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EP3494071B1 - Contenant pliable, procede de pliage d'un contenant, procede de depliage d'un contenant - Google Patents

Contenant pliable, procede de pliage d'un contenant, procede de depliage d'un contenant Download PDF

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EP3494071B1
EP3494071B1 EP17791138.5A EP17791138A EP3494071B1 EP 3494071 B1 EP3494071 B1 EP 3494071B1 EP 17791138 A EP17791138 A EP 17791138A EP 3494071 B1 EP3494071 B1 EP 3494071B1
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Rafal DREWNICKI
Sylwia MILOSZ
Maciej FOLWARCZNY
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/005—Large containers of variable capacity, e.g. with movable or adjustable walls or wall parts, modular
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/52—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D88/526—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable side walls

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  • the invention refers to a collapsible container, in particular a modular-segment collapsible container for freight of goods in sea, road and railroad transport and methods of folding and unfolding the container.
  • the Dutch patent no. NL2006748C reveals a collapsible transport container in which side walls are folded towards the interior of the container, and the front and rear walls are connected tiltably with the bottom of the container and are connected with fastening elements being sort of tension members with the container's roof, so with use of adequate equipment, e.g. forklift or crane, the roof of the container can be lowered, and the container is folded as a result.
  • the container's height is a few times smaller compared to the height of standard container of the same dimensions and a few such folded containers can be stacked on top of one another.
  • document US 2014/042157 A1 relates to a freight container with side walls foldable horizontally which can be also folded by lowering the roof by means of a specialised fork-lift or crane.
  • these collapsible containers require heavy equipment for folding/unfolding and they cannot be used, after being folded, for transporting any goods.
  • the large container comprises a load-receiving rectangular support plate, a frame and a cover plate wherein the frame has two oppositely arranged, parallel to each other aligned walls and two end walls.
  • the frame is coupled on the support plate and on the cover plate by means of fastening means.
  • the walls have side walls that contain plastic-like materials, carbon fiber and/or glass fiber reinforced plastics.
  • a collapsible container all the faces of which are rigid and flat.
  • the container has a mechanism of hinges and guides that can be used to collapse the lateral faces onto the base plate, in an opposing manner, by pivoting one end and sliding the other towards the interior of the container, for which the vertical movement of the top plate is required.
  • a system of this container allows the collapsing/expanding movement to be performed without substantially altering certain characteristics of conventional ISO containers.
  • the container has doors that are taller than the width of the container.
  • the containers can be linked together to assist in placing several of the containers on the truck, trailer, or rail car, where they can remain linked for transportation.
  • the containers can be brought to a customer's premise on the truck, trailer, or rail car.
  • the containers are then loaded. Afterwards, the containers can be taken to holding areas, other trucks, ships, aircraft, or directly to the ultimate destination.
  • Transactional information regarding the freight and destination is stored in a computer, allowing a central system to track the freight and generate appropriate business and customer documentation.
  • US Patent Application Description US 2014/263379 A1 titled "Collapsible stackable shipping container with reusable seals” discloses a reusable gasket that may be configured for use between first and second collapsible containers of a shelter.
  • the gasket has a body configured to seal at least a portion of a seam defined between the first and second collapsible containers and at least one magnet embedded in the body.
  • a reusable plug configured to be disposed into a cavity defined by a collapsible container has a body made of compressible foam and configured to be compressibly secured in the cavity.
  • the intention of the present invention is to provide a collapsible container, particularly a collapsible modular-segment container for sea, road and rail transport of goods, which can be folded and unfolded without using a specialised equipment dedicated for such containers.
  • the subject of the invention is a collapsible container according to claim 1 comprising a door part, a rear part and a central part, characterized in that the central part contains at least one collapsible module, comprising floor, roof and two side walls, wherein the first side wall is connected tiltably with its bottom edge to the floor, e.g. with use of hinges, and it is releasably connected to the roof with locking means, and the second side wall is connected tiltably with its top edge to the roof, e.g. with use of hinges, and it is supported slidably with its bottom edge on the floor, furthermore, when the collapsible module is unfolded, it is temporary fastened to the floor with a locking means.
  • the central part contains at least one collapsible module, comprising floor, roof and two side walls, wherein the first side wall is connected tiltably with its bottom edge to the floor, e.g. with use of hinges, and it is releasably connected to the roof with locking means
  • the locking means can be standard components such as a clamps, a clamping levers or a bolts and these will not be described in detail herein.
  • the first side wall is additionally connected to the roof with use of connecting means such as, for example, articulated tension members made of bars or lines, in such a way, that once the locking means are unlocked, the roof can be lowered, holding the first side wall through the connecting means, which first side wall, while folding, is tilted towards the second side wall, and said first side wall is folded towards to the bottom, whereas the second side wall, while folding, is also tilted and folded towards the bottom, wherein the bottom edge of the second side wall is slid on the floor under the first side wall in such a way, that when the roof reaches its lower dead position, that is when it touches the bottom, the floor, roof, the first side wall and the second side wall are in the collapsed arrangement, occupying at most 25% of the height of the collapsible module before folding.
  • At least one collapsible module can be inserted, particularly in a position turned by 90° in relation to the normal unfolded position, to the rear part, which is then closed directly by the door part.
  • the connecting means can be made as e.g. two rails in the roof, and respectively two rolls, attached to the top edge of the second side wall, situated slidably in the said rails.
  • the expression “unfolded” used in the context of the collapsible module refers to a collapsible module in which adjacent walls are generally connected at right angle
  • the expression “folded” refers to a form of the collapsible module in which adjacent walls are inclined in relation to each other, thus forming between each other an angle of less than 20°.
  • the collapsible module takes maximum 20% of height of the collapsible module before folding, and more preferably, the collapsible module takes maximum 10% of the height of the collapsible module before folding. In a particularly preferable case the collapsible module takes maximum 5% of the height of the collapsible module before folding.
  • the term "height of the collapsible module before folding” refers to a distance from the ground, on which the collapsible module is situated, to the highest point in relation to the ground measured perpendicularly to the ground.
  • the collapsible container contains two collapsible modules, designed to be temporary connected to one another and/or with the door part and the rear part of the collapsible container.
  • each collapsible module has two assembly openings defined by the unoccupied edges of the floor, the roof and both side walls, generally corresponding to cross section of the collapsible container, wherein in the unfolded position the first assembly opening of the first collapsible module is on one side connected with the assembly opening of the door part, and on the other side it is connected with the first assembly opening of the second collapsible module, and the second assembly opening of the second collapsible module is connected with the assembly opening of the rear part.
  • the collapsible modules after folding can be arranged in upright position, that is in a position inclined by 90° in relation to normal position in unfolded position, one beside another, and the collapsible modules arranged in such a manner, separately or joined in one group, can be placed in the rear part of the collapsible container which subsequently can be closed by the door part and locked with fastening means, thus making up a container of external length shorter than the initial length of the collapsible container before folding.
  • the collapsible container can contain three collapsible modules, suitable for releasably connecting with one another and/or with the door part and the rear part of the collapsible container as described above, wherein said collapsible modules after folding can be arranged in upright position one beside another, and such arranged collapsible modules, separately or joined in one group, can be secured or blocked against the rear part, which can be then closed by the door part, thus making up a container of external length equal to 1/3 of the initial length of the collapsible container before folding.
  • a group of three collapsible modules occupies about 60% of the space in the container formed by the rear part and the door part connected together, thus leaving about 40% free space where suitable cargo can be loaded, if needed.
  • the free space available for loading is equal to about 85% respectively.
  • a group of collapsible modules can be positioned and fastened by one of the side walls or centrally along the longitudinal axis of the container to provide the possibility of uniform loading of cargo on its both sides.
  • the roof of the collapsible module can comprise openings designed to receive a forks of the forklift, and firmly fixed side brackets, generally perpendicular to the external edges of the roof, on sides corresponding to side walls in such a way, that after folding of the collapsible module, the side brackets rest on the floor and can be locked with the roof with use of the clamps, the levers, the bolts or other standard fastening means.
  • the door part and the rear part can be folded, however, in the presented embodiment, the door part and the rear part are not collapsible and preferably contain openings designed to receive a forks of the forklift, and a structural elements for transferring loads during transport or storage of containers one on top of another.
  • Such structural elements can be steel L-profiles, T-profiles, closed profiles or other profiles suitable for transferring loads.
  • the external dimensions are as follows: Container Type / Designation length width height 20', 20 ft 20'0" 8'0" 8'6" 20 feet 6,058 m 2,438 m 2,591 m 40', 40 ft 40'0" 8'0" 8'6" 40 feet 12,192 m 2,438 m 2,591 m 40', 40 ft Hi-Cube 40'0" 8'0" 9'6" 40 feet "Hi-Cube" 12,192 m 2,438 m 2,896 m 40', 40 ft Hi-Cube 40'0" 8'2" 9'6" Pallet Wide 40 feet "Pallet Wide" type 12,192 m 2,500 m 2,896 m 45', 45 ft Hi-Cube 45'
  • 20' container, 20-foot container or twenty-foot container can be used alternately and refer to standard containers of standardized dimensions as provided in the table above. The same refers to containers of other standard dimensions. Due to the fact that British Imperial System of Units is widely used in this area of technology (e.g. feet, inches), the present description contains also imperial units to define dimensions of containers, however, "feet” can be also denoted as ' and "inch” as ".
  • the dimension of the door part in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 2,5 feet equal to 0,75725 m
  • the dimension of the collapsible module in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m
  • the dimension of the rear part in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 12,5 feet equal to 3,78625 m.
  • the collapsible container according to the invention can contain separate stabilizing elements concealed in the recesses of the door part.
  • the collapsible container contains three collapsible modules and the dimension of each collapsible module in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m, wherein the total dimension of the collapsible container in the direction towards its length in the folded position is 45 feet equal to 13,6305 m.
  • other dimensions of individual parts of the collapsible container are also possible.
  • the total length of the collapsible container after unfolding can also be equal to 48 feet equal to 14,5392 m and 53 feet equal to 16,0537 m, with adequately modified dimensions of the door part, the rear part and the collapsible module.
  • the subject of the invention is also a method of unfolding the collapsible container, in particular a 45-foot collapsible container according to claim 11.
  • the method includes the following steps:
  • the subject of the invention is also a method of folding the collapsible container according to claim 10 which includes the following steps:
  • the collapsible container 1 represented schematically in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 includes the door part 2, the rear part 3 and the central part 4.
  • the central part 4 contains three collapsible modules 5, each of which contains the floor 6, the roof 7 and two side walls 8, 9.
  • the first side wall 8 is connected tiltably with its bottom edge 10 to the floor 6, and it is connected temporary to the roof 7 with use of locking means 11, and the second side wall 9 is connected with its top edge 12 tiltably to the roof 7 and it is supported slidably with its bottom edge 13 on the floor 6, and in unfolded position of the collapsible module 5 it is attached temporary to the floor 6 with use of locking means 11'.
  • the first side wall 8 is additionally connected to the roof 7 with use of connecting means 14 in such a way that when the locking means 11, 11' are unlocked, the roof 7 can be lowered by holding the first side wall 8 through the connecting means 14, and the wall is tilted towards the second side wall 9 and it is folded to the bottom 6, whereas the second side wall 9 is also tilted and folded towards the bottom 6, whereas the bottom edge 13 of the second side wall 9 is slid on the floor 6 under the first side wall 8 in such a way that when the roof 7 reaches its lower dead position, the floor 6, the roof 7, the first side wall 8 and the second side wall 9 are in the collapsed arrangement, occupying 20% of the height of the collapsible module 5 before folding.
  • Fig. 3 shows the collapsible container with the three collapsible modules 5, placed in upright position one beside another, and as joined into one group with use of connecting means they are put into the rear part 3 of the collapsible container 1, which can subsequently be closed by the door part 2, thus making up a container of external length equal to 1/3 of the initial length of the collapsible container 1 before folding, as represented schematically in Fig. 4 .
  • Fig. 5 shows a collapsible module in the step of partial folding.
  • the roof 7 is highlighted, which includes firmly fixed side brackets 16, generally perpendicularly to the external edges 17 of the roof 7, on sides corresponding to the side walls 8, 9 in such a way, that when the collapsible module 6 is folded, the side brackets 16 rest on the floor 6 and can be interlocked with it.
  • the door part 2 and the rear part 3 are not collapsible and they have openings 15 designed to receive the forks of the fork-lift, and the structural elements 17 designed to transfer loads during movement or storage of the collapsible container 1 one on top of another.
  • the dimension of the door part 2 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 2,5 feet equal to 0,75725 m
  • the dimension of the collapsible module 5 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m
  • the dimension of the rear part 3 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 12,5 feet equal to 3,78625 m.
  • the collapsible container also contains separate stabilizing elements concealed in recesses 18 of the door part 2, represented schematically in Fig. 6 .
  • the collapsible container 1 contains three collapsible modules 5 and the dimension of each collapsible module 5 in the longitudinal direction of the collapsible container 1 is 10 feet equal to 3,029 m, however, total dimension of the collapsible container 1 in its longitudinal direction in folded position is 15 feet, and in unfolded position is 45 feet equal to 13,6305 m.
  • Fig. 2 , 5 , 3 and 4 represent also the main steps of the method of folding the collapsible container 1 (for reasons of simplification, the fork-lift is not shown):
  • Fig. 2 , 5 , 3 and 4 represent also the main steps of the method of unfolding the collapsible container 1, which in this embodiment is performed acc. to the following steps:
  • collapsible container or the method of folding or unfolding of the collapsible container does not limit the invention in any way.
  • Various modifications are possible, e.g. a 48-foot or 53-foot container can be used instead of a 45-foot container.
  • the advantage of the collapsible container according to the invention is its simple structure and the possibility of unfolding and folding with use of standard fork-lift of maximum load of 3,5 tons lifting capacity.
  • Such fork-lifts are widely available in places of loading and unloading of containers, which is why such containers can be widely used also in places where there is no specialised equipment.
  • collapsible modules made in the version in which they occupy less space e.g. when three folded collapsible modules are loaded into the rear part of the collapsible container, there is still some free space left, e.g. 1/3 or 1/4 of the volume inside the rear part, directly connected with the door part, which space can be used for loading some goods.

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  1. Un conteneur pliable (1), contenant une partie portail (2), une partie arrière (3) et une partie centrale (4) contenant au moins un module pliable (5) contenant un plancher (6), un plafond (7) et deux parois latérales (8, 9), la première paroi latérale (8) est fixée au plafond (7) à l'aide des moyens de verrouillage (11), et la deuxième paroi latérale (9) à la position dépliée du module pliable (5) est fixée au plancher (6) de manière amovible à l'aide des moyens de verrouillage (11'), caractérisé en ce que la première paroi latérale (8) est fixée de manière inclinable avec son bord inférieur (10) au plancher (6) et en plus fixée au plafond (7) à l'aide des moyens de couplage (14) de telle manière que lorsque les moyens de verrouillage (11, 11') sont déverrouillés, le plafond (7) peut être abaissé en maintenant, à l'aide des moyens de couplage (14), la première paroi latérale (8) qui est inclinée vers la deuxième paroi latérale (9) et repliée vers le plancher (6) et la deuxième paroi latérale (9) est fixée avec son bord supérieur (12) de façon inclinable au plafond (7) et est supportée de manière coulissante avec son bord inférieur (13) sur le plancher (6), et également inclinée et pliée vers le plancher (6), mais le bord inférieur (13) de la deuxième paroi latérale (9) est déplacé le long du plancher (6) sous la première paroi latérale (8) de sorte que lorsque le plafond (7) atteint sa position morte inférieure, le plancher (6), le plafond (7), la première paroi latérale (8) et la deuxième paroi latérale (9) sont en disposition pliée, occupant au plus 25% de la hauteur du module pliable (5) avant le pliage, et à la position pliée, au moins un module pliable (5) peut être inséré dans la partie arrière (3) qui est fermée directement par la partie portail (2).
  2. Le conteneur selon la remarque 1, caractérisé en ce que le module pliable (5) après le pliage occupe au plus 20% de la hauteur du module pliable (5) avant le pliage, et encore plus préférentiellement le module pliable occupe au plus 10% de la hauteur du module pliable (5) avant le pliage.
  3. Le conteneur selon la remarque 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend deux modules pliables (5), adaptés pour être reliés de manière amovible l'un à l'autre et/ou à la partie portail (2) et à la partie arrière (3) du conteneur pliable (1), ces modules pliables (5) après le pliage peuvent être placés verticalement l'un à côté de l'autre et les modules pliables (5) ainsi placés, individuellement ou combinés en une seule unité, peuvent être insérés dans la partie arrière (3) du conteneur pliable (1), qui peut ensuite être fermée à l'aide de la partie portail (2), créant un conteneur avec une longueur extérieure plus courte que la longueur initiale du conteneur pliable (1) avant le pliage.
  4. Le conteneur selon une revendication quelconque des précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend trois modules pliables (5), adaptés pour être reliés de manière amovible l'un à l'autre et/ou à la partie portail (2) et à la partie arrière (3) du conteneur pliable (1), ces modules pliables (5) après le pliage peuvent être placés verticalement l'un à côté de l'autre et les modules pliables (5) ainsi placés, individuellement ou combinés en une seule unité, peuvent être insérés dans la partie arrière (3) du conteneur pliable (1), qui peut ensuite être fermée à l'aide de la partie portail (2), créant un conteneur avec une longueur extérieure plus courte que la longueur initiale du conteneur pliable (1) avant le pliage.
  5. Le conteneur selon une revendication quelconque des précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le plafond (7) comprend des ouvertures (15) adaptées pour y introduire les fourches d'un chariot élévateur et des supports latéraux (16) fixés durablement, essentiellement de façon perpendiculaire aux bords extérieurs (17) du plafond (7) sur les côtés correspondant aux parois latérales (8, 9) de telle manière qu'après avoir plié le module pliable (5) les supports latéraux (16) reposent sur le plancher (6) et peuvent être verrouillés avec celui-ci.
  6. Le conteneur selon une revendication quelconque des précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la partie portail (2) et la partie arrière (3) ne sont pas pliables et contiennent des ouvertures (15) adaptées pour y introduire les fourches d'un chariot élévateur et des éléments de structure (17) servants à transporter la charge pendant le déplacement ou le stockage d'un conteneur pliable (1) l'un sur l'autre.
  7. Le conteneur selon une revendication quelconque des précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la dimension de la partie portail (2) dans le sens de la longueur du conteneur pliable (1) est de 2,5 pieds égale à 0,75725 m, la dimension du module pliable (5) dans le sens de la longueur du conteneur pliable (1) est de 10 pieds égale à 3,029 m et la dimension de la section arrière (3) dans le sens de la longueur du conteneur pliable (1) est de 12,5 pieds égale à 3,78625 m.
  8. Le conteneur selon une revendication quelconque des précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des éléments de stabilisation séparés cachés dans les niches (18) de la partie portail (2).
  9. Le conteneur selon une revendication quelconque des précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le conteneur pliable (1) comprend trois modules pliables (5) et la dimension de chaque module pliable (5) dans le sens de la longueur du conteneur pliable (1) est de 10 pieds égale à 3,029 m, au total la dimension du conteneur pliable (1) dans le sens de sa longueur en position pliée est de 45 pieds égale à 13,6305 m.
  10. Une procédé de pliage du conteneur pliable (1) selon la revendication 9, le procédé comprend les étapes suivantes:
    a) détachement des éléments suivants de raccordement (19) en commençant par la partie portail (2),
    b) déconnexion de la partie portail (2) et la mettre de côté,
    c) détachement des éléments de raccordement (19) du premier module pliable (5),
    d) déconnexion du premier module pliable (5) et le mettre de côté, caractérisé en ce que le procédé comprend d'autres étapes:
    e) introduction des fourches du chariot élévateur dans les espaces libres dans le bas du plafond (7) du module pliable (5),
    f) pliage du module pliable (5) en abaissant le plafond (7) vers le plancher (6) en inclinant en même temps le bord supérieur de la première paroi latérale (8), relié de manière coulissante au plafond (7), vers la deuxième paroi latérale (9) et du haut vers le bas, et en déplaçant en même temps le bord inférieur de la deuxième paroi latérale (9), appuyé de manière coulissante sur le plancher (6), le long de la largeur du plancher (6) vers le bord inférieur (10) de la première paroi latérale (8),
    g) attachement des éléments de raccordement (20) et inclinaison du module pliable (5) de 90° sur l'un des supports latéraux (16),
    h) attachement de l'élément stabilisant (21) à un côté du module pliable (5), afin de sécuriser contre les inclinaisons en ajoutant les modules pliables (5) restants,
    i) détachement des éléments de raccordement (20) du module pliable (5) suivant,
    j) détachement du deuxième module pliable (5) et le mettre de côté,
    k) pliage du deuxième module pliable (5) (selon le point f), fixation de l'élément de raccordement (20) dans le deuxième module pliable (5), inclinaison du module pliable (5) de 90° sur l'un des supports latéraux (16) et l'ajouter au premier module pliable (5),
    I) attachement des éléments de raccordement (20) entre le premier et le deuxième module pliable (20),
    m) détachement des éléments de raccordement (20) du troisième module pliable (5),
    n) détachement du troisième module pliable (5) et le mettre de côté,
    o) pliage du troisième module pliable (5) (selon le point f), attachement de l'élément de raccordement (20) dans le troisième module pliable (5), mise sur le côte le troisième module pliable (5) et en ajout aux deux modules pliables (5) précédemment pliés et fixés ,
    p) attachement de l'élément de raccordement (20) entre le troisième et le deuxième module pliable (5),
    q) détachement de l'élément stabilisant (21) du premier module pliable (5) et le mettre dans la niche (18) dans le module portail (2),
    r) ramasser, à l'aide d'un chariot élévateur standard, trois modules pliables (5) préassemblés et les insérer dans la partie arrière (3),
    s) déterminer la position des modules pliables (5) à l'intérieur de la partie arrière (3) et les protéger contre une chute ou un déplacement à l'intérieur de la partie arrière (3),
    t) saisir à l'aide d'un chariot élévateur standard, la partie portail (2) et la déplacer vers la partie arrière (3) jusqu'à ce qu'elle entre en contact avec la partie arrière (3),
    u) joindre à l'aide des éléments de raccordement (20) la partie portail (2) et la partie arrière (3) à la suite de quoi un conteneur d'une longueur de 15 pieds est obtenu,
    v) joindre à l'aide des éléments de raccordement (20) les parties frontales de trois conteneurs d'une longueur de 15 pieds, obtenus selon les étapes précédentes, dans le but d'obtenir un conteneur d'une longueur de 45 pieds.
  11. Le procédé de dépliage du conteneur pliable (1) selon la revendication 9, le procédé comprend les étapes suivantes:
    a) déconnexion des parties frontales des trois conteneurs d'une longueur de 15 pieds, formant un conteneur de 45 pieds,
    b) mise de côté des conteneurs d'une longueur de 15 pieds dans le but de les rendre disponibles pour le détachement à chaque fois selon les étapes suivantes,
    c) déconnexion de la partie portail (2) de la partie arrière (3),
    d) mise de côté de la partie portail (2), caractérisé en ce que le procédé comprend d'autres étapes:
    e) déblocage des modules pliables (5) de la position bloquée à l'intérieur de la partie arrière (3),
    f) déménager les modules pliables (5) de la partie arrière (3) à l'aide d'un chariot élévateur standard,
    g) mise de côté des modules pliables (5) assemblés,
    h) extraire l'élément stabilisant (21) de la niche (18) dans le module portail (2) et fixation de cet élément stabilisant (21) au premier module pliable (5),
    i) déconnexion du module pliable (5) de bord des autres modules pliables (5) et son placement dans la position où le plancher (6) repose sur la base,
    j) dépliage du module pliable (5) en soulevant le plafond (7) à l'aide des fourches du chariot élévateur standard en déplaçant en même temps les parois latérales (8, 9) vers la position verticale,
    k) blocage des éléments du module pliable (5) déplié les uns par rapport aux autres à l'aide des moyens de blocage (11) et sa mise de côté dans la position prête pour la connexion avec les modules pliables (5) suivants,
    l) déconnexion du module pliable (5) suivant en laissant le dernier module pliable (5) dans une position sécurisée contre le basculement au moyen d'un élément stabilisant (21),
    m) démantèlement du module pliable (5) suivant de la même manière qu'aux points j), k),
    n) positionnement du module pliable (5) déplié au module pliable (5) déplié précédemment et leur fixation ensemble à l'aide des éléments de raccordement (20),
    o) ramasser le dernier module pliable (5) plié avec les fourches d'un chariot élévateur, détachement de l'élément stabilisant (21), son inclinaison sur le côté jusqu'à la position où le plancher (6) repose sur la base, puis réalisation des étapes analogues aux points j), k), n),
    p) attachement de la partie arrière (3) aux trois modules pliables (5) reliés ensemble, les bloquer à l'aide des moyens de raccordement (20) et ensuite y ajouter la partie portail (2) et bloquer à l'aide des moyens de raccordement (20),
    q) positionnement de l'élément stabilisant (21) dans la niche (18) et le sécuriser contre les chutes,
    r) dépliage des deux autres conteneurs pliables d'une longueur de 15 pieds selon les points c) à q), création de trois conteneurs pliables (1) d'une longueur de 45 pieds, dépliés selon les étapes ci-dessus, pour le chargement ou le déplacement vers un autre endroit.
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