[0054] After the container is moved, the container can be installed in the fork groove when it is in use. The fork groove includes the insulation member 110, which is made of a flexible material (such as rock wool, polyurethane material, etc.), and is disposed in the accommodation space 125. In addition, the insulation member 110 is at least interference-fitted between the top wall of the working space 102 and the first end of the bearing member 120, so that the insulation member 110 can be firmly fixed in the fork groove and is not easy to fall off.

[0055] Optionally, refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2The bearing member 120 is constructed as a strip structure (such as a guide rail beam). Along the circumferential direction of the working space 102, the bearing member 120 is closely connected to the inner wall of the working space 102 (specifically, the side wall of the bottom cross beam 101), so that when the bearing member 120 does not carry the insulation member 110, the accommodating space 125 is connected with the working space 102, so that when the fork is inserted into the working space 102, the working space 102 has a sufficient height for the fork to operate, thereby improving the operating convenience of the fork and the fork slot.

[0056] Optionally, combine Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the carrier 120 includes a guide portion 123 and a locking portion 124. The locking portion 124 is connected to a side of the guide portion 123 close to the first end 121. In the extending direction of the working space 102, the guide portion 123 is substantially parallel to the top wall of the working space 102, so as to guide the heat preservation member 110 to enter the accommodation space 125. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the guide portion 123 is completely parallel to the top wall of the working space 102.

[0057] In other embodiments, the guide portion 123 may also be arranged at an angle (which may be a smaller angle, such as between 1 and 10 degrees) with the top wall of the working space 102, as long as it does not affect the entry of the heat preservation member 110. For example, the bearing member 120 extends obliquely in the direction pointing to the first end 121 and the top wall of the working space 102, so that the heat preservation member 110 is gradually clamped when entering the accommodation space 125, thereby achieving the fixation of the heat preservation member 110.

[0058] As one of the alternatives, the guide portion 123 first extends obliquely in the direction away from the top wall of the working space 102 in the direction pointing to the first end 121, and then extends obliquely in the direction pointing to the top wall of the working space 102, which can also guide the thermal insulation member 110. It can be understood that on the basis of ensuring that the distance between the first end 121 and the top wall of the working space 102 is smaller than the distance between the second end 122 and the top wall of the working space 102, other shapes or structures of the guide portion 123 between the first end 121 and the second end 122 should all be within the protection scope of the present application.

[0059] The locking portion 124 is connected to a side of the guide portion 123 close to the first end 121, and the locking portion 124 extends obliquely in a direction toward the first end 121 and toward the top wall of the working space 102, so that the thermal insulation component 110 can be locked. When the thermal insulation component 110 is inserted between the locking portion 124 and the top wall of the working space 102, the thermal insulation component 110 will be compressed and tightened.

[0060] Optionally, refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2The fork groove further includes a locking member 140. The locking member 140 is located on the side of the top wall of the carrier 120 facing the working space 102, or on the side of the top wall of the working space 102 facing the carrier 120, and applies pressure to the heat preservation member 110, so that the heat preservation member 110 can be firmly fixed in the accommodation space 125 with the cooperation of the locking portion 124, and the heat preservation member 110 can be prevented from falling off. Figure 2 , the distance between the locking member 140 and the second end 122 is smaller than the distance between the locking member 140 and the first end 121. In other words, compared with the first end 121, the locking member 140 is closer to the second end 122, so that the two ends of the heat preservation member 110 can be stabilized.

[0061] Reference Figure 5 When the locking member 140 is located between the thermal insulation member 110 and the supporting member 120, the fork groove also includes a first sealing member 150, which is arranged between the thermal insulation member 110 and the top wall of the working space 102 (i.e., the bottom surface of the bottom plate 100), thereby improving the sealing between the thermal insulation member 110 and the top wall of the working space 102, preventing heat loss, and improving the thermal insulation performance of the thermal insulation member 110 to the bottom plate 100.

[0062] When the locking member 140 is located between the top wall of the working space 102 and the thermal insulation member 110, the first sealing member 150 is arranged between the thermal insulation member 110 and the supporting member 120, thereby improving the sealing between the thermal insulation member 110 and the supporting member 120, preventing heat loss, and improving the thermal insulation performance of the thermal insulation member 110 to the bottom plate 100.

[0063] Generally speaking, the first sealing member 150 is disposed on a side of the heat-insulating member 110 away from the locking member 140 .

[0064] Furthermore, the fork groove includes at least two first sealing members 150 , and the at least two first sealing members 150 are arranged on both sides of the heat-insulating member 110 along the length direction D2 of the container, thereby further preventing heat loss.

[0065] Optionally, refer to Figure 4 The thermal insulation component 110 includes at least two independent thermal insulation parts 111, and the at least two thermal insulation parts 111 are arranged along the extension direction of the working space 102, so that the thermal insulation component 110 is not easily broken or damaged.

[0066] Furthermore, the fork groove also includes a second seal 160 , which is disposed between adjacent insulation parts 111 to seal and connect adjacent insulation parts 111 , thereby preventing heat loss between the insulation parts 111 and improving the sealing between the insulation parts 111 .

[0067] Optionally, the first sealing member 150 and the second sealing member 160 may be made of rubber material or other sealing materials.

[0068] The present application also provides a container, comprising the fork groove according to the above. According to the container of the present application, the fork groove has good thermal insulation performance, which meets the thermal insulation requirements of the container under relatively extreme ambient temperature conditions and prevents the temperature in the container from exceeding the allowable range.

[0069] The present application also provides a container insulation method, which is applied to the container according to the above, and the container insulation method comprises the following steps:

[0070] Step S1: Push the heat preservation member 110 from the side of the working space 102 close to the second end 122 of the carrier 120 into the accommodation space 125 until the heat preservation member 110 abuts between the top wall of the working space 102 and the carrier 120 at the side of the working space 102 close to the first end 121 of the carrier 120;

[0071] Step S2 : at the second end 122 of the carrier 120 , embed the locking member 140 between the heat-insulating member 110 and the carrier 120 or between the heat-insulating member 110 and the top wall of the working space 102 .

[0072] According to the container insulation method of the present application, the insulation member 110 can be installed on the fork groove of the container, thereby improving the insulation performance of the container.

[0073] Optionally, the heat-insulating member 110 includes at least two independent heat-insulating parts 111. Step S1 specifically includes: Step S11: Push the heat-insulating parts 111 into the accommodation space 125 from the side of the second end 122 of the bearing member 120 in the working space 102 in sequence, until the heat-insulating part 111 pushed in first abuts against the top wall of the working space 102 and the bearing member 120 at the side of the first end 121 of the bearing member 120 in the working space 102, so that the heat-insulating member 110 divided into at least two heat-insulating parts 111 can be installed, which is simple to operate and firmly installed.

[0074] 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 this application. The terms used herein are only for describing specific implementation purposes and are not intended to limit this application. Terms such as "setting" 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.

[0075] The present application 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 description, and are not intended to limit the present application 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 application, and these variations and modifications all fall within the scope of protection claimed in the present application.

Claims

1. A fork pocket, arranged in a container, characterized in that: The fork groove has a working space for inserting a fork; The fork groove includes a bearing member, the bearing member is connected to the working space, and in the height direction, the bearing member is spaced a predetermined distance from the top wall of the working space to form an accommodating space for accommodating the heat-insulating member; Along the extension direction of the working space, the bearing member has a first end and a second end that are arranged opposite to each other, and the distance between the first end and the top wall of the working space is smaller than the distance between the second end and the top wall of the working space.

2. The fork slot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bearing member is constructed as a strip structure, and is closely connected to the inner peripheral wall of the working space along the circumferential direction of the working space, so that when the bearing member does not carry the heat preservation member, the accommodating space is connected with the working space.

3. The fork slot according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The bearing member comprises a guide portion and a locking portion, wherein the locking portion is connected to a side of the guide portion close to the first end; Along the extension direction of the working space, the guide portion is arranged substantially parallel to the top wall of the working space, and the locking portion extends obliquely in a direction pointing to the first end and to the top wall of the working space.

4. The fork slot according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The carrier extends obliquely in a direction toward the first end and toward a top wall of the working space.

5. The fork slot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fork groove also includes a heat preservation member; The heat-insulating component is made of a flexible material, is disposed in the accommodating space, and is at least interference-abutted between the top wall of the working space and the first end of the bearing component.

6. The fork slot according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The fork slot also includes a locking member; The locking member is located on a side of the bearing member facing the top wall of the working space, or on a side of the top wall of the working space facing the bearing member, so that when the heat-insulating member is located in the accommodating space, pressure is applied to the heat-insulating member; The distance between the locking member and the second end is smaller than the distance between the locking member and the first end.

7. The fork slot according to claim 6, characterized in that: The fork groove further comprises a first sealing member, and the first sealing member is arranged on a side of the heat-insulating member away from the locking member.

8. The fork slot according to claim 5, characterized in that: The heat-insulating component includes at least two heat-insulating parts that are independent of each other, and at least two of the heat-insulating parts are arranged along the extension direction of the working space.

9. The fork slot according to claim 8, characterized in that: The fork groove further comprises a second sealing member, which is arranged between adjacent heat-insulating parts so as to seal and connect the adjacent heat-insulating parts.

10. The fork pocket according to claim 5, characterized in that: The heat-insulating component is a plate-shaped structure, and the side edges of the heat-insulating component are provided with angle aluminum edging.

11. A container, characterized in that: Comprising a fork pocket according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. A container insulation method, applied to the container according to claim 11, characterized in that: The container insulation method comprises the following steps: Step S1: Push the heat preservation component into the accommodation space from the side of the working space close to the second end of the bearing component until the heat preservation component abuts between the top wall of the working space and the bearing component at the side of the working space close to the first end of the bearing component; Step S2: at the second end of the bearing member, a locking member is embedded between the heat-insulating member and the bearing member or between the heat-insulating member and the top wall of the working space.

13. The container insulation method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The heat-insulating element comprises at least two mutually independent heat-insulating parts; The step S1 specifically includes: step S11: pushing the insulation part into the accommodating space in sequence from the side of the second end of the carrier in the working space until it reaches the side of the first end of the carrier in the working space, and the insulation part pushed in first abuts between the top wall of the working space and the carrier.

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