SYSTEM FOR INDICATING AND MEASURING THE POSITION OF A CONTAINER IN A VEHICLE AND/OR TRAILER LOADED WITH CONTAINERS

摘要

A system for determining the position of at least one container in a vehicle and/or trailer in a container loading area. The at least one container is loaded and unloaded on the vehicle and/or trailer by a crane. The crane includes a spreader grabbing the containers from a top and a positioning system for the crane and the spreader. A container position determining apparatus is arranged in connection with the at least one lane and includes a fixed structure mounted alongside the at least one lane in a known location relative to the ground. An indicator is movable on the fixed structure and can be manually moved to indicate either end of a desired position of a container on a vehicle parked on the lane or on a trailer connected thereto. Information about the position of the indicator on the fixed structure is determined and transmitted to the crane.

主权项

1. A system for determining the position of a container in a vehicle and/or trailer loaded with containers in a loading area for containers, the container or containers being loaded on the vehicle and/or trailer and correspondingly unloaded therefrom by a crane handling containers, moving over a lane or lanes in the loading area and comprising a spreader grabbing the containers from a top, and with a positioning system for the crane and the spreader, the system for determining the position of a container comprising:
a container position determining apparatus arranged in connection with the lane, wherein the container position determining apparatus comprises a fixed structure which is mounted alongside the lane and a location of which relative to ground is known, and an indicator that is movable on the fixed structure and can be manually moved to indicate either end of a desired position of a container on a vehicle parked on the lane or on a trailer connected thereto, whereupon information about a position of the indicator on the fixed structure is determined and transmitted to the crane.