WO2020089137A1 - Container having a guided door, transport method and method for producing a container of this type - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a container (1), comprising a door (20) and two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) for said door (20), to a method for transporting an object by means of a container (1) of this type, and to a method for producing a container of this type. The door (20) can be moved relative to a basic frame (2, 3) of the container (1) between a closed and an open end position. The door (20) is located between the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2). The two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) jointly guide the door (20) as the door (20) is moved into an end position. A support frame (3) of the basic frame (2, 3) transfers horizontal forces emanating from an object in the interior of the container (1) to a platform on which the container (1) stands.

Description

 Containers with a guided door and transport method and method for producing such a container

The invention relates to a container with a door and with two guide devices for this door as well as a method for transporting an object with the aid of such a container and a method for producing such a container.

DE 102011000950 B4 describes a sea container 10 which can be closed on all sides and which comprises a reinforced basic structure 28 with a roof-side frame 32 and a bottom-side frame construction 42. On a support frame 52 of the bottom frame structure 42, internals can be fastened, which are enclosed on all sides by the sea container 10. The support frame 52 can be fastened to a platform with the aid of lashing means 54. This platform absorbs horizontally acting forces, which act on the sea container 10.

DE 102011000948 A1 describes a towing sonar antenna 10 with a towing antenna 14. A delivery device 32 is able to bring the towing antenna 14 into and out of a body of water. A signal processing device 28 evaluates signals from the tow antenna 14. The towing antenna 14, the delivery device 32 and the signal processing device 28 are installed in a container 12.

The object of the invention is to provide a container with the features of the preamble of claim 1, which facilitates the use of the container on a platform that can fluctuate, for example on board a ship. Furthermore, the invention is based on the object of providing a transport method for transporting an object to a location at which the object is protected during transport, and of providing a reliable production method.

This object is achieved by a container with the features specified in claim 1, a transport method with the features specified in claim 21 and a manufacturing method with the features specified in claim 23. Advantageous further developments result from the subclaims, the following description and the drawings.

The container according to the invention comprises

 - a basic framework,

 - a door and

 - Two guide devices that are connected to the basic structure.

 The basic structure of the container includes

 - four corner pillars,

 - a roof-side frame and

 - A bottom frame construction with a support frame.

The four corner pillars firmly connect the roof-side frame to the floor-side frame construction.

The container can be placed on a platform. The support frame of the bottom frame structure is designed so that the support frame comes into contact with this platform. The container is designed in such a way that at least one object can stand on the support frame inside the container. This object can exert a horizontal force on the support frame, especially when the container is being transported. Or the object exerts a pulling or pushing force on another object in the container. The support frame absorbs such forces and guides them into the platform.

The door can be moved relative to the basic structure between a closed end position and an open end position. The door is positioned between the two guide devices and extends at least from one guide device to the other guide device. The two guide devices jointly guide the door all the way from one end position to the other end position or at least part of this way. A method according to the solution for transporting an object to a predetermined location is carried out using a vehicle and a container. The vehicle has a platform and is in particular a watercraft. The container is constructed according to the solution as just described. The transport method according to the solution comprises the following steps:

- The container is placed on the platform.

 - The object to be transported and a movement mechanism are placed in the container.

 - The movement mechanism is placed on the support frame.

 - The vehicle with the container as well as the object and the movement mechanism inside the container drives to the location. The door of the container is in the closed end position during this journey.

 - As soon as the container has reached the location, the door is moved to the open end position. This creates an opening in the skeleton of the container.

- The movement mechanism moves the object out of the container through the opening.

An object can be placed on the support frame of the container according to the solution. The container surrounds the object on the support frame and protects it from environmental influences. The object can be transported in the container to a place of use. The container can have standardized dimensions and can therefore be transported using conventional means of transport. With this transport, it is usually not necessary to reload the object, that is to say to remove it from a container and to move it to another container with different dimensions or other different properties.

The support frame can carry the object, even if the container is transported with the object and is exposed to vibrations and other movements, for example the fluctuations of a ship. In particular, when the door is open, the object can perform a task in the container which causes the object to exert a horizontal force on the support frame. It is not necessary to remove the item from the container so that the item does the job can perform. An example of such an object is a winch which pulls a rope into the container or outputs this rope. In this application, the support frame is designed to withstand the force that the rope transmits to the support frame via the winch and to introduce this force into the platform.

A commercially available container for multimodal transport only comprises a basic framework with a bottom frame in which wooden planks are inserted.

This container is designed to transport objects that are removed from the container after the transport. This container, on the other hand, is unable to transfer the horizontal force that an object exerts on the basic structure into the platform.

According to the solution, the container has at least one door that can be opened and closed. When the door is open, an object in the container can act on an area outside the container. It is possible to bring the object through the open door into the container according to the solution and to remove it again from the container. When the door is closed, the object in the container is well protected from environmental influences.

In accordance with the solution, the door is located between the two guide devices. The two guiding devices guide the door when the door is opened or closed. The two guiding devices therefore guide the door from one end position to the other on the way of the door. The door is opened by both at the same time

Management facilities. By their interaction, the two guide devices ensure that the door is moved along a trajectory defined by the guide devices when opening or closing, and that it cannot move perpendicularly or obliquely to this trajectory. In contrast to a door that can only be rotated on one side, the two prevent

Management facilities in common that the door rotates unintentionally relative to the basic structure. With a door that is only held on one side, this can happen in particular when the container is placed on a swaying platform, for example on a deck of a surface ship. This The surface ship can be exposed to waves and wind. According to the solution, the door is rather held from two sides by the two guide devices while the door is being moved and while it is in an end position.

According to the solution, the support frame comes into contact with a platform on which the container is standing. In one embodiment of the invention, the support frame comprises lashing means. With the help of these lashing devices, the container can be lashed onto this platform, which further reduces the risk that the container will move unintentionally relative to the platform.

The lashing device allows the container to be lashed onto the platform and is therefore better protected against sliding over the surface of the platform, even if a horizontal force is exerted on the support frame. The lashing holds the container in place with greater certainty than if only its own weight kept the container in place. This advantage is particularly important when the container is swaying

Platform is placed, for example on a surface ship.

According to the solution, the container comprises a frame structure on the bottom. In one embodiment, this bottom frame construction is designed as a single frame. In another embodiment, the bottom frame construction includes the support frame and a bottom frame. These two frames preferably extend in two parallel and spaced apart planes. The four corner pillars are firmly connected to this base frame. The bottom frame is firmly connected to the support frame. It is possible that the connection between the bottom frame and the support frame can be released again.

According to this embodiment, the roof-side frame, the floor-side frame and the four corner pillars together form a cuboid support structure. This cuboid support structure preferably has the dimensions of a standard container according to ISO 668. Both the support frame and the bottom frame extend in one plane. These two levels are parallel to each other. Preferably, the support frame and the base frame have the same dimensions in the respective extension plane, so that the support frame supports the base frame over the entire extent, but does not protrude. The footprint of the container according to the solution according to this embodiment therefore corresponds to ISO 668, which facilitates the transport of the container. Instead, the support frame can have a larger dimension in at least one direction than the bottom frame.

The design with the bottom frame and the support frame increases the mechanical stability of the container compared to an embodiment in which the four corner pillars are connected directly to the support frame. The cuboid

Support structure is stable in itself.

The cuboid support structure can be made separately from the support frame. The same cuboid support structure can optionally be connected to one of several possible different support frames and thus adapted to a specific requirement.

The configuration that the cuboidal support structure has dimensions in accordance with ISO 668 makes it possible to manufacture the cuboidal support structure using a manufacturing method for commercially available containers, which is designed for large quantities and therefore has fewer defects in manufacture and achieves a lower unit price.

The container according to the solution can usually be standardized

Transport means of transport for ISO 668 containers, even one after the other from different means of transport ("multimodal transport"), without having to

Transport specific devices are required. According to the solution, the container comprises two guide devices which guide the door when moving from one end position to the other end position and hold it securely in at least one end position. In one embodiment, these two guide devices are attached to two adjacent corner pillars of the basic structure.

This configuration enables the door to be guided upwards into the open position and downwards into the closed end position. The

Guide devices on the corner pillars ensure that the door does not protrude into the interior of the container when moving into an end position or after reaching an end position and does not take up any space on the floor or on the ceiling.

In another embodiment, the one guide device is attached to the roof-side frame. The other guide device is attached to the bottom frame structure.

This configuration makes it possible to move a door into an end position by a movement which is oriented approximately horizontally at least over part of the way. This eliminates the need to lift the door against gravity. It also reduces the risk of gravity accidentally closing the door.

In one configuration, the door comprises a single component that covers the entire corresponding opening in the basic structure. In another embodiment, the door comprises a first door component and a second door component. Each door component is positioned between the two guide devices. Each door component can be moved back and forth relative to the basic structure between a closed end position and an open end position, preferably independently of the other door component. The door component in the closed end position reduces the risk of a person falling out of the container. The two guide devices jointly guide each door component along the entire path or at least part of the way from one end position to the other. Each door component can be separated from the other door component move to the open end position. Each door component can be moved towards the other door component in the closed end position.

The two door components can be designed such that, in the closed end positions, they completely close the opening in the basic structure and in the open end positions, this opening is completely or at least largely released.

A single door component covers only a part of this opening and can therefore be smaller and lighter than a one-piece door which fills the entire opening. A door component is therefore easier to move than a one-piece door for the entire opening.

Each door component can preferably be moved independently of the other door component. This makes it possible to open one door component and to keep the other door component closed, or vice versa, and thereby to obtain an opening which only releases part of a side surface in the basic structure.

In one configuration, the door comprises a sequence of door components which are connected to one another in an articulated manner. Each door component of this sequence is positioned between the two guide devices. Each door component extends from one guide device to the other guide device. If the door is moved to an end position, the two guide devices jointly guide each door component in the sequence.

This configuration makes it easier to connect the two guide devices to two

To attach corner pillars and / or on the roof-side frame or on the floor-side construction. As a result, the door does not protrude at all or only slightly into the interior of the container, so that the entire interior of the container can be used. This desired effect preferably occurs in any position of the door.

The design with the door components reduces the risk that the door moves against an object in the container or in the neighborhood and bumps outside the container. Thanks to the lamella-like sequence of the hinged door components, it is still possible that the door does not project beyond the outer contour of the container in any position. This is particularly important if there is little space next to the container on the platform on which the container is located, for example if the platform belongs to a ship.

According to the solution, two guide devices are attached to the basic structure, which guide the door during a movement from one end position to the other end position. In one embodiment, two holding elements are additionally attached to the basic structure. There is a distance between each holding element and each guide device. The two holding elements hold the door between them at least when the door is in the open end position. It is possible to lock the open door. The holding elements reduce the risk that the opened door is moved unintentionally from the open end position.

The configuration in which the door comprises a plurality of door components which are connected to one another in an articulated manner can be combined with the configuration in which the opened door is held by two holding elements. In one embodiment of this combination, the door with the hingedly connected door components can be wound up in a spiral, namely around a connecting line that leads from one holding element to the other holding element. In many cases, this configuration enables the open door to take up little space. The holding elements are preferably fastened near the roof-side frame, where there is often more space available than on the floor.

In a preferred embodiment, at least when the door is in the open end position, more than half of it is in the space which surrounds the basic structure. The door is particularly preferably located completely within this enclosed space, and preferably in any possible position of the door. io

Thanks to this configuration, the opened door cannot collide with a living being or object that is located on the platform and outside the container. Furthermore, there is little risk that the door will collide with such an object when moving into the open position. The door can be opened fully even if there is an object outside the container and close to the door. In the case of a rotatably arranged door, the door can bump against this living being or this object when opening, or can move due to the

Do not allow living being or object to open fully.

This configuration is also particularly advantageous if the container is used on board a ship where there is often little space available.

The door in the open end position opens an opening in the basic structure. In a preferred embodiment, the container comprises a mechanical protection device. This protection device covers part of the opening and exposes the rest of the opening. When the door is in the closed end position, it at least partially overlaps the protective device. The protective device is preferably located entirely in the interior of the basic structure. The protective device can preferably be removed and to facilitate loading and unloading of the container, and can preferably be locked in the interior of the container.

The protective device protects a person inside the container. In particular, it prevents people from accidentally falling out of the container. This must be prevented in particular if the container is set up on board a ship.

Because the protective device only covers part of the opening and exposes the rest of the opening, an object can pass through the inside of the container

the remaining part of the opening remaining in an area outside the container. If the door is in the closed end position, it partially overlaps with the protective device. The protective device thereby prevents an object from hitting the door from the inside. Rather, the protective device ensures that a

Distance between the object and the door remains in the closed end position.

In one configuration, the container comprises an actuator, for example a hydraulic or electrical or pneumatic drive. This actuator can move the door from one end position to the other end position, in particular from the closed end position against gravity to the open end position.

In one embodiment, the door can be moved against the force of gravity, that is to say in a direction perpendicular or obliquely upwards, from the closed end position into the open end position. In the open end position, the door is in an area adjacent to the roof-side frame and does not take up any space on the floor. In one embodiment, the container comprises at least one spring element. This spring element tries to move the door against gravity to the open end position.

This configuration makes it easier to move the door into the open end position. The spring element can be combined with an actuator for the door. It is also possible that a person manually opens the door and, thanks to the spring element, that person has to apply less force to open the door against gravity. This configuration makes it possible to open the door with relatively little effort, even without the assistance of an actuator.

According to the solution, the container comprises a door that can be moved back and forth between the closed and the open end position and is guided between the two guide devices. In one embodiment, the container comprises another door. This additional door can be turned relative to the basic structure. Through this additional door, a person can get into the interior of the container even if the door between the two guide devices in the

is closed end position or when this door is in the open end position and an object stands on the support frame and protrudes through the opening from the container, so that access through the door between the two

Management facilities can be associated with danger to people.

Thanks to the additional door, there is no need for a deliberate movement of the

Interrupt the object on the support frame, yet, between the

Guide device to open the door.

According to the solution, the door can be moved into a closed end position and is guided by the two guide devices during the movement. In one embodiment, the container comprises a closing unit. This locking unit can be moved into a locking position and a release position. In the locking position, the locking unit locks the door in the closed end position. In the release position, the locking unit enables the door to be moved away from the closed end position, in particular into the open end position. The closing unit can preferably be transferred from the interior of the container into the release position.

When the locking unit is in the locking position, the locking unit prevents the door from being moved out of the closed end position. Without a lock, such a movement could occur unintentionally, for example, when the container is on a swaying platform, or

intends because an unauthorized person can access the inside of the building from outside

Want to receive Containers.

A user can preferably unlock the locking unit from the inside and thereby move it to a release position. Then the door can be opened. It is not necessary for the user to move the door from a position outside the container unlocked. This can be dangerous for the user, especially if the container is on a platform on a ship.

If the locking unit can be unlocked from the inside, the risk of a person being locked inside the container is reduced. The locking unit can preferably be unlocked mechanically.

A method for producing a container according to the solution comprises the following steps:

 - A standard container with a cuboid support structure is manufactured or otherwise provided.

 - This rectangular support structure of the standard container comprises the four

 Corner pillars, the roof-side frame and a floor-side frame.

 - The support frame is manufactured or otherwise provided.

 - The door and the two guide devices are manufactured or otherwise provided.

 - The support frame is firmly connected to the bottom frame of the standard container. As a result, the basic structure with the bottom

 Frame construction created. The bottom frame construction includes the support frame and the bottom frame.

 In a first embodiment, a rectangular opening is created in a side surface of the cuboid support structure. This opening is delimited by two corner pillars, which adjoin the side surface, the roof-side frame and the floor-side frame. The bottom frame of the cuboid support structure is then connected to the support frame.

- In an alternative further embodiment, the bottom frame is first connected to the support frame. An opening is then created in a side surface of the basic structure produced thereby. This opening is delimited by two corner pillars, which adjoin the side surface, the roof-side frame and the bottom-side frame construction. - In the first embodiment, the two guide devices are connected to the cuboid support structure. In the second embodiment, the two guide devices are connected to the basic structure.

 - In both configurations, the door is inserted into the space between the two guide devices. The door can be inserted before or after the two guiding devices are connected.

The container according to the invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings. Here show:

Figure 1 is a rear view of a standard container according to the prior art with closed door panels.

 FIG. 2 shows a side view of the standard container from FIG. 1 with the door panels open on a deck at the spot of a ship;

 Fig. 3 in the direction of view of Figure 1 (view from behind) the container according to the solution with the folding door closed;

 Fig. 4 in the viewing direction of Fig. 3 the container according to the solution with the folding door open;

 Fig. 5 in the viewing direction of Fig. 2 (side view) the container according to the solution with the folding door closed;

 FIG. 6, in the viewing direction of FIG. 5, the container according to the solution with the folding door open, the folding door being folded up;

 FIG. 7 in the viewing direction from FIG. 5 the container according to the solution with the folding door open, the folding door being rolled up;

 Fig. 8 in the direction of Fig. 2 (side view) the container according to the solution with the folding door open on the deck at the spot of the ship.

In the exemplary embodiment, the container according to the solution is used to transport equipment for use in a container and to use the equipment out of the container on the high seas. An item of equipment is, for example, a towing sonar 30 with a multiplicity of underwater sound receivers 32.1, 32.2, ..., which are attached to a flexible cable 33 are mounted, cf. Fig. 8. During transport, the towing sonar 30 is wound on a winch 31. The towing sonar 30 is to be deployed at a location on the high seas and let into the water.

Because the items of equipment are housed inside a standardized container, the container and the items of equipment can be transported both on board a land vehicle and on a watercraft without having to reload the items of equipment. It is possible that the items of equipment are to be installed in a container as described in DE 102011000948 A1.

A standard container according to the prior art is shown in a view from the rear in FIG. 1. The term "standard container" means that the container has standardized dimensions to which means of transport are adapted for road or rail transport and for transport on board a watercraft. For example, the container is designed in accordance with ISO 668.

This standard container 2 comprises

 four supports of a base 5, of which the rear support 5.1 can be seen,

 four beams of a roof 6, of which the rear beam 6.1 can be seen,

 - four vertical corner pillars, of which the two rear pillars 4.1 and 4.2 can be seen,

 four reinforced corners of the roof 6 in the form of corner fittings, of which the rear reinforced corners 8.1 and 8.2 can be seen,

 four reinforced corners of the floor 5 in the form of corner fittings, of which the rear reinforced corners 18.1 and 18.2 can be seen,

 a left-hand sequence of door joints 10.1, 10.2, ... which are mounted vertically one above the other on the left rear vertical corner column 4.1,

a right sequence of door joints 11.1, 11.2, ... which are mounted vertically one above the other on the right rear vertical corner column 4.2, a left door leaf 12.1 which is held by the left door hinges 10.1, 10.2, ...

 - a right door leaf 12.2, which is held by the right door joints 11.1, 11.2, ..., and

 - A door 25 with a single door leaf, which is rotatably embedded in the longitudinal wall of the standard container 2 facing the viewer and can be closed.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of the standard container 2 from FIG. 1, which is placed on a platform P. This platform P is provided by a deck at the stern of a ship S, which moves in the direction of travel FR from left to right in FIG. 2 and transports the standard container 2 to a place of use on the high seas. The terms "front" and "rear" refer to the direction of travel FR of the ship S.

If a standard container is used exclusively to transport items from one place on land to another place on land, it is not necessary and usually undesirable to open the container on the high seas. In the exemplary embodiment, however, the container is to be opened on the high seas in order to use an item of equipment from inside the container, for example in order to deploy a towing sonar 30. This requires opening at least one door of the container or otherwise making an opening in a wall of the container. A problem that can occur when using a standard container according to the prior art is illustrated in FIG. 2: The opened right door leaf 12.2 projects beyond the stern of the ship. A user who wants to open the door 12.1, 12.2 from the outside is in danger of falling overboard. If, as usual, the crew members of the ship S are protected by a surrounding rail, the door leaf 12.1, 12.2 cannot be opened completely because it bumps against the railing.

In Fig. 3 and in Fig. 4, a solution container 1 according to the embodiment is shown in a view from the rear. The viewing direction of FIG. 3 and in FIG. 4 is the same as that of FIG. 1. In FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, this becomes the solution Container 1 shown in a side view. The viewing direction of FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 is the same as that of FIG. 2. The items of equipment which are transported in the container 1 are not shown in the figures.

This container 1 according to the solution comprises the basic structure of the standard container 2 from FIGS. 1 and 2, that is to say in particular the floor 5, the roof 6 and the four corner pillars 4.1, 4.2,... And the door joints 10.1, 10.2,. .., 11.1, 11.2, ..., the locking claws 23.1, 23.2 and the locking elements 40.1, 40.2, ..., 41.1, 41.2, ..., which are explained below. The same components are identified by the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1 and 2. The two door leaves 12.1 and 12.2 of the standard container 2 from FIGS. 1 and 2 have been removed. In addition, the bottom 5 of a standard container is usually designed with wooden boards which are held by the horizontal supports 5.1, 5.2, ... of the bottom 5. However, these wooden boards are unable to carry the equipment with the necessary security and are therefore also removed.

The standard container 2 stands on a support frame 3. This support frame 3 comprises four horizontal beams 7.1, 7.2, ... and four reinforced corners 9.1, 9.2, ... The basic structure 4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6 of Standard container 2 is fixed, but preferably detachably connected to this support frame 3, for example by four fixing elements which connect the reinforced corners 18.1, 18.2, ... of the base 5 with the four reinforced corners 9.1, 9.2, .... of the support frame 3 detachably connect. This mechanical connection is not released in use. The items of equipment that are to be transported, for example the winch and towing sonar, stand on the support frame 3 and are surrounded by the standard container 2. The support frame 3 and the frame of the standard container 2 can be constructed as described in DE 102011000950 B4.

The container 1 of the exemplary embodiment according to the solution also comprises the sequence 10.1, 10.2, ... of door joints on the left rear vertical corner column 4.1 and the sequence 11.1, 11.2, ... of door joints on the right rear vertical corner column 4.2. These door hinges no longer hold two doors, but two Management facilities 14.1 and 14.2. The left guide device 14.1 is held by the left door joints 10.1, 10.2, ..., the right guide device 14.2 by the right door joints 11.1, 11.2, ... For example, each includes

Guide device 14.1, 14.2 each have a rail.

In the exemplary embodiment, the two guide devices 14.1 and 14.2 guide a folding door 20 from two sides, which is located essentially between the two guide devices 14.1 and 14.2 and is between a closed end position, which is shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, and an open one End position, which is shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7, can be moved back and forth. 5, 6 and 7, the right side wall and the right rear corner column 4.2 have been omitted. The two guide devices 14.1 and 14.2 guide the folding door 20 during a vertical movement from one end position to the other end position. Guide elements (not shown) are mounted on the folding door 20, which correspond to the guide devices 14.1 and 14.2. It is possible that thanks to the door hinges 10.1, 10.2, ..., 11.1, 11.2, ... the guide devices 14.1, 14.2 are movable relative to the vertical corner pillars 4.1, 4.2, which reduces the risk that the folding door 20 will move at a Motion jammed. In particular, because the two guide devices 14.1, 14.2 guide the folding door 20 from two sides, the folding door 20 is prevented from accidentally knocking outwards and colliding with an object outside the container 1.

The two guide devices 14.1, 14.2 do not extend over the entire fleas of the standard container 2, but leave an upper area under the roof 6 free. The opened folding door 20 is received and quasi stowed in this free area.

In the exemplary embodiment, the folding door 20 comprises six rigid segments 15.1, 15.2, .... In each case two adjacent segments 15.1, 15.2, .... of the folding door 20 are connected to one another in an articulated manner by a hinge 16.1, 16.2, ... In the open end position, the segments 15.1, 15.2, ... of the folding door 20 are folded together, and the folded segments are guided by a guide device, not shown held near the roof of the standard container 2. Thanks to this design, the folding door 20 does not project beyond the outer contour of the standard container 2 at any time during the movement from one end position to the other end position. Therefore, the folding door 20 does not collide with a living being or object outside the standard container 2 during a movement from one end position to the other.

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 show two different embodiments of how the opened folding door is stowed. In both embodiments, the folding door 20 is held by two holding elements 24.1, 24.2, which are mounted on the two supports 6.2 and 6.4 of the roof. In the example of FIG. 6, the segments 13.1, 13.2, ... are folded together face to face. In the example of FIG. 7, the folding door 20 is rolled up in the manner of a roller blind, specifically around an axis which extends between the two holding elements 24.1 and 24.2.

In a third embodiment, not shown, the folding door can be moved into the open end position in that the folding door is pushed together telescopically. In many cases, this embodiment leads to a particularly small space requirement for the opened door 20.

In a further embodiment, at least one pair with two lower guide elements (not shown) is mounted on the door 20 in a lower region, optionally a pair with two upper guide elements in an upper region on the door 20. The door 20 is not in this embodiment necessarily a folding door, but can also be formed in one piece. The vertical guide devices 14.1, 14.2 guide the two lower guide elements from two sides. An optional horizontal guide device (not shown) guides the optional upper guide elements on a horizontal path.

In the closed end position, the two lower segments 15.5 and 15.6 are held by two locking elements, for example by two locking claws 23.1, 23.2, which ensure that the folding door 20 does not open unintentionally can. These locking claws 23.1, 23.2 are attached to the rear support 5.1 of the bottom 5. A user can release these locking claws 23.1, 23.2 so that the folding door 20 is unlocked. Two handles 21.1, 21.2 are attached to the segment 13.3, further handles 22.1, 22.2 to the segment 13.5. With the help of these four handles 21.1, 21.2, 22.1, 22.2, a user can push the unlocked folding door 20 upwards from the outside. In addition, the user can pull the opened folding door 20 down. As already mentioned, the folding door 29 is guided by the two guide devices 14.1 and 14.2 in both movements.

In one embodiment, at least one upper locking element is mounted on the carrier 6.1 of the roof 6, and a lower locking element on the carrier 5.1 of the base 5. In the exemplary embodiment, four upper locking elements 40.1, 40.2, ... are mounted on the carrier 6.1, and four lower ones on the carrier 5.1

Locking elements 41.1, 41.2, ..., so that four pairs of locking elements are formed. Each pair can carry a pole in a vertical position. As a result, a total of four rods can be detachably fastened in front of the folding door 20. It is possible to open the folding door 20 and to leave the bars in front of the opening formed thereby, which further reduces the risk of someone falling out of the standard container 2 and overboard.

In the exemplary embodiment, the user can also open and close the folding door 20 from the inside. 20 handles, which are not shown, are preferably also mounted on the inside of the folding door. In addition, the user can actuate an actuating element from inside which unlocks the locking claws 23.1, 23.2.

In order to reduce the risk that the user falls out of the standard container 2, the lower area of the standard container 2 is closed by a gate 16. This barrier 16 can be removed in order to bring equipment into the standard container 2 or to remove it from the standard container 2. The gate 16 remains on the high seas at the shut-off position shown. An upper closing plate 17 is mounted below the rear support 6.1 of the roof 6 on the two rear vertical corner pillars 4.1 and 4.2. A lower closing plate 19 is mounted above the rear support 5.1 of the floor 5 on the two rear vertical corner columns 4.1 and 4.2. These two closing plates 17, 19 close the opening between the folding door 20 on the one hand and the roof 6 or the floor 5 on the other hand. It is also possible that two horizontal supports 17, 19 are provided instead of two closing plates 17, 19. These two supports 17, 19 are preferably firmly connected to the two guide devices 14.1, 14.2 and form a rectangular frame for the folding door 20.

Two electrical sockets and data plugs are preferably mounted on the inner wall of the standard container and are connected to corresponding connecting lines in the walls, in the floor 5 and / or in the roof 6.

Electrical lighting is preferably provided in the interior of the standard container 2, which makes it easier for a person to work in the standard container 2. This lighting can be switched off. At least one camera preferably generates images of the interior of the standard container 2. These images are transmitted to a computer outside the standard container 2 and displayed on a screen. Thanks to the images, the interior can be monitored from the outside. In particular, an accident or other undesirable event can be quickly discovered.

In the embodiment just described, a single folding door 20 closes the entire opening which is formed in the standard container 2 between the two horizontal supports 5.1 and 6.1 and the two rear corner pillars 4.1 and 4.2. It is also possible for the folding door 20 to be divided into at least two components that can be moved independently of one another. In order to close the opening, the one door component is moved towards the other door component, and the two door components are preferably releasably connected to one another in order to lock the door in the closed end position. The embodiment with two door components reduces the mass to be moved, in particular because it enables first move one door component and then the other door component.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, the folding door 20 can be opened and closed manually. In one embodiment, at least one spring element (not shown), for example a mechanical spring or a gas pressure spring, is supported on the basic structure of the standard container 2, for example on the support 5.1 or on a corner column 4.1, 4.2, and is articulatedly connected to the folding door 20. The or each spring element tends to move the folding door 20 upward against gravity. This configuration makes it easier for a user to open the folding door 20. Two spring elements are preferably arranged on the two sides next to the folding door 20.

It is also possible for an actuator to be provided, for example a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit or an electric motor, which is able to move the folding door 20 from one end position to the other end position. It is possible for a user to remotely initiate the step of opening or closing the folding door 20, for example with a switch or with a remote control, which is connected to the actuator by cable or wirelessly.

In the embodiment just described, each guide device 14.1, 14.2 extends along a vertical longitudinal axis and is attached to a vertical corner pillar 4.1 or 4.2. It is also possible that each guide device 14.1, 14.2 extends along a horizontal longitudinal axis and is mounted on a horizontal support 6.1 or 5.1. The door or each door component can then be moved from one end position to the other end position by a horizontal movement. This configuration saves the need to lift the door or a door component against gravity.

In one embodiment, the container 1 according to the solution is used as follows:

- On land, the folding door 20 is opened and preferably the gate 16 is removed. - The equipment, for example the towing sonar 30, which is wound on the winch 31, are brought into the interior of the standard container 2 and placed on the support frame 3 and fixed there.

 - The folding door 20 is closed and locked in the closed end position with the aid of the locking claws 23.1, 23.2.

 - The gate 16 is inserted and locked.

 - The container 1 with the equipment is transported to the ship S and placed on the deck P near the stain.

 - The container 1 is with a voltage source and with the

Data transmission network detachably connected on board the ship S.

 - The ship S sails with the filled container 1 to a place of use.

 - In one embodiment, the frictional force caused by the weight of the filled container 1 is sufficient to hold the container 1 in place even when the ship S is exposed to wind and waves. In another embodiment, the container 1 is fixed on board the ship S with lashing means, not shown. These lashing means can be constructed as described in DE 102011000950 B4.

 - At the place of use, the folding door 20 is unlocked and pushed up or to the side into the open end position. This creates a rectangular opening in the standard container 2.

 8 shows, in the viewing direction of FIG. 2, the container 1 on the platform P with the folding door 20 open. As can be seen, the folding door 20 does not protrude beyond the outer contour of the standard container 2. The folding door 20 can be opened either from the inside or from the outside, with a rail protecting the crew member from falling overboard.

 - The towing sonar 30 is unrolled by the winch 31 and brought overboard to the outside. For example, a drive moves the winch. The gate 16 remains in the shut-off position. The towing sonar 30 is moved over the gate 16.

A preferred method for producing the containers 1 according to the exemplary embodiment is described below. - A standard container 2 is manufactured and / or provided in another way. This provided standard container 2 is preferably designed in accordance with ISO 668 and constructed as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, thus comprises two rotatable door leaves 12.1 and 12.2, each of a sequence 10.1, 10.2, ... or

11.1, 11.2, ... are held by door joints as well as locking elements 40.1, 40.2, ..., 41.1, 41.2, ... and locking claws 23.1, 23.2. Such standard containers are manufactured in large numbers for the so-called multimodal transport and are therefore available at low cost.

 - The support frame 3 is manufactured and / or provided in some other way.

 - The two guide devices 14.1 and 14.2 as well as the folding door 20 and the optional shut-off grille 16 are manufactured and / or provided in another way.

 - The two door leaves 12.1 and 12.2 are from the door joints 10.1, 10.2, ... or

 11.1, 11.2, ... separated and removed. This creates a rectangular opening, which from the horizontal beams 5.1 and 6.1 and from the rear corner pillars 4.1 and

4.2 is limited.

 - The door hinges 10.1, 10.2, ..., 11.1, 11.2, ... as well as the locking claws

23.1.23.2 are left on the basic structure of the standard container 2 and can continue to be used, as are the locking elements 40.1, 40.2, ... on the support 6.1 and the locking elements 41.1, 41.2, ... on the support 5.1.

 - If still present, wooden boards are removed from the bottom 5 of the standard container 2 and removed.

 - The electrical interfaces (sockets) and the data interfaces as well as the corresponding connecting lines are installed in the standard container 2.

 - The standard container 2 without the door panels 12.1 and 12.2 and without the floor boards is connected to the support frame 3, for example with the aid of fixing elements at the reinforced corners.

 - In one embodiment, the two guide devices 14.1, 14.2 are connected to the two carriers 17, 19 to form a frame for the folding door 20.

 - In each case a guide device 14.1, 14.2 with a sequence of door hinges

10.1, 10.2, ... or 11.1, 11.2, ... connected. In one embodiment, the rectangular frames 14.1, 14.2, 17, 19 inserted in the rectangular opening and connected to the door hinges 10.1, 10.2, ..., 11.1, 11.2, ...

 - The folding door 20 is inserted between the two guide devices 14.1 and 14.2.

The standard container 2, the support frame 3, the guide devices 14.1, 14.2 and the folding door 20 can be produced at different locations and / or overlapping in time or provided in another way. The steps described above to produce the container 1 can be carried out in different orders. In particular, it is possible to either first connect the two guide devices 14.1, 14.2 to the two sequences of door hinges 10.1, 10.2, ... or 11.1, 11.2, ... and then to insert the folding door 20 or first to fold the folding door 20 with the to connect the two guide devices 14.1, 14.2 and then to insert the guide devices 14.1, 14.2. It is also possible to connect the standard container 2 to the support frame 3 only at the end of the positioning process.

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Claims 1. Container (1) with  - a basic framework (2, 3) and  - a door (20),  the basic structure (2, 3)  - four corner pillars (4.1, 4.2, ...),  - A roof-side frame (6) and  - A bottom frame construction (3, 5) with a support frame (3), which are firmly connected to each other,  the support frame (3) being arranged such that the support frame (3) comes into contact with a platform (P) on which the container (1) is placed, the support frame (3) being designed to exert a horizontal force, which an object (31) standing on the supporting frame (3) exerts on the supporting frame (3) into the platform (P), and  the door (20) being movable relative to the base frame (2, 3) between a closed and an open end position,  characterized in that  the container (1) comprises two guide devices (14.1, 14.2), which on  Basic structure (2, 3) are attached,  the door (20)  - Is positioned between the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) and - From one guide device (14.1) to the other  Guide device (14.2) is sufficient and  wherein the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) jointly guide the door (20) over the entire path or at least over part of the path from one end position to the other. 2. Container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the support frame (3) comprises lashing means, which are designed to enable the container (1) to be lashed onto a platform (P) on which the container (1) stands. 3. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the bottom frame construction (3, 5) comprises a bottom frame (5),  the four corner pillars (4.1, 4.2, ...) being firmly connected to the base frame (5),  wherein the bottom frame (5) is firmly connected to the support frame (3) and the roof frame (6), the bottom frame (5) and the four corner pillars (4.1, 4.2, ...) have a cuboid support structure (2) form. 4. Container (1) according to claim 3,  characterized in that  the cuboid support structure (2) has the dimensions of a standard container according to ISO 668. 5. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) are attached to two adjacent corner pillars (4.1, 4.2). 6. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  one guide device is attached to the roof-side frame (6) and the other guide device is attached to the bottom-side frame construction (3, 5). 7. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the door (20) comprises a first door component and a second door component, each door component between the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) is positioned,  each door component relative to the basic structure (2, 3) between one  closed and an open end position is movable,  wherein the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) jointly guide each door component at least part of the way from one end position to the other and  with each door component away from the other door component into the open end position and towards the other door component into the closed position  End position is movable. 8. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the door (20) is a sequence of hinged door components (13.1, 13.2, ...) includes  each door component (13.1, 13.2, ...)  - Is positioned between the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) and - From one guide device (14.1) to the other  Guide device (14.2) is sufficient and  wherein the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) guide each door component (13.1, 13.2, ...) of the sequence when the door (20) moves into an end position. 9. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  two folding elements (24.1, 24.2) are fastened to the basic structure (2, 3) in such a way that there is a distance between each folding element (24.1, 24.2) and each guide device (14.1, 14.2), the two folding elements (24.1, 24.2) holding the door (20) between them at least when the door (20) is in the open end position. 10. Container (1) according to claim 8 and according to claim 9,  characterized in that  the door (20) moves by one in the open end position  Connecting line between the two holding elements (24.1, 24.2) can be wound up. 1 1. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the door (20), at least in the open end position, more than half, preferably completely, within that enclosed by the basic structure (2, 3)  Room. 12. Container (1) according to claim 1 1,  characterized in that  the door (20) is in every position completely within the space enclosed by the basic structure (2, 3). 13. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the container (1) comprises a mechanical protection device (16),  the door (20) in the open end position opening an opening in the basic structure (2, 3),  the protection device (16) covering part of this opening and exposing the rest of the opening and  wherein the door (20) overlaps at least partially with the protective device (16) in the closed end position. 14. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the container (1) comprises an actuator which is designed to move the door (20) from one end position to the other end position. 15. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that  the door (20) against gravity from the closed to the open  End position is movable and  the container (1) has a spring element which tends to move the door (20) against gravity into the open end position. 16. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the container (1) comprises a further door (25) which can be rotated relative to the basic structure (2, 3). 17. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims,  characterized in that  the container (1) comprises a closing unit (23.1, 23.2), which is designed to lock the door (20) in the closed end position in a closed position,  The closing unit (23.1, 23.2) can be transferred from the interior of the container (1) to a release position in which the door (20) can be moved into the open end position. 18. Watercraft with a platform (P) and a container (1) according to one of claims 1 to 17,  the container (1) being at least temporarily on the platform (P). 19. Use of a container (1) according to one of claims 1 to 17  for use on board a vehicle (S), in particular a watercraft, the container (1) standing on a platform (P) of the vehicle (S) and the door (20) being temporarily in the closed and temporarily in the open end position while the container (1) is on the platform (P). 20. Use according to claim 19, characterized in that the vehicle (S) is a watercraft and  the container (1) is used to  - In the container (1) with the door (20) to transport an object (30) to a location on a body of water and  - The object (30) with the door (20) removed from the container (1) and put into the water. 21.Method for transporting an object (30) to a location,  under use  - a vehicle (S) which has a platform (P), in particular a watercraft, and  - A container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the method comprises the steps that  - the container (1) is placed on the platform (P),  - The object (30) and a movement mechanism (31) are placed in the container (1),  - The movement mechanism (31) is placed on the support frame (3), - the vehicle (S) with the container (1) moves to the place, the door (20) of the container (1) being in the closed end position,  - The door (20) is transferred to the open end position, so that an opening in the basic structure (2, 3) is created, and  - The movement mechanism (31) the object (30) by the resulting  Moving the opening out of the container (1). 22. The method according to claim 21,  characterized in that  the object (30) comprises a towing sonar and  the movement mechanism (31) comprises a winch, the step of the moving mechanism (31) moving the object (30) out of the container (1), the step comprises that the towing sonar (30) is unwound from the winch (31) and let into the water. 23. A method for producing a container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the method comprises the steps that  a standard container (2) with a cuboid supporting structure (4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6) is provided,  - The cuboid support structure (4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6) comprises the four corner pillars (4.1, 4.2, ...), the roof-side frame (6) and a base-side frame (5),  - The support frame (3), the door (20) and the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) are provided,  - The support frame (3) is firmly connected to the bottom frame (5.1, 5.2, ..., 18.1, 18.2, ...), so that the basic structure (2, 3) with the bottom frame construction (3, 5) becomes,  - either before connecting the support frame (3) to the bottom  Frame (5) an opening in a side surface of the cuboid support structure (4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6) is generated or  - After the connection, an opening is created in a side face of the basic structure (2, 3),  - The opening of two corner pillars (4.1, 4.2), the roof-side frame (6) and the bottom-side frame (5) or the bottom-side frame construction (3, 5) is limited,  - The two guide devices (14.1, 14.2) with the cuboid  Support structure (4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6) or with the basic structure (2, 3) and  - The door (20) is inserted into the space between the two guide devices (14.1, 14.2). 24. Manufacturing method according to claim 23, characterized in that the standard container provided (2)  - a door with at least one door leaf (12.1, 12.2) and  - each comprises a holding unit (10.1, 10.2, ..., 11.1, 11.2, ...) for each door leaf (12.1, 12.2), the or each door leaf (12.1, 12.2) being held by the associated holding unit (10.1, 10.2, ..., 11.1, 11.2, ...) in such a way that the door leaf (12.1, 12.2) relative to the cuboid supporting structure (4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6) is rotatable, and wherein the step of creating an opening in the side surface of the support structure (4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6) comprises the step of the door (12.1, 12.2) and the or each holding unit (10.1, 10.2, ..., 11.1, 11.2, ...) are separated from the cuboid support structure (4.1, 4.2, ..., 5, 6).