Efficient binding method for standard containers for ship transportation

By using container unit form and using the tie holes and tying parts on the hull for binding, the problem that the traditional container binding solution is not suitable for multi-purpose cargo ships or ro-roll ships is solved, efficient and rapid binding is achieved, and the ship space is fully utilized.

CN119705734APending Publication Date: 2025-03-28RES INST 708 OF CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202510163895.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-14
Publication Date
2025-03-28

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Technical Problem

Traditional container binding solutions are not suitable for multi-purpose cargo ships or ro-roll ships, which leads to time-consuming and labor-intensive binding, requiring modification of the hull, and low space utilization.

Method used

In the form of a container unit, the four box corners are tied together by the tether holes on the hull and the binding parts on the upper layer of the container unit and the four box corners are set up outside, and the original tether rigging and tether holes are tied.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient binding of standard containers for ship transportation, reduces binding time and cost, makes full use of the ship loading space without modifying the hull.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an efficient binding method of a standard container for ship transportation, which comprises a ship body provided with a plurality of mooring holes and binding parts, and comprises the following steps: arranging a matrix according to the mooring holes on the ship body, the layer height of a loading cabin and the permissible range of the mooring force of a mooring rigging; the single-layer number, the arrangement mode and the stacking layer number of the container units are determined; stacking a plurality of standard containers in a longitudinal and transverse array manner according to the determined number and layer number, and fixing to form a container unit; and the four corners of the standard container on the upper layer of the container unit are bound in a matched mode through mooring holes and binding pieces in the ship body. A plurality of 1t standard containers can be bound at a time, and the ship loading space is fully utilized; the heap cone for positioning and supporting the bottom layer container is not welded with the hull deck, and the hull deck does not need to be holed, thereby facilitating the integrity of the hull structure; and the standard container or the container unit is bound and tied by using the original mooring rigging and the mooring hole of the ship, so that the refitting cost is reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an efficient lashing method for a standard container for ship transportation, and belongs to the technical field of ship design. Background Art

[0002] When a 1t standard container is transported by sea, it is generally connected to the deck or between boxes by means of pre-installed corner pieces, twist locks, lashing rods, etc. on the four corners. The fixing method is that a single container is fixed by itself in the horizontal plane, and multiple layers can be stacked in the vertical direction. Due to the small size of 1t containers, when fixed in the above method, when non-dedicated ships such as multi-purpose cargo ships or roll-on / roll-off ships are used for transportation, a large number of container fixing bases need to be installed on the cargo hold deck, the workload of modification is large, and the lashing time is long. In addition, lashing space and passages need to be reserved between each container, and the number of containers that can be loaded is small, which occupies more lashing resources on the ship and cannot fully utilize the loading hold space.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need in the art for an efficient container lashing solution suitable for multi-purpose cargo ships or roll-on / roll-off ships. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the commonly used traditional container lashing scheme is not suitable for multi-purpose cargo ships or roll-on / roll-off ships, the lashing is time-consuming and labor-intensive and even requires modification of the hull, and the space utilization rate is low.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation, which is convenient and quick to lash, does not require modification of the hull, and fully utilizes the ship's loading space.

[0006] In order to achieve the above technical objectives and the above technical effects, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0007] The present invention provides an efficient lashing method for a standard container for ship transportation, comprising a hull, a plurality of mooring holes and lashing members are provided on the hull, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0008] Determine the number of single layers, arrangement and stacking layers of container units according to the mooring hole arrangement matrix on the hull, the loading compartment height and the allowable range of mooring rigging force;

[0009] Stacking and fixing multiple standard containers in a longitudinal and transverse array according to a certain number and number of layers to form a container unit;

[0010] The mooring holes and lashing pieces on the hull are used to coordinately lash the four outwardly disposed container corners after the plurality of standard containers on the upper layer of the container unit are assembled.

[0011] Preferably, the four outer corners of the bottommost layer of the container unit are positioned by single-head single-type stacking cones.

[0012] Preferably, the outer side walls of the plurality of standard containers on the bottommost layer of the container unit are connected longitudinally by single-head longitudinal double-type stacking cones.

[0013] Preferably, the outer side walls of the plurality of standard containers in the horizontal direction of the bottommost layer of the container unit are connected by a single-head horizontal double-type stacking cone.

[0014] Preferably, the standard containers on the inner side of the bottommost layer of the container unit are connected via a single-head four-type stacking cone.

[0015] Preferably, two standard containers spaced apart in an upper and lower direction in the container unit are connected by an automatic twist lock.

[0016] Preferably, the outer side walls of the plurality of standard containers in the uppermost horizontal layer of the container unit are connected by a single-end horizontal double-type stacking cone.

[0017] Preferably, the standard containers on the inner side of the uppermost layer of the container unit are connected by a single-head four-type stacking cone.

[0018] Preferably, the outer side walls of the plurality of standard containers in the uppermost layer in the longitudinal direction of the container unit are tightened and connected by a bridge-type connector.

[0019] Preferably, the binding members include but are not limited to mooring slings or binding belts.

[0020] The invention provides an efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation, which has the following advantages:

[0021] The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation of the present invention adopts the form of container units, and can lash a plurality of 1t standard containers at one time, making full use of the ship's loading space; the stacking cones for positioning and supporting the bottom container are not welded and fixed to the hull deck, and the hull deck does not need to have holes opened, which is beneficial to the integrity of the hull structure; furthermore, the original mooring rigging and mooring holes of the ship can be used to lash and secure the 1t standard container or container unit, reducing the cost of modification. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 A side view of an efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Left-facing view of

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A top view of

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cross section in the AA direction;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cross section in the BB direction

[0027] In the figure:

[0028] 1-hull; 11-mooring hole; 2-lashing piece; 3-standard container; 4-single-head single-type stacking cone; 5-single-head longitudinal double-type stacking cone; 6-single-head transverse double-type stacking cone 1; 7-single-head four-type stacking cone 1; 8-automatic twist lock; 9-single-head transverse double-type stacking cone 2; 12-bridge connector. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technical personnel in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] Reference Figure 1-Figure 5 The present application provides an efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation, which is mainly used in multi-purpose ship cargo holds or ro-ro ships. A plurality of mooring holes 11 are arranged in a matrix on the hull 1 of the multi-purpose ship cargo hold or ro-ro ship. The mooring holes 11 are tied with lashing members 2. The lashing members 2 include but are not limited to the original mooring rigging or lashing belts on the hull 1, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0031] Step 1: Determine the number of single layers, arrangement and stacking layers of container units according to the arrangement matrix of the mooring holes 11 on the hull 1, the loading compartment layer height and the allowable range of the mooring force of the mooring rigging.

[0032] Step 2: Stack and fix multiple standard containers 3 in a longitudinal and transverse array according to the determined number and number of layers to form a container unit. In this embodiment, taking the loading compartment mooring holes 11 arranged as a matrix with a transverse and longitudinal spacing of 2100×4800mm, the loading compartment layer height of 4100mm, and the breaking force of the mooring rigging of 200KN as an example, multiple 1t standard containers 3 can be first fastened into a container unit with 3 longitudinal layers, 2 transverse layers, and a layer height of 2 layers.

[0033] Before stacking, the plurality of standard containers 3 used to form the container unit are numbered in advance. In this embodiment, 2-1-R is used to represent the container on the right side (positive toward the bow direction) of the first column of the second layer of the container unit.

[0034] When stacking, there are gaps in the horizontal and vertical directions between the three standard containers in the container unit for placing stacking cones;

[0035] For the multiple standard containers 3 stacked in the bottom layer of the container unit, the four outer corners of the containers are positioned by single-head single-type stacking cones 4; the outer walls of the multiple standard containers 3 in the longitudinal direction are connected by single-head longitudinal double-type stacking cones 5; the outer walls of the multiple standard containers 3 in the transverse direction are connected by single-head transverse double-type stacking cones 6; and the inner standard containers 3 are connected by single-head four-type stacking cones 7.

[0036] For a multi-layer stacked container unit, two standard containers 3 stacked one above the other in the container unit are connected by an automatic twist lock 8 .

[0037] For the multiple standard containers 3 stacked in the top layer of the container unit, the outer walls of the multiple standard containers 3 in the horizontal direction are connected by a single-head horizontal double-type stacking cone 2 9; the inner standard containers 3 are connected by a single-head four-type stacking cone 2 (not shown in the figure), and the single-head four-type stacking cone 2 has the same structure and principle as the single-head four-type stacking cone 1 7; the outer walls of the multiple standard containers 3 in the vertical direction are tightened and connected by a bridge-type connector 12.

[0038] In this embodiment, the structures and uses of the single-head single-type stack cone 4, the single-head longitudinal double-type stack cone 5, the single-head transverse double-type stack cone 1 6, the single-head four-type stack cone 1 7, the automatic twist lock 8, the single-head transverse double-type stack cone 2 9 and the bridge connector 12 are all prior arts and will not be elaborated on.

[0039] Step 3: After the container units are stacked and fixed, the mooring holes 11 and lashing pieces 2 on the hull 1 are used to lash together the four outwardly disposed container corners after the multiple standard containers 3 on the upper layer of the container units are assembled.

[0040] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not any formal or substantial limitation of the present invention. It should be pointed out that ordinary technicians in this technical field can make several improvements and supplements without departing from the present invention, and these improvements and supplements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention. Any technician familiar with this profession, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can make some changes, modifications and equivalent changes made by using the technical content disclosed above, which are equivalent embodiments of the present invention; at the same time, any changes, modifications and evolutions of any equivalent changes made to the above embodiments based on the essential technology of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. An efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation, comprising a hull (1), the hull (1) being provided with a plurality of mooring holes (11) and lashing members (2), characterized in that: The steps include: Determine the number of single layers, arrangement and stacking layers of container units according to the mooring holes (11) arrangement matrix on the hull (1), the loading compartment layer height and the allowable range of mooring force of the mooring rigging; Stacking and fixing a plurality of standard containers (3) in a longitudinal and transverse array according to a determined number and number of layers to form a container unit; The mooring holes (11) and the lashing pieces (2) on the hull (1) are used to lash together the four outwardly disposed container corners after the plurality of standard containers (3) on the upper layer of the container unit are assembled.

2. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The four outer corners of the bottommost layer of the container unit are positioned by a single-head single-type stacking cone (4).

3. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side walls of a plurality of the standard containers (3) on the bottommost layer of the container unit are connected in the longitudinal direction via a single-end longitudinal double-type stacking cone (5).

4. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side walls of a plurality of the standard containers (3) on the bottommost layer of the container unit are connected via a single-end transverse double-type stacking cone (6).

5. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The standard containers (3) on the inner sides of the bottommost layer of the container unit are connected via a single-head four-type stacking cone (7).

6. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two standard containers (3) spaced apart from each other in the container unit are connected via an automatic twist lock (8).

7. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side walls of the plurality of standard containers (3) on the uppermost horizontal layer of the container unit are connected via a single-end horizontal double-type stacking cone (9).

8. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The standard containers (3) on the inner sides of the uppermost layer of the container unit are connected via a single-head four-type stacking cone.

9. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side walls of a plurality of standard containers (3) on the uppermost layer in the longitudinal direction of the container unit are tightened and connected via a bridge-type connector (12).

10. The efficient lashing method for standard containers for ship transportation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The binding members (2) include but are not limited to mooring slings or binding belts.

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