A tank container

Claim 2

A tank container comprising a frame and a tank, characterized in that all attachment points for attachment of the tank to the frame are disposed on the lower bed of the frame.

Claim 3

A tank container according to claim l,characterized in that the attachment points are disposed on two parallel, spaced apart cross girders of the lower bed.

Claim 4

A tank container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the attachment points comprise two horizontally spaced apart groups, at least one of said groups of attachment points being designed in such a way that a displacement is possible in situ between the tank and the frame.

Claim 5

A tank container according to claim 3, characterized in that the said displacement is made possible by application of slotted holes, through which extend attachment bolts, which likewise extend through normal bolt holes in a member attached to the tank.

Claim 6

A tank container according to claim 4, characterized in that the lower bed of the frame carries a plurality of horizontal plates wherein the slotted holes are provided in sets of two holes-longitudinally spaced one behind the other, and that the tank comprises saddles which carry horizontal baseplates corresponding with the horizontal plates, said baseplates comprising normal bolt holes corresponding with the slotted holes.

Claim 7

A tank container according to claim 5, characterized in that between the baseplates and the horizontal plates, there are arranged friction-reducing means.

Claim 8

A tank container according to claim 6, characterized in that the friction-reducing means also have a heat-insulating effect.

Claim 9

A tank container according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the friction-reducing means comprise plates of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) havinq slotted holes corresponding with the slotted holes in the horizontal plates.

Claim 10

A tank container according to any one of claims 4-8, characterized in that in mounted condition, the attachment bolts likewise extend through a carrier strip disposed at the side of the horizontal plate facing away from the baseplate.

Claim 11

A tank container according to claim 9, characterized in that the baseplate comprises at least one catch pin interposed between each pair of bolt holes and extending through a slotted hole in the horizontal plate, said pin extending also through a round hole in the carrier strip.

Claim 12

A tank container according to any one of claims 3-10, characterized in that at the other group(s) of attachment points, heat-insulating means are interposed between attachment means mounted on the tank and the attachment points of the frame.

Claim 13

A tank container according to claim 11, characterized in that the heat-insulating means comprise plates of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

Claim 14

A tank container according to any one of claims 3-10, characterized in that the group of attachment points enabling a displacement between the tank and the frame lie farthest removed from the orifice of the tank.

Claim 15

A tank container according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising heating means for the tank and tank-surrounding insulating material, characterized in that the insulating material is covered by a loose jacket supported on parts of the lower bed of the frame and attached thereto.

Claim 16

A tank container according to claim 14, characterized in that the jacket is hood-shaped in cross-section.

Claim 17

A tank container according to claim 14 or 15, characterized by vertical protection plates for the insulating material disposed at the ends, which plates link up with the jacket.

Claim 18

A tank container according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper bed of the frame is substantially detachable.