Freight container with doors

Abstract

There is provided a collapsible container for transporting goods. An exemplary container comprises a floor and a plurality of side walls adjacent to the floor. At least one first side wall has at least one door for loading and unloading the container, and at least one side wall adjacent to the door has at least one guide rail arranged essentially horizontally for swiveling the door and for sliding the door along the guide rail, in such a way that, by lifting the door. The door can be moved in the guide rail without it being possible for the door hinge to be removed from the guide rail, and in this state, the door can be slid along the guide rail parallel to the side wall, so that the door hinge is also attached to the door so as to rotate around a vertical axis of rotation. The guide rail has on the front a cutout through which a sliding guide installed on the inside of the door engages into the guide rail for purposes of preventing the door from tilting when it is slid along the guide rail, and the sliding guide is guided by the guide rail during the further movement.

1 . A collapsible container for transporting goods, comprising:
 a floor; and   a plurality of side walls adjacent to the floor, the plurality of side walls and the floor encompassing a transport volume that is defined in the set-up state by the top of the floor, and by the insides of the side walls, whereby at least one first side wall has at least one door for loading and unloading the container, at least one side wall adjacent to the door, and at least one guide rail being arranged essentially horizontally for swiveling the door and for sliding the door along the guide rail, whereby the door engages vertically via a pin into a first hole or into a first depression in the guide rail on one door hinge per guide rail so as to swivel, and the guide rail is configured in such a way that, by lifting the door, the pin being removable from the first hole or from the first depression without allowing the door hinge to be removed from the guide rail, and in this state, the door sliding along the guide rail parallel to the side wall, so that the inside of the door faces the outside of the side wall, so that the door hinge is also attached so as to rotate around a vertical axis of rotation, and so that the guide rail has a cutout on the front, preferably a vertical slot, through which a sliding guide installed on the inside of the door engages into the guide rail, and the sliding guide is guided by the guide rail during the further movement.   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the front of the guide rail comprises a front stop that prevents the door hinge from being pulled out of the front of the guide rail. 
     
     
         3 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the guide rail has a rear stop in the rear part in order to prevent the door hinge from being pulled out of the rear of the guide rail. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 3 , in which the rear stop includes a second hole or a second depression into which the pin of the door hinge engages vertically. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the cutout widens in the direction of the front. 
     
     
         6 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the guide rail comprises an essentially U-shaped profile as the bottom part, and a strip projecting essentially vertically from the side wall as the top part. 
     
     
         7 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 6 , in which the sliding guide engages into the U-shaped profile and slides on the outer edge of the U-shaped profile. 
     
     
         8 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the guide rail comprises an essentially U-shaped profile as the top part, and a strip projecting essentially vertically from the side wall as the bottom part. 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the sliding guide comprises at least two angle brackets arranged essentially at the same height on the inside of the door or as an angle rail or rail having a U-shaped profile and attached essentially horizontally to the inside of the door. 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the door hinge is rotatably mounted on the door as a vertical pin in a bushing that is attached to the door and that has an inner diameter that is adapted to the pin, whereby the pin is configured in such a way that it is affixed to the bushing in the vertical direction. 
     
     
         11 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the side wall that is adjacent to the door comprises two guide rails, and the door comprises two door hinges for swiveling the door and for sliding the door along the guide rail. 
     
     
         12 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which the first side wall comprises two doors that are configured as a double-leaf door. 
     
     
         13 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which, on the side of the door opposite from the door hinges, the door has a first fastening device that is provided in order to join the door to the side wall that is opposite from the door hinges, or, in the case of a double-leaf door, the fastening device is provided for joining the door to the other door of the double-leaf door. 
     
     
         14 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 13 , in which the fastening device is arranged on the top of the door so as to fold down, and comprises a ring-shaped protection cap that can be placed over a second fastening device provided for this purpose or that can be placed over the door frame of the other door of the double-leaf door that is adjacent to the door. 
     
     
         15 . The collapsible container recited in  claim 1 , in which at least one first locking device is arranged on the side of the door facing the floor, and correspondingly, at least one second locking device is arranged on the floor of the container, whereby the first and second locking devices are configured in such a way that the door is affixed to the floor when the first locking device engages with the second locking device.