US3559822A
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Container transloading installation
Assignee: Fried Krupp AG
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Filing: 1969-02-20
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Granted: 1971-02-02
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Expires: 1989-02-20
Abstract
Abstract One system provides container storage space over which a travelling crane moves a spreader on a vertically guided boom. The containers can be quickly raised and lowered by remote control and a track of the travelling crane extends both over the storage space and over railway tracks and vehicle roads with respect to container transport dock area. Further system provision is made having silo storage compartments extending parallel to transport roller conveyors. An aisle remains between two silos and extending at a right angle relative to the transport roller conveyors. Two superimposed feeding and withdrawing roller conveyors extend into the aisle where a crane installation supported by the silos permits container movement substantially parallel to the transport roller conveyors between the feeding and withdrawing roller conveyors on the one hand and the compartments on the other hand. A carriage of the crane installation carries a spreader guided by two vertical beams of a frame which by means of an upper traverse with intervening rollers and rails rests upon two silos, and by means of a lower traverse with intervening rollers and rails laterally engages the silos. Traffic lanes extend through the silos below the compartments and automated control of container transloading occurs according to date storage and distribution for container placement according to metacentric and load stabilization requirements.
Inventors
- 👤 Uwe Lichtenford
- 👤 Klaus Walkhoff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:00
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66F; B66F9/00; B66F9/06; B66F9/07; B65; B65G; B65G1/00; B65G1/02; B65G1/04; B65G1/0407; B65G63/00; B65G63/002; B65G63/004; B66C; B66C17/00; B66C17/06; B66C17/20; B66C19/00; B66C19/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
269 words
An installation for at least in part vertically transloading of containers between a docked ship and a storage place with at least one oversized container-handling gantry crane of which the carrier for the carriage extends on one hand over the ship and on the other hand over a conveying device on a quay, comprising: two transport conveyor means which form part of the conveying device and are located adjacent to each other parallel to the quay edge, driving elements provided by said conveyor means and reversible to drive containers located parallel to the quay edge, feeding and withdrawing transport conveyors through which the storage place is connected with said transport conveyor means having said driving elements for conveying direction arranged at a right angle to the quay edge, one of said transport conveyor means which is remote from the quay edge being located at a level which is so much higher than that of the other transport conveyor means so that the containers can be conveyed from said other transport conveyor means underneath said one transport conveyor means which is remote from the quay edge to the storage place and vice versa, and storage-space-forming silos provided with compartments extending parallel to said transport conveyor means for receiving containers so that between two silos at a time a lane remains open at right angles to said transport conveyor means and said feeding and withdrawing transport conveyors extending into said lane and within which crane means supported by said silos can serve to move containers substantially parallel to said transport conveyor means between said feeding and withdrawing conveyors and said compartments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
269 words
An installation for at least in part vertically transloading of containers between a docked ship and a storage place with at least one oversized container-handling gantry crane of which the carrier for the carriage extends on one hand over the ship and on the other hand over a conveying device on a quay, comprising: two transport conveyor means which form part of the conveying device and are located adjacent to each other parallel to the quay edge, driving elements provided by said conveyor means and reversible to drive containers located parallel to the quay edge, feeding and withdrawing transport conveyors through which the storage place is connected with said transport conveyor means having said driving elements for conveying direction arranged at a right angle to the quay edge, one of said transport conveyor means which is remote from the quay edge being located at a level which is so much higher than that of the other transport conveyor means so that the containers can be conveyed from said other transport conveyor means underneath said one transport conveyor means which is remote from the quay edge to the storage place and vice versa, and storage-space-forming silos provided with compartments extending parallel to said transport conveyor means for receiving containers so that between two silos at a time a lane remains open at right angles to said transport conveyor means and said feeding and withdrawing transport conveyors extending into said lane and within which crane means supported by said silos can serve to move containers substantially parallel to said transport conveyor means between said feeding and withdrawing conveyors and said compartments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
An installation according to claim 1, in which said crane means includes a carriage and two struts perpendicular to a frame, a spreader carried by said carriage guided by said struts, said frame having an upper traverse upon wheels and rails supported upon the top of said silos and having a lower traverse over guiding rollers and rails supported laterally against said silos.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
An installation according to claim 2, in which said carriage has bracket means, and said spreader is carried by said bracket means in such a manner that said spreader is disposed with respect to said frame in a direction toward said transport conveyor means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An arrangement according to claim 3, in which data storage means for arrival or moving containers and associated automatic control means are provided for attaining optimum lane paths.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An arrangement according to claim 4, in which a further control means for loading ships is connected with an automatic distribution means for container placement according to metacentric and load stabilization requirements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An installation according to claim 2, in which said spreader with respect to said carriage is capable of being raised and lowered and in uppermost position said spreader is connected with said carriage in form closing relationship.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
An installation according to claim 2, in which said spreader comprises an upper part and a lower part, said latter part being adapted to be coupled to the containers and being movable with aid of rollers with respect to rails upon said upper part of said spreader longitudinally of said containers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An arrangement according to claim 7, in which upper rails are provided in said compartments of said silos and are alignable with rails in said upper part of said spreader.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
An arrangement according to claim 8, in which said rails in said upper part of said spreader are longitudinally adjustable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
An arrangement according to claim 9, in which said lower part of said spreader has a device by means of which a container forwarded to a compartment can be lowered onto an abutment and raised therefrom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An arrangement according to claim 1, in which traffic lanes especially for train and truck vehicles extend through said silos and below said compartments.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-02-01 | 1974-08-03 | 1975-02-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-02-01 | 1978-08-03 | 1979-02-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-02-01 | 1982-08-03 | 1983-02-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |