Handling system for ISO containers having a gantry crane

• US 9,090,436 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2010
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Terex MHPS IP Management GmbH (Terex Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Terex MPHS GmbH
• Inventors: Franzen, Hermann, Wieschemann, Armin, Hegewald, Mike, Moutsokapas, Jannis
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Saul
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCHWENNING, LYNN E
• Application Number:
  US13/505,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20120243966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,728 Days
• Field of Search: 414/141.3, 414/141.7, 414/142.6, 414/142.8, 414/139.4, 414/137.1, 212/316, 212/319, 212/324, 212/325, 212/326
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 63/004 for containers
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 19/002 Container cranes B66C19/007 takes precedence

Abstract

A handling system for ISO containers having a gantry crane and a loading and unloading area, in which transport vehicles can be driven in and out. The crane comprises a first traveling crane having a first crane boom on which a first crane trolley having a first toad receiving means can travel between a section on the water side and a section on the land side of the first crane boom, and a second traveling crane having a second crane boom disposed below the section on the land side of the first crane boom, on which a second crane trolley having a second load receiving means can travel, wherein containers can be transferred between the first and second traveling cranes. A passive transfer station is disposed on the second crane boom and the container can be transferred between the transfer station and a transport vehicle located in a loading and unloading area.

Claims

1. Cargo handling system for ISO containers with a container crane bridge and a loading and unloading area adjoining the container crane bridge, into and out of which area transport vehicles for ISO containers can travel, in which the container crane bridge has a first travelling crane with a first crane boom on which a first crane trolley with a first load-receiving means can travel between a sea-side portion and a land-side portion of the first crane boom, and has a second travelling crane with a second crane boom which is disposed below the land-side portion of the first crane boom and on which a second crane trolley with a second load-receiving means can travel, wherein ISO containers can be transferred between the first travelling crane and the second travelling crane, wherein a passive transfer point for an ISO container is disposed on the second crane boom, and the ISO container can be transferred between the transfer point and a transport vehicle standing in the loading and unloading area, the transfer point comprises L-shaped support arms which are suspended on the second crane boom and have a fixed and immovable bearing arm in the region of their ends remote from the second crane boom, on which bearing arms an ISO container set down in the transfer point stands, wherein the bearing arms permanently block further lowering of an ISO container set down on the bearing arms in the transfer point, and the transport vehicle has a lifting element with which the ISO container can be raised from the transfer point or lowered onto the transfer point, wherein the lifting element is formed as a lifting platform, the transport vehicle with a lowered and empty lifting element can travel under the transfer point, the lowered lifting element can be raised to lift the ISO container from the bearing arms and to carry the ISO container, the transfer point and its L-shaped support arms are configured so that the transport vehicle with a raised lifting element with an ISO container can travel out of the transfer point or the ISO container can be moved into the transfer point by the transport vehicle with a raised lifting element and the ISO container is thus located above the bearing arms and in order to set down the ISO container on the bearing arms the lifting element can be lowered.

2. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the container crane bridge can travel along rails in the longitudinal direction of the quay and the transfer point is orientated with its longitudinal extension in the longitudinal direction of the quay.

3. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second crane boom has a gantry-side portion facing the sea-side portion of the first crane boom and an adjoining loading area-side portion, and the transfer point in the loading area-side portion of the second crane boom is attached to the second crane boom.

4. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of transfer points are suspended next to each other on the second crane boom as seen in the longitudinal direction of the quay.

5. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the region of the second travelling crane and below the second crane boom at least one intermediate storage point for ISO containers is disposed, onto or from which ISO containers can be set down or picked up by the first travelling crane and the second travelling crane.

6. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second crane boom has a gantry-side portion facing the sea-side portion of the first crane boom and an adjoining loading area-side portion, and the transfer point in the loading area-side portion of the second crane boom is attached to the second crane boom.

7. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of transfer points are suspended next to each other on the second crane boom as seen in the longitudinal direction of the quay.

8. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the region of the second travelling crane and below the second crane boom at least one intermediate storage point for ISO containers is disposed, onto or from which ISO containers can be set down or picked up by the first travelling crane and the second travelling crane.

9. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of transfer points are suspended next to each other on the second crane boom as seen in the longitudinal direction of the quay.

10. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 3, wherein a plurality of transfer points are suspended next to each other on the second crane boom as seen in the longitudinal direction of the quay.

11. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the region of the second travelling crane and below the second crane boom at least one intermediate storage point for ISO containers is disposed, onto or from which ISO containers can be set down or picked up by the first travelling crane and the second travelling crane.

12. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the region of the second travelling crane and below the second crane boom at least one intermediate storage point for ISO containers is disposed, onto or from which ISO containers can be set down or picked up by the first travelling crane and the second travelling crane.

13. Cargo handling system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the region of the second travelling crane and below the second crane boom at least one intermediate storage point for ISO containers is disposed, onto or from which ISO containers can be set down or picked up by the first travelling crane and the second travelling crane.