CONTAINER-TANK Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: railway, automobile and water transport. SUBSTANCE: container-tank has cylindrical tank with bottoms made of metal or composite materials. It is provided with heavy-duty spatial framework which is formed by rectangular end frames and triangular supports positioned underneath, on both sides and, if required, on top of cylindrical tank. End frames and triangular supports have corresponding end frame elements as bases and diagonal bearing beams as sides. Beams are secured on tank through metal cylindrical panels. The latter are attached to composite-material tank by means of metal rings embracing the tank. On large-sized container-tank diagonal beams of every triangular pair are fixed on tank through separate cylindrical panel. On small-sized container-tank diagonal bearing beams of every two opposite triangular supports of one side of tank (from the side, underneath, on the top) are secured on tank through one cylindrical panel common to all four beams of both supports. On container-tank, with tank made of composite material, cylindrical panels adjacent in direction of tank rings are welded to two metal rings positioned on tank with clearance not exceeding panel width. EFFECT: higher stability and reliability; reduced cost price. 6 cl, 5 dwg