Container for the transport of a vehicle
The invention relates to a container for transporting a vehicle therein, which is essentially rectangular in construction with a first and a second end face, two long sides, a bottom, and a top, wherein the container has a floor element, a frame structure, and at least two cover elements, wherein the at least two cover elements cover the end faces, the long sides, and the top of the container when in the closed state, and the floor element covers the bottom of the container, and wherein the frame structure builds on the floor element and, in the region of the top, the at least two cover elements are hinged to the frame structure in such a way that they can be swung upward away from the floor element when the container is in an open state.
1. An essentially rectangular container for transporting a vehicle, comprising:
a first end face, a second end face, two long sides, a bottom, a top, a floor element, a frame structure, and at least two cover elements,
wherein the at least two cover elements cover the end faces, the two long sides, and the top of the container when in a closed state, and the floor element covers the bottom of the container, and
wherein the frame structure builds on the floor element and, in the region of the top, the at least two cover elements are hinged to the frame structure in such a way that they can be swung upward away from the floor element when the container is in an open state, and
wherein the frame structure is rigidly and immovably attached directly to the floor element whether the container is in the closed state, the open state, or at any position therebetween.
2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two cover elements are hinged to the frame structure by at least one rotary element so as to be individually pivotable.
3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two cover elements are spring-loaded by gas spring elements with respect to the frame structure such that an opening motion of the at least two cover elements is at least supported in terms of force when being swung up into the open state, and the at least two cover elements are held in the open state by the force of the gas spring elements.
4. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two cover elements can be locked by at least one locking element in such a manner that they cannot be swung up into the open state from the floor element when they are locked in the closed state.
5. The container according to claim 1 , further comprising a ramp located at the first end face of the container, the ramp being pivotably attached to the floor element of the container such that, on the one hand it can be pivoted into the container so that it can be locked to the frame structure essentially perpendicular to the bottom, and on the other hand it can be pivoted outward so that it can serve as a ramp for driving a vehicle onto the floor element.
6. The container according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two cover elements has a service opening.
7. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the floor element has a perforated drive-on device suitable for driving a vehicle onto so that a vehicle can be locked in place on the drive-on device.
8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the floor element has, on a long side, a pocket for a lifting element of an industrial truck.
9. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the floor element has, at the second end face, at least one support element that can rotate about itself, on which the container can be moved when it is lifted at the first end face.