Tank container
AssigneeWEW Westerwalder Eisenwerk GmbH
InventorsSusanne Romanus, Helge Tenzler, Dieter Pfau
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tank container (1) having a tank (2) and a framework which receives the tank (2) via end frames (3). Here, the end frames (3) are connected to one another in the lower region via a longitudinal frame structure (5), wherein at least two lateral longitudinal carriers (12) are provided which, in their end regions, have in each case one lateral diagonal member (14) which extends between the longitudinal carrier (12) and a corner support (18) and one base diagonal member (16) which extends between the longitudinal carrier (12) and a lower transverse spar (26, 26′), wherein the base diagonal member (16) and/or the lateral diagonal member (14) have/has an open cross-sectional profile.
Claims18
A tank container (1) comprising:
- a tank (2) and a framework receiving the tank (2) via end frames (3), with the end frames (3) being connected to one another in a lower region via a longitudinal frame structure (5), with at least two lateral longitudinal carriers (12) that have in each of their end areas a lateral diagonal member (14) running between the longitudinal carrier (12) and a corner support (18) and a base diagonal member (16) running between the longitudinal carrier (12) and a lower transverse spar (26, 26′), the tank container further characterized in that the base and/or lateral diagonal members (16, 14) have an open cross-sectional profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.