Loading and unloading plant in a sea or river port

• US 20030047529A1
• Filed: 09/04/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Konecranes Oyj)
• Original Assignee: Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Konecranes Oyj)
• Inventors: Pohlmann, Gerlinde, Franzen, Hermann, Kroll, Joachim, Dobner, Mathias
• Application Number:
  US10/181,607
• Publication Number:
  US 20030047529A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 212/232
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 63/004 for containers

Abstract

The invention relates to a loading and unloading plant in a sea or river port, in particular for ISO containers, comprising a container storage facility which is located along a quay and consists of individual line-type storage modules and at least one loading device for handling loads to and from a vessel on the quay. In this case, the loading plant for loading and unloading loads comprises at least one mobile harbor crane (5), whose load jib extends into the area of at least one transfer point (6) which is provided within a container storage facility (7) consisting of a number of storage modules (9, 9.1, 9.2) with a number of container rows that depends on the width of the module, and forms an interface between the mobile harbor crane (5) and the storage modules (9, 9.1, 9.2) of the container storage facility (7).

Claims

1. A loading and unloading plant in a sea or river port, in particular for ISO containers, comprising a container storage facility which is located along a quay and consists of individual line-type storage modules and at least one loading device for handling loads to and from a vessel on the quay, characterized in that the loading plant for the loading and unloading consists of at least one mobile harbor crane (5), whose load jib extends into the area of at least one transfer point (6) which is provided within a container storage facility (7) consisting of a number of storage modules (9, 9.1, 9.2) with a number of container rows that depends on the width of the module and forms an interface between the mobile harbor crane (5) and the storage modules (9, 9.1, 9.2) of the container storage facility (7).

2. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that each transfer point (6) is provided with centering means and guides for the containers (8).

3. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claim 1 and 2, characterized in that each storage module (9, 9.1, 9.2) of the container storage facility (7) extend s transversely with respect to the quay (2) and is preferably nine containers (8) wide and three to four containers (8) high.

4. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claims 1 to 3, characterized in that for each storage module (9, 9.1, 9.2), at least one stacking crane (10) that is monitored and controlled by a higher-order storage logic unit performs the acceptance, the horizontal transport and the stacking of the containers (8).

5. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the stacking crane (10) is constructed as a bridge crane (10.1) set up on stands and having a trolley (10.2).

6. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the container storage facility (7) is subdivided into at least two areas, preferably parallel to the quay (2) and centrally in relation to the container storage facility (7), in accordance with the storage characteristics.

7. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claims 1 to 6, characterized in that two cross transporters (11) which can be moved on rail tracks (28) but run transversely with respect to the individual storage modules (9, 9.1, 9.2) in different horizontal planes and act independently of each other link the storage modules (9, 9.1, 9.2) to each other and perform the horizontal transport of the containers (8) between the two storage areas, the cross transporters (11) being monitored and controlled by the higher-order storage logic unit.

8. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the rail tracks (28) of the cross transporters (11) on at least one long side of the storage facility are extended beyond the outer modules (9.1, 9.2) and into the area of a preferably multi-lane access roadway (17) in order to put containers (8) in and out.

9. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that an unloading area for HGVs (12) is formed underneath the rail track extension, it being possible for said area to be served by an HGV loading crane (14) set up on stands on a short rail track (27).

10. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claims 8 and 9, characterized in that the operation of the HGV loading crane (14) is carried out under remote radio control by the checker or operator of the gate office (15), which is arranged in an optimum viewing position in the secured area between access (17) and exit roadway (18).

11. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claims 1 to 10, characterized in that at one end of the rail track (28) of the two cross transporters (11), beside the preferably two-lane exit roadway (18), reach stackers (21) or other special loading and unloading devices have access to empty containers and incorporate the adjacent empty container storage facility (20) in the container terminal (1).

12. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the empty containers are put in and out (19) at at least one end of the rail track of the two cross transporters (11).

13. The loading and unloading plant as claimed in claims 1 to 12, characterized in that in order to put the containers (22) provided for rail loading in and out, and their horizontal transport between container storage facility (7) and rail (24), reach stackers (23 ) are used, which also serve the provision area (25) on the rail side.