JP6095185B2 - Connecting means - Google Patents

Description

  The subject of the present invention is a connecting means used to secure and support a plurality of containers, more particularly a plurality of containers carried on a cargo ship. The connecting means is disposed between the lashing bar, a fixing fixture connected to the lashing bar and having fixing means for engaging and fixing in the corner bracket of the container, and between the fixing fixture and the lashing bar. And a connector that allows the lashing bar to move toward and away from the corner bracket relative to the fixed fixture.

  In order to prevent the container from moving, tilting or even falling over while navigating at sea, the container must be secured during transport. The container is fixed at its end by, for example, a lashing bridge by means of connection. One end of the connecting means (fixed fixture) is fixed to the corner of the container, and the other end (turn buckle) is fixed to the lashing bridge or the deck of the ship or other support structure. Thus, the connecting means has a turnbuckle, a lashing bar, and a fixed fixture hinged to the lashing bar. Usually, two or four connecting means are fixed to the end of the container. It can be firmly fixed by tightening the turnbuckle. A similar fixation is usually performed at the opposite ends of the container.

  Numerous problem solving means for this purpose are known in the art. For example, DE3525322 describes problem solving means in which two fixed fixtures are attached to a lashing bar.

  DE3501109 describes a lashing rod in which both ends have fixed fixtures.

  The problem solving means of the prior art has several drawbacks. For example, when the lashing bars are arranged so as to cross to fix the container, the longitudinal clearance is adjusted using a long and thin hole which is a hinge connection point provided on the fixing fixture, and the lashing bar The second bar inside is further away from the container. Nevertheless, there is still the possibility that the lashing bars will collide with each other. Furthermore, this method imposes restrictions on the placement of the lashing bar.

DE 3525322 DE 3501109

The connecting means according to the invention are aimed in particular at improving the problem-solving means known in the prior art by facilitating installation. This object can be achieved by the present invention, and when the fixing fixture is fitted and fixed to the corner fitting of the container, the entire elongated hole of the connecting fitting is formed at the bottom edge of the fixing hole of the corner fitting. Characterized by being above a horizontal plane that extends through the center of the circle containing the curvature.

Furthermore, coupling means according to the invention is also characterized by what is stated in the dependent claims 2-4.

  The problem solving means according to the present invention disclosed herein has several important effects compared to the problem solving means of the prior art. That is, the distance of the lashing bar from the container can be adjusted to an appropriate length, thereby preventing the lashing bars from colliding with each other. Thus, according to the present invention, the lashing bar can be arranged in a more horizontal direction than before.

  Unlike the prior art model, which has a long hole and the center line of the shaft pin is positioned below the center line of the fixing hole of the corner fitting of the container as compared with the problem solving means of the prior art, the present invention According to the problem solving means, the distance of the upper end portion of the lashing bar from the corner of the container to which the lashing bar is connected can be kept optimal.

  Further, when performing external double cross lashing, the prior art has a limitation of 38 mm in the lateral arrangement interval between two containers. In the present invention, external lashing is possible in which the horizontal arrangement interval between adjacent containers is 25 mm.

  The problem-solving means according to the present invention has a simple structure and can be used very easily.

It is the connection means by the problem-solving means of a prior art. It is the connection means by the problem-solving means of a prior art. 2 shows a lashing bar and a fixing fixture of a connecting means according to the invention. FIG. 2 shows the lashing bar and the fixing fixture of the same connecting means in a different position from FIG. The state which used the problem-solving means by this invention for the securing and support of a container is shown. It is sectional drawing of the lashing bar and fixing fixture by this invention fixed by fitting to the fixing hole of the corner metal fitting of a container. FIG. 5 is an axial view of the same lashing bar and fixed fixture as in FIG.

  FIG. 1a is a perspective view of the problem solving means of the prior art. In this device, the longitudinal adjustment is provided by a narrow hole at the hinge connection point provided on the fixed fixture so that one of the mutually intersecting lashing bars is further away from the container in the fixed position. It is possible to adjust.

  FIG. 1b shows a side view of one of the lashing bar and connector shown in FIG. 1a. In FIG. 1b, the hole (long narrow hole) provided in the fixture is visible. A lashing bar is attached to the hole so that the lashing bar can move within the hole.

  FIGS. 2 a and 2 b show a fixed fixture 1 according to the invention, which is connected to a lashing bar 2. The fixed fixture 1 has an elongated hole 3 through which the shaft 4 is disposed at the end of the lashing bar 2. The elongated hole in this embodiment is slightly curved. Thus, the purpose of the elongated hole 3 is to allow the lashing bar 2 to move relative to the fixed fixture 1 in a direction toward and away from the corner bracket of the container. Such an arrangement is best shown in FIGS. The fixed fixture 1 also has a fixing means 5 that is fitted into a fixing hole of a corner fitting of the container (reference numerals 7 to 10 in FIG. 3). This fixing is performed by the support surface 6 of the fixing means 5.

  FIG. 3 illustrates the principle of securing the end of the container to a lashing bridge or ship deck or other support structure. In FIG. 3, the container itself is not shown, but only the corner fittings 7, 8, 9 and 10 are shown. Thus, there are four containers, each of the corner fittings shown in FIG. 3 being attached to a separate container. The corner brackets 7 and 8 are adjacent corner brackets attached to the two upper containers, respectively, and the corner brackets 9 and 10 are similarly connected to the two containers below the upper two containers, respectively. Adjacent corner brackets attached. Each corner fitting known in the art has a fixing hole for receiving the fixing fixture 1. The lashing bar 2 is only partially shown. These lashing bars are connected to the turnbuckle in a manner known in the art and are firmly fixed with the help of the turnbuckle. Thus, the turnbuckle will be attached to, for example, a lashing bridge or ship deck or other support structure.

  In the prior art shown in FIG. 1 a as in the present invention, the lashing bar is drawn “to draw a cross-shaped pattern”. That is, the lashing bar attached to the left-hand side corner bracket intersects with the lashing bar 2 attached to the right-hand side corner bracket, so that the support force is higher.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the fixed fixture 1 is fixed to a corner fitting (for example, indicated by reference numeral 7) of a container. The fixing itself is performed by a method known in the prior art when the fixing means 5 is fitted inside the corner fitting 7.

  From FIG. 4 it can be seen that the elongated hole 3 is above the horizontal plane L when the fixed fixture 1 is connected to the corner fitting 7 of the container. The horizontal plane L is at the height of the center of the circle including the curvature of the bottom edge of the fixing hole in the corner fitting. The bottom edge of the fixing hole is not shown at all in the drawing, but is curved as is known in the art. If the elongated hole 3 and the shaft 4 of the lashing bar 2 passing through the hole are above this horizontal plane, the clearance for adjusting the longitudinal direction of the lashing bar will be better utilized than that of the prior art. . The longer the distance from the intersection of the lashing bars to the hinge connection point between the connecting means and the lashing bar, the more suitable the lashing bar can adjust the intersection of the lashing bars without interfering with each other. .

  Instead of the embodiment shown in the drawing, the connection between the lashing bar and the fixed fixture may be of another type. For example, a ring or ring (closed or partially open) may be provided at the end of the lashing bar through which the fixed fixture is guided. In this case, the lashing bar is arranged so as to move a certain distance in the longitudinal direction of the connecting means. In this case, the hinge connection point between the lashing bar and the fixed fixture is at least partially positioned above the horizontal plane L.

  It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various aspects of the invention are not limited to the examples described above but may vary within the scope of the claims set forth below.

  In the present specification, characteristic elements that may be described together with other characteristic elements can be used separately from each other if necessary.

Claims (4)

A connecting means that is used to support and lashing a plurality of containers,
A lashing bar,
Is connected to the lashing bar, a fixing fitting having a fixing means for fixedly fitted to the corner fittings of the container,
A connecting device which is disposed, lashing bar to allow movement of the and away from the direction and the corner fitting to approach the corner fitting with respect to the fixed fitting between the lashing bar and the fixed fixture,
Equipped with a,
The connecting member is formed of an elongated hole provided in the fixed fixture, and a shaft of the lashing bar inserted and arranged so as to be movable in the elongated hole; and
When the fixing fixture is fitted and fixed to the corner bracket of the container, the entire elongated hole of the connection tool extends through the center of a circle including the curvature of the bottom edge of the fixing hole of the corner bracket. A connecting means characterized by being above an existing horizontal plane . 2. The connecting means according to claim 1 , wherein the elongated hole is curved. The connecting means according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that a recess is formed in the elongated hole of the fixed fixture to facilitate positioning of the shaft at a pole position of the elongated hole. The connection means according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plurality of containers are a plurality of containers carried on a cargo ship.

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