Aluminum alloy front end components and containers

Abstract

This utility model discloses an aluminum alloy front-end assembly and a container. The aluminum alloy front-end assembly includes an upper beam, a lower beam, two front corner posts, two front top corner pieces, two front bottom corner pieces, and a front plate. In the aluminum alloy front-end assembly, the upper ends of the front corner posts are welded to the main body of the front top corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the front corner post to the top corner piece; the ends of the upper beam are welded to the main body of the front top corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the upper beam to the top corner piece; the lower ends of the front corner posts are welded to the main body of the front bottom corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the front corner post to the bottom corner piece; the ends of the lower beam are welded to the main body of the front bottom corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the lower beam to the bottom corner piece. The rigidity and strength of the aluminum alloy front-end assembly are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to an aluminum alloy front end assembly and a container. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional shipping containers are mostly made of steel. Some existing containers are also made of aluminum alloy. For aluminum alloy containers, the rigidity of the front-end components and the strength of the connections between parts need improvement. Utility Model Content

[0003] This invention provides an aluminum alloy front-end assembly to improve its rigidity and strength. This invention also provides a shipping container.

[0004] This utility model provides an aluminum alloy front end assembly, characterized in that it includes: an upper end beam, a lower end beam, two front end corner posts, two front end top corner pieces, two front end bottom corner pieces, and a front end plate;

[0005] The two ends of the upper beam are respectively connected to the first ends of the two front corner posts through a front top corner piece, and the two ends of the lower beam are respectively connected to the second ends of the two front corner posts through a front bottom corner piece. The upper beam and the lower beam are arranged in parallel, and the two front corner posts are arranged in parallel. The upper beam, the lower beam and the two front corner posts are connected to form a rectangular frame.

[0006] The front corner piece is an integrally formed structure, including a cuboid-shaped front corner piece body, a corner piece upper beam connecting plate, and a corner piece front corner post connecting plate. The corner piece upper beam connecting plate and the corner piece front corner post connecting plate are both perpendicularly connected to the front corner piece body.

[0007] The upper end of the front corner post is welded to the main body of the front top corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the front corner post of the top corner piece.

[0008] The end of the upper beam is welded to the main body of the front corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the upper beam of the corner piece.

[0009] The front corner piece is an integrally formed structure, including a cuboid-shaped front corner piece body, a front corner post connecting plate, and a lower end beam connecting plate. The front corner post connecting plate and the lower end beam connecting plate are both perpendicularly connected to the front corner piece body.

[0010] The lower end of the front corner post is welded to the main body of the front bottom corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the front corner post of the bottom corner piece;

[0011] The end of the lower beam is welded to the main body of the front corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the lower beam of the corner piece.

[0012] The front panel closes the opening of the rectangular frame.

[0013] The front top and bottom corner pieces are made of aluminum alloy castings, while the upper beam, lower beam, and front corner posts can be made of aluminum alloy rectangular tubing or aluminum alloy hollow extruded profiles. The increased welding strength of the upper beam, lower beam, and front corner posts, coupled with the limiting effect of the connecting plates, enhances the connection strength of the rectangular frame and improves the overall rigidity of the aluminum alloy frame.

[0014] The front panel can be made of aluminum alloy corrugated sheet in a rectangular shape, with its four boundaries welded to the upper beam, lower beam and two front corner posts respectively.

[0015] In some embodiments, there are multiple upper beam connecting plates for the top corner piece, and the overall shape of the multiple upper beam connecting plates for the top corner piece matches the end shape of the upper beam; there are multiple front corner post connecting plates for the top corner piece, and the overall shape of the multiple front corner post connecting plates for the top corner piece matches the end shape of the front corner post.

[0016] The upper beam connecting plates of the corner brackets can be connected to form a closed or semi-closed pattern, and the front corner post connecting plates of the corner brackets can also be connected to form a closed or semi-closed pattern. This improves the limiting effect on the upper beam and the front corner post.

[0017] In some embodiments, one or more cylindrical cavities are formed inside the upper beam, and at least a portion of the upper beam connecting plates of the corner pieces are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures, which are inserted into the cylindrical cavities. The outer circumferential surface of the annular structure is welded to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical cavity; and / or,

[0018] At least some of the upper end beam connecting plates of the top corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the upper end beam is inserted into the ring structure, and the outer peripheral surface of the upper end beam is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the ring structure.

[0019] In other words, the upper beam can be fitted onto the outer periphery of the annular structure formed by splicing the upper beam connecting plates of the corner piece, or it can be inserted into the interior of the annular structure formed by splicing the upper beam connecting parts of the corner piece.

[0020] In some embodiments, the interior of the front corner post forms one or more cylindrical cavities, and at least a portion of the front corner post connecting plates of the top corner piece are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures, which are inserted into the cylindrical cavities, and the outer peripheral surface of the annular structure is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical cavity; and / or,

[0021] At least some of the corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the front corner posts are inserted into the ring structure, and the outer circumferential surface of the front corner posts is welded to the inner circumferential surface of the ring structure.

[0022] In other words, the front corner post can be fitted onto the outer periphery of the annular structure formed by splicing the front corner post connecting plates of the top corner piece, or it can be inserted into the interior of the annular structure formed by splicing the front corner post connecting plates of the top corner piece.

[0023] In some embodiments, there are multiple front corner post connecting plates for the bottom corner piece, and the overall shape of the multiple front corner post connecting plates matches the end shape of the front corner post; there are multiple lower end beam connecting plates for the bottom corner piece, and the overall shape of the multiple lower end beam connecting plates matches the end shape of the lower end beam.

[0024] The lower end beam connecting plate of the bottom corner piece can be connected into a closed or semi-closed pattern, and the front corner post connecting plate of the bottom corner piece can be connected into a closed or semi-closed pattern. This improves the limiting effect on the lower end beam and the front corner post.

[0025] In some embodiments, one or more cylindrical cavities are formed inside the lower end beam, and at least a portion of the lower end beam connecting plates of the top corner members are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures, which are inserted into the cylindrical cavities. The outer peripheral surface of the annular structure is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical cavity; and / or,

[0026] At least some of the lower end beam connecting plates of the top corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the lower end beam is inserted into the ring structure, and the outer peripheral surface of the lower end beam is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the ring structure.

[0027] In other words, the lower beam can be fitted onto the outer periphery of the ring structure formed by splicing the lower beam connecting plates of the bottom corner piece, or it can be inserted into the interior of the ring structure formed by splicing the lower beam connecting parts of the bottom corner piece.

[0028] In some embodiments, the interior of the front corner post forms one or more cylindrical cavities, and at least a portion of the bottom corner piece front corner post connecting plates are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures, which are inserted into the cylindrical cavities, and the outer peripheral surface of the annular structure is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical cavity; and / or,

[0029] At least some of the bottom corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the front corner post is inserted into the ring structure, and the outer peripheral surface of the front corner post is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the ring structure.

[0030] In other words, the front corner post can be fitted onto the outer periphery of the ring structure formed by splicing the front corner post connecting plates of the bottom corner piece, or it can be inserted into the inside of the ring structure formed by splicing the front corner post connecting plates of the bottom corner piece.

[0031] In some embodiments, the aluminum alloy front end assembly further includes a front canopy plate welded to the upper beam. The front canopy plate is a bent aluminum alloy plate used to support the canopy fabric.

[0032] In some embodiments, the aluminum alloy front end assembly further includes a lower end beam reinforcing beam perpendicularly connected to the lower end beam. The lower end beam reinforcing beam is an aluminum alloy rectangular tube or an extruded aluminum alloy profile. The other end of the lower end beam reinforcing beam is used for welding to the container's underframe assembly.

[0033] This utility model also provides a container, which includes the aforementioned aluminum alloy front end component.

[0034] In the above technical solutions, the stiffness and strength of the connections between the various components that make up the frame structure of the aluminum alloy front end are improved. Attached Figure Description

[0035] Figure 1 This is a front view of the aluminum alloy front end assembly of this utility model.

[0036] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of a container comprising the aluminum alloy front end of this invention, the cross-section being perpendicular to the extension direction of the upper beam.

[0037] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of a container comprising the aluminum alloy front end of this invention, the cross-section being perpendicular to the extension direction of the lower end beam.

[0038] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the aluminum alloy front end of this utility model, the cross-section being perpendicular to the extension direction of the front corner post.

[0039] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the front corner component of this utility model.

[0040] Figure 6 This is a perspective view of the front bottom corner component of this utility model.

[0041] Figure 7 This is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of a container comprising the aluminum alloy front end of this invention, the cross-section being perpendicular to the extension direction of the front corner post.

[0042] The reference numerals in the attached drawings are as follows: 41. Upper beam; 42. Front corner post; 43. Lower beam; 44. Front panel; 45. Front canopy panel; 46. Lower beam reinforcing beam; 47. Front top corner piece; 48. Front bottom corner piece; 421. Front corner post body; 422. Front corner post first overlap; 423. Front corner post second overlap; 4700. Front top corner piece body; 4701. Top corner piece upper beam connecting plate; 4702. Top corner piece front corner post connecting plate; 4800. Front bottom corner piece body; 4801. Bottom corner piece front corner post connecting plate; 4802. Bottom corner piece lower beam connecting plate.

[0043] 13. Bottom crossbeam; 32. Side plate; 212. Rope loop. Detailed Implementation

[0044] The present invention will be further described below with reference to specific embodiments, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0045] Note: This utility model describes the positional relationship between the various components at the front end of a container when it is placed horizontally.

[0046] Example 1

[0047] refer to Figures 1 to 7 Example 1 provides a front-end component, including: an upper beam 41, a lower beam 43, two front-end corner posts 42, two front-end top corner pieces 47, two front-end bottom corner pieces 48, a front-end plate 44, a front-end canopy plate 45, a rope loop 212, and a lower beam reinforcing beam 46.

[0048] refer to Figure 1 The upper beam 41 has its two ends connected to the first ends of two front corner posts 42 via a front corner piece 47. The lower beam 43 has its two ends connected to the second ends of two front corner posts 42 via a front bottom corner piece 48. The upper beam 41 and the lower beam 43 are arranged parallel to each other. The two front corner posts 42 are arranged parallel to each other. The upper beam 41, the lower beam 43, and the two front corner posts 42 are connected to form a rectangular frame.

[0049] refer to Figure 5 The front corner piece 47 is a one-piece molded structure, comprising a cuboid-shaped front corner piece body 4700, an upper beam connecting plate 4701, and a front corner post connecting plate 4702. Both the upper beam connecting plate 4701 and the front corner post connecting plate 4702 are perpendicularly connected to the front corner piece body 47. The front corner piece 47 is an aluminum alloy casting.

[0050] The upper end of the front corner post 42 is welded to the front top corner body 4700 and the side of the front corner post connecting plate 4702 of the top corner.

[0051] refer to Figure 4 The front corner post 42 is made of aluminum alloy extruded profile and has cross-shaped reinforcing ribs inside. It divides the interior of the front corner post body 4700 of the front corner post 42 into three cylindrical cavities with rectangular cross sections and one cylindrical cavity with pentagonal cross section.

[0052] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 The corner piece front end corner post connecting plate 4702 consists of multiple plates, which form a pentagonal ring and two rectangular rings. The pentagonal ring is inserted into the cylindrical cavity with a pentagonal cross-section of the front end corner post 42, and a rectangular ring is inserted into the cylindrical cavity with a rectangular cross-section of the front end corner post 42. The ends of the reinforcing ribs at the junction of the remaining two rectangular cylindrical cavities are provided with grooves (not shown), so that the remaining rectangular rings are inserted into the two rectangular annular cavities.

[0053] The end of the upper beam 41 is welded to the front corner piece body 4700 and the side of the upper beam connecting plate 4701 of the corner piece.

[0054] refer to Figure 2 The upper beam 41 is made of aluminum alloy rectangular tubing. Combined with... Figure 5 The upper beam connecting plates 4701 of the four corner pieces are arranged to form a rectangular ring, and the end of the upper beam 41 is inserted into the rectangular ring and abuts against the front corner piece body 4700.

[0055] refer to Figure 6 The front corner piece 48 is a one-piece molded structure, comprising a cuboid-shaped front corner piece body 4800, a front corner post connecting plate 4801, and a lower end beam connecting plate 4802. Both the front corner post connecting plate 4801 and the lower end beam connecting plate 4802 are perpendicularly connected to the front corner piece body 4800. The front corner piece 48 is an aluminum alloy casting.

[0056] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 6 The lower end of the front corner post 42 is welded to the front bottom corner piece body 4800 and the side of the bottom corner piece front corner post connecting plate 4801.

[0057] Multiple bottom corner pieces and front corner post connecting plates 4801 are arranged to form three rectangular rings and one pentagonal ring. These ring structures correspond one-to-one with the cylindrical cavities inside the front corner posts 42, and these ring structures are inserted into the corresponding cylindrical cavities.

[0058] refer to Figure 3 The lower beam 43 is a hollow extruded aluminum alloy profile, which forms two cylindrical cavities with rectangular cross-sections inside.

[0059] The end of the lower beam 43 is welded to the front corner piece body 4800 and the side of the lower beam connecting plate 4802 of the corner piece.

[0060] refer to Figure 6 Multiple bottom corner pieces and lower end beam connecting plates 4802 enclose each other to form two rectangular rings, which are inserted into the two cylindrical cavities of the lower end beam 43.

[0061] The welding strength of the upper beam 41, lower beam 43 and front corner column 42 is improved, and they are limited by the above connecting plates, which greatly improves the connection strength of the rectangular frame at the connection.

[0062] The front end plate 44 closes the opening of the rectangular frame.

[0063] refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4 The front corner post 42 also includes a second overlapping portion 423, located on the surface of the front corner post 42 facing the opposite front corner post 42. The second overlapping portion 423 is a flat plate structure, parallel to the plane of the front end assembly. It is divided into a first thickness region, a gradually thinning thickness region, and a second thickness region along the direction pointing towards the opposite front corner post 42. The first thickness region has a uniform thickness, and the second thickness region also has a uniform thickness, but the thickness of the first thickness region is greater than that of the second thickness region. The thickness of the gradually thinning thickness region gradually decreases along the direction pointing towards the opposite front corner post 42, and the thickness of the entire second overlapping portion 423 changes along a line. A portion of the boundary of the front plate 44 is welded to the second thickness region.

[0064] The front end plate 44 is a hollow extruded corrugated aluminum alloy plate. Specifically, the front end plate has a closed cavity structure with corrugations on one side, which can increase the overall rigidity of the front end plate.

[0065] refer to Figure 2 The front canopy panel 45 is welded to the side surface of the upper beam 41. Inside the container, the front canopy panel 45 faces inwards. The front canopy panel 45 is a bent aluminum alloy plate. The front canopy panel 45 is used to support the canopy fabric.

[0066] A rope loop 212 is welded onto the front canopy panel 45. The rope loop 212 is used to secure the container.

[0067] refer to Figure 3 The lower end beam reinforcing beam 46 is an aluminum alloy rectangular tube, welded perpendicularly to the side of the lower end beam 43. Inside the container, the lower end beam reinforcing beam 46 faces inwards. The other end of the lower end beam reinforcing beam 46 is welded to the bottom crossbeam 13.

[0068] The bottom crossbeam 13 is a beam that extends along the width direction of the container as part of the container's underframe.

[0069] refer to Figure 4 The front corner post 42 also includes a first overlapping portion 422 of the front corner post connected to the front corner post body 4700. The first overlapping portion 422 of the front corner post is a flat plate structure, perpendicular to the plane of the front end assembly and parallel to the extension direction of the front corner post 42. The first overlapping portion 422 of the front corner post is divided into a first thickness region, a gradually thinning thickness region, and a second thickness region in the direction away from the front corner post 42. The first thickness region has a constant thickness, the second thickness region has a constant thickness, the thickness of the first thickness region is greater than the thickness of the second thickness region, and the thickness of the gradually thinning thickness region gradually decreases in the direction away from the front corner post 42. The thickness of the entire first overlapping portion 422 of the front corner post changes along the connecting line. The boundary of the side plate 32 is welded at the second thickness region.

[0070] refer to Figure 7 In a container, side panels 32 are used to close openings on the sides of the container.

[0071] Example 2

[0072] Example 2 provides a container comprising the aluminum alloy front end of Example 1.

[0073] The container can be an open-top container. The remaining structure of the container can be designed according to existing technology. For example, the bottom wall assembly, side wall assembly, and door assembly of an existing aluminum alloy container can be welded together with the aforementioned aluminum alloy side wall assembly to form an open-top container. The two side wall assemblies are opposite to each other and connected to the bottom side beam of the aluminum alloy underframe assembly (as the long side of the underframe assembly), and the front end assembly and door assembly are opposite to each other and connected to the bottom crossbeam 13 of the aluminum alloy underframe assembly (as the short side of the underframe assembly).

[0074] It should be noted that Example 2 is merely an illustrative demonstration of how the aluminum alloy front-end component of Example 1 can be assembled with the remaining parts into a container. This is not intended to limit the container structure.

[0075] This utility model is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Any modifications, improvements, or substitutions that can be conceived by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential content of this utility model fall within the scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An aluminum alloy front end composition, characterized by, include: Upper beam, lower beam, two front corner posts, two front top corner pieces, two front bottom corner pieces, and front plate; The two ends of the upper beam are respectively connected to the first ends of the two front corner posts through a front corner piece; the two ends of the lower beam are respectively connected to the second ends of the two front corner posts through a front bottom corner piece; the upper beam and the lower beam are arranged in parallel; the two front corner posts are arranged in parallel; the upper beam, the lower beam and the two front corner posts are connected to form a rectangular frame; The front corner piece is an integrally formed structure, including a cuboid-shaped front corner piece body, a corner piece upper beam connecting plate, and a corner piece front corner post connecting plate. The corner piece upper beam connecting plate and the corner piece front corner post connecting plate are both perpendicularly connected to the front corner piece body. The upper end of the front corner post is welded to the main body of the front top corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the front corner post of the top corner piece. The end of the upper beam is welded to the main body of the front corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the upper beam of the corner piece. The front corner piece is an integrally formed structure, including a cuboid-shaped front corner piece body, a front corner post connecting plate, and a lower end beam connecting plate. The front corner post connecting plate and the lower end beam connecting plate are both perpendicularly connected to the front corner piece body. The lower end of the front corner post is welded to the main body of the front bottom corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the front corner post of the bottom corner piece; The end of the lower beam is welded to the main body of the front corner piece and the side of the connecting plate of the lower beam of the corner piece. The front panel closes the opening of the rectangular frame.

2. The aluminum alloy front end assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of upper end beam connecting plates of the top corner piece is multiple, and the overall shape of the multiple upper end beam connecting plates of the top corner piece matches the end shape of the upper end beam; The number of front corner post connecting plates of the top corner piece is multiple, and the overall shape of the multiple front corner post connecting plates of the top corner piece matches the end shape of the front corner post.

3. The aluminum alloy front end composition of claim 2, wherein, The upper beam contains one or more cylindrical cavities. At least a portion of the upper beam connecting plates of the corner pieces are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures, which are inserted into the cylindrical cavities. The outer circumferential surface of the annular structure is welded to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical cavity; and / or, At least some of the upper end beam connecting plates of the top corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the upper end beam is inserted into the ring structure, and the outer peripheral surface of the upper end beam is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the ring structure.

4. The aluminum alloy front end composition of claim 2, wherein, The interior of the front corner post forms one or more cylindrical cavities. At least a portion of the front corner post connecting plates of the top corner pieces are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures. These annular structures are inserted into the cylindrical cavities, and the outer circumferential surface of the annular structures is welded to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical cavities; and / or, At least some of the corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the front corner posts are inserted into the ring structure, and the outer circumferential surface of the front corner posts is welded to the inner circumferential surface of the ring structure.

5. The aluminum alloy front end assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the bottom corner bracket front corner post connecting plates is multiple, and the overall shape of the multiple bottom corner bracket front corner post connecting plates matches the end shape of the front corner post; The number of bottom corner bracket lower end beam connecting plates is multiple, and the overall shape of the multiple bottom corner bracket lower end beam connecting plates matches the end shape of the lower end beam.

6. The aluminum alloy front end composition of claim 5, wherein, The lower end beam forms one or more cylindrical cavities inside, and at least a portion of the lower end beam connecting plates of the top corner pieces are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures. These annular structures are inserted into the cylindrical cavities, and the outer circumferential surface of the annular structures is welded to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical cavities; and / or, At least some of the lower end beam connecting plates of the top corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the lower end beam is inserted into the ring structure, and the outer peripheral surface of the lower end beam is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the ring structure.

7. The aluminum alloy front end composition of claim 5, wherein, The interior of the front corner post forms one or more cylindrical cavities. At least a portion of the front corner post connecting plates of the bottom corner pieces are spliced ​​into one or more annular structures. These annular structures are inserted into the cylindrical cavities, and the outer circumferential surface of the annular structures is welded to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical cavities; and / or, At least some of the bottom corner pieces are spliced ​​into a ring structure, the front corner post is inserted into the ring structure, and the outer peripheral surface of the front corner post is welded to the inner peripheral surface of the ring structure.

8. The aluminum alloy front end composition of claim 1, wherein, It also includes a front canopy panel that is welded to the upper beam.

9. The aluminum alloy front end composition of claim 1, wherein, It also includes a lower end beam reinforcing beam that is perpendicularly connected to the lower end beam.

10. A container characterized by It comprises an aluminum alloy front end according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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