Suspension system for an inner container mounted for thermal insulation in an outer container and container arrangement

A suspension system for suspending an inner container within an outer container, the suspension system comprising:

• an outer container;
• an inner container mounted for thermal insulation in the outer container, the inner container having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first end and the second end;
• an annular installation space defined between the inner container and the outer container;
• a fixed bearing system disposed at the first end of the inner container, the fixed bearing system comprising a plurality of rod-shaped fixed bearing securing elements, each engaging the outer container at an outer container contact point and the inner container at an inner container contact point, and which are capable of being stressed in tension and in compression, the fixed bearing securing elements being arranged so as to be distributed in the annular installation space;
• wherein the inner container contact points are located radially (r1) closer to the outer circumference (RI) of the inner container than to the longitudinal axis (L2) of the inner container and the outer container contact points are located radially (r2) closer to the outer circumference (RA) of the outer container than to the longitudinal axis (L1) of the outer container,
• wherein the fixed bearing securing elements are oblique to the longitudinal axis (L2) of the inner container and are neither parallel nor normal to the longitudinal axis (L2) of the inner container, and
• wherein the inner contact points are disposed at the first end of the inner container such that the fixed bearing securing elements are attached at the first end of the inner container;
• and
• a floating bearing system disposed at the second end of the inner container within the outer container and supporting the inner container, the floating bearing system comprising:
• a floating bearing ring, and
• a plurality of distributed, rod-shaped floating bearing securing elements, which are capable of being stressed in tension and in compression, each engaging the floating bearing ring at a floating bearing ring contact point and the second end of the inner container at a respective inner container contact point,
• wherein the floating bearing securing elements are arranged in the annular installation space, and
• wherein the floating bearing ring is prestressed by means of tension springs or compression springs mechanically coupling the floating bearing ring to the outer container.

A suspension system for suspending an inner container within an outer container, the suspension system comprising:

• an outer container;
• an inner container mounted for thermal insulation in the outer container, the inner container having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first end and the second end;
• an annular installation space defined between the inner container and the outer container;
• a fixed bearing system disposed at the first end of the inner container, the fixed bearing system comprising a plurality of rod-shaped fixed bearing securing elements, each engaging the outer container at an outer container contact point and the inner container at an inner container contact point, and which are capable of being stressed in tension and in compression, the fixed bearing securing elements being arranged so as to be distributed in the annular installation space;
• wherein the inner container contact points are located radially (r1) closer to the outer circumference (RI) of the inner container than to the longitudinal axis (L2) of the inner container and the outer container contact points are located radially (r2) closer to the outer circumference (RA) of the outer container than to the longitudinal axis (L1) of the outer container,
• wherein the fixed bearing securing elements are oblique to the longitudinal axis (L2) of the inner container and are neither parallel nor normal to the longitudinal axis (L2) of the inner container, and
• wherein the inner contact points are disposed at the first end of the inner container such that the fixed bearing securing elements are attached at the first end of the inner container;
• and
• a floating bearing system disposed at the second end of the inner container within the outer container and supporting the inner container, the floating bearing system comprising:
• a floating bearing ring, and
• a plurality of distributed, rod-shaped floating bearing securing elements, which are capable of being stressed in tension and in compression, each engaging the floating bearing ring at a floating bearing ring contact point and the outer container at a respective outer container contact point,
• wherein the floating bearing securing elements are arranged in the annular installation space, and
• wherein the floating bearing ring is prestressed by means of tension springs or compression springs mechanically coupling the floating bearing ring to second end of the inner container.