Modular container

By adopting the design of side box doors combined with support rods in a modular container, the problem of inconvenience in feeding and unloading in the prior art is solved, and the container is conveniently operated and more practical.

CN222960437UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-10LIAONING KANGWEI ELECTROMECHANICAL ENG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520819214.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-28
Publication Date
2025-06-10
Estimated Expiration
2035-04-28

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Technical Problem

Existing modular containers need to reserve large space for feeding and unloading, resulting in inconvenience in feeding and unloading and poor practicality.

Method used

The side box door is designed with the support rod, and the rotating shaft and cam are driven by rotating the clamp to remove the insertion block from the slot, and the side box door and the container housing are out of the locked state, opening the container from the side for easy feeding and unloading.

Benefits of technology

Convenient feeding and unloading of containers is achieved, reducing the required space, improving practicality, and adapting to storage items of different heights by adjusting the mounting height of the card blocks.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a modularized container, and belongs to the technical field of containers. Comprising a container shell, openings are formed in the two ends of the container shell, side container doors are rotationally connected into the openings of the container shell, inserting grooves are formed in the front end and the rear end of each side container door, side sliding grooves are formed in the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of each opening of the container shell, and inserting blocks are slidably connected into the side sliding grooves; inserting blocks are arranged in the side sliding grooves, the inserting blocks correspond to the inserting grooves in a one-to-one mode, the inserting blocks are matched with the inserting grooves, rotating grooves are formed in the ends, away from the side box doors, of the side sliding grooves, rotating shafts are rotationally connected to the centers of the rotating grooves, the outer walls of the rotating shafts are fixedly sleeved with cams, and the cams are matched with the inserting blocks. According to the modularized container, by rotating the clamping head, the clamping head drives the rotating shaft to rotate through the inner sliding rod, the cam is separated from the inserting block, the inserting block is separated from the inserting groove under the action of the spring, and then the side container door and the container shell can be separated from the locking state.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of containers, and particularly relates to a modular container. Background Art

[0002] Container transportation is an important transportation mode in the multimodal transportation of international trade goods; due to the advantages of high standardization, good sealing, low breakage rate, intensification, large scale, liner operation, low cost, and good quality of container transportation, the safety and efficiency of goods transportation have been greatly improved;

[0003] A Chinese patent with the application number 202322234546.0 discloses a modular container. By arranging threaded rods on both inner sides of the connecting seat, when the second motor is started, the threaded rods start to work, thereby driving the storage board to automatically move out of the container. Through the shock absorption function arranged inside the storage board, the storage board inside the container is more stable when moving and loading and unloading goods. The setting of the telescopic spring can assist the shock absorber to be more shock-absorbing;

[0004] However, this device can only feed and unload the container through the box door. Although the storage board can automatically move in and out, the required reserved space is twice the length of the entire container, resulting in a large space required for feeding and unloading, making it inconvenient to feed and unload at will, and the practicability is poor. Summary of the Utility Model

[0005] In order to solve the problem of inconvenient and fast feeding and unloading of the container in the above-mentioned existing technology, the utility model provides a modular container, which adopts a side box door combined with a support rod to open the container from the side, facilitating the feeding and unloading of the container. The specific technical solution is as follows: A modular container, comprising: a container housing, openings are provided at both ends of the container housing, a side box door is rotatably connected in the opening of the container housing, slots are provided at the front and rear ends of the side box door, side chutes are provided on the front and rear inner walls of the opening of the container housing, insertion blocks are slidably connected in the side chutes, the insertion blocks correspond to the slots one by one, the insertion blocks are adapted to the slots, a rotation groove is provided at one end of the side chute far away from the side box door, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected at the center of the rotation groove, and a cam is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating shaft, and the cam is adapted to the insertion block.

[0006] Preferably, side grooves are provided on both inner walls of the side chute, side blocks are installed on both outer walls of the insertion block, the side blocks correspond to the side grooves one by one, the side blocks are slidably connected in the side grooves, and springs are welded between the side blocks and the inner walls of the side grooves.

[0007] Preferably, mounting plates are installed on the inner walls of the front and rear openings of the container housing. One end of each mounting plate, which faces the side door, is rotatably connected to a support rod. Two groups of buckles are symmetrically installed at one end of the side door, which faces the mounting plate. Each support rod corresponds to each group of buckles, and the support rod is adapted to the buckle.

[0008] Preferably, mounting frames are installed at the opposite ends of two mounting plates on the same side. A plurality of mounting slots are vertically formed on the surface of the mounting frame. A clamping block is inserted into each mounting slot. Each clamping block corresponds to the mounting frame. A convex block is installed at one end of the clamping block away from the mounting frame. The four clamping blocks are at the same height. A support plate is arranged between the four clamping blocks. Side clamping slots are formed at the front and rear ends of the support plate. The side clamping slots are adapted to the convex blocks.

[0009] Preferably, two card slots are formed at both ends of the container housing. A card head is slidably connected in each card slot. The card slot is adapted to the card head. Each card slot corresponds to a rotating shaft. One end of the rotating shaft rotatably extends into the card slot. A sliding groove is formed at one end of the rotating shaft. An inner sliding rod is slidably connected in the sliding groove. The inner sliding rod is fixedly connected to the card head. Two limiting slots are symmetrically formed on the inner wall of the sliding groove. A limiting block is slidably connected in each limiting slot. The two limiting blocks are fixedly connected to the inner sliding rod.

[0010] Preferably, the card head includes a circular plate, side plates and a lifting handle. The inner sliding rod is fixedly connected to the circular plate. Side plates are fixedly installed at both ends of the circular plate. A lifting handle is fixedly installed at one end of the circular plate away from the inner sliding rod.

[0011] In addition, the modular container provided by the present invention may further have the following characteristics in the above technical solution: A door is rotatably connected to the front end of the container housing.

[0012] In the above technical solution, a locking rod is arranged between the container housing and the door.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of a modular container of the present invention are as follows:

[0014] 1. For this modular container, by rotating the card head, the card head drives the rotating shaft to rotate through the inner sliding rod, so that the cam is disengaged from the insertion block, and the insertion block is disengaged from the insertion slot under the action of the spring, and then the side door can be disengaged from the locked state with the container housing. The user rotates the side door, and the side door is supported by the support rod, which is convenient for the user to feed and unload materials from the side of the container housing.

[0015] 2. The modular container divides the interior of the container housing into multiple spaces by installing a support plate, so as to store more items; by adjusting the installation height of the clamping block, it is convenient to adapt to stored items with different heights, and has strong practicability. Description of the Drawings

[0016] Figure 1 Schematic perspective view of the modular container provided by the present utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 is Figure 1 enlarged view of part A in;

[0018] Figure 3 Schematic partial cross-sectional view of the side view of the modular container provided by the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 is Figure 3 enlarged view of part B in;

[0020] Figure 5 Exploded structure schematic diagram of the rotating shaft and the inner sliding rod provided by the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 Schematic cross-sectional view of the top view of the modular container provided by the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 Schematic perspective view of the installation frame provided by the present utility model;

[0023] Among them, Figures 1 to 7 the reference numerals and component names in are: 1, container housing; 2, side box door; 3, side chute; 4, insertion block; 5, rotating groove; 6, rotating shaft; 7, cam; 8, side groove; 9, side block; 10, spring; 11, mounting plate; 12, support rod; 13, buckle; 14, box door; 15, lock rod; 16, chute; 17, inner sliding rod; 18, card slot; 19, card head; 20, limiting groove; 21, limiting block; 22, installation frame; 23, clamping block; 24, support plate; 191, circular plate; 192, side plate; 193, lifting handle; 221, installation slot; 231, convex block; 241, side card slot. Detailed Embodiment

[0024] The following combines specific implementation cases and the attached Figures 1 - 7The present utility model will be further described, but the present utility model is not limited to these embodiments. The present utility model provides a technical solution: a modular container, comprising: a container housing 1, openings are provided at both ends of the container housing 1, the openings communicate with the interior of the container housing 1, a side door 2 is rotatably connected in the opening of the container housing 1, the side door 2 is rotatably connected to the inner top end of the opening, slots are provided at the front and rear ends of the side door 2, side sliding grooves 3 are provided on the front and rear inner walls of the opening of the container housing 1, a plug 4 is slidably connected in the side sliding groove 3, the plug 4 corresponds to the slot one by one, the plug 4 is adapted to the slot, the side of the plug 4 away from the slot is of a round head structure, a rotating groove 5 is provided at one end of the side sliding groove 3 away from the side door 2, a rotating shaft 6 is rotatably connected at the center of the rotating groove 5, the rotating shaft 6 is arranged in the horizontal direction, and a cam 7 is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 6, the cam 7 is adapted to the plug 4.

[0025] As a preferred solution, further, side grooves 8 are provided on both inner walls of the side sliding groove 3, the side grooves 8 are provided along the length direction of the side sliding groove 3, side blocks 9 are installed on both outer walls of the plug 4, the side blocks 9 correspond to the side grooves 8 one by one, the side blocks 9 are slidably connected in the side grooves 8, the side blocks 9 are in sliding fit with the inner walls of the side grooves 8, and a spring 10 is welded between the side blocks 9 and the inner walls of the side grooves 8; in the natural state of the spring 10, the round head end of the plug 4 extends into the rotating groove 5, and the plug 4 is completely located in the side sliding groove 3.

[0026] As a preferred solution, further, mounting plates 11 are installed on the front and rear inner walls of the opening of the container housing 1 by bolts, a support rod 12 is rotatably connected to one end of the mounting plate 11 opposite to the side door 2, the rotation connection of the support rod 12 and the mounting plate 11 is located on the side close to the bottom of the mounting plate 11, two groups of buckles 13 are symmetrically installed on one end of the side door 2 opposite to the mounting plate 11, the number of each group of buckles 13 is three, the three buckles 13 are arranged at equal intervals, the support rod 12 corresponds to each group of buckles 13 one by one, and the support rod 12 is adapted to the buckles 13; by engaging the support rod 12 with different buckles 13, the unfolding angle of the side door 2 is different.

[0027] As a preferred solution, further, mounting frames 22 are installed at the opposite ends of two mounting plates 11 on the same side. The mounting frames 22 are arranged vertically. Six mounting grooves 221 are formed on the surface of the mounting frames 22 in the vertical direction. Clamping blocks 23 are inserted into the mounting grooves 221. Four clamping blocks 23 are in a group. Each group of clamping blocks 23 is respectively inserted into the corresponding mounting frame 22, and the four clamping blocks 23 are at the same height; a convex block 231 is installed at one end of the clamping block 23 away from the mounting frame 22. The four clamping blocks 23 are at the same height. A support plate 24 is arranged between the four clamping blocks 23. Side clamping grooves 241 are formed at the front and rear ends of the support plate 24. The side clamping grooves 241 are adapted to the convex blocks 231. Align the side clamping grooves 241 with the convex blocks 231 and insert them to install the support plate 24 in the container housing 1, so as to divide the interior of the container housing 1 into multiple areas for storing more items.

[0028] As a preferred solution, further, two clamping grooves 18 are formed at both ends of the container housing 1. A clamping head 19 is slidably connected in the clamping groove 18. The clamping groove 18 is adapted to the clamping head 19. The rotating shafts 6 correspond to the clamping grooves 18 one by one. One end of the rotating shaft 6 rotates and extends into the clamping groove 18. A sliding groove 16 is formed at one end of the rotating shaft 6. An inner sliding rod 17 is slidably connected in the sliding groove 16. The inner sliding rod 17 is fixedly connected to the clamping head 19. Two limiting grooves 20 are symmetrically formed on the inner wall of the sliding groove 16. The limiting grooves 20 are arranged along the length direction of the sliding groove 16. A limiting block 21 is slidably connected in the limiting groove 20. The two limiting blocks 21 are fixedly connected to the inner sliding rod 17; when the inner sliding rod 17 rotates, the rotating shaft 6 is driven to rotate through the limiting block 21 and the limiting groove 20.

[0029] As a preferred solution, further, the clamping head 19 includes: a circular plate 191, side plates 192 and a lifting handle 193. The inner sliding rod 17 is fixedly connected to the circular plate 191. Side plates 192 are fixedly installed at both ends of the circular plate 191. The two side plates 192 are symmetrically arranged. A lifting handle 193 is fixedly installed at one end of the circular plate 191 away from the inner sliding rod 17.

[0030] As a preferred solution, further, a door 14 is rotatably connected to the front end of the container housing 1. A locking rod 15 is arranged between the container housing 1 and the door 14. The locking rod 15 is used to open and close the door 14.

[0031] The container housing, the door and the locking rod in this case are prior arts. The container housing has the same structure and connection method as that in the cited document. As long as the container housing, the door and the locking rod meet the requirements of this case, they are all applicable and are not limited to a single model.

[0032] Working principle: All the electrical components appearing in this application are externally connected to a power source and a control switch during use. After this utility model is installed, first check the installation and fixation as well as the safety protection of this utility model, and then it can be used. When in use, the user pulls out the chuck 19 from the card slot 18 by lifting the handle 193, so that the inner sliding rod 17 slides in the sliding slot 16. At the same time, the limiting block 21 slides in the limiting slot 20 until the chuck 19 completely extends out of the card slot 18. Then the user rotates the chuck 19 and rotates the chuck 19 by 180 degrees. The rotating shaft 6 is driven to rotate through the limiting slot 20 and the limiting block 21, so that the rotating shaft 6 drives the cam 7 to rotate, and the cam 7 presses the insertion block 4, so that the insertion block 4 moves out of the side sliding slot 3. The insertion block 4 is inserted into the corresponding slot to fix the side cabinet door 2. Then the user pushes the chuck 19 into the card slot 18 to fix the position of the chuck 19 and prevent the rotating shaft 6 from rotating. When it is necessary to open the side cabinet door 2, the user pulls out the chuck 19 from the card slot 18 and rotates the chuck 19, so that the chuck 19 drives the rotating shaft 6 to rotate through the inner sliding rod 17, and the cam 7 is separated from the insertion block 4. The insertion block 4 moves back under the action of the spring 10, and the insertion block 4 is separated from the corresponding slot. Then the user lifts the side cabinet door 2 to a sufficient height and inserts the support rod 12 into the corresponding buckle 13 to fix the position of the side cabinet door 2, so that the side cabinet door 2 can be opened. The user inserts the four clamping blocks 23 into the installation slots 221 at the same height, and then aligns the side clamping slots 241 of the support plate 24 with the convex blocks 231 and inserts them, so as to install the support plate 24 in the container housing 1, so as to divide the interior of the container housing 1 into multiple spaces to facilitate storing more items.

[0033] In the description of this utility model, the term "a plurality of" refers to two or more, unless otherwise clearly defined. The orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "upper" and "lower" is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to this utility model. Terms such as "connection", "installation", and "fixation" should all be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] The above are only the preferred embodiments of this utility model and are not used to limit this utility model. For those skilled in the art, this utility model can have various changes and modifications. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of this utility model shall be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A modular container, comprising: A container shell (1), characterized in that both ends of the container shell (1) are provided with openings, a side box door (2) is rotatably connected in the opening of the container shell (1), the front and rear ends of the side box door (2) are provided with slots, the front and rear inner walls of the opening of the container shell (1) are provided with side sliding grooves (3), an insert block (4) is slidably connected in the side sliding groove (3), the insert block (4) corresponds to the slot one by one, the insert block (4) is adapted to the slot, a rotation groove (5) is provided at one end of the side sliding groove (3) away from the side box door (2), a rotating shaft (6) is rotatably connected at the center of the rotating groove (5), a cam (7) is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating shaft (6), and the cam (7) is adapted to the insert block (4).

2. The modular container according to claim 1, characterized in that: Side grooves (8) are provided on both inner walls of the side sliding groove (3), and side blocks (9) are installed on both outer walls of the insert block (4). The side blocks (9) correspond to the side grooves (8) one by one, and the side blocks (9) are slidably connected in the side grooves (8). A spring (10) is welded between the side blocks (9) and the inner wall of the side groove (8).

3. The modular container according to claim 1, characterized in that: Mounting plates (11) are mounted on the front and rear inner walls of the opening of the container shell (1); one end of the mounting plate (11) is rotatably connected to a support rod (12) relative to the side box door (2); two groups of buckles (13) are symmetrically mounted on one end of the side box door (2) relative to the mounting plate (11); the support rod (12) corresponds to each group of buckles (13) in a one-to-one manner, and the support rod (12) and the buckles (13) are matched.

4. The modular container according to claim 3, characterized in that: The opposite ends of the two mounting plates (11) on the same side are both mounted with mounting frames (22); a plurality of mounting grooves (221) are provided on the surface of the mounting frame (22) in the vertical direction; a clamping block (23) is inserted into the mounting groove (221); the clamping block (23) corresponds to the mounting frame (22) one by one; a protrusion (231) is installed at one end of the clamping block (23) away from the mounting frame (22); four clamping blocks (23) are located at the same height; a support plate (24) is provided between the four clamping blocks (23); and side clamping grooves (241) are provided at the front and rear ends of the support plate (24); the side clamping grooves (241) are matched with the protrusions (231).

5. The modular container according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two card slots (18) are provided at both ends of the container shell (1), and a card head (19) is slidably connected in the card slot (18). The card slot (18) is adapted to the card head (19). The rotating shaft (6) corresponds to the card slot (18) one by one. One end of the rotating shaft (6) rotates and extends into the card slot (18). A sliding groove (16) is provided at one end of the rotating shaft (6). An inner sliding rod (17) is slidably connected in the sliding groove (16). The inner sliding rod (17) is fixedly connected to the card head (19). Two limiting grooves (20) are symmetrically provided on the inner wall of the sliding groove (16). A limiting block (21) is slidably connected in the limiting groove (20). The two limiting blocks (21) are fixedly connected to the inner sliding rod (17).

6. The modular container according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clamping head (19) comprises: a circular plate (191), a side plate (192) and a lifting handle (193); the inner sliding rod (17) is fixedly connected to the circular plate (191); the side plates (192) are fixedly mounted on both ends of the circular plate (191); and the lifting handle (193) is fixedly mounted on one end of the circular plate (191) away from the inner sliding rod (17).

7. The modular container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the container shell (1) is rotatably connected to a container door (14), and a locking rod (15) is provided between the container shell (1) and the container door (14).

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