Transport and storage container and method for unloading a transport and storage container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026048929-A1
Application number	US-202519302327-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 18, 2025
Priority date	Aug 19, 2024
Publication date	Feb 19, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A transport and storage container includes a container base surface for holding cargo, end walls and side walls which surround the container base surface, and a container roof which closes off the transport and storage container at the top and is arranged spaced apart from and parallel to the container base surface. At least one side wall has an unloading door and at least one arrangement point for further cargo is provided on a door surface of the unloading door that faces a container interior. A method is disclosed for unloading the transport and storage container and an arrangement including at least two transport and storage containers.

First claim

1 . A transport and storage container comprising a container base surface for holding cargo, end walls and side walls which surround the container base surface, and a container roof which closes off the transport and storage container at a top and is arranged spaced apart from and parallel to the container base surface, wherein at least one side wall has an unloading door and at least one arrangement point for further cargo is provided on a door surface of the unloading door that faces a container interior.

2 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , wherein the unloading door extends entirely or partly over a length of the side wall.

3 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , wherein the unloading door is pivotable from a closure position to an unloading position in a direction of the container base surface.

4 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , wherein the container roof can be removed or folded open.

5 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , wherein at least one end wall is configured as a further unloading door which is pivotable from a closure position to an unloading position in a direction of the container base surface.

6 . The transport and storage container according to claim 3 , comprising at least one actuator, damper, or hydraulic or pneumatic spring-assisted damper arranged on respective unloading doors and/or the container roof to assist a pivoting movement.

7 . The transport and storage container according to claim 5 , comprising at least one further arrangement point for cargo on a door surface of the further unloading door that faces the container interior.

8 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage rack arranged displaceably in a direction of the end wall.

9 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , comprising a frame which encloses the container base surface and/or the container roof.

10 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , wherein the end walls and/or side walls have a reinforcement.

11 . The transport and storage container according to claim 1 , comprising a locking device for the unloading door.

12 . A method for unloading a transport and storage container according to claim 1 , comprising:
lifting off a container roof and vertically lifting out a portion of cargo held in the transport and storage container; moving the unloading door, which is arranged in the side wall, to an open position by pivoting the unloading door; and removing the cargo which is arranged on the door surface of the unloading door.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
moving an end-side further unloading door to an open position by pivoting the further unloading door and selectively; displacing a storage rack onto the further unloading door for removing the cargo which is stored on the storage rack; or removing the cargo which is arranged on a door surface of the further unloading door.

14 . An arrangement comprising at least two transport and storage containers according to claim 1 .

15 . The arrangement according to claim 14 , wherein the transport and storage container is stackable.

Assignees

• Airbus Defence & Space Gmbh

Inventors

• Napp Christian
• Thiedig Jens
• Fislage Tobias

Classifications

• B65G65/00

  Loading or unloading (of vehicles B65G67/00) · CPC title

• B65D90/008

  Doors for containers, e.g. ISO-containers (locking E05B83/12) · CPC title

• B65D90/0073

  Storage racks · CPC title

• B64F5/50

  Handling or transporting aircraft components · CPC title

• B64U10/25

  Fixed-wing aircraft (VTOL aircraft B64U10/20) · CPC title