Patent Application
20240278982
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202310153267.3, titled “BOX BODY DRAINAGE STRUCTURE AND CONTAINER” and filed to the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Feb. 22, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to the field of container equipment, and more particularly, to a box body drainage structure and a container.
As group tools facilitating mechanical equipment for loading/unloading and transportation, containers can load packed cargos or non-packed cargos. With the development of the industry, the containers are gradually used in fields of temporary residences, temporary workplaces, and data centers.
To facilitate stack and support between a plurality of containers, corner fittings are generally provided at corners of the containers to support and connect the stacked containers. This causes top surfaces of box bodies to be slightly lower than top surfaces of the corner fittings, such that groove structures are formed at tops of the containers.
Obviously, when the existing containers are used outdoors in a rainy day, rainwater may be accumulated in the groove structures of the containers. If not cleaned for a long time, the accumulated rainwater may soak and erode the tops of the containers, which may shorten lifespans of the containers.
An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a box body drainage structure and a container, where the box body drainage structure can automatically discharge rainwater from a top of the container.
To achieve the above objective, an aspect of the present disclosure provides a box body drainage structure, which includes a box body having a top surface and at least three side surfaces, and a groove is formed at the top surface of the box body. A drainage channel is formed on at least one of the side surfaces, and a top end of the drainage channel is communicated with the groove through a water inlet. The drainage channel is slantwise arranged to allow rainwater in the groove to flow down along an inner wall of the drainage channel to a bottom of the box body.
To achieve the above objective, another aspect of the present disclosure also provides a container, which at least includes a box body, where the box body is configured to install a server. The box body has a top surface and at least three side surfaces, and a groove is formed at the top surface of the box body. A drainage channel is formed on at least one of the side surfaces, and a top end of the drainage channel is communicated with the groove through a water inlet. The drainage channel is slantwise arranged to allow rainwater in the groove to flow down along an inner wall of the drainage channel to a bottom of the box body.
As can be seen from the technical solutions provided by the present disclosure, the drainage channel is formed on a side of the box body, and the top end of the drainage channel is communicated with the groove through the water inlet. In this way, in the event of a rainy day, the rainwater in the groove at the top of the box body may flow into the drainage channel through the water inlet, and then may flow to the bottom of the box body through the drainage channel. Therefore, according to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the rainwater in the groove can be automatically drained away, thereby solving a problem that long-term soaking of the rainwater shortens the lifespan of the container. Furthermore, the rainwater flows to the bottom through the drainage channel, which can prevent the rainwater from flowing through other regions, thereby avoiding generating large-area dirty regions on the side surfaces of the box body, and thus improving aesthetic degree in use of the box body. Furthermore, the drainage channel is constructed to be slantwise arranged, such that the rainwater can flow down along a chute. An inclined surface of the drainage channel can buffer the rainwater and reduce its impact on ground.
To describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure. To those of ordinary skills in the art, other accompanying drawings may also be derived from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
Reference numerals in the figures: box body 1; top surface 11; side surface 12; groove 13; water inlet 14; drainage channel 2; opening 21; rustproof layer 22; and preset angle α.
Detailed description of implementations of the present disclosure will further be made below with reference to drawings to make the above objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent. Terms such as “upper”, “above”, “lower”, “below”, “first end”, “second end”, “one end”, “other end” and the like as used herein, which denote spatial relative positions, describe the relationship of one unit or feature relative to another unit or feature in the accompanying drawings for the purpose of illustration. The terms of the spatial relative positions may be intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation other than the orientations shown in the accompanying drawings. For example, the units that are described as “below” or “under” other units or features will be “above” other units or features if the device in the accompanying drawings is turned upside down. Thus, the exemplary term “below” can encompass both the orientations of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated by 90 degrees or facing other directions) and the space-related descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.
In addition, the terms “installed”, “arranged”, “provided”, “connected”, “slidably connected”, “fixed” and “sleeved” should be understood broadly. For example, the “connection” may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection or integrated connection, a mechanical connection or an electrical connection, a direct connection or indirect connection by means of an intermediary, or an internal connection between two apparatuses, components or constituent parts. For those of ordinary skill in the art, concrete meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure may be understood based on concrete circumstances.
As group tools facilitating mechanical equipment for loading/unloading and transportation, containers can load packed cargos or non-packed cargos. With the development of the industry, the containers are gradually used in the fields of temporary residences, temporary workplaces, and data centers.
To facilitate stack and support between a plurality of containers, corner fittings are generally provided at corners of the containers to support the stacked containers, thereby avoiding a situation where an upper container is subjected to pressure and thus causes damages to the top surface of a lower container. However, this causes the top surface of each container to be slightly lower than that of the corner fitting, such that groove structures are formed at tops of the containers.
It is to be understood that due to the grooves formed on the tops of the containers, when the existing containers are used outdoors in a rainy day, rainwater may be accumulated in the groove structures of the containers. If not cleaned for a long time, the accumulated rainwater may soak and erode the tops of the containers, which may shorten lifespans of the containers. In addition, after the rainwater in the grooves overflows, the overflowed rainwater forms rain marks on outer side surfaces of the containers, which weakens aesthetic degree of the containers.
Therefore, how to solve the above problems by improving the drainage structures of the containers has become a technical problem urgently to be solved in the field.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the embodiments described in the present disclosure are some but not all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
In an implementable embodiment, as shown in
In practical applications, the box body 1 may be a rectangular frame comprised of four vertical bars and eight horizontal bars, and each of the side surfaces of the rectangular frame is connected to plates to surround and form the box body 1. The above side surface 12 may be formed by one of the plates, where this side surface 12 is bent by the plate to form the above drainage channel 2, and the water inlet 14 at the top of the drainage channel 2 is positioned on an inner side of the horizontal rod, such that the rainwater in the groove 13 can flow out through the water inlet 14.
Furthermore, the drainage channel 2 may be slantwise arranged to allow the rainwater in the groove 13 to flow down along an inner wall of the drainage channel 2 to the bottom of the box body 1. An inclined surface of the drainage channel 2 can buffer the rainwater and reduce its impact on ground.
In one embodiment, the drainage channel 2 is slantwise arranged downwards from the inner side of the box body 1 to the outer side of the box body 1, such that the rainwater can flow down along the bottom surface of the drainage channel 2. Two sides of the drainage channel 2 can block the rainwater from flowing out of the drainage channel 2, thereby avoiding occurrence of rain marks on the outer surface of the box body 1 and thus ensuring the aesthetic degree of the box body 1.
In this embodiment, a preset angle α is formed between the drainage channel 2 and a placement plane. The preset angle α is between 70° and 85°. In one aspect, this can avoid squeezing internal space of the box body 1 due to a smaller angle, and in another aspect, this can avoid failure of achieving the buffering effects on the rainwater flowing down due to a larger angle. It should be pointed out that the “placement plane” defined in the present disclosure refers to a plane on which the box body is installed.
In practical applications, as shown in
In another embodiment, as shown in
Furthermore, the top surface 11 may be constructed to tilt downwards towards the water inlet 14, such that the rainwater in the groove 13 accumulates and flows out through the water inlet 14. In practical applications, the water inlet 14 should be positioned on any side of the top surface 11.
Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a container, which at least includes a box body 1, where the box body 1 is configured to install a server. The box body 1 has a top surface 11 and at least three side surfaces 12, and a groove 13 is formed at the top surface 11 of the box body 1. A drainage channel 2 is formed on at least one of the side surfaces 12, and a top end of the drainage channel 2 is communicated with the groove 13 through the water inlet 14. The drainage channel 2 is slantwise arranged to allow the rainwater in the groove 13 to flow down along the inner wall of the drainage channel 2 to the bottom of the box body 1. The drainage channel 2 is slantwise arranged downwards from an inner side of the box body 1 to an outer side of the box body 1, or the drainage channel 2 is slantwise arranged downwards along the horizontal direction of the side surface 12, and a preset angle is formed between the drainage channel 2 and the placement plane.
It should be pointed out that reference may be made to the above contents for specific structures of the box body 1 and the drainage channel 2, which are not to be described in detail here.
As can be seen from the technical solutions provided by the present disclosure, the drainage channel is formed on a side of the box body, and the top end of the drainage channel is communicated with the groove through the water inlet. In this way, in the event of a rainy day, the rainwater in the groove at the top of the box body may flow into the drainage channel through the water inlet, and then may flow to the bottom of the box body through the drainage channel. Therefore, according to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the rainwater in the groove can be automatically drained away, thereby solving a problem that long-term soaking of the rainwater shortens the lifespan of the container. Furthermore, the rainwater flows to the bottom through the drainage channel, which can prevent the rainwater from flowing through other regions, thereby avoiding generating large-area dirty regions on the side surfaces of the box body, and thus improving aesthetic degree in use of the box body.
Further, the drainage channel is constructed to be slantwise arranged, such that the rainwater can flow down along a chute. An inclined surface of the drainage channel can buffer the rainwater and reduce its impact on ground.
The embodiments set forth above are only illustrated as preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. All modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202310153267.3 | Feb 2023 | CN | national |
